Unquestionably the world is swimming through an era of majoritarian populism where reason has been subjugated by ethnic, nationalist, and sectarian emotions and sentiments. How then does Gandhi, a man who led mass movements and a figure remembered for deeply sentimental stirring speeches and gestures, appear before such a present? Prathik and Revanth invite to this provocative discussion, Madhav Nayar, a young historian of Protests in Modern India to speak on his hero, Gandhi. This episode is a survey of not just the past but a meditation on the fundamental principles and ideas that define the current world.
Do check our episode on Gandhi and Tagore from the last season: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Ijv5f7UWfHlpnsY0etZ8k
Some of Madhav's web articles: https://livewire.thewire.in/politics/meme-and-the-mahatma-gandhian-silence-and-the-social-media-age/
https://www.thebookreviewindia.org/reforming-and-reformulating-hinduism/?fbclid=IwAR1THhGfuDUcDyyygGObm5U1Jta93Vp4-4xrVVqYq-NfP5Q-ssUHvcB06xo
https://thewire.in/culture/why-gandhi-matters-for-young-indians
https://livewire.thewire.in/politics/the-importance-of-being-a-gandhian-hindu-in-new-india/
Other resources alluded to in the episode:
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/jammu-kashmir-article-370-scrapped-special-status-amit-shah-narendra-modi-bjp-5880797/
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674066724
