That's So Hindu

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That's So Hindu episodes

January 21, 2021 What Hindu Americans can expect from the Biden-Harris administration
In this special episode, recorded shortly after the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, HAF Managing Director Samir Kalra and HAF Director of Public Policy Taniel Koushakjian discuss how important issues for Hindu Americans are likely to fare in the next four years.
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53 min
January 14, 2021 Film producer and animal welfare advocate Nirva Patel makes a compelling dharmic case for eating a vegan diet
In this episode Mat McDermott speaks with Nirva Patel. Nirva is one of the executive producers of the hit documentary The Game Changers (yes, there are hit documentaries), a board member of Farm Sanctuary, and one of the leading dharmic voices for improving animal welfare and advocating for plant-based diets.
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40 min
January 07, 2021 Professor Jeffery D Long on the influence of Hindu thought on Star Wars + misunderstandings about Hinduism
In this episode Mat McDermott speaks with Jeffrey D Long, professor of religion and Asian studies at Elizabethtown College. We discuss stereotypes and misunderstandings about Hinduism, his latest book on Hinduism in America, and the Hindu themes in Star Wars - including the new Disney+ series The Mandalorian.
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1 hr 6 min
December 24, 2020 85 incidents of murder, gang rape, temple destruction in 66 days: Richard Benkin on the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh
In this episode Taniel Koushakjian talks with human rights activist Richard Benkin about how he came to devote his life to the plight of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh, and what he’s personally seen visiting Hindu refugees living in both West Bengal and Bangladesh itself. **TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of rape and sexual assault.**
Richard Benkin's book, A Quiet Case of Ethnic Cleansing: The Murder of Bangladesh's Hindus
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55 min
December 17, 2020 It's through our sacred stories that Hinduism has and will continue to survive: Ami and Amit Majmudar
In this episode Sheetal Shah talks with the husband and wife writing duo Ami Majmudar and Amit Majmudar about their latest works and how Hinduism is the foundation of both.
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46 min
December 10, 2020 Melanie Chandra says the work of acting is about becoming messy
In this episode Suhag Shukla talks with Melanie Chandra about her path, through karate, mechanical engineering, corporate consulting and modeling, to become the actor and producer she is today.
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43 min
November 19, 2020 In which Abhinav Pandya goes deep into the geopolitics of Kashmir conflict, and more.
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58 min
November 12, 2020 Ram Sahadeo and Vishnu Bisram talk about the challenges Hindus are facing in Guyana
Fred Stella speaks with Ram Sahadeo and Vishnu Bisram about the state of affairs for Hindus living in Guyana. They discuss challenges the Hindu community there faces such as being targeted for conversion by Christian groups, alcoholism in the community, corruption in Guyana’s politics, as well as how discoveries of new large oil reserves in the Carribean nation factor into all this.
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1 hr 4 min
July 16, 2020 Easan Katir tells us how to align our beliefs with our stock portfolios through Dharmic Investing
In this episode Mat McDermott speaks with HAF’s very own Easan Katir about his recent article in Hinduism Today magazine about dharmic investing: what it is, how it is different from other forms of ethical investing, and how we can all apply Hindu principles to our financial decisions.
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17 min
July 09, 2020 Kanchan Koya explains how one secret of good health is Spice Space Baby
In this episode Sheetal Shah talks with Kanchan Koya, food as medicine practitioner, health coach, and founder of Spice Spice Baby, about the benefits of different spices and the science behind them.
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45 min

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The podcast that interviews entrepreneurs and activists, politicians and professors, journalists, entertainers, spiritual teachers, and more on how Hinduism shapes their work and lives. All American.…