Zero Mark Kelvi - Tamil Podcast

Zero Mark Kelvi

Zero Mark Kelvi is a Tamil podcast where we tackle questions usually ignored by the mainstream Tamil media. We're just flexing the skill we learned in exam hall: to write 4 pages to a question we didn't study for.

  1. 07/02/2021

    ZMK#15: What Does It Mean To Be A Warrior-Monk?

    There seems to be an interesting overlap between the way of the warrior and the way of the monk. Prabha, Sakthi, and Prashanth talk about how this unique way of life might actually be best suited to our busy modern world. From talking about ancient samurai-monks like Miyamoto Musashi to fictional warrior-monks like Batman they try to understand what it means to have a warrior-monk mentality. Hosts: Prashanth, Sakthi and Prabhakaran Edited by: Prabhakaran V Music:  Akfg-ReRe (instrumental by Denis Kasatkin)

    1h 3m

  2. 06/18/2021

    ZMK#14: Why Did We Daydream About Saving Our School Bus From Terrorists?

    Why do we have crazy daydreams as a child? Why are adult daydreams not as colourful as kids daydream? Is it just power fantasy? Are we simulating our untapped potential? Are daydreams connected to our creativity and goals? What are digital medicines? Hosts: Prashanth, Sakthi and Prabhakaran Edited by: Prabhakaran V Music:  Akfg-ReRe (instrumental by Denis Kasatkin)

    1h 2m

  3. 05/28/2021

    ZMK#13: Why Is It Important To Question Authority?

    Why has the punk movement not taken deep root in our culture? Can civil disobedience help a society? Will we ever have powerful whistleblower like Edward Snowden? Are we glorifying family sentiment which pushes us to accept authority unconditionally? What is the need for chaos in our society? Is there an economic reason for our over-reliance on conventions and order? Hosts: Prashanth, Sakthi and Prabhakaran Edited by: Prabhakaran V Music:  Akfg-ReRe (instrumental by Denis Kasatkin)

    49 min

  4. 05/18/2021

    ZMK#12: What Makes Us Want To Jump Into a Movie?

    what fills the gap between works of art we like and works of art we love?  what is this 'vibe' that makes us want to jump into a movie?  we find answers by talking about shows like Naruto, Death Note, movies like LOTR, Blade runner, Iyarkai, and karnan, The effect Lo-fi has on changing our mood. The importance of worldbuilding in any form of art. About how successful Tamil movies are in giving us this vibe? can stories give us a cozy vibe if it's too close to reality? how this vibe can connect people across different cultures. how video games give us this vibe through their ultra-immersive world-building. what is benevolent escapism? Are humans designed to seek out more than one type of reality? Hosts: Prashanth, Sakthi and Prabhakaran Edited by: Prabhakaran V Music:  Akfg-ReRe (instrumental by Denis Kasatkin)

    52 min

  5. 04/24/2021

    ZMK#11: Why Don't Aliens Visit TN?

    Why don't we share the same fascination for aliens as the western countries?  Are we not interested in life beyond earth? How the space race between the US and Russia fuelled this fascination. How ISRO failed to get us excited about space. How much of the space fascination is related to the spirit of exploration and materialism.  Can we set better collective goals like "settling on mars" before handling our social issues like poverty, casteism, and inequality? Hosts: Prashanth & Sakthi Edited by: Prabhakaran V Music:  Akfg-ReRe (instrumental by Denis Kasatkin)

    37 min

  6. 04/19/2021

    ZMK#10: Should We Contemplate Death?

    Sakthi and Prashanth talk about death and how thinking deeply about it can help us live our life to the fullest, They also talk about the role of philosophy in accepting death and its current state in India, The toxicity of nihilism and emo culture, death bed accounts, and what we could learn from them, why humans love putting themselves in near-death situations like extreme sports, and they also talk about movies like Soul, Coco, Troy and the oscar award-winning documentary Free Solo and what they learned from them. Hosts: Prashanth & Sakthi   Edited by: Prabhakaran V    Music:  Akfg-ReRe (instrumental by Denis Kasatkin)

    41 min

  7. 04/09/2021

    ZMK#9: What Does It Mean To Be A Modern Renaissance Man?

    Prashanth and Sakthi talk about how rapid cyberization is enabling us to become a modern renaissance man. Is the internet encouraging more Donald glovers and Leonardo Da Vincis?  Do we need to rethink the way we work to adapt to changing times? They also talk about how the passion vs profession problem could find a comfortable middle ground in the coming times and how we could start thinking up radically new social structures that can support the balance and how we could start moving towards building such structures now.  Hosts: Prashanth & Sakthi   Edited by: Prabhakaran V    Music:  Akfg-ReRe (instrumental by Denis Kasatkin)

    37 min

  8. 04/02/2021

    ZMK#8: Why Do We Love Trains?

    Ride along with Sakthi and Prashanth as they talk about trainspotting culture, trains in anime and other popular media, the difference between train journeys and bus journeys, why humans prefer abundant visual feedback, and more.  Hosts: Prashanth & Sakthi   Edited by: Prabhakaran V    Music:  Akfg-ReRe (instrumental by Denis Kasatkin) Background music: Dheeraj Rao

    34 min
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Zero Mark Kelvi is a Tamil podcast where we tackle questions usually ignored by the mainstream Tamil media. We're just flexing the skill we learned in exam hall: to write 4 pages to a question we didn't study for.

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