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121. When will Kashmiri Pandits be able to really return home? | Vijay Sazawal
01:32:14||Ep. 121In this episode Samir Kalra and Rajiv Pandit speak with author Vijay Sazawal about his new book The Kashmir Chronicles, discussing the history of the region, the ethnic cleansing of the Hindu community more than 30 years ago, the corruption in government in the state, the abrogation of the Article 370 and Delhi taking a direct role in governing the region, the largely positive aftermath of that and the changes that have occurred in Kashmir, and when might Kashmiri Pandits be able to return en masse. Buy: The Kashmir Chronicles Kashmir Forum
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120. Hindu At Heart: Practicing restorative justice in New York City public schools | Hemanth Venkataraman
01:35:44||Ep. 120In this episode, part of Indu Viswanathan’s Hindu at Heart series, she speaks with Hemanth Venkataraman, a New York City-based educator and restorative justice practitioner about his life growing up Hindu in New Jersey in the 1980s and 90s, his time teaching in the NYC public school system and co-founding the Unity Preparatory Charter School in Brooklyn, and how he moved on to consult with schools on implementing restorative justice with School Culture Solutions. School Culture SolutionsSchool Culture Solutions on Instagram119. Equating Hindutva with any kind of Hindu supremacy is just nonsense | Vikram Sampath
40:18||Ep. 119In this episode Suhag Shukla speaks with historian Vikram Sampath (author of the two volume definitive biography of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar) about the origins of Hindutva and misunderstandings about, its relevance for Hindus living outside of India, and more.118. A conversation about Hindu parenting with psychologist Kavita Pallod Sekhsaria and Suhag Shukla
46:19||Ep. 118In this episode HAF Board Member psychologist Dr Kavita Pallod Sekhsaria and HAF Executive Director Suhag Shukla have a wide ranging discussion about parenting as Hindus, the book Bad Therapy, how we can raise resilient children, the differences in parenting across the generations, and more.117. How Akṣarā is using the visual arts and design to pass on Indian culture | Jayanthi Moorthy
43:51||Ep. 117In this episode we're speaking with Jayanthi Moorthy, founder of the arts education organization AkṣarāWe talk about the importance of the arts in transmitting Indian culture, the role museums have in this and the limitations they have, issues of cultural appropriation in events such as Color Runs, and how drawing the traditional South Indian art form of kolam has both mental and physical benefits.116. Hindutva doesn’t start with Savarkar. It starts with the Bengali Renaissance. | Hindol Sengupta
35:41||Ep. 116In this episode Suhag Shukla speaks with author Hindol Sengupta about the origins of Hindutva as a philosophical concept, its relationship to Hindu nationalism, the inclusiveness of Hindu thought, the future of the BJP, and the US-India relationship.115. How the history of Hindutva and the RSS has been so misunderstood in the West | Walter Andersen
38:10||Ep. 115In this episode Suhag Shukla speaks with author and analyst Walter K Andersen about misunderstandings about the history of Hindutva, the goals of the RSS, the role of Hindutva in the Indian diaspora, and what the recent Indian elections mean for the direction of the BJP.