Anurag Minus Verma Podcast

Thenmozhi Soundararajan is a Dalit American artist, organizer, technologist, and theorist. Currently, Thenmozhi is the Executive Director of Equality Labs, one of the largest Dalit civil rights organizations in the US and globally. She is a frequent contributor on issues related to South Asia, caste, gender, and race as well as interfaith issues and peace building, and has been featured in the New...

We discussed the history of social media and misinformation networks, about Elon Musk and if he is a genius or ruthless evil capitalist, about tech chaos and the future of the jobs market in the era of mass firing and so much more. Prof. Joyojeet Pal is an Associate Professor at the School of Information at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Prior to this he was a Senior Principal Researcher a...

Sagar is a writer and journalist currently working with The Caravan. In this episode he discuss in detail about the ideas, legacy and pragmatism of Saheb Kanshi Ram. Kanshi Ram is one of the biggest name in the Dalit movement in India’s political landscape. He launched the Bahujan Samaj Party in 1984, which went on to form the government in India’s largest state, Uttar Pradesh on four occasions. T...

Vijeta teaches English at St. Joseph's College, Bangalore. She is also a writer and has written for Firstpost, Huffpost India, India Today, The Hindu Business Line, Deccan Herald, amongst other platforms. She writes extensively on her blog, which is titled as rumlolarum which has a dedicated following and admirers. In this podcast, we discussed her recent article about the discipline of words, abo...

Here, we talk about the meaning of labour in art and who controls the power to define the ‘pure’ culture. The reasons for marginalization of folk performances in India. How the idea of taste in art is shaped by the role of caste and class. Prof. Brahma Prakash is an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He i...

At the tender age of 13, Bhanwar Meghwanshi started attending the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh's shakhas in Rajasthan without any idea about the organization. Meghwanshi began to take immense pride in his Hindu identity and wished to dedicate his life to RSS's ideology. But one incident shook him immensely, and his entire life changed afterward. Meghwanshi is now a journalist and an activist. His b...

Born in 1975 in Rajasthan, Bhanwar Meghwanshi is a journalist and an activist who has been part of the Dalit movement in Rajasthan for many decades. His recent book is: I Could Not Be Hindu: The Story of a Dalit in the RSS, Published by Navayana Publishing House. In this podcast, he decodes how in Rajasthan, behind the glitch and glamour of beautiful locations, exists a different kind of archaic w...

Umar is an aeronautical engineer working in New York, USA. He is originally from Lahore. This podcast doesn’t have any corporate funding or support so the contribution by listeners is very important for its survival. Please support it here: 1. Patreon (Most preferred medium):  https://www.patreon.com/anuragminusverma 2. BuyMeACoffee:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Anuragminus 3. InstaMojo...

Season 2 of AMV podcast with Neeraj Ghaywan.  Neeraj is an Indian film director and writer who works in Hindi films. He is the winner of several accolades including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards. Neeraj made his directorial debut in 2015 with Masaan which received wide acclaim and won two prizes at the Cannes Film festival including the FIPRESCI Prize. His acclaimed 2017 short...

Season 2 of AMV podcast with Rofl Gandhi.  Rofl Gandhi is one of the best Indian satirists. He challenges the ruling party's propaganda through his sharp wit and political humor. He has gained a massive audience on Twitter who always wait for his unique takes on the contemporary socio-political situation in the country. Rofl Gandhi is one of the best Indian satires who through his sharp wit a...

Season 2 of AMV podcast with Lifafa. In 2013, Suryakant started recording jazz music for Peter Cat Recording Co., a New Delhi hemp jazz outfit. It is one of the most unique and experimental bands to emerge from India. A few years back, Suryakant started his solo electronic project called Lifafa. Lifafa carries a unique sound and aesthetics. It flows smoothly between various genres such as jazz, re...

Season 2, Episode 50 with Syed Mohd Irfan. He is the host of a popular show named Guftagoo.  An interview format show started in 2011 on Rajya Sabha TV. Guftagoo is an explorative-inquisitive and intimate conversation with celebrated personalities from various fields of Cinema, Theatre, Visual Arts, Literature, and Culture. As a host and media personality Irfan has be...

Nalin Yadav is a stand-up comedian who was co-accused in a case where he was arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, for the jokes he didn’t even crack. This incident turned his life upside down and forced 25-year-old Nalin Yadav to quit his passion as a stand-up comedian and work as a laborer for many days. He was arrested along with five others including Comedian Munnnawar Faruqui a...

This is a special two-part podcast. In part one Major Priyadarshi Chowdhury dissects the current situation and gives us an insider view of these kinds of wars and operations. In Part two Ananta Barvey tells her story about how she has been able to cross the border from the warzone and the situation of the students who are still stuck in Ukraine. This podcast doesn’t have any corporate funding or s...

Recorded the podcast with Ananta Barvey, a 21-year-old student at National Medical University in Kyiv, Ukraine. She, along with many students, is currently stuck at the hostel where they are hiding in underground bunkers. In this podcast, she narrates the human story of living in the middle of a War.  Students are currently seeking help in amplifying their voices so that they can be evacuated...

In this episode, we discuss the nuances of the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia , its implications, Propaganda of Russian Media, the danger of dissent in Putin’s Russia, Putin’s fantasy of bringing back the glory of civilization and so much more Zbigniew Janic (Zibi). He was born in Poland and grew up in London. Studied international relations in Eastern Europe at LSE (London School of Economi...

In this episode, we discussed the various facets of anti-hijab politics and Muslim identity with Heba Ahmed and Shireen Azam. Heba is Ph. D. Student at the Centre for Political Studies, JNU. Her thesis is on Bihari labour migration in colonial Calcutta. Pursued M.Phil from the same center in JNU and MA in International Relations from Jadavpur University. Shireen Azam is a PhD researcher at the Uni...

Disha is an advocate practicing in the Supreme Court. She has also headed a legal resource center set up under a project by the London School of Economics. She is co-founder of CEDE, an organization to address the problem of the under-representation of minority communities in the legal profession and the judiciary. This podcast doesn’t have any corporate funding or support so the contribution...

Kaustubh is a Ph. D. student at the University of Pennsylvania researching Goan history. He’s also an award-winning playwright. This podcast doesn’t have any corporate funding or support so the contribution by listeners is very important for its survival. Please support it here: 1. Patreon ( Most preferred medium ):  https://www.patreon.com/anuragminusverma 2. BuyMeACoffee:  https://www....

Gaurav Shinde is a sailor who is taking part in "The Golden Globe Race" which is considered one of the most dangerous sailing races in the World. We discussed in detail why it is termed as so controversial and dangerous. There are many stories of sailing , unique personalities, asteroids and kinds of life philosophies that such endurance sports teaches. This podcast doesn’t have any corporate fund...

Riya is a budget analyst and Ph. D. Scholar at Ambedkar University, Delhi. Her research areas focus on Dalit women's rights, caste-based atrocities, and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. She is a part of the Core Leadership Group in India’s single and largest Dalit women-led collective, Dalit Women Fight. She works on the ground with the survivors of caste-bas...

Guests in the podcasts are Prof Laxman Yadav, Kanchana Yadav and Buffalo Intellectual. Main themes discussed in this podcast are related to various kinds of issues the marginalised section is facing in higher education in India. This podcast doesn’t have any corporate funding or support so the contribution by listeners is very important for its survival. Please support it here: 1. Patreon (Most pr...

Dr. Suraj Yengde is one of India’s leading scholars and public intellectuals. Named as one of the "25 Most Influential Young Indian" by GQ magazine. Suraj's recent appointment was Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. Suraj is an author of the bestseller Caste Matters and co-editor of award winning anthology The Radical in Ambedkar. Caste Matters was recently featured in the prestigious "Be...

Prof Mandal is a member of the Editors guild. His columns have appeared in EPW, ThePrint, BBC, Quint. He was the editor of India Today Magazine. Idea of this podcast originated while we were discussing the piece that I wrote today on the Vir Das controversy in India. You can read the article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/the-india-that-vir-das-and-liberals-want-and-the-one-they-wont-talk-about...

In this 5 panel podcast we will try to dissect if Indian communities have exported the caste system along with them to the USA. What are the subtle and open ways in which caste operates among Indian communities in tech companies, academia, cultural organisation and many other spheres. This podcast doesn’t have any corporate funding or support so the contribution by listeners is very important for...