Chaitime.com Offers South Asian College Students "Summer of Chai" Internships.Business Editors PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2000 Chaitime.com, the leading South Asian online community, today announced an innovative "Summer of Chai" internship competition. Six winners will be selected to live in the Chaitime House and star in the real-life, online soap opera soap opera Broadcast serial drama, characterized by a permanent cast of actors, a continuing story, tangled interpersonal situations, and a melodramatic or sentimental style. , "The Young and the Desi desi Indian English Adjective indigenous or local Noun informal a person considered to be of South Asian origin [Hindi] ." As interns for the hottest employer in the high-tech South Asian market, they will gain invaluable experience as well as stock options. "We are pleased to offer hands-on experience to six talented and deserving students," said Bhana Grover, Chaitime.com's Founder and Chief Executive Officer. "Not only will they learn about what it's like to work for a thriving .com company, but they will also share their experiences in live time with other South Asian students around the world," continued Grover. Driving the "ChaiMobile," an Isuzu Trooper The Isuzu Trooper was a mid-size SUV produced by the Japanese automaker Isuzu between 1981 and 2002. It was exported worldwide as the Isuzu Bighorn, Isuzu Trooper, Honda Horizon, Acura SLX, Chevrolet Trooper, Vauxhall/Opel Monterey, and donated by American Isuzu Motors, two Chaitime.com representatives will visit South Asian clubs at 26 universities across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. to interview and videotape internship candidates. The Chaitime.com duo will be on the road from late February through April. Online applications, as well as the ChaiMobile's itinerary, are available at www.chaitime.com/collg/summer. Winners will be selected based on a combination of personality, experience, skills and their videotaped application. The six interns will spend the summer of 2000 in the Chaitime House, located in downtown Philadelphia. Webcams located in the House will broadcast their lives 24/7 as part of "The Young and the Desi" real-life soap opera. They will also host online chats, venture on field trips and work at the Chaitime.com office. Their work responsibilities will include web content, design and marketing. Chaitime.com's College Life channel links South Asian students together in an online community to share their feelings not only on topics like romance, career and family, but also on such issues as cultural identification and assimilation, ethnic stereotypes and the tug of loyalties between India and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . About Chaitime.com Chaitime.com is the premier gathering place on the Web for South Asians living at home and abroad -- a spot to network, access information, go shopping, debate issues and build community ties. The term South Asia This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. For geophysical treatments, see Indian subcontinent. South Asia, also known as Southern Asia encompasses seven countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. , Bangladesh, Nepal, the Maldives and Bhutan. Chaitime.com features culture-specific channels such as: Astrology, Bollywood, Careers, College Life, Cricket, Greeting Cards See e-card. , IndieCulture, Music, News, Relationships, Weddings, as well as services including free e-mail See Internet e-mail service. , chat and discussion groups. Chaitime.com is headquartered in Philadelphia at 100 North 17th Street, 5th floor, Philadelphia, PA. The Company's telephone number is (215) 988-1855; e-mail can be directed to feedback@chaitime.net. Additional information about Chaitime.com and a description of the services offered can be found at www.chaitime.com. About Isuzu American Isuzu Motors Inc., the SUV specialist, also markets diesel engines and commercial trucks in addition to its sport-utility vehicles-the Rodeo, Trooper, Amigo and all-new VehiCROSS. |
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