Anthropologist Alpa Shah discusses India's democracy, Hindutva ideology, and authoritarianism under Modi's government. Topics include caste system impact, dissent suppression, evidence tampering, and challenges to democracy. The podcast delves into media manipulation, complicity, and the erosion of democratic values in India.

Guest speakers Priyanka Kotamraju, Tarun Khaitan, Christophe Jaffrelot, and Alpa Shah discuss the collapse of democracy in India, focusing on the Bhima Koregaon case, authoritarianism, wealth inequality, and erosion of democratic values. They explore societal turmoil, workers' activism, cross-caste solidarity, defense of the moral Constitution, civil liberties, urban Naxals, and the political landscape in India.

Experts Julia Lovell, Alpa Shah, and Dennis Tourish delve into the origins and influence of Maoism globally. They discuss Mao Zedong's revolutionary power, the Naxalite guerrilla group in India, and the allure of Maoism to Western socialists despite its darker realities.