Location:
United States
Description:
A discussion about all things brown, aka desi or South Asian.
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.brownpundits.com
Episodes
Brown Pundits Talk to Indic Explorer
4/8/2024
Mukunda and Omar talk to Vineet on Indic Modernity.
Duration:00:05:46
Brown Pundits on 2024 Elections in India.
4/8/2024
Omar, Mukunda, Maneesh, Gaurav and KJ have a freewheeling chat on the upcoming elections in India.
Duration:01:08:36
A Conversation on Politics in Tamil Nadu
4/5/2024
Omar and Maneesh talk to K Jayaraman on political movements and the political parties in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
Duration:00:57:44
Dr Omar Ali on the latest in Pakistan
2/4/2024
It's election time in and Maneesh speaks to Dr Omar Ali on the latest in Pakistan
Duration:00:51:34
Bangladesh 2023 status update
11/19/2023
On this episode of the Browncast Amey and Razib talk about Bangladesh with Karol, our Polish economist South Asia expert who lived in Bangladesh for two years and is fluent in Bengali. Karol discusses the upcoming elections, the role of party politics in Bangladeshi life, and Bangladesh's role in the geopolitics of the region.
Duration:01:23:25
Conversation with Christine Fair
10/20/2023
Omar and Mukunda talk to Prof. Christine Fair on state of affairs in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan and her upcoming book.
Duration:01:33:09
Israel and India: a new love affair?
10/17/2023
Amey and Razib talk about the philoSemitism of Indians, and the pivot to Israel of the BJP. Amey discusses the longstanding role of Jews on the Konkan coast, the pro-Palestinian stance inherited from Nehru, but eventually pivoted away by the BJP do to Indo-Israeli cooperation and the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Duration:00:56:08
Discussion with Vamsee Juluri
9/28/2023
In this podcast, Omar and Mukunda talk to popular author, columnist and intellectual Vamsee Juluri.
Duration:01:23:58
A Maratha on Sri Lankan Genetics, Casteism, Immigrating to America and Dalrymple
9/13/2023
Amey returns to the Browncast to do a "bro caste" on genetics in Sri Lanka, casteism in America and India and the new legislation in California, talk about his immigration odyssey and how it's stacked against Indians, and finally, how William Dalrymple gives Marathas short shrift.
Duration:01:15:46
Castes of the American Mind
7/19/2023
BPers Razib Khan and Mukunda Raghavan chat with Pushpita Prasad and Sudha Jagannathan of the Coalition of the Hindus of North America discuss the newfound relevance of caste in the USA, and how a toxic brew up self-interest, identity politics and social justice have caught Indian Americans in a vortex of anti-discrimination legislation.
Duration:01:03:43
History and Evolution of Malayalam Cinema
6/4/2023
Arun speaks to Maneesh on the history and evolution of Malayalam Cinema.
Duration:01:38:11
Major Amin on the Current Situation in Pakistan: May 2023
5/12/2023
Status update, May 2023.
Duration:00:37:40
Pakistan Crisis: The Arrest of Imran Khan
5/10/2023
Maneesh speaks to Dr Omar Ali in the aftermath of Imran Khan's arrest.
Duration:00:36:36
Episode 22 - The British East India Company
4/23/2023
In this episode, Shrikant, Gaurav and Omar talk to Maneesh about the beginning and consolidation of British East India rule in India. We end the episode on the 1857 revolt.
Duration:02:00:52
Major Amin on the Current Crisis in Pakistan
4/19/2023
Dr Omar Ali speaks to Major Amin on the current crisis in Pakistan.
Duration:00:34:02
A Conversation on Caste with Dr. Prakash Shah
4/17/2023
Dr Prakash Shah, Reader in Culture and Law at School of Law Queen Mary University of London, talks to Dr Ali on the framework of studying caste in India and it's colonial antecedents.
Duration:01:16:19
Conversation with Chitra Iyer: Founder- Space2Grow A Social Impact Firm
4/13/2023
Chitra Iyer, Co-founder and CEO of Space2Grow, talks to Maneesh about Anti Child Trafficking, Digital Safety and making Indians employable.
Duration:00:54:22
Episode 21: South India Post Vijayanagar Empire till 1857
4/1/2023
Shrikanth talks to Maneesh about the History of South India post Vijayanagar kingdom till the year 1857.
Duration:01:20:49
Conversation with Pooja Sharma: Founder The Sarvodya Collective
3/27/2023
Maneesh is in a freewheeling conversation with Pooja Sharma, founder of The Sarvodya Collective. A NPO working to build awareness and allyship for Neurodiversity as a cause.
Duration:00:47:19