That's So Hindu

That's So Hindu

Hindu American Foundation

The podcast that interviews entrepreneurs and activists, politicians and professors, journalists, entertainers, spiritual teachers, and more on how Hinduism shapes their work and lives.

1 hour 32 minutes

When will Kashmiri Pandits be able to really return home? | Vijay Sazawal

In 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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7 November 2024, 12:00 pm
1 hour 35 minutes

Hindu At Heart: Practicing restorative justice in New York City public schools | Hemanth Venkataraman

In 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 Solutions
School Culture Solutions on Instagram

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17 October 2024, 11:00 am
40 minutes 18 seconds

Equating Hindutva with any kind of Hindu supremacy is just nonsense | Vikram Sampath

In 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.
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26 September 2024, 11:00 am
46 minutes 19 seconds

A conversation about Hindu parenting with psychologist Kavita Pallod Sekhsaria and Suhag Shukla

In 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.
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5 September 2024, 11:00 am
43 minutes 51 seconds

How Akṣarā is using the visual arts and design to pass on Indian culture | Jayanthi Moorthy

In 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.
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15 August 2024, 11:00 am
35 minutes 41 seconds

Hindutva doesn’t start with Savarkar. It starts with the Bengali Renaissance. | Hindol Sengupta

In 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.
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25 July 2024, 2:00 pm
38 minutes 10 seconds

How the history of Hindutva and the RSS has been so misunderstood in the West | Walter Andersen

In 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.
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4 July 2024, 11:00 am
49 minutes 48 seconds

All about the Third Nature: An expansive millennia-old Hindu framework for discussing gender and sexuality

In this episode HAF’s Raj Rao, Suhag Shukla, Vijay Satnarine, and Mat McDermott delve into how Hindu dharma traditions, for millennia, have recognized a Third Nature in gender and sexuality, how this framework both overlaps with contemporary LGBTQ categories and how it is distinct, as well as some guidance on how Third Nature individuals and their families can act compassionately rooted in dharma when addressing these issues.

Read: HAF Policy Brief - LGBTQ Rights

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20 June 2024, 11:00 am
38 minutes 49 seconds

Educating Hindus about our heritage and the science behind our temples, one video and workshop at a time | Prem KV

In this episode Mat McDermott speaks with filmmaker Prem Kumar about his documentary series on the sage Agastyamuni, his work educating Hindus about their heritage via his YouTube channel and in-person workshops.

PremKV on YouTube
Tatvamasi USA workshops
Tatvamasi homestay

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13 June 2024, 11:00 am
35 minutes 35 seconds

Raja Choudhury tells us all about Swami Vivekananda, America's First Guru

In this episode Mat McDermott speaks with Raja Choudury, director of the film America’s First Guru, streaming now on PBS, which tells the story of Swami Vivekananda’s first trip to the United States and the effect it has continued to have more than a century later.

WATCH: America's First Guru on PBS

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23 May 2024, 11:00 am
1 hour 32 minutes

Hindu at Heart: Sneha Rao, from aviation engineer to Hinduism scholar

In this episode in the Hindu At Heart series, Indu Viswanathan speaks with Sneha Rao about her journey from the aviation industry to studying Hinduism, yoga, and Hinduphobia, and starting the Hindu Decoloniality group on Facebook.

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9 May 2024, 11:00 am
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