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The Monthly Satsang at Awakening Together92. Sunny Sharma Satsang Reflections (June 2025)Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. This installment was on Monday, June 16, 2025, hosted by Joseph Schmitz. During the program, members shared their insights and takeaways from the Sunny Sharma Satsang.If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.More information about Sunny Sharma can be found here: https://selfinquiryschool.com/aboutLove podcasts? You...2025-06-2159 minThe Monthly Satsang at Awakening Together91. Sunny Sharma: Awakening Together Satsang (June 2025)We were honored to welcome Sunny Sharma as our June 2025 Satsang guest. His conversation with Rev. Anne Blanchard was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.About Sunny SharmaSunny guides earnest seekers to explore the field of direct experience in order to bridge the gap between an intellectual spiritual understanding and the experiential recognition of their true nature.By simplifying the seemingly abstract teachings of Self inquiry and surrender into practical pointers that are applicable in daily life, Sunny helps seekers embody the...2025-06-211h 29
Reflect and Rise - हिंदीSharma Ji ke Bete Ka Report Card - (Re)Define Your SuccessSharma Ji ke Bete ka Report Card explores the familiar yet powerful mindset behind comparing our success to others’ achievements. From childhood schooling pressures to career choices shaped by societal expectations, this episode dives into how we often measure ourselves by someone else’s standards. Join Sunny in this Hindi podcast as he humorously shares his own journey-being a Sharma who was never that Sharma ji ka beta-and encourages you to break free from limiting comparisons, define success on your own terms, and celebrate your unique path. Reflect, rise, and rewrite your own report card of life.2025-05-1406 min
India Insight with Sunny SharmaDavid Meadows Interview: A Well-Informed Georgia Political OrganizerHello to my friends, family, and audience in America, India, and abroad please stay tuned for a wonderful and eye-opening political discussion from a very involved political organizer who I worked with in the Movement for a People’s Party in Georgia. If you enjoyed this podcast please take a look into my podcast on several platforms called “India Insight with Sunny Sharma.” I will be posting this discussion to that podcast as well as my YouTube channel“SunnySharma@IndiaInsightMovement.” David Meadows is my guest: he was a phone banker for Bernie Sanders, was the head organizer for the Movement...2025-04-291h 20India Insight with Sunny SharmaBlack History February:Section 4- We Shall Overcome: The Second Reconstruction 1954-1975 Part 1 of 2If you enjoy these history lessons please follow, like, share, and subscribe for future videos. My YouTube channel is Sunny Sharma@IndiaInsightMovement and my podcast is “India Insight with Sunny Sharma”This short era of immense change began with the critical case of Brown vs Board of Education in 1954 that established separate but not equal is unconstitutional. This marked a significant constitutional victory in favor of an integrationist approach which led to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement which was launched through the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama in 1955-1956. The revolutionary approach, depending upon who...2025-03-2125 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBlack History Section 5- Contemporary African American Thought, 1975 to the Present Part 2 of 2YouTube channel: Sunny Sharma@IndiaInsightMovement, podcast: India insight with Sunny Sharma.I briefly discuss President Barack Obama’s legacy at the end!The contemporary era 1975-the present is characterized by an explosion of the black middle class, black electoral politics, the bourgeoisie, and black academic scholarship. Even with the proclivity towards capitalist entrepreneurship and the gospel of wealth of Booker T. Washington gaining precedent in this era, there were still some critical Marxist perspectives concerning the problems of black crime as expressed by Jarvis Tyner, who also ran for president two times under the Communist ticket...2025-03-2126 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBlack History Month February- Part 10 Concluding Remarks on Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American AnthologyIn this podcast I summarize some of the main ideas from my 10 part examination of Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology while describing briefly why America needs a new left or must form a new coalition, like it did in the past, to confront the political and economic crisis it is facing today. If you are interested in a particular period please refer to the 10 part series including an introduction and conclusion remarks in my playlist "Black History Month February 2025- Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology (10 part series)"Black History...2025-03-2120 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBlack History Month Special February: President Abraham Lincoln and LNTUA Section 1- Foundations: Slavery and Abolitionism, 1768-1861Hello to my audience, friends, and family this is India Insight with Sunny Sharma. If you enjoyed this podcast please follow, share, like, and subscribe for future episodes.Link to YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QukxoY3KSJAMy channel is called Sunny Sharma@IndiaInsightMovementIn honor of black history month and President Lincoln's birthday today (February 12), I discuss the significance of President Lincoln's legacy from my point of view as well as many of the most important black intellectual social and political ideas and thoughts from the period...2025-02-1226 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaMy Conversation with Dr. Subhash Kak: Quantum Mechanics, Consciousness, Linguistics, History, MoreLink to youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UulsDFqqqXQHello to my audience, friends, and family this is India Insight with Sunny Sharma. I am super excited to have one of the most prominent Indian intellectuals of the modern era on my podcast As you have must have heard some of my audio podcasts that I have been doing for the past 4 years, I’m privileged today for my first ever video visual podcast to have an intellectual trendsetter in the areas of quantum computing, linguistic connections between ancient cultures, ancient Ved...2025-02-021h 38India Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Great Liberator Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865 Part 1 of 5: IntroductionTune in to part 1 of a 5 part series I will be making on the significance of the legacy of Abraham Lincoln the 16th president of the United States who united America during its Civil War, emancipated the slaves, and gave meaning, more so than any American (or even world leader) to America's experiment in self government and humanitarianism.I rely heavily and recommend Doris Kearns Goodwins seminal book on Lincoln called Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.If I reach 20 downloads for every subsequent podcast including this one I will continue...2025-01-0206 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaRadical Social Democracy Part 2: Government and The People w/Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), Ranjan Wali (Tinku), and Sunny SharmaReform precedes revolution and in the words of John Adams the only true revolution is that which occurs in the minds of the people. Similarly in the words of the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru, just as revolution occurs in the mind so does peace as demonstrated by his declaration that, “Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.” In the words of t...2024-10-1138 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of the 44th President of United States Barack ObamaIn this podcast, I discuss why the global citizen, constitutional expert, humanitarian, egalitarian, and social reformer President Barack Obama is perhaps the most consequential president of the modern era.2024-10-0908 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaDr. King's 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail: Do we need organized religion? w/Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), Ranjan Wali (Tinku), and Sunny SharmaJoin Sunny Sharma with his elder, insightful, and informative cousins in a discussion around some of the themes highlighted by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King's most famous piece of writing from 1963 called Letter from a Birmingham Jail. We discuss such ideas as the need to break unjust laws in a society, moral authority to confront societal despotism, and most importantly whether there is a place for organized religion in the world today when so many young people are leaving religious institutions. Is the modern day world organized in a way to no longer need saints or social r...2024-09-1237 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Malcolm XIn this podcast I briefly describe the legacy of Malcolm X."Standing up and telling the truth can warp reality."Malcolm X was the best example of the above statement as he changed the minds and perspectives of millions of people during his lifetime and after his death.2024-08-2108 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Revolutionary Bhagat Singh 1907-1931 (The Embodiment of India’s Greatest Generation)The revolutionary Bhagat Singh who lived from 1907 to 1931 was executed by the British for throwing a bomb in Parliament at the age of 23.He was indeed the greatest revolutionary of the Indian Indenpedence movement, likened as the Che Guevara of India. Like Che he was a student of class revolutions and Marxism and use these principles to not only inspire the Indian nation, but a whole generation of young people throughout the globe on the need to break away from traditional dogma and the social tyranny that Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar so eloquently describes in favor of a...2024-08-1912 minIndia Insight with Sunny Sharma78th Anniversary of Indian Independence August 15, 2024: The Founding Fathers of India (Lost Generation)In honor of Indian Independence Day August 15, 2024. Tune in to hear about the founding fathers of India (lost generation) that set the constitutional and institutional foundation for India. These men and women set the foundation for future generations yearning for democratic aspirations and maintaining the pillars of democracy in their society. These men born from 1869 to 1897 called the lost generation included Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Subhas Chandra Bose, Acharya Kripalani, and Abul Kalam Azad (Maulana Azad).Nonetheless, India was also shaped by numerous othe...2024-08-1413 minIndia Insight with Sunny Sharma“We need the Constitution to come alive.” The Main Nonviolent and Civil Rights Icon Tactician Reverend James Lawson’s Final Message in Reference to the Architect of the US Constitution James Madison’s Ideas Part 2Please enjoy this Part 2 discussion and continuation of the previous podcast with Sunny Sharma and his two elder cousins Abhishek Kasid (Vinni) and Ranjan Wali (Tinku).I further delve into the ideas of James Madison so as to understand what James Lawson meant by bringing the Constitution to life. 2024-07-0338 minIndia Insight with Sunny Sharma“We need the Constitution to come alive.” The Main Nonviolent and Civil Rights Icon Tactician Reverend James Lawson’s Final Message in Reference to the Architect of the US Constitution James Madison’s Ideas Part 1Please enjoy this discussion between Sunny Sharma and his two elder cousins Abhishek Kasid (Vinni) and Ranjan Wali (Tinku).This podcast was in honor of the main nonviolent and Civil Rights tactician Reverend James Lawson who passed away this year June 9 at the age of 95. James Lawson final message to the world was "We need the Constitution to come alive" if we are to honor the legacy of John Lewis.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called the Reverend Lawson “the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world.” He successfully mobilized students in n...2024-07-0333 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaIndia Election 2024: Meaning and Ramifications Part 2The discussion is between Sunny Sharma and his elder cousins Vinni (Abhishek Kasid) and Tinku (Ranjan Wali).This is a continuation of the previous podcast concerning the Indian election of 2024.The India election took place through 7 phases of voting in different regions respectively in india lasting from April 19, 2025 to June 1, 2024.How important and difficult is it for our political leaders and others to give real value to the people in the way of economic opportunity, social cohesion, and political liberty?With the new coalition will there be a return to normalcy a...2024-06-1938 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaIndia Election 2024: Meaning and Ramifications Part 1The discussion is between Sunny Sharma and his elder cousins Vinni (Abhishek Kasid) and Tinku (Ranjan Wali).The India election took place through 7 phases of voting in different regions respectively in india lasting from April 19, 2025 to June 1, 2024.Is the fact that the BJP won the election but reduced its seat number to 240 a sign of a referendum on either the BJP, Hindutva, or Modi? Was this a consequence of a changing tide in the youth vote where the average age of young people is 28 or by the vote and agency of energized farmers, Muslims, and...2024-06-1932 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe 44th President of the United States of America Barack Obama: Social Reformer without Societal HelpWhether it was on the Selma bridge, in Cairo, the stadiums of South Africa, the legislative chambers of England and India, or the executive halls of America, President Obama strove to reshape the mores of a globalized society away from separation, extremism, oppression, and bigotry towards a politic that stood for not only human rights, but also an understanding that rights can only be fostered through a sort of collective understanding of agency and responsibility that opened the door to future possibilities. Most importantly, President Obama not only acted as Uniter in Chief during a time of social unrest...2024-04-0109 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaMalcolm X: Radical intelligence in the face of Extreme OppressionMalcolm X not only reimagined the place of black people in America and around the globe, but he also told the truth about the political mechanisms and techniques in society that denigrated the poor and working class. 2024-03-3106 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: The Founding Father of India who we must find againDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, born in 1891 and died in 1956, was indeed a unique visionary who combined practical advocacy with his education as a Ph.D. in economics and his training as a lawyer. He tested his principals in the fiery chasm of social and political liberty in India through the development of political parties and the testing of his academic scholarship. We have his principals in the Constitution of India and his legacy and experience of starting political parties for the subaltern (underclass) because he chose to try hard and fail hard rather than to not try at all. 2024-03-3110 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaInsightful quotes from the Enlightenment Era (Age of Reason) and Great MenQuotation Themes: Primary themes: Truth, risk, liberty and justice, morality, personal responsibility, conscience.Secondary themes: Fragility of democracy, reputation/legacy, service, demanding rights, tyranny, duty and patriotism, societal and common welfare, fundamental rights, legality, reform, individual and collective agency or action, and constitutional liberties.In this 11-minute podcast, I highlight informative and insightful quotes by Enlightenment men as well as from Great men who inherit the spirit of Enlightenment values. Some of the men of which I highlight either 1-2 quotes include the Buddha who wa...2024-03-3111 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe French Revolution: A Revolution by and for the People that gave birth to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen in 1789, a True Explosion of HopeMarch 31 theme: Social Democracy (Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity)I have released five podcasts on March 31. The primary theme of these podcasts are the legacy of the French Revolution, and more specifically, the Buddha. Whether it was the first law minister of India Babasaheb Ambedkar, France grassroots reform from the left Jacobins, President John Adams, President Barack Obama, or Malcolm X, all these individuals, through constitutional precedent and social reform sought to make society fall more in line with he principles of social democracy.French Revolution’s relevance to India 2024-03-3106 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBuilding a Global Anti-War Grassroots Movement in our Backyard: Anti Regime Change Wars and Nuclear Disarming Just like America served as an example to the world in 1776, America again must be a beacon of hope showing their ability to reform themselves in line with the greater visions of their society.More importantly, we need an antiwar grassroots party and movement to counteract an ever increasingly dangerous world where war becomes more hazardous every day as nations are positioning themselves for a potential global conflict in line with what could only be characterized as a World War III. In all conflicts, it is the people especially the poor who are scapegoated and suffer. We m...2024-03-2104 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaRadical Social Democracy Part 1 with Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), Ranjan Wali (Tinku), and Sunny SharmaIn this podcast, we discuss what Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, the Dalit (untouchable), illustrious writer of the India Constitution in 1950, lawyer, anthropologist, economist, and political human rights defender, meant by radical social democracy which has its origins from first and foremost Buddhism and secondarily from the Enlightenment era specifically the French revolution (liberty, equality, and fraternity). Moreover, we highlight the institutional barriers to social democracy, progress, and liberation for all people in India especially the underclass.2024-03-1536 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Caste System in India: Parallels, Dignity, and Inequality with Ranjan Wali (Tinku), Sunita Dhar Sharma (my mom), and Sunny SharmaIn this podcast, we discuss the nature of the caste system and its inevitable destruction. We highlight, in the words of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, the importance of social democracy to complement political democracy especially for the subaltern (underclass and Dalits). There is a drastic need for grassroots social reform to combat the evils of caste which are highlighted in the recent movie Origin released January 19, 2024. This movie is based on the book Caste: The Origin of our Discontents, a book that tries to draw parallels between the plight of untouchables (Dalits) in India with the plight of...2024-03-0833 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWhy Mahatma Gandhi was so radical as seen through his time spent in South Africa? Part 2Mahatma Gandhi was not just a peacemaker, he was a trouble maker. Initially, it was his talents as a social reformer through community organizing and law, not his occupation as a saint that built his career as one of the pillars of the Indian community in Natal, South Africa. He fought a paper war through petitions and new correspondence to highlight the inequities of Indians with the majority white South Africans. Gandhi was pivotal in reshaping the viewpoints and imagination of whites towards Indians concerning their place in the British Empire. In this podcast, I highlight the rise of...2024-03-0708 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWhy Mahatma Gandhi was so radical as seen through his vegetarian advocacy? Part 1In this video I expound upon some insights and quotes from the book Gandhi before India by Ramachandra Guha from Chapter 2: Among the Vegetarians. I discuss why Gandhi carried the ethos of India, was so radical even in his twenties, and was such a radically intelligent social reformer as seen through his early community organizing, job as lawyer, and being a dedicated student of principles of world religion and compassion in London, South Africa, and subsequently India.2024-03-0610 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThoughts on education in reference to John Stuart Mill July 22, 2018John Stuart Mill had a mental crisis in his 20s in which he began to question his lifestyle and unique utilitarian education that was predicated on his father's teachings. The ideas of Reason, logic, and efficiency divorced him from the ideas of beauty, aesthetics, and poetry. He came to the conclusion that the pleasure pain principle of utilitarianism had to be subjugated under the principle of individuality, society must foster free thinking persons and individualism.In this podcast, I describe my change in thinking during my 20s and draw parallels with John Stuart Mill's transformation. We must...2024-02-2908 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaVive la liberte: Georges Bernanos political thoughts and ideas May 5, 2018Lived from 1888-1948 Christian Writer, Political Agitator, Whistleblower, WWI Soldier, and Human rights defenderThe French Catholic Novelist and Thinker Georges Bernanos was not just a free man, but he was indeed a man of the people, the greatest representation of France's coinciding spirit of liberty. For Bernanos, writing was indeed a transformative process for him and was emblematic of "individualism without selfishness," a value he wanted to proliferate among his entire audience so people do not merely settle to work out their own salvation without helping others. He was certainly a man w...2024-02-2908 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaCages and Granola Bars: Thoughts on Immigration and the Separation of Families July 6, 2018The immigration system has become so entangled with the criminal justice justice system to the point that detainment of families is leading to separation of children from parents. We have a long legacy of our systems of legality and enforcement evolving into greater and more extensive systems of control that no single individual could have predicted. Today that system is the Immigration Customs and Enforcement agency, an organization that has introduced wide scale electronic surveillance to accompany the incarceration and legal system. We must ask ourselves, do we want to live in a system of fear or h...2024-02-2906 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaGeorges Bernanos Plea for Liberty Summary and Examination December 23, 2021Plea for Liberty was published in 1944 during World War II. In this book, Bernanos makes a scathing criticism of the French bourgeoisie and hopes that free man and women will save Europe and open the door to childhood as he had done throughout his life. Bernanos famously said, "The modern state only recognizes rights, it no longer recognizes duty." Bernanos felt in his heart that the power of heroism, faith, and childhood once consecrated by the church would once again come about and defeat the evils of materialism and profit that so many citizens, writers, and social...2024-02-2911 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWhy you should read Georges Bernanos's political thought: Spirit Voice February 20, 2018Georges Bernanos voice represented the conscience and spirit of France's coinciding spirit of liberty. As demonstrated by his Christian fiction and political thoughts, Bernanos is certainly one of the greatest writers in human history. He was not just a man of rights, but more importantly was a man of responsibility, duty, and love. Bernanos questioned all complacent ways of thinking making one to questions whether he fits anywhere ideologically. Truly he was a Catholic man against all systems and blind reliance on constitutions and laws. He was first and foremost a man of the people who through his own...2024-02-2904 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaGeorges Bernanos: Politics, imagination, and responsibility June 29, 2018Georges Bernanos, like President Barack Obama, has helped me to understand my responsibility, place as a citizen in America and the power of individual agency to transforming our society. Yet, if I strive to be a social reformer, I can indeed heed the words of Bernanos's writing, but I must understand that Bernanos in no way lays out the blue print for change in society. Yet he knew the next generations, through creativity and imagination would organize a political and spiritual front to combat very real social evils in society.Bernanos knew that even after political independence...2024-02-2904 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Malcolm X Part 2 with Ranjan Wali (Tinku) and Sunny SharmaAs Malcolm X evolved throughout his entire life, he stood for self reliance, black nationalism, dignity, and equality for all human beings. Malcolm X knew the power of solidarity through an international coalition to defeat the evils of imperialism which underlined racist institutions throughout the world. He sought to bridge the psychological gap that the underclass, especially black people, needed to overcome to take ownership of their future and transcend their second class status in America. If indeed the union won the civil war, why hasn't there been an end to white supremacy and a pr...2024-02-2939 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Malcolm X Part 1 with Ranjan Wali (Tinku) and Sunny SharmaIn this podcast, Sunny and Tinku discuss the impact and legacy of one of the greatest intellectuals of common sense, self determination, equality, dignity, and self respect in the 20th century Malcolm X.Malcolm X through the power of persuasion and oratory built the nation of Islam and was at the pinnacle of forming an international coalition of African and Middle Eastern nations to transform the issue of civil rights into human rights by bringing the issue of segregation/second class citizenship to the United Nations. Being a self made man, Malcolm was an icon r...2024-02-2238 min
The Bearded Mystic PodcastThe Bearded Mystic's Oneness Conversations with Sunny SharmaSend us a textSunny Sharma: The Intersection of Devotion and Self-InquiryIn this engaging conversation between the host and Sunny Sharma, a popular figure in the YouTube spiritual community, a variety of topics are discussed. Sunny shares his journey from a self-help focused path toward the teachings of non-duality, explaining how his passion and commitment have fueled his creative process. He discusses the importance of surrender and devotion in his practice, the value of honesty and resonance, and offers advice for those seeking spiritual liberation. Additionally, the challenges and rewards of leading a householder's...2024-02-211h 11India Insight with Sunny SharmaAccountability, Transparency, and Trust For All People in India with Ranjan Wali (Tinku) and Sunny SharmaI continue my discussion with my cousin Tinku on the need for Awareness of Rights, Accountability, Transparency, and Basic necessities for the common man in India. We also discuss the problem of rampant inequality in India and continue our discussion on the need for a new generation of social reformers in our society like Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Vinobe Bhave. Moreover we discuss the need for trust among Indians of different class, caste, religions, language, and gender in order for the economic welfare state to function so the underclass is empowered during times of crises and money co...2024-02-1637 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaCivil Disobedience in India with Ranjan Wali (Tinku) and Sunny SharmaCountries such as India and America have a long tradition of Civil Disobedience. This is the primary tool to enact public policy reform and social change in society when complemented by legislative action, judicial reform, and executive decision making. From Henry David Thoreau to Eugene Debs to those group of exceptional leaders led by Mahatma Gandhi and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Civil Disobedience is the medium by which society speaks its conscience to the rest of the world so the rock solid heart of the planet can beat once again.2024-02-1638 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWho is Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta?Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta Lived: August 27, 1910—September 5, 1997 (aged 87) Career: Catholic nun, humanitarian Mother Teresa was one of the great servants of humanity.“It was a call within my vocation. It was a second calling. It was a vocation to give up even Loreto where I was very happy and to go out into the streets to serve the poorest of the poor. It was in that train, I heard the call to give up all and to follow Him into the slums—to serve Him in the poore...2024-02-1511 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of the 2nd President of the United States John Adams John Adams was the most consequential leader and figure when it came to the success and objectives of the American Revolution. Adams spent much of the years 1780-1789 abroad. He helped to conclude the post-war peace treaty with Great Britain, was a Diplomat to Holland and France, and served as the first United States Ambassador to Great Britain. The Constitution of 1780, drafted by John Adams, is the oldest written constitution in the world still in effect. This Constitution, primarily drafted by John Adams, contains a written Declaration (Bill) of Rights and a Frame of Government modeled after t...2024-02-1415 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Dr. Ambedkar in India with Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), Sunita Dhar Sharma (my mom) and Sunny SharmaIn this 38 minutes podcast we talk about the importance of Dr. B.R Ambedkar and how he foresaw many of the problems of inequality, propaganda harming freedom of the press, class divide through caste, and untouchability in India.My cousin Vinni provides sharp insight on these problems in Indian society while my mom interrogates the place of Ambedkar and hope for the future of young people in India.Is there an erosion of public trust in main stream media and so called democratic institutions?Is there no longer any space for discourse in...2024-02-1138 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Real Legacy of Malcolm XSeason 4 Episode 5In this 16 minute podcast I highlight the legacy of Malcolm X by describing some of his most important ideas, his background, one of his most famous speeches "the Ballot or the Bullet" (1964), and articulating 10 of his most important quotes. Malcolm X was one of the greatest intellectuals of the 20th century, but was indeed a contradiction. Through his efforts to form a local and international coalition he was a paragon for brotherhood of the underclass, but also a advocate for segregation of the black community from the white community in America. He indeed e...2024-01-3015 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Babasaheb AmbedkarIn this 8 minute podcast I describe the legacy of one of the Founding Fathers of India, greatest social reformer, and one of the primary drafters of the Indian constitution Babasaheb Ambedkar. Likened to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King and President Barack Obama, B.R. Ambedkar rose from what would be normally a life of obscurity, neglect, poverty, and disempowerment to be a shining example of educational transformation as well as a life dedicated to transforming the underclass in India which includes Dalits to laborers. His hallmarks were Educate, Agitate, and Organize and Liberty, Fraternity, and Equality notions he partly...2024-01-2907 min
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The Freight Coach Podcast774. Sunny SharmaSunny Sharma is the CEO of Zems, Inc. ZEMS Inc is a woman owned, minority owned transportation logistics company with over 30 years of combined experience in the shipping industry. Based in Clovis, Ca our highly efficient team of experts specialize in transportation logistics management for small to medium sized businesses throughout North America. To learn more about becoming a Freight Agent: https://spi3pl.com/ To learn more about Denim: https://www.denim.com/ To learn more about Tai Software: https://tai-software.com/request-demo/ Ditch your carrier packet, Drive more carrier sa...2023-12-1252 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaDiversity, Education, and Censorship- Babasaheb Ambedkar and Abul Kalam AzadIn this podcast, I summarize the lives of two of the most influential figures to the fight for Indian independence, the depressed classes, and diversity. We stand on the shoulders of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Abul Kalam Azad, men who were erudite and impeccable leaders of India's constituent assembly and the movement for human rights. I also talk about the reality of censorship during the British Raj. 2023-11-0315 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Founding Fathers and Mothers of India and SwarajIn this podcast, I describe the 9 founding fathers and mothers of India's constitutional and democratic system and institutions.I also give an overview of some important events in the Indian Independence movement such as the War for Indian Independence of 1857 and Gandhi's movement of non-cooperation, civil disobedience, and Swaraj (self-reliance). 2023-10-2731 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaAnalysis of Barack Obama's Greatest Political Speech- The 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC)In this podcast, I highlight the major reasons why the 44th president of the United States Barack Obama's 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC) speech was the greatest political speech of the 21st century in America or perhaps even in all of American history. 2023-10-2409 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe state of Kashmir and Article 370 w/Dr. Prem Sharma (my dad)Hello everybody, in this podcast I discuss with my Garwhali dad Prem Sharma on the politics and history of Article 370, asking whether it was beneficial for Kashmiris in the past and present. My dad has a Ph.D and is a research infection microbiologist who has held faculty positions at Emory and Harvard University. He married my mom, who is a Kashmiri pandit and immigrated to the United States in 1986.2023-10-1429 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBarack Obama- Lessons for the Next GenerationIn this podcast, I outline some of the lessons the 44th president of the United States Barack Obama describes for the next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, humanitarians, etc. In this video I highlight some of Obama ideas such as the poverty of ambition, importance of imagination, experimentation, volunteering through citizenship and humanitarianism, taking good risks versus speculative risk, and more.2023-09-1911 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaSummary and Critical Insight on The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal NehruIn this podcast, I provide critical insight and examination of one of the most important and seminal books on Indian history called The Discovery of India. This book was written by the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru a stern advocate for international brotherhood and national development.2023-09-1920 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBarack Obama- Uniter and Chief Part 2I extend on my previous podcast on why Barack Obama is the most significant president of the modern era.Barack Obama presided over a time period of tumultuous reform which included the Black lives matter movement, occupy wall Street, and the Arab Spring. Through his example he provided an inherent meaning to equity and fairness, racial tension, and the aspirations towards democracy for millions abroad and millions yet to be born. It is undoubtable that history will view Barack Obama as perhaps one of the most consequential presidents in American history.As a master class...2023-09-0609 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBarack Obama- The Uniter and ChiefIn this podcast, I do a follow up recording about the significance of the 44th president of the United States Barack Obama who was a master class orator, negotiator, constitutional expert, human rights advocate, and uniter during the recession and a time of racial and political tension in the country.Barack Obama learned of the limitations of power as a community organizer and subsequently as a lawyer in training. Like his favorite president Abraham Lincoln Obama absorbed the Midwestern values of his grandparents of self reliance and hard work."There is no time to cringe...2023-09-0108 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaFDR May 22, 1932 Address at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia (my alma mater)In this podcast I record the speech by the 32nd president of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) given on May 22, 1932 at my alma mater Oglethorpe University. Similar to Georges Bernanos of France and the 44th president Barack Obama who also presided over implementing reforms to recover a recession in America, FDR is perhaps one of the greatest human rights advocates of his era while also being one of the greatest social reformers in history. This speech gives a glimpse into the foundational problems and ideas that eventually led America out of the Depression and into an era...2023-09-0115 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWhy America Needs a Left and how the Movement for the People’s Party is a part of that long tradition?2023-08-2502 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaChrist, Revolution, and other Human Rights LuminariesThe importance of Christ, different perspectives on revolution, and other Human Rights icons.Some of the intellectuals, philosophers, and luminaries of brotherhood I highlight mainly from the 20th century include Christ, the French Catholic novelist Georges Bernanos, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther king Jr., and Jiddu Krishnamurti. I specifically highlight the three evils of society as illustrated by Dr. King which are poverty, militarism, racism, and the overarching evil of materialism which has corrupted our collective conscience and thus has caused a crisis of civilization. We must come together to destroy the pedestal on which profit l...2023-08-2506 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Nelson MandelaOne last thing I forgot to mention, Nelson Mandela set the standards for wise international diplomacy throughout the world in the 21st century."Young people when aroused can topple the towers of oppression."-Nelson Mandela (Madiba)Madiba famously said education is the guide to political liberation. More importantly he represented not only the anti apartheid movement in South Africa but also the tidal wave of 20th century revolution primarily in the global south that eventually teared down the Berlin wall in 1989. Thus he was an icon for the collective global social movement and aspirations...2023-08-2509 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWhy Mahatma Gandhi is a Great Soul?In this video I give an introduction to who Mahatma Gandhi was and explain why we revere him and call him great. Gandhi knew the power of symbolism and social media. During Gandhis life time many inventions were made that brought the world together including wide scale newspapers, radio, and tv. Gandhi new how to masterfully use these mediums to galvanize support for his movement by highlighting the depravity and despotism of British colonialism. Swaraj or self reliance, Hindi Muslim unity, and the end to untouchability were priorities for Gandhi and in many ways we misunderstand why Gandhi was...2023-08-2311 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi as seen through three of his successorsIn this podcast I highlight the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi as seen through three of his successors Maulana Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.2023-08-2310 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru and James MadisonIn this podcast I talk about the four principles of governance of the first prime minister of India Nehru and the three principles of the US constitution as outlined by James Madison who was the fourth president of the United States of America. Additionally I outline 8 principles of governance which are shared by the US and India.2023-08-2112 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaFactions, India, and Human Rights with Ranjan Wali (Tinku) and Sunny Sharma2023-08-1328 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaSecularism and Human Rights in India Part 1 with Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), Ranjan Wali (Tinku) and Sunny SharmaIn this podcast Sunny Sharma and his elder cousins Tinku and Vinni discuss the place of Secularism in Indian society and why its under threat.We briefly discuss some of the luminaries that upheld secularism and human rights in India including emperor Ashoka, king Akbar, and the secular ethos of the India founding fathers.2023-08-0636 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaSecularism and Human Rights in India Part 2 with Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), Ranjan Wali (Tinku), and Sunny SharmaThis podcast is an extension of the previous episode with my elder cousins Tinku and Vinni still pertaining to Indian issues of Secularism, Human Rights, and Democracy.Are there political and social fissures in Indian society that are making true secularism/equality impossible?Is tyranny of the majority in India harming the secular ethos of India which goes all the way back to the founding leaders of India and the mid 1970s when secularism was embedded in the Constitution?What can be done to remedy this?Is the media in India...2023-08-0634 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWhy Barack Obama is my favorite president?In this 9 minute podcast I discuss many of the reasons why Barack Obama is my favorite president and why he may go down as one of the most consequential presidents in Modern American history.1. Reinstated the Glass Steagall Act2. Killed Osama Bin Laden3. Ended the war in Iraq4. Constitutional expert and man of the bill of rights.5. Fostered a collective spirit through his Obama foundation.6. Visited a jail and lowered low level drug sentence times.7. Started my brother's keeper to provide mentorship to young men...2023-08-0408 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWhat provides legitimacy to our human rights?In this 8 minute podcast I discuss the basis of our human rights:1. The principle of man - The volition of free men and women fighting for our rights and thus providing legitimacy to them.2. Hope- A risk that must be run in a calm despotism so man may have a tumultuous nobility.3. Men and women alert enough not to constitute masses.2023-08-0208 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBeware, Freedom of speech is under threat!"Indifference to truth and falsehood is the first mark of Tyranny in any society."- Georges BernanosThe foundation of any good government is a healthy exchange of discourse.2023-08-0105 min
BaateinEpisode 11- DilrubaThe unsung story of lots of love, sacrifice & life thereafter....2023-03-1106 min
BaateinEpisode 10-Vo KhidkiBejubaan si.....khamosh ho gyi hai ye khidki2022-10-0103 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaKashmir Files Post Analysis- Part 1In this episode, join host Sunny Sharma with other Kashmir Pandits, Sunita Dhar Sharma (my mom), Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), and Ranjan Wali (Tinku) to discuss thoughts on the controversial film Kashmir Files, directed by Vivek Agnothri, detailing the Kashmir Genocide and Exodus in India.2022-04-1036 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaKashmir Files Post Analysis- Part 2Part 2: In this episode, join host Sunny Sharma with other Kashmir Pandits, Sunita Dhar Sharma (my mom), Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), and Ranjan Wali (Tinku) to discuss thoughts on the controversial film Kashmir Files, directed by Vivek Agnothri, detailing the Kashmir Genocide and Exodus in India.We also talk about politics, news, and history in India and Kashmir.2022-04-1038 min
UpTech ReportAI-Powered Contract Management Systems and Deep Learning with Sunny Sharma & John Cortez of RevnueWhat parts of contract management can be automated and what role does data-driven decision making play? Where do blockchain and smart contract technology fit into all of this?In this edition of the UpTech Report, host Alexander Ferguson meets with the co-founders of the AI-powered digital contract management platform, Revnue, to discuss contract automation tools and where this is all going. Sunny Sharma, CEO, and John Cortez, COO, explain how contract management has typically been a highly fragmented space with dozens of different interacting parties.“About $28 billion worth of trade was done last year in 2021, an...2022-03-2933 min
Flawthentic ME015: Dismantling the stigma around Mental Health with Meenakshi SharmaEvery now and then, I come across someone who is doing what my future self wants to do. And that's how I feel about today's guest. In this episode, I talk with Meenakshi Sharma, a mom, a blogger and founder of the Lotus Movement, a grassroots organization changing perceptions about mental health within marginalized communities through education, advocacy, and raising awareness. We talked about the challenges and stigma around mental health in the SouthAsian community and the importance of building communities that support us. You can connect with Meenakshi on Instagram or check o...2022-03-1536 min