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In this Chaitime show, we talk with Naatak’s team about their upcoming comedy Noises off which is being dubbed as one of the most outrageous comedy ever staged. The play is a Hindi adaptation of the award winning comedy by Michael Frayn. We talk to the director of the play Harish Sunderam Agastya and actors, Navjoyti Sharma and Niranjan Page about the play. Listen to this fun interview to get an i...

In this ChaiTime we talk to director Aditya Kulkarni, and actors Abhay Pranajape and Avadhoot Bhambare about the CalAA’s 42nd production, “Art”. The play was originally written in French by Yasmine Reza and was adapted by Aditya Kulkarni for this production. Following are the timings for this play and tickets are available on www.calaaonline.com. Sunday, April 10th, 2:00pm@Cubberley Theater, Palo...

In this Chaitime we pay tribute to great Indian poet Nida Fazli who has left a rich legacy of Hindi and Urdu poetry for his followers. He passed away on Feb. 8, 2016. He has a special place in the world of Urdu Ghazal's and some of his best work has been immortalized by late singer Jagjit Singh.

Happy new year and welcome to Chaitime. In this Chaitime show we relive the lyrical genius of famous shayar Kaifi Azmi Sahab through his poetry and songs from the golden era of Hindi music.

In this Chaitime we talk to renowned Indian jornalist Rajdeep Sardesai about his book "2014: The Election that Changed India" as well as his opinion and ideas on various topics. This interview was recorded during Rajdeep's visit to UC Berkeley. Rajdeep Sardesai is a senior journalist with 26 years of journalistic experience in print and TV, Sardesai was managing editor of the NDTV network before h...

We are living in a world in which either we are striving for something which we don’t have or destroying what we have in order to gain something else. But in the end, we realize that we all are looking for shaanti or peace. Somehow, most of us look outside to seek this fulfillment. I believe that the combination of art and exercise and relating to the world through dance, music, pranayam, exercise...

In this Chaitime we listen to some of the most recent love songs.

In this Chaitime show, we present Sufi music from great musicians: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abeeda Parveen, A R Rahman, Kailash Kher and more.

Link to Blog page with Preston's photos: http://chai-time-radio.tumblr.com/post/122110585443/photographing-the-indian-diaspora-in In this show, we talk to Preston Merchant about the Indian diaspora, India, politics, California, photography, and other fun things. Preston Merchant is a California based photo journalist. He teaches photography as an adjunct professor at the Columbia University’s Grad...

In this show, we talk to Harish Sunderam Agastya, Kamala Subramanium and Geeta Rai about NAATAK’s upcoming production Rabbit Hole. The play will be performed at the Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto from June 13-20, 2015. More information about the play, showtimes, and tickets can be found at: http://naatak.com/portfolio/rabbit-hole-2015/. Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rabbit Hole by Dav...

In this Chaitime, we talk to Sindu Singh and Basab Pradhan about Bay Area Drama Company’s second production, A Doll’s house. Details about this event, showtime and tickets can be found at: http://www.bayareadrama.company/upcoming/ Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is one of the most performed plays of modern times. It created waves across the artistic world when it premiered in 1879 with its unusually...

In this show we talk with famous playback singer Shaan about his music and upcoming show for Sankara Eye Foundation, “Shaan Live in Concert with Li’L Champs and Ambini Menon” on Friday May 22, 7:30pm at Flint Center, DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA. Don't miss the great extravaganza and support the great cause of Gift of Vision.

In this show we talk to Sankara Eye Foundation volunteers Sumanth Rajagopal, Padmini Chelluri and young volunteer Sringala about their upcoming fundraiser “Shaan Live in Concert with Li’L Champs and Ambini Menon” on Friday May 22, 7:30pm at Flint Center, DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA. In this show, we talk to Sankara Volunteers about their goal of 20/20 vision for the people of India by the year 2...

In this show we celebrate Mother's day. Congratulations and Best wishes to all moms in the world.

In this episode of ChaiTime we enjoy all time hit love songs written by Gulzar. Gulzar is one of the most respected and influential lyricist, director and poet from Hindi film industry. Gulzar has been awarded with Padma Bhushan, Sahitya academy award, Dada Saheb Phalke award and Academy award for best original song, Jai Ho. Along with these he has won numerous Filmfare and national awards.

In this ChaiTime we talk to journalist and author Sandip Roy about his maiden book, "Don’t Let Him Know". Sandip Roy is a Senior Editor at Firstpost.com and blogs for the Huffington Post. He has been a longtime commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition and has a weekly radio program for public radio in the San Francisco Bay Area called "Sandip Roy’s Dispatches from Kolkata". He is also an editor with N...

In this ChaiTime show, we talk with the NAATAK team about their upcoming play तो सम पुरुष, न मो सम नारी (No man like you, no woman like me) which is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s outrageous comedy, Taming of the Shrew. This adaptation is in Bundelkhandi, a dialect of Hindi spoken in the region of central India which is now divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. This is th...

Shailendra’s Ji’s poetic genius was in his ability to convey the deepest of human feelings in simplest of the words. Simplicity and sincerity of his expressions made his songs immortal. The legendary team of Raj Kapoor, Shailendra, Hasrat-Jaipuri, Shankar-Jaikishan, and Mukesh are attributed with creating some of the most popular compositions in Hindi film music. Many of his songs like, Mera Joota...

Indian subcontinent can boast to have the widest range of musical variety in the world. While the music from Indian film industry dominates the popular culture, other forms for music like classical, sufi, folk and regional are also equally popular and recognized parts of the mainstream music. But as creativity and desire to express has no limits or boundaries there have always been independent gro...

In this show we talk with Rajiv Nema and Mukund Marathe about the upcoming NAATAK production Andhera Hone Tak as well as their journey as part of NAATAK and other bay area theater groups. Andhera Hone Tak is a Hindi adaptation of Frederick Knott’s famous play Wait Until Dark. A twisty piece of suspense, the play focus on a blind woman who is terrorized by thugs. The film version, also titled Wait...

French poet Victor Hugo has said, “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent”. In this ChaiTime show, we will take you to the magical journey where the words will melt into music and music will fill the silence. We will be talking to, the renowned master Jazz saxophonist and Hindustani Classical Musician Phil Scarff and he is going to take us into the...

In this episode we celebrate Amitabh Bachchan's birthday. We listen to his memorable dialogues, recitation of Madhushala and some of memorable songs from his movies many of them in his own voice. For Hindi Lovers : http://chai-time-radio.tumblr.com/post/100338534973/aaye-tum-yaad-mujhe-celebrating-amitabh-bachchans

In this show, we celebrate R D Burman's music with some of his most loved songs. Rahul Dev Burman, affectionately known as R.D. Burman or Pancham da, was a trailblazing music composer who left an indelible mark on the Indian film industry. Born on June 27, 1939, he was the son of the legendary composer Sachin Dev Burman. R.D. Burman revolutionized Bollywood music with his unique and innovative com...

The “Klose to My Soul” mega concert at the SAP Center in San Jose on May 25 was the first of the three fundraising concert with Bollywood megastar Sonu Nigam presented by Sankara Eye Foundation(SEF). This sold out show was a night to remember for the 8,500 attendees who anxiously waited to see the marvelous and irresistible Sonu Nigam perform live. The symphony orchestra band members, dressed in w...

Sonu Nigam is one of the very loved and respected singers from Indian Movie Industry. In this show we play some of his hit songs and wish him all the best for his upcoming live performance at SAP center, San jose, CA on May 25th. This is a charity show to help Sankara Eye Foundation.