The neuro biologist who is on a mission to make chefs out of the differently abled. #FoodocracyForher

Radio Finely Chopped by Kalyan Karmakar

Find purpose and work will follow, they say. Dr Tatyana Dias, whom I interviewed for the latest episode of the #foodocracyforher podcast, is a great example of this. Her sister, Veruschka, was born when Tatyana was 4. 4 years later the doctors diagnosed Veruschka as being autistic. From then on the lives of young Tatyana and her parents revolved around Veruschka's well being. Tatyana felt very protective towards her sister. When in high school she decided that she wanted to study and know more about how the brain works so that she could make a difference to the lives of those who were like her sister. This led her to going to Cambridge to study neuro biology and she did her Phd on the same. Veruschka unfortunately passed away a few years back. Tatyana then decided put her scientific work on hold and opened the Veruschka Foundation, to empower the differently abled, in memory of her sister. She started the Culinaris Cookery Institute to impart culinary vocational training to her 'bacchus' (children) as she lovingly calls them. Folks who biologically adults. but mentally children. Then, realising the difficulty in placing girls with autism in mainstream kitchens, she opened A Bite Better, a sustainable food retail offering, where she could employ her female students. This episode is longer than others in the series, but do tune in to listen to Tatyana first lovingly reminisce about life with Veruschka whereby she helps understand what autism is, and then the various steps she has taken so far in memory of her sister. It is bound to leave you inspired! #FoodocracyForHer by Kalyan Karmakar is India's longest running podcast featuring women entrepreneurs in the food and beverage business. Please share the episode. Please click on like as it helps the video be discovered and please do subscribe to the channel to catch future episodes of the podcast.