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Support LCA : https://www.patreon.com/azadi In this episode of LCA we discuss the life of Dr Meena, many heart breaking incidents of caste atrocities, role of social media, being bought up in an anti-caste household, and lastly the Bhima Koregaon case. Meena Kandasamy (born 1984) is an Indian poet, fiction writer, translator and activist from Chenn…

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Support Lights Camera Azadi https://www.patreon.com/azadi Follow Yuvan Aves Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_naturalists_column/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yuvan_aves How diverse is India’s education system? Is it really challenging a child to learn and understand diverse culture and viewpoints? What are gaps in our education? How are marke…

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Reach to Dr Joy : joy@iiserpune.acin What is climate change? Why is our climate changing? How is it affecting us? Why should we be worried? We discuss these critical conversations with Dr Joy in the 34th episode of LCA. 3:00 to 7:10 Journey of Dr Joy 7:10 to 12:40 How is climate and weather different? 12:40 to 18:28 What is climate and why is it ch…

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India’s moral compass is the Indian middle class. It defines how society should operate and behave. It believes in maintaining the old social order of caste and patriarchy. With Prashant, we explore how middle-class morality affects the health and well-being of our society. Follow Prashant Kanojia Twitter : https://twitter.com/PJkanojia Instagram :…

The community culture is deep rooted in the Bania community. While this has helped the community grow and prosper this also leads to disempowerment of women, living in echo chambers, and deep rooted casteism. We critique this culture from a feminist lens and an anti-caste perspective, we try to unpack the Bania culture and what it comprises of. 4:0…

Donate to Dalit Camera: https://www.dalitcamera.com/ Why is education important? Who needs education the most? Is the Indian education space inclusive or exclusive? Do you know what is the rationale behind reservation? Listen to this episode to understand the force of education. Education helps to enlighten the many and especially the one’s who nee…

The caste system has oppressed millions for centuries but a common element among all castes is the oppression of women. Cynthia uses the term Brahmanical Patriarchy to describe the elite position held by upper caste men and its negative impact on society. Inspired by Ambedkar Cynthia highlights how political democracy doesn’t translate to social de…

Salman Anees Soz is an economic development expert, author, and commentator. He is a former World Bank officer with experience across a range of economic development issues in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, and South Asia 1.Status of the Congress Party 2.Economic situation before lockdown 3.Econom…

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Visit LCA Website: https://lightscameraazadi.in/ Arati Kumar-Rao is a National Geographic Explorer, an independent environmental photographer, writer, and artist documenting the slow violence* of ecological degradation. She crisscrosses the South Asian subcontinent following a single-story, across seasons, sometimes over years, to chronicle South A…

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Prof. Swati Chawla is a historian of modern South Asia. She will soon finish her PhD in history from the University of Virginia, with a dissertation focused on policies governing migration and citizenship claims in the Himalayan regions of postcolonial South Asia. 1. What is Digital Humanities? 2. The questions we ask in Digital Humanities space? 3…

Patralekha Chatterjee is a Delhi-based award-winning journalist-columnist, author, and consultant to international agencies focusing on development issues across multiple platforms. She has contributed to The Atlantic (Ideas), New Statesman, BBC.com, Liberation (Paris), The Lancet, British Medical Journal, Chicago Tribune, China Dialogue, The Chris…

*Correction in the opening message: It is 15th June and not 18th June. *Correction 2: The letter was from A. B. Vajpayee and not George Fernandes Link to the letter: https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/13/world/nuclear-anxiety-indian-s-letter-to-clinton-on-the-nuclear-testing.html Dr. Avinash Godbole is an Assitant Professor of International Relations …

Pranay Kotasthane heads research at the Takshashila Institution. Pranay started his career as a policy analyst focusing on geopolitics at the Takshashila Institution in March 2014. His research interests focus on geostrategy, geopolitics of the Indian subcontinent, and public economics. Pranay is currently working on the New World Order project, th…

An entrepreneur and an award-winning filmmaker, Yasmin Kidwai is an elected Municipal Councillor from Daryaganj (ward 55S) in the 2017 MCD elections. 1.Journey of Yasmin 2. Do documentaries make money? 3. No problem! 6 months with barefoot grandma 4. https://www.barefootcollege.org/ 5. Our differences and similarities 6. What was your motivation to…

The IFF is an Indian digital liberties organisation that seeks to ensure that technology respects fundamental rights. IFF's goal is to ensure that Indian citizens can use the Internet with liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. Become an IFF Member https://internetfreedom.in/become-an-iff-member-today/ 1.Introduction of all 2.The Business model …