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Shifting the awareness of the self is both the journey and the destination.
The more I empower myself, the more successful I can become. Achievements alone are not the measure of success.
 
Speaker : Brother Shantanu, Mount Abu, Rajasthan
 
Brother Shantanu calls the entire planet his home, although he is based in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India. He lives within the community of Brahma Kumaris, a socio-spiritual organisation in Mount Abu.
 
Shantanu’s personal journey with the environment started in 2015 when he became Vegan. Within a few months, he found himself engaged in climate activities. He was the rapporteur for the COY Paris and helped develop the Youth manifesto.  Participated and facilitated as mentor in LCOYs and organsed the 2019 LCOY India and 2020 VCOY India as well.
 
As a Brahma Kumaris delegate to UNCCD COP 14 he was also a key member in the Youth Desertification Forum at the UNCCD COP 14 in New Delhi, India. He was one out of 7 youth to be funded by UNFCCC for COP 25 in Madrid in 2019.
 
At present he is the facilitator for Environment and Faith in Steering Committee of UNEP MGCY, the Brahma Kumaris contact point for YOUNGO, UNFSS, GYBN and WWF Faith Plans. He is a mentor in the Climate Ambassadors Program of Care about Climate organisation.
His main area of work has been benevolent, holistic activism with a shift in consciousness, as he believes that consciousness and climate are deeply connected. Serving in the field of Education, Awareness, Well-being and Youth, he is most passionate about connecting values and their applications. He lives a lifestyle that is very close to nature and more sustainable.
 
Academically a very bright scholar, Shantanu did his graduation in Fashion Design from the prestigious NIFT, Kolkata with an award for the most innovative Design Collection for year 2012, and was an exchange student to Modart International, Paris. He also holds a second bachelor's degree in Fine Arts.
After a brief experience in fashion business he shifted into teaching design and fashion in many reputed universities of Design and Fashion as a guest lecturer. His environmental inclination helped him with designing special course structures that are focused on upcycling, recycling and deconstruction. He has also been in the field of media for almost 8 years and has his speciality in concept designing and story narrations.
 
 

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