Long conversations with scholars, journalists, and legal experts.
56:39In the first episode of Emerging Perspectives, Sania Ismailee joins Wardah Beg for a conversation about the philosophical questions that lie beneath India’s debate on the Uniform Civil Code. For eight years, through her PhD research, Sania examined the UCC through the questions of secularism and …
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…
2:05:56In this episode of the Nous Podcast, Professor Irfan Ahmad discusses his new book, Terrorism in Question: Decolonizing Anthropology and the Study of Islam, and challenges some of the assumptions that shape contemporary understandings of terrorism. Rather than asking who is the terrorist?, Ahmad a…
2:05:56In this episode of the Nous Podcast, Professor Irfan Ahmad discusses his new book, Terrorism in Question: Decolonizing Anthropology and the Study of Islam, and challenges some of the assumptions that shape contemporary understandings of terrorism. Rather than asking who is the terrorist?, Ahmad a…
2:05:56In this episode of the Nous Podcast, Professor Irfan Ahmad discusses his new book, Terrorism in Question: Decolonizing Anthropology and the Study of Islam, and challenges some of the assumptions that shape contemporary understandings of terrorism. Rather than asking who is the terrorist?, Ahmad a…
50:49Why are Indian Muslims facing increasing political marginalisation and social dehumanisation? Is the BJP solely responsible, or have secular parties also failed to protect constitutional values? In this compelling conversation, senior journalist Bushra Khanum joins Raju Parulekar to examine the s…
50:49Why are Indian Muslims facing increasing political marginalisation and social dehumanisation? Is the BJP solely responsible, or have secular parties also failed to protect constitutional values? In this compelling conversation, senior journalist Bushra Khanum joins Raju Parulekar to examine the s…
50:49Why are Indian Muslims facing increasing political marginalisation and social dehumanisation? Is the BJP solely responsible, or have secular parties also failed to protect constitutional values? In this compelling conversation, senior journalist Bushra Khanum joins Raju Parulekar to examine the s…
2:03:04In this thought-provoking conversation, Ali Javed speaks with Javed Gaya about his new book, Heartland Rising: The Making of Majoritarian India. They unpack the contested history of Partition, examining the roles of Congress, the Hindu Right, and the Muslim League in shaping the subcontinent's fu…
2:03:04In this thought-provoking conversation, Ali Javed speaks with Javed Gaya about his new book, Heartland Rising: The Making of Majoritarian India. They unpack the contested history of Partition, examining the roles of Congress, the Hindu Right, and the Muslim League in shaping the subcontinent's fu…
2:03:04In this thought-provoking conversation, Ali Javed speaks with Javed Gaya about his new book, Heartland Rising: The Making of Majoritarian India. They unpack the contested history of Partition, examining the roles of Congress, the Hindu Right, and the Muslim League in shaping the subcontinent's fu…
1:10:59Was the CJP (Cockroach Janta Party) protest merely a student uprising, or did it fundamentally reshape India's political conversation? In this thought-provoking podcast, senior journalist Bushra Khanum joins political analyst Raju Parulekar to revisit the movement that shook the Modi government a…
1:10:59Was the CJP (Cockroach Janta Party) protest merely a student uprising, or did it fundamentally reshape India's political conversation? In this thought-provoking podcast, senior journalist Bushra Khanum joins political analyst Raju Parulekar to revisit the movement that shook the Modi government a…
1:10:59Was the CJP (Cockroach Janta Party) protest merely a student uprising, or did it fundamentally reshape India's political conversation? In this thought-provoking podcast, senior journalist Bushra Khanum joins political analyst Raju Parulekar to revisit the movement that shook the Modi government a…
2:24:15‘’How does Hindutva evolve from a political movement into the Indian state's core logic?’’
2:24:15‘’How does Hindutva evolve from a political movement into the Indian state's core logic?’’
2:24:15‘’How does Hindutva evolve from a political movement into the Indian state's core logic?’’
1:49:30Can shared history become a bridge in divided times? In this conversation with senior journalist Bushra Khanum, independent journalist Shiv Inder Singh reflects on the legacy of Guru Nanak, the shared cultural heritage of Punjab, and the political narratives that continue to shape Sikh-Muslim rel…
1:49:31Can shared history become a bridge in divided times? In this conversation with senior journalist Bushra Khanum, independent journalist Shiv Inder Singh reflects on the legacy of Guru Nanak, the shared cultural heritage of Punjab, and the political narratives that continue to shape Sikh-Muslim rel…
1:49:31Can shared history become a bridge in divided times? In this conversation with senior journalist Bushra Khanum, independent journalist Shiv Inder Singh reflects on the legacy of Guru Nanak, the shared cultural heritage of Punjab, and the political narratives that continue to shape Sikh-Muslim rel…
1:49:31Can shared history become a bridge in divided times? In this conversation with senior journalist Bushra Khanum, independent journalist Shiv Inder Singh reflects on the legacy of Guru Nanak, the shared cultural heritage of Punjab, and the political narratives that continue to shape Sikh-Muslim rel…
2:06:10How did the Sachar Committee come into being, and what happened behind the scenes during the preparation of one of independent India's most consequential reports? In this episode of the Nous Podcast, Ali Javed speaks with Dr. Abusaleh Shariff—applied economist, demographer, and Member-Secretary o…
2:06:10How did the Sachar Committee come into being, and what happened behind the scenes during the preparation of one of independent India's most consequential reports? In this episode of the Nous Podcast, Ali Javed speaks with Dr. Abusaleh Shariff—applied economist, demographer, and Member-Secretary o…
2:06:10How did the Sachar Committee come into being, and what happened behind the scenes during the preparation of one of independent India's most consequential reports? In this episode of the Nous Podcast, Ali Javed speaks with Dr. Abusaleh Shariff—applied economist, demographer, and Member-Secretary o…
2:06:10How did the Sachar Committee come into being, and what happened behind the scenes during the preparation of one of independent India's most consequential reports? In this episode of the Nous Podcast, Ali Javed speaks with Dr. Abusaleh Shariff—applied economist, demographer, and Member-Secretary o…
