by chhavi | Sep 30, 2009 | Narratives & Features, Podcast: Bombay Talkies
All week long, we’re celebrating Joy of Giving week. Indians have been singled out for being pretty damn stingy with their time and money. In July, Mint carried an exegesis on “Why Indians don’t give back to society.” This is a...
by chhavi | Aug 17, 2009 | Narratives & Features, Podcast: Bombay Talkies
This was done for Radio Netherlands’ Newsline show – they wanted to profile a hot spot that spoke about the people of the city rather than just what was trendy. Leopold Cafe made sense because it’s had two resurgences despite being the oldest...
by chhavi | Apr 2, 2009 | Narratives & Features, Podcast: Bombay Talkies
On April 1, the long awaited “people’s car” – the Tata Nano made its debut at select car dealerships in Mumbai. We went over to one in the evening and talked to (and recorded) a few of the eager people milling about. We got information on the...
by chhavi | Feb 9, 2009 | Essays & Commentaries, Narratives & Features, The State We're In - India Edition
Sonologue helped get the interview with lawyer Gautam Patel for this essay about how Mumbai refused to be cowed down after the terrorist attacks in November on Radio Netherlands’ The State We’re In program. Click either of the links to reach the piece...
by chhavi | Sep 3, 2008 | Podcast: The State of Radio
Sonologue’s second episode on the State of Radio is ready for consumption. This week, I’m looking at a governmental/community radio stations that are coming in India, a noble initiative by Radio Mirchi to do some audio CSR for blind kids, reports on Q2 advertising...
