Arjun Shankar

Arjun Shankar, author of 'Brown Saviors and Their Others: Race, Caste, Labor, and the Global Politics of Help in India,' discusses the practices of 'brown saviors' in India's help economy and how they reproduce racialized values. The podcast covers the importance of embracing discomfort and reflexivity in research, challenges in data production, ethics of sharing images in NGO spaces, and the need to question existing frameworks. It also explores anti-colonialism, fixed mindsets, and upcoming projects on poverty alleviation and post-colonial nation building.

Educator and anthropologist Arjun Shankar discusses the impact of valuing knowledge and commodifying curiosity on student mental health. They explore societal influences, capitalist values, and the challenges of creating a positive learning environment in universities.