Chai-Side Chats

15/12/2023

The latest episode of Chai-Side Chats Season 4 is here! Tune in for an insightful conversation with Sindhu Natarajan about vulnerability, insecurity, and self-worth in the full-time professional artist experience. Subscribe to the Creativity Awakening YouTube channel for updates on all episodes!

Our host Aishwarya interviews Indian vocalist Sindhu Natarajan about her journey in navigating the career of full time artistry and musicianship, along with ...

02/11/2023

Kicking off November with the next episode of Chai-Side Chats Season 4 featuring with whom I had the privilege of doing an in-person interview where we talked about the process of navigating the journey of a Bharatanatyam dancer, including themes like motivation, discipline, practice, learning, and performance. Full episode is now available to watch/listen on YouTube, Podbean, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts!

02/11/2023

Diving into November with the next episode of Chai-Side Chats Season 4 featuring Navya Maitri Konda in conversation with our host Aishwarya about the process of navigating the journey of a Bharatanatyam dancer. Full episode now available to watch/listen on YouTube, Podbean, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts! Stay tuned and continue to follow Chai-Side Chats for more updates on future/upcoming episodes and content 😊

In this interview episode of Chai-Side Chats, our host Aishwarya is in conversation with Navya Maitri Konda about the various aspects, challenges, strengths,...

02/10/2023

Season 4 of Chai-Side Chats is here! Tune in at the link below in case you missed the premiere 😊

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In this season 4 premiere episode of Chai-Side Chats, our host Aishwarya is in conversation with two interdisciplinary artists Kamala Devam and Asha Rowland ...

21/02/2023

Our next interview episode is here! Tune in this Friday February 24th at 5pm PST for an enlightening conversation with Kathak dancer Farah Yasmeen Shaikh and Odissi dancer Mishka Mukherji about their experiences with culture, community, responsibility, and creating solo work as South Asian artists in the diaspora. As always, we have a fun little experiential activity that we did with our guest artists at the end of the episode. Mark your calendars and set your reminders because you don’t want to miss this one!

31/01/2023

Do we trust ourselves when it comes to creativity and the creative process? If not, why not? And how can we strengthen and rebuild that trust in our creative practice?

All this and more in the latest solo audio-only episode of Chai-Side Chats about Trust in Creativity and in the Creative Process. Tune in and listen now on Podbean, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts!

https://chaisidechats.podbean.com/e/s3e5-trust-in-creativity-and-in-the-creative-process/

20/01/2023

Happy 2023! We are kickstarting the year with a little excerpt from our most recent interview episode featuring Ganesh Vasudeva and Snigdha Venkataramani who spoke about their process of collaborating on projects as artists. Full audio and video episode is available to listen/watch on YouTube, Podbean, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts!

Stay tuned, like-share-subscribe, and watch this space for more upcoming updates and new episodes of Chai-Side Chats!

29/11/2022

New interview episode alert! Tune in this Friday December 2nd at 6pm PST for a deep dive and deconstruction into the decision making and creative process in collaborative work with Ganesh Vasudeva and Snigdha Venkataramani. These amazing guest artists also talk about artistic voice, identities, and the impact of a target audience, among many other things (including a fun experiential activity) this episode. Link in bio!

27/10/2022

Tune into the second solo episode of Season 3, which is a follow-up to the first one in which we continue the discussion around finding freedom in the creative process with the next step - taking action. Full audio-only episode now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean (link in bio)

05/10/2022

The first interview episode of Season 3 is here! Featuring Surabhi Bharadwaj and Nitya Narasimhan - Prayukti Arts in conversation about motherhood, teaching dance in the diaspora, and navigating privilege as practitioners of an appropriated form. As always, the episode is followed by an enlightening experiential activity so tune in this Friday October 7th at 5pm PST for the exclusive premiere!

06/09/2022

Season 3 of Chai-Side Chats is here! And we are happy to introduce solo audio-only episodes, along with artist interviews that have been an integral part of Seasons 1 and 2 of the show. In this excerpt of the first solo episode from Season 3, our host Aishwarya dives into the topic of Getting Unstuck and Finding Freedom in the Creative Process through metaphors and experiential activity offerings for those wanting to expand their creative practice and experiences.

You can listen to full audio-only solo episodes of Chai-Side Chats on Podbean, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. Like, comment, share, subscribe, review, repeat!

https://chaisidechats.podbean.com/e/s3e1-finding-freedom-in-the-creative-process-part-1-getting-unstuck/

18/08/2022

As we gear up for Season 3, take a look back down memory lane at some of the experiential activities we were able to explore with guest artists on Season 2 of the show to awaken our creativity.

Stay tuned and follow this space for updates on Season 3 of Chai-Side Chats, set to premiere later this fall!

Guest artists featured in this video: .natananjali

26/07/2022

Wondering what we have been up to this summer? One of the many projects we have been working on is translating our multimodal video episodes from seasons 1 and 2 into audio only podcast recordings that you can now listen to on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and the Podbean app!

We are adding some new elements to Season 3 of the show so stay tuned and watch this space for exciting news about that soon!

05/05/2022

Season 2 Finale is here!

It was such a pleasure talking with these ladies on a variety of thought-provoking topics, such as trend vs. tehraav, aging, ageism, and the spiritual journey of Indian classical dancing. Tune in this Saturday May 7th at 6pm PST / 9pm EST for an enlightening roundtable episode with some of the lovely dance teachers from the DC Metro Area! We are going out with a bang at the end of this season 😊

29/03/2022

Missed the latest episode of Chai-Side Chats? Here’s a glimpse into the conversation about physical healthy, recovery, and injury prevention with dancers and physical therapists Dr. Divya Raghavan and Dr. Sneha Gazi. Full episode out now and linked in bio!

10/03/2022

Tune in this Saturday March 12th for an informative episode of Chai-Side Chats featuring two physical therapists - Dr. Divya Raghavan and Dr. Sneha Gazi - in conversation about all things related to physical healing, injury recovery and prevention, and mental-emotional well-being. The movement-based experiential activity will hopefully provide folks with some much needed relief as well!

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01/03/2022

Presenting an excerpt from our episode with Aks and Lakshmi, where they share about their passion for music and their commitment to the values of peace and purity that they represent through their art.

Full episode is out and available to watch now! Subscribe to the Creativity Awakening YouTube channel for regular updates 😊

24/02/2022

Missed our last episode of Chai-Side Chats? Check out this excerpt of our guest artists Sidd Kel and Dr. Srimix talking about how they stay grounded in their music and handle burnout.

For full episodes of Chai-Side Chats, subscribe to the Creativity Awakening YouTube channel! (Link in bio)

10/02/2022

What time is it? Chai-Side Chats time! Tune in this Saturday February 12th for a special episode in conversation with South Asian American DJs and music producers Srihari Sritharan aka Dr. Srimix and Sidd Kel about their journey through the arts, their collaborations with one another, making mashups and mixes for the collegiate dance and music circles, and managing burnout as creatives. And you certainly don’t want to miss out on this episode’s experiential exercise where we get to see the guest artists’ musical talents in action! Only on Creativity Awakening 😊

27/01/2022

Tune in this Saturday January 29th at 6pm PST for a special reflective episode of Chai-Side Chats featuring Aks and Lakshmi from as they share about their journeys into music and content creation within the genre of electronic Bhakti music. And you definitely don’t want to miss the experiential activity for this one!

06/01/2022

Happy New Year! And we are back with a bang. Presenting a very special roundtable episode of Chai-Side Chats featuring .preeti and

Join us this Saturday January 8th for a reflective conversation on all things related to tradition, cultural torchbearing, and solo vs. group work in Indian dance in the diaspora!

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