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"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music" - Aldous Huxley This week has been a particularly sad one because of the unfortunate events of violence in the Connecticut elementary school. Our heart goes for the victims and their families. Our deepest condolences. In today’s show let us soothe our souls and ponder over a little with the life and music of sitar maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar. Pt. Ravi Shankar has been attributed with introducing Indian classical music to the western world. He created great music with stalwarts of Indian music Ustad Allah Rakha Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and many more. He also collaborated with and inspired great western musicians like Yehudi Menuhin, George Harrison, Philip Glass and John Coltrane. He left behind a legacy of music which will be cherished and remembered by the generations to come. May his soul rest in peace.

It is customary for any radio or TV show to have their last show of the year end on a jubilant note, but the last few weeks have shown the world that the humans are far from being called civilized. This week, the brave 23 year old girl from New Delhi who was brutally assaulted and gang raped, died on 12/29. We pay tribute to her courage and would like to dedicate this program to condemn the violence against women. The world did not come to an end in 2012 but the mass shooting in Newtown, the death of the girl in Delhi and so many similar incidents which go unreported tell us that we still have a long way to go before there is no hatred or violence in the world. We hope and pray that the new year brings us a more peaceful world. “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." Mahatma Gandhi With this sentiment, in this show we play music to pay tribute to Delhi victim.

Best wishes for a happy and peaceful new year. In this show we will listen to a variety of songs.

In today’s Chai Time, we talk to TV actress, Radio personality and Social worker Azra Mansoor from Pakistan. Azra Mansoor has played memorable roles in famous Pakistani TV Dramas like Uncle Urfi, Kaghaz Ke Phool, Ankahi, Teesri Manzil, Parchhaiyan, Tabeer and many more. During the decades of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, these dramas and teleplays on PTV were considered as the best in the South Asian subcontinent and were popular in both India and Pakistan. She has also produced TV darams and most recently she acted in Daastaan and will be seen in upcoming drama Tere Pyaar Ke Bharose. Azra Mansoor has done radio extensively and she is currently a radio host on Apna Karachi 107 FM and hosts a two hour show that deals with news, current affairs, social issues and interviews. She is also very active as a social worker and is involved with number of different organizations and schools. She helped setup a school in Machchar Colony (slum area of Karachi) where now more than 900 students get education. She is also

In today’s Chai Time enjoy popular songs from the previous shows. Let us know your thoughts and suggestion on http//www.facebook.com/chaitimeradio

In today’s Chai Time Show we will listen to an assortment of old melodies from Hindi Movies. Due to the sports schedule at KZSU please watch out for change in time. Let us know your thoughts and suggestion on http//www.facebook.com/chaitimeradio

In today’s ChaiTime Radio show, we will enjoy a flavor of popular songs which have a folk and regional touch in their lyrics and music. We will be playing oldies as well as the latest songs.

In this Chai Time show, we talk to award winning Hindi poetess, journalist and activist, Dr. Anita Kapoor Anitaji has been active in the field of journalism for a very long time in India as well as United States. She actively contributes to various magazines and newspapers in India and USA. Currently, she is the chief editor of the Hindi monthly newspaper Yaadein. She has penned many beautiful poems and her publications include poetry collection, Bikhare Moti, Kadambari, Achute Swar, Sanson ke hastakshar and a haiku collection, Darpan ke Sawaal. She is very active in various organizations in Bay Area serving the South Asian communities to promote Indian heritage and culture. She is currently president of Vishwa Hindi Jyoti, which is working to promote Hindi Language and culture in USA. Most recently, she was Editor for the Poetry for NRI section of Delhi Film Festival where she was part of the organizing committee. In this episode of Chai Time we talk to Anitaji about her life, thoughts and her wo

Today is Shankar Mahadevan’s Birthday! Enjoy music by Shankar-Ehsan-Loy.

Qawwalis are folk songs mixed with devotional music performed in the Sufi Dargah. The Qawwali is one of the most popular genres in the Amir Khusrau tradition, and in a way it kept his fame alive throughout the years. In today’s ChaiTime show we listen to famous Qawwalis from Hindi Movies.

Holi is around the corner, in India Holi will be celebrated on 26th March. Holi is the Festival of Colors, traditionally celebrated to welcome spring, as well as the harvesting season. Holi is celebrated with music, food, and a lot of color. The main festivities involve tossing colored powder at one another or soaking others with colored water. Colors everywhere, joyous celebrations, singing, dancing…Holi is a boisterous occasion. It’s a festival that brings joy and mirth, fun and play, music and dance, and, of course, lots of bright colors! It is all about spreading the colors of happiness around and when colors are spread with a cause, then it is called Asha Stanford Holi which is a very popular and well known event in the bay area. This year the event is on April 6th and 7th 2013. Today on Chai Time, we are going to celebrate Holi with some very special guests. We are happy to have Snetu Karania and Shikhar Agarwal, dedicated volunteers from Asha who are closely involved in organizing this much awaited

Music and poetry exist in time; painting and architecture in space but the dance lives at once in time and space. - Sachs, C. 1937. World history of the dance In this Chai Time episode, we will take a journey to celebrate the spirit of dance, through a very young and talented dancer Shraddha Joglekar. For her, dance is a worship, a passion and a spiritual connection. Shraddha is the creative director of dance school KalaAvishkar, where she teaches Bharatnatyam to the students of all ages. Shraddha has conceived, choreographed and produced dance dramas Geet Ramayan, and Tichi Goshta(Her Story), which have been received with great critical acclaim in the USA and India. Shraddha and her students will be presenting her latest dance drama “Shivo-Aham, Shiva the self appeared” , on Friday April 5th, 2013 at Sunnyvale Community Center. In this show, we will discuss basics of Bharatnatyam, Shraddha’s journey as a dancer and her other experiences.

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In today’s ChaiTime, @3.00pm KZSU Stanford 90.1FM, we celebrate the long and illustrious careers of two of the stalwarts of Hindi Cinema, Pran and Shamshad Begum. Pran was known for his wide variety of character roles and Shamshad begum for her distinct voice as a playback singer. In 2013, we lost both the legends, Pran two days back and Shamshad Begum in April. Their work will be cherished forever and may their soul rest in peace.

In this Chaitime show we talk to Murali Krishnamurthy, Founder and Executive Chairman of Sankara Eye foundation, and celebrate with him Sankara’s great accomplishment of performing 1 million free eye surgeries in India. More than 40 million people in India suffer from some kind of blindness. Of those, 12 million are totally blind, which means 1/4th of the world’s blind population resides in India. These are incredibly large numbers. Urged by their uncle Late Sri. P. Balasubramaniam, who was a longtime friend and associate of the Sankara Movement, brothers, Murali and Sridharan initiated Sankara Eye Foundation in USA in the year 1998. Since then their progress has been phenomenal: from one eye hospital and 8,000 eye surgeries to 1 million free eye surgeries this year at nine state of the art hospitals all over India. Sankara Eye Foundation is entirely run by volunteers and works in multiple ways to make Sankara’s mission towards eradicating preventable blindness a reality. In this show we talk to Murali K

Welcome back to Chai Time! Today we feature the one and only Shahrukh Khan. Never ever did I imagine myself getting starstruck, but on July 4th I was at the airport, saw a commotion, and in the next moment found myself face to face with THE SHAHRUKH KHAN! He held my hand and we walked together for a few steps. Still awe struck. Today’s chai is for you, Shahrukh.

ओ जाने वाले हो सके तो लौट के आना बचपन के तेरे मीत तेरे संग के सहारे ढूँढेंगे तुझे गली-गली सब ये गम के मारे ढूंढेगी हर निगाह कल तेरा ठिकाना ओ जाने वाले… When we lose someone, they are gone but their memories stay with us forever. In this ChaiTime show, we pay a tribute to them and to the great masters whose music from 50s and 60s is still alive and is cherished. I was introduced to this great music by my Dad and this program is dedicated to him.