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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 अंजान, बचपन तो बस दौड़ना जानता है, भागना जानता है। साथियों, मैं जब भी झुर्रियों से लिपटा कोई चेहरा देखती हूँ, तो लगता है कि एक कहानी होगी इस चेहरे के पीछे और ऐसी कई कहानियाँ हर चेहरे के पीछे लेकिन एक चीज़ जो सबके लिए एक सी होती है, वो है बचपन। सबका एक अतीत-बचपन… हर कोई दौड़ता है, भागता है, बारिश में बेशुमार भीगता है, धूप में नंगे पाँव घूमता है, साथियों के साथ शरारतें करने में मशगूल रहता है, तब कोई शोर कोलाहल नहीं लगता, कोई शाम उदास नहीं होती, हर दिन एक नया आगाज़ होता है और बस खुशियों का खज़ाना होता है। फिर हम बड़े होने लगते हैं, ज़िंदगी की रेलपेल में लग जाते हैं, कुछ पाने की होड़ में जुट जाते हैं, पा भी लेते हैं ल

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. Kavita has also been a student activist, helping to organize women students on many campuses to demand mechanisms against sexual harassment. Kavita Krishnan was in UC Berkeley to give the third "Maharaj Kaul Memorial Lecture," a lecture series on the theme of social justice. This lecture series has been established in the memory of Maharaj Kaul (1940 - 2009), a UC Berkeley alum, tireless campaigner against injustice and for peace, the founder of groups such as India Relief, Education Fund, and Coalition against Communalism, as well as a long-time supporter of CSAS’s mission and activities. In this conversation Kavita

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 familiar voice which reverberated all through India and is still going strong is now here in United States. Shri Anna Hazare visited Stanford University to have a question and Answer session on August 24th 2013. This event was sponsored by Center of South Asia, Stanford University and was organized by Stanford India Association or SIA.

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. Her research has allowed her to gain experience conducting research internationally- with research trips to India. She has travelled to a lot of different cities in India and has done her fieldwork in the Vidarbha region in Eastern Maharashtra, India. Farmers in India became the center of considerable concern in the 1990s when the journalist P Sainath highlighted the large number of suicides among them. Official reports initially denied the farmer suicides but as more and more information came to light the government began to accept that farmers in India were under considerable stress. It is a very serious issue an

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 Ashram, run by Omkar Trust, in a small town in Maharashtra, India to help orphan and underprivileged. Her approach to this social problem is different in a way that she believes that providing for such children needs to go beyond the work done by usual charities. She firmly believes that the feeling of belonging to a family and feeling safe goes way beyond the general need of food and shelter. She equally cares for the education of these children and specially the girls. She has had privilege of working at Anand Van very closely with Baba Amte and his wife Sadhna Amte. She sincerely believes that the time spent i

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 accociated with ICC (India Community Center), Vishwa Hindi Jyoti and Vishwa Hindi Nyas. All of these organizations are very active in bay area fostering various heritage, culture and social causes. In today’s show we talk to Niluji about her life, which included being a CEO of a textile company in India and later moving to USA and related experiences. We will also listen to her poetry.

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. The problems due to religion, caste, inequality are not new and there have been great people who have tried to understand this from different viewpoints. In today’s Chai Time we explore the theme of tolerance and love through music of recent times as well as music which is motivated by writings of Kabir, Meera bai, Rumi, Narsi Mehta and others.

"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 remember him by playing songs of the movies produced by him as well as directed by him. May his soul rest in peace.

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 maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar. Pt. Ravi Shankar has been attributed with introducing Indian classical music to the western world. He created great music with stalwarts of Indian music Ustad Allah Rakha Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and many more. He also collaborated with and inspired great western musicians like Yehudi Menuhin, George Harrison, Philip Glass and John Coltrane. He left behind a legacy of music which will be cherished and remembered by the generations to come. May his soul rest in peace.

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 violence against women. The world did not come to an end in 2012 but the mass shooting in Newtown, the death of the girl in Delhi and so many similar incidents which go unreported tell us that we still have a long way to go before there is no hatred or violence in the world. We hope and pray that the new year brings us a more peaceful world. “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." Mahatma Gandhi With this sentiment, in this show we play music to pay tribute to Delhi victim.

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 Asian subcontinent and were popular in both India and Pakistan. She has also produced TV darams and most recently she acted in Daastaan and will be seen in upcoming drama Tere Pyaar Ke Bharose. Azra Mansoor has done radio extensively and she is currently a radio host on Apna Karachi 107 FM and hosts a two hour show that deals with news, current affairs, social issues and interviews. She is also very active as a social worker and is involved with number of different organizations and schools. She helped setup a school in Machchar Colony (slum area of Karachi) where now more than 900 students get education. She is also

In today’s Chai Time enjoy popular songs from the previous shows. Let us know your thoughts and suggestion on http//www.facebook.com/chaitimeradio