In the 8th Episode of Shastrartha Aarti Tikoo Singh and Swati Goel Sharma discuss the State of Journalism in India with Kushal. Journalism over the years has slowly transformed from reportage to infotainment. What is the reason for this transformation? ...

In this monologue, I share my thoughts on the Jāti and Varna phenomenon. I try to share my views on this facet of Hindu society and try to find out if can we annihilate these systems as they exist or ...

In this podcast, Kanchan Gupta shares his views on the latest decision by Bloomsbury India to withdraw the publication of the book ‘Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story’. He explains how this industry works and how there is a small ...

I chat with Samir Saran from the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), one of Asia’s most influential think tanks about the journey of Indian Foreign Policy. We touch upon the era of Non-Alignment and the current India China conflict and its ...

I chat with Vikram Sampath about his book “Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883–1924”. This book is the 1st part of a two-book set on the life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. In this podcast, I try to cover many ...

In the 7th Episode of Shastrartha, I discuss Casual Casteism and Gender Insensitivity in Everyday Language with Pratyasha Rath, Abhinav Prakash and Abhijit Iyer. We try to understand the problems associated with language and its evolution. How we are used ...

I chat with Matthew McManus about free speech, cancel culture and its effects on society from a progressives perspective. This podcast was the result of Matt’s latest article on the subject. You can read the article here (https://areomagazine.com/2020/07/28/history-and-cancel-culture/) The article ...

I have a freewheeling conversation with Ram Sampath about his life, career and the process of creativity. How does a musician think? What goes behind the doors when it comes to creating a song? How do musicians even decide what ...

I chat with Samyak Chakraborty from X Billion labs about the future of skill development and employability in India. We discuss how X Billion Labs is creating unique interventions to train and prepare India’s youth for the future. The future ...

Religion is all around us, we wake up in the morning to the sound of a temple bell ringing or a late-night azaan depending on our preference 🙂 Many of us are used to the sight of getting up early ...