Ahimsa Conversations

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Ahimsa Conversations is a platform for reflections on the possibility of nonviolence and the nature of violence.

Our candid discussions include voices of those whose experience in varied fields throw... more

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The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.

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March 17, 2023 Episode 4: Pervez Hoodboy - Reasoning our way to Peace
Like apes we have territoriality built into us and we tend to get violent when our tribe is confronted with another tribe. But in the evolutionary process, cooperation effectively trumped competition.
Pervez Hoodboy, nuclear physicist and political activist, has built upon this knowledge to oppose nuclear weapons and to work for peace between India and Pakistan.
Though he is not entirely convinced about nonviolence, Pervez says nonviolence is a valid strategy when one party is very weak and cannot afford to start violence.
Listen to him on Episode 4 of the Ahimsa Conversations Podcast.
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24min
March 10, 2023 Episode 3: Nayanjot Lahiri - Ashoka and Ahimsa in Rulership
In what ways was nonviolence evident in ancient India and what is the significance of Emperor Ashoka's response to the violence he himself had unleashed?
In Episode 3 of Ahimsa Conversations Podcast, historian Nayanjot Lahiri reflects on such questions based on her extensive knowledge on ancient Indian history and archaeology.
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30min
March 03, 2023 Vivek Sharma - Compassion - The Ultimate Essence of Ahimsa
Growing up during a period of violence can foster the quest for nonviolence. Social activist and entrepreneur, Vivek Sharma grew up during the times of violent militancy in Punjab. In Episode 2 of Ahimsa Conversations Podcast, he explains how this shaped his quest for ahimsa as an effort in which he has not yet succeeded but which has enriched his life's journey.
Vivek is the founder-director of Gandhi fellowship program and is committed to training young people in compassionate processes.
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30min
February 18, 2023 Episode 1: Johnson Yeung Ching Yin - Non Violence - Challenges as a form of Protest
Standing up for someone who was being hurt was an empowering experience, even when Johnson Yeung Ching Yin was himself a child. As a university student he became one of the leaders of Hong King's pro democracy Umbrella Movement in 2014. In Episode 1 of the Ahimsa Conversations Podcast, he talks about the challenges of practicing a pure non-violence and highlights the importance of not seeing non-violence in absolute terms. He also talks about his friends in Ukraine and Russia who are opposing the war, many putting their life on the front line, in an effort to reduce the combatants' will to fight.
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26min
February 18, 2023 Introduction - Season 4
Welcome to season 4!
Intro in English.
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1min
February 18, 2023 Introduction - Season 4
Welcome to season 4!
Intro in HINDI.
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1min
April 18, 2022 Episode 10: Sriram Panchu - The Harmonizing Middle
मध्यस्थता उन तरीकों से संघर्षों को हल कर सकती है जो दोनों पक्षों को उचित और न्यायपूर्ण लगता है|
In the final episode of Ahimsa Conversations Podcast S3, Sriram Panchu, an internationally renowned mediator and lawyer, speaks about how mediation can work in diverse situations – be it a father-son property dispute or a quarrel over a place of worship. As one of the three mediators appointed by the Supreme Court of India, to address the Ayodhya Babri Masjid Ram Janambhumi dispute, Sriram explains how one can seek the ‘harmonizing middle’ even in the most trying circumstances.
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2h 25min
March 27, 2022 Episode 9 : Jørgen Johansen - Why is Reaching Out To Russian Voices Important Now More Than
Jørgen Johansen was 18 years old when he was sent to prison for refusing to become a soldier.
In Episode 9 of Ahimsa Conversations Podcast S3, Jørgen describes a life-long engagement with peace activism. Speaking about the conflict in Ukraine, Jørgen says that instead of boycotts what is now needed are 'girlcotts', a term which he has coined, which in this case means reaching out to the best voices inside Russian society - those who dare to stand up against the war.
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16min
March 19, 2022 Episode 8 - David Swanson : Is War Normal and The Struggle for Peace Real?
In Ep 8 of Ahimsa Conversations Podcast S3, David Swanson, co-founder of the network World Beyond War, draws attention towards attention towards the conflict in Ukraine where people are kneeling or standing before tanks, feeding soldiers and having them call their mothers to say they're coming home. He further unravels the lies that accompany wars.
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17min
March 12, 2022 Episode 7 - Camilla Brunelli : Why Remembering History is Important
Knowing and documenting the horrific consequences of violence is one way of honouring its victims and preventing violence in future. In Episode 7 of Ahimsa Conversations Podcast we have Camilla Brunelli, who works on European memory culture and has learnt this first hand from Italian victims of Nazi concentration camps and slave-labour camps.
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27min

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How many episodes does Ahimsa Conversations have?

The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.