Chai Across Generations

Mental health is an important aspect of our well-being that is often overlooked within the South Asian community. What is it, and why is it so important? We explore these questions and offer up a new, creative way to view mental health in the first of this multi-part series.

Chai is a sweet milk tea that holds a special place in the hearts and households of many South Asian families. We explore what chai means to each of us and discuss how it can be a powerful tool for having meaningful conversations across generations. We also bring in two seasoned chai drinkers - Nikil's parents - to share their stories and experiences with chai.

We continue our conversation about the good life with a focus on how to navigate the generational differences on this topic and why mental health is so important in this discussion. If you missed Part One, check out last week's episode before listening to this one!

What is a successful or good life? Our generations have different answers to this question and it influences so many of our interactions. We start to explore what these differences are in this episode, and we'll continue the discussion in Part Two next week.

Valentine's Day is right around the corner. We share our thoughts about the holiday before opening up a broader discussion about dating and exploring why it can be so challenging to have an open dialogue about it across generations.

Welcome to the podcast! On this very first episode, we introduce ourselves and share our vision for the show. We also talk about why we're excited to do this podcast together and why now is the right time for a show like this.

Welcome to Chai Across Generations! Here's our trailer with a sneak peek of what we'll be discussing together, with an original rendition of "Sweet Home Chicago" from our very own Shankar Subramaniam.