Chai Across Generations is a podcast featuring two friends a generation apart, Nikil and Shankar, as they explore a new topic each episode to better understand - and maybe even bridge - the gap between generations of South Asians.
Episode 56: Redefining Aging and the Practice of "Agefulness," With John Schuster
John Schuster calls it "agefulness," staying vital, adaptable, and open to growth at any stage of life instead of accepting decline as the default. John is a coach, teacher, and author, and at one point in the conversation, he poses a question worth sitting with: how many good vibrations have you put out into the world over your life? We talk about how the scorecard for success shifts as we get older, and compare Indian and American attitudes toward aging, from appearance to playfulness to ho...
15 Sept 2026
Episode 55: The Meaning of Jiva and Life's Core Questions, With Mahesh Panchagnula ("The Seven Steps to Bliss" Book Discussion)
We chat with Mahesh Panchagnula, a professor at IIT Madras and host of the Professor Mahesh Podcast. Mahesh and Shankar first met in academia, and their friendship has grown into something much more. When Shankar wrote "The Seven Steps to Bliss," he invited Mahesh to be an early reader. We talk about the aspects of the book that resonated most with Mahesh, like the name Jiva for the book's main character, and why it carries so much significance. We discuss some of the core questions around sp...
1 Sept 2026
Episode 54: The Ilaiyaraja 50 Concert and Why Music Means So Much to South Asians
Music is universal, but in South Asian culture, it's tied to something specific: the movies. That link means songs carry entire stories with them, and they become a soundtrack to our own memories and moments too. We share our experience at the Ilaiyaraja 50 concert, celebrating fifty years of work from one of Tamil music's most legendary composers, caught one night apart in Seattle and Los Angeles. We talk through what made the concert so interesting, with Ilaiyaraja's passion still visible a...
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