Poonam Bhardwaj (ID 10120)

Poonam Bhardwaj aka Phullo Begum is an Entrepreneur, Applied Theatre Artist, Story teller (donning an avatar of Phullo Begum), Sustainable Lifestyle Influencer and a Digital Creator. Through applied Theatre, she is creating open spaces for people to safely exchange dialogues pertaining to Trans generational traumas, deep conditioned identities we suffer from and many such issues related to mental health /social pressures. Subsequently, she is associated with children conducting various workshops to instill the education and right values through holistically and organically integrated with Arts, Theatre, mythology and Ancient scriptures. Her Podcast show Kahani Pitara is already famous among children. She is also a Podcast consultant to the set of children who are launching their own Podcast shows. Four shows are in pipeline to be launched on Children's day. Her Podcast show Able Nari is catching up a stir to address the core issue of self victimisation amongst women. The show has also attained a Newspaper column to publish the real inspiring stories of women from all walks of life. She is on a mission to replace the word Abla to Able, imagining the world with equal opportunities and freedom for all the genders. For this agenda, she is already been recognised as a Keynote speaker by various NGOs. She is currently working as a Chief Content Strategist with an already established Podcast platform called Platocast. She conducts / moderates various live sessions to create a meaningful content online. Alongside, she is a founder of a sustainable Thrift store called Retam Thrift store which follows the laws of sustainable lifestyle. It promotes the environment friendly ways of leading the life. The store also does the social activities which encourage people to choose the policy of Reuse, Restore, Refurbish. She has been following Veganism and thus, connecting with more like minded communities to promote the goodness of such path of leading life. Her background is in Human Resources for more than a decade donning a corporate avatar. Later on, she went on to experiment in the field of creative production, giving her skill set in making short films, music videos and wellness programs. She is also a seasoned Throwball player and a socially active volunteer in her vicinity/area. Her key passionate causes are gender equality, mental health, wellness, cognitive pedagogy and sustainable lifestyle.