In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Ajeet Bharti about the #Haldwani Demolition Row. The Uttarakhand High Court ordered to vacate 29 acres of railway land in Haldwani. In response to that order, the residents of the approximately 4,000-odd encroached homes are protesting. Today the Supreme Court has heard the case and has stayed the Uttarakhand HC's order of #Haldwani eviction of over 50,000 people and the matter will be taken up on February 7, 2023. The Supreme Court said, "People who don't hav...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 18 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Sunaina Kumar who is a Senior Fellow at ORF about her recent paper titled "Financial Inclusion of Women: Current Evidence from India". Follow them: Twitter: @sunaina_kumar Book: https://www.orfonline.org/research/financial-inclusion-of-women/ #WomenEmpowerment #PMJDY #Equality ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1r...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 8 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Shiv Kunal Verma about his book "Life of an INDUSTANI: Six Degrees of Separation". Shiv Kunal Verma is a journalist, filmmaker, and writer. He is currently working on the seminal Value Education Program for schools that aim at bringing India to Indians, especially at the school and college levels. Follow them: Twitter: @shivkunalverma Book: https://tinyurl.com/4422m7fu #1962War #BlueStar #Khalistan ------------------------------------------------------------ L...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 1 min
In this podcast, Kushal and Aaadit Kapadia look back at all the recently completed cricketing series starting from India's tour of Bangladesh, Pakistan vs England series, and the ongoing Pakistan vs New Zealand, Australia vs South Africa series. They also discuss the IPL auction and all the other events related to cricket in 2022. Follow Aadit: Twitter: @ask0704 #BANvIND #IndiaCricket #worldtestchampionship ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: S...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 50 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about Street Food in India. This podcast starts by explaining what we mean by street food. How it differs from normal food. How it became a separate thing. Then they talk about the early bloomers when it comes to street food in India in terms of region and eventually end with discussing specific food items from different states. Follow Abhijit: Twitter: @Iyervval #StreetFood #PaniPuri #KulcheChole --------------------------------------------...
Dec 24, 2022•1 hr 54 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with former CIA officer Glenn Carle about his book "The Interrogator: An Education". Glenn explains how under the garb of the War on Terror the American government and the CIA commit acts that are morally despicable. Follow them: Articles: https://www.fairobserver.com/author/g-carle/ Website: https://glenncarle.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.in/Interrogator-Education-Glenn-L-Carle/dp/1455121851 #CIA #Torture #Interrogations ------------------------------------------...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 2 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Garett Jones about his book "The Culture Transplant: How Migrants Make the Economies They Move To a Lot Like the Ones They Left". Follow them: Twitter: @GarettJones Website: culturetransplant.com Book: https://tinyurl.com/3t47z49p #Immigration #Migrants #TheCultureTransplant ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVc...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Dhruva Jaishankar about the foundations and ethics of foreign policy. The podcast starts with international relations from ancient times to now. Dhruva explains international orders at different times via his hypothesis that the first "liberal international order" was in India, under Ashoka. They then talk about the U.S.-led liberal international order and why that is not the same as the UN. What are India's problems and opportunities with the U.S.-led liberal...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Arvind Kumar as they discuss the efficacy of reservations as a system. What is the intent behind the system of reservations? Have we succeeded in achieving those goals after 75 years of Indian independence? Follow them: Twitter: @arvind_kumar__ Website: https://theprint.in/author/arvind-kumar/ #Reservations #Meritocracy #Quotas ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehr...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 48 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Suzanne Bernert about stereotypes in cinema. From all Asians who know martial arts to every Indian who had to be a computer nerd or an owner of some seven eleven to stereotypes of Europeans in Bollywood. When will cinema get over stereotypes? How are things today if compared to the early 60s? Follow them: Twitter: @suzannebernert Website: https://linktr.ee/suzannebernert #Stereotypes #Hollywood #Bollywood -------------------------------------------------------...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 5 min
In this podcast, Kushal Mehra speaks with Sanjeev Sanyal about the recently published EAC-PM Working Paper Series "WHY INDIA DOES POORLY ON GLOBAL PERCEPTION INDICES Case study of three opinion-based indices- Freedom in the World index, EIU Democracy index and Variety of Democracy indices". Follow them: Twitter: @sanjeevsanyal Website: sanjeevsanyal.com The working paper can be accessed at: https://t.co/1WfesgCvir #NeoColonialism #VDEMRating #WorldIndex ------------------------------------------...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Nalin Mehta and Aadit Kapadia as they discuss the recently concluded Assembly election results in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. They also discuss the MCD elections in Delhi and the future of AAP as a national party. Follow them: Twitter: @nalinmehta Twitter: @ask0704 #GujaratElection2022 #AssemblyElection #BJP ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify...
Dec 10, 2022•1 hr 32 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Vasudev Murthy about his book "Yoga Sutras Simplified". Follow Vasudev: Book: https://tinyurl.com/5ak2frch #YogaSutras #Patanjali #Hinduism ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369 Stitcher: https://ww...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 5 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Ashley Rindsberg as they discuss the FTX collapse and how the mainstream media created the crypto king image of Sam Bankman-Fried. What lessons do we learn from this saga? How do we make sure we do not commit the same mistakes again? Follow Ashley: Twitter: @AshleyRindsberg Website: https://ashleyrindsberg.com/ Article: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/sam-bankman-fried-inventing-crypto-king #ftx #web3 #crypto ----------------------------------...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Zahack Tanvir about the history of Indo-Arabic relations. How has the global left turned against both? What are the probable reasons? How can the Indo-Arabic coalition take this on? Follow Zahack: Twitter: @zahacktanvir Articles: https://millichronicle.com/zahack-tanvir-bio #SaudiArabia #mbs #NarendraModi ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: htt...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 3 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Rajeev Mantri as they discuss the report published by Morgan Stanley titled "Why This Is India's Decade". The report states "India has the conditions in place for an economic boom fueled by offshoring, investment in manufacturing, the energy transition, and the country's advanced digital infrastructure. These drivers will make it the world's third-largest economy and stock market before the end of the decade". Follow Rajeev: Twitter: @RMantri #Economy #MorganS...
Dec 03, 2022•1 hr 18 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Prasiddha Sudhakar and Parth Parihar about their recently published paper “Cyber Social Swarming Precedes Real World Riots in Leicester: How Social Media Became a Weapon for Violence”. The paper explains how Islamists used online portals to promote communal hatred coupled with outright lies and shift the blame of the entire conflict in Leicester on the Hindu community. Follow them: Twitter: @ncri_io Twitter: @prasiddhaa_ Twitter: @parthparihar Paper: https://n...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 10 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Ambreen Zaidi about her book "The Warrior Widows: Real Life Stories of Valiant Wives of Indian Soldiers". Follow Ambreen: Twitter: @Ambreenzaidi Website: https://thechangemakers.in/ Book: http://amzn.to/3BNlve9 #IndianArmy #WarriorWidows #Changemakers ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp Apple...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 16 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aravindan Neelakandan about his book "Hindutva Origin, Evolution and Future". This podcast discusses multiple aspects of Hindutva, how it is unique when compared with monotheism, and its unique ability to be more effective in an Indian context. Follow Aravindan: Twitter: @arvindneela Book: https://www.bluone.ink/hindutva/ #Hindutva #Sarvarkar #RSS ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundc...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 8 min
In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia discuss the upcoming state election in Gujarat. They look at the entire political landscape of Gujarat in light of the upcoming state assembly elections. What is the religious breakdown of the state? What are the voting patterns that are followed there? Who seems to be the likely winner? Follow them: Twitter: @ask0704 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MyIndMakers #GujaratElections #AAP #NarendraModi ------------------------------------------------------...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 5 min
In this podcast, Dr. Mohammad Taqi explains the current state of affairs in Pakistan. Imran Khan has been agitating throughout Pakistan as he takes on segments inside the Pakistani Army. The recent attempt to shoot Imran Khan and the open protests against General Bajwa in his own hometown has created a state of uncertainty in Pakistan and its future. Follow Dr. Taqi: Twitter: @mazdaki Muckrack: https://muckrack.com/mohammad-taqi/articles #ImranKhan #GeneralBajwa #ImranKhanShot ------------------...
Nov 22, 2022•57 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Sreemoy Talukdar as they discuss what Sreemoy calls "China’s ‘Great Leap’ 2.0". How are these two leaders different? What are the specific policy differences that make the trajectory of China unique from the Great Leap 1.0? Follow Sreemoy: Twitter: @sreemoytalukdar Read his article here: https://tinyurl.com/bddwz6dk #XiJinping #Mao #GreatLeap ---------------------------------------------------- Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kush...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 1 min
This podcast is Part 2 of the discussion on Hate Speech and Blasphemy laws where Nikhil Mehra continues his discussion with Kushal as they look at other aspects of the debate that were not touched on during the first part. Follow Nikhil Mehra: Twitter: @TweetinderKaul Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev9sL08YYX0&t=4s #NupurSharma #HateSpeech #Blasphemy ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehr...
Nov 19, 2022•1 hr 53 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Salvatore Babones on the methodologies used by different rating agencies that rank India. Why is India being rated low by all the index rankings? Salvatore also explains the reasons behind this from a sociological perspective. Follow Salvatore: Twitter: @sbabones Website: https://newsletter.salvatorebabones.com/ #salvatorebabones #indianintellectuals #democracy ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: ...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 35 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Samarth Bansal as they discuss the entire Wire vs Meta episode and try to break down what went down and what lessons can be learned from this entire episode. Follow Samarth: Twitter: @PySamarth Website: http://www.samarthbansal.com/ #thewire #wiremeta #amitmalviya ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMV...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 59 min
In this podcast, Shambhav and Kushal discuss the recently concluded UFC 281 PPV. They also discuss other news in the world of combat sports. Follow Shambhav Sharma: Twitter: @shambhav15 The Sham Sharma Show - Global: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUM2qwOfZosAf55s66FsGbQ #UFC281 #IsraelAdesanya #carvakapodcast ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1r...
Nov 15, 2022•56 min
In this podcast, Aadit Kapadia and Kushal discuss the recent humiliating defeat of India against England in the T20 World Cup Semi-Final. They also discuss the upcoming final between Pakistan and England and talk about other cricketing news. Follow Aadit: Twitter: @ask0704 #T20WorldCup #pakistanvsengland #TeamIndia ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show...
Nov 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Akhil Ramesh on the "Myth of South Asia". How under the garb of South Asian analysis all sorts of racist and negative stereotypes about India and Hinduism are peddled. They also talk about potential solutions to the problem. Follow Akhil: Twitter: @akhil_oldsoul Article: https://tinyurl.com/yrpm3hj3 Article: https://tinyurl.com/9kxebdx4 #Hinduphobia #SouthAsiaAnalysis #IndiaAnalysis ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the pod...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 3 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Charlotte Littlewood about her report published by The Henry Jackson Society titled "Hindu-Muslim civil unrest in Leicester: “Hindutva” and the creation of a false narrative". The report finds that a local community issue was “falsely presented as an issue of organised Hindutva extremism". Follow Charlotte: Twitter: @CharlotteFLit Twitter: @HJS_Org Report: https://henryjacksonsociety.org/publications/hindu-muslim-civil-unrest-in-leicester-hindutva-and-the-crea...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 5 min
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Shadi Hamid about his latest book "The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea". Follow Shadi: Twitter: @shadihamid Buy Shadi's books here: https://tinyurl.com/498thhy5 Check Wisdom of Crowds here: https://wisdomofcrowds.live/ #Democracy #democraticminimalism #Islamism ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify:...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 37 min
