
The Cārvāka Podcast
The Cārvāka Podcast is a series of long-form conversations hosted by Kushal Mehra. The podcast covers a wide range of subjects where Kushal speaks with a wide range of guests to talk about sports, philosophy, public policy, current affairs, history, economics, etc.
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Apr 10, 2024 • 1h 3min
India Eliminates Extreme Poverty
In this podcast, Kushl speaks with Karan Bhasin about his paper/report that he co-authored with Dr. Surjit Bhalla, where they show how "data now confirms that India has eliminated extreme poverty. They suggest that India should now graduate to a higher poverty line, which would provide an opportunity to redefine existing social protection programs in order to give greater support to the genuine poor."
Follow Karan:
Twitter: @karanbhasin95
Paper: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/india-eliminates-extreme-poverty/
#Poverty #POVERTYREDUCTION #ThomasPiketty
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Apr 8, 2024 • 1h 53min
Congress Is The New Muslim League?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta as they look into the Lok Sabha 2024 manifesto of the Indian National Congress.
Follow Tushar Gupta:
Twitter: @Tushar15_
#RahulGandhi #LokSabha2024 #congressmanifesto
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Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Apr 5, 2024 • 1h 16min
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Part 2
In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia look at the upcoming Lok Sabha election of 2024. They cover the balance states that were left out in Part 1 of this podcast.
Follow Aadit:
Twitter: @ask0704
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcaRbsBOndg
#loksabhaelection2024 #BJP #NarendraModi #RahulGandhi
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Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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Buy Kushal's Book: https://amzn.in/d/58cY4dU
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Apr 3, 2024 • 1h 29min
Conflicting Political Interests
In this monologue, Kushal shares his views on the political landscape of India. Since its independence in 1947, India has had a very interesting political journey. Since the lingustic reorganisation of states was set in motion in the 1950s, we have had a spate of regional political outfits. This has led to a fascinating balancing act at the regional and national level. But how does a voter assess these political outfits and their conflicting political interests? This monologue tries to look at some of those potential issues: what could be the pitfalls if we had an all-powerful centre or the power was completely devolved to the regional political parties?
#BJP #TMC #Congress #DMK
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Apr 1, 2024 • 58min
Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Manu Bhagavan about his book, "Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit."
Follow Him:
Twitter: @ManuBhagavan
Book: https://amzn.in/d/12Dtrun
#VijayaLakshmiPandit #IndiraGandhi #Nehru
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UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/
Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Mar 29, 2024 • 1h 2min
Swadeshi Steam
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with A.R. Venkatachalapathy about his book, "Swadeshi Steam: V.O. Chidambaram Pillai and the Battle against the British Maritime Empire."
Follow Him:
Twitter: @ARV_Chalapathy
Book: https://amzn.in/d/8ujHRQP
#ChidambaramPillai #SwadeshiSteam
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UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/
Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Mar 27, 2024 • 1h 39min
Cisco Case And Fighting The Caste Bill
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Sundar Iyer about the Cisco Caste Case. Sundar, along with engineer Ramana Kompella, were accused of Caste Bias by the CRD. In this podcast, ex-Cisco engineer Sundar Iyer talks about his journey and explains how the CRD eventually dropped the lawsuit against him after three years. Sundar Iyer says the California civil rights department 'lied & hid evidence' from the court, media, & activists.
Website: https://castegate.org/
#CiscoCasteCase #Casteism #SB403
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UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Mar 25, 2024 • 1h 38min
Kejriwal Arrested And Electoral Bonds Data Released
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta about the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the discussion around it about the "political" use of the Enforcement Directorate by the central government. They also talk about the implications of the Supreme Court's judgement on Electoral Bonds and its second-order effects.
Follow Tushar Gupta:
Twitter: @Tushar15_
#ArvindKejriwalArrested #EDArrestsArvindKejriwal #EnforcementDirectorate #ElectoralBonds
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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UPI: kushalmehra@icici
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Mar 22, 2024 • 1h 38min
IPL 2024
In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia preview the IPL 2024. An era comes to an end as M S Dhoni steps down from the captaincy of CSK and Ruturaj Gaikwad replaces him. Will RCB finally win the IPL this year? How will the Mumbai Indians react to the captaincy controversy over the appointment of Hardik Pandya?
Follow Aadit:
Twitter: @ask0704
#ipl #ipl2024 #msdhoni #viratkohli
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Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Mar 20, 2024 • 1h 56min
Pakistan Criticises CAA
In this podcast, Kushal and Harris Sultan talk about the response to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Pakistan. Pakistan "condemned India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019, labelling it a discriminatory move by a “Hindu fascist state” aimed at presenting India as a sanctuary for persecuted non-Muslim minorities from neighbouring countries."
Follow Them:
Twitter: @TheHarrisSultan
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HarrisSultanAtheist
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PakistaniMulhidUrdu
#CAA #Islamism #Pakistan #Jihadism
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Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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