Episode #20 - Gayathri Shetty

#25 - Pallavi Narvekar

Pallavi (Shetty) Narvekar joins Chavadi co-hosts Siddhant and Lalitha, speaking with sincerity about her love for family and her belief in the importance of education, her sense of independence, and a strong, supportive community that helped build a beautiful life in a new country across an ocean, while still following familiar, special traditions from her childhood.

Episode #24 - Kamala Raghunath

Kamala Raghunath (originally Hegde), livens this Chavadi chat with co-hosts Siddhant and Lalitha with a ‘never give up’ perspective of her journey as tennis star, entrepreneur, and proponent of women and child empowerment, while also facing the unexpected life challenges of having a premie baby in adulthood and deteriorating eyesight as an older adult.

Episode #23 - Laxmi Sheehan

Laxmi Sheehan brings honesty and candor to her chat with Chavadi co-hosts Siddhant and Lalitha, opening up about the many changes in her life, from moving schools in her adolescence to new jobs, marriage, and motherhood as a young adult; all with a vulnerable yet a fierce confidence and sense of pride.

Episode #22 - Usha Banerji

Usha Hegde, now Banerji, talks with Chavadi co-hosts, Siddhant and Lalitha, providing insight into life back in the day, connections to and experiences in cosmopolitan Bombay (now Mumbai), building family relationships and bonds, accepting life’s lessons matter-of-factly, and creating and embracing passion projects along the way. Check out one that is close to her heart...St. Jude's India ChildCare: SJICC USA [https://stjudechildusa.org/] and SJICC India [https://Stjudechild.org]. Also find St Judes India on Facebook [https://facebook.com/StJudesindia] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/stjudesindia?igsh=dXNyanV6M2dobjVi].

Episode #21 - Shrima Shetty Makhija

Shrima, a natural story-teller, shares her love for family, community, and life, with Chavadi co-hosts, Siddhant and Lalitha, and with honesty, humor, and pride, talks about multiple identities, romance with her Prince, her move to the United States, and a lot more!