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The VM Podcast
by Vichaar Manthan
The VM Podcast, a Vichaar Manthan project looking to explore modern day issues through a Dharmic lens. Through in-depth interviews with some of the best thinkers of our time, the podcast explore how we can better understand dharma, our lives, and recapture the ancient and classical ideals of sustainability, liberty and flourishing. Tune in, for an earnest conversation! - Hosted by VM fellow Sumit Sharma, who you can email on [email protected] the conversation at https://www.vichaarmanthan.org/podcast and on all streaming platforms:
Episodes
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EP51 - Why are We This Way: Hindu Dharma in 2026 with Ami Ganatra - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
We are thrilled to welcome back Ami Ganatra, joining us in person! Ami is a celebrated author, scholar, and former management consultant who specialises in stripping away modern fiction, television drama adaptations, and political spin to reveal what the original Sanskrit texts actually say.In…
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EP50 - Sanatan Dharma: Hinduism beyond Border, Race and Theology - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
The conversation explores how Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) transcends geographical, racial, and theological boundaries. Key questions address the definition of Hinduism beyond the geographical entity of Bharat (India), the issue of temple access for non-Hindus, and how the religion accommodates...
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EP49 - What is the Role of British Hindus in Decolonising the Indian Story? with J. Sai Deepak
What does it really mean to decolonise? 🇮🇳 In this powerful and incisive interview, the famous author and Indian Supreme Court Advocate, J. Sai Deepak, shares his thoughts on the urgent need for a mental de-coloniality. We discuss the vital role of the British Hindu diaspora, the "self-loathing...
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EP48 - Kalaripayattu, the Mother of Martial Arts; with Kiran Chukkapalli
https://www.thinkpeace.in ------------------------------------------------------------ The VM Podcast is a Vichaar Manthan project exploring modern-day issues through a Dharmic lens. Through in-depth interviews with some of the best thinkers of our time, the podcast explores how we can better...
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EP47 - Indian Life Sciences and Herbal Medicine, a gift from Bharat, with Amarjeet Bhamra
Amarjeet S Bhamra is a long time champion of Complimentary and Alternative Medicines and an Author and Lecturer on Indian Traditional Sciences, who recently led a very successful national campaign to save herbal...
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EP46 - The Unity of Faiths with Dr. Shamender Talwar
https://www.tuff.earth/ ------------------------------------------------------------ The VM Podcast is a Vichaar Manthan project exploring modern-day issues through a Dharmic lens. Through in-depth interviews with some of the best thinkers of our time, the podcast explores how we can better...
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EP45 - Love all, Feed all, Serve all, Go Dharmic, with Hanuman Dass
Founder & Chair of Go Dharmic, a volunteer organisation for universal compassion and social action inspired by Dharmahttps://godharmic.com/https://hanumandass.com/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moving-Mountains-Guide-Hanuman-Chalisa-ebook/dp/B093R49WPX/ref=sr_1_1...
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EP44 - From Calisthenics to Consciousness with Riki Warren
Riki has been practising advanced bodyweight movement, yoga and mixed martial arts since 1992, more recently specialising in Calisthenics since 2012. He currently holds a Guinness World Record for the most consecutive L-sit ring muscle ups, achieved 2019. He was awarded a Batchelors degree in...
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EP43 - Threads of Discourse: Dharma, Politics, and Society with Kushal Mehra
Tune in for a conversation with Kushal Mehra ji, host of The Cārvāka Podcast, India's most popular podcast on economy, politics, geopolitics, religion, history, social issues and current affairs. We discuss how the West often misunderstands India, Kushal believes the West doesn't understand the...
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EP42 - Planetary Transgression and why we need Climate Healers, with Dr. Sailesh Rao
Dr. Sailesh Rao has over three decades of professional experience and is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, a non-profit dedicated towards healing the Earth’s climate. A systems specialist with a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, Dr. Rao worked on the...
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EP41 - Simplicity, Spirituality and Service to Others with Mahimarnava Das, at Bhaktivedanta Manor
------------------------------------------------------------ The VM Podcast is a Vichaar Manthan project exploring modern-day issues through a Dharmic lens. Through in-depth interviews with some of the best thinkers of our time, the podcast explores how we can better understand dharma, and our...
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EP40 - Being Different, Live in Conversation with Rajiv Malhotra
Being Different, Live in Conversation with Rajiv Malhotra, eminent author and founder of The Infinity Foundation. ------------------------------------------------------------ The VM Podcast is a Vichaar Manthan project exploring modern-day issues through a Dharmic lens. Through in-depth…
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EP39 - Rebuilding Communities: 18 States and Counting with Kiran Chukkapalli
Our social persona and acceptance throughout our lives are often defined by how well we ‘fit in’ to society. Yet every society has those who reject social conventions - or in the eyes of some, social restrictions - in favour of absolute ‘freedom’. There are even those who defy all stereotypes,...
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EP38 - Seeking Sanctity, Finding Dharma with Fred Stella - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
A lot of our childhood memories and curiosities are forgotten as we grow older. We get comfortable in our surroundings, are influenced by friends and family, and our identity generally freezes to resemble that of our closest circle. But for some, early experiences are filled with uncommon…
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EP37 - Discipline, Dedication, Dharma with Dev Dutt Sharma - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
The internet is full of advice, ‘life hacks’, self-help blogs, vlogs, ‘How I live my life’ videos from 20,000 different people and whatnot. We have access to all sorts of ‘quick fixes’, and with technology expanding all around us every day. Machines are now handling mundane tasks, and online…
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EP36 - Mother Earth Bhumi Global - with Gopal Patel - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
The idea of ‘One World’ or ‘One Family’ - ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ - is one of the central themes in the Hindu philosophy. And no other issue has highlighted this truth in recent times as has the effects of climate change that the world has been experiencing lately. Changing weather patterns,...
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EP35 - Kautilyanomics with Sriram Balasubramanian - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Historically, Bharat was a thriving centre of trade and commerce, contributing to a major percentage of the world GDP. Exploring some of the architects of this vibrant economy, the name of Kautilya or Chanakya is very often invoked. While many of Kautilya’s political policies are popular, few...
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EP34 - Inclusive and Sustainable Finance, Leadership, Ethics and Culture with Professor Atul K Shah - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Global financial institutions have again been making the news in recent times. And given the interconnected complex structures of global financial and trade networks, the effects of disturbance to any part of these networks is felt by the common man in almost every part of the world. Whether...
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EP33 - Reading, ’Riting, & ’Rithmetic: Is culture the missing piece in a sustainable education system? - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Register Now for this live event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reading-riting-and-rithmetic-registration-558272527157 In early January 2023, the UK Government announced plans to make post-16 mathematics education compulsory to equip everyone with the skills needed in a world increasingly shaped...
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EP32 - The Accidental Author, The Epics Unravelled with Ami Ganatra - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Entire generations of Hindus have grown up with the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata. These stories have seeped into our lives and our psyche through popular narrations and TV. And many incidents, characters and stories taken from the epics are blamed for current societal issues. In fact,...
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EP31 - MULTICULTURALISM - The Hindu Perspective - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
The demographic diversity of the United Kingdom has grown significantly over the last 70 years. The 2021 Census points to a twenty-year decline in residents of England and Wales identifying with an ‘English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish or British’ identity. Immigrant communities from across…
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EP30 - BUSINESS LEADERSHIP DECODED, the secrets to success with Anil Puri - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Growing and sustaining a business, especially in the manufacturing industry, is a challenge. To do so in a place away from your native land, facing a variety of different variables, is inspiring. What vision does it take to achieve this? What role do ethics play in this long journey, and where do...
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EP29 - VEGANISM, a trend, a virtue, or a fad? with Dina Aherne - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
“Veganism isn’t about the mock meat, about replacing life for life, veganism is about whole food and plant-based. So when we talk about vegan foods assisting your health, and giving you a multitude of health benefits, we are talking about pulses, lentils, rice, seeds, nuts, fruits, and…
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EP28 - YOGA BUSINESS with Anand Parekh - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Little & Often Yoga has become popular in the last decade, especially in the west, glamourised some would say, it's hip, cool, and sexy, it has benefited millions of people both physically and mentally, and claims not to be a new science, but a tried and tested method passed out from the depths…
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EP27 - VMSN - Introducing Civics - The End of Family- For Better or Worse? - Sustainable Narratives Conference 2022
Vichaar Manthan Sustainable Narratives (VMSN) is a biennial conference that brings together leading academic lights, policy-makers and industry leaders to explore and address the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Please register on our website and for more information >...
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EP26 - VMSN - Introducing Political Theory - Nationalism vs Internationalism - Is There a Middle Way? - Sustainable Narratives Conference 2022
Vichaar Manthan Sustainable Narratives (VMSN) is a biennial conference that brings together leading academic lights, policy-makers and industry leaders to explore and address the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Please register on our website and for more information >...
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EP25 - VMSN - Introducing Political Economy - How Do We Democratise Capital? - Sustainable Narratives Conference 2022
Vichaar Manthan Sustainable Narratives (VMSN) is a biennial conference that brings together leading academic lights, policy-makers and industry leaders to explore and address the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Please register on our website and for more information >...
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EP24 - VMSN - Introducing Governance - How Do We Sustainably Govern Emerging Tech? - Sustainable Narratives Conference 2022
Vichaar Manthan Sustainable Narratives (VMSN) is a biennial conference that brings together leading academic lights, policy-makers and industry leaders to explore and address the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Please register on our website and for more information >...
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EP23 - VMSN - Introducing Culture & Literature Panel Discussion: Is Indian History Truly ‘Indian’? - Sustainable Narratives Conference 2022
Vichaar Manthan Sustainable Narratives (VMSN) is a biennial conference that brings together leading academic lights, policy-makers and industry leaders to explore and address the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Please register on our website and for more information >...
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EP22 - VMSN - Introducing Culture & Literature Fireside Conversation: Seeing the Literature From the Scripture - Sustainable Narratives Conference 2022
Vichaar Manthan Sustainable Narratives (VMSN) is a biennial conference that brings together leading academic lights, policy-makers and industry leaders to explore and address the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Please register on our website and for more information >...
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EP21 - VMSN - Introducing Religion Panel Discussion: Does Religion Subjugate Women? - Sustainable Narratives Conference 2022
Vichaar Manthan Sustainable Narratives (VMSN) is a biennial conference that brings together leading academic lights, policy-makers and industry leaders to explore and address the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Please register on our website and for more information >...
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EP20 - VMSN - Introducing Political Economy Fireside Conversation: Carbon Tax - Crafting the Silver Bullet - Sustainable Narratives Conference 2022
Vichaar Manthan Sustainable Narratives (VMSN) is a biennial conference that brings together leading academic lights, policy-makers and industry leaders to explore and address the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Please register on our website and for more information >...
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EP19 - VMSN Introducing Wealth Fireside Conversation: Markets - Panacea or Wilful Ignorance? - Sustainable Narratives Conference 2022
Vichaar Manthan Sustainable Narratives (VMSN) is a biennial conference that brings together leading academic lights, policy-makers and industry leaders to explore and address the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Please register on our website and for more information >...
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EP18 - VMSN Introducing Civics Fireside Conversation: Can We Reimagine Education and Its Purpose? - Sustainable Narratives Conference 2022
Vichaar Manthan Sustainable Narratives (VMSN) is a biennial conference that brings together leading academic lights, policy-makers and industry leaders to explore and address the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Please register on our website and for more information >...
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EP17 - VMSN - Vichaar Manthan Presents Sustainable Narratives Conference 2022
Vichaar Manthan Sustainable Narratives (VMSN) is a biennial conference that brings together leading academic lights, policy-makers and industry leaders to explore and address the biggest challenges facing humanity today. Please register on our website and for more information >...
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EP16 - FUNDING CHANGE with Yajur Haria - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
“A lot of these clients will have different ambitions, but what I can do as a consultant is I can help them reach their ambitions around ESG that they care about and that we care about that do help move the world forward. If they want to get at net zero, you can either not help them to get to net...
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EP15 - DHARMA & ADVOCACY, A View from America with Suhag Shukla - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
“Academic freedom comes with academic integrity” Hinduism is characterised by an open, seeking and enquiry-based learning of life. Indeed, Hinduism has the potential to be an integrative platform, bringing in the values of acceptance, individual freedom and societal upliftment, to an increasingly...
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EP14 - UPANISHADS - THE HINDU LIBRARY with SIddharth Krishna - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
“(The Upanishads speak of)...the sutra-atman, the threading breath, the breath that threads all of us together. Like in a rosary, all the different beads have been thread together by a thread, similarly, this breath threads all of us together. It is that connecting entity which connects all of us...
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EP13 - TODAYS YOUTH TODAYS LEADERS with Bhavya Shah - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
University years form a core of our life experience: this is a time we step out of our homes into the world, absorb the multitude of ideas around us, which shapes our identity and our contributions to the society. Indeed, having access to a safe space for exploring one’s identity becomes a…
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EP12 - LIBERTY & FREEDOM; ARE YOU FREE? with Dr Sachin Nandha - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
We go about our lives, making our way through a ton of choices everyday, and rarely give a second thought to the ideas of liberty and freedom, as the society we live in celebrates these as guarantees to its citizens. But do we live with ‘absolute liberties’? Can we always say what we want?…
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EP11 - BUILDING OUR GREEN FUTURE with Judy Ling Wong - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Our everyday life contains consumables drawn out from nature and earth. While shopping is a favourite pastime, we are now facing the consequences of our consumerist lifestyle in the form of global warming. While we might think environmental protection is an issue for governments to solve, it...
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EP10 - BHAGWAD GITA - THE HINDU LIBRARY with Siddharth Krishna - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Despite the Bhagavad Gita being 5000 years old, it remains the first text we think of when we look at Hindu literature. Why would that be? What makes it relevant today and how does it take us beyond the dichotomy of good and bad? We look at these questions in this episode, where we explore the…
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EP09 - DHARMA THROUGH CINEMA with Aditya Patwardhan - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
In the exuberating world we live in today, where a lot of choices are cultivated through pop culture and cinema, how can we see dharma through the same 90mm lens? What responsibility do we have to ensure the transition from ‘real and reel’ has a seamless amalgamation, rather than a paradoxical…
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EP08 - FROM BANKING TO BENARES with Divya Prabha - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Born in the UK, Divya Prabha did her first B.A. and M.A. from Oxford University and worked for top American Investment Banks until 1999. Having booked a ticket to India, intending to stay for a year, she remains there 21 years later, finishing her PhD in Ancient Grammar. Divya Prabha delivers...
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EP07 - SUSTAINABLE CONTRIBUTIONS with Dr Bansri Lakhani - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
How do we define a flourishing society? How can society help those who are most in need? Is a flourishing society one that helps those who are most in need? How do we reflect the Hindu value of Sewa (selfless service) in our actions? And how do we translate our personal success into giving back…
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EP06 - THE HINDU LIBRARY with Siddharth Krishna - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Hindu civilization and its rich vedic culture have produced many books, scriptures and prayers from an ancient oral tradition through to vast texts such as the Ramayana, Mahabharata and the Gita with which we are familiar today. What are these texts?, and is there a main ‘Hindu book’? How do the...
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EP05 - HOW TO NAVIGATE THROUGH LIFE USING DHARMIC PRINCIPLES with Dharmesh Chheda - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Life is inherently uncertain. If nothing else, the COVID pandemic has highlighted our inability to navigate a world full of uncertainty and novel experiences. How do we enhance our relationship with others, and with the world around us? How can the principles of dharma help us navigate through…
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EP04 - THE APPLICATION OF DHARMA IN RELATIONSHIPS with Dr Sachin Nandha - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Whether you are a parent, a child or a friend, no man is an island. As we traverse life we navigate a web of complex and sometimes challenging relationships, but how should we approach them? From alcoholic fathers to financially irresponsible spouses, we explore the practical lessons that Dharma...
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EP03 - WOMANHOOD with Drishti Mae - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast
Today is International Womens Day 2021 and so today we release EP03 on WOMANHOOD. In the world of identity politics, gender neutrality and female empowerment, what does it really mean to be a woman? What are the narratives that surround the emancipation of woman? Are women now emancipated? Do…
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The VM Podcast Official Launch
The official launch of The Vichaar Manthan Podcast ------------------------------------------------------------ The VM Podcast, a Vichaar Manthan project looking to explore modern day issues through a Dharmic lens. Through in-depth interviews with some of the best thinkers of our time, the…
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The VM Podcast, a Vichaar Manthan project looking to explore modern day issues through a Dharmic lens. Through in-depth interviews with some of the best thinkers of our time, the podcast explore how we can better understand dharma, our lives, and recapture the ancient and classical ideals of sustainability, liberty and flourishing. Tune in, for an earnest conversation! - Hosted by VM fellow Sumit Sharma, who you can email on [email protected] the conversation at https://www.vichaarmanthan.org/podcast and on all streaming platforms:
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