Podcast 140.1: Sardar Patel and his Legacy
In an address to the Indian community of Houston, Sunanda Vashisht talks about Sardar Patel, his legacy and his contribution to India, What Patel meant for India then and what he means for India now.

In an address to the Indian community of Houston, Sunanda Vashisht talks about Sardar Patel, his legacy and his contribution to India, What Patel meant for India then and what he means for India now.
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht are joined by author and columnist Shefali Vaidya as they discuss Gujarat Elections, India Today's war on sarees, Radio Mirchi's controversial ad on India and the controversy around National Anthem.
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht are joined by columnist and author J Sai Deepak. They talk about BJP MLA Sangeet Som's comments on Taj Mahal and the leftist narrative on the Mughals. They also talk about Indic Renaissance and Indic Collective, Rohingyas and the petition in Supreme Court.
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht are joined by Editorial Director of swarajya and senior journalist, R Jagannathan as they discuss the Supreme Court's ban on sale of fire crackers in Delhi. They also talk about Judicial over reach, economic reforms in India and the wire's story on Jay Amit Shah
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht are joined by columnist and author Rupa Subramanya and they talk about the GST implementation in India and the economy. Is it improving or is it tanking. Apart from that they talk about Rahul Gandhi and Indian politics. The last part is a focus on The Wire's story on Jay Amit Shah and a tribute to Kundan Shah & Tom Alter
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht talk to columnist Harsh Gupta about the Mumbai Stampede, Rail infrastructure in India and the state of the Indian economy, They also talk to Anirban from SIIA about the immigration issues that Indian immigrants face in USA and the issue with green cards.
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht talk about the Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar and India's response to it. They also talk about the India-Pakistan responses at UN, the incident in BHU, Rahul Gandhi and share an interesting report about Dwarka and Mathura
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht are joined by India Pride Project's activist Anuraag Saxena. They discuss bringing the Indian idols home and the challenges with it. They also discuss Rahul Gandhi's visit to US, The bullet train project and the Sardar Sarovar project. They finish up with a discussion on Karl Marx.
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht are joined by journalist and author Hindol Sengupta. They discuss his new book ‘The Sacred Sword’ on Guru Gobind Singh and his previous books on Swami Vivekananda, Being Hindu and so forth. They also talk about Gauri Lankesh’s dastardly murder and the reactions to it. They discuss why the media was so intent on just focusing on who the PM follows and weren’t discussing other aspects of the murder.
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht talk about the Cabinet Reshuffle in India, Nirmala Sitharaman's elevation to the post of Defence Minister and what team modi looks like. They also discuss the Demonetisation numbers that were released and North Korea's latest nuclear test.
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht talk about Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction, the triple talaq judgement in the Supreme Court and the debate on Right to Privacy.
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht are joined by columnist Nirwa Mehta as they discuss the Gorakhpur Tragedy and the battle between Amit Shah and Ahmed Patel. They also talk about Narendra Modi's statement 'against' Hamid Ansari and other news of the week.
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht are joined by columnist Deepak Singh this week. They discuss Arvind Panagriya's exit and what it means for Niti Aayog. They also talk about Gujarat Congress MLAs and if Ahmed Patel will win in Gujarat. They also talk about terrorism in Kashmir and the incident in Haryana.
Aadit Kapadia, Sunanda Vashisht and Pramod Kumar Buravalli are joined by columnist and author Shwetank Bhushan as they discuss Bihar politics and what is happening in Pakistan. They discuss Nawaz Sharif vs Judiciary and the hacking of RSS workers in Kerala. Lastly they talk about Taslima Nasreen being denied in the Aurangabad airport.
Aadit Kapadia and Pramod Kumar Buravalli are joined by special guest Ramana Mupalla as they talk about the India China standoff and the problems that currently China is facing. They also talk about GST in India, the presidential elections and NDA's VP pick, Venkaiah Naidu.
Aadit Kapadia, Sunanda Vashisht and Pramod Kumar Buravalli are joined by author and columnist Neha Srivastava as they discuss about Yogi Adityanath's government in UP, the Bihar crisis, Nitish Kumar, Indu Sarkar and Kashmir.
Sunanda Vashisht talks about the ghastly attack on the pilgrims going for Amarnath Yatra. She also talks about the situation in Kashmir and what should be done now.
Aadit Kapadia and Pramod Kumar Buravalli discuss Modi's Isarel visit and Indo-Israel relations. They also talk about times when Israel has helped India. They discuss the riots in West Bengal, the failure of the democrats in US and the India-China standoff.
Aadit Kapadia, Sunanda Vashisht and Pramod Kumar Buravalli discuss GST in India, Not in My Name, China and disinvestment in Air India
Aadit Kapadia, Sunanda Vashisht and Pramod Kumar Buravalli talk about NDA's presidential nominee Ramnath Kovind, Presidents of India, Modi in USA and Sunanda Vashisht writes a report on Kashmir.
We discuss the politics of Kashmir, West Bengal and the impending visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel and the United States.
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We discuss the epidemic of loan waivers by successive Congress and BJP governments in India. How good politics makes for bad economics and the reason this vicious cycle has become unavoidable. We then move onto the crisis in the Middle East and the shadow boxing between the United States and Qatar at the behest of Saudi Arabia. The last segment was on the downfall of NDTV and the downward slide of Arun Shourie.
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht discuss about the London attacks, trump's pulling out of the paris agreement. They also talk about the fictional third front in India and Narendra Modi's trip abroad. They also discuss the India vs Pakistan and if they should play sporting events.
Aadit Kapadia, Sunanda Vashisht and Pramod Kumar Buravalli discuss the Manchester Attacks and the aftermath. They also talk about Paresh Rawal's tweets against Arundhati Roy and the online 'right wing'. Finally they talk about the Indian Army's strikes against Pakistan and Major Gogoi
Pramod Kumar Buravalli and Sunanda Vashisht talk about the staying of the execution of Kulbhushan Yadav, shadow boxing between united states and the Islamic world. They also talk about Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary and three year completion of Narendra Modi's Rule,
Aadit Kapadia and Pramod Kumar Buravalli discuss Lt. Umar Fayaz tragic death in Kashmir, Trump's firing of James Comey, Narendra Modi's trip to Sri Lanka and China's OBOR initiative.
Aadit Kapadia, Sunanda Vashisht and Pramod Kumar Buravalli discuss about the controversy surrounding Kapil Mishra. They also talk about leftist historians and their false narrative, modinomics and privatization and the situation in Kashmir. Finally they wrap up with a discussion on Baahubali 2.
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht are joined by JNU professor Dr Makarand Paranjape and they discuss the state of JNU, left vs right in indian academia and 'intellectuals' in India
Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht discuss the MCD polls and BJP's legacy in Delhi. They also discuss Turkey's referendum and the controversy over Sonu Nigam tweets on Azaan. They also discuss Mashal Khan's tragic death in Pakistan.