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PLANTSTRONG PodcastEp. 327: Sunny Sharma, MD - He Faced a Brain Tumor — and Found the True Power of Lifestyle MedicineWhat happens when a doctor becomes the patient? In this inspiring episode, Rip talks with Dr. Sunny Sharma — a lifestyle medicine physician whose life took an unexpected turn when he was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. That experience didn’t just change his health; it completely transformed how he practices medicine.Dr. Sharma shares how his journey deepened his empathy, strengthened his belief in prevention, and led him to embrace the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: plant-based nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management, avoiding harmful substances, and connection. He’s now helping patients heal from the inside out —...
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India Insight with Sunny SharmaMy discussion with Dr. Subhash Kak Eternal Bharat: Truth, Meaning, and Beauty and the UpanishadsSend us a textOver the weekend I had my second discussion this year with Professor Subhash Kak on his new book published this year June 12, 2025 Eternal Bharat: Truth, Meaning, and Beauty specifically on its symbolism and insights on India’s grand legacy and tradition of artistic creativity and how it relates to the central focus of the Indian sages (rishis) on consciousness and why this focus is becoming increasingly relevant for today’s society. His reputation precedes himself; Dr. Kak is an Indian American Regents Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State Unive...
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Reflect and Rise - हिंदीYes I Can - The Unshakable Belief of successful peopleWhy do some people achieve extraordinary success while others give up halfway? In this episode of Reflect and Rise, Sunny dives deep into the secret ingredient behind every inspiring success story — unshakable belief.From childhood lessons of learning to walk and ride a bicycle, to the subtle ways society’s judgments shape our mindset, Sunny explores how we gradually lose the inner confidence we were all born with. More importantly, he reveals how successful people break away from this pattern — by trusting their own vision, ignoring the inner doubts, and holding onto their belief even when no one el...
2025-09-2608 min
A New Way of BeingCan Self-Inquiry Change Your Life? (Only If You Do This) - with Sunny SharmaFrom Thinking to Being with the creator of the Self-Inquiry School Sunny Sharma. We discuss how meditation, self-inquiry and mindful living can change how we see ourselves and the world. Sunny shares his journey of finding inner peace, explaining that spiritual practice isn't about reaching a perfect state, but about staying curious and true to yourself. We explore how we can bring deeper awareness into our daily lives, relationships, and work - making spirituality something practical and real, not just an abstract idea.Book a free coaching consultation call with me: https://calendly.com/simon-wgw/find-your-flow-intro-chat
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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 minMonthly 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...
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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 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaDavid Meadows Interview: A Well-Informed Georgia Political OrganizerSend us a textHello 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...
2025-04-291h 20India Insight with Sunny SharmaBlack History Month February- Part 10 Concluding Remarks on Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American AnthologySend us a textIn 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...
2025-03-2120 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBlack History Section 5- Contemporary African American Thought, 1975 to the Present Part 2 of 2Send us a textYouTube 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 presid...
2025-03-2126 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBlack History February:Section 4- We Shall Overcome: The Second Reconstruction 1954-1975 Part 1 of 2Send us a textIf 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...
2025-03-2125 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBlack History Month Special February: President Abraham Lincoln and LNTUA Section 1- Foundations: Slavery and Abolitionism, 1768-1861Send us a textHello 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...
2025-02-1226 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaMy Conversation with Dr. Subhash Kak: Quantum Mechanics, Consciousness, Linguistics, History, MoreSend us a textLink 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, lin...
2025-02-021h 38India Insight with Sunny SharmaRadical Social Democracy Part 2: Government and The People w/Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), Ranjan Wali (Tinku), and Sunny SharmaSend us a textReform 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...
2024-10-1138 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 SharmaSend us a textJoin 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 n...
2024-09-1237 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Malcolm XSend us a textIn 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 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 2Send us a textPlease 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 1Send us a textPlease 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 th...
2024-07-0333 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaIndia Election 2024: Meaning and Ramifications Part 2Send us a textThe 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 t...
2024-06-1938 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaIndia Election 2024: Meaning and Ramifications Part 1Send us a textThe 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...
2024-06-1932 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe 44th President of the United States of America Barack Obama: Social Reformer without Societal HelpSend us a textWhether 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...
2024-04-0109 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaMalcolm X: Radical intelligence in the face of Extreme OppressionSend us a textMalcolm 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 againSend us a textDr. 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...
2024-03-3110 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaInsightful quotes from the Enlightenment Era (Age of Reason) and Great MenSend us a textQuotation 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...
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 HopeSend us a textMarch 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...
2024-03-3106 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBuilding a Global Anti-War Grassroots Movement in our Backyard: Anti Regime Change Wars and Nuclear DisarmingSend us a text 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 w...
2024-03-2104 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaRadical Social Democracy Part 1 with Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), Ranjan Wali (Tinku), and Sunny SharmaSend us a textIn 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 2Send us a textMahatma 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...
2024-03-0708 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWhy Mahatma Gandhi was so radical as seen through his vegetarian advocacy? Part 1Send us a textIn 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, 2018Send us a textJohn 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...
2024-02-2908 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaVive la liberte: Georges Bernanos political thoughts and ideas May 5, 2018Send us a textLived 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.
2024-02-2908 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaCages and Granola Bars: Thoughts on Immigration and the Separation of Families July 6, 2018Send us a textThe 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 i...
2024-02-2906 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaGeorges Bernanos Plea for Liberty Summary and Examination December 23, 2021Send us a textPlea 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...
2024-02-2911 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWhy you should read Georges Bernanos's political thought: Spirit Voice February 20, 2018Send us a textGeorges 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...
2024-02-2904 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaGeorges Bernanos: Politics, imagination, and responsibility June 29, 2018Send us a textGeorges 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...
2024-02-2904 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Malcolm X Part 2 with Ranjan Wali (Tinku) and Sunny SharmaSend us a textAs 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 en...
2024-02-2939 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Malcolm X Part 1 with Ranjan Wali (Tinku) and Sunny SharmaSend us a textIn 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 m...
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 SharmaSend us a textI 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 du...
2024-02-1637 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaCivil Disobedience in India with Ranjan Wali (Tinku) and Sunny SharmaSend us a textCountries 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?Send us a textSaint 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 slu...
2024-02-1511 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of the 2nd President of the United States John AdamsSend us a text 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...
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 SharmaSend us a textIn 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...
2024-02-1138 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Real Legacy of Malcolm XSend us a textSeason 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 w...
2024-01-3015 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Babasaheb AmbedkarSend us a textIn 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...
2024-01-2907 min
The Conscious PerspectiveLiving in Stillness with Sunny Sharma | The Conscious Perspective [#187]Sunny Sharma helps guide others to their True nature through direct pointing and practical instruction.
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2023-12-1248 min
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 AzadSend us a textIn 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 SwarajSend us a textIn 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)Send us a textIn 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)Send us a textHello 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 GenerationSend us a textIn 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 NehruSend us a textIn 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 2Send us a textI 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.
2023-09-0609 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaBarack Obama- The Uniter and ChiefSend us a textIn 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."...
2023-09-0108 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaFDR May 22, 1932 Address at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia (my alma mater)Send us a textIn 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...
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?Send us a text
2023-08-2502 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaChrist, Revolution, and other Human Rights LuminariesSend us a textThe 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 d...
2023-08-2506 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Nelson MandelaSend us a textOne 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...
2023-08-2509 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWhy Mahatma Gandhi is a Great Soul?Send us a textIn 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...
2023-08-2311 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaThe Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi as seen through three of his successorsSend us a textIn 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 MadisonSend us a textIn 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 SharmaSend us a text
2023-08-1328 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaSecularism and Human Rights in India Part 1 with Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), Ranjan Wali (Tinku) and Sunny SharmaSend us a textIn 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 SharmaSend us a textThis 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?
2023-08-0634 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWhy Barack Obama is my favorite president?Send us a textIn 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...
2023-08-0408 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaWhat provides legitimacy to our human rights?Send us a textIn 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!Send us a text"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.
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2022-10-0103 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaKashmir Files Post Analysis- Part 1Send us a textIn 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 2Send us a textPart 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.
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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...
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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 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaOn Kashmiri and Indian Politics, Religion, and more with Sunita Dhar Sharma (my mom)Send us a textWith my lovely mom, we discuss our ideas and personal thoughts on Kashmiriyat (indigenous secular harmony between diverse religious groups in Kashmir), democracy, fundamentalism, Kashmir files (movie coming out March 11 depicting the Kashmiri exodus), hajab identity (last 5 minutes), and more.
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2022-01-0906 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaOn Kashmiri Family, Community, and Society with Sunny and Sunita Dhar Sharma (My Mom)Send us a textWe discuss Kashmiri issues regarding the social and familial life of my mom Sunita Dhar Sharma, a Kashmiri Pandit, who was born and raised in Srinagar Kashmir. We discuss the Kashmiri exodus, family facts, and more.
2021-12-2331 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaGeorges Bernanos: Plea for Liberty - Letter to the Americans Part 3 FinaleSend us a textIt is evident from Bernanos writing that he has the voracious ability to move minds and shake foundational conventions and presumptions.We must ask ourselves in times of crisis, greed, propaganda, and war are the "free people's" of the world confusing freedom with peace?It is past time that institutions can save man. The reality is that first man must come to an understanding by his own soul and then, on the horizon, the miracle of childhood and heroism can save man. For God makes use of the church...
2021-12-2231 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaGeorges Bernanos: Plea for Liberty- Letter to the Americans Part 2Send us a text
2021-12-2138 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaGeorges Bernanos: Plea for Liberty - Letter to the Americans Part 1Send us a textThis is an English recording of a Letter written to FDR in September 1941. Georges Bernanos, a Catholic French Novelist, (1888-1948) was not only able to articulate unseen spiritual evil through his religious writings usually revolving around priests, but he also had profound insight into politics especially the relationship of the individual to the state. His writings are all the more important during a time of trial and tribulation for much of the world's governments against totalitarianism and failing democracies. He challenges all complacent thought as a voice of an ave...
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2021-07-3005 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaJiddu Krishnamurti- "The Would Be" World TeacherSend us a textRanjan Wali and Sunny Sharma discuss the philosophy and impact of the 20th century spiritual, psychological, and philosophical teachings of Jiddu KrishnamurtiAldous Huxley wrote the foreword to The first and last freedom by J.K.Parallels I forgot to mention-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:“Beloved community” to Vivekanandas notion of community.MLKs vision in the importance of “Creative altruism”.
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2021-05-0124 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaSushant Singh, Media, Privilege, and more: Sumeet Sharma, Abhishek Kasid, and Ranjan WaliSend us a textHello family and fellow podcast listeners-Sunny is back with his older brother Sumeet and elder cousins for a discussion about the death of the famous actor Sushant Singh and the role of media in covering this and similar incidents. We also take to opportunity to comment on other Indian issues in general such as the need for reform.
2020-08-3037 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaAwareness in India: Religion, Rights, and Reason (Abhishek Kasid and Ranjan Wali)Send us a textAbhishek, Ranjan, and Sunny share their insight on such Indian issues concerning political awareness on social issues such as problems with social media and discussion on the abrogation of Kashmir. Correction from the podcast:Nehru and Gandhi were indeed also the victims of violence (beaten) in the fight for independence even though they didn’t experience such brutality in prison like Garam Dal members (freedom through violence propagators like Savarkar). Excuse the volume spikes some mics can sometimes be loud.Note to listeners: Podca...
2020-08-1630 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaReligion and Culture in the Ancient World: Ancient vs. Modern Religious SpaceSend us a textReligion and Culture in the Ancient WorldDr. TomkinsWeek 5 Religious SpaceCompare and Contrast Ancient and Modern Religious SpaceAncient: Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, and RomanModern: Christianity, Islam, and HinduismThis is a brief overview of some similarities and differences between ancient and modern religious space.
2020-07-1219 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaExamining Personhood & the Soul in the Ancient World- Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, and RomanSend us a textHello Dr. Tomkins, Family, and others,Here is a podcast from my Religion and Culture in the Ancient World summer class. Week 4 Death and Afterlife- Personhood & the Soul in the Ancient World Family: Tell me if you like it and I can possibly do a podcast on Indian conceptions of the soul at some point.Overview:I’ll be talking about the Conceptions of Soul in the Ancient World by the Mesopotamians, the Egyptians, and the very complex conceptions pro...
2020-06-2631 minIndia Insight with Sunny Sharma20th century wisdom to fighting oppression (in the midst of the George Floyd protests)Send us a textSunny Sharma talks with Abhishek Kasid (Vinni) and Ranjan Wali (Tinku) aboutNon-violence vs violent protest, people over profit, Middle path (assertiveness), political awareness and can we become loving (and more).We mention some 20th century justice advocates from Indians such as Gandhi to Americans such as MLK (and others). We try to draw some parallels between the US experience and the Indian one.
2020-06-0759 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaModi, Trump, Fact and fiction in social media, and Kashmir: Ranjan Wali, Abhishek Kasid, and Sumeet SharmaSend us a textJoin our insightful conversation between the four of us: Ranjan Wali (Tinku), Abhishek Kasid (Vinni), Sumeet Sharma (my bro), and Sunny Sharma on all things India and other including Modi, Trump, fact and fiction in social media, and Kashmir.Note: May be some spikes in volume.
2020-05-2533 minIndia Insight with Sunny SharmaErosion of Trust in India: Abhishek Kasid Head, Global Support Operations HERESend us a textSunny Sharma is back with his very informative elder cousin Abhishek Kasid better known as Vinni. We discuss the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kashmir, AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act), and Muslim Citizenship Amendment Bill.Abhishek Kasid is currently the head of Global Support Operations of HERE. He has many years of experience in managerial positions in other technology companies such as Nokia.Sunny Sharma is a senior undergraduate majoring in history at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Ga. He is primarily interested in South Asian history and politics...
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