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Uptown RadioMadeline Reilly_International Students_2-WaySecretary of State Marco Rubio announced recently that if these visa holder are involved in activities that are counter to our national interests…their visas could be revoked. And that’s exactly what’s happened to a number of international students recently who’ve been detained by ICE.
Sudhanshu Kaushik [Sa-dun-shoe Kaw-sh-ick} is Executive Director of the North American Association of Indian Students. He’s a student himself and I want to be clear - an American citizen. I asked him with all that's going on right now, do international students want to come to the US right now to study?
2025-04-0302 min
All Things PolicyThe Political Promise of India’s YouthIn this episode of All Things Policy, Carl Jaison speaks to Sudhanshu Kaushik, author of “The Future is Ours: The Political Promise of India’s Youth”. Sudhanshu is an international youth activist and the founder of Young India Foundation (YIF). With a focus on youth empowerment, the highlights of his work at YIF included initiatives registering over 2.5 million youth voters, lobbying with over 200 sitting MPs and five state governments to decrease the age to contest elections as an MP/MLA and building the Centre for Youth Policy. With a focus on youth rights and representation, Sudhanshu’s book is at its very...
2024-03-0632 min
Swadeshi/VideshiResident doctors are protesting in India. Why?Join Sudhanshu as he speaks with Richa Rai, a doctor based in India who runs her own hospital, but has also studied in the United States at Columbia's School of Public Health, about the recent protests by resident doctors because of the NEET-PG.
Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge wh...
2021-12-2948 minSwadeshi/VideshiA Conversation with Aditi SinghJoin Sudhanshu as he speaks to Aditi Singh who was elected as MLA from Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh in 2017 at the age of 29. She has recently joined the BJP. This conversation was recorded in August of 2017.
Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what India is to young Indians all o...
2021-11-251h 01
Swadeshi/VideshiUnion and Diaspora Mobilization in the Farmer's ProtestJoin Sudhanshu as he speaks to Navyug Gill, professor at William Paterson University, and a PhD in History from Emory where his research focused on labor and agrarian studies, caste politics, global capitalism and subaltern studies. He’s written extensively on Punjab, agriculture, caste and economy of cultivation.
The interview discuss a topic that has been on almost every news channel, feed and a talking point in India and outside of India: the farmer’s protest occurring in North India. Now, a lot has been said about the bills, about the supposed agrarian economy, the impact on the...
2020-12-161h 10
WorklifeIndiaIs American education losing its charm for Indian students?It is generally a busy time of the year for Indian students looking for opportunities to pursue a foreign education. Studies show that Indian students pay about $10-13bn every year in overseas tuition fees, and an American education sits right at the top for most students.In the last 20 years, the number of Indian students who went abroad has increased by more than 1,000%, according to a recent report. In the US alone, there are currently more than 200,000 Indian students.But the picture is grim this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. With many universities...
2020-07-1726 min
Baatein by Chhaya DabasSeason 2, episode 10: A conversation by Sudhanshu KaushikWelcome to another episode of Baatein by Chhaya Dabas - a podcast where we hope conversations provide you respite in these uncertain times. This week we are in conversation with Sudhanshu Kaushik - Founder of the North American Association of Indian Students and CEO of Young India Foundation, where he has been working tirelessly to create a political discourse directed and driven by the youth of the country.
It indeed is a respite to see such a driven and determined storyteller. So tune in and tuck in, to listen to the 10th episode of our loved season 2.
2020-07-1407 min
The Prakhar Gupta Xperience#70- The Divide We Refuse To See w/ Sudhanshu KaushikSudhanshu Kaushik is an international youth activist known for founding Young India Foundation and his work on youth participation and author of The Future Is Ours, forthcoming by Amazon-Westland. Kaushik works on seeking political representation for young people and believes he has created a youth rights movement in India.
You can also watch this episode on Youtube.com/pgradio
2020-06-141h 19Swadeshi/VideshiHow Do You Increase Women Participation in Politics?Join Sudhanshu as he speaks to activist and author Tara Krishnaswamy who leads Political Shakti, a movement to increase political participation of women, and Citizens For Bengaluru, a citizen movement for better accountability.
The interview touches on a variety of issues including how Tara got into activism, the barriers in women joining politics, the levels in which women are participating, campaigning and mobilizing on women-centric issues and the effort to ensure fair representation of women in the judiciary, legislative and executive. The takeaway? Among many things is that we cannot allow a certain demographic (old and male) b...
2020-03-311h 05Swadeshi/VideshiTrump Understands Indian-American Votes Do MatterDonald J. Trump is visiting India. Is this a presidential visit to advance ties of both countries, or is this a political visit to ensure the re-election of Donald Trump as president? But why would Trump go to India if he wants to win an election? Tune in as I discuss electoral politics and demographics with pollster and incoming Cornell Law student Nitin Nainani as we discuss why this visit and why now? We believe it's because the Indian-American vote and demographics do matter. Demographics are not destiny, which is why you see many Indians shifting from the Democratic...
2020-02-2342 minSwadeshi/VideshiLet's Talk About AgeismRead YIF's article here: https://medium.com/@youngindiafdn/we-should-talk-about-ageism-b00e7a09b980
To learn more about YIF: https://www.youngindia.foundation
Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what India is to young Indians all over the world. Intro and Outro Credit: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Mystery...
2020-01-1812 minSwadeshi/VideshiIt's Time We Talk About National Youth DayLet's talk about National Youth Day.
Read YIF's article here: https://medium.com/@youngindiafdn/its-national-youth-day-the-government-is-celebrating-by-deflecting-and-suppressing-young-people-2e239ca3f060
To learn more about YIF: https://www.youngindia.foundation
Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what India is to young Indians all over the world. Intro and O...
2020-01-1213 minSwadeshi/VideshiThe Election Commission of India is Using Tech To Change India's ElectionThe world's largest elections are managed by the Election Commission of India. Typically, the Government of India is known for it's bureaucratic hurdles and slow process, but the ECI stands out in innovation. I'm joined by Dr. Kushal Pathak, the Chief Information Office and Director of Information Technology of the ECI, as he explains in-depth of the incredible work that the Election Commission of India has undertaken to make elections easier for the electorate as well as safer and efficient. At a time when the ECI has suffered a credibility issue, it seems the commission has been working to...
2020-01-0555 minSwadeshi/VideshiA Fake University To Trap IndiansJoin Sudhanshu as he breaks down the Univeristy of Farmington, a fake university set up by US agencies to trap students with Theresa Brown, Bipartisan Policy Center's director of immigration and cross-border policy.
Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what India is to young Indians all over the world.
Intro and Outro...
2019-12-2235 min
Designed for GoodEp2: Youth rights and change with Sudhanshu KaushikAs young people we often feel like those who are in power don’t represent us or our concerns at all. It is important for young voices to be heard and our issues addressed, since quite realistically we are directly affected by the consequence of the decisions made by those who are so far removed from us. In this episode, we're in conversation with Sudhanshu Kaushik, founder of Young India Foundation, a national youth organisation that works on youth rights and representation by recruiting and training young political candidates in India. Sudhanshu grew up between the United States and In...
2019-10-0228 minSwadeshi/VideshiOpinion Journalism in a Changing India with Shivam VijJoin Sudhanshu as he has a candid conversation with Shivam Vij, contributing editor at ThePrint. He has reported and written extensively on caste-based violence, affirmative action and politics. He has also reported on the Kashmir conflict and the India’s Maoist uprising. His work has appeared in Tehelka, Open and Caravan and Himal South Asian, amongst other publications. Check his work here: https://theprint.in/author/shivam-vij/; and https://shivamvij.in
The interview touches on a variety of issues from Shivam's own journey from being an early user of digital journalism and his opinion journalism as well as...
2019-07-2133 minSwadeshi/VideshiAn Urbanist and the Smart City Project in IndiaJoin Sudhanshu as explores urban planning within Indian cities and villages with urbanist Tanvi Nagpal. We discuss the smart city project, compare how cities are planned and what we can do, on a policy level, for a better designed and planned living spaces.
Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge w...
2019-06-2941 minSwadeshi/VideshiBranding Indian Cities & their HistoryJoin Sudhanshu as he has a conversation with Arundhati Prasad on branding Indian cities. Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what India is to young Indians all over the world. Music Credit: Dhobi Ghat; Composed by Gustavo Santaolalla ; Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)
2019-06-2927 minSwadeshi/VideshiFuture World Order with Dr. Maha AzizJoin Sudhanshu as he speaks to NYU Professor, political risk expert and author of the Future World Order, Dr. Maha Aziz.
The interview touches on a variety of issues ranging including how the world will be defined by a unique global legitimacy crisis in the coming years and how norms in geopolitics, politics, economics and society will continue to be challenged, yet there will be no consensus. Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/FUTURE-WORLD-ORDER-Maha-Hosain-ebook/dp/B07MBVL38X
Dr Maha Hosain Aziz, a social scientist trained at Brown (BA), Columbia (MA) and the LS...
2019-06-2931 minSwadeshi/VideshiA Conversation with Professor Rajeev GowdaJoin Sudhanshu as he has a candid interview with Hon'ble MP Rajeev Gowda. Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what India is to young Indians all over the world. Music Credit: Dhobi Ghat; Composed by Gustavo Santaolalla ; Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)
2019-06-2921 min
The Prakhar Gupta Xperience#8- Sudhanshu Kaushik- India, Youth and Young India FoundationListen to Sudhanshu talk about his journey of creating a platform for the voice of India's youth, his take on the gerontocracy that permeates the Indian society and institutions and how he plans to challenge it in his own right.
Sudhanshu Kaushik is a graduate from NYU, a post graduate from Oxford and currently a PhD candidate at Columbia University. Sudhanshu is also the founder of Young India Foundation, a nonpartisan national youth organization which primarily works on youth rights and their representation by recruiting and training young candidates for local level positions.
2019-05-1058 minSwadeshi/VideshiPursuing Your Dreams with Soundarya SharmaJoin Sudhanshu as he speaks to upcoming Bollywood actress Soundarya Sharma about going to dentistry school, becoming a doctor and then pursuing her passion in acting. Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what India is to young Indians all over the world. Music Credit: Dhobi Ghat; Composed by Gustavo Santaolalla ; Courtesy of S...
2019-02-1437 minSwadeshi/VideshiYoung People, Politics and Media with Kunal KamraJoin Sudhanshu as he has a 'chill' and candid conversation with comedian and currently India's podcast sensation, Kunal Kamra. The interview touches on a variety of issues from Kunal's own journey from comedy to activism with the current political climate, right-wing trolling, young people, digesting and making news accessible, and what he thinks of India now and what he hopes for India in the future. Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for y...
2019-02-1437 minSwadeshi/VideshiRace, Gender and IdentityJoin Sudhanshu as he speaks to Leela Jadhav on the issues of race and gender at Oxford and the identity of being part of the diaspora. Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what India is to young Indians all over the world. Music Credit: Dhobi Ghat; Composed by Gustavo Santaolalla ; Courtesy of...
2019-02-1440 minSwadeshi/VideshiA Conversation with P. ChidambaramJoin Sudhanshu as he has a candid interview with Hon'ble MP P. Chidambaram. Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what India is to young Indians all over the world. Music Credit: Dhobi Ghat; Composed by Gustavo Santaolalla ; Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)
2019-02-1416 minSwadeshi/VideshiDemocratising Art and Breaking Barriers with T.M. KrishnaJoin Sudhanshu as he has a very candid interview with Carnatic music vocalist, activist, writer and the winner of the Ramon Magsaysay award, T.M. Krishna. The interview touches on a variety of issues from Krishna's own journey from musical prodigy to activism within the Carnatic music world, BJP's right-wing narrative, Brahmanical notions, the diaspora effect, how the next generation will change and his analysis on Tamil Nadu's current political climate. Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the c...
2019-02-1441 minSwadeshi/VideshiIdentity and Patriarchy as an Indian-AmericanJoin Sudhanshu as he talks to Ankita Kanakadandila on her spoken word poetry and work that reflects on identity and patriarchy as an Indian-American. Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what India is to young Indians all over the world. Music Credit: Dhobi Ghat; Composed by Gustavo Santaolalla ; Courtesy of Super Cas...
2019-02-1429 minSwadeshi/VideshiRepublic Day SpecialJoin Sudhanshu as he talks to Jyotsna Mehra and Yashashwi Bagga, students at Oxford Univeristy from India about Republic Day, what it means to be Indian, and how they explain India to others while studying abroad.
2019-02-1428 min