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.
Send us a text In this podcast, I describe the 9 founding fathers and mothers of India's constitutional and democratic system and institutions. I also give an overview of some important events in the Indian Independence movement such as the War for Indian Independence of 1857 and Gandhi's movement of non-cooperation, civil disobedience, and Swaraj (self-reliance).
Send us a text In this podcast, I highlight the major reasons why the 44th president of the United States Barack Obama's 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC) speech was the greatest political speech of the 21st century in America or perhaps even in all of American history.
Send us a text Hello everybody, in this podcast I discuss with my Garwhali dad Prem Sharma on the politics and history of Article 370, asking whether it was beneficial for Kashmiris in the past and present. My dad has a Ph.D and is a research infection microbiologist who has held faculty positions at Emory and Harvard University. He married my mom, who is a Kashmiri pandit and immigrated to the United States in 1986....
Send us a text In this podcast, I outline some of the lessons the 44th president of the United States Barack Obama describes for the next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, humanitarians, etc. In this video I highlight some of Obama ideas such as the poverty of ambition, importance of imagination, experimentation, volunteering through citizenship and humanitarianism, taking good risks versus speculative risk, and more....
Send us a text In this podcast, I provide critical insight and examination of one of the most important and seminal books on Indian history called The Discovery of India. This book was written by the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru a stern advocate for international brotherhood and national development.
Send us a text I extend on my previous podcast on why Barack Obama is the most significant president of the modern era. Barack Obama presided over a time period of tumultuous reform which included the Black lives matter movement, occupy wall Street, and the Arab Spring. Through his example he provided an inherent meaning to equity and fairness, racial tension, and the aspirations towards democracy for millions abroad and millions yet to be born. It is undoubtable that history will view Barack Ob...
Send us a text In this podcast, I do a follow up recording about the significance of the 44th president of the United States Barack Obama who was a master class orator, negotiator, constitutional expert, human rights advocate, and uniter during the recession and a time of racial and political tension in the country. Barack Obama learned of the limitations of power as a community organizer and subsequently as a lawyer in training. Like his favorite president Abraham Lincoln Obama absorbed the Mid...
Send us a text In this podcast I record the speech by the 32nd president of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) given on May 22, 1932 at my alma mater Oglethorpe University. Similar to Georges Bernanos of France and the 44th president Barack Obama who also presided over implementing reforms to recover a recession in America, FDR is perhaps one of the greatest human rights advocates of his era while also being one of the greatest social reformers in history. This speech gives a gl...
Send us a text The importance of Christ, different perspectives on revolution, and other Human Rights icons. Some of the intellectuals, philosophers, and luminaries of brotherhood I highlight mainly from the 20th century include Christ, the French Catholic novelist Georges Bernanos, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther king Jr., and Jiddu Krishnamurti. I specifically highlight the three evils of society as illustrated by Dr. King which are poverty, militarism, racism, and the overarching evil of materiali...
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Send us a text One last thing I forgot to mention, Nelson Mandela set the standards for wise international diplomacy throughout the world in the 21st century. "Young people when aroused can topple the towers of oppression." -Nelson Mandela (Madiba) Madiba famously said education is the guide to political liberation. More importantly he represented not only the anti apartheid movement in South Africa but also the tidal wave of 20th century revolution primarily in the global south that eventually ...
Send us a text In this video I give an introduction to who Mahatma Gandhi was and explain why we revere him and call him great. Gandhi knew the power of symbolism and social media. During Gandhis life time many inventions were made that brought the world together including wide scale newspapers, radio, and tv. Gandhi new how to masterfully use these mediums to galvanize support for his movement by highlighting the depravity and despotism of British colonialism. Swaraj or self reliance, Hindi Mus...
Send us a text In this podcast I highlight the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi as seen through three of his successors Maulana Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Send us a text In this podcast I talk about the four principles of governance of the first prime minister of India Nehru and the three principles of the US constitution as outlined by James Madison who was the fourth president of the United States of America. Additionally I outline 8 principles of governance which are shared by the US and India.
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Send us a text This podcast is an extension of the previous episode with my elder cousins Tinku and Vinni still pertaining to Indian issues of Secularism, Human Rights, and Democracy. Are there political and social fissures in Indian society that are making true secularism/equality impossible? Is tyranny of the majority in India harming the secular ethos of India which goes all the way back to the founding leaders of India and the mid 1970s when secularism was embedded in the Constitution? What ...
Send us a text In this podcast Sunny Sharma and his elder cousins Tinku and Vinni discuss the place of Secularism in Indian society and why its under threat. We briefly discuss some of the luminaries that upheld secularism and human rights in India including emperor Ashoka, king Akbar, and the secular ethos of the India founding fathers.
Send us a text In this 9 minute podcast I discuss many of the reasons why Barack Obama is my favorite president and why he may go down as one of the most consequential presidents in Modern American history. 1. Reinstated the Glass Steagall Act 2. Killed Osama Bin Laden 3. Ended the war in Iraq 4. Constitutional expert and man of the bill of rights. 5. Fostered a collective spirit through his Obama foundation. 6. Visited a jail and lowered low level drug sentence times. 7. Started my brother's ke...
Send us a text In this 8 minute podcast I discuss the basis of our human rights: 1. The principle of man - The volition of free men and women fighting for our rights and thus providing legitimacy to them. 2. Hope- A risk that must be run in a calm despotism so man may have a tumultuous nobility. 3. Men and women alert enough not to constitute masses.
Send us a text "Indifference to truth and falsehood is the first mark of Tyranny in any society." - Georges Bernanos The foundation of any good government is a healthy exchange of discourse.
Send us a text Part 2: In this episode, join host Sunny Sharma with other Kashmir Pandits, Sunita Dhar Sharma (my mom), Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), and Ranjan Wali (Tinku) to discuss thoughts on the controversial film Kashmir Files, directed by Vivek Agnothri, detailing the Kashmir Genocide and Exodus in India. We also talk about politics, news, and history in India and Kashmir.
Send us a text In this episode, join host Sunny Sharma with other Kashmir Pandits, Sunita Dhar Sharma (my mom), Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), and Ranjan Wali (Tinku) to discuss thoughts on the controversial film Kashmir Files, directed by Vivek Agnothri, detailing the Kashmir Genocide and Exodus in India.
Send us a text With my lovely mom, we discuss our ideas and personal thoughts on Kashmiriyat (indigenous secular harmony between diverse religious groups in Kashmir), democracy, fundamentalism, Kashmir files (movie coming out March 11 depicting the Kashmiri exodus), hajab identity (last 5 minutes), and more.
Send us a text We discuss Kashmiri issues regarding the social and familial life of my mom Sunita Dhar Sharma, a Kashmiri Pandit, who was born and raised in Srinagar Kashmir. We discuss the Kashmiri exodus, family facts, and more.
Send us a text It is evident from Bernanos writing that he has the voracious ability to move minds and shake foundational conventions and presumptions. We must ask ourselves in times of crisis, greed, propaganda, and war are the "free people's" of the world confusing freedom with peace? It is past time that institutions can save man. The reality is that first man must come to an understanding by his own soul and then, on the horizon, the miracle of childhood and heroism can save man. For God mak...
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Send us a text This is an English recording of a Letter written to FDR in September 1941. Georges Bernanos, a Catholic French Novelist, (1888-1948) was not only able to articulate unseen spiritual evil through his religious writings usually revolving around priests, but he also had profound insight into politics especially the relationship of the individual to the state. His writings are all the more important during a time of trial and tribulation for much of the world's governments against tot...
Send us a text Ranjan Wali and Sunny Sharma discuss the philosophy and impact of the 20th century spiritual, psychological, and philosophical teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti Aldous Huxley wrote the foreword to The first and last freedom by J.K. Parallels I forgot to mention- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Beloved community” to Vivekanandas notion of community. MLKs vision in the importance of “Creative altruism”....
Send us a text Hello family and fellow podcast listeners- Sunny is back with his older brother Sumeet and elder cousins for a discussion about the death of the famous actor Sushant Singh and the role of media in covering this and similar incidents. We also take to opportunity to comment on other Indian issues in general such as the need for reform.
Send us a text Abhishek, Ranjan, and Sunny share their insight on such Indian issues concerning political awareness on social issues such as problems with social media and discussion on the abrogation of Kashmir. Correction from the podcast: Nehru and Gandhi were indeed also the victims of violence (beaten) in the fight for independence even though they didn’t experience such brutality in prison like Garam Dal members (freedom through violence propagators like Savarkar). Excuse the volume spikes...
