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A.R. Rahman is one of the most important figures in world music today and is one of the 25 top-selling recording artists of all time worldwide. His work on the soundtrack of "Slumdog Millionaire" has helped propel the attention the movie has been getting (including this week's prize as "Best Film" by the National Board of Review, the first prize of the U.S. awards season; and several British prizes) More on him http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._R._Rahman Questions to saja[at]columbia.edu ("webcast")

In honor of World AIDS Day, hear about the latest situation in India via a discussion with the contributors to a major new book: "AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India." Among the panelists: Negar Akhavi, HIV program officer at the Bill and

Melinda Gates Foundation and editor of the book; and writers William Dalrymple, Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi and Aman Sethi. They will talk about the stories in the anthology and discuss how HIV and AIDS are affecting the people of India and what the future holds. Post your comments, learn more about the book and get the publicist info at http://www.sajaforum.org/2008/11/books-aids-sutra.html

FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS, updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95

After almost non-stop coverage by SAJA - via webcast; text, audio and photo posts at SAJAforum.org; Facebook/saja; Twitter/sajahq - we are going into a slowdown mode for now. We'll keep doing SAJAforum posts, but we are going to bring to a close our current series of webcasts about the attacks.

We have an extraordinary lineup of speakers from Mumbai and the U.S. - and are leaving extra time so that YOU can call in and share your thoughts. Feedback: saja@columbia

GUESTS INCLUDE:

* 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.

* 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 MANY, MANY MORE... JOIN US: [email protected]

Anti-terrorist squad members move into position Friday

outside Mumbai’s rail station. (AP Photos)

FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS, updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95 SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2008 – As part of its ongoing coverage of news events unfolding in Mumbai, SAJA will present a roundtable discussion on terrorism and security in the Indian city – and heightened terrorist threats throughout the world – today at 10 a.m. New York City time. Guests include 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?"; and Robert Spencer, author of "Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West" and 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.” They will join SAJA host Sree Sreenivasan, BlogTalkRadio CEO Alan Levy.

Mumbai’s Taj Hotel aflame. (AFP/Getty Images)

FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS, updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95 SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2008 -- Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke yesterday, “SAJA” launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special 90- and 120-minute reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning Friday, Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. New York City time.

Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres that have left more than 150 people dead, 15 foreigners among them. Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association and technology reporter for WNBC-TV, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide.

They can also email questions and suggestions to: [email protected].

FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS, updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95

Mumbai’s Taj Hotel aflame. (AFP/Getty Images)

FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS, updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95 SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2008 -- Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke yesterday, “SAJA” launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special 90-minute reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning Thursday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. New York City time.

Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres. Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association and technology reporter for WNBC-TV, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide.

They can also email questions and suggestions to: [email protected].

FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS, updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95

Mumbai’s Taj Hotel aflame. (AFP/Getty Images)

SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2008 -- Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke yesterday, “SAJA” launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special 90-minute reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning Thursday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. New York City time.

Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres that left 101 people dead and 287 wounded. Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide.

They can also email questions and suggestions to: [email protected].

Updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95

Mumbai’s Taj Hotel aflame. (AFP/Getty Images)

SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2008 -- Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke yesterday, “SAJA” launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special 90-minute reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning Thursday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. New York City time.

Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres that left 101 people dead and 287 wounded.

After seizing hostages, a group identifying itself the “Deccan Mujahedeen” claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks on the upscale Taj Mahal and Trident hotels, and for bombings and shootings elsewhere in the West Coast city - which targeted U.S. and British citizens.

Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide.

They can also email questions and suggestions to: [email protected].

Updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95

Mumbai’s Taj Hotel aflame. (AFP/Getty Images)

SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2008 -- Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke today, “SAJA” launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special two-hour reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning on Thursday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. New York City time.

Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres that have left at least 78 people dead and as many as 300 wounded.

A group identifying itself the “Deccan Mujahedeen” has claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks on the upscale Taj Mahal and Trident hotels, and for bombings and shootings elsewhere in the West Coast city - which targeted U.S. and British citizens.

Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide.

They can also email questions and suggestions to: [email protected].

Updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95

Mumbai’s Taj Hotel aflame. (AFP/Getty Images)

SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2008 -- Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke today, “SAJA” launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special two-hour reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning on Thursday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. New York City time.

Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres that have left at least 78 people dead and as many as 300 wounded.

A group identifying itself the “Deccan Mujahedeen” has claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks on the upscale Taj Mahal and Trident hotels, and for bombings and shootings elsewhere in the West Coast city.

Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide.

They can also email questions and suggestions to: [email protected].

Updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95