About: Kanwal

Shri Randhir Jaiswal is a career diplomat. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1998. In his over two decades of diplomatic career, he has served in Portugal, Cuba, South Africa and at the Permanent Mission of India in New York.

Shri Jaiswal also served in New Delhi at the Ministry of External Affairs, first as Deputy Secretary looking after India’s relations with the United States of America, and then as Joint Secretary managing India’s relations with West European countries. In the middle of 2017, he was deputed to serve the President of India as Joint Secretary managing his international relations portfolio.

Shri Randhir Jaiswal is passionate about sports, environment, culture, monuments, old cities and cuisines. He is deeply interested in strategic, sustainable development and public policy issues. He has been part of India’s delegation at various Climate Change Conferences and was the lead negotiator for the G-77 countries at the RIO+20 Conference held in Brazil in 2012.

He is married to Dr. Abha Jaiswal, a public health expert. They have two daughters.

We have a wonderful conversation with Shri. Jaiswal – and he has a must hear message for you on the occasion of India’s Republic Day – do listen- in for sure, this Wednesday, 26 January , on our Show, Saat samundar Paar, on MeraSangeet Gold  at 9:00AM,1:00 PM,5:00 PM and 9:00 PM – EST. You can also catch the interview on MeraSangeet East at 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM – EST

Mr. Satnam Singh Chahal, is the President of the North American Punjabi Association, a Non-Profit Organization, established in 2011 (www.thenapa.com) . Besides this, he started publishing a Punjabi Newspaper in 2005 (www.punjabnewsusa.com) and an English newspaper, Punjaboutlook (www.punjaboutlook.com), in 2012.

Mr. Chahal migrated to the United States, along with his family in 1997. After the initial years of struggle, the family found footholds in good jobs and settled down well in their new country. He spent, and still does spend a lot of time helping people through his non – profit.

Mr. Chahal was born and raised in a small family in Village Jallowal, District Kapurthala of Punjab (North India), situated close to the India-Pakistan border. His father, S. Surjan Singh, was an officer in North Eastern Railways Samastipur (Bihar), and his mother, a housewife.

Do listen in to this wonderful conversation that we had, with Mr. Satnam Singh Chahal , this Tuesday, 25th January, on our Hindi Radio Show, Chat and Chai, MeraSangeet Gold at 7:00 AM, 11:00 AM , 3:00 PM ,7:00 PM , 11:00 PM  – EST.

Ayan Mukherjee talks to us about his forthcoming film, BRAHMĀSTRA – the most awaited film it is – and a long wait we have.

So, what question crop up on your mind when you look at the posters – both the static and the motion ones? Get a wee bit of those answers in the conversation with Ayan.

Ayan Mukherjee is a very well known Indian film director who works in Hindi cinema. He made his directorial debut at the age of 26 with the coming-of-age comedy Wake Up Sid (2009), produced by Karan Johar. His next release, the 2013 musical romantic comedy-drama, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, ranks among the highest-grossing Hindi films ever. (source: wikipedia)

So, to learn a bit about BRAHMĀSTRA, catch the conversation for sure – with Ayan Mukherjee –

Do tune-in, this Tuesday 21st December, on our Hindi Radio Show, Chat and Chai, MeraSangeet Gold at 7:00 AM , 11:00 AM , 1:00 PM , 3:00 PM , 5:00 PM , 7:00 PM , 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM – EST.

Saheli offers non-judgmental culturally sensitive services to domestic and sexual violence survivors from South Asia and the Middle East.

Saheli’s trained domestic violence advocates speak several South Asian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Nepali, and also Arabic.

It offers legal support including translation, accompanying survivors to court and police stations, and offering free family law legal clinics.

It has an Economic Empowerment Program that gives clients tools and resources to live a safe, self-sustaining and empowered life.

Ruchika Yadav, Treasurer & Board Member, Saheli Boston, graces our show – So, to learn about all that Saheli does, the ways to reach them and much more, join – in for this wonderful conversation, this Saturday, 4th of December, on our Hindi Radio Show, Chat and Chai, MeraSangeet Gold at 7:00 AM , 11:00 AM , 1:00 PM , 3:00 PM , 5:00 PM , 7:00 PM , 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM – EST.

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke, is one of the most well-known Texas Democrats, having built up a local and national profile, throughout two campaigns. He set a record for most votes ever cast for a Democrat in a midterm election in Texas. He also pledged not to accept PAC contributions for his Senate campaign.

As early as 2012, he asserted that his experience living on the border gave him “a strong understanding of immigration’s impact on our community”.

While attending Woodberry Forest School, Beto O’Rourke along with a circle of friends founded an environmental group called the Terra Interest Society. Before he was elected to the city council, he joined neighborhood and community efforts to stop the re-permitting of the local ASARCO copper smelter, and once he was on the city council, he made several efforts to ensure that the copper smelter did not re-open.

As the strongest challenger Texas Democrats have put forth in decades – to win, what all is needed to overcome the odds – listen in to this – also learn about Beto O’Rourke’s take on immigration reforms and his take on safeguarding the environment too. So, incase you missed this earlier, do tune – in for sure, this Tuesday, 23rd November – on our Radio Show, Chat and Chai, on MeraSangeet Gold at 7:00 AM , 11:00 AM , 1:00 PM , 3:00 PM , 5:00 PM , 7:00 PM , 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM – EST.

Writer and Director, Geeta Malik, talks to us about her film, ‘India Sweets and Spices’, which releases in theaters next to you on 19 November 2021.

The film surely is a must see, and the conversation with Geeta is a must hear – we talk about the shooting of the film, about the wonderful actors – Sophia Ali, Rish Shah, Ved Sapru, Deepti Gupta, Manisha Koirala and Adil Hussain, and entire cast which fitted so well into their respective roles, about the location, the real life inspiration and so much more about the film and its making.

We also learn about Geeta – as we get a peep into her childhood and her family – this conversation is a must listen, this Tuesday, 16th November – this on our Hindi Radio Show, Chat and Chai, on MeraSangeet Gold at 7:00 AM , 11:00 AM , 1:00 PM , 3:00 PM , 5:00 PM , 7:00 PM , 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM – EST.