The Nous Podcast — long conversations with scholars, journalists, and legal experts.
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…
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…
38:02The 2019 Supreme Court judgment on the Babri Masjid–Ram Janmabhoomi dispute remains one of the most consequential rulings in India’s constitutional history. The Court acknowledged the illegality of the 1992 demolition while awarding the disputed land to the Hindu side. This explainer examines the…
38:02The 2019 Supreme Court judgment on the Babri Masjid–Ram Janmabhoomi dispute remains one of the most consequential rulings in India’s constitutional history. The Court acknowledged the illegality of the 1992 demolition while awarding the disputed land to the Hindu side. This explainer examines the…
1:35:27What happened to journalists Shaheen Khan and Nafisa Khan at Delhi’s Saket Police Station? The two journalists allege that they were manhandled and assaulted by Delhi Police personnel while covering an event in Saket attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. …
1:35:27What happened to journalists Shaheen Khan and Nafisa Khan at Delhi’s Saket Police Station? The two journalists allege that they were manhandled and assaulted by Delhi Police personnel while covering an event in Saket attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. …
1:35:27What happened to journalists Shaheen Khan and Nafisa Khan at Delhi’s Saket Police Station? The two journalists allege that they were manhandled and assaulted by Delhi Police personnel while covering an event in Saket attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. …
1:07:40In this episode of Nous, author and columnist Aakar Patel joins senior journalist Bushra Khanum for an incisive conversation on the Muslim question under Narendra Modi and the BJP. They examine the growing assault on the rights, security, and dignity of Muslims, the ideological and political logi…
1:07:40In this episode of Nous, author and columnist Aakar Patel joins senior journalist Bushra Khanum for an incisive conversation on the Muslim question under Narendra Modi and the BJP. They examine the growing assault on the rights, security, and dignity of Muslims, the ideological and political logi…
1:07:40In this episode of Nous, author and columnist Aakar Patel joins senior journalist Bushra Khanum for an incisive conversation on the Muslim question under Narendra Modi and the BJP. They examine the growing assault on the rights, security, and dignity of Muslims, the ideological and political logi…
2:11:28What turns ordinary people into a violent mob? And how does hate speech travel from words to the streets? In this conversation, author and journalist Dayashankar Mishra speaks to senior journalist Bushra Khanum about his latest book, Akhlaq: Bharat Mein Mob Lynching Ki Vistrit Zameeni Padtaal. Th…
2:11:28What turns ordinary people into a violent mob? And how does hate speech travel from words to the streets? In this conversation, author and journalist Dayashankar Mishra speaks to senior journalist Bushra Khanum about his latest book, Akhlaq: Bharat Mein Mob Lynching Ki Vistrit Zameeni Padtaal. Th…
2:11:28What turns ordinary people into a violent mob? And how does hate speech travel from words to the streets? In this conversation, author and journalist Dayashankar Mishra speaks to senior journalist Bushra Khanum about his latest book, Akhlaq: Bharat Mein Mob Lynching Ki Vistrit Zameeni Padtaal. Th…
1:22:27What if the story of the Caliphate did not end in Istanbul? In this conversation, Imran Mulla, author of The Indian Caliphate: Exiled Ottomans and the Billionaire Prince, joins Ali Javed to uncover a forgotten chapter of modern Muslim political history. They discuss the Khilafat Movement, Gandhi’…
1:22:27What if the story of the Caliphate did not end in Istanbul? In this conversation, Imran Mulla, author of The Indian Caliphate: Exiled Ottomans and the Billionaire Prince, joins Ali Javed to uncover a forgotten chapter of modern Muslim political history. They discuss the Khilafat Movement, Gandhi’…
1:22:27What if the story of the Caliphate did not end in Istanbul? In this conversation, Imran Mulla, author of The Indian Caliphate: Exiled Ottomans and the Billionaire Prince, joins Ali Javed to uncover a forgotten chapter of modern Muslim political history. They discuss the Khilafat Movement, Gandhi’…
2:25:41In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood joins Ali Javed to discuss the socio-economic and political empowerment of Indian Muslims. Drawing on decades of public service and work on minority rights, Dr. Mahmood reflects on his personal journey, the challenges confronting the …
2:25:41In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood joins Ali Javed to discuss the socio-economic and political empowerment of Indian Muslims. Drawing on decades of public service and work on minority rights, Dr. Mahmood reflects on his personal journey, the challenges confronting the …
2:25:41In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood joins Ali Javed to discuss the socio-economic and political empowerment of Indian Muslims. Drawing on decades of public service and work on minority rights, Dr. Mahmood reflects on his personal journey, the challenges confronting the …
1:14:03In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Shamsul Islam discusses his book Muslims Against Partition of India with senior journalist Bushra Khanum. The discussion revisits the overlooked contributions of patriotic Indian Muslims who opposed the Two-Nation Theory and supported a united India. It…
1:14:03In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Shamsul Islam discusses his book Muslims Against Partition of India with senior journalist Bushra Khanum. The discussion revisits the overlooked contributions of patriotic Indian Muslims who opposed the Two-Nation Theory and supported a united India. It…
1:14:03In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Shamsul Islam discusses his book Muslims Against Partition of India with senior journalist Bushra Khanum. The discussion revisits the overlooked contributions of patriotic Indian Muslims who opposed the Two-Nation Theory and supported a united India. It…
