Author: Jeffrey Stanley

flabbergasted (adjective) – greatly surprised or astonished

I’m flattered to have been nominated and elected to serve a two-year term as President of the Fulbright India Interest Group (FIIG), a sanctioned alumni subgroup of the Fulbright Association. Thank you for your faith in me.

The Fulbright Association is an independent non-profit alumni organization. Since its inception in 1946, Fulbright scholarships have facilitated over 400,000 academic and professional exchanges across 165 countries, promoting cultural understanding and reducing conflict.

The Association furthers the Fulbright Program‘s mission by connecting global Fulbrighters and their ideas, supporting career development and mentorship, and advocating for the future of the Fulbright Program. We envision a peaceful and cooperative world advanced through international educational exchange and cultural immersion.

Congratulations to Guttman’s New PTK Members

I was humbled and honored to be the keynote speaker at the PTK Honor Society Induction Ceremony for these hardworking, academically excellent new student members at Guttman Community College CUNY in New York City today.

A Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society International induction isn’t just ceremonial in recognizing the highest academic achievers at community colleges. It offers competitive scholarships, need-based scholarships, and university partner transfer scholarships, as well as opportunities for alums to continue to grow as scholars and leaders, supporting their continued academic and professional success.

Go, Guttman!

I’m honored have been invited to speak at two upcoming events at Guttman Community College CUNY hosted by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society International. I spoke at Guttman recently as a Legacy Ambassador for The Fulbright Program about my experiences as a Fulbright-Nehru Research Scholar to India, and stressed that I also proudly began my higher education journey with my freshman year at Virginia Western Community College where I was a Dean’s List and Honor Roll student before transferring to NYU Tisch School of the Arts for my BFA and MFA.

This first event is a panel discussion of community college alums. For the second event, I’ll be the keynote speaker at the Honors Society Induction Ceremony welcoming new members into Phi Theta Kappa.

The Jeff & Ishan Show #14 – Toaster

Tune in for a big time! Our review of Toaster, a 2026 Hindi-language black comedy starring Rajkummar Rao, Sanya Malhotra and Archana Puran Singh, written by Parveez Shaikh, Akshat Ghildial and Anagh Mukherjee, and directed by Vivek Daschaudary, streaming now on Netflix. Rated MA-14. Our original theme music by Ano Malee.

“It is about this very frugal man wo buys a toaster for a wedding gift and then the wedding gets canceled. He will do everything to try and get that toaster back, but of course it’s lost and he goes on a pretty big adventure…The humor is indeed black. This is a black comedy and it delivers the goods on that. The humor is almost Seinfeldian at times. It’s like Seinfeld meets Murder on the Orient Express.

We’re a Brand!

Did this really happen? 🚀 We never expected our hobby to become a “brand” but here we are. Netflix, Netflix India, Amazon Prime Video and Prime Movies have approved The Jeff & Ishan Show as a paid partner for Instagram branded content.

We’re not entirely sure what this means yet but we’re grateful they’ve noticed the fun we share with all of you. After 18 months of creating and learning, we’re amazed to feel their support.

Most of all, thank you to everyone who keeps coming back. Time to grab our smartphone and mics and keep creating magic. 🎥✨

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