Interview's

1. ATA (American Telugu Association)
July 3rd - July 5th weekend Gala at Prudential center, Newark, NJ
- What is ATA
- Purpose of ATA (Bridging the gap)
- Details on convention
- Why do we have separate cultural associations
- Convention forum

2. Art of Living
Sri Sri Ravi Shanker, July 3rd - July 5th.
Raritan Center, NJ
- What is art of living
- What is the convention about
- How would people benefit by attending these conferences
- Controlling stress
- who is Sri sri Ravi Shanker

Barack Obama v. John McCain 2008 election & What motivates us?

Barack v. McCain

- Young, ready for change
- Old conservative, war veteran
- Who will better promote relationship with India
- Would Barack be able to win Clinton voters, especially Women
- Will McCain policies really be Bush's policies

Do we require a celebrity gene in us to continue with life?

- What motivates us all to carry on with the day
- Do we all require a celebrity genee to pump ourselves up

Sunday, May 4, 2008

- How do you find a new partner
- Virtual websites - do they really work
- What should one look for when browsing
- Is it better to work with friends network to find a new relationship

Sunday, April27, 2008

- What is the rason for divorce
- Why do people go through divorces
- What impact does it have on children
- Why would the relationship work the second time around
- Abuse in a relationship

March 23, 2008

- The fight continues between the democratic candidates - Clinton seemingly becoming desparate
- Evangelist controversy - good or bad for Barrack?
- Bill Richardson's endorsement of Barrack, betryal to Clinton - is that justified?
- John McCain's foreign trips - is it presidential in nature?
- Nancy Pelosi trip to Dalai Lama
- Pakistan's new leader and their realignment efforts?

March 16, 2008

- Elliot Spitz er, gov. New York State Sex scandal - any impact on Election 2008
- Sex trade - centuries Old Phenomena
- Why make such a big issue - is it a crime to pay for sex
- Men are are not monogamous
- Past presidents and other celebrities involved in Sex scandals - George Washington, JFK, Bill Clinton, jimmy Carter, Newt Gingrich, Gary hart, Giuliani, Jesse Jackson, Jim Bakker, McGreevy
- Should Elliot be indicted for this or for the money transfer issue?

March 9, 2008

- Discuss nomination results
- Discuss McCain as a potential candidate
- Who is the real president for change - Ba rack or Clinton
- Discuss strengths of each candidates
- Chances of McCain against Barrack and Clinton

March 2, 2008

- Barrack v. Clinton
- Can Barrack and Clinton be a dream team
- If Clinton wins the nomination - how will it impact McCain's bid
- Better candidate between McCain and Clinton
- Barrack - talks from his heart Clinton from her head?

February 24, 2008

- Who are the candidate - Barak, Clinton, McCain, Mitt Romney
- Who are the favourites
- Who would be a good choice
- Super Tuesday's result
- Democrat v. repulibican

August 13, 2007

- Dowry Bride the book
- What was the reason to write this book
- Is it factual or a just a fiction
- Dowry Bride - an issue in India
- What strata of society is this issue prevalent in
- Misuse by educated Indian women of dowry laws in divorce cases

August 5, 2007

- Sunjay dutt's arrest
- Is the verdict justified
- Should there be Gun controls in India
- What was the reason behind Sunjay's act?
- An actor model for the citizen

July 29, 2007

- Gay community
- Rights of Gay
- Right to marry, right to be spouse
- Conflict with religious practices
- State acceprtance of Gay marriages
- Human touch to accept the difference

July 22, 2007

- Start of feminist woman in the US
- Is it healthy to empower women
- Pro's and Con's
- Will US accept a Woman presidency
- India's forst woman president

July, 1, 2007

- Will it help these two nations to sign a non-proliferation treaty
- What is required or the peace process to flourish
- Why India is safer with Nuclear tech. v. Pakistan

July 1, 2007

- Musharraf's dismal of Chief Justice in Pakistan
- Cause and effect
- First Hindu Chief Justice
- Hindu's 1% in minority
- 3rd time that Bhagwan Das has been invited to act as Chief Justice
- No major decision expected

June 17, 2007

- History in making
- Is it good for India
- Pro's and Con's

Cause and effect of reservations’ in Indian educational system

Hosts: Biren, Mukesh, Raj
June 10, 2007

Cause and effect of reservations’ in Indian educational system

• What is a quota system?
• Why do we have quota system?
• Will quota system dilute educational system?
• Should the quota system or reservation system have stringent rules?
• Scope, possibility of abuse of reservation system?
• Should the reservation system have meritorious objectives?
• Recent election in U.P. and coming of Mayawati

India economic progress through Abhijheet’s eyes

Host: Biren, Abhijeet, Raj
May 27, 2007

India economic progress through Abhijheet’s eyes

• Abhijheet – “Man ka meet” moved to India a year ago. We have the honor of his company in our studios today. We will grill him today to tell us about his experience of living in India, after two decades of being overseas. We would like to hear see India’s economic progress through his eyes..
• Play Abhijeets theme music of Man Ka meet program
• Basic profile
• One year of experience in India
• What challenges still exist that need to be accomplished?
• What came as rude shock and what came as pleasant surprise?

North America – Immigration and Counter-terrorism

Host: Raj, Mukesh, Biren
May 20, 2007

• What sort of Immigration issue exist in America?
• Stats – Almost 20M illegal immigrants in the US – effects on social systems (Medicare, social security etc)
• Bush’s policy proposal – what is the proposal? How does it impact politically? Why is it so important?
• Exploitation of illegal immigrants in N.A.
• Terrorism and Immigration

Spread of International Terrorism in South-east Asian countries

Host: Raj, Mukesh, Biren
May 13, 2007

Spread of International Terrorism in South-east Asian countries

• What is terrorism
• Spotlights past program on terrorism
• One man’s terror another man’s freedom!
• Why is the terrorism activity on the rise in South-east Asia?
• Why is the activity in decline in North America and Europe?
• What is the profile of terrorist?
• Why do they target civilians?

Virgina Tech Violence

Host: Sujoy and Raj
May 06, 2007

Virginia Tech Shooting

• Prayers for the victims
• what perpetuated the violence?
• How were the symptoms of instability ignored?
• Gun-control
• Why we do not hear of such violent situations in other countries?
• Upbringing of children in America with Violence in Television, Movie – cause and effect,
• Moral and ethical values?
• Better screening process during admission – physiological profile

Love - Definition of love..

Tonight, we will talk something different, something light, something soft, something that is different for spotlight. Away from current affairs, away from issues, away from problems of the world. Yes, tonight we will talk about L O V E. What is love? What happens when you are in love? Do you loose your senses? Do you loose your way home? What becomes of your dreams? What chemical reaction in your body stirs the feeling, that we think is love? Folks if you have an opinion, something to share, call us ...This show can not be done w/o a woman, so in the studio's we have a guest, a friend and host for tonight ... Shikha.

Is the definition of love only for a Woman?
What about love for your child/ren?
What about love for the lord?
What about love for humanity?
What about love for a friend?
Love for music, money, material love, love for lust - material love!!
What is love, then?
Can love be lust free?
Can love be pure?
Can love be w/o any expectations?
Talk about Rumi, Gibran, Bach, shakespear - their poem of love...
Bollywood love stories ....

"All my friends left me like my dreams
I called upon a stranger and made her my dream"