Aditi Deodhar
Aditi is a proud citizen of India. She lives in Pune City, Maharashtra, India.
With a graduate degree in Mathematics from Modern College and a post-graduate degree in Industrial Mathematics with Computer Applications from Fergusson College , Aditi worked as a Software Engineer with Mahindra British Telecom (Now Tech Mahindra) and as a Senior Software Engineer with Persistent Systems Ltd.
She worked as a Software Consultant for an NGO to help them convert the manual tools into software.
In 2012-13, she completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in Natural Resource Management and Nature Conservation from the Ecological Society. That one-year course was a turning point that set her on a completely different path.
Projects
Jeevitnadi
Founder- Director
In 2014, a few like-minded people came together to do ‘something‘ that would change the state of Mula and Mutha rivers in Pune city. That something eventually became Jeevitnadi – Living River Foundation,
Brown Leaf
Creator
In 2016, Aditi created a forum named Brown Leaf with the vision that not a single dry leaf should be burnt in India.
Mission City Chakra
Project Lead
Aditi is leading Mission City Chakra a project at the Centre for Sustainable Development, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. The objective is to make Pune, a Zero-Waste City. You will find many ideas on this theme in her stories.
Books by Aditi
Her foray into writing began quite unexpectedly with the Atak Matak platform with a story about Brown Leaf
Four books followed for the children in the age group 9 to 15. Book Details
Aditi writes in Marathi and English.
In 2023, she wrote a year-long fortnightly series for children titled ‘Karyrat Chimukle—कार्यरत चिमुकले’ in the popular Marathi newsletter Loksatta.
Currently, she is writing Stories that Solve Problems. Deriving inspiration from numerous individuals and initiatives in Pune City, the stories discuss problems and explore solutions. Check the Stories that Solve Problems.
Loksatta Year 2023 Series
Interviews/ Presentations
मस्त मराठी कट्टा Mast Marathi Katta
Aditi Deodhar, Jeevitnadi – Muthai River Walk Series, Part 1 of 3
मस्त मराठी कट्टा Mast Marathi Katta
Aditi Deodhar, Jeevitnadi – Muthai River Walk Series, Part 2 of 3
मस्त मराठी कट्टा Mast Marathi Katta
Aditi Deodhar, Jeevitnadi – Muthai River Walk Series, Part 3 of 3
Scroll.in Eco India Series covers Jeevitnadi-Brown Leaf projects
Jeevitnadi – Adopt a River Stretch program presentation in the seminar ‘Towards Ecological Landscapes’ at Dr Bhanuben Nanavati College Of Architecture For Women (BNCA)
Change Makers with Mission Sustainability
-Brown Leaf Presentation
चाकोरीबाहेरील चारचौघी Chakoribaheril Charchoughi – Interview by Medha Jambotkar
इर्द गिर्द Ird Gird – a Delhi-based Initiative.
Brown Leaf Webinar
माझी वसुंधरा – Majhi Vasundhara – Maharashtra State Government Initiative covers Brown Leaf
The Green Crusaders – National Program – All India Radio – Pune Station
Mission City Chakra – School Conclave – 17th February 2024, Kale Hall, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics
Vikas Yatra Parisanvad – Pune Akashwani Program at Shamrao Kalamadi Highschool, Ganeshnagar, Pune
Why Plastic Tiffin Box and Plastic Water Bottle is not a good idea for our children and our environment.
Podcast for ‘Chuku-Piku’, a magazine dedicated to the children.