Chai with Manju: Every Life Has a Story is a 2012 Indian-American talk show created and hosted by Dr Manju Sheth[1] and produced by Upendra Mishra and Dr Manju Sheth.[2] The show made its debut on 23 October 2012 and has aired ten seasons over a span of ten years.[3]

Chai with Manju
Also known asSips of Chai
GenreTalk show
Created byDr. Manju Sheth
Presented byDr. Manju Sheth
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons10
Original release
Release2012 (2012)

Chai with Manju featured celebrity guests such as spiritual leaders Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Sadhguru; Leader Bank, President, Sushil Tuli; philanthropists Desh Deshpande, Sudha Murthy, Jaishree Deshpande; academics Harvard Business School dean Nitin Nohria,[4] Anant Agarwal; former chairman & CEO, Pepsi, Indra Nooyi; and politicians and officials Massachusetts Treasurer Deb Goldberg,[5] Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren, and Joe Kennedy.[6]

Background

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Dr Sheth began her journey in the media industry with a column titled 'Movers and Shakers in Medicine,' which focused on interviewing prominent medical professionals in the Boston area. She is the former president of Indian Medical Association of New England.[7] The success of the series led her to create Chai with Manju. The show was announced on 13 September 2012 and debuted the same year. The show became popular and was compared to other American interview shows from CNN and National Public Radio. It concluded its tenth season in 2022 and expanded to include podcasts.[8] It is created and hosted by Dr. Manju Sheth,[9] a Boston-based doctor at Beth Israel Lahey Health and Atrius Health[10][11] She is also the CEO and Co-Founder of Women Who Win, a nonprofit media platform.[12] Guests who appeared on the show include Shreya Ghoshal, Sanjeev Kapoor, and politicians such as senator Elizabeth Warren and Joe Kennedy. She has also interviewed spiritual leaders such as Sadhguru, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Sister Shivani, as well as academic Sudha Murthy and entrepreneur Desh Deshpande.[13][14]

Reviews

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Sushil Tuli, founder and CEO of Massachusetts-based Leader Bank, praised the work of the Chai with Manju team. He highlighted the importance of the information they share with viewers and readers, especially given today's focus on social, business, and cultural developments in the media.[15]

Renowned knee surgeon Dr. Dinesh Patel, MD, noted that "despite 10 years passing, Chai with Manju remains fresh and highly inspiring."[15]

Brian Pereira, President, CEO and Board Member of Visterra Inc, and a member of the Board at American India Foundation, remarked, "Chai with Manju joins the pantheon of radio/TV programs such as Larry King Live and Fresh Air by Terry Gross."[15]

Series overview

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11330 January 2017 (2017-01-30)22 October 2018 (2018-10-22)
294 February 2019 (2019-02-04)16 July 2019 (2019-07-16)
3131 May 2020 (2020-05-01)30 November 2020 (2020-11-30)
4921 February 2021 (2021-02-21)22 August 2021 (2021-08-22)
51110 April 2022 (2022-04-10)12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

Season 6 (2017-18)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
GuestsOriginal air date
11Mukesh Chatter30 January 2017 (2017-01-30)
22Kerry Healey[16]28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)
33Sandeep Das9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)
44Raj Sisodia20 March 2017 (2017-03-20)
55Clint Valladares4 April 2017 (2017-04-04)
66Dr. Shashikala Dwarkanath24 April 2017 (2017-04-24)
77Sanjeev Kapoor30 April 2017 (2017-04-30)
88Brahma Kumari Sister Shivani11 July 2017 (2017-07-11)
99Vandana Tilak8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)
1010Bombay Jayashri1 April 2018 (2018-04-01)
1111S. P. Kothari16 August 2018 (2018-08-16)
1212Nilanjana Bhowmik17 September 2018 (2018-09-17)
1313Subir Sachdev22 October 2018 (2018-10-22)

Season 7 (2019)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
GuestsOriginal air date
141Nishant Pandey, Venkat Srinivasan and Raj Sharma4 February 2019 (2019-02-04)
152Tanushree Dutta18 February 2019 (2019-02-18)
163Jayantilal Gada20 February 2019 (2019-02-20)
174Shobhu Yarlagadda28 February 2019 (2019-02-28)
185Brian J. G. Pereira12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)
196Sonu Nigam11 April 2019 (2019-04-11)
207Neha Kakkar11 April 2019 (2019-04-11)
218Tara Anand30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)
229Revathy Ramakrishna16 July 2019 (2019-07-16)

Season 8 (2020)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
GuestsOriginal air date
231Desh Deshpande and Vadana Tilak1 May 2020 (2020-05-01)
242Sushil Tuli4 May 2020 (2020-05-04)
253Raj Sharma7 July 2020 (2020-07-07)
264Sandeep Das15 May 2020 (2020-05-15)
275Dr. Pandya, Dr. Sandhu, and Dr. Shivanjappa[17]19 May 2020 (2020-05-19)
286Kumble R. Subbaswamy16 June 2021 (2021-06-16)
297Sandeep Chakravorty1 June 2020 (2020-06-01)
308Monica Bharel7 June 2020 (2020-06-07)
319Shobha Shastry, Yogi Rana, Dyuti Majumdar, and Pervez Taufiq10 June 2020 (2020-06-10)
3210Anu Chitrapu29 June 2020 (2020-06-29)
3311Joe Kennedy III8 July 2020 (2020-07-08)
3412Reshma Kewalramani29 October 2020 (2020-10-29)
3513Swaroop Sampat30 November 2020 (2020-11-30)

Season 9 (2021)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
GuestsOriginal air date
361Sridevi Ajai Thirumalai21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)
372Neil Sherring10 February 2021 (2021-02-10)
383Zoya Agarwal16 April 2021 (2021-04-16)
394Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni4 May 2021 (2021-05-04)
405Niren Chaudhary23 May 2021 (2021-05-23)
416Sumbul Siddiqui16 June 2021 (2021-06-16)
427Masaba Gupta[18]12 July 2021 (2021-07-12)
438Beth Chandler31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
449Dr. George Abraham22 August 2021 (2021-08-22)

Season 10 (2022-23)

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No.
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No. in
season
GuestsOriginal air date
451Durga Krishnan10 April 2022 (2022-04-10)
462Rinpoche Shyalpa Tenzin18 April 2022 (2022-04-18)
473Shahid Parvez6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)
484Indra Nooyi2 October 2022 (2022-10-02)
495Niren Chaudhary, Aditi Chaudhary, Nilesh Maniyar24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)
506Sudha Ragunathan30 March 2023 (2023-03-30)
517Nayan Ghosh, Ishaan Ghosh6 April 2023 (2023-04-06)
528Ishaan Ghosh10 April 2023 (2023-04-10)
539Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni16 May 2023 (2023-05-16)
5410Zakir Hussain11 August 2023 (2023-08-11)
5511Srikant Datar12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

References

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  1. ^ Pandya, Meenal Atul (2018). Indian Americans of Massachusetts. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62585-944-0.
  2. ^ "Meet a Member: Dr Manju Sheth". Medium. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  3. ^ Reporter, Staff (2022-04-06). "Chai With Manju Celebrates 10th Anniversary". Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  4. ^ Peng, Ilena (2022-01-14). "Nitin Nohria, former dean of Harvard Business School, joins Thrive Capital". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  5. ^ Wali, Neelam. "Saheli Advisory Committee Welcomes Manju Sheth And Ramila Thakkar". Lokvani. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  6. ^ "New England Choice Awards in 2022 honors India's best at the hands of Dr. Manju Sheth". Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  7. ^ "Indian-Americans Mindy Kaling and Dr. Manju Sheth Make to the list of 150 Boston Women of Influence". YW Boston. 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  8. ^ Veena (2022-04-27). "Chai with Manju: Popular celebrity talk show host looks back at 10 years of engaging conversations with riveting guests". NRI Pulse. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  9. ^ Morelli, Sarah (2019-12-20). A Guru's Journey: Pandit Chitresh Das and Indian Classical Dance in Diaspora. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-05172-2.
  10. ^ "Dr. Manju Sheth Named to Harvard Pilgrim's Patient Care Action Committee". Northshore Magazine. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  11. ^ "Manju Sheth Is INEN Woman Of The Year". Lokvani. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  12. ^ Albrecht, Jacob (2022-01-05). "Dr. Manju Sheth is Synonymous with Women Who Win". Lioness Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  13. ^ "Dr. Manju Sheth| Boston -". 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  14. ^ "In Chai With Manju, Maestro Zakir Hussain Talks About His Rituals Before Stage Performance, Music and Trends". INDIA New England News. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  15. ^ a b c "With Global Outreach and Hundreds of Celebrity Interviews, Chai With Manju Celebrates 10th Anniversary". INDIA New England News. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  16. ^ "On Chai With Manju, Babson President Kerry Healey Talks About the World's #1 Institution for Entrepreneurship and Bond With India". IndUS Business Journal. 1 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Dr. Manju Sheth, Dr. Kavita Navani And Ranjani Saigal Discuss Rural Development". Lokvani.
  18. ^ "Fashion Superstar Masaba Talks About Her Show On Netflix In "Chai With Manju"". 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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