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Vaad episodes

December 17, 2023 संवाद # 141: Nath Yogi Gurunatha Moksha on his spiritual experiences - heaven, hell, Gyanganj & more
Gurunatha Moksha is a guru and rishi from the Natha lineage of Himalayan Trika Yoga. He has been working relentlessly in the conflict zones of Kashmir. Through his organisation Rishikula Foundation, he is working to restore dilapidated Bhairava temples in the country.
In his purvashrama, Gurunatha Moksha as Dr. Manish Mokshagundam has been in the mass media industry in various capacities for 22 years. He is an avant-garde filmmaker, documentary maker, journalist and author.
He is embarking on a yatra 'Bharatyana' across three countries - Sri Lanka, Bharat & Nepal with the ain to install Shri Ram Rajya in the country.
1 hr 44 min
December 17, 2023 संवाद # 140: Colonel Ajay Raina on Indian army Ops in Rajouri-Poonch, Kashmir Vs Jammu
Colonel (retd) Ajay K Raina is a decorated soldier, a record holder rider, a published author and a successful entrepreneur in the tourism industry.
He was awarded the fourth highest peace time award for bravery for his gallant military action in 2005. At the age of 43, he went back to a reputed business school to earn two years full time MBA in Finance and came out as the topper of the course.
He is a freelance blogger and a writer with multiple published books to his name.
1 hr 8 min
November 26, 2023 संवाद # 139: The Problem With Kargil War Victory | Brigadier Devinder Singh, Shiv Kunal Verma
Brigadier Devinder Singh had commanded the 70 Infantry Brigade in the Batalik sector during the Kargil war. He led the critical battle for Point 5203, which had been quickly overrun by Pakistani troops in the early days of the war. He also led the assaults on the Jubbar complex, one of the most difficult campaigns during the war.
Brigadier Singh became a victim of prejudice and that cost him a war medal. He was recommended for a Mahavir Chakra, the second highest award for gallantry but was awarded a Vishisht Seva Medal, a peacetime decoration.
Shiv Kunal Verma is the author of Ocean to Sky – India from the Air (Roli Books), a pictorial on the Military World Games and two books on the Assam Rifles. He is also the author of The Long Road to Siachen: The Question Why (Rupa & Co.) and Courage & Conviction, the autobiography of General VK Singh which was published by Aleph in October 2013; His book, 1962 – The War That Wasn’t has been hailed by critics as being the most definitive work on the Indo-China conflict.
A graduate of Madras Christian College, he did his schooling at the Doon School. He started his career opening trekking routes between Kashmir and the Zanskar and Ladakh regions. After a brief stint with India Today and the Associated Press he went on to direct and photograph the Project Tiger television series.
2 hr 15 min
November 22, 2023 संवाद # 138: Sawani Shetye on the horrific history of Goa Inquisition & how it's a land of Gods
Sawani Shetye is an archaeologist by education with a specialisation in Ancient Indian History and culture. She has pursued her Masters's Degree from Deccan College, Pune. She is currently pursuing her PhD in History from Goa University. Sawani has presented thorough research on the Kaavi art of Goa and Karnataka. Sawani has expertise in Ancient Indian Temple Architecture and iconography.
Sawani is passionate about India, the land and her people and is keen on writing the story right with due importance to India’s civilisational ethos and narratives. To help change Goa’s image as limited to beaches and booze and reveal its true story to natives as well as tourists, Sawani made use of her academic background and launched heritage tours to explore the real Goa through its temples, archaeological remains, local cultural experiences such as festivals and folk performance
1 hr 21 min
November 22, 2023 संवाद # 137: Ex-BCCI chief pitch curator Daljit Singh on art & science of making a cricket pitch
82 year old Daljit Singh is a former first-class cricketer and pitch curator. He played for various teams during his career from 1961-62 to 1978-79. After his playing career, he became a pitch curator. He served as curator of Mohali's PCA Stadium for over 20 years. He was a member of BCCI's first Pitch Committee that was formed in 1997. He served as the chairman of BCCI's grounds and pitches committee for 13 years, retiring in 2019.
45 min
November 22, 2023 संवाद # 136: Full analysis of Aryan Invasion theory, India Vs Bharat debate | Koenraad Elst
Dr Koenraad Elst (°Leuven, Belgium 1959) has a master’s in Sinology, Indology and Philosophy and a doctorate in Oriental Studies with a dissertation on Hindu Nationalism. While intermittently employed in political journalism and as foreign policy adviser in the Belgian Senate, his scholarly research findings earned him both laurels and ostracism. His numerous publications concern Asian philosophies, language policy, democracy, Indo–European origins, Vedic history and the interface of religion and politics including the Ayodhya dispute.
1 hr 51 min
November 22, 2023 संवाद # 135: Rashmi Samant on Oxford's hypocrisy, Hinduphobia, united states of South India
Rashmi Samant is one of the leading young voices for Hindu Human Rights. She was the first Indian to get elected as Oxford University's Student Union President. Through her plight, she highlighted the discrimination and harassment vocal and politically aware Indians have to endure in foreign university campuses.
Her first book 'A Hindu In Oxford' is out.
52 min
October 25, 2023 संवाद # 134: Why India lost the 1962 war with China | Shiv Kunal Verma
Shiv Kunal Verma was born into an army family and after his initial schooling at St Joseph’s Academy and a year at Fort Benning in the United States, he was sent to the Doon School. Having then graduated from Madras Christian College in Tambaram, his initial years were spent working with Tiger Tops Mountain Travel in Ladakh and Nepal.
Subsequently a journalist, a film maker and a writer, he has worked briefly with India Today, the Associated Press and with Sanctuary Films before he teamed up with his associate Dipti Bhalla and formed KaleidoIndia, under which banner some classic films like Salt of the Earth and the Standard Bearers were shot and produced. In 1999 he filmed the Kargil War and in the last decade and a half, has authored some exceptional books that include the Northeast Trilogy, 1962: The War That Wasn’t and 1965: A Western Sunrise. He is now working on the seminal Value Education Program for schools that aims at bringing India to Indians especially at the school and college levels.
His latest book 'Life of an Industani' is a whirlwind journey through critical events in India's 1980s and 90s, narrated in an honest, exhilarating and self-deprecating manner. In this episode, we discuss the 1962 book.
1 hr 48 min
October 21, 2023 संवाद # 133: Modi's secret BIG reform & reality of India's GDP growth | Prof. Prasanna Tantri
Dr Prasanna Tantri is an Associate Professor in the Finance area and Executive Director of the Centre for Analytical Finance at ISB. His research areas include- banking, financial inclusion, financial contagion, regulation, and the relationship between politics and finance. He teaches a course on Indian financial systems.
1 hr 17 min
October 15, 2023 संवाद # 132: Is India prepared for 2.5 front war? | Colonel Yogander Singh
Colonel (retd.) Yogander Singh is a retired Indian Army officer and military historian, with special focus on Haryana. He has written several books, most prominent among them being 'Hal Wa Samshir: Politico-Military History of Haryana', Future Ready Indian Army and 'Effective Deterrence: Thoughts on India's Security Policy and Structures in the Twenty-first Century'.
1 hr 6 min