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Avinash is a Reader in International Relations. Previously, he was the deputy director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, taught Defence Studies at King’s College London, and was the Defence Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at King’s.
2:45 What has been the biggest point the general public missed around the Canada crisis?
8:25 How to deal with New India?
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Published 12/10/23
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Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips, a Specialist in Hepatology and Liver Transplant Medicine, did his MD in Internal Medicine from Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkatta and DM in Hepatology & Liver Transplant Medicine from the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi.He was awarded the Gold Medal for Academic Excellence...
Published 07/29/23
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Naveen Koomar is an Indian rap artist soon moving to Mumbai from Delhi. He has released many hit tracks like Baarishein, Kho Gaya, Dilli-18, Jalwe and many more.
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Published 02/05/23
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Dipa Sinha has done her MA in Economics from JNU, MSc in Development Studies from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London and Ph.d from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has worked on issues related to food rights, nutrition and public health.
3:10 Understanding Dipa’s journey
5:40 What is right to food?
8:25 How do we measure...
Published 01/14/23
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Shashi Ashish Choudhary (they/them/they) is queer Bahujan poet and designer currently based in Chennai.
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04:00
Welcoming Shashi
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Shashi asks questions to Vandit
28:00
Shashi’s life history, Jatt identity and other things
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Shashi’s affiliation...
Published 12/11/22
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Mamidipudi Ramakrishna Sharan, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Sharan's research centres around questions in development economics and political economy.
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Published 09/27/22
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Rehna Ravindran is an Assistant Professor, at the University of Delhi. She completed her Ph.D. from JNU, New Delhi. She extensively writes on issues related to caste, gender, and politics.
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Welcome Dr. Rehna
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How the caste question never came in Kerala?
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What is the fundamental...
Published 09/10/22
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Shalin is an activist, Intersectional feminist, writer, and orator.
Shain has published two books in Tamil, in the year 2018 “Vadachennaikari “ (Feminist take on subaltern history and culture) and “Jency en Kuraivaaga paadinaar “(Feminist Take on cinema). Shalin is a regular writer in popular Tamil...
Published 07/02/22
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Subhajit Naskar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University. He has completed an integrated MPhil/Ph.D. from the Centre for South Asian Studies of the School of International Studies (SIS) at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Jadavpur University, Kolkata...
Published 05/28/22
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Aashish Gupta is a demographer. He holds a Ph.D. in demography and sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MA in development studies from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Payal is a PhD student in Demography and Sociology at the...
Published 05/16/22
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About Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
Kancha Ilaiah was born on 5th October, 1952 in the village of Papaiahpet, Warangal district in Telangana State. His family belonged to the sheep-grazing Kuruma Golla caste which is considered as one of numerically dominated sub-caste among the Telugu speaking. Ilaiah has an M.A. degree in political science from Osmania University, Hyderabad and an M.Phil....
Published 04/10/22
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Anurag Bhaskar is an Assistant Professor of Law at O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat. He is also an Affiliate Faculty at the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession,...
Published 02/27/22
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Arvind Kumar is a PhD candidate with specific interest in electoral democracy and voting behaviour. His thesis- Caste, Inequality and Voting Behaviour in India explores the role caste and inequality in the rise of right-wing BJP in Indian democracy. His broader research interests include Caste/Ethnic Inequality, Political Behaviour, Party Politics, Political Economy, Political Theory,...
Published 02/13/22
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Rachita Taneja is a comic artist. She is the founder of webcomic Sanitary Panels. Her Instagram page has comic panels in the form of political satire and humor. Rachita was an instrumental player in the ‘Save the Internet’ and ‘Kodaikanal Won’t’ campaign, and she is also the trustee of ‘Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF).’
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Published 01/30/22
Today, #lightscameraazadi celebrates the 50th episode, and in this special episode we invited some of the loyal listeners of the show to learn about their experience with LCA and what makes the show special for them.
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Published 01/17/22
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Amit Varma is a writer and podcaster based in Mumbai. He started his career in advertising, moved on to television, and has been a journalist since 2001. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the Observer and almost every Indian publication. He is currently a columnist for the Times of India, Bloomberg Quint and Cricket Next.
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Published 12/26/21
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Abhilasha Bharti is a Trauma-informed and Caste-sensitive Counseling Psychologist who holds an M.A in Applied Psychology with a Specialization in Counseling Psychology from TISS, Mumbai. She employs a Systemic and Contextual lens to look into the nuances of how Caste manifests and...
Published 10/30/21
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Born in 1975, Bhanwar Meghwanshi is a...
Published 10/10/21
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Welcoming Shehzad
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Understanding education culture in Pakistan
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Similarities between India and Pakistan
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Experience with Indian...
Published 09/26/21
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Rahee Punyashloka comes from Orissa, and he is an artist and filmmaker. He is also a Ph.D. student at JNU. This episode discusses various aspects of society, nation-building from the Dalit-Bahujan lens, the 19th-century history of India, and the philosophy of enlightenment.
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Understanding Rahee’s journey
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Published 09/12/21
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Disha Ravi, is an Indian youth climate change activist and a founder of Fridays for Future India. In this episode we discuss her journey of becoming a climate activist, issues that she is trying to raise lately, and the debate around environmentalism in India and in the...
Published 08/08/21
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Nrithya Pillai is a dancer, dance composer, singer, writer, speaker, and dance instructor who proudly claims her heredity dancer lineage. She is the Artistic Director of Rajarathnalaya Arts Foundation. In this episode we try to understand her journey, the societal challenges she faced while practicing her profession, the history of Bharathanatyam, and its relevance...
Published 07/18/21
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Snehashish Das is an Ambedkarite, Ph.D. scholar at JNU, and activist at BAPSA. In this episode, we try to take a deep dive into understanding the conditions of a movement, how a revolution is slowly built, and the counter forces to a revolution. We also talk about Snehashish’s journey from the school run...
Published 07/03/21
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Shweta Goswami is the founder of the Nirmal initiative, a Vrindavan-based social organization that is fighting the issues of child sexual abuse, gender, and caste-based violence. She is also a PhD candidate at Jawaharlal Nehru University. In this episode, we discuss various social challenges in the country starting from witch-hunting, child abuse, and other social evils.
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Shweta and her PhD. on Sant Ravidas and the connect with...
Published 06/12/21