Chaya Babu

Stories by Chaya Babu

Hasan Minhaj: Maybe there's something in the chai right now!

Hasan Minhaj: Maybe there's something in the chai right now!

Rediff.com   26 May 2017

Meet the Indian-American comedian behind Homecoming King, which has become the toast of Netlix.

My first Diwali away from home

My first Diwali away from home

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2014

Desis in the US recall their earliest celebration of the festival of lights on American soil. Chaya Babu reports

Rajdeep Sardesai: PM must tell those who spread hate, 'Stop spreading hate'

Rajdeep Sardesai: PM must tell those who spread hate, 'Stop spreading hate'

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2014

'I hope the prime minister starts telling those abusers to stop abusing... Because when he remains silent, these people get more muscle,' journalist Rajdeep Sardesai told Chaya Babu/Rediff.com soon after he was heckled and pushed around in New York on Sunday.

This NRI kid came to India and nothing was ever the same

This NRI kid came to India and nothing was ever the same

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2014

Pradyumna Nadakaduty didn't even know he was getting into social impact work when he applied for a job at Acumen Fund. Then something wonderful happened.

Giving a second chance to delinquents

Giving a second chance to delinquents

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2014

Riya Shah, a New York teenager, who had been to Baroda to volunteer with an NGO that works for upliftment of orphans and delinquents, shares her learnings with Chaya Babu.

The doctor who reclaims stolen lives

The doctor who reclaims stolen lives

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2014

Anup Patel tells Chaya Babu that he is bound by a sense of duty to help the country of his birth fight the menace of human trafficking

Bringing relief to India, one vaccine at a time

Bringing relief to India, one vaccine at a time

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2014

In a first of a special series on second generation Indian Americans giving back to India, we begin with Meghana Sreevatsava's story.

Lumoid: A unique start-up's success story

Lumoid: A unique start-up's success story

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2014

The Lumoid site a is clean and user-friendly e-commerce experience, prompting visitors to select a category, like 'Landscape,' 'Sports,' and 'Student' for recommended custom created kits or 'Shop All Gear' for those who prefer to pick and choose the pieces they need.

'Can hungry people go on a hunger strike?'

'Can hungry people go on a hunger strike?'

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2014

'So you have a middle class, and an elite that have seceded into outer space and they look down and say, "What's our bauxite doing in their mountains?" and "What's our water doing in their rivers?" There's a sense of entitlement there.' Arundhati Roy captures minds with her thoughts on capitalism, Indian politics, war, and more in New York.

'In India, I think people take Diaspora fiction very seriously'

'In India, I think people take Diaspora fiction very seriously'

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2014

Author Ranbir Singh Sidhu's book Good Indian Girls is a departure from the themes that define 'Indian Diaspora fiction', finds Chaya Babu

Gay couple granted asylum in US after fleeing India

Gay couple granted asylum in US after fleeing India

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2014

After being held in an immigration detention facility in El Paso, Texas, for six months, Jagdish Kumar and his partner Sukhwinder Sukhwinder were granted asylum December 20, 2013 to stay in the United States because of their fear of being persecuted for being gay in India.

Going beyond Bollywood

Going beyond Bollywood

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2013

The South Asian International Film Festival celebrates 10 years of showcasing independent cinema.

New York remembers Mahatma Gandhi and his pursuit of truth

New York remembers Mahatma Gandhi and his pursuit of truth

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2013

The southwest corner of Union Square in New York City saw a cluster of Indians gathering around a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the morning of October 2, the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation.

'It just felt shocking that I won; I didn't expect to win'

'It just felt shocking that I won; I didn't expect to win'

Rediff.com   24 May 2013

Twelve-year-old Indian origin boy Sathwik Karnik, the winner of the prestigious annual National Geographic Bee, is still too excited to plan for his future, reports Chaya Babu.