We live in strange times. My first tryst with the dark side of social media was a few years ago when I heard the story of a woman named Justine Sacco. Justine was traveling from New York to Cape Town ...
In this Monologue, I want to talk about the issue of what it takes for one to be called a Hindu. Is Hindu a geographical identity or it is a lot more than that? If it is a group identity ...
So in the last podcast of 2020 Kushal has a chat with Aashish Chandorkar, Shambhav Sharma, and Aadit Kapadia about the stream of events in 2020. We look at the good, bad, and ugly of this year and then discuss ...
Join me in this monologue as I explore the origins, epistemology, and many other aspects of the Mīmāṃsā Darshana. I also cover the belief systems, pramanas and if this school of thought is nireeshwarvaadi. ...
The Uttar Pradesh government has recently come up with an ordinance against “Love Jihad”. Why is this law needed? What is the background behind the entire chain of events where one government after the other is drafting laws to stop ...
In this podcast, Monika Halan explains why working women don’t manage their money very well. She then tells us why they need to be very careful in this area. She also shares many tips on what women should do to ...
In this podcast, Abhinav Prakash and Kushal take the question of whether India is predominantly a rural or urban polity. Does real India reside in the villages? What does the data indicate? If India is rural is it a good ...
In the 14th Episode of Shastrartha, we take a deep dive into the subject of the Uniform Civil Code. From being mentioned in the directive principles of our constitution in Article 44 to being part of the BJP manifesto since ...
In this podcast, Kanchan Gupta shares his views on the Farmers’ Bills 2020, the recent farmers’ protests in India around Delhi, and the subsequent media coverage of the same. This podcast was inspired by a beautiful Twitter thread by Kanchan ...
In the 13th Episode of Shastrartha Aarti Tikoo and Nikhil Mehra share their views about Press Freedom in India in the light of the arrest and the subsequent bail application of Arnob Goswami. There are many perspectives in this saga, ...