Grasshopper and the Ant

Joel Bordeaux joins us this week to talk a little bit about Hinduism & Hindutva and clarify questions around it. 

Bibliography : 

Dirks, Nicholas B. Castes of Mind : Colonialism and the Making of Modern India. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2001.

Lorenzen, David N. “Who Invented Hinduism ?” Comparative Studies in  Society and History: An International Quarterly, 1999.  

McGovern, Nathan. The Snake and the Mongoose: The Emergence of Identity in Early Indian Religion. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. 

Nicholson, Andrew J. Unifying Hinduism : Philosophy and Identity in  Indian Intellectual History. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010.  

Pennington, Brian K. Was Hinduism Invented? Britons, Indians, and the  Colonial Construction of Religion. New York: Oxford University Press,  2005. 

Rao, Velcheru Narayana, David Dean Shulman, and Sanjay Subrahmanyam.  Symbols of Substance: Court and State in Nayaka Period Tamilnadu. 

Delhi:  Oxford University Press, 1998.  Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar. Hindutva: Who Is a Hindu. 5th ed. Bombay:  S.S. Savarkar, 1923.  Vidyasagar, 

Isvarcandra, and Brian A. Hatcher. Hindu Widow Marriage. New  York: Columbia University Press, 2012.

In this episode, we discuss the effect of changes in labour laws brought upon by certain states in India during the pandemic and historic lockdown. 

India is a country where one of the largest internal migration in the world takes place, although the pandemic has wreaked havoc in all strata of society the worst hit are migrants. In this episode, we talk about the current situation of migrants and the issues they are facing.

If you are interested in helping the fight against NRC this is one way to do it, you can donate and help people on the ground to fight NRC 

https://www.ourdemocracy.in/Campaign/notonrc?fbclid=IwAR3Vz0b7aeTRZx-n5-GpR2oMKEE7ijMAWiDEQOIBO8_5plHCIDg2gQxzF6Y

This is the label Ishan & Yaduveer spoke about, check out their  artists, especially Sutej Singh who is amazing.

http://www.wearepinecones.com/#sessions

This is google doc of Ishan's curation and rating. There are some amazing bands, if you are looking to explore music this is the best way to start.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HQc_NHTkxCWHwjdPZUXocRvryH3_qUpbzDy3hbQpWEY/edit?usp=sharing

This is Yaduveer's band's Reaonable Hope bandcamp page, check out his music too

https://thereasonablehopeindia.bandcamp.com/

Books and Articles mentioned in this podcast 

1) Road Less Traveled by M Scott Peck https://www.amazon.in/Road-Less-Travelled-Arrow-New-Age/dp/0099727404/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Road+Less+Traveled+by+M+Scott+Peck&qid=1565685484&s=books&sr=1-1

2) Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig https://www.amazon.in/Reasons-Stay-Alive-Matt-Haig/dp/1782116826

Articles : 

1) "No, You Don’t Have a Disorder. You Have Feelings" by Lisa Marchiano. 

https://areomagazine.com/2018/07/08/no-you-dont-have-a-disorder-you-have-feelings/

2) "Beyond biomedical models: a perspective from critical psychiatry" by D B Double

http://www.critpsynet.freeuk.com/Tewbook.htm

Podcasts related to Mental Health: 

1) The Hilarious World of Depression. 

https://www.hilariousworld.org/ 

2) Terrible, Thanks For Asking 

  https://www.ttfa.org/

Instagram accounts spreading Mental Health Awareness: 

@sitwithwhit : https://instagram.com/sitwithwhit?igshid=r1qyvxa843ok

@themindgeek  : https://instagram.com/themindgeek?igshid=1f69xgqru5wci

@holisticallygrace : https://instagram.com/holisticallygrace?igshid=lubhnpv3f91g

Mandar mentioned few books so here they are: 

Life : The Movie by Neal Gabler

https://www.amazon.com/Life-Movie-Entertainment-Conquered-Reality/dp/0375706534

From Dawn to Decadence  by Jacques Barzun

https://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Decadence-Present-Western-Cultural/dp/0060928832

Mandar's Instagram page , follow and buy some art if you like something there :P 

https://www.instagram.com/mandar.devarshi/