Our Guest

Lyudmila  Klasanova

Researcher and curator in the field of Buddhist and Asian Art at the National Gallery, Bulgaria.

Kuldip Nayar

This year marks 71 glorious years of India’s Independence. In our special programme ‘India at 70 series’, we bring to you excerpts from the conversation with Sh. Kuldip Nayar, a veteran Indian Journa...

Ambassador Ajai Malhotra

Ambassador Ajai Malhotra worked at Indian diplomatic missions in Bucharest, Geneva, Kuwait, Moscow, Nairobi, New York and Washington DC. His wide ranging experience includes being on the Indian team ...

Interview with Ambassador Chandra Mohan Bhandari

Chandra Mohan Bhandari, a former career diplomat and Ambassador of India to Cambodia, United Arab Emirates, Poland and Lithuania, is a Master in Physics from IIT, Kanpur (1970) who served in India’s ...

Kathak Dancer, Kalpana Verma

Kathak Dancer, teacher and choreographer Ms. Kalpana Verma shares her experiences in the field for the listeners of AIR . She is the disciple of Pt. Birju Maharaj and with her devotion and dedication...

Temple of art — Kalakshetra

Director of Kalakshetra, Priyadarshini Govind talks to Dominic Thomas on what makes the centre of art- Kalakshetra in Chennai, one of the prominent institutions in the country as it celebrates its 80...

Bharatnatyam dancer Zakir Hussain

From studying the nuances of Indian scriptures to expressing the teachings through dance, Bharatnatyam dancer Zakir Hussain shares about his dance journey.  

Paul Glader, Journalism Educationist, USA

Associate Professor of Kings’ College and Executive Director of the Media Project NGO, Paul Glader talks to Lucy G Chattopadhyay about the changing trends in journalism and media, and the need of med...