The Indie Dog
The street dogs of India (#TheIndieDog), there are just so many of them. More than 30 million, according to some estimates. We need to urgently feed, neuter, rescue, vaccinate, adopt and care for these dogs. Neighborhood by neighborhood, city by city and eventually, all over the country. This podcast is about enabling dog lovers to get actively involved through stories of hope and happiness, and also provide a few resources to be effective.We begin our journey in #Bangalore.
Episodes
28 episodes
Beat Kaestli From Switzerland, Jazz Singer & Dog Trainer Says The Streets of New York Are Alive With The Sound Of Music
Maybe some of you know that I’m a jazz singer, maybe some of you don’t. I’m not bringing that up randomly, there is a reason why I mention this. During the pandemic, I ended up making a bunch of virtual jazz videos with musicians from Rus...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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35:32
Bismi Anil of Whitefield, Bangalore, Learns How NOT To Pick Up Puppies On The Streets
I first met Bismi Anil about 6 years ago when my streetie Brownie had disappeared. Vanished. I hunted for her for a month and gave up hope. Then a girl I knew on FB posted a picture of a doggie that looked so much like a l...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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30:51
From Running A Butcher Shop To A Dog Shelter, Sajesh of ALAI Has Made A Remarkable Contribution to Bangalore's Dogscape
ALAI (Animal Lives Are Important) is a dog rescue organization, about 5 years old here in Bangalore. Well it’s not in the city, but in a place called Mitganahalli about 15 kms from the heart of town. It’s well known in dog res...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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30:10
Anju Nanavati, 'Nai Akka' (Dog Sister) of Nandi Hills, Bangalore
Prestige Golfshire, in the Nandi Hills, is possibly one of Bangalore’s most beautiful residential areas. 275 acres of landscaped villas, with an 18-hole golf course, pool, tennis courts and other wonderful amenities that make life just speci...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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28:24
Long-Distance Dog Healing: Poornima Harish Explains How It's Done
If you’re taking care of street dogs in Bangalore, I guess anywhere in India, it’s a heart breaking, pocket emptying, frustrating but ultimately very rewarding and joyous experience. Once you begin taking care of streeties… you most...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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36:30
Toby & Inkling, Two Community Street Dogs on Milton Street Finally Get Peace
When I first started podcasting The Indie Dog, one of the first stories was about a little dog named Inkling and a lovely lady named Vinita Rabbi.A little background: Inkling’s mother was Inky, and her uncles we believe, were Pinky ...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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16:20
The Highly Efficient Electronic City Dog Squad + How To Join A K9 Squad In Bangalore
There’s something about the street dog community that feels like one belongs to a very special, very loving, very intimate family, even if you’ve just met someone. You can tell just by the work they do in rescue - rehab - fostering ...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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35:56
Don't Listen If You Have A Weak Stomach: Archana Sreenivasan & Durga The Dog That Beat All Odds
Warning: this is a very graphic and heartbreaking story. You may not be able to stomach the details. Just saying. It’s a story about medical and surgical heroism combined with human beings who refused, point blank, to let a streetie go.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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34:28
500 Streeties, 50 Abandoned Pugs, A Vet Clinic, A Full-Time Job & 2 Kids: Kam Raghavan Finds A Way To Do All Of It
Now this is a podcast about The Indie Dog and one might think that it has only to do with native Indian dogs. But actually, it’s about dogs in India that fend for themselves on the streets for many reasons. Some are born on the stre...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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30:02
Using Empathy, Telepathy & WhatsApp To Find A Lost Dog In Indiranagar
If there’s one thing about adopting a doggie or two and raising them… it’s that nothing is ever predictable. Especially in a city like Bangalore where dogs can disappear without the slightest warning. People will dognap them knowing...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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28:27
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Mr Spock & Ms Divya Patrol The Streets Of RMV2 In Bangalore, Looking For Hungry Dogs
Doctor Lee is a Korean acupuncture / acupressure specialist, who was introduced to me by a friend. I’m having some awful hip issues and figured I’d give it a shot. As it turned out, despite the excruciating pain of his Korean Tortu...
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28:48
Was 02-02-2022 A Lucky Or Unlucky Day For A Dog Named Duke?
This year in February, there was a big deal being made of the date 02-02-2022. Many people thought it was a lucky date. But if you were you were a doggie named Duke it was the worst possible day for you. Duke was lost…...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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24:01
Dr Shekhar Seshadri On Why Psych Intervention On A Child May Avert Animal Abuse In An Adult
In 2022, for some reason, right after the pandemic, there have been a number of deliberate acts of violence against the street dogs of Bangalore. From CCTV cameras we have been able to determine that the culprits are often young men. Cruelty...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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35:51
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How Does Maneesha Ramakrishnan Feed 44 Dogs A Day, Laughing Through Her Trach Tube?
On the 23rd of February, 2010 a posh residential building in Bangalore named Carlton Towers caught fire. There were many, many illegal aspects in the construction of that building… and as a result the fire engines were unable to get to all the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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26:44
Citizens Activism and The Indie Dog: Why The Two Go Tail In Hand
Harini Raghavan is an HR professional with a deep passion for animals. She is extremely active in advocating for the rights of animals. That’s another way of saying, she lobbies and cajoles and pleads with the government to do their job, please...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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21:00
What Do You Do If A Pack Of Streeties Threatens You And Your Pet Dog On The Road
Vaibhav Mungole worked in the IT industry for maybe a dozen years. A dozen too many. He was fed up. He wanted to get out of town, maybe move to a small village, a farm, something, anything to get out of the city.But other force...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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37:03
Why Older Strays Are Easier To Handle
Mehvash Arslan has been a resident of Cooke Town for the past 10 years or so. She works in an NGO that helps small businesses like the local tea walla, or the isthri lady. But her involvement is unusual. She has accidentally… or de...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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21:59
Bringing Lazarus Back From The Dead In Kodaikanal
Vera DeJong is an artist. And her husband George Penner is a baker and jam maker. They are not doctors. They haven’t been to vet school or nursing school. But if you listen to these stories, puppy after puppy, I swear you’ll want them by your s...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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23:15
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One-Eyed Tripod Finds Unlikely Love
When I first Saakshi Kewalramani, she wasn’t quite 17 and she was already heavily into animal rescue, rehab, feeding and, fund raising. This is now almost two years later and Saakshi wants to be a veterinary surgeon. She is trying to gather pra...
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Season 1
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18:06
How Many Animals Can One Man Rescue?
In many part of the world, if there’s an animal in trouble, there’s someone to call to get help, Immediately. That’s not the case here for obvious reasons. We can barely take care of our humans… so expecting special treatment for animals is unr...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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20:27
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Why You Cannot Relocate A Street Dog In India
Now, more than ever in Bangalore, the impunity with which drivers in expensive cars seem to playing some sort of murder-for-fun game with street dogs, the number of dog-hit-and-run cases is steeply rising. We – all of us in ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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28:06
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Grammy Winner Ricky Kej’s Legal Battles For A Street Dog
Ricky Kej is one of the few Indians who’s ever won a Grammy in music. It’s a huge deal. And a huge honour to have him wandering in our midst here in Bangalore, shedding inspiration and encouragement to other musicians as he walks the streets...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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27:41
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Sudha Narayanan Says Shelters Are No Place For A Dog
Sudha Narayanan runs CARE (Charlies Animal Rescue Centre) and is the absolute go-to person when your own pet is in distress, or you find a streetie who needs help. The reason is she is not in it for the money. She genuinely cares about s...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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25:06
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Do Strays Matter In Richard’s Town More Than Elsewhere?
I speak first to Mia Bhat, a 14 year old schoolgirl for whom online lessons are just great because she can spend more time on street dog activity as opposed to commuting two hours a day to Inventure Academy. She found herself drawn ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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32:35
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‘Indie Tails of Hope’ Has 30 Puppies Up For Adoption
Onnisha Mojumdar (that’s spelled Anwesha Majumdar) needs some help from you and maybe everyone you know on Sunday, Feb 13 from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm. She and her organization 'Indie Tails of Hope; have about 30 puppies they’d like to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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20:30
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