Mukunda and Guarav have a long discussion with Shazia Ilmi, a spokesperson for the BJP, and former journalist.
Today we talk to Surya Yalamanchili, the author of Decoding The Donald: Trump's Apprenticeship in Politics, a contestant on The Apprentice, 2010 Democratic candidate for Congress, and a successful entrepreneur. We talk about Indian politics, American politics, colorism in the South Asian community, as well as growing up in the 70s to 90s as a brown Amerian. We try to explore in detail the polarized political landscape of the USA today, he from the center-Left, and me from the center-Right.
A conversation with a world-traveling Maratha reader, as we react to the news, politics, and culture of the day. https://www.brownpundits.com/2019/02/27/browncast-podcast-episode-17-india-pakistan-conflict-hindu-nationalism-cosmopolitanism/
Hussein Ibish talks about the middle east with Brownpundits
In this episode, KJ and Gaurav talk about the assembly election results in Maharashtra with Indian Mango (a Maratha from Marathwada) and a Kannadiga from the coast.
In this chat our 2 Resident US citizens and 2 Indians analyse US elections and its implications
Amit, Amey and Razib revisit their health trajectory since 2020, and the optimum mix of dieting and working out to be fit in the 21st century.
Omar Ali, Jyoti Rahman, Shafiqur Rahman, Karol Karpinski and Razib Khan discuss the end of the Sheikh Hasina regime.
Amey, Karol, Paulasta and Omari Ali react to the overthrow of Sheik Hasina as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
KJ and Bansi dive into the captivating world of non-English, non-Indian cinema, exploring hidden gems and diverse stories from across the globe.
It's 2024 and Major Amin shares his thoughts on what's happening with Dr Omar Ali.
In this podcast we gathered together a band of brownpundits (Mukunda Raghavan, Srikanth Krishnamachary, Maneesh Taneja, Gaurav Lele, KJ and myself) and talked about the Indian elections in details. As expected the BJP's setbacks get a lot of play, but we discuss much more than that and hope to follow up with more focused episodes on some issues (such as the future of Hindu Nationalism). How many fires are there, how many suns? How many dawns? How many waters? I ask this, O fathers, not to challenge. O Sages, I ask it to know (RigVeda Book 10, hymn 88)
Amey and Razib talk about a new paper, The Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans, and its relevance to the origins of Indians.
On this episode of the Browncast Amey and Razib talk about Bangladesh with Karol, our Polish economist South Asia expert who lived in Bangladesh for two years and is fluent in Bengali. Karol discusses the upcoming elections, the role of party politics in Bangladeshi life, and Bangladesh's role in the geopolitics of the region.
Amey and Razib talk about the philoSemitism of Indians, and the pivot to Israel of the BJP. Amey discusses the longstanding role of Jews on the Konkan coast, the pro-Palestinian stance inherited from Nehru, but eventually pivoted away by the BJP do to Indo-Israeli cooperation and the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Amey returns to the Browncast to do a "bro caste" on genetics in Sri Lanka, casteism in America and India and the new legislation in California, talk about his immigration odyssey and how it's stacked against Indians, and finally, how William Dalrymple gives Marathas short shrift.
BPers Razib Khan and Mukunda Raghavan chat with Pushpita Prasad and Sudha Jagannathan of the Coalition of the Hindus of North America discuss the newfound relevance of caste in the USA, and how a toxic brew up self-interest, identity politics and social justice have caught Indian Americans in a vortex of anti-discrimination legislation.
In this episode, Shrikant, Gaurav and Omar talk to Maneesh about the beginning and consolidation of British East India rule in India. We end the episode on the 1857 revolt.
In this episode, we discuss the Rajputs - their origins, wars and alliances in the medieval time. The speakers are Jay Vardhan Singh, Gaurav Lele and Maneesh Taneja.
In this episode, Prathamesh Godbole and Amit Paranjpe discuss the Maratha empire - spanning from its humble origins as a Jagir of Adilshahi to the largest power in the subcontinent before the British conquest. We discuss the great maratha rulers Shivaji Raje, Sambhaji Raje and the Peshwas.
Will Shogren
"Brown Pundits" lol
Capt. India
The intellectual dishonesty and blindspots of Zeeshan is glaring. He talks about people leaving behind historical baggage. That is difficult when you continue occupying the temples that the invaders raided, and you keep naming your kids after the people who committed genocides of our own shared ancestors. And why should the Muslims of these 3 Islamic theocracies get preferential treatment for citizenship to the country that actively abuse, the country which was broken by their ancestors with bloody violence. Have the Muslims of these Islamic theocracies not showcased sufficiently that they are incapable of living with Non-Muslims?
Rosihan Hadi
yeah ok zach, everybody can have a homeland except whites.