Chats Over Chai
The Australia India Institute podcast examines key questions facing contemporary India and the Australia-India relationship.
Chats Over Chai
Latest Episodes
India's ‘Gen Z Moment?’: Unpacking the Cockroach Movement
The Institute’s CEO Lisa Singh and Research Fellow Teesta Prakash unpack the youth led Cockroach movement in this latest episode of our Chats over Chai. The movement saw tens of thousands of Indian youth take to the streets t...
Modi’s 2026 Visit to Australia: In Conversation with Tim Watts MP
With Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's visit to Australia this week, CEO Lisa Singh joins Australian parliamentarian Tim Watts MP, Special Envoy for Indian Ocean Affairs, for the latest episode of Chats Over Chai. The pair unp...
‘Smoke, Rice, Water’: Bengali Stories with Kishwar Chowdhury
CEO Lisa Singh joins Melbourne-born chef and MasterChef Australia finalist Kishwar Chowdhury to delve into the cultural stories behind her new book 'Smoke, Rice, Water', for this episode of Chats Over Chai.Drawing on her experience as a ...
Transforming Lives Through Education: In Conversation with Dr Kiran Martin
The Australia India Institute hosted ‘Transforming Lives Through Education: In Conversation with Asha Founder Dr Kiran Martin' at the University of Melbourne on Wednesday, May 13. Meaning ‘hope’ in Hindi, Asha has helped more than a...
Music, Collaboration and Cultural Exchange: The Sounds of the Three Seas
In the latest episode of Chats over Chai, Head of Cultural Diplomacy Sudip Chakraborty sits down with the artists behind the Indo Jazz-Fusion band The Three Seas - a dynamic collaboration between Indian folk musicians and Australian Jazz musici...