THIS WEEK

Lakshmi Shankar: Hindustani Vocal artist
(10/9/03)

Discussion on Prop 54
(10/18/03)

Guitarist Prasanna and Grammy Award Winner Bassist Victor Wooten
(09/11/03)
Guitarist Prasanna ,top most performer of Carnatic music on the guitar, and Grammy Award Winner Victor Wooten (of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones)
Fusion concert by Asha

Rajni: Founder of Jeena
(09/04/03)
Jeena is dedicated to helping children with developmental disorders and their families. Developmental Disorders include Autism, Cerebral Palsy, PDD, Language disorders, certain cases of epilepsy and a number of other genetic and neurological problems to name a few. Jeena aims to provide medical care, support services and education to children and their families.

Sadhvi Shilapiji: Veerayatan
(08/14/03)
Scholar, leader, humanitarian, educator -- these are all suitable epithets for this soon-to-be PhD nun. Following the devastating Kutch earthquake in January of 2001, Acharya Chandanaji -- often called the 'Mother Teresa of North India' -- dispatched Shilapiji to Gujarat to survey the situation and lead Veerayatan's participation in the relief effort. Finding that many other Indian and international NGO's were dealing with housing, food and medical issues, Veerayatan aimed its energies at helping to educate the thousands of school children whose schools had been destroyed in the quake.

Ravidra Godse: Author 2 Guys, 3 Girls and a Mad Professor
(08/07/03)
A Digital movie in english, based on this novel, is calling for auditions in an attempt to find talent from the novel's readership. Read. Audition. Act.

Tarun Tejpal, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Tehelka
(07/31/03)
In the last two years tehelka has seen, overwhelming goodwill, great fame, and global accolades as well as relentless victimization at the hands of a powerful establishment following its defence expose. In two years tehelka’s staff has gone from 120 people to three; its office has been vacated; its staffers arrested and harassed;and its debts have spiraled. Tehelka is now determined to be back, with a user subscribed, free, fair and fearless media. Tarun will talk to us on tehelka's future plans.

Anil Srivatsa (Host of the Radio Show Anil Ki Awaaz)
(07/24/03)
Anil has been hosting the popular radio show Anil Ki Awaaz since 1997 on the east coast. Since then he has his show airing in more than 20 US cities which includes the Bay Area. Lately he has started a online radio called Radio Bakwaas.

Maulie Dass (Founding member of South Asian Sisters )
(07/19/03)
South Asian Sisters is presenting a play in english called "Yoni Ki Baat" which is a south asianized version of "The Vagina Monologues"