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| May 31st Show |
In Conversation
Dinesh Verma and Sonal Verma (a
husband-wife team of lawyers)
have hosted the show this week.
They have taken a break from
doing political stories; instead
they have some very eclectic
stories for viewers. Some of
these stories include the
following:
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- The list of 100 best schools
in the US include seven schools
from the Washington metro area.
The list has been comprised by
the Newsweek;
- In the age of climate change,
what matters most is cutting
carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gases – some
eye-opening (and inconvenient)
truths about global warming
(Wired);
- A new study that shows how
authors of medical journal
articles flout rules on
revealing conflicts of interest
(BusinessWeek);
- Michael Eisner and Robin Cook
have joined hands to launch new
innovation in Web entertainment.
They have created 50 two-minute
web episodes of “Foreign Body” a
thriller set in the world of
medical tourism, where the broke
and adventurous unwell seek
bargain surgery abroad;
- Parvati Shallow, a boxer by
profession to get $1 million as
winner of TV Show, “Survivor
Micronesia”. |
Interview with Gerry Connolly:
Guest Host,
Suresh Shenoy, interviews Gerry
Connolly. Gerry is the current
Chairman of the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors and is
running for Congress from the
11th District of Virginia. He
talks about issues that are
important to him and the 11th
District. These include:
Economy, Health Care, Education,
Environment, Immigration,
Transportation. He also talks
about his work and achievements
as Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors.
For more
information on his campaign,
issues and to donate money,
please visit his website,
www.gerryconnolly.com. |
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May 10th Show |
In Conversation
Hosts Ramesh Butani and Sony
Gavankar discuss results from
last week’s two democratic
primaries in North Carolina and
Indiana, and affects of Rush
Limbaugh’s “Operation Chaos” on
these primaries. Other stories
discussed include:
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- Opinion expressed by Ian
Shapira on Chelsea Clinton
(Washington Post).
- Wall Stree Journal says that a
growing shortage of doctors in
many fields like endocrinology,
pediatric is being caused by the
pay gap, and because of this
many patients are driven into
more expensive procedure-driven
care.
- Effects of global warming on
Himalayas’ largest Gangotri
Glacier which supplies 70
percent of the flow of India’s
Ganges River.
- Skin-lightening creams are
exploding in popularity in small
towns and cities across India.
Light skin in India is a
standard of beauty just like
fixation on wrinkles or weight
in the Western culture.
- India Abroad talks about
reverse outsourcing: an American
sport company launches a hunt
for baseball pitchers in India!
- Indian Health Minister calls
for a ban on booze in Bollywood
films so as to avoid publicizing
alcohol. However, businessmen
like Vijay Mallaya, who is owner
of United Breweries manage to
get around the rule by naming
his airlines as the “Kingfisher
Airlines”, or his cricket team
as the “Royal Challengers”! |
Interview with Rohit Bhargava
Ramesh
Butani speaks to marketer, Rohit
Bhargava, about his new book,
Personality Not Included -- a
guide for companies on
understanding and using their
personality to better connect
with customers in the social
media era.
Rohit has been
writing the Influential
Marketing blog for the past
three years, which is now ranked
among the top 50 marketing blogs
in the world and is often
featured as an expert in media
including The Wall Street
Journal, BusinessWeek, and Fast
Company. His new book is
published internationally by
McGraw-Hill and features a
forward by bestselling author
and entrepreneur, Guy Kawasaki.
For more information on the book
and where to buy it, please
visit:
www.personalitynotincluded.com,
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| May 3rd Show |
In Conversation
Hosts Ramesh Butani and Sonya
Gavankar talk about the
newly-opened Newseum in
Washington, DC where Sonya
anchors short films/videos and
gives tours to VIPs. Newseum is
the place in town to hold
parties, fund-raisers and even
weddings! For more information,
visit
www.newseum.org.
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Our hosts also discuss:
- The food shortage which is
causing lots of troubles in the
third world. Here at home, food
banks, restaurants and average
people are feeling its “sting”.
- A great story from the
Business Week about IBM vs. Tata
– which is more American? The
simple answer would be IBM. But
did you know that Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS)
received 51% of its revenues
from North America and IBM
earned 65% overseas?
- The tech-savvy IT workers in
Bangalore, India are entering
“finishing schools” where Dale
Carnegie Institute is training
them on communications and
interpersonal skills based on
Carnegie’s famous book, “How to
Win Friends and Influence
People”!
- Many US businesses are looking
into benefits of the midday nap
which is a common practice in
Latin America and some European
countries. |
Chai Hoon
“Chai Noon” is a three-minute
video produced by a really funny
Indian-American (Desi) comedian,
Vijai Nathan. This short film
does not have Vijai in it but
has two Indian with each one
trying to upstage the other.
They battle it out over whose
daughter is better but don’t
forget to watch the very funny
ending of this film! The movie
is not for kids.
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Interview with Vijai Nathan
Host Aastha
Verma speaks to the famous
Indian-American comedian Vijai
Nathan. Vijai is a very
talented comic who writes and
performs her own shows. The Back
Stage Magazine in New York says
Vijai is one of New York’s Top
Ten Stand-up Comics! She has
performed both nationally and
internationally for
organizations like: ABC News,
Oxygen Network, PBS, Canadian
Women’s TV, Indian National TV,
and many more. Her unique
perspective offers a new spin on
dating, childhood, pop-culture,
politics and racism.
Vijai
will be premiering her latest
solo show, “McGoddess: Big
Macs, Karma, and the American
Dream” on Saturday, May 17th,
at the Clarice Smith Performing
Center, University of Maryland.
This is an exclusive fundraiser
for Counselors Helping (South)
Asians/Indians (CHAI), which is
a local non-profit group
providing education, advocacy
and referral services on mental
health issues. For more
information and to purchase
tickets, please visit:
www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu,
www.chaicounselors.org, or
www.vijaicomedy.com.
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