Bharatiya Junta Podcast

In this episode of the BJPod, we continue our 'Discovering Our Politics' series, this time dealing with how the caste identity can shape your politics in latent, subtle ways. The host is joined by two guests who discuss how they were made aware of their identities and the manner in which this can shape your practices. Also, they talk of how the caste-class interplay could shape expression of ident...

In this episode of the BJPod, we talk about how everything but our aptitude/interests shaped our career choices. Further, the hosts discussed why they think the STEM graduates in India often lack in critical thinking in comparison to their counterparts in the west. Further, we talk of how the schooling system in India does not encourage questions and out of the box thinking, potentially creating a...

In this episode of the BhaJaPod, we have yet another guest and this time we discuss the process of finding our own politics. Political labels are often branded by others and seldom owned. Yet, there is often a phase in life when you identify the ideals you identify yourself with. This pod is about people with socioeconomic privileges identifying their politics. We then move on to discuss more on t...

In this episode of BhaJaPod, we have an upgrade in the form of a guest who offers more than Tejinder Bagga references. The episode begins with a freewheeling chat on the guest's idea of India, educational background and a lot more. They go on to the topic that flooded our mental space this week, the CAB, and its evil twin, the NRC. The duo discusses the topic from the perspective of the N.E, the u...

In this episode of the BhaJaPod, the hosts discuss the recent Ayodhya verdict and how it betrays their idea of India. They move on to discuss the political situation in Maharashtra and who stands to gain from it? Also, is there anything like ideological purity anymore? In the final segment, we discuss the biggest villain of our times, the man responsible for all our woes today -- Pandit Nehru and...

In this episode of the Bharatiya Junta Podcast, like always, we rant about our favorite politicians. We take a look at the recent Mah-Haryana elections and whether we were surprised by it.  We move on to discuss how the curb on fire-crackers is "leftist" propaganda. Also, why are the leftists against development? Is anti-Modi = anti-development, as world-renowned economist Goyal Sahab puts it...

In the first episode of the Bharatiya Junta Podcast, the host kickoff the podcast with a rant on the recent 2-year extension for Ravi Shastri and his legacy till now. We swiftly move on from the autocratic setup that is the Indian senior XI to the general stamp of autocracy in everyday India. Why are we so comfortable with unquestioned authority? A rhetorical take on this aspect of Indian society...