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SAJA: Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas' wedding and The Cut's cut
December 08, 2018 21:00 - 45 minutes - 40.8 MBThe most talked-about wedding since the Royals, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas' recent nuptials dominated headlines, Tweets and generated several think pieces - but none more controversial than Mariah Smith's take in The Cut. Published this week, the backlash was enough for the online publication to remove the entire article from their website. What's left is a note from The Cut's editor. Join Shefali S. Kulkarni of the Washington Post and former SAJA Vice President, in a conversation with...
SAJA looks at the Post-US-Election World
November 29, 2016 02:00 - 54 minutes - 48.7 MBJoin SAJA Vice President Shefali S. Kulkarni of BBC News and other journalists and experts for a conversation about what the US elections and their aftermath mean for the US in general and South Asian Americans. Guests include: Sayu Bhojwani, founder of New American Leaders Project, which works to elect first- and second-gen candidates for office (follow her @SayuBhojwani).Manu Raju, Senior Political Reporter for CNN who has been covering the US Election this year (follow him @mkraju).Ar...
BOOKS: The End of Karma By Somini Sengupta
March 07, 2016 18:00 - 45 minutes - 40.6 MBJoin SAJA for a live interview with New York Times reporter Somini Sengupta about her new book THE END OF KARMA: Hope and Fury Among India's Young. Sengupta covers the United Nations and was previously the The Times' bureau chief in Dakar and New Delhi. She was born in Calcutta, emigrated in 1975 and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. She was the recipient for the George Polk Award for foreign reporting in 2004. In her new book, Sengupta returns to India after leaving 30 y...
Virtual Memorial Service for ARTHUR PAIS
March 06, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBArthur Pais, writer, journalist, foodie, mentor, died in Jan. 2016. This is a call-in show for friends, fans, and others to discuss his incredible work and legacy. You can join us via phone or computer live on Sunday, March 6, 11 am-noon (9:30 pm in India; other world times here: If you would like to submit a written tribute that we can read on the air and during the in-person service, please send it to [email protected]. SUBJECT LINE = ARTHUR PAIS. There are two celebrations of...
FILM: SAJA-SAMMA Oscars Episode
February 28, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBSAJA and SAMMA are coming together for their annual BlogTalkRadio conversation about the most glamorous night in Hollywood- the Oscars! At a time when the Oscars have come under fire for being #oscarsowhite, the Academy has honored a number of South Asians for their work. Among the nominees are Sanjay Patel (Sanjay's Super Team); Asif Kapadia (Amy); Oscar-Winner and SAJA member Sharmeen Obaid (A Girl in the River). And presenting this year is Priyanka Chopra (Quantico). So come join us...
SPORTS: SAJA-SAMMA Super Bowl 2016
February 07, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment, present their seventh annual BlogTalkRadio conversation about the biggest day in American sports - from a South Asian perspective. Join us as hosts Vijay Setlur (@VijaySetlur; who teaches sport, tourism and leisure marketing at Schulich School of Business, York University) & Sree Sreenivasan (@sree, Chief Digital Officer of @MetMuseum) chat with ESPN anchors Kevin Negandhi (@knegandh...
FILM: Meet Afia Nathaniel, director of "Dukhtar"
October 22, 2015 17:30 - 45 minutes - 40.8 MBJoin us for a conversation with filmmaker Afia Nathaniel, whose feature film, "Dukhtar" was Pakistan’s official submission for Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards®. In a village in Pakistan, a young mother Allah Rakhi (Samiya Mumtaz) kidnaps her ten-year-old daughter Zainab (Saleha Aref) to save her from a child marriage to a tribal leader. Their daring escape triggers a deadly hunt for them. With the pursuers close behind, the mother strikes an unlikely deal with Sohail (Mohib ...
BOOKS: Talking about India/Pakistan Partition w/ Nisid Hajari
August 07, 2015 22:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBSAJA presents a conversation with journalist Nisid Hajari, author of "Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition," the most important book about the Partition of India and Pakistan. Hajari, a longtime SAJA member and former editor of Newsweek, joins us from Singapore, in the anniversary month of the creation of Pakistan and the independence of India from Britain. The book's Amazon description: A few bloody months in South Asia during the summer of 1947 explain the world that ...
FILM: Meet NYIFF, the NY Indian Film Festival
May 05, 2015 15:00 - 59 minutes - 53.8 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, the South Asians in Media, Marketing & Entertainment, present the latest in their series of high-profile webcasts - via BlogTalkRadio.com - with leading names in global media, arts, entertainment, politics and much more... Join us for a show with New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) filmmakers Shonali Bose (Margarita, With a Straw) and Vibha Bakshi (Daughters of Mother India) and actor Kalki Koechlin. The festival’s opening night fi...
FILM: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, meet the director and a star
March 04, 2015 18:00 - 59 minutes - 53.8 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, the South Asians in Media, Marketing & Entertainment, present the latest in their series of high-profile webcasts - via BlogTalkRadio.com - with leading names in global media, arts, entertainment, politics and much more... Join us for a live call-in show all about "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," the sequel to the 2012 hit movie. We will be joined by Oscar-nominated director John Madden, who also made "Shakespeare in Love" and...
SPORTS: SAJA-SAMMA Super Bowl 2015
February 01, 2015 16:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment, present their sixth annual BlogTalkRadio conversation about the biggest day in American sports - from a South Asian perspective. Join us as hosts Vijay Setlur (@VijaySetlur; who teaches sport, tourism and leisure marketing at Schulich School of Business, York University) & Sree Sreenivasan (@sree, Chief Digital Officer of @MetMuseum) chat with ESPN anchor Kevin Negandhi (@knegandhiES...
FILM: Meet Priyanka Chopra, India's biggest actress
August 12, 2013 22:30 - 1 hour - 13.8 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, the South Asians in Media, Marketing & Entertainment Association, present the latest in their series of high-profile webcasts - via BlogTalkRadio.com - with leading South Asian names in global media, arts, entertainment, politics and much more... Join us for an exciting, live global webcast and meet India's top actress and now singer/songwriter and voiceover artist, PRIYANKA CHOPRA. She'll be with us to discuss the worldwide launch...
FILM: Meet Mira Nair & Riz Ahmed
April 23, 2013 17:00 - 1 hour - 15 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment Association, present the latest in their series of high-profile webcasts - via BlogTalkRadio.com - with some of the leading South Asian names in global media, arts, entertainment, politics and much more... Acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair's newest film THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST releases in theaters Friday, April 26 in NY & LA, w/ additional US cities on Friday, May 3. Meet the director...
Bangladesh in Crisis - a SAJA Briefing
March 06, 2013 03:00 - 1 hour - 13.8 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, representing 1,000+ journalists in the US and Canada, present their latest SAJA Briefing. Join Anup Kaphle, digital foreign editor of the Washington Post and Sree Sreenivasan, Columbia University's Chief Digital Officer as we discuss one of the biggest crises in four decades of Bangladeshi history. Our speakers: Maneeza Hossain, senior fellow at Hudson Institute, specializing in prospects of democracy in South Asia and the Middle East and has ...
Oscar Sunday discussion w/ Hollywood insiders
February 24, 2013 18:00 - 1 hour - 15 MBSAJA, South Asian Journalists Assn & SAMMA, South Asians in Media, Marketing & Entertainment, present their annual BlogTalkRadio conversation about the biggest day in films - from a South Asian perspective. Our experts: Lance Still, EVP, Integrated Marketing & Promotions, The Weinstein Company; Gitesh Pandya, founder Box Office Guru & Raja Sen, Freelance film critic, calling in from Mumbai. Hosted by Aseem Chhabra of SAJA & Rajan Shah of SAMMA - both film industry insiders themselves, wh...
SPORTS: SAJA-SAMMA Super Bowl 2013
February 03, 2013 16:00 - 1 hour - 15.1 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment Association, present their fifth annual BlogTalkRadio conversation about the biggest day in American sports - from a South Asian perspective. Join us as hosts Vijay Setlur (@VijaySetlur), Raakhee Mirchandani (@raakstar) & Sree Sreenivasan (@sree) chat with three ESPN anchors Kevin Negandhi (@knegandhiESPN), Adnan Virk (@adnanESPN) and Zubin Mehenti; Amar Shah (@amarshahism), digital...
Indo-Caribbeans and their impact on the American landscape
October 23, 2012 16:00 - 1 hour - 14.5 MBSAJA continues its in-depth series about Indians in the Caribbean, live on Blogtalkradio.com/saja. This segment explores the impact of the Indo-Caribbean peoples on the American landscape, culture, politics, economics and youth. Featuring Ambassador Dr. Neil Parsan, Ms. Annetta Seecharran and Ms. Pritha Singh. Moderated by Darrel Sukhdeo. Email your questions: [email protected]
Learn about SAJA Reporting Fellowships with NYT's Erik Olsen
October 04, 2012 19:00 - 36 minutes - 8.05 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, presents a conversation about the plight of blue whales in the waters off Sri Lanka. Join SAJA board member Jigar Mehta (@JigarMehta) for a webcast with 2012 SAJA reporting fellow Erik Olsen (@olsentropy) of the New York Times. In Sri Lanka, ship traffic and a rapid increase in whale watching tourism is putting a little understood population of blue whales at risk. Sri Lankan marine biologist Asha de Vos has committed her life to protecting th...
FOOD: Currying Culture - South Asian food and the Caribbeaan
May 30, 2012 17:00 - 1 hour - 13.8 MBCurrying Culture: The impact of South Asian food on the larger cuisine of the the multi-ethnic Caribbean In the fabric of culture that is Trinidad, Guyana, Suriname many cultural strands weave together to form a tapestry of larger ethnicity. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the multiethnic cuisines of these societies. But it is the South Asian/East Indian influence on the foodways of the Caribbean that is the gold thread shot through the design, shimmering, constant, and allur...
SepiaMutiny's Founders
May 18, 2012 03:00 - 1 hour - 18.4 MBSAJA, South Asian Journalists Association, presents the latest in its series of world-class conversations with fascinating speakers from the media, arts, politics and more. For much of the nearly eight years of its existence, SEPIA MUTINY was a singular phenomenon, tackling just about every South Asian diasporic issue there was, serious or inane. In the process, it established itself as a model of intelligent, interactive blogging, and the voice of a generation.` Those of us who work...
Politics & Press in Trinidad
April 25, 2012 15:00 - 57 minutes - 12.9 MB**POLITICS & PRESS FREEDOM IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - The Indian Impact** SPEAKERS : Hon. Basdeo Pandey, Former Prime Minister, Legislator, Lawyer, Labour Leader His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan, Trinidad & Tobago Amb. to the US and Mexico, and Permanent representative to the OAS (Organization of American States) Davan Maharaj, Editor of the Los Angeles Times Media Group This LIVE webcast will look at the impact of Indians on the politics of Trinidad and Tobago during the 167 years of Indian...
India in Trinidad / Indian in Trinidad
March 27, 2012 17:00 - 1 hour - 14.5 MBAnother live webcast brought to you by the SAJA, South Asian Journalists Association. **INDIA IN TRINIDAD / INDIAN IN TRINIDAD** This webcast will look at 167 years of Indians settlement in Trinidad and Tobago, including history, culture, religion, women, education, more, and is in honor of the 50th anniversary of independence of Trinidad and Tobago.This is the first in a 6 part series that will profile and share a deeper understanding of the Indo-Caribbhean peoples.
BOOKS: Love, InshAllah: Secret Lives of American Men
February 14, 2012 17:00 - 1 hour - 13.5 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment Association, present the latest in their global conversations with some of the biggest names in the arts, business, science, sports, politics and more. This time, a special Valentine's Day show with the editors and contributors to "Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women," a new book that has received wide acclaim. Joining us are Nusra Maznavi and Ayesha Matt...
Remembering Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
February 09, 2012 18:00 - 1 hour - 13.8 MBOn Feb. 1, 2003, Kalpana Chawla was one of seven astronauts killed when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry. Kalpana's career, including her first flight in 1997, captured the imagination of people of Indian descent the world over who were excited to see someone born in a small city outside Delhi go into space. Her name lives on in everyone she inspired as well as in a street in New York's Jackson Heights and even a hill on Mars. To mark the ninth anniversary of her de...
SAJA Briefing: Maldives Crisis
February 09, 2012 16:00 - 43 minutes - 9.83 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, presents a conversation about the ouster of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives. Join SAJA board members Jigar Mehta (@JigarMehta) and Sree Sreenivasan (@sree) for a webcast with experts and journalists, including: * Bonni Cohen Shenk (@bcactual) a documentary filmmaker, is the producer, with Jon Shenk, of “The Island President,” a forthcoming film about Mohamed Nasheed. See their NYT op-ed today: http://bit.ly/xwmjO6 * Lily Jamali (...
SPORTS: SAJA/SAMMA Super Bowl Show
February 05, 2012 16:00 - 1 hour - 13.8 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment Association, present their annual conversation about the biggest day in American sports - from a South Asian perspective. Join us as hosts Vijay Setlur (@VijaySetlur) & Sree Sreenivasan (@sree) chat with three ESPN anchors Kevin Negandhi (@knegandhiESPN), Adnan Virk (@adnanESPN) and Zubin Mehenti; and others (we are trying to confirm Aditi Kinkhabwala - @AKinkhabwala - NY Giants repo...
India Media Scene with Rahul Singh
January 16, 2012 20:00 - 1 hour - 14.9 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, presents the latest in its series of high-profile webcasts - via BlogTalkRadio.com - with some of the leading South Asian names in global media, arts, entertainment, politics, sports and much more (catch the archives below)... Join the conversation with veteran journalist RahulSingh, first editor of the Readers Digest, the only US magazine to come to India in the 1960s. Singh has also been editor of major Indian newspapers like The Indian Expr...
Meet John Guy, South Asia curator at the Metropolitan Museum
December 23, 2011 17:00 - 1 hour - 13.6 MBStunning Indian Miniatures with John Guy SAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association presents the latest in its series of high-profile webcasts - via BlogTalkRadio.com - with some of the leading South Asian names in global media, arts, entertainment, politics, sports and much more. Explore "Wonder of the Age": Master Painters of India, 1100--1900, a spectacular show of 200 Indian miniature paintings currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum (through Jan. 8), with curator John Guy, t...
Press freedom in Pakistan
November 23, 2011 17:00 - 1 hour - 14.5 MBSAJA (@sajaHQ) and CPJ (@PressFreedom) present a conversation about the state of press freedom in Pakistan. Join Umar Cheema, who won this year's International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists, and Bob Dietz, CPJ's Asia director as they talk about what's happening in Pakistan today. More on Cheema below. Umar Cheema, a reporter with Islamabad's The News, was abducted in September 2010 by unknown assailants who stripped, beat, and photographed him in humiliating...
After Osama: A SAJA Conversation
May 02, 2011 16:00 - 1 hour - 18.9 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, presents a webcast 12 hours after President Obama announced the death of Osama Bin Laden. Join SAJA for a conversation with: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (@sharmeenochinoy), Emmy-winning filmmaker who has worked in AfPak for 10 years ("Children of Taliban" and more) and SAJA member, calling from Karachi. Omar Waraich (@OmarWaraich), Time correspondent in Islamabad.Mansoor Ijaz, former Fox analyst, calling from Geneva. Topics we will discuss - we'll ...
TV: Meet Nigel Barker, Anoop Desai, Maneet Chauhan
March 30, 2011 16:00 - 1 hour - 13.6 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment Association, present the latest in their series of high-profile webcasts - via BlogTalkRadio.com - with some of the leading South Asian names in global media, arts, entertainment, politics and much more... Join us for a conversation with several South Asians who made waves in reality shows in recent years: Photographer Nigel Barker - "America's Next Top Model" judge * Singer Anoop Desa...
TV: NBC's "Outsourced" - meet the stars and executive producer
March 17, 2011 19:00 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBMeet the stars and executive producer of "Outsourced," a hit comedy on NBC (Thursdays, 10:30 pm ET/PT/MT, 9:30 CT; you can watch all the episodes at NBC.com/outsourced). "Outsourced," a comedy about an American who goes to India to run a call center there, is the first primetime network comedy to be set in India and to feature multiple South Asian actors and actresses. Joining us are Rizwan Manji, who plays "Rajiv" (third from left in the graphic above); Parvesh Cheena, who plays "Gupta" (sec...
PHOTOGRAPHY: Raghu Rai, India's leading photographer
March 04, 2011 15:00 - 38 minutes - 8.54 MBSAJA.org presents a conversation with one of the world's most influential photographers. India's most pre-eminent photographer, whose prolific and internationally acclaimed career has spanned nearly half a century, Raghu Rai (b. 1942) has focused on candid snapshots of India that masterfully capture the country's continuing regional, cultural, and political transformations. Nominated to the world's most prestigious photographers cooperative, Magnum Photos, by the legendary photographer Henri ...
LANKA: SAJA Briefing #5 with Jon Lee Anderson of New Yorker
February 22, 2011 14:00 - 57 minutes - 13 MBJoin SAJA on BlogTalkRadio.com as we present a conversation with distinguished writer JON LEE ANDERSON of THE NEW YORKER, author of "DEATH OF THE TIGER: Sri Lanka’s brutal victory over its Tamil insurgents," from the January 17, 2011, issue. Call in with questions or listen to the archive later. Check out the other Lanka briefings here, too. Moderator: V.V. Ganeshananthan, former SAJA vice president and author of "Love Marriage," a novel set in Sri Lanka and its diaspora. [ Want an automagic...
BOOKS: How to Run the World, by Parag Khanna
February 10, 2011 17:00 - 46 minutes - 10.3 MBJoin SAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association (www.saja.org) as we present a conversation with PARAG KHANNA, PhD., one of Esquire's 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century - and author of "How to Run the World." Call in with questions or email your questions: [email protected]. ABOUT THE BOOK: The world is entering a perfect storm of calamities: a great game for scarce natural resources, financial instability, environmental stress, and failing states. In some respects, it isn’t fa...
MUSIC: SAJA/SAMMA Grammys Show
February 08, 2011 16:00 - 1 hour - 15.6 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment Association, present the latest in their series of high-profile webcasts - via BlogTalkRadio - with some of the leading South Asian names in global media, arts, entertainment, politics, sports and much more... Join us for a chat with two South Asians who are nominated for this year's Grammys, will be joining us, both long-time friends of SAJA/SAMMA. Chandrika Tandon, nominated for Best...
SPORTS: SAJA Super Bowl Show
February 06, 2011 16:00 - 1 hour - 16.4 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment Association, present a conversation about the biggest day in American sports from a South Asian perspective. Join us as host Sree Sreenivasan (@sree) chats with Brandon Chillar, Green Packers linebacker, who's on injured reserve and will be calling in for 15-20 minutes from Dallas; ESPN's Kevin Negandhi (@knegandhiespn), who's co-hosting SportsCenter that night; Anish Shroff (@anishESP...
BOOKS: "One Story, Thirty Stories," a definitive anthology of Afghan-American Writing
January 14, 2011 18:00 - 1 hour - 13.9 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association presents a conversation with editors and writers of "One Story, Thirty Stories: An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature." Since 9/11 there has been a cultural and political blossoming among those of the Afghan diaspora, especially in the United States, revealing a vibrant, active, and intellectual Afghan American community. And the success of Khaled Hosseni’s The Kite Runner, the first work of fiction written by an Afghan American ...
PAKISTAN: The assassination of Salmaan Taheer & the future of Pakistan
January 07, 2011 18:00 - 1 hour - 18.2 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association & BlogTalkRadio present the latest in our series of high-profile conversations (75+) about South Asia and the South Asian diaspora. We will be discussing the assassination of Salmaan Taheer, the governor of Punjab province and what it means for the future of Pakistan, US-Pakistan relations, the war on terror and much more. We'll be joined by veteran Pakistan watchers in the U.S. and Pakistan (as well as those who knew him well) and we'll take your...
Meet INK, India's TED-like conference
December 06, 2010 17:00 - 1 hour - 13.9 MBSAJA - South Asian Journalists Association - presents a conversation about the TED-like INK. Innovation & Knowledge is the homegrown, TED-affiliated conference that aims to bring the best of India to the world, and the world to India, for a weekend of smart fast-paced talks, cutting-edge ideas, and insight into the innovations that are transforming global culture (some of the marquee US names who are speaking at the conference include "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, filmmaker James Cam...
Aasif Mandvi: Actor and 'Daily Show' Star
November 11, 2010 17:00 - 1 hour - 15.9 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment Association, present the latest in their series of high-profile webcasts - via BlogTalkRadio.com - with some of the leading South Asian names in global media, arts, entertainment, politics and much more... Meet Aasif Mandvi, one of the most recognizable South Asian names working in American entertainment today. He's a star on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and a film and stage actor...
JOURNALISM: SAJA Reporting Fellowships giving away $20,000
November 09, 2010 18:00 - 45 minutes - 10.1 MBSouth Asian Journalists Association presents another in its series of 75+ BlogTalkRadio webcasts... In a bid to help journalists cover underreported issues and stories about South Asia or the South Asian Diaspora, SAJA is offering upto $20,000 in funding with its flagship SAJA Reporting Fellowships (SRF) program, now in its fifth year. If you are interested in applying for the fellowship but have questions about what kind of stories get funded, what the fellowship pays for, the timeline for...
MOVIES: MIAAC Film Festival
November 04, 2010 16:30 - 46 minutes - 10.4 MBSouth Asian Journalists Association presents a conversation with key players from the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival, one of the oldest, largest and most important film festivals in the South Asian diaspora. Join SAJAer ASEEM CHHABRA as he interviews AROON SHIVDASANI, founder of the festival; SOMI ROY, festival director; AJAY NAIDU, debut director and star of "Ashes" (he's also known for his roles in "Office Space" and the TV series, "Lateline"); APARNA SEN, director of "Th...
BOOKS: Gurcharan Das, "The Difficulty of Being Good"
October 13, 2010 18:00 - 45 minutes - 7.67 MBSAJA presents a conversation with Gurcharan Das, author of the international bestseller "India Unbound" and the brand-new "The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma. He was previously CEO of Proctor & Gamble India and Managing Director (Strategic Planning), P&G Worldwide before taking early retirement to become a full-time author. Why should we be good? How should we be good? And how might we more deeply understand the moral and ethical failings—splashed across today’s headli...
Shabana Azmi, legendary Bollywood actress and activist
October 11, 2010 16:00 - 59 minutes - 10.2 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, and SAMMA, South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment Association, present the latest in their series of high-profile webcasts - via BlogTalkRadio - with some of the leading South Asian names in global media, arts, entertainment, politics and much more... Shabana_Azmi,_Davos Join us for a webcast with Shabana Azmi, one of the best-known actresses in India and the diaspora. A former member of the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of parli...
Briefing session about running for the SAJA Board
October 07, 2010 17:00 - 30 minutes - 5.23 MBJoin SAJA president Jigar Mehta, VP Anusha Shrivastava and other board members for a quick, informative webcast detailing how the SAJA Board works, the election process and why you should consider running for office.
Granta's special Pakistan issue
September 21, 2010 19:00 - 1 hour - 10.2 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, presents a discussion on writing about Pakistan with some of the folks involved in the special Pakistan issue of Granta, the legendary British magazine. Speakers include JOHN FREEMAN, editor of Granta; and writers NADEEM ASLAM and Declan Walsh (co-hosts: Hani Yousuf and Sree Sreenivasan). About the issue: "Pakistan is a nation in crisis. It is also a nation at the forefront of a literary renaissance. Granta 112: Pakistan seizes this moment to pre...
SPORTS: Sunil Gulati, president of U.S. Soccer
August 20, 2010 16:00 - 1 hour - 13.1 MBSAJA presents a webcast with Sunil Gulati, president of U.S. Soccer, chairman of the U.S. effort to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup and the most influential South Asian in American sports. Fresh from Team USA's run at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, he'll discuss the state of the sport, his career and more. He'll be interviewed by Deepti Hajela, Associated Press newswoman and former SAJA president and and SAMMA's Vijay Setlur, sports marketing instructor and former media manager for FIFA ...
Meet Raj Mathai, Bay Area NBC's sports director
May 14, 2010 17:00 - 45 minutes - 10.3 MBSAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, presents the latest in its 15th anniversary series of high-profile webcasts - via BlogTalkRadio - with some of the leading South Asian names in global media, arts, entertainment, politics and much more... Listen to a recording of a SAJA webcast with RAJ MATHAI, one of America's first South Asian sportscasters. Listen to the Bay Area's NBC sports director discuss his journey, the state of sports and much more. Hear the different challenges and obs...
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author of the new novel, "One Amazing Thing"
May 04, 2010 16:00 - 1 hour - 13.4 MBSAJA, the South Asian journalists Association, presents a conversation with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, whose latest novel is "One Amazing Thing." See major praise for it below. She'll be interviewed by journalist and SAJAer LAVINA MELWANI. Jhumpa Lahiri, author of "Namesake" and "Interpreter of Maladies," winner of the Pulitzer Prize: “One Amazing Thing collapses the walls dividing characters and cultures; what endures is a chorus of voices in one single room.” Comments or questions to saja...