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SAJA is hosting live discussions with journalists and experts in Mumbai and the U.S. about the terrorist attacks...
===> Webcast #8: Final webcast in the immediate series - more coming as the news warrants
Sunday 10-11:30 am NY time (8:30-10 pm India time Saturday)
- American filmmaker Smriti Mundhra, the first guest to call in on webcast #1, five blocks from the Taj (you've seen her on various media outlets since). She will update us and tell us about a new project that is helping Mumbai heal.
- Mumbai native Suketu Mehta, author of the landmark "Maximum City: Bombay: Lost & Found" and an NYU journalism prof. He appeared on our first two shows and has done countless other interviews since and has written a major op-ed for the NYT [it and other major op-eds are at http://www.sajaforum.org/2008/11/mumbai-attacks-essays.html ].
- Mumbai native Floyd Cardoz, the celebrated chef at NY's Tabla restaurant, who worked at both the Taj and the Oberoi and will talk about what they meant to him.
- Mira Kamdar, author of Planet India, who has been on TV repeatedly providing analysis.
- Prof. Ari Goldman, Columbia journalism prof and long-time religion columnist for NYT and the Daily News, who joined us twice before to explain the historical and current ties of Jews to India and told us about the rabbi who was killed at Chabad House
[listen to some of that audio here and read an article about the Jews of India by Naresh Fernandes: http://www.sajaforum.org/2008/11/mumbai-attacks-info-about-chabad-and-the-jewish-center.html ] - Mumbai native Pranay Gupte, international journalist and media consultant (and the first South Asian to be an NYT correspondent), who has been writing about the city in http://www.pranaygupte.blogspot.com/
- AND YOU!!! Please call in or e-mail saja[at]columbia.edu or post your thoughts about Mumbai in the comments section of http://www.sajaforum.org/2008/11/breaking-news-terrorists-attack-mumbai-hotels.html
===> Webcast #7: Focus on Security and Terrorism Issues
Saturday 10-11:30 am NY time (8:30-pm 10 pm India time Saturday)
LISTEN to recording by hitting play above or here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/saja/2008/11/29/Terrorist-attacks-in-Mumbai-7
- Mansoor Ijaz, a Pakistani-American expert on global security and business issues, who negotiated Sudan's offer of counterterrorism assistance to the Clinton administration in 1997
- W. Pal Sidhu, VP of programs, EastWest Institute and author of "Kashmir: New Voices, New Approaches and "China and India: Cooperation or Conflict?"
- Robert Spencer, an expert on militant Islam
- Randall Larsen, founding director for The Institute for Homeland Security and author of “Our Own Worst Enemy: Asking the Right Questions to Protect You, Your Family and America.”
- Co-hosts: Sree Sreenivasan of SAJA and BlogTalkRadio CEO Alan Levy.
===> Recording of Webcast #6: Novelists Speak Out + Business Implications
Friday 10 pm-midnight (8:30-10:30 am India time Thursday)
We are doing two back-to-back themed shows.
LISTEN to recording by hitting play above or here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/saja/2008/11/29/Terrorist-attacks-in-Mumbai-6
* First hour: Writers and novelists with Mumbai connections talk about the city they love.
- Sameera Khan, former Times of India reporter, updates us on situation in Mumbai
- Vikram Chandra, author of two landmark Mumbai books, "Sacred Games" and "Love and Longing in Bombay" - calling from Mumbai (more at http://www.vikramchandra.com)
- Thrity Umrigar, author of "Bombay Time" and "The Space Between Us" - calling from Cleveland (more at http://www.umrigar.com)
At the 55-minute mark, you will hear a Washington-based Indian-American named Anil Kapur call into the show to discuss his elder brother, who was killed in the attacks. His brother, Ashok Kapur, was chairman of Yes Bank in India. The thoughts shared about Mr. Kapur are quite inspiring. [You can hear the excerpt here: A victim's brother speaks out]
* Second hour: The Business Implications for India, the US and Beyond
- Betty Wong, global managing editor, Reuters
- Pallavi Shah, travel expert froum Our Personal Guest
Hosts: Arun Venugopal, SAJAforum editor and WNYC Radio reporter; Aseem Chhabra, freelancer
and SAJA-NY coordinator; Aparita Bhandari, Toronto-based freelance writer; Sree Sreenivasan, professor, Columbia Journalism School and WNBC-TV tech reporter
LISTEN to recording by hitting play above or here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/saja/2008/11/29/Terrorist-attacks-in-Mumbai-6
===> Recording of Webcast #5: Nov. 28, 10-11:30 am NY time (8:30-10 pm Friday India time):
Guests include:
- Naresh Fernandes, editor of Time Out Mumbai, and co-editor of "Bombay, Meri Jaan: Writings on Mumbai."
- Roy Wadia, Mumbai-based media consultant and former CNN International executive producer, whose relatives were at Leopold Cafe when it was attacked and didn't reach home until 3 am. His contact: rwadia[at]mindspring.com and +91 98205 28007
- Ari Goldman, Columbia Journalism School professor and long-time NYT religion columnist, who has taken American students to Mumbai twice and had met the rabbis - alg18[at]columbia.edu
- Udayan Tripathi, a freshman at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service, will reflect on the city he used to live in, the Mumbai in which he "first spoke, stepped, and stumbled." Read his piece for the campus paper, "On Bombay from Georgetown." (see SAJAforum's collection of essays worth reading: http://www.sajaforum.org/2008/11/mumbai-attacks-essays.html)
- Salil Tripathi, Udayan's father, is a London-based journalist and expert on South Asia.
Read his piece for FEER, "Bombay Burning." (see SAJAforum's collection of essays worth reading: http://www.sajaforum.org/2008/11/mumbai-attacks-essays.html) - salil61[at]googlemail.com - Mira Kamdar, Asia Society fellow and author, "Planet India" - mirakamdar[at]gmail.com
PLUS MANY, MANY OTHERS.
Hosts: Deepti Hajela, AP Newswoman and former SAJA president, Aparita Bhandari, Toronto-based freelancer and SAJA Board member & Sree Sreenivasan, professor, Columbia Journalism School & WNBC-TV technology reporter
LISTEN to recording by hitting play above or here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/saja/2008/11/28/Terrorist-attacks-in-Mumbai-5
===> Recording of Webcast #4: Nov. 27, 10-11:30 pm NY time (8:30-10 am Friday India time)
Guests include:
Guests include:- Vaihayasi Daniel, Mumbai-based journalist for Rediff (originally for Baltimore)
- Rabbi Yisroel Deren, the Chabad shliach (emissary) in Connecticut and has many relatives and friends who serve in the same role as the Jewish family in Mumbai held hostage at Chabad House/Nariman House.
- Rabbi Zalman Shmotkin, spokesman for the Chabad/Lubavitch sect (which runs the Chabad House under siege) - zshmotkin[at]chabad.org
- Ari Goldman, Columbia Journalism School professor and long-time NYT religion columnist, who has taken American students to Mumbai twice
- Valerie Demont, partner, Baker & McKenzie and member of the law firm's India practice - expert on U.S-India business and trade trends.
- Tracey Jackson, American filmmaker who has made India-themed movies: "The Guru" (writer); "The Other End of the Line" (writer) and "Lucky Ducks" (director and writer - was booked to spend three weeks in the Mumbai Oberoi this December.
- Anosh Irani, Mumbai-born Canadian novelist and playwright
- Anantha, blogger on UberDesi.com.
Hosts: Deepti Hajela, AP Newswoman and former SAJA president, Aparita Bhandari, Toronto-based freelancer and SAJA Board member & Sree Sreenivasan, professor, Columbia Journalism School & WNBC-TV technology reporter
Listen live, 10-11:30 pm Thursday: Webcast #4
===> Recording of Webcast #3: Nov. 27, 10-11:30 am NY time (8:30-10 pm Thursday India time):
Guests include:
- Matthew Schneeberger, Mumbai-based journo for Rediff
- Satveer Chaudhary, State Senator in Minnesota
- Aseem Chhabra, SAJA board member - just landed in JFK from India
- Benjamin Piven, former Fulbright Scholar in Mumbai, currently a student at Columbia Journalism School
- Haysi Daniel, Mumbai-based journalist for Rediff (originally for Baltimore)
Listen by hitting play above or clicking here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/saja/2008/11/27/Terrorist-attacks-in-Mumbai-3
===> Recording of Webcast #2: Nov. 26, 10-11:30 pm NY time (8:30-10 am Thursday India time):
Nisid Hajari, foreign editor, Newsweek
Benjamin Piven, former Fulbright Scholar in Mumbai, currently a student at Columbia Journalism Schoo
Suketu Mehta, author, "Maximum City: Bombay Lost & Found"
Mira Kamdar, Asia Society fellow and author, "Planet India"
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, senior US editor, India's Network 18 (CNN-IBN and CNBC-India)
Bundeep Singh Rangar, visitor to Mumbai who was staying nearby at Grand Hyatt (see CBC report about him)
Hosts: Aparita Bhandari & Sree Sreenivasan
Listen by hitting play above or clicking here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/saja/2008/11/27/Mumbai-attacks-webcast-2
===> Recording of webcast #1: Nov. 26, 3-4 pm NY time (1:30-2:30 am India time):
Suketu Mehta, author, "Maximum City: Bombay Lost & Found"
Madhu Bhatia Jha, US correspondent, Star News - an Indian network
Smriti Mundhra, NYC-based filmmaker, calling from Mumbai, five blocks from attacks
Host: Sree Sreenivasan
Listen by hitting play above or clicking here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/saja/2008/11/26/Terrorist-attacks-in-Mumbai
Please post any info you have in the comments section.
Just one of the dozens of e-mails we got early in the coverage, directly from Mumbai - Smriti Mundhra is a NYC-based filmmaker there for work.
2:03 PM, New York time:
From: Smriti Mundhra
To: Sree Sreenivasan <ss221[at]columbia.edu>
It's total chaos over here. Army and Navy have been called in to assist police. The attackers are everywhere - in hotels, on the streets, in vans. They are firing indiscriminately.
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