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Disha Ravi, is an Indian youth climate change activist and a founder of Fridays for Future India. In this episode we discuss her journey of becoming a climate activist, issues that she is trying to raise lately, and the debate around environmentalism in India and in the world.
3:10 to 5:40
Welcoming Disha
5:40 to 9:56
Disha’s journey
9:56 to 14:00
Transition from rural to urban
14:00 to 16:00
How has your relationship with technology evolved/changed lately?
16:00 to 22:40
How did Disha dealt with the national attention?
22:40 to 35:40
Issues that Disha is trying to raise these days?
35:40 to 37:45
The impact the UN can creates
37:45 to 41:05
How is the climate conversation different in India as compared globally?
41:05 to 49:55
How Disha envisions the climate studies?
49:55 to 52:55
How can we make climate conversation more accessible?
52:55 to 1:00:30
Is environmentalism a serious debate in global governments?
1:00:30 to end
Can there ever be a balance between economic growth and sustainability?

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Nrithya Pillai is a dancer, dance composer, singer, writer, speaker, and dance instructor who proudly claims her heredity dancer lineage. She is the Artistic Director of Rajarathnalaya Arts Foundation. In this episode we try to understand her journey, the societal challenges she faced while practicing her profession, the history of Bharathanatyam, and its relevance today.
3:55 to 6:00
Welcoming Nrithya
6:00 to 14:00
Nrithya’s history and journey
14:00 to 19:10
The struggle convincing friends and family
19:10 to 31:00
The part of the language that is problematic.
31:00 to 38:15
Nrithya’s relationship with his grandfather Nattuvanar Rajarathnam Pillai
38:15 to 44:10
Hope in relationships
44:10 to 47:45
The idea of self-persecution
47:45 to 1:00:00
How has Bharathanatyam Brahmanized ? Common misconceptions around Bharathanatyam.
1:00:00 to 1:06:12
Importance of Nattuvanars in Bharathanatyam
1:06:12 to 1:15:45
Nrithya’s vision of Bharathanatyam
1:15:45 to end
Questions from audience

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Snehashish Das is an Ambedkarite, Ph.D. scholar at JNU, and activist at BAPSA. In this episode, we try to take a deep dive into understanding the conditions of a movement, how a revolution is slowly built, and the counter forces to a revolution. We also talk about Snehashish’s journey from the school run by RSS till JNU, the vocabulary of the Bahujan movement, and the religious context around it. We also talk about the role of social media in shaping the current movement and its future.
4:30 to 6:50
Introduction
6:50 to 10:45
The political participation of the young generation
10:45 to 16:52
Making of a movement
16:52 to 25:40
Snehashish’s introduction to the movement
25:40 to 37:40
The journey from RSS to JNU
37:40 to 43:00
Savarna response to Bahujan assertion
43:00 to 51:20
DBA vs Bahujan: The right language
51:20 to 1:05:40
Revolution and counter-revolution
1:05:40 to 1:25:30
How do you look at the current movement?
1:25:30 to end
Role of social media in shaping the current movement
Buddha and Dhamma
https://www.amazon.in/Buddha-His-Dhamma-Babasaheb-Dr-B-R-Ambedkar/dp/9380688466


स्नेहाशीष दास एक अम्बेडकरवादी, पीएच.डी. जेएनयू में विद्वान, और बापसा में कार्यकर्ता। इस कड़ी में, हम एक आंदोलन की स्थितियों को समझने की कोशिश करते हैं कि कैसे एक क्रांति धीरे-धीरे बनती है, और काउंटर एक क्रांति के लिए मजबूर करता है। हम स्नेहाशीष की आरएसएस द्वारा संचालित स्कूल से जेएनयू तक की यात्रा, बहुजन आंदोलन की शब्दावली और उसके आसपास के धार्मिक संदर्भ के बारे में भी बात करते हैं। हम वर्तमान आंदोलन और उसके भविष्य को आकार देने में सोशल मीडिया की भूमिका के बारे में भी बात करते हैं।
4:30 से 6:50
परिचय
6:50 से 10:45
युवा पीढ़ी की राजनीतिक भागीदारी
10:45 से 16:52
एक आंदोलन बनाना
16:52 से 25:40
स्नेहाशीष का आंदोलन से परिचय
25:40 से 37:40
आरएसएस से जेएनयू तक का सफर
37:40 से 43:00
बहुजन के दावे पर सवर्ण प्रतिक्रिया
43:00 से 51:20
डीबीए बनाम बहुजन: सही भाषा
51:20 से 1:05:40
क्रांति और प्रतिक्रांति
1:05:40 से 1:25:30
आप मौजूदा आंदोलन को कैसे देखते हैं?
१:२५:३० से अंत तक
वर्तमान आंदोलन को आकार देने में सोशल मीडिया की भूमिका
बुद्ध और धम्म

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Shweta Goswami is the founder of the Nirmal initiative, a Vrindavan-based social organization that is fighting the issues of child sexual abuse, gender, and caste-based violence. She is also a PhD candidate at Jawaharlal Nehru University. In this episode, we discuss various social challenges in the country starting from witch-hunting, child abuse, and other social evils.
4:45 to 10:55
Shweta and her PhD. on Sant Ravidas and the connect with Gorakhnath
10:55 to 14:45
Witch-hunting in India / Shweta’s journey
14:45 to 28:54
Incidents that changed Shweta’s life and lead her to found Nirmal initiative.
28:55 to 31:31
Witch-hunting in India
31:31 to 45:05
Maha Shweta devi’s kahani
45:05 to 47:15
Maharashtra’s andha shradha nirmulan kanoon
47:15 to 53:00
Child sexual abuse and Shweta’s work at Nirmal initiative
53:00 to 1:02:03
Systematic oppression that Vimukat and Dalit children face
1:02:03 to 1:20:30
Stories of child sexual abuse and the structural problem of India
1:20:30 to end
How can we make our workplaces inclusive?
श्वेता गोस्वामी, वृंदावन स्थित सामाजिक संगठन, निर्मल पहल की संस्थापक हैं, जो बाल यौन शोषण, लिंग और जाति-आधारित हिंसा के मुद्दों से लड़ रही है। वह जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय में पीएचडी की उम्मीदवार भी हैं। इस कड़ी में, हम डायन शिकार, बाल शोषण और अन्य सामाजिक बुराइयों से शुरू होने वाली देश में विभिन्न सामाजिक चुनौतियों पर चर्चा करते हैं।
4:45 से 10:55
श्वेता और उनकी पीएच.डी. संत रविदास और गोरखनाथी के साथ जुड़ाव पर
10:55 से 14:45
भारत में डायन-शिकार / श्वेता का सफर
14:45 से 28:54
ऐसी घटनाएं जिन्होंने श्वेता के जीवन को बदल दिया और उन्हें निर्मल पहल के लिए प्रेरित किया।
28:55 से 31:31
भारत में चुड़ैल-शिकार
31:31 से 45:05
महा श्वेता देवी की कहानी
45:05 से 47:15
महाराष्ट्र की अंधश्रद्धा निर्मूलन कानून
47:15 से 53:00
बाल यौन शोषण और निर्मल पहल में श्वेता का काम
53:00 से 1:02:03
विमुकत और दलित बच्चे व्यवस्थित उत्पीड़न का सामना करते हैं
1:02:03 से 1:20:30
बाल यौन शोषण की कहानियां और भारत की संरचनात्मक समस्या
1:20:30 से अंत तक
हम अपने कार्यस्थलों को कैसे समावेशी बना सकते हैं?
Seeking Begumpura : https://www.amazon.in/Seeking-Begumpura-Social-Anticaste-Intellectuals/dp/8189059459

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In this episode of LCA we discuss the life of Dr Meena, many heart breaking incidents of caste atrocities, role of social media, being bought up in an anti-caste household, and lastly the Bhima Koregaon case.

Meena Kandasamy (born 1984) is an Indian poet, fiction writer, translator and activist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Meena published two collections of poetry, Touch (2006) and Ms. Militancy (2010). From 2001-2002, she edited The Dalit, a bi-monthly alternative English magazine of the Dalit Media Network.

3:30 to 7:50
How did Dr Meena become a writer?
7:50 to 13:22
Kilvenmani Massacre
13:22 to 21:05
How has Tamil Nadu changed in all these years from anti caste perspective?
21:05 to 25:30
Challenges in getting published.
25:30 to 31:30
The role of social media in current political times
31:30 to 43:00
What was it like to bought up in an anti-caste household?
43:00 to 44:45
Is Ambedkarism/Periyarism at odds at Hindutva?
44:45 to 51:36
Bhima Koregaon
51:36 to end
Do you see hope in Congress?

Mandal Commission - http://www.ncbc.nic.in/User_Panel/UserView.aspx?TypeID=1161
Indra Swahney Case - https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/indra-sawhney-case-1992-sc-judgements/
Link of #26 The Caste of Law with Nikita and Disha : https://lightscameraazadi.in/podcast/26-the-caste-of-law-with-nikita-and-disha/
Kilvenmani massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilvenmani_massacre
Laxmanpur Bathe massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laxmanpur_Bathe_massacre
Kherlanji
https://www.epw.in/journal/2006/45/editorials/kherlanji-caste-violence.html

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Jyoti Nisha is an independent writer and filmmaker based in Mumbai. She is an experienced journalist, a trained academic writer, screenwriter and filmmaker offering 10 years of work experience in print, radio and TV. Her crowd-funded film, ‘B. R. Ambedkar Now and Then,’ explores Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s life symbolically, politically, and delves into representation and assertion of Bahujan politics in today’s time. She has co-produced the film with Pa. Ranjith’s Neelam Productions.
She introduced a new theory - ‘Indian Cinema and the Bahujan Spectatorship' in academia, elaborating on the consumption of popular cinema by the marginalized of this country.

3:45 to 18:50
Understanding Jyoti’s eventful journey
18:50 to 25:20
How did you convince your parents to get into film making?
25:20 to 33:30
What is it try to make a career in the film industry?
33:30 to 39:35
What was film school like?
39:35 to 44:45
What goes behind the scenes?
44:45 to 57:00
Understanding Bollywood’s engagement with caste issues
57:00 to 1:17:15
Story of Geeli Puchi
1:17:15 to end
B.R. Ambedkar Now and Then
Notes:
Indian Cinema and the Bahujan Spectatorship by Jyoti Nisha
https://www.epw.in/engage/article/indian-cinema-and-bahujan-spectatorship

Media Rumble https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1jhyhg1bow

Movie : Close up by Abbas Kiarostami
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjLVCiAtvls

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Siddhesh is one of the finest artists in the country. He uses his art to raise a voice on important issues. He is a thinker, philosopher, artist, and so much more. With Siddhesh we talk about the future of the Indian art movement. Can India ever truly have a renaissance? Why not? Why is the industry of art and craft underpaid? Who controls the art form of the country? Where will we find real artists? So much discussion packed in this episode.
3:50 to 6:50
Welcome Siddhesh
6:50 to 18:30
When did Siddhesh fell in love with the idea of equality?
18:30 to 25:00
The underappreciated leaders of India
25:00 to 29:20
Gandhi and Ambedkar
29;20 to 35:30
What is it like to grow up in an Ambedkarite family?
35:30 to 37:00
In search of god
37:00 to 46:50
How did Siddhesh discover his voice?
46:50 to 1:02:00
Indian art movement
1:02:00 to 1:09:30
The Indian art industry
1:09:30 to 1:23:00
The privileged Indian artist
1:23:00 to end
Closing thoughts
सिद्धेश देश के बेहतरीन कलाकारों में से एक हैं। वह महत्वपूर्ण मुद्दों पर आवाज उठाने के लिए अपनी कला का उपयोग करता है। वह एक विचारक, दार्शनिक, कलाकार और बहुत कुछ है। सिद्धेश के साथ हम भारतीय कला आंदोलन के भविष्य के बारे में बात करते हैं। क्या भारत में वास्तव में पुनर्जागरण हो सकता है? क्यों नहीं? कला और शिल्प का उद्योग अंडरपेड क्यों है? देश के कला रूप को कौन नियंत्रित करता है? हमें असली कलाकार कहां मिलेंगे? इस कड़ी में चर्चा का इतना हिस्सा।

3:50 से 6:50
स्वागत है सिद्धेश
6:50 से 18:30 बजे
सिद्धेश को समानता के विचार से प्यार कब हुआ?
18:30 से 25:00 बजे
भारत के अल्पपोषित नेता
25:00 से 29:20 तक
गांधी और अंबेडकर
29; 20 से 35:30
एक अम्बेडकरवादी परिवार में बड़ा होना कैसा है?
३५:३० से ३:00:००
ईश्वर की खोज में
37:00 से 46:50
सिद्धेश ने अपनी आवाज की खोज कैसे की?
46:50 से 1:02:00
भारतीय कला आंदोलन
1:02:00 से 1:09:30
भारतीय कला उद्योग
1:09:30 से 1:23:00 तक
विशेषाधिकार प्राप्त भारतीय कलाकार
1:23:00 से समाप्त
विचार बंद करना

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Anurag Minus Verma is one of the rising names of social media. He is a content creator, a multimedia artist, and a satirist. He creates quirky characters, does hilarious voiceovers, and mimics the power centers of our society. Through his mimicry, jokes, and characters he sends an interesting message to society that will make you ponder over conventional stereotypes. Through this podcast, we try to enter his mind and want to learn more about the parallel universe he has created, his journey, and his worldview.

3:20 to 5:28
Welcoming Anurag
5:28 to 8:48
What is ‘Minus Verma’?
8:48 to 15:25
How is Anurag dealing with the new found fame?
15:25 to 18:50
Anurag’s thought process behind videos
18:50 to 21:12
The production process of a video
21:12 to 28:17
Taking forward to political discourse
28:17 to 35:00
History of Anurag
35:00 to 39:50
Why is JNU anti-capitalist.
39:50 to 50:47
Feeling of becoming an important voice
50:47 to 58:45
Anurag’s wisdom and intellect
58:45 to 1:04:56
Confessions on Anurag minus verma’s page
1:04:56 to 1:06:20
How do you look at influencer culture?
1:06:20 to 1:09:35
Artist and the struggle
1:09:35 to 1:15:56
Political awakening of Anurag
1:15:56 to 1:25:16
Anurag’s inspiration and future plans

अनुराग माइनस वर्मा सोशल मीडिया के बढ़ते नामों में से एक है। वह एक कॉन्टेंट क्रिएटर , एक मल्टीमीडिया कलाकार और एक व्यंग्यकार है। वह अद्वितीय चरित्र बनाते है, उल्लसित आवाज ओवर करते है, और हमारे समाज के शक्ति केंद्रों की नकल करता है। अपनी मिमिक्री, चुटकुलों और चरित्रों के माध्यम से वह समाज को एक दिलचस्प संदेश भेजता है जो आपको पारंपरिक रूढ़ियों पर विचार करने के लिए प्रेरित करेगा। इस पॉडकास्ट के माध्यम से हम उनके ज़हन में प्रवेश करने की कोशिश करते हैं और उनके द्वारा बनाए गए समानांतर ब्रह्मांड, उनकी यात्रा और उनके विश्व दृष्टिकोण के बारे में अधिक जानना चाहते हैं।
3:20 से 5:28 तक
अनुराग का स्वागत करते हुए
5:28 से 8:48
Is माइनस वर्मा ’क्या है?
8:48 से 15:25
अनुराग नए पाए प्रसिद्धि के साथ कैसे काम कर रहा है?
15:25 से 18:50
वीडियो के पीछे अनुराग की विचार प्रक्रिया
18:50 से 21:12
एक वीडियो की उत्पादन प्रक्रिया
21:12 से 28:17 तक
राजनीतिक प्रवचन को आगे बढ़ाते हुए
28:17 से 35:00 बजे
अनुराग का इतिहास
35:00 से 39:50
जेएनयू पूंजीवादी विरोधी क्यों है?
39:50 से 50:47
एक महत्वपूर्ण आवाज बनने की भावना
50:47 से 58:45
अनुराग का ज्ञान और बुद्धि
58:45 से 1:04:56
अनुराग माइनस वर्मा के पेज पर इकबालिया बयान
1:04:56 से 1:06:20
आप प्रभावशाली संस्कृति को कैसे देखते हैं?
1:06:20 से 1:09:35
कलाकार और संघर्ष
1:09:35 से 1:15:56
अनुराग का राजनीतिक जागरण
1:15:56 से 1:25:16
अनुराग की प्रेरणा और भविष्य की योजनाएँ

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How diverse is India’s education system? Is it really challenging a child to learn and understand diverse culture and viewpoints? What are gaps in our education? How are market forces disrupting the locals and the indigenous communities? Where is the climate movement headed? We try to answer these tough questions together with Yuvan.
3:30 to 6:30
Yuvan’s life history
6:30 to 9:10
How did Yuvan become a Naturalist?
9:10 to 12:30
Understanding Krishnamurthy school
12:30 to 18:25
What changes Yuvan seeks in Indian education system?
18:25 to 23:55
Support to local education
23:55 to 30:15
How do you look at textbook culture?
30:15 to 35:30
How do you look at central boards?
35:30 to 43:00
Pulicat Lagoon
43:00 to 48:55
How to balance economy and culture?
48:55 to 51:40
What should be our model of development?
51:40 to 56:30
How do you look at free market economics?
56:30 to 59:00
Will India ever goodbye to Capitalism?
59:00 to the end
How do you look at the climate movement?
Teesta Dam Project
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teesta_Low_Dam_-_IV_Hydropower_Plant
#34 Climate Change 101 with Dr Joy Merwin - https://lightscameraazadi.in/podcast/34-climate-change-101-with-dr-joy-merwin-monteiro/
Adam curtis– The century of the self
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnPmg0R1M04

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Have you ever wondered how life is at the borders? Far away from the elite urban spaces of the nation-state. Places where the force of constitution barely exists. How is life around these borders where national identities dilute? What is it like to be a part of a tribe near a Bangladeshi border or a fighter on the Afghanistan border? Suchitra Vijayan joins me to discuss her fantastic book ‘Midnight’s Borders’ which is a brilliant work of investigative journalism.
To buy Midnight’s Border
https://www.amazon.in/Midnights-Borders-Peoples-History-Modern/dp/8194879051/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609997755&sr=8-1
2:30 to 6:00
Knowing Suchitra
6:00 to 10:44
What is your experience carrying an Indian Passport?
10:44 to 15:00
What made Suchitra travel to the extent of our borders?
15:00 to 24:44
How was Afghanistan – Pakistan border?
24:44 to 27:15
Suchitra’s perspective on war
27:15 to 31:21
Why are we so emotional about borders?
31:21 to 38:00
A story that did not make it to the book.
38:00 to 48:15
How do you manage to put yourself together?
48:15 to 1:03:00
India-Bangladesh border
1:03:00 to 1:15:20
Kotwali Darwaza
1:15:20 to 1:18:30
Ali’s house
1:18:30 to 1:41:30
Tawang and elites of Delhi
1:41:30 to 1:50:25
Nagaland
1:50:25 to 1:53:53
Battle of Kohima
1:53:53 to 2:06:00
Nellie massacre
2:06:00 to end.
Guwahati and Burmese Citizenship Act
Books and References
•The Loss of Hindustan: The Invention of India
•Despite the State: Why India Lets Its People Down and How They Cope
•Nellie Massacre : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_massacre
•Bhawan Singh : http://www.betterphotography.in/perspectives/great-masters/bhawan-singh/46132/
•Burmese Citizenship Act of 1982 : https://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/burma/burm005-02.htm
•Gupta, Karunakar. "The McMahon line 1911-45: the British legacy." China Quarterly (1971): 521-545.
•Gupta, Karunakar. "Distortions in the history of Sino-Indian frontiers." Economic and Political Weekly (1980): 1265-1270.
•Gupta, Karunakar. "Mr Karunakar Gupta Replies." The China Quarterly 54 (1973): 363-368.
•Gupta, Karunakar. "A note on source material on the Sino-Indian border dispute—Western Sector." China Report 17.3 (1981): 51-55.

Gupta, Karunakar. "Hidden History of the Sino-Indian Frontier I—1947-1954." Economic and Political Weekly (1974): 721-726.
Gupta, Karunakar. "Hidden History of the Sino-Indian Frontier: II: 1954-1959." Economic and Political Weekly (1974): 765-772