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Pakistan based Social Justice Advocate
Business Strategy Consultant, Meditation Teacher, Yoga & Reiki Energy Healing Practitioner, Dancer
Pakistan based performing artist, writer & director
Pakistan based Holistic Health coach
Visual Artist & Arts Educator, based in Pakistan
Indian-American percussionist, composer, and educator
Sustainability Activist, Founder of Sustainable MeToday
Episode 27 of "101 Chai Chats" featuring Diljeet Taylor.
 Founder & Writer of the blog: Nonprofit.AF.com
Baker & Co-Founder of Lá Jawab Treats
Leader & Advocate for equitable higher education systemsÂ
Ballet Dancer, Choreographer, Co-Founder of Exit 12 Dance Company, Veteran of War
Techmaker & Co-Founder of Pakistani Women in Computing (PWic)
Episode 26 of Monali & Meena Narayanaswami's talk show, "101 Chai Chats".Â
Episode 25 of Monali & Meena Narayanaswami's talk show, "101 Chai Chats".Â
Pakistani Musician, Teacher & Poet
Yoga Therapist, Founder of Find Your Breath
Episode 24 of Monali & Meena Narayanaswami's talk show, "101 Chai Chats".Â
Fashion Designer, Founder of House of Parishae, Climate Activist
Episode 23 of Monali & Meena Narayanaswami's talk show, "101 Chai Chats".Â
Episode 22 of Monali & Meena Narayanaswami's talk show, "101 Chai Chats".Â
Director, Choreographer, Actor & ComposerÂ
Actor, Journalist, Director of Film & Theater
Episode 21 of Monali & Meena Narayanaswami's talk show, "101 Chai Chats".Â
Yoga Teacher, Speaker, Social Justice Educator, Creator of Tejal Yoga & abcdyogi
Episode 19 of Monali & Meena Narayanaswami's talk show, "101 Chai Chats".Â
Episode 20 of Monali & Meena Narayanaswami's talk show, "101 Chai Chats".Â
Founder of The Tortilla Entertainment Company / Theater Producer & Casting Director
Theatre Artist, Playwright, Director & Producer
Author & Co-Founder and Host of "That Desi Spark" podcast
Actress, Producer & Public Speaking Coach
Singer/Songwriter, Music Researcher
Actor, musician, and performer Sway Bhatia joins Abhay for a conversation that involved S'mores, accordions, playing Sofi on season 2 of Disney's Mighty Ducks:Game Changers, and the importance of South Asian superheroes!
A part of an ongoing INDIASPORA series, Abhay is joined by the terrific Shalini Govil Pai, the VP of TV at Google to talk about her journey as an Indian American leader in Silicon Valley. They chatted about Bollywood, feeling "only and lonely" as a woman in tech, and the importance of short-lived and long lasting media content.
Abhay is joined by Puma athlete and Peloton yoga/meditation instructor Aditi Shah. They chatted about techniques to deal with frustrations, about understanding foundational philosophies, and feeling 5% more freedom.
Sweta Chakraborty, a risk and behavioral scientist whose focus is on climate, joins Abhay to chat about being tagged as an alarmist, about our primitive decision making roots, and how focusing on our humanity can help build climate action.
Abhay is joined by the wonderful actor and activist, Richa Moorjani. They chatted about a lot: Never Have I Ever, activism and using her platform, and her ongoing explorations she's experienced as an actor. Thankfully, one introvert and one extrovert both survived the show!
Abhay is joined by award-winning journalist Shoma Chaudhury, the co-founder of Tehelka and the host of ENQUIRY, an online conversation show. They chatted about her experiences in meaningful storytelling, about practical listening tips in combating tribalism, about amplifying the role and voice of women in journalism, and about her latest endeavors.
Abhay is joined by Prakash Janakiraman, the co-founder of NEXTDOOR, as they chat about his experience in his own neighborhood growing up in Hayward, about being attentive to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and about building social capital.
Transportation economist and policy analyst, Pooja Phadke-Ghangurde joins Abhay to chat about building strategies toward decarbonization, about what should motivate us to tackle the climate crisis, and the surprises that she has learned along the way.
Abhay is joined by rapper and artist Raja Kumari and chat it up about a variety of things, mostly related to her wonderful new E.P - H.B.I.C. They chatted about being an American artist in India, filming a video with Madhuri Dixit, and pushing for South Asian American grammy awards!
Self-taught, born in Odisha and based in Nagpur, visual artist Bijay Biswaal joins Abhay to chat about his journey, about the simplicity and contrasts of his subject material, and the concept of "home".
Abhay is joined by Raja Krishnamoorthi, US Congressman from Illinois, as part of the ongoing INDIASPORA series. They chatted about what motivates him these days in politics, and about cultivating trust through problem solving. One day hopefully, they'll attend a Cubs-Dodgers game...
Writer, professor, and religious scholar Simran Jeet Singh joins Abhay again to chat about his new book, and about some of the practical and timeless lessons of Sikh wisdom.
Abhay is joined by attorney, business ethics professor, and congressional candidate from NYC's 12th district Suraj Patel. They talked about his South Asian American journey, about garnering trust as a congressional candidate, and about building an "abundant society".
Abhay is joined by the Sarthak Saksena the musician and songwriter behind the indie song "Phase" as well as Aneri Vajani and Utkarsh Kohli, the actors appearing in the terrific video.
Writer and filmmaker Shruti Ganguly joins Abhay for a conversation, sharing stories about her name, about learning to drive a tractor, and about being informed by her global upbringing.
Abhay is joined by Washington State Senator Manka Dhingra. They talked about Manka's background as an attorney and behavioral health expert, about the challenges of being a woman in politics, and her advice for those entering public service.
Physician, comedian, and podcaster, Priyanka Wali, joins Abhay for a conversation about merging her passions, about her journey as an extroverted introvert, and on the lessons learned through "Hypochondriactor".