2022

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Omer Ghazi-An Advaitin Drummer talks about Adi Shankara & Rendering his Shlokas to Modern Beats

Drummer Omer Ghazi talks on The Indic Underground about Adi Shankara’s Advaita philosophy, rendering Sanskrit shlokas to modern beats, and how he came to explore his Indic cultural roots.

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Suneet Kumbhat on doing Mahabharata Recitals in Cafes for the Youth

Suneet Kumbhat talks about holding Mahabharata discussions and recitals in urban cafes to bring the epic to a younger generation, on The Indic Underground.

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Udaya Shreyas of The Sanskrit Channel talks about the Challenges with Learning the Language in India

Udaya Shreyas of The Sanskrit Channel discusses the challenges of learning Sanskrit in India, the differences between Vedic, Paninian and conversational Sanskrit, and how to revive it through government and…

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Ari Jayaprakash talks about the Indian Underground Art Scene, Analyzing Art & AI Art of the Future

Artist Ari Jayaprakash joins the first episode of The Indic Underground to discuss Indian underground art, its roots in Indic cultural values, his influences, and how AI may change art.

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Being anti-Brown is anti-Hindu

Commenting on a Washington Post report on caste bans, Razib Khan argues that prejudice against Hinduism is tightly coupled with anti-South Asian bigotry, so non-Hindu brown people are also hit,…

Razib Khan1 November 20222 comments
Caste and California: the lawsuits are in!

Reacting to two Hindu professors suing the California State University system over adding caste to its anti-discrimination policy, Razib Khan calls the policy impractical and wrongheaded, arguing that there are…

Razib Khan31 October 20228 comments
Ajit Datta talks about organizing the Pondy Lit Fest & the cultural impact of Lit Fests

On episode 4 of The Indic Paradigm, the host talks to Ajit Datta of the Pondicherry Lit Fest about the behind-the-scenes work of organising such an event and the wider…

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Dr. Vishakha Moghe on Ayurveda, Yoga, Mental Health, Diet Plans and Satvik Food

On National Ayurveda Day 2022, Dr Vishakha Moghe discusses the principles of Ayurveda, its dietary advice including Sattvic food, and how it sits alongside modern medicine and yoga, in a…

Vineet24 October 20220 comments
Rishi and the past

Razib Khan notes that Rishi Sunak will lead a nation whose economy sits just below India’s, welcomes the low-key reaction, and hopes Indian elites will fixate less on the British…

Razib Khan24 October 202231 comments
Episode 15: The Vijayanagara Empire

In episode 15 of the history podcast, Shrikanth and Gaurav talk to Maneesh Taneja about the Vijayanagara Empire, which the post says outlasted the Mughal Empire and whose legacy survives…

Maneesh Taneja22 October 20223 comments