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Culture Chaos : Stories of An Indian Abroad episodes
- 66: In a Relationship with an Immigrant - Culture Chaos LettersDoes being an immigrant control the dynamic of a relationship one is in? For this episode in the Culture Chaos letters series, I share snippets from some of the messages and letters I’ve received over the past few months. Whether it is instances from being raised by immigrant parents or curiosities of being married to one, being in a relationship with an immigrant definitely comes with its complexities.
Check out more episodes from Culture Chaos where I share stories of my experiences trying to navigate life away from India. You can write to me at [email protected] or leave your feedback/review on iTunes. Thank you for listening!Update Description10 min - 65: Season of Long WeekendsJuly marks one of the biggest holidays of the year on the North American continent. What are these July long weekends all about and what do they stand for? In this podcast, I look at the 4th of July & Canada Day weekend's cultures, traditions and how they compare to the way we celebrate our national holidays back in India.
Check out more episodes from Culture Chaos where I share stories of my experiences trying to navigate life away from India. You can write to me at [email protected] or leave your feedback/review on iTunes. Thank you for listening!11 min - 64: Has Yoga Put India on the Map?Last week, the world celebrated International Yoga Day and it was a phenomenal moment for a lifestyle, a philosophy and an art form which has become an ambassador of Indian culture all over the world. On this week's podcast, I discuss whether Yoga has put India on the map or are we slowly loosing the true essence of something so sacred to our culture due to it's misinterpretation all over the world?
Check out more episodes from Culture Chaos where I share stories of my experiences trying to navigate life away from India. You can write to me at [email protected] or leave your feedback/review on iTunes. Thank you for listening!14 min - 63: What's in a Name?A desi person moving abroad and getting a new western name, used to be a fairly common practice for NRIs back in the day. A lot of us still try to use shorter more general type of names to go on the coffee cups or restaurant reservations just to keep things simple. Ever wondered why this is the case? In this week’s podcast, I look into whether it is simply a western influence or are there deeper cultural reasons for desis adopting western names?
Check out more episodes from Culture Chaos where I share stories of my experiences trying to navigate life away from India. You can write to me at [email protected] or leave your feedback/review on iTunes. Thank you for listening!12 min - 62: Immigrant Heritage Month & our shared history with Chinese ImmigrantsIn observance of the Immigrant Heritage Month, I look into the history of the Chinese Immigrant community and draw parallels between their history with that of Indian immigration history over the years. Despite of having such few things in common as a culture - the stories between our two communities have a lot in common and this says a lot about the present day success of these two immigrant groups in the west.
Check out more episodes from Culture Chaos where I share stories of my experiences trying to navigate life away from India. You can write to me at [email protected] or leave your feedback/review on iTunes. Thank you for listening!10 min - 61: 'Understand your roots to know where you're going' - Culture Chaos Letters
In this month's Culture Chaos letters series - I share Hanik's story who is the 3rd generation of his NRI family. Having been away from the homeland for over a century - his family has beautifully preserved and carried forward the heritage and culture. Hanik continues this quest to discover his roots and reconnect with his people back in India. In his letter, he shares some amazing moments from his India trips as an NRI and talks about the his philosophy when it comes to cultural identities.
Check out more episodes from Culture Chaos where I share stories of my experiences trying to navigate life away from India. You can write to me at [email protected] or leave your feedback/review on iTunes. Thank you for listening!
16 min - 60: Embracing Culture, One Music Raag at a Time
How our culture and beliefs came to be embraced by the west an interesting story that has it's roots in the early 1960s. In today's episode, I explore how indian music and musicians like Pt. Ravi Shankar have played an important role in creating a beautiful musical fusion of the eastern sounds with the western sensibilities.
Check out more episodes from Culture Chaos where I share stories of my experiences trying to navigate life away from India. You can write to me at [email protected] or leave your feedback/review on iTunes. Thank you for listening!
8 min - 59: Gun control & Why Should Desis Care?
The argument about gun control has been around for a while now but what is this whole debate about? Why is gun ownership such an important issue for a country like American and why should we care about it? Today's podcast is a little explainer of the whole issue with gun control in this part of the world for the desi perspective.
Check out more episodes from Culture Chaos where I share stories of my experiences trying to navigate life away from India. You can write to me at [email protected] or leave your feedback/review on iTunes. Thank you for listening!
11 min - 58: Abroad Wali Student Life
Moving away from home for your education could be one of the most difficult yet the most rewarding experiences in life. In this episode, I share some stories from my abroad wali student life and talk about why this experiment is one worth giving a shot to.
Check out more episodes from Culture Chaos where I share stories of my experiences trying to navigate life away from India. You can write to me at [email protected] or leave your feedback/review on iTunes. Thank you for listening!
12 min - 57: She's My Grandma first! - Culture Chaos Letters
In the first letter from the Culture Chaos letters series, we hear from Rohan who talks about his experience with his grand mother's divided attention every-time his NRI cousins visited India. First as a 9 year old child and now as an adult, Rohan explores some factors that are responsible for the increasing cultural divide among Indians living across different continents.
To share your stories about NRI life, dreams of moving abroad or encounters with NRIS in a culture chaos episode, write to me at [email protected]. You can also leave your feedback/review on iTunes. Thank you for listening!
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About Culture Chaos : Stories of An Indian Abroad
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A true desi and a proud Mumbai girl, 5 years ago I moved out of home and have been going from one country to another and have changed more houses and cities than I can remember. This is a podcast…
about life abroad, trying to make sense out of different cultural norms and a whole new way of living. My confusions and the stories that arise from this chaos while I try to hold on to my culture, identity and life as I know it...