Bangalore: The US is sending an Indian American Comedy group of three-Rajiv Satyal, Hari Kondabolu and Azhar Usman on a seven city tour of India from January 4.The show named, ‘ Make chai not war’ is part of the  regular global cultural exchange programme .The main aim of the show is to spread the message of religious harmony. The cities of Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Patna, Kolkata, Ranchi and Mumbai will be covered by this group.

The show, ‘Make chai not war’ was founded by Rajiv Satyal and Azhar Usman of Chicago. Rajiv Satyal, a native of Ohio, is a Hindu comedian who concentrates on variety of issues from racial discriminations to current problems. The international comedy brand ‘Allah Made Me Funny’ made Azhar Usman, a native of Chicago, popular. Hari Kondabolu, a New York native will join the group on the Indian trip.

According to Anand Krishna, Information Officer, US Consulate General, ‘’Make chai not war’ is a group of three comedians whose idea is to make love and not war. Since they are from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, they want to promote mutual understanding through comedy. They are using their background to highlight some similarities and differences of growing up as an Indian-American.’’

The comedy does not intend to offend any particular religion. On the other hand, it desires to bring the audiences of diverse faiths together. It will also focus on the relationship between US and India.  Only Hindu and Muslim comedians will be included in the show. Comedy workshops will also be handled by the group.

The group will conduct the show in Bangalore on January 6 at Vijayanagara Hall, from 7 pm onwards.