Blockbuster Bahubali Producer Shobhu Yarlagadda on Lessons Learnt From Failures on Chai with Manju
CAMBRIDGE, MA— Shobhu Yarlagadda, the man who is truly the Bahubali of the Indian cinema industry whose Bahubali I & II together grossed Rs 2,460 crores ($371 million)—highest ever by an Indian film, had failed twice before he launched his television and film production house. “Failures were stepping stones,” Mr.
From High School in Gujarati Medium to Harvard Speaker: Film Producer and Distributor Jayantilal Gada on Chai With Manju
CAMBRIDGE, MA—With only high school education in Gujarati medium, he began his career by opening a small video library in his father’s tiny grocery store in Kurla neighborhood of Mumbai. Today, Jayantilal Gada is one of the Bollywood’s renowned film producers and distributors. He co-produced Bollywood blockbuster Kahani with Vidya
Bollywood Actress Tanushree, Who Helped Launch India’s MeToo Movement, Talks About Her Life on Chai With Manju
CAMBRIDGE, MA– Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta, the harbinger of the #MeToo movement in the Indian entertainment industry, believes in destiny and says she is here to play a role in the society. She was recently invited to speak at Harvard University’s student-organized India Conference, and sat down with Chai With
AIF CEO Nishant Pandey, Venkat Srinivasan and Raj Sharma Talk About How AIF is Impacting Lives in India on Chai with Manju
BOSTON–Founded in 2001 at the initiative of President Bill Clinton following a suggestion from the then Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, AIF has impacted the lives of 4.6 million of India’s poor. With main offices in New York and California, 12 chapters across the U.S., and its Indian operations
Harvard University Physics Head and Dirac Medal Recipient Subir Sachdev on Chai with Manju
CAMBRIDGE, MA—Quantum entanglement and particle wavefunction may sound too complicated for most people, but for Subir Sachdev, the Herchel Smith Professor of Physics and Chair of the Department of Physics at Harvard University, it is a fascinating subject. His research describes the connection between physical properties of modern quantum materials
Nilanjana Bhowmik, Head of Boston’s Latest Woman-Led VC Firm and the Second Largest TiE Chapter in the World on Chai With Manju
BOSTON—By her own admission, she says she belongs to India’s “brain drain” generation. She was born in India and came to the United States in 1991. Today, Nilanjana Bhowmik heads Boston’s latest woman-lend venture capital firm: Converge. She was elected president of TiE Boston this year, and became the first
On Chai With Manju, World Hindu Congress Chair and MIT Professor S.P. Kothari Talks About Upcoming Hindu Congress in Chicago That Will Headline Dalai Lama and 2,000 Delegates
CAMBRIDGE, MA—When S.P. Kothari, the Gordon Y. Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, was asked to helped lead organize the giant World Hindu Congress 2018 in Chicago this year, he took the opportunity. “I think there is tremendous latent force there, and
Academy Award Nominated Carnatic Vocalist Bombay Jayashri on Chai With Manju
SOUTHBOROUGH, MA—She is known as nightingale of South India, and has performed all over the world. Although soft-spoken during face-to-face conversations, Bombay Jayashri’s melodic voice pierces through heart when she sings. Ms. Jayashri, the award-winning vocalist, composer and teacher of Indian classical music was born to a family of five
Akshaya Patra CEO and Ayurveda Aficionado Vandana Tilak Talks About Giving Back on Chai With Manju
WALTHAM, MA—As Akshaya Patra USA gets ready to host its annual fundraising Boston gala, its multi-faceted social entrepreneur visited Boston from California last month and talked about giving back and her own journey on Chai With Manju. Ms. Tilak, who traveled throughout India with her mother as a child, worked
On Chai With Manju, Sister Shivani of Brahma Kumari talks about how destiny is shaped by past and present karmas and how to change it
BOSTON—We all wonder about our destiny, how is it created and can we change it? Brahma Kumari Sister Shivani, an electronics engineer-turned Raja Yoga meditation teacher, says that one cannot escape one’s past karma, but it can be changed by present karma. In an exclusive video interview in Chai with
