
Ep. 124: Religion and Ideology in Indian Society
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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The Influence of Popular Political Leaders on Culture
Modi has the opportunity to influence not just politics but also culture in some ways. Salman so's on the show recently and I was Tim what he likes about Modi. One of the things was Modi's focus on Swachvarath where his point was that whether or not he actually implements any Swachvarist policies the fact that he is praising it can have a positive impact on the culture yeah it can. It may happen over time but as process of you know myth of the hero and it's part of it like the nature of celebrity in the sense that you could say for many people Modi is in politics but then Dulgar is in cricketer.
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