In this final episode Mr. Ameen Sayani talks about music director Roshan, the current radio trends in India and his current project: Crisis in Communication. Tune in to find out...A special thanks to all those who sent their feedback and emails about Mr. Sayani's podcasts.
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In Conversation with Ameen Sayani part-5In Part-5 Mr. Sayani talks about Bollywood, Kishore Kumar and Sanjeev Kumar among others.
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In Conversation with Shekhar Kapur Part-2Film director and writer Shekhar Kapur talks about new media, blogging, Second Life and his next film projects.
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Flower Silliman: Baghdadi Jew of IndiaFlower Silliman, mother of Jael Silliman, is a third generation Baghdadi Jew, who was born and brought up in Calcutta, India. During World War II, Flower's family sent her to study in a Christian school in Nagpur. Flower talks about her experiences of growing up in pre-Independent India, and away from the confines of her tight-knit Baghdadi Jewish community.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Remembering Mahatma Gandhi Flower Silliman shares her memories of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi). On January 30, 1948, Gandhiji was shot dead. He was on his way to his evening prayer meeting at Birla House in New Delhi. He was 78 years old. Flower was a student at Lady Irwin College, New Delhi, during the mid-1940s. She was part of the choir that sang during Gandhiji's prayer meetings at Birla Mandir. Gandhiji's favorite hymn was "Lead Kindly Night."Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
In Conversation with Rachel Rawlins of Global Voices Rachel Rawlins is the Managing Editor of Global Voices Online, a non-profit global citizens media project, sponsored by and launched from the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School. Before joining Global Voices, Rachel spent 15 years working for the BBC.
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In Conversation with Shyam Benegal Part VIIn our final segment Mr. Shyam Benegal talks about his cousin Guru Dutt and film-maker Satyajit Raj, and how they influenced and inspired him. He also talks about the changing India and how that is influencing his story-telling.
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In Conversation with Micky PantMicky (Muktesh) Pant is the Chief Marketing Officer at Yum! Brands Inc. In this interview he talks about marketing, Reebok's Terry Tate advertisement for Super Bowl 2003, and his mother Shivani, a noted Hindi writer, who passed away in March 2003.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Venky Harinarayan of KosmixInternet search is heating up, and there is a new technology company that wants to change the current search landscape. Listen to Venky Harinarayan, an engineer, entrepreneur and venture capitalist talk about his new search company Kosmix based in Mountain View, CA. Last month the company came out of its stealth mode and unveiled its new search engine product at Demo, an emerging technology conference.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Azim Premji of Wipro From New York Stock Exchange An interview with Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro Ltd, from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Wall Street. This was the fourth time that Mr. Premji rang the closing bell at the NYSE.
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Ira Pande Remembers ShivaniIra Pande talks about her mother, the well-known Hindi writer Shivani (Gaura Pant). Last year, Ira wrote a book called Diddi (English) as a homage to her mother. Through the book Ira tries to discover her enigmatic mother, known as "diddi," or elder sister. In this book we see a public portrait of Shivani emerge through the eyes of her daughter, Ira. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download |