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, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia from MyIndMakers chat and discuss the election results of Bihar. Who is the real winner? Who lost the most? Who was the “vote katua?”. What role did Chirag Paswan play? How badly did ...
In this monologue, I will share my views on why we need secularism. There is a lot of confusion about what secularism actually means because of the way it has been practiced in India. But the question we need to ...
In this monologue, I want to share my views on the latest Tanishq advertisement controversy and the deeper problems with this kind of messaging. The Tanishq advertisement is not a one-off incident. It is a trend which stems from this ...
In the 11th Episode of Shastrartha Pratyasha Rath and Swati Goel Sharma share their views about the Discourse around Sexual Assault and Gender-Based Crimes in India. The Hathras rape case has opened up the usual can of worms with the ...
This podcast is inspired by the pinned tweet of Rahul Roushan’s Twitter profile where he says ” Establishment is the bunch that systematically controls your thoughts through media and academics, controls your speech and actions, through the judiciary, and not ...
In this 10th Episode of the Shastrartha, we discuss the subject on same-sex marriage in India. I try to understand this subject in the light of a recent PIL filed in the Delhi High court by Abhijit Iyer Mitra, Gopi ...
In this conversation, Anand Ranganathan speaks with Kushal about the double standards of social media platforms. A video of someone spitting on the Quran goes viral but Anand Ranganathan literally quoting a religious scripture gets his account suspended. What is ...
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 ...