chhavi

About chhavi

A multimedia journalist, Chhavi is passionate about all things radio and is actively spreading the gospel of intelligent content for Indian airwaves.
Feb 20-24, 2020 Learn to podcast like a pro in three days in the old city of Udaipur, right by the lake. Come with an idea, leave with an episode! If you’ve wanted to start a podcast but felt stymied — about the process, the equipment, or how to mix it, or distribute it — worry not. Over this three day, three night retreat, India’s first and most experienced podcaster […]

Podcasting Retreat with Sonologue in Udaipur

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I get asked about podcasting equipment a lot and so I have put together a rough guide to everything you need to set up a small studio — whether as an individual or as an organization. Depending on your budget, you can set yourself up for professional sounding recordings.  Some of these items are on this studio basics list. But before you click and buy, here’s a run down of […]

DIY podcasts: Equipment guide

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If you know you want to put out a podcast, there is a #podcasting workshop for you! I’m working on a calendar that goes three months out now and if you’d like to know when @Sonologue is coming to your city (or if you’d like to invite me to conduct a hashtag#workshop in your city) do let me know. So far, I have basic and advanced workshops lined up in […]

New workshops in the works for 2019/2020

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Sorry, folks, I’ve had a change of plans. Both workshops for Podcasting 101 in Pune and Mumbai have had to be postponed for reasons out of my control. In one case the venue got cancelled. If you know of an organization or venue that would host the workshop in Pune in September, do let me know. In the past, offices that don’t open for business on the weekends have offered […]

Podcasting workshops July

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There’s never been a better time to launch a podcast in India! Podcasts are increasingly becoming a viable medium and while radio journalism in India has never been a thing at all (thanks to the MIB’s restrictions on news on the airwaves and FM radio) this is finally poised to change. The time has come to create and consume intelligent programming via your ears — through podcasts. From six podcasts […]

How to start a podcast in India

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For the BBC radio show and podcast Health Check, broadcast on December 13, 2018: According to the World Health Organisation more than 120 million couples globally want contraceptives but do not have access to them or do not like the existing options. There is clearly a need for something different, but new forms of contraception are slow to come to the market. For several decades, there have been attempts to […]

Story: Rebooting the vaccine against pregnancy

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PODCASTING 101 is back. Learn everything you need to put out your first podcast from scratch, without massive expenses!   Mumbai, Sept 1 at Doolally Khar https://bit.ly/podcastsep1 Bangalore, Sept 9 https://bit.ly/podcastsep9 Delhi, Sept 22 https://bit.ly/podcastsep22 Registration is open. Limited seats. All details on what the DIY crash course includes available in the links
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Love podcasts? Want to make your own or understand what goes on behind the scenes? If making a podcast sounds intimidating, what better way to digest all this information than with a cold pint of beer? That's right! Sonologue's next Podcasting 101 workshop is at Doolally taproom in Bandra.

April 22: Podcasting Workshop #Mumbai

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COMING UP PODCASTING 101 A BEGINNERS’ WORKSHOP Saturday, 18 March, 2017 10:30 – 13:30 hrs Got something to say? If you’ve ever wondered about starting your own podcast but didn’t know where to begin, this workshop is for you. Take two hours and come learn what it takes. We’ll walk you through the steps from choosing a subject, talking through delivery, recording, editing and producing. By the end of it, […]

Mumbai podcast workshop: March 18, 2017

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