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Selected talk: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-fb2u5nCnf4\">The Surprising Secret, TEDxPodarInternationalSchool<\/a>.\r\n<h3>Professional links<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mugdhapradhan\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mugdhap\">X<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ithrivein.com\/our-founder\">Official iThrive profile<\/a>","link":"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/author\/mugdha-pradhan\/","slug":"mugdha-pradhan","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8977d2227262e50be825a2bbb717cf176c0806303735744a6dac9aeadda707bb?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8977d2227262e50be825a2bbb717cf176c0806303735744a6dac9aeadda707bb?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8977d2227262e50be825a2bbb717cf176c0806303735744a6dac9aeadda707bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":{"web_stories_tracking_optin":false,"web_stories_media_optimization":true,"web_stories_onboarding":[]},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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