Episodes
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Money, Votes & the Insurgency Complex | Jelle Wouters
This is the second part of my conversation with Jelle J. P. Wouters on his book In the Shadows of Naga Insurgency. In this episode, we talk about corruption and the practice of democratic election in Nagaland. We consider how mishandling of developmental funds and electoral malpractices might be...
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In the Shadows of Naga Insurgency | Jelle JP Wouters
In this episode, I talk with Jelle J. P. Wouters about his book, “In the Shadows of Naga Insurgency: Tribes, State and Violence in Northeast India, published in 2018 by Oxford University Press, India. Jelle is a social anthropologist and currently is senior lecturer at Royal Thimphu College,...
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Growing Local | on Chinese Christianity
In this episode, I continue my conversation with Chao Ma, who talks about his research among Chinese American charismatic movements in the Los Angeles area of the USA. Super fun episode! Also a sneak peak to the kinds of research we dabble in at the Centre for the Studies of World Christianity in...
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The Lesser-Known Histories of Christianity | Chao Ma
This episode is a conversation with Chao Ma, a fellow researcher here at Edinburgh. He joins me from San Diego virtually to discuss an idea that we're both passionate about: Christianity, since its very beginnings, has experienced an outward movement, expanding into many parts of the world. The...
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Exploring Tribal Theology | Repost of The Wooden Cross Podcast
This is a REPOST EPISODE of The Wooden Cross Podcast. Few days back, I was a guest at The Wooden Cross podcast, hosted by Imlong Chang, who is podcasting from Tuensang, Nagaland. Thanks to Imlong for allowing me to repost the episode on this podcast. From the description (The Wooden Cross…
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Talking Identity | Nuam Hatzaw
A conversation with Nuam Hatzaw A Rongmei Naga from Manipur, India & a Zomi from Chin State, Burma walks into a podcast episode in Edinburgh... In today's episode, I chat with Nuam and we talk about what Zomi identity means for her, and in the world today, especially in light of contemporary...
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Flight from Finitude | Part Two
In this episode, we continue where we left off in the last episode. This is part two of Flight from Finitude, so make sure you check that episode before listening in on this one. In wrapping up the discussion that moved from Christopher Lasch, to ideas by British sociologist, Geoffrey Gorer in…
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Flight from Finitude
It is no secret that we live in a time that prioritises strength, beauty, vigour and youthfulness. In such a world that values and worships progress & productivity, our own limitedness is a reality that strikes us with anxiety and fear. We want to stay forever young, 18 till I die, and never grow...
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Arrival, Language and the Unknown
In this episode, I reflect on the movie, Arrival (2016) and themes explored in the movie: language, communication and the uknown/the other. This is a hobbyist take on the themes mentioned above, and I invite your comments on what you think about it. Cheers! Arrival (2016) Director: Denis…
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On Change, Transitions and Courage | Azeena Pamei Marak
Today's episode is a candid conversation and reflection on Change, Transitions and Courage with Azeena Pamei Marak, who joined me all the way from Laos, in Southeast Asia. We talk about how sometimes we go through unexpected turns in our life that pulls us away--sometimes painfully--from our...
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Taking Jesus to the Naga Hills
On metaphors, relevance and Christology What is your favourite metaphor or image of Jesus Christ? Do you connect with the metaphors of Jesus as the Lamb of God, Bread of Life, Advocate, Shepherd and Warrior? One of the most exciting things that I do in my research is to study how people around…
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Winged Guests—the Amur Falcon l Mordecai Panmei, Rainforest Club Tamenglong
When I was a kid growing up in Tamenglong, a small town in Manipur, we would be visited by flocks of birds at a certain time of the year almost like clockwork. These birds appeared by the thousands and would so dense that it would darken the sky... For centuries, the Amur Falcon ('Akhoipuina' in...
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Habits and the Christian Journey
In this third and final episode on "Habits" we consider the theological rationale of habits and how it is crucial to see the practice of habit building and cultivating as part and parcel of the Christian responsibility. By sanctification, we mean the journey of following and imitating Jesus…
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Your Habits = Your Life | David Blah
Welcome back to another episode on the Contemplative Tribal Podcast! Today's episode is a continuation of my conversation with David Blah, who is assistant professor of Counselling Psychology at the Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong. According to research and studies, what is the best...
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Making Sense of Habit | David Blah
Welcome back to another episode on the Contemplative Tribal Podcast. Few episodes back, I did a rough amateur take on the topic of habits and the impact that habits have on our lives—most of which were derived from popular level of pop psychology and self-help books. In this episode, I chat with...
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Let's Build a Library | Nambi Panmei
A few weeks back I was pleasantly surprised when I came across an Instagram profile that was named, "Let's Build a Library" that seemed to have been initiated for a village in Manipur. From what I gathered then, it was a crowd-sourced initiative, appealing to people to donate books and financial...
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Nagas in the 21st Century
The book, Nagas in the 21st Century takes us beyond the common and well-worn portrayals of the Nagas in media, popular culture and imagination. As may be expected, tribal life today cannot be pinned down by simplistic stereotypical representations. One has to be able to make keen observations and...
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Let's Talk. What Lies Beneath the Level of Awareness.
Why do knowledgeable, educated and well-informed people go about behaving in most unintelligent and uninformed ways? In his book, The Social Animal, David Brooks made a provocative statement: "We are primarily the products of thinking that happens below the level of awareness." Our behaviours are...
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Honesty & Responsibility - Maker Kashung
Episode #2 | Honesty and Responsibility. A conversation with Maker Kashung. Maker is a songwriter and singer based in Delhi. He is the Choir Director at Tangkhul Church, Delhi. When he is not leading or teaching music, he can be found playing badminton, having a good laugh over a cup of tea, or...
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Welcome to The Contemplative Tribal!
Welcome to the Contemplative Tribal podcast! This is an intro episode in which I talk briefly about the project and the types of podcast episodes that will be covered here. @rathiulung