Grasshopper and the Ant

Pawan Bharadwaj

Grasshopper and the Ant

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Pawan Bharadwaj

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In this episode of Grasshopper and the Ant, we dive into the far-reaching effects of car culture and car-centric infrastructure on urban planning and public transportation. Our guest, Rahul Goel—Assistant Professor at IIT Delhi's Transport Rese
In this episode we talk to Rahul Goel about cycling in India. The stats, the trends, culture and safety. What's the future of cycling and what can govt institutions do to encourage more people to cycle.
In this episode, we talk to Tapasya about Kashmir whose family has had to leave Kashmir during the late 80's and early 90's. We talk about the different store she has heard while growing, why does she support Azadi movement and various other th
In this episode, we have two lawyers from the Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project which is based out of Bhopal, talking about the Criminal Tribes Act, the Habitual offender's act, police brutality as a phenomenon, and what does pol
In this episode, we have Saumya Dadoo from Detention Solidarity Network (https://detentionsolidarity.net) talking about the prison systems in India and structural issues related to it with some historical background. 
In this episode, we speak to Kamayani Sharma, an independent writer, and researcher who works on visual culture focusing on contemporary art and cinema. We discuss the influence of Modi govt on Bollywood, politics of Bollywood, the hollow activ
In this episode, we have Samir Chopra who is a Professor of Philosophy and a Philosophic counselor. We discuss among many things, what is Philosophy of counseling, how does he approach with various clients, on philosophy of anxiety, approaching
In the second part of the episode, Mudasir expands more on the issues related to the military siege, the struggle for freedom, and politics in Kashmir. Mudasir's writings: His Journal under Siege:  https://aleemudasir.wordpress.com/2020/03/
In this episode, we talk to Mudaisr Alee Lone, a Pulwama resident, about the lockdown within a lockdown in Kashmir. A unique personal perspective from a Kashmiri which highlights the magnitude of issues related to the brutal military siege alon
In this episode, Kamayani Sharma & Shalmoli Halder have joined us to talk about the state's reaction of protests in UP & Delhi along with reactions from the people from the ground. We also touch upon the events leading to the Delhi riots in Feb
Joel Bordeaux joins us this week to talk a little bit about Hinduism & Hindutva and clarify questions around it. Bibliography : Dirks, Nicholas B. Castes of Mind : Colonialism and the Making of Modern India. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Universit
In this episode, we discuss the effect of changes in labour laws brought upon by certain states in India during the pandemic and historic lockdown. 
India is a country where one of the largest internal migration in the world takes place, although the pandemic has wreaked havoc in all strata of society the worst hit are migrants. In this episode, we talk about the current situation of migran
If you are interested in helping the fight against NRC this is one way to do it, you can donate and help people on the ground to fight NRC https://www.ourdemocracy.in/Campaign/notonrc?fbclid=IwAR3Vz0b7aeTRZx-n5-GpR2oMKEE7ijMAWiDEQOIBO8_5plHCID
This is the label Ishan & Yaduveer spoke about, check out their  artists, especially Sutej Singh who is amazing.http://www.wearepinecones.com/#sessionsThis is google doc of Ishan's curation and rating. There are some amazing bands, if you are
Books and Articles mentioned in this podcast 1) Road Less Traveled by M Scott Peck https://www.amazon.in/Road-Less-Travelled-Arrow-New-Age/dp/0099727404/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Road+Less+Traveled+by+M+Scott+Peck&qid=1565685484&s=books&sr=1-12)
Mandar mentioned few books so here they are: Life : The Movie by Neal Gablerhttps://www.amazon.com/Life-Movie-Entertainment-Conquered-Reality/dp/0375706534From Dawn to Decadence  by Jacques Barzunhttps://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Decadence-Pres
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