Namaste New Zealand (3) - Series One, Episode Three

TVNZ series Namaste explores the Indian migrant experience in Aotearoa, and profiles significant members of the community. In this episode from season one, the focus is on arts and culture, with features on a theatre-maker, visual artist, chef and Sikh martial arts teacher. In one of the more significant profiles, New Zealand artist Tiffany Singh discusses her creative philosophy and new exhibit at the national museum Te Papa. As a bilingual show, presenters Kadambari Raghukumar and Aatiya Singh speak both English and Hindi.

When your parents have sacrificed so much to make sure that their children can be successful and have a really secure future, and to know that going into the performing arts is somewhat insecure, and there's a lot of unknown variables....it does take a lot of time to kind of warm people to that idea.

– Theatremaker Ahilan Karunaharan on telling his parents he was pursuing the performing arts, early in this episode

Key Cast & Crew

Kadambari Raghukumar

Field Director, Presenter

Kate Whitley

Producer/Director- Tiffany Singh footage

Lisa Metivier

Producer

Aaditya Singh

Presenter

Richard Harling

Cinematographer

Felicity Morgan-Rhind

Director - Cooking Segment