Grasshopper and the Ant

Pawan Bharadwaj
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A weekly Podcast about people, their stories, experiences and journeys of their lives.

  1. 10/04/2024

    On Car Culture and it’s impact and after effect with Rahul Goel

    In this episode of Grasshopper and the Ant, we dive into the far-reaching effects of car culture and car-centric infrastructure on urban planning and public transportation. Our guest, Rahul Goel—Assistant Professor at IIT Delhi's Transport Research and Injury Prevention Center—joins us once again to talk about the impact of car culture on urban cities, expanding roads and Induced demand, Parking, Congestion and finally pollution and environmental damages due to car centric planning.. Tune in for an engaging discussion on how we can shift towards better urban mobility.

    1h 23m

  2. 05/21/2024

    On Cycling in India with Rahul Goel

    In this episode we talk to Rahul Goel about cycling in India. The stats, the trends, culture and safety. What's the future of cycling and what can govt institutions do to encourage more people to cycle.

    1h 13m

  3. 09/20/2020

    Kashmiri Pandit's perspective on Kashmir with Tapasya

    In this episode, we talk to Tapasya about Kashmir whose family has had to leave Kashmir during the late 80's and early 90's. We talk about the different store she has heard while growing, why does she support Azadi movement and various other things related to Kashmiri Pandits.

    1h 6m

  4. 09/04/2020

    Criminal Justice & Police Accountability with Nikita Sonavane & Ameya Bokil

    In this episode, we have two lawyers from the Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project which is based out of Bhopal, talking about the Criminal Tribes Act, the Habitual offender's act, police brutality as a phenomenon, and what does police reforms mean & what's the idea of defunding in the Indian context.  The website of Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project: cpaproject.in Some of the pieces they have written on these issues:  https://www.article-14.com/post/born-a-criminal-how-poverty-struck-tribals-become-habitual-offenders https://www.article-14.com/post/why-charan-singh-bolts-his-house-from-inside-and-out-before-he-sleeps https://www.article-14.com/post/indramal-bai-s-death-and-how-the-police-got-away https://www.thewire.in/article/video/police-brutality-reforms?utm=authorlistpage

    1h 27m

  5. 08/31/2020

    The Carceral State in India with Saumya Dadoo

    In this episode, we have Saumya Dadoo from Detention Solidarity Network (https://detentionsolidarity.net) talking about the prison systems in India and structural issues related to it with some historical background.

    1h 8m

  6. 07/25/2020

    Politics of Bollywood with Kamayani Sharma

    In this episode, we speak to Kamayani Sharma, an independent writer, and researcher who works on visual culture focusing on contemporary art and cinema. We discuss the influence of Modi govt on Bollywood, politics of Bollywood, the hollow activism of various film personalities with regards to BLM in comparison to activism surrounding issues in India among many other things.  Kamayani's piece which we discuss:  https://caravanmagazine.in/perspective/how-bollywood-acted-under-modi-government You can find Kamayani's other work in her wesbite:   https://kamayanisharma.journoportfolio.com/

    1h 19m

  7. 07/11/2020

    On Philosophy of Counseling with Samir Chopra

    In this episode, we have Samir Chopra who is a Professor of Philosophy and a Philosophic counselor. We discuss among many things, what is Philosophy of counseling, how does he approach with various clients, on philosophy of anxiety, approaching the current pandemic using tools of philosophy.  Samir writes at samirchopra.com. He has written a  series of blogs related to Philosophy of counseling:  https://samirchopra.com/2020/06/03/what-is-philosophical-counseling-part-one-the-basics/ https://samirchopra.com/2020/06/04/what-is-philosophical-counseling-part-two-the-counselors-work/ https://samirchopra.com/2020/06/08/what-is-philosophical-counseling-part-iii-dolls-that-remove-worries/ https://samirchopra.com/2020/06/11/what-is-philosophical-counseling-part-iv-aristotle-on-effective-and-practical-knowledge/ He has also written on anxiety at Aeon mag :  https://aeon.co/essays/dread-accompanies-me-through-life-but-it-is-not-without-consolation

    1h 4m

  8. 06/04/2020

    Inside Kashmir (Part 2) : Struggle For Freedom & the Politics.

    In the second part of the episode, Mudasir expands more on the issues related to the military siege, the struggle for freedom, and politics in Kashmir.  Mudasir's writings:  His Journal under Siege:  https://aleemudasir.wordpress.com/2020/03/23/journal-of-a-siege-11th-january-2020-kashmir/ Resisting the Language of Occupation:  http://www.kashmirlit.org/resisting-the-language-of-occupation/  Language of Resistance: http://www.kashmirlit.org/language-of-resistance/

    1h 10m
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A weekly Podcast about people, their stories, experiences and journeys of their lives.

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  • Creator
    Pawan Bharadwaj
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Pawan Bharadwaj
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