India Insight with Sunny Sharma

Join host Sunny Sharma on discussions with his elder, informative, and insightful cousins Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), Ranjan Wali (Tinku), and others with informative conversations on Indian and American history, politics, spirituality, philosophy, news and everything in between. I also do standalone podcasts on various historical and political topics.

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Religion and Culture in the Ancient World: Ancient vs. Modern Religious Space

Send us a text Religion and Culture in the Ancient World Dr. Tomkins Week 5 Religious Space Compare and Contrast Ancient and Modern Religious Space Ancient: Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Modern: Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism This is a brief overview of some similarities and differences between ancient and modern religious space....

Jul 11, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Examining Personhood & the Soul in the Ancient World- Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman

Send us a text Hello Dr. Tomkins, Family, and others, Here is a podcast from my Religion and Culture in the Ancient World summer class. Week 4 Death and Afterlife- Personhood & the Soul in the Ancient World Family: Tell me if you like it and I can possibly do a podcast on Indian conceptions of the soul at some point. Overview: I’ll be talking about the Conceptions of Soul in the Ancient World by the Mesopotamians, the Egyptians, and the very complex conceptions probably due to the Renaissanc...

Jun 26, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 5

20th century wisdom to fighting oppression (in the midst of the George Floyd protests)

Send us a text Sunny Sharma talks with Abhishek Kasid (Vinni) and Ranjan Wali (Tinku) about Non-violence vs violent protest, people over profit, Middle path (assertiveness), political awareness and can we become loving (and more). We mention some 20th century justice advocates from Indians such as Gandhi to Americans such as MLK (and others). We try to draw some parallels between the US experience and the Indian one....

Jun 07, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Modi, Trump, Fact and fiction in social media, and Kashmir: Ranjan Wali, Abhishek Kasid, and Sumeet Sharma

Send us a text Join our insightful conversation between the four of us: Ranjan Wali (Tinku), Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), Sumeet Sharma (my bro), and Sunny Sharma on all things India and other including Modi, Trump, fact and fiction in social media, and Kashmir. Note: May be some spikes in volume.

May 25, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Erosion of Trust in India: Abhishek Kasid Head, Global Support Operations HERE

Send us a text Sunny Sharma is back with his very informative elder cousin Abhishek Kasid better known as Vinni. We discuss the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kashmir, AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act), and Muslim Citizenship Amendment Bill. Abhishek Kasid is currently the head of Global Support Operations of HERE. He has many years of experience in managerial positions in other technology companies such as Nokia. Sunny Sharma is a senior undergraduate majoring in history at Oglethorpe Univers...

May 18, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Kashmir Crisis: Abhishek Kasid Head, Global Support Operations HERE

Send us a text For the first episode, college student Sunny Sharma hosts Abhishek Kasid or Vinni to discuss and touch upon the history and politics of the Kashmir crises. We also mention corruption in India, fake news, and the potential for groundbreaking social media generating discourse known as ToadWays to solve local problems in community. Definition: 1. Plebiscite- A joint decision by the Kashmiri people concerning the political destiny of Kashmir. The choice for the Kashmiri people was man...

May 11, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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