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Material Analysis Podcast
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Material Analysis is a self aware podcast about a materialist look Indian politics, policy, media, news and society. If you like our work support us on https://www.patreon.com/MaterialAnalysis
Episodes
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Episode 33 - Sedition
In this episode, Chandu, Bela, and Pramod historicise the concept of sedition and laws made on it, the fundamentally antisocialist nature of these laws, the history of various colonial laws on sedition, and post independence history of these Black Laws. The primary focus among them is the…
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Episode 32 - Malthus
In this episode, Chandu and Bela discuss the proposed population control bill from the Indian state of UP, what it is like as a policy, the history of population control, and its politics.
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Episode 31 - The Second Wave
In this episode, Chandu and Dhileep discuss the medical emergency of the second wave of the covid pandemic hitting India, and the political-economic causes of the same Note: When this episode was recorded, events have evolved a bit since then in US policy, for one the US has now indicated it will...
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Episode 30 - Retrospective
As was characteristic of 2020, even its recap is three months late. Chandu, Pramod, and Bela talk about their feelings about last year, and recap some major and some not so major events that happened
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Episode 29 - Hatred
In this episode, Bela, Pinky, Dhileep, and Chandu discuss the political production and reproduction of hatred and how to think about it systematically.
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Episode 28 - Food
After taking a month long break the pod is back. In this episode, Pinky, Bela, Pramod, and Chandu deviate from their usual political analysis and talk about something they rather like, food! They discuss some history, some culture, some politics of food, food in new/social media, the history and...
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Episode 27 - Police Brutality
In this episode, Dhileep and Chandu discuss police brutality, abolition and justice, in context of police violence from Tamil Nadu to the United States
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Episode 26 - Amphan
In this episode, Pramod, Bela, and Chandu discuss the cyclone Amphan and the response to it Amphan relief contacts and details: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BmyPazZDnhSXLQ-UzCnLlDPuRUwDmaAE9wetAApV8sY
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Episode 25 - Don't Fear the Reaper
Bonus episode for May Day In this episode, Bela, Chandu, and Pinky talk about the cultural and artistic depiction of pandemics and plagues in various ages and societies Music: Danse Macabre Painting: 'Self-Portrait After The Spanish Flu' by Edvard Munch
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Episode 24 - Blackpill
In this episode, Pramod, Bela, Chandu, Shiuli, and Dhileep talk about the asinine and baffling month long mismanagement of the pandemic, and the political conundrum therein Happy May Day
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Episode 23 - Pandemic
In this episode, Bela, Chandu, Shiuli, and Dhileep talk about the global response to the pandemic.
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Episode 22 - Danga
In this episode, Pramod is interrogated by Chandu, Shiuli, and Dhileep as he is on ground zero during the ongoing anti Muslim pogrom in Delhi Music: "tora juddho kore korbi ki ta bol?" from Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
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Episode 21 - Propaganda
In this first episode for 2020, Dhileep, Chandu, Bela, Pinky, with new member Shiuli, discuss what propaganda is, how it is perceived, how it is constructed. Music: What did you learn in school? by Pete Seeger
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Episode 20 - Happy New Year
In this final track for 2019, and a welcome for 2020, Chandu, Pramod, Bela, and Dhileep talk about their feelings about the podcast since it started on May 1, and make concluding statements for the year
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Episode 19 - The Anti CAA NRC NPR Protests
In this episode, Pramod and Chandu discuss the ongoing pan India anti CAA/NRC protests, the phenomenon and imagination of violence in protests, police brutality, and the role of the citizen.
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Episode 18 - Mental Health
In this episode, Dhileep, Chandu, Pramod, and Bela discuss and analyse mental health and its relationship with society.
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Episode 17 - Black Priesthood
In this episode, Bela, Pramod, and Chandu discuss the Supreme Court's historic judgement on the Ayodhya title dispute case, and its grave social and political implications. Music: Kumar Gandharva singing Kabir's Sunta Hai Guru Gyani
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Episode 16 - Words Mean Things
In this episode, Chandu, Pinky, Bela, and Pramod dissect four oft used (incorrectly) phrases in progressive circles.
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Episode 15 - Climate Change
In this episode Dhileep, Pramod, Bela, and Chandu go into the details of the science, politics, and activism of climate change.
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Episode 14 - Vedic Science
In this episode, Chandu and Pramod discuss the recent fracas about Newton and Einstein, and the state of science and pseudo science in India in general Music: Nasadiya Sukta from Bharat Ek Khoj
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Episode 13 - Books so Lit!
In this episode, Pinky, Chandu, Pramod, and Bela deviate from their usual analysis and talk about books they hate, books that made them think, and books they love. They of course cannot resist critically analysing these books. Music from Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov, an orchestral work…
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Episode 12 - Kalparashtra Part 2
In this episode, Chandu interviews Prasanna S, a Delhi based lawyer who has been following the ongoing issue of the "abrogation" of Article 370. They discuss the legal history of the article in all its complexity, and end with how the developments effect the very basis of Indian constitutional rule.
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Episode 11 - Kalparashtra
In this episode, first Chandu, Bela, Pinky, and Dhileep quickly discuss the implications of the "abrogation" of Article 370. The main part of the episode which follows (with Pramod replacing Dhileep)is about nationalism, its critique, how it manifests and is used in Indian society. The episode...
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Episode 10 - National Register of Citizens (NRC)
In this episode, first, Pramod and Chandu give a short primer on the history of the Assam colonial state and the roots of the language conflict. Then (from 24 min onward), they along with Jasmine interview Gautam Bhatia, Indian constitutional lawyer about the NRC, and discuss the role of the…
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Episode 9 - #Represent
In this episode Chandu, Bela, Jasmine, Dhileep, and Pinky explore the landscape of the politics of representation in India, its optics, limitations, and structural consequences. Be our patron: https://www.patreon.com/MaterialAnalysis
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Episode 8 - Gentoo Society Part 2
In this episode (part 2 of 2), Bela, Chandu, Pinky, and Pramod continue the analysis from the last episode of India's dominant religious society, and focus on the seemingly unsolvable issues of disharmony and rapprochement
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Episode 7 - Gentoo Society Part 1
In this episode (part 1 of 2), Bela, Chandu, Pinky, and Pramod take up the important yet contentious issue of how does the Indian progressive analyse and deal with India's dominant religious society.
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Episode 6 - Biriyani and Liquor
In this episode, Chandu and Bela, along with new regular panelist Pinky, discuss and analyse the phenomenon of poor bashing prevalent in Indian media, societal, and political discourse
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Episode 5 - Which Side Are You On?
In this episode, Chandu and Pramod, along with new regular panelist Bela, discuss the Bengal Doctors' Strike, and clarify misconceptions in the progressive sphere about it, also discussing the politics of strikes in general, differences between strikes and protests, and details from the ground in...
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Episode 4 - Why Bother?
In this episode, Chandu and Jasmine, along with new regular panelist Dhileep, discuss the aftermath of the election results and why it makes sense to resist reactionaries at their apparent triumph. Music: https://icons8.com/music/author/anchors-and-seagulls
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Episode 3 - Exit Polls
In this episode, Pramod and Chandu, along with guest panelist Suchitra Vijayan of the Polis Project, critique the idea and substance of exit polls in Indian elections.
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Episode 2 - Parasites
In this episode, Pramod and Chandu attack and turn on its head the prevalent ideology which calls workers parasites and explain why welfare is good.
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Episode 1 - Balance
In this episode, Chandu, Jasmine, and Pramod, analysts extraordinaire, trash on the concept of political and media centrism in India.
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