I chat with Dr Wilfred Reilly about the overall journey of African Americans in the United States of America. We discuss issues like affirmative action and whether it is a policy that has helped the African American community. We also ...

Anger is an old ally/foe of the human species. It has accompanied us since the earliest times and from time immemorial. As per the Scientists at the Center for Evolutionary Psychology (University of California Santa Barbara) Anger is an “evolved ...

I chat with Ngurang Reena about the problems faced by Indians from the North East in regard to racist slurs and discrimination against them. We touch upon different aspects of a Northeastern Indians experience. How they are told to “go ...

The world of Indian English Language Stand-Up Comedy is on fire again. In the last few days, we have seen a number of comics suspend their Twitter accounts faster than the speed of light. It all started with a clip ...

In this 5th Episode of Shashtrartha, we discuss the issues of Pasmanda Muslims in India. In this episode, we try to understand their problems, the roadblocks, the struggles Pasmanda Muslims face in India through the words of Fayyaz Ahmad and ...

A long time ago there was a town called “Innocence”. It was a small town with a very well knit and cohesive community. The citizens of Innocence believed in “live and let live”. If someone fell sick each member of ...

In this 4th episode of Shastrartha, I discuss the status of women in Modern India with Pratyasha Rath, Smita Barooah, Padma Pillai, and Nayanika Barat. We chat about the progress, the problems, possible solutions, and the bottlenecks. You can follow ...

I chat with Razib Khan about the latest string of events happening in America. You can check out all of Razib’s work here https://www.razib.com/bio/wordpress/ ...

In this 3rd Episode of Shastrartha Kushal Mehra has a conversion about “Caste in Modern India” with Abhinav Prakash, Guru Prakash, and Arvind Kumar. You can follow Abhinav on Twitter @Abhina_Prakash You can follow Guru Prakash on Twitter @IGuruPrakash You ...

In the 1st Episode of Shastrartha, Kushal Mehra has a conversation with Abhinav Prakash, Harsh Gupta and Abhijit Iyer where they discuss the state of affairs in India from the societal, political and cultural perspective. You can follow Abhinav on ...