Ideas Without Boundaries.
By Kavita A Chhibber Arjun Aravind has been on my mind since the past 3 days. This is long but I needed to share this. May 8th 2026 morning, I was in tears talking to Chef Vikas Khanna. About the rise of suicides, depression, and Read More …
A Live Concert Review by Kavita A Chhibber Photos and videos: AD Photography (Abhijit Dandapat), Kavita Chhibber and Ajit Acharya I have seen him perform before but, here in Boston I first heard Javed Ali live on stage on August 20, 2017. He was not Read More …
It is officially my birthday and what could be better to start it than honoring the legacy of Hrishikesh Mukherjee, among my most favorite film makers. It was back in November 2025, that Priyanka Mukherjee Rajpal (Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s granddaughter) messaged me that she had secured Read More …
By Kavita A Chhibber As a little girl belonging to a family that loved music, and my mother who had trained in classical vocal music under Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma’s eminent father Uma Dutt Ji, always singing and playing the radio when she was expecting Read More …
By Kavita A Chhibber When Ajit met Pandit Ravi Shankar for the first time in 2001 or 2002, , Pandit ji found out that Ajit had studied Sitar under the disciple of his senior disciple, and promptly exclaimed lovingly “Oh then you are my grandson!” Read More …
A Movie Review by Kavita A Chhibber “You always wanted to be like me, but you were never good enough.” “You are dumb!’” “You are a failure.” “Look at so and so’s kid. He got a perfect score on the SAT. He got into an Read More …
“I want to be known as some one who tried her best.” By Kavita A Chhibber Kavita’s Note: I first met Dr. Manju Sheth over a decade ago after moving to Massachusetts. What struck me was her warmth, humility, sensitivity and sense of humor. I Read More …
Trupti Bhoir you rocked TEDX at Manhattan Beach in California. I know how much you cried before you went on stage because memories came back of all the hardships you have faced in your life and triumphed. Your authenticity, integrity and commitment to bringing the Read More …
“When Mohammed Rafi Sahib folded his hands in front of me and apologized, I was in shock!” By Kavita A Chhibber (All photographs courtesy of Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam and respective photographers.) It is her Birthday today, and the lovely lady who shared this story and Read More …
“Just as you should not be arrogant about your success, you should not be arrogant about your sorrows.” by Kavita A Chhibber Javed Akhtar Sahib turns 81 today. And this post is so worth taking the time to read. I have been trying to write Read More …