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Open Thread – 12/15/2023 – Brown Pundits
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AI in Defense & Future of Drone Warfare with Abhijit Iyer Mitra
I spoke to Abhijit Iyer Mitra on AI in Defense & Future of Drone Warfare.
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Swetha Warrier – India’s Dancing Star talks about Bharatnatyam Fusion
I spoke to Swetha Warrier on her journey as the finalist in two of the premier dancing talent hunt TV shows in India namely – India’s Best Dancer & Dance India Dance. She also spoke about her passion for Bharatnatyam Fusion
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Women In Vedas | Aryaa – An Anthology of Vedic Women | Shivakumar GV
I spoke to Shivakumar GV on The Indic Explorer Show who curated an anthology collection of multiple writers on different stories representing the women in the Vedas and other Hindu classical Literature.
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The Indic Explorer Show Ep 35 – State of Modern English Theatre in Chennai
On the 35th Episode of The Indic Explorer Show, I spoke to Theatre Director Ajit Chitturi on the status of Contemporary English Theatre in Chennai.
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The Indic Explorer Show Ep 34 – History of Goa & The Horrors of Goa Inquisition- with Archeologist Sawani Shetye
On the 34th Episode of The Indic Explorer Show, I spoke to Archeologist Sawani Shetye from Goa. She spoke the history and culture of the state, its portrayal in the media & popular cinema and most importantly we had a detailed discussion on the Portuguese Inquisition of Goa.
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Unraveling an Unequal Night in Boston
In a charming North End Italian café, DLV and I encountered an odd closing time scenario. The white presenting waitress told us that the cafe was closing in 10 minutes on our arrival, but when a white couple entered roughly 6 or 7 minutes later, she mentioned that the cafe would be closing in 15 minutes within our clear earshot.
Amid Boston’s historic charm, I noted the waitress, seemingly “ethnic white,” spoke Spanish (until that moment I hadn’t assumed Hispanic but rather Italian), which somehow dissuaded me from leaving a review as this lent an additional complexity to the matter.
Upon deeper reflection on the encounter, it became apparent that the white adjacent waitress was navigating her internalized racial preferences, manifested in a slightly delayed service (though I did not skimp on the tip). In the diverse context of Boston, where overall demographics show 44% white, certain historic neighborhoods like the North End and Beacon Hill exceed 90% white, revealing profound and unspoken hierarchies.
This incident sparks an intriguing discussion on privilege and its intersection with race. I chose not to make a fuss or challenge the matter, a decision that might have differed in a high-end restaurant in central London, where such disparities would have been much more conspicuous. I observe that the restaurant and hospitality industry in the United States resembles a glass of beer, with white supervisors overseeing teams predominantly comprised of black and brown individuals, so it’s not as straightforward to challenge.
Racial microaggressions (immediately post the pandemic was terrible as hospitality staff were just annoyed to be back at work) within the British restaurant industry have notably diminished as South Asian students are becoming a large part of the workforce. These individuals demonstrate an immediate understanding of how to navigate Desi clientele, although I cannot speak to their interactions with other demographic groups of customers.
The India They Saw: When Socrates Met the Sindhu
Time was a cycle for the wise ones. The glittering stars of the heavens danced to the rhythm of the gods. A thousand mind-born Manus had birthed a thousand humanities. The Blessed Lord had sung his sacred song to a thousand suns and a thousand Arjunas. The divine comedy of karma had crossed a thousand ironies and a thousand tragedies. So for thousands of years, those believers of this great cycle, the Indians, did not write their histories. Indian history became stories moving from ear to ear. A magical tongue rang around sacred fires as these stories soon morphed into a society.
Soon etchings would erupt along the Indus, the Saraswati, the Ganga, the Yamuna, and more and more rivers. Many were lost with time as the history of India captured in its early construction returned to the soils and sands from whence it came. But some etchings evolved. The Itihasa and Puranas would form a cultural encyclopedia of ancient India. Poetry and prose defined its people.
The successors of these great reservoirs of Dharma were the Sramanas. Lord Mahavir and Lord Buddha would turn the wheel of Dharma as a grand march of fire-cloaked mendicants began across India and beyond into the unknown realms of Asia. India entered the Axial Age with a turning of the mind. In the golden shadows of these Mahatmas, we find some of the first records of those who journeyed to India – of the Greeks and the Romans. This is the India they saw.
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Browncast on Bangladesh, 2023
Amey, Karol and me review what’s going on in Bangladesh right now.
– Elections in 2025, but an Awami League one party state emerging
– Lack of integration and interaction between West Bengal and Bangladesh
– Geopolitical orientation toward Southeast Asia
– China’s soft power spreading through videos of Chinese women speaking Bangla