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ARGUMENTATIVE INDIANS PODCAST Argumentative Indians

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Non-partisan forum for sharing of bold ideas and intelligent insights through spontaneous conversations and spirited debates. We dive deep into topics, bring insider perspectives, challenge popular notions and uncover new angles.

    Should independent India honour the soldiers of British Indian Army?

    Should independent India honour the soldiers of British Indian Army?

    SPEAKERSLt. General Ajay Kumar SinghPVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd.), former Commander in Chief of Southern Command of Indian Army, 11th Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and currently Advisor to O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU). Shrabani BasuJournalist and Author of many critically acclaimed books including For King and Another Country: Indian Soldiers on the Western Front 1914-18 and Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closest Confidant, and Spy Pr...

    • 1 hr 32 min
    Dastan of Indian Languages: A Syncretic Past and Current Fault Lines I Mahmood Farooqui

    Dastan of Indian Languages: A Syncretic Past and Current Fault Lines I Mahmood Farooqui

    Bharat Ki Bhashaein - The Indian Language Project भारत की भाषाईन - भारतीय भाषा परियोजना, भारत की भाषाएँ - भारतीय भाषा परियोजना, ਭਾਰਤ ਕੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਈਂ - ਭਾਰਤੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ, ভাৰত কি ভাষায়েন - ভাৰতীয় ভাষা প্ৰকল্প, ভারত কি ভাষাইন - ভারতীয় ভাষা প্রকল্প, ڀارت جي ڀاشاين - هندستاني ٻولي پروجيڪٽ,, பாரத் கி பாஷெய்ன் - இந்திய மொழி திட்டம், భారత్ కీ భాషేయిన్ - ది ఇండియన్ లాంగ్వేజ్ ప్రాజెక్ట్ഭാ, രത് കി ഭാഷാഇൻ - ഇന്ത്യൻ ഭാഷാ പദ്ധതി, بھارت کی بھاشاین - ہندوستانی زبان کا پروجیکٹ,, ભારત કી ભાષા - ભારતીય ભ...

    • 1 hr
    Is Islamophobia Real? | Prof. Khaled A. Beydoun

    Is Islamophobia Real? | Prof. Khaled A. Beydoun

    At the #WhiteHouse reception to celebrate Eid al-Fitr on 2nd May, US #president #joebiden said that Muslims are globally being targeted with violence. This certainly seems to be the case, with news reports about state oppression, social ostracism, hate crimes and mob violence from around the world increasingly having one thing in common - the religious identity of the victims. Muslims seem to be the target of discriminatory policies ranging from racial profiling in the #US to #CAA...

    • 1 hr 3 min
    India's Language Story - Looking For the Missing Links | Dr. Peggy Mohan

    India's Language Story - Looking For the Missing Links | Dr. Peggy Mohan

    In the first episode of the Documentary Series, Argumentative Indians explore"India's Language Story- Looking for the Missing Links" As a union of not just states, but of several linguistically diverse peoples, it is unsurprising that disputes over languages have a long history in India. Mass protests and brutal riots were witnessed during the decades after the independence as states were slowly reorganised on linguistic lines. While some languages initially overlooked by the constitutio...

    • 1 hr 48 min
    Should India reassess its One China Policy?

    Should India reassess its One China Policy?

    While China has claimed that 160 countries reaffirmed commitment to its one-China principle following the visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, India said Friday its own "relevant policies are well known and consistent" and don't require a reiteration. Breaking its silence on the Taiwan issue, and as China intensifies its military drills, the government expressed concern over the rising Cross-Strait tensions and called for restraint and for avoiding any attempt to unilaterally cha...

    • 2 hrs
    The Enigma of Saraswati I A Scholar's Perspective

    The Enigma of Saraswati I A Scholar's Perspective

    Described in the oldest texts of the Rigveda, Saraswati surpassed in majesty and might all other rivers. Pure in her course from the mountains to the ocean, she descended with a roar down the slope, her fierce current gurgling through its canyon course, containing ~powerful floods inside her. She was the “perfect mother, unsurpassed river, supreme goddess” (Sindhumata).She finds repeated mentions in Brahamanas and the Mahabharata, in the Puranas and the Smritis. Saraswati intrigued philosophe...

    • 1 hr 2 min

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