Journalist Asad Ashraf speaks with Professor Apoorvanand on Mahatma Gandhi’s life, politics, economics, and death. The conversation moves beyond familiar narratives to examine Gandhi as a political thinker and moral force, his ideas on non-violence, mass politics, and his critique of modern civil…
1:41Journalist Asad Ashraf speaks with Professor Apoorvanand on Mahatma Gandhi’s life, politics, economics, and death. The conversation moves beyond familiar narratives to examine Gandhi as a political thinker and moral force, his ideas on non-violence, mass politics, and his critique of modern civil…
1:19“The problem begins when religion stops guiding society and starts defining the state.”
2:08“The moment the state decides what religion means, diversity collapses.” Prof. Apoorvanand explains why religious education cannot be standardised by the state without turning dangerous.
1:50“There is no such thing as an ideal Indian village.”
2:40“India’s choice of industrialisation was not a rejection of Gandhi, but a response to historical constraints i.e. village structure of India.”
1:01“A madrasa is not a single institution—it’s an entire education system.” Ali Javed explains how Islamic education alongside logic, philosophy, language, and modern disciplines were taught through Madrasas.
1:41On Gandhi’s death anniversary, Asad Ashraf speaks with Prof. Apoorvanand on Gandhi’s life, politics, and moral economy—ideas that continue to challenge power and our present moment.
2:57Gandhi consistently placed his life at risk in defence of his principles, standing unwaveringly with the oppressed.
1:13:08How independent is the judiciary in India today? And what happens when citizens begin to lose confidence in the institutions meant to protect their rights?
2:44:36In this conversation, Dr. Harish S. Wankhede joins Ali Javed to examine the political and cultural legacy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the evolution of the Dalit movement. They discuss how Ambedkar imagined Dalits as political subjects at a time when they were denied even basic human dignity, and how…
3:25:59What does it mean to renew Islamic thought in an age of modernity? In this conversation, Dr. Waris Mazhari discusses his new book, Fikr-e-Islami Ki Tajdeed (Renewal/ Reconstruction of Islamic Thought), with Ali Javed. The conversation explores the diversity within the Islamic intellectual traditi…
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