The first is about Karishma Shah and her trials in ‘arranged dating’ Click on the play button in the embedded player under the link that says “Arranged Dating Hell”

The second is about the inspirational Prabha Panse who match makes for the disabled. Click on the play button in the embedded player under the link that says “India’s Yenta”

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The Blue Frog and Sonologue have teamed up to put out India’s first artist interview series “Live from the Blue Frog“.

Every artist has a song and a story to share. Get the podcast and get up close and personal with your favorite Blue Frog artists. The second episode features percussionist and electronica artist Karsh Kale. Each podcast has two components: an audio interview of musicians about their musical journey and an exclusive live track from the Blue Frog archives.

The series is hosted by Chhavi and produced by Sonologue.

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Sonologue’s commentary on line drying the laundry was featured on RNW’s Earthbeat today. Download by right clicking here or follow this link to stream.

The Blue Frog and Sonologue have teamed up to put out India’s first artist interview series “Live from the Blue Frog“.

Every artist has a song and a story to share. Get the podcast and get up close and personal with your favorite Blue Frog artists. The first episode features Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj of the Midival Punditz. Each podcast has two components: an audio interview of musicians about their musical journey and an exclusive live track from the Blue Frog archives.

The series is hosted by Chhavi and produced by Sonologue.

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This episode of Bombay Talkies features Cariya Breemen, an American culinary artist who’s guest chefing (is that a verb?) a 9-course vegetarian dinner at Valhalla on the 27th and 28th of October. She talked to Sonologue about what culinary art is, how it differs from just being a gourmet chef and what it takes to put an event together for 60 people each night. (Excerpted from an NRI podcast).

Bombay Talkies 1.5: Culinary Art with Cariya Breemen (Sonologue, India) October 26, 2009

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All week long, we’re celebrating Joy of Giving week. Indians have been singled out for being pretty damn stingy with their time and money. In July, Mint carried an exegesis on “Why Indians don’t give back to society.” This is a counter-movement. People all over India are sponsoring chai/sandwiches for the needy, clothing drives, cultural festivals where the institutions are matching raised funds. Karmayog is helping with a book donation drive. Who needs books? Well, listen and find out more.

Bombay Talkies 1.3: Joy of Giving (books) (Sonologue, India) September 30, 2009

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Download the podcast: Meet the Author: Janhavi Achrekar (Sonologue, India) February, 2009 (right click and save file.) Or just subscribe in iTunes and let Apple do the work for you: http://lin.cr/3hj

MUMBAI: Audiences in North Bengal and Sikkim can now listen to the Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) flagship infotainment show - The State We’re In - on Radio Misty 94.3 fm and Radio Misty Sikkim 95 fm. The partnership with Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) ensures that listeners in the region can now tune in to the RNW’s infotainment show tailor-made for India’s FM market by Sonologue.

The State We’re In has stories from all over the world, covering important global matters as well as seemingly small issues, because they too can have a big impact. This show is specially designed for FM listeners in India and is made in cooperation with Sonologue, an independent radio production company based in Mumbai. The programme is creative, fresh and innovative. Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW), has established a partnership with first and foremost North Bengal and Sikkim FM station, Radio Misty.

Radio Misty 94.3 fm is the first and number one FM station in North Bengal and Radio Misty Sikkim 95 FM is first 24×7 fm station of Sikkim. The aim of Radio Misty is to connect the local people with more interactive and innovative shows.

Andy Clark, Head of RNW’s English department, says: “It is great that Radio Misty is to start using our India edition of The State We’re In - the show is always thought provoking and I’m sure listeners will enjoy it. I look forward to hearing their reactions.”

Amitabh Srivastava, RNW Country Manager for India says: “It’s always pleasure dealing with Radio Misty’s young and vibrant team and it’s always rewarding to see our programming initiatives getting so much recognition with Misty’s listeners.”

Radio Misty Chief Executive Officer Mr Nishant Mittal says: “It’s great that we are the first FM station in India to partner with Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Now with the launch of The State We’re In India this will give listeners a new concept. This is proud moment for us. Radio Misty always is an innovative station with new concepts. We look forward to share new ideas in programming.”

With the motto, “Local people, Local voice, Local station, Local choice”, Radio Misty 94.3 fm and Radio Misty Sikkim 95 FM connects local people via interactive and innovative shows, focusing on local culture and heritage. Its programmes are designed to cater for people from all walks of life and all ages.

Big FM, the radio initiative from Adlabs Films Ltd, has launched a new show titled ‘Yecherikay’ (Caution!), which deals with the supernatural, occult, and ghosts. The show airs Monday to Friday between 11.00 pm and 1:00 am. The RJ of the show will be visiting ‘alleged’ haunted houses in the city and would also speak to listeners to share their experiences on the same.

‘Yecherikay’ went on air towards the end of June 2009 and is said to have already received a lot of positive response from the listeners. During this show, the FM station plays a lot of mellow songs, trying to match the mood of the listeners. Currently, this show is being promoted only on air.

In conversation with exchange4media.com Sunil Kumaran, Cluster Head, Karnataka and Kerala, Big FM, said, “The objective of Big FM has always been to work on concepts that are relevant to the listeners and this show is very close to the listeners’ hearts. We thought this show is a perfect entry because there is a demand for this topic, and radio as a medium allows the listener to picture this well.”

Kumaran further said, “We continuously modify our shows and change our content based on listeners’ feedback, even our music line-up is based on research and we play songs according to our listeners’ moods. For instance, we roped in a new RJ for our devotional programme, ‘Suprabhatam’. We are pretty optimistic about this paranormal show.”

Meanwhile, Radio Netherlands has also launched an infotainment show, ‘The State We’re In’, which will be aired on Radio Misty’s stations in Silliguri and Sikkim. Currently, the show is aired in English, however, over time, the show will be aired in Hindi. Radio Misty has slots for Nepali, Bengali, Hindi and English language shows.

Nishant Mittal, CEO, Radio Misty, said, “The timing and the schedule of the programme will be decided later on. Currently, the show is being promoted only on-air. This show will not be a complete local show, nevertheless it will deal with social issues considering the entire world with a global theme.”

‘The State We’re In’ is said to be specially designed for FM listeners in India and has been made in collaboration with Sonologue, an independent radio production company based in Mumbai.