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Oct201107

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Join us TONIGHT on the radio with Raghav Bahl

Join us TONIGHT on the radio with Raghav Bahl

4PM all cities only on HumDesi Radio, tonight we speak to India’s Ted Turner, Raghav Bahl. Majority shareholder in no less than 28 television station in India, Raghav Bahl is the Founder, Controlling Shareholder and Managing Director of Network 18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our conversation with Raghav shows a man keenly aware of the world, on point with his information and with an amazing attitude. Raghav began his career as a management consultant with A.F. Ferguson & Co. followed by a stint with American Express Bank before he turned to his first love, media. Winner of the Sanskriti Award for Journalism in 1994, Raghav has over 22 years’ experience in television and journalism. He founded TV18 (now Network18 Group) in 1993.

He has been instrumental in crafting successful Joint Ventures with such media giants as NBC Universal, Viacom, Time Warner and Forbes. In a short span of 15 years, Network18 has achieved a market capitalization in excess of USD 0.75 bn.

 

Raghav is a widely admired entrepreneur and was hailed as a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum. He was also selected by Ernst & Young as ‘Entrepreneur of The Year (2007) for Business Transformation’

An Economics graduate from St. Stephens College, Raghav has done MBA from the University of Delhi.

Raghav has also authored the book ‘Superpower?: The Amazing Race Between China’s Hare And India’s Tortoise’.

An Excerpt from Raghav Bahl’s book “Super Power?”
WHY DON’T THEY GET INDIA?
A lot of Indians believe in rebirth and transmigration of the soul.While it is an intellectually rich philosophy, its quick and everyday version simply means that a person’s second, third, fourth or nth life is influenced by his actions, or karma, in previous ones. By this simplistic yardstick, I must have been a foreign investor in at least a couple of my earlier births!The colour of money changed from ‘financial’ to ‘strategic’, but the scepticism never ceased. Why is the Indian market so small? Why are Indian regulations so weak and confusing? Why is there no protection for intellectual property rights? Why does the Indian consumer steal our signals?
 
Why do Indian courts take so long to decide anything? Why do Indians prefer tacky Bollywood films to Hollywood’s masterpieces? Why are Indian commentators and politicians so free with their words and criticism? Why don’t you have stricter libel and defamation laws? Why do we have to use Indian satellites only? Why are long overdue policy decisions put on hold by ever-so-frequent elections? Why is India’s bureaucracy so timid?
 
Why are India’s bankers so conservative? Why are the interest rates so high? Why are all policies made in English? How do Indians speak such good English? Why does such abject poverty coexist with such immense amounts of corporate wealth in India? Why don’t you want more dollars to come into your country? How come you have built such an efficient capital market? But then, why don’t you have a bond market? Why do you control the prices of oil and cable TV? Why is the government trying, but failing, to ban jeans in colleges?
 
Why do your social clubs insist on western attire? Why don’t you allow more foreign players in your cricket league? Why do you have such old politicians in key ministries? Invariably, almost every such ‘why conversation’ would end with: ‘Oh, but it’s not like that in China-or Korea, or Thailand, or Dubai!’Frankly, I could never escape the feeling that India was just a ‘hedging instrument’ for the investors. While they put serious money and conviction into China, Korea, Thailand and Dubai, their attitude towards India was, to use their terminology, somewhat ‘derivative’ or ‘collateral’. India was a bit too complex and inexplicable for them, yet India had some of the dynamics which could, one odd day, make for an economic superpower.
 
So even if they couldn’t, or wouldn’t, understand the country, they dared not bypass it, since India had mysterious potential: it could be the quaint outlier, or ‘multi-bagger’, in their portfolio. It made sense to ‘play blind’ on India-put in some money, but not bother too much with it. If you were dealt a good hand, you could make a killing; otherwise, your ‘max downside’ was to simply write off the investment as a ‘hedging cost’ for bets taken elsewhere in Asia.
A question began to beg for an answer: do these foreigners even ‘get India’?

Raghav Bahl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jul201101

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Join us TONIGHT as we talk to Food Network’s Aarti Sequeira!

Prime Time with NetIP is TONIGHT on HumDesi Radio with host Pooja Dhawan and Co-host Naresh Vissa of CNN’s Radio show “The Wall Street Shuffle”. 6pm all cities, listen live on HD service, on humdesiradio.com or on mobile apps. We had a lot of fun talking to Aarti, we munched her samosas on the show, here is the recipe.

And the video:

Aarti Sequeira of Aarti Paarti an internet cooking show that takes viewers on a playful romp through her tiny Los Angeles kitchen, where her childhood in Dubai, her Indian heritage and her culinary coming-of-age in California are braided together into budget-friendly, quick and easy recipes every week.
She was the winner of Food Networks contest for “The Next Food Network Star” and has been uber excited about the upcoming season:
The new season with Aarti begins this weekend June 2nd!

Aarti’s passion for food started before she could even talk. As a toddler, she sat on her mum’s kitchen counter, secretly sneaking slices of raw onion into her not-yet-toothed mouth whilst her mum was cooking. She never considered food as a career though. Instead she pursued a career in television news. Upon graduation from Northwestern University, she took a job at CNN, producing stories on the day’s major headlines, the economy and the financial markets. And yet something was still missing.

A few years later, a freshly-married Aarti moved to Los Angeles, with no job prospects. Cooking dinner for her husband, actor Brendan McNamara (director and cameraman on Aarti Paarti, as well as fellow popcorn jig-er!) became the highlight of her day. She worked her way through both The Joy of Cooking and her mum’s carefully typed out recipes, each dish turning out just a little better than the last. She began to fantasize about each night’s dinner, usually as soon as she had finished her lunch, which she had fantasized about when she finished breakfast, which she’d fantasized about since going to bed the previous evening (seeing a pattern here?).

Brendan noticed, and enrolled her in The New School of Cooking in Culver City. Upon completion, she secured an internship at Lucques, the restaurant of James Beard Award winner, Suzanne Goin, an experience that occupies a special place in Aarti’s heart. Suzanne helped her understand the underestimated power of salt, and about how to balance bold, exotic flavours with the natural, unadulterated flavour of fresh fruits and vegetables.

She’s so much fun, tune in!

 

Jun201103

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Join NetIP on the radio with Dinesh D’Souza TONIGHT!

Tune in at 6pm Tonight on HumDesi Radio and join the conversation as host Pooja Dhawan from NetIP and Naresh Vissa of CNN Radio talk to the controversial Dinesh D’Souza.

President of King’s College, author of no less than 8 books including the latest book “the Roots of Obama’s Rage”, Dinesh is a confident, straight shooter that defends his position admirably. We questioned him on his choice of Republican candidates, who he supports and were surprised by his answer.

D’Souza has been called one of the “top young public-policy makers in the country” by Investor’s Business Daily. The New York Times Magazine named him one of America’s most influential conservative thinkers. The World Affairs Council lists him as one of the nation’s 500 leading authorities on international issues. Newsweek cited him as one of the country’s most prominent Asian Americans.

A former policy analyst in the Reagan White House,  D’Souza also served as John M. Olin Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the Robert and Karen Rishwain Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1983.

Mr. D’Souza’s books have had a major influence on public opinion and public policy. His 1991 book Illiberal Education was the first study to publicize the phenomenon of political correctness. The book was widely acclaimed and became aNew York Times bestseller for 15 weeks. It has been listed as one of the most influential books of the 1990′s.

Listen live: NY/NJ, LA, Chicago, DC, Bay Area on HD service or on your Mobile App or the internet

 

May201106

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Prime Time with Gotham Chopra is TONIGHT!

Friday, May 6th, 6pm All Cities, only on HumDesi Radio!

Gotham Chopra is a multi-media voice on issues of spirituality, culture, and news. Equally well known as his father, Deepak Chopra, Gotham is involved in a wide-array of creative media ventures. He is the President of development for Gotham Studios Asia, the largest comic book studio in India. Currently Gotham is serving as creative consultant to Current TV, a new television network co-founded by former Vice-President Al Gore.

Join Pooja Dhawan and co-host Naresh Vissa of CNN radio as we speak to Gotham about intent, his roots and the future.

Listen live: NY/NJ, LA, Chicago, DC, Bay Area on HD service http://www.worldbandmedia.com/HumDesi.aspx or on your Mobile App or the internet

Identified by Newsweek Magazine (March 04) as one of the “most powerful and influential” South Asians worth watching, Gotham speaks nationally on issues of youth and spirituality, conflict resolution, and develops workshops to create a language for young people to bring out the internal and external issues that important to them.

Recent Activity from Gotham’s Blog on intent.com

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Apr201118

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NetIP attends the Varli Food Festival in NYC

An estimated 800 people attended the first ever Varli Food Festival, an Indian Culinary & Chef Showcase in New York City. This one of a kind, culinary event was held on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at the prestigious Altman Building in the heart of Chelsea in Manhattan. Varli Food Festival became a sold out event days before the big day, with nearly 1,000 people scrounging to buy additional tickets!

The who’s who of the Indian culinary world including, Chefs, Restaurant Owners and other celebrities walked the red carpet amidst a sea of media and 100’s of onlookers. We were delighted to meet again with Chef Jehangir Mehta, our radio guest for Prime Time with NetIP. Interested fans will get a chance to meet Chef at the 20th Annual NetIP Conference in DC!

Inside the venue were multiple representations of the unique flavors of India. Over 35 restaurants featured unique samplers such as Tandoori Chicken Sushi Rolls, Paneer Kati Roll, Coconut Shrimp, and even Masala Crab Cake with Lotus Root Crisp. Award Winning Celebrity Chefs participated in various activities including cook book signing, food demonstrations and a silent auction.  The evening also including Wine parings, Full bar, cooking demonstrations and a live performance of tabla and dance by Tina Sugandh.

India’s most beloved and famous celebrity chef; Sanjeev Kapoor indulged guests with a live cooking show! Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor hosts the popular cooking show “Khana Khazana” and is the winner of many prestigious awards. Kapoor’s book ‘How to Cook Indian’ was available for purchase and a hit amongst guests. Guests were also given a chance to take pictures and get autographs with all participating chefs, including Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor.

Other unique things included a gift certificate book worth over $500 in discounts from participating restaurants, V card membership and a large spice market offering everything from spices and rice to cookies and snacks.

World renowned celebrity chefs that participated in the Varli Food Festival are Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, Vikas Khanna, Jehangir Mehta (former, runner up on “the Next Iron Chef’) Hemant Mathur, Floyd Cardoz , Suvir Saran, Prasad Chirnomula, Hari Nayak, Maneet Chauhan (former, contestant on ‘The Next Iron Chef’), Walter D’Rozario, Mel Oza, and Peter Beck. Chef Pankaj Bhadouria, winner of Master Chef India and Radhicka Agarwaal, runner up of Master Chef India both flew in from India to be a part of the Varli Food Festival.

The Varli Food Festival was organized by Varli Singh, founder and Publisher of The Varli Magazine.  Varli Magazine linked up with the Food Bank for New York City and will be donating 10% of the proceeds from ticket sales and 100% of proceeds from cookbook sales and the silent auction to the charity.

Attended by both NetIP North America and NetIP New York, the Varli food festival was a delightful evening of delicious food, decadent desserts and wine parings. We sampled foods and presentations from amazing restaurants, met owners and chefs, discussed tannins with wine companies and had live entertainment to top it all off.

A very well done event indeed, we look forward to more from Varli.

For more information on the Varli Food Festival, please visit www.varlifoodfestival.com. In addition, stay tuned for Varli’s upcoming Dichku Ichku food festival for children coming later this fall!

Mar201107

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Thach Nguyen’s Blueprint Process Part 2-Perfect Body & Business

 

Thach continues the Blueprint process to design his next perfect body and business, Part 2, with Master Coach, Deborah Ivanoff, PhD:

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Thach Nguyen was one of the most popular sessions at the 2010 NetIP Annual conference in Seattle. As a realtor, developer and philanthropist Thach hopes to inspire and empower billions of people to reach for their dreams by sharing his life story and showing them that anything is possible.

To be in the same room with Thach is akin to being inside an plasma ball. Every touch point with Thach becomes an ignition point for ideas, dreams, and the ability to believe in yourself.

Video: Fox News Interview

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