Bharatiya Junta Podcast

In true Modiji style, we mark the new year with the best of Bhajapod from the year gone by. Self promotion is the best promotion.

This week we discuss some latest developments from UP. Also, a lot of Quora.

This week we discuss Modiji repealing the farm laws and the reactions to this big news. Also, we discuss some leading RW thinkers of our age. Also, answers to profound questions such as "Modiji ko kya chahiye life sey?" and "Did Chandragupta have a nickname?".

In this episode, we have Aakar Patel, former executive director of Amnesty International India, an author of several books, including the latest 'Price of the Modi Years'. We discuss his personal interactions with the Supreme Leader during his Guj days, his great ability to absorb information across disciplines (masala kya hai?) and the way his tenure has shaped the nation. Also, Aakar gives his take on how he views nationalism as an idea. Link to Aakar Patel's books 'Price of the Modi Years' https://www.amazon.in/Price-Modi-Years-Aakar-Patel/dp/9391234224/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1636901940&qsid=257-4878293-6988235&refinements=p_27%3AAakar+Patel&s=books&sr=1-1&sres=9391234224%2C9389648890%2C9385288261%2C938403018X%2C9384316822%2CB074NQWL5J%2CB08ZQF77WV%2CB076WZT5KH%2CB074NXB732%2CB07R6N2WN2 Other Books https://www.amazon.in/Books-Aakar-Patel/s?rh=n%3A976389031%2Cp_27%3AAakar+Patel

In this week's episode, we have Ahmer Naqvi, to talk about how Pakistan was always living in the future. We discuss how Bollywood looks like to someone from across the border. Ahmer also talks about how several liberal democracies have shown great readiness to embrace majoritarian politics. We then go on to discuss how jingoistic narratives get retrofitted to historical events to suit a political agenda. Also, how cricket is not a vehicle for jingoism in India.

We talk about the fastest 1 billion jabs, the FabIndia boycott, the continuing Aryan Khan case. We also go on a tangent and discuss Hedgewar, Golwalkar and how they inspired RSS supremos of the future.

We discuss the idea of a deshbhakti curriculum and the kattar deshbhakts that it would produce. Also, a detailed analysis of what Nanduji's post PM days might look like, and the Aryan Khan episode.

We review Nanduji's UP trip and AOK's desperate attempt to find a silver lining.

This week we celebrate the Supreme Leader's B'day & look at some Twitter tributes to the great man. Come, join us to celebrate this momentous occasion.

In this week's Newsein, we talk of the Jalianwala Baug reimagined, twitter influencas not having heard of the Cholan empire, and Techbro economics. Also, Prayagrajiya's interview with Malhotraji reviewed. All this and more on this week's BJPod.