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In this Chaitime Show, we talk to Dr. David Szanton, President of Ethnic Art Foundation(EAF), about his journey and experiences on preserving the traditional art of Madhubani or Mithila paintings practiced in the region of Mithila in Bihar, India. David talks about The Mithila Art Institute (MAI), a free art school in Madhubani town, founded by EAF with the hope that the MAI would encourage the de...

In this Chaitime we talk to accomplished Hindustani Classical singer Madhuvanti Bhide. Born and raised in Pune, India, Madhuvanti’s fascination with singing started at an early age. Madhuvanti’s golden voice and poignant rendering is a powerful combination that indeed captivates audiences wherever she performs. Madhuvanti has been residing in the Bay area for more than twelve years and has given s...

In this Chaitime we talk to Mahmood Farooqui about Dastangoi and also listen to few excerpts from his live shows. Dastangoi is the once thriving art of Urdu storytelling in North India which came to an abrupt end with the death of the last great practitioner in 1928. Farooqui is credited with almost single-handedly reviving a traditional performance art of story-telling, dastangoi. He has publishe...

In this Chaitime show, we talk to Anusha in-depth about her movie Peepli Live, which has attained a status of cult movie in India. Peepli Live is a 2010 Indian satirical comedy film that explores the topic of “farmer suicides” and the subsequent media and political responses. It is written and directed by Anusha Rizvi as her directorial debut. It has been three years since the movie was released b...

In this Chaitime we talk to the team from Sankara Eye Foundation, USA and Sankara Eye Care Institutions, India who are working tirelessly to make the goal of Sankara’s mission of eradicating preventable blindness a reality. The guests, Sundar Radhakrishnan, C.N. Srivatsan, Murali Krishnamurthy, Dr. Kaushik Murali and Bharath Balasubramaniam were here in San Francisco to attend the Symposium, “Scal...

Jagjit Singh passed away two years back on October 10th. In today’s Chai Time we will listen to memorable songs and ghazals by Jagjit Singh. दुनिया जिसे कहते हैं जादू का खिलौना है मिल जाए तो मिट्टी है खो जाए तो सोना है दुनिया, कभी सोना तो कभी मिट्टी ये गहरी बातें, ये फ़लसफे तो हम बहुत आगे जाकर, बड़े होकर जान पाते हैं लेकिन बचपन इन सबसे अछूता होता है, मासूम होता है। आनेवाली ज़िंदगी के थपेड़ों से अं...

In today’s ChaiTime we talk to Kavita Krishnan. Kavita Krishnan is Secretary of the All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA), a women’s group that is especially active among women workers, agricultural laborers, and other sections of poor laboring women in rural and urban India. The AIPWA has a record of resistance against feudal violence on women and state repression against women. Kavit...

In this Chaitime show, we listen to melodious voice of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

In this ChaiTime show we celebrate Asha Tai's 80th birthday and her journey of 65 years in Hindi music Industry. This show is inspired by an article by Shreya Sethuraman in Hindustan Times, in which Asha Tai shared her favorite songs and little background about each one of them. Enjoy the melodious and mesmerizing voice of Asha Bhosle.

Enjoy new Hindi songs from bollywood.

In today’s ChaiTime, we will be covering the event organized by Stanford India association, Stanford University. As you all know, Shri Anna Hazare is currently visiting United stated to spread his message on anti corruption crusade and trying to increase awareness towards the cause, not only in India but all over the world. The aim is to make this non-violent movement a global cause. Anna’s famili...

Kishore Kumar is one of the legendary singers from Hindi cinema. Anyone who has grown with Hindi movie songs is bound to have moments in their life when Kishore Kumar’s voice and songs have touched the right cord. August 4th was his 84th birthday and in today’s Chaitime we celebrate the genius of Kishore Kumar and listen to some of his memorable songs.

In today’s Chai Time show we invite Bernadette White. Bernie is currently working as an Outreach Coordinator at the Center for South Asia at Stanford University. The other hat she wears is that of a doctoral student at Syracuse University, studying Sociology. Her research focuses on rural India, and more specifically, the social and political issues surrounding the discussions of farmers’ suicide....

Everybody has dreams, mostly for themselves, and almost always the fulfillment is personal. However, the people who dream for others, who put aside their own needs and want to help others, are the ones who make the biggest difference. Their effort not only enriches them but all the people around them. Today’s guest, Malati Nimonkar, is a resonating example of this. She runs a unique place Gurukul...

Mrs. Nilu Gupta is Professor of Hindi language at DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA and is very active in Indian community in Bay Area promoting many social and cultural causes. She is a writer, speaker and a poet. Her book “Jeevan Phoolon Ki Dali" has won many hearts and will be available on Amazon.com soon. She is founder and president of UPMA (Utter Pradesh Mandal of America). She has been also acc...

Our life in today’s world is full of contradictions. On one hand the humanity is coming closer , people are interacting more, they know more about each other but on the other hand there are incidents of hatred and violence. Be it recent shooting at a Gurudwara in Wisconsin or killing of US ambassador Christopher Stevens, it makes you step back and think and try to find answers which are not easy....

"Bharat Ratna" Lata Mangeshkar turned 83 on Sept 28th, 2012. In this show, we will listen to Lataji’s solo songs from the golden era of Hindi Music. Send me your request at www.facebook.com/chaitimeradio and I will play your song. Next week we will listen to memorable duets by Lata Mangeshkar and other legends of that era.

“Bharat Ratna” Lata Mangeshkar turned 83 on Sept 28th, 2012. In this show, we will listen to Lataji’s duet songs from the golden era of Hindi Music. Thank you all for sending your requests to me.

Yash Chopra, well known Bollywood film producer, director and founder of the prolific movie production company Yash Raj Films, passed away on Oct 21, 2012. Yash Raj films have produced hits like Deewar, Trishul, Dar, Silsila, Kabhie-Kabhie, Veer Zara, Ek Tha Tiger, Dhoom to name a few. His last film as a director “Jab tak hai jaan" is scheduled to be released in November. In this Chai Time show we...

Enjoy 2012 hit music from Hindi movies. We will play movies from Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Barfi, Ek Tha Tiger and so on.

"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music" - Aldous Huxley This week has been a particularly sad one because of the unfortunate events of violence in the Connecticut elementary school. Our heart goes for the victims and their families. Our deepest condolences. In today’s show let us soothe our souls and ponder over a little with the life and music of sitar m...

It is customary for any radio or TV show to have their last show of the year end on a jubilant note, but the last few weeks have shown the world that the humans are far from being called civilized. This week, the brave 23 year old girl from New Delhi who was brutally assaulted and gang raped, died on 12/29. We pay tribute to her courage and would like to dedicate this program to condemn the violen...

Best wishes for a happy and peaceful new year. In this show we will listen to a variety of songs.

In today’s Chai Time, we talk to TV actress, Radio personality and Social worker Azra Mansoor from Pakistan. Azra Mansoor has played memorable roles in famous Pakistani TV Dramas like Uncle Urfi, Kaghaz Ke Phool, Ankahi, Teesri Manzil, Parchhaiyan, Tabeer and many more. During the decades of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, these dramas and teleplays on PTV were considered as the best in the South Asia...