Kamla Bhatt
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Kamla Bhatt is an India
n blogger and is acclaimed as India's first podcaster. She is also a freelance writer and researcher. Kamla is a featured podcaster contributor to the IndiaTech feature on Silicon Valley's PodTech.Net.
Her radio/podcast show is called Kamla Bhatt Show.
from various countries. The Deccan Herald
, Bangalore's leading newspaper, said of her: "She has always been fascinated by people from all walks of life — be they IT czars or celebrity chefs or Bollywood stars and directors, or a driver."
The Kamla Bhatt Show has included interviews with the Indian actor Kanwaljit Singh, and the Indian businessman Azim Premji
at the New York Stock Exchange
. Her podcasts also feature conversations with Fabmall's CEO K. Vaitheeswaran, internet stalwart Venky Harinarayan
to the latest whizkids ramping up on India's startup scene.
On the entertainment side, she has covered Indian movie directors Mira Nair
, Shyam Benegal
, Govind Nihalani
and other notables such as Bollywood
's activist and intellectual actress Shabana Azmi
, New York based Jazz musicians Vijay Iyer
and Rudresh Mahanthappa
, theatre actress and celebrity chef Madhur Jaffrey
, writer Gita Mehta
and upcoming music director A R Rehana (sister of A R Rahman), among others.
and studied BA at Women’s Christian College, Chennai. She did an MA in International Relations from Marquette University, Milwaukee and an M.Phil in International Politics and Economy from Jawaharlal Nehru University
, New Delhi
.
She worked for over a decade in sales in Silicon Valley
, while regularly contributing to various Indian publications in the US and in India. Her writing has been published by Rediff, India Abroad
, Outlook
, Silicon India, Business Standard
and The Telegraph
.
In addition to her own blog, she has contributed to Global Voices
and Desicritics
.
While on a work assignment in India, Kamla started India's first two podcasts from Mumbai
in 2005: News About India and Talk News India.
She currently divides her time between New York
, USA and Bangalore
, India.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n blogger and is acclaimed as India's first podcaster. She is also a freelance writer and researcher. Kamla is a featured podcaster contributor to the IndiaTech feature on Silicon Valley's PodTech.Net.
Her radio/podcast show is called Kamla Bhatt Show.
Podcast: Kamla Bhatt Show
Kamla's podcasts are about "All Things Indian" which have a global appeal. Her podcast subjects have been members of the Indian diasporaNon-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin
A Non-Resident Indian is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country, a person of Indian origin who is born outside India, or a person of Indian origin who resides permanently outside India. Other terms with the same meaning are overseas Indian and expatriate Indian...
from various countries. The Deccan Herald
Deccan Herald
The Deccan Herald is a leading English-language daily newspaper distributed in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is published by the Printers Private Limited and has a number of editions in Bangalore, Hubli, Mysore, Mangalore and Gulbarga....
, Bangalore's leading newspaper, said of her: "She has always been fascinated by people from all walks of life — be they IT czars or celebrity chefs or Bollywood stars and directors, or a driver."
The Kamla Bhatt Show has included interviews with the Indian actor Kanwaljit Singh, and the Indian businessman Azim Premji
Azim Premji
Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business tycoon and philanthropist who is the chairman of Wipro Limited, guiding the company through four decades of diversification and growth to emerge as one of the Indian leader in the software industry...
at the New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010...
. Her podcasts also feature conversations with Fabmall's CEO K. Vaitheeswaran, internet stalwart Venky Harinarayan
Venky Harinarayan
Venky Harinarayan is a web and technology entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Cambrian Ventures and Kosmix. Harinarayan also co-founded Junglee Corp...
to the latest whizkids ramping up on India's startup scene.
On the entertainment side, she has covered Indian movie directors Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Mira Nair is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films.She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay! , won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination...
, Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal is a prolific Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur , Nishant Manthan and Bhumika he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India although he himself has expressed dislike in the term preferring his work to...
, Govind Nihalani
Govind Nihalani
Govind Nihalani is an Indian director, cinematographer, and also a screenwriter and film producer. He has been directing Hindi films since the late seventies, and worked in the television medium.- Biography :...
and other notables such as Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
's activist and intellectual actress Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and...
, New York based Jazz musicians Vijay Iyer
Vijay Iyer
Vijay Iyer is a jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, producer, electronic musician, and writer based in New York City.-Biography:Born in 1971 and raised in Rochester, New York, Vijay Iyer is the son of Indian Tamil immigrants to the US. He received 15 years of Western classical training on violin...
and Rudresh Mahanthappa
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Rudresh Mahanthappa is a New York-based jazz alto saxophonist and composer.Mahanthappa was born in Trieste, Italy, and grew up in Boulder, Colorado. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1992 and received his Master of Fine Arts degree in jazz composition from Chicago's DePaul University...
, theatre actress and celebrity chef Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey is an Indian actress and food writer who introduced the Western world to the many cuisines of India.- Personal life :...
, writer Gita Mehta
Gita Mehta
Gita Mehta is an Indian writer and was born in Delhi in a renowned Oriya family of freedom fighters. She is the daughter of Biju Patnaik, an Indian independence activist and a Chief Minister in post-independence Orissa. Her younger brother Naveen Patnaik is presently the Chief Minister of Orissa...
and upcoming music director A R Rehana (sister of A R Rahman), among others.
Personal life
Kamla grew up in ChennaiChennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
and studied BA at Women’s Christian College, Chennai. She did an MA in International Relations from Marquette University, Milwaukee and an M.Phil in International Politics and Economy from Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:...
, New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
.
She worked for over a decade in sales in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
, while regularly contributing to various Indian publications in the US and in India. Her writing has been published by Rediff, India Abroad
India Abroad
India Abroad is a weekly newspaper published from New York City, which focuses on Indian news meant for an Indian American, Indian diaspora and expatriate audience. The publication is known for its annual award ceremony for the "India Abroad Person of the Year."India Abroad was founded by Indian...
, Outlook
Outlook (magazine)
Outlook is one of India's four top-selling English weekly newsmagazines. Like many other Indian magazines, it is reluctant to reveal its circulation, but the 2007 National Readership Survey suggested 1.5 million copies...
, Silicon India, Business Standard
Business Standard
Business Standard is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published by Business Standard Ltd in two languages, English and Hindi...
and The Telegraph
The Telegraph (Kolkata)
The Telegraph is an Indian daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Kolkata since 1982. It is published by the ABP Group and the newspaper vies with the Times of India for the position of having the widest widest circulation of any newspaper in Eastern India.According to the Audit...
.
In addition to her own blog, she has contributed to Global Voices
Global Voices
The phrase Global Voices might refer to:* Global Voices Online, a blog with more than 100 contributors that reports on what is going on in the blogospheres of every corner of world...
and Desicritics
Desicritics
Desicritics is an online magazine that explores the world from the perspective of Desis, that is, people from South Asia. It provides news and opinion with a global South Asian perspective...
.
While on a work assignment in India, Kamla started India's first two podcasts from Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
in 2005: News About India and Talk News India.
She currently divides her time between New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA and Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India.