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Reflections provides a platform to showcase well curated contemporary personal interviews in the field of arts, culture, restaurants and travel to add relevance to a burgeoning vibrant South Asian cultural scene. And to convey a true and accurate Reflection of what is happening in the current Indian diaspora and concentrate on the young energy that constitutes the new Indian. We are writing to you because we strongly feel your presence on the show will help cement TV Asia’s role as the preeminent cutting-edge channel for unique and novel experiences.
Chandrika Tandon is a globally recognized business leader and we are here at the Tandon School of Engineering which bears her name. But today we are also talking to Chandrika Tandon as a Grammy-nominated artist whose soul, spirit and core is filled with Music and Love. In her own words: Music is what she is, everything else is what she did.
Abhishek Poddar an industrialist, a philanthropist and an enthusiastic art collector is the founder of the newly created private initiative – the MAP Museum in Bangalore.
Tasneem Zakaria Mehta is an Art historian, Design curator and Cultural activist who has risen to major prominence as the Managing Trustee and Director of the UNESCO Awarded Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai.
Rahul Kadakia, is the International Head of Jewelry at the world’s premier auction house Christie’s based in NY. He is also one of the world’s most well renowned auctioneers.
Manjari Sihare Sutin is V.P and Head of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art at the premier auction house Sotheby’s. She plays a crucial strategic role both in the US and globally.
Maulik Pancholy, is an award-winning actor, author and activist. A storyteller who is shifting the narrative and breaking boundaries of representation.
Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj is India’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. since 2022 and the first female Permanent Representative to occupy this post. This is among the many firsts in the Ambassador’s life.
Abhishek Honawar is the owner of Honawar Hospitality and the man behind beautiful boutique hotels THE JOHRI and 28 KOTHI in Jaipur. The latter in fact was the Only Hotel in India to Make it to Condé Nast Traveler’s US Hot List of 2017. Abhishek is also the co-founder and partner at Neighborhood Hospitality which owns and operates Woodside Inn (a gastropub with three branches) and bakery-café – The Pantry.
Asad Lalljee is a Cultural Catalyst and Producer. He is SVP Essar Group, CEO of Avid Learning and Curator of the Royal Opera House in Mumbai, since it reopened in 2016 after a hiatus of 25 years.
Dr. Azra Raza is a leading oncologist at Columbia U. and author of the bestselling book – The First Cell. More importantly , Dr Raza started Urdu Mehfil at her home 30+ years ago, making it the most sought-after invitation in NYC.
B.J. Arun is a successful serial entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley and currently the Chairman of the Global Board of Trustees of Tie. B.J. Arun has a personal love for India’s History.
Bunty Sawhney is the cofounder and Advisor to the Partition Museum in Amritsar which was inaugurated in 2017. She was also the cofounder and Executive Director of the Sanskriti Center in New York – an Arts and Cultural organization.
Deepanjana Klein is the International Head of the Department for Contemporary Indian & Southeast Asian Art at Christie’s. Previous to this position she was an independent curator in New York City, where she curated numerous exhibitions of contemporary Indian art. With a Ph.D. in Indian Art History, Deepanjana keeps an eye on artists both emerging and established and she also regularly writes on contemporary Indian art.
Falu Shah is a Grammy Award-winning musician best known for her 2021 album “A Colorful World”. The artist who created the Indie Hindi sound is also an influential voice and changemaker who has collaborated with the likes of Yo-Yo-Ma, Philip Glass and A. R. Rehman amongst others.
Faran Tahir is an Actor, Director, Producer and Writer. He has appeared in over 25 films, 100 performances on TV, and 50 stage plays across the world. Recently he was one of the lead players in the highly acclaimed brilliant stage adaptation of The Kite Runner on Broadway in NY.
Dr. George Michell Trained as an architect, then shifted to architectural history specializing in studying historical sites in India; spent twenty years documenting the abandoned city of Vijayanagara/Hampi in Karnataka among many others.
Dr Madhuvanti Ghose is the Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian and Himalayan Art at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Malini Ramani is best known as one of India’s leading fashion designers and more recently as a kundalini yoga teacher. Her dream is to use all her gifts to spread the Malini Ramani Love and to help people live the life of their dreams.
Maneesh Goyal is a passionate serial entrepreneur most recently adding restaurateur to his many titles after partnering with colleague David Rabin to open the modern India restaurant Sona in NY and reopen NY’s iconic Temple Bar.
Myna Mukherjee is one of the leading curatorial voices from India. She is also a cultural producer and founder Director of Engendered, an Arts and Human Rights Organization that was originally founded in NY.
Naeem Khan, born and raised in Mumbai, grew up in a world surrounded by culture, architecture, art, history and design. Khan launched his eponymous collection in 2003 and began selling at Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus and Saks. Since then, his collections have adorned the international glamorous women all over the world.
Navina Haidar is a scholar and curator of Indian and Islamic art. She was educated at the universities of Delhi, London and oxford and currently serves as curator-in-charge of Islamic art at the met.
Reena Ninan is a renowned TV journalist who has worked for ABC, CBS and Fox News. Her reporting career began in Baghdad, where on her first assignment, her hotel car was bombed by Al Qaeda. Since then, she has covered the Obama administration, Hillary Clinton, the Mumbai attacks and the Middle East. She has recently embarked on a whole new path and we will hear about this in today’s chat.
Roni Mazumdar – the force behind Dhamaka, Semma and quite a few others which have set the NYC food scene on fire. Named 40 under 40 to watch on Crain’s NY business List and “Ones to Watch ” in Bloomberg’s top 50 who defined global ideas and business in 2021. Roni and his partner Chef Chintan Pandya are considered influential, powerful and restaurateur Royalty.
Sanjoy Roy is MD of Teamwork Arts which produces highly acclaimed performing arts, visual arts and literary festivals across 40 cities worldwide including the world’s largest free literary gathering the annual JLF. He is also the founder trustee of Salaam Baalak Trust (SBT).
Shwetambari Mody – an artist and painter who after working around the world in fashion and business has now launched her eponymous lifestyle brand Shwetambari. Raised in Mumbai and at home in NY , she is a dreamer whose brand is being recognized for its universal quality.
Siddharth Kasliwal is the scion of The Gem Palace in Jaipur. The 9th generation keeper of the patrimony. The Gem Palace is known worldwide for the most sought-after jewelry by international celebrities and is the legacy of the renowned jeweler Munnu Kasliwal.
Sundaram Tagore is a long term New Yorker, who is a Calcutta-born Oxford-educated art historian, gallerist and an award winning filmmaker.
Tarik Currimbhoy is classically trained in the arts, industrial design and architecture. He has gained international acclaim for his sculptures which exemplify tranquility and simplicity about which we’ll hear shortly. Full Disclosure: I’m proud to say I own one of these masterpieces. You’ll see the sculptures on the screen and admire his creative genius.
Vijay Dandapani is a hotel industry veteran who cofounded Apple Core Hotels. Since 2017 he has been the President and CEO of the Hotel Association of New York City, an organization that advocates for the City’s hotel industry at the City, State and Federal level.
Vivek Tiwary is an acclaimed producer of musical entertainment from Tony Award-winning Broadway shows to groundbreaking immersive experiences, a Grammy Award-winning record producer, #1 bestselling author and a media investor.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Assemblymember represents the 36th Assembly District in the New York State Assembly and its neighborhoods of Astoria, Ditmars-Steinway, and Astoria Heights.
