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- "In a day and age when everybody hosts talk shows that
are about entertainment, or about personalities, it is to her
credit that Manjula chooses to give visibility to those who
are involved in issues of charity and philanthropy. Really, It
is creating awareness about individuals who are doing this
kind of work, that can then get them the support they are
looking for. And that's why I say that Chai with Manjula is a
must watch for those who are interested in social issues,
and philanthropy."
Actor/Activist of international acclaim
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- "Chai with Manjula is an excellent show. It creates
awareness of yet another dimension of first generation
immigrants, which is philanthropic contribution to the
society. She is a very polite host, and makes the guest
comfortable in sharing their thoughts. Great show!"
Entrepreneur/Philanthropist
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- "Chai with Manjula is a great show and fantastic vehile to
provide awareness about philanthropic and other social
issues pertaining to Indo-American community. It is
becoming increasingly popular among the community. A lot
of people contacted me about Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation
after you aired my interview. You are doing a great service
Manjula! Wish you all the best."
Founding President, and current Director of
Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA
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- Recently Manjula Gupta showcased Narika’s work by
interviewing us. Domestic violence in the South Asian
community is a taboo topic and usually ignored. Yet, we
found that Manjula approached it with great sensitivity and
displayed keen interest. She also offered connecting
Narika to her donor network which is critical in these tough
financial times. Her show serves as a key link in
highlighting topics that mainstream media may not cover
with nuances that are South Asian community-specific.
Kudos to Chai with Manjula’s endeavors in bridging the
great divide between South Asian immigrant community and
the mainstream American media.
President, Narika
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- The show Chai with Manjula is unique because it gives
various non-profits a chance to showcase their endeavours
and achievements, thus providing inspiration and
opportunities to others by opening up new horizons for
them.
The show has helped us reach a different segment of
audience that are normally inaccessible to us and spread
awareness amongst them. We have also been able to
watch other similar charities at work through this show, which
in turn has lead to more opportunities of helping our Home of
Hope children."
Shilpi Minocha
President, Home of Hope, Inc.
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- Having the Sangati Center featured on television through
Chai with Manjula provided very welcome exposure to our
organization, which organizes chamber concerts of Indian
classical music every week in San Francisco. Manjula's
focused interview gave the opportunity for viewers to gain
some insight into the purpose of the Sangati Center,and the
inclusion of a live in-studio concert performance gave a
taste of what guests might expect by attending a live
concert. The segment was well-produced, and we were able
to use a portion of it as a "work sample" submitted to
organizations that have since partially funded the Sangati
Center's ongoing calendar of concerts. I commend Manjula
on her dedicated efforts to direct attention to worthy cultural
and social causes such as our own.
Founder/Director, The Sangati Center, San Francisco
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- "I enjoyed my Chai with Manjula a lot. She is soft spoken but
extract sentiments and feelings behind actions. I think she
is doing a great job of building a living history of Indian
American experience in the Silicon Valley."
Kanwal Rekhi
Entrepreneur/Philanthropist
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- Chai with Manjula is a well organized community oriented
TV program that is a great example of “SERVICE ABOVE
SELF”.
Manjula, an intelligent and passionate show host, is providing a
much-needed platform to the Community Leaders and Volunteers
to communicate amongst themselves and with the community at
large to better serve the needy.
Being a Rotarian, I put Manjula’s TV program “Chai with
Manjula” to the Four-Way test:
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Manjula you got them all.
A great show!!!!
Dr. Rakesh Sharma
President
Indo-ABC
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- "The show immensely helped us to bring awareness about
Pratham. The questions showed the depth of your
knowledge about Pratham. They were designed to bring out
the salient features of Pratham for the clear understanding
of its goals, its mission, its programs, its funding sources, its
leadership and other pertinent information, to the viewers
and potential donors. Thanks again and we wish you all the
success!"
President, Pratham USA
SF/Bay Area chapter
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- "I truly appreciate what Manjula is doing for the community.
Like Induz, she has given exposure to several other
organizations in the Bay Area. Induz is an organization which
was formed by a team of Bay Area professionals, who have
a passion to give back to the community. Given that this is
something we do in addition to our day jobs and family; we
struggle at times to get support from volunteers or raise
awareness about our cause and get the necessary support.
This is where Chai with Manjula fills the void. Through her
show and her great hosting ability, Manjula was able to
capture the essence of our organization and provided a
much needed channel to raise awareness about Induz. Her
hosting abilities deserve a special mention – she is very calm
in her approach and makes her guests feel very
comfortable. She does her research well in advance, hosts
the shows, edits the shows and posts them. Hats off to her
multi talented skills! We are very glad that Manjula joined the
Advisory Board of Induz and is providing her expertise to
take Induz to the next level."
Founder, Induz
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- "Chai with Manjula provided us with a great opportunity to
talk to viewers about Asha for Education and the change we
are able to bring to the lives of lakhs of children in India
every year. This show provides the Indian nonprofits with a
unique opportunity to reach out to the larger Indian
population, talk about our philanthropic work and ask for
their participation towards our cause. We wish Manjula
continued success with the show!"
President, Asha (2006-08)
SF/Bay Area chapter
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