Chats Over Chai
The Australia India Institute podcast examines key questions facing contemporary India and the Australia-India relationship.
Chats Over Chai
Latest Episodes
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...
Bridging Theory and Practice: Rethinking Secondary Education Through Applied Learning
In the latest episode of Chats Over Chai, Research Fellow Dr Alice Garner is joined by Helene Rooks, CEO of the Vocational and Applied Learning Association and Jaynifer Iqbal, teacher at Delhi Public School to discuss how teachers can learn fro...