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AmbedkariteMarxist on Marxism, Gandhi & EWS Reservation

Hello and Welcome to yet another episode of The Skeptic Show. In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Lakshya. Lakshya is the founder of an Instagram page "Ambedkarite_Marxist" where he talks about Social and political issues. He has also completed his MBA from IIM. Coming back to the episode, we talked about a bunch of stuff. Firstly, we talked about Marxism and how to judge historical figures like Ashoka, Mughal Rulers and Gandhi. We also talked about Reservation and why he thinks EWS Reservation is discriminatory. Then, changing the flow of conversation, we pondered over God, Religion and finding meaning and purpose in a godless meaningless world. Then we ended our conversation by talking about Prostitution and whether it is a free choice. TIMESTAMP: 00:47 Why he started His Instagram page? 06:50 - Why aren't Marxist parties winning elections in India?  12:23 - How do we judge Historical figures?  15:50 - How do we judge Gandhi?  18:11 - Were Mughals Invaders?  30:54 - Is demanding Justice for historical religious injustice good? 35:35 - Does he believe in God/Spirituality/Religion?  38:42 - Violent history of religion  40:25 - Religion gives you hope and Community  43:20 - The problem with hope coming from God  47:44 - Not believing in God is sometimes scary  50:10 - When Buddism went to China 50:42 - Development of Sikh Religion  52:27 - Following Rituals  53:37 - Why do we need Reservation?  55:58 - Why caste-based Reservation?  56:58 - When did Caste-based discrimination start?  01:00:13 - First mention of birth-based Varna  01:03:26 - Religious Violence in Ancient India 01:07:40 - Why does he think EWS Reservation is discriminatory? 01:12:36 - Is Prostitution a profession by Choice?  01:16:33 - THE END | Thank you for watching  Follow Ambedkarite Marxist https://www.instagram.com/ambedkarite... Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NdvSr0... Social Media links: The Skeptic Show (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/theskeptics... Connect With Shubham: Twitter: https://twitter.com/hiShubhamSaurav Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hishubhamsa... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiShubhamSaurav

Decoding Hinduism, Brahman and Core Beliefs w/ Bhargav Joshi

Hey everyone, welcome again to yet another episode of The Skeptic Show. On this episode of The Skeptic Show, I had the pleasure of talking to Bhargav Joshi. Bhargav is a teaching assistant at the University of California. He is also the founder and Executive producer at Project Satyaloka. Projects Satyaloka is known for its well-researched presentation of Indic Studies. After talking about Vedic poetry and more, in this podcast, we have pondered over the deepest and unravelled topics of Hinduism and Vedic religion. So if you are a true seeker of knowledge and want to know more about our culture, here it is, the best of the podcasts. Open up your arms and let yourself flow in this vast ocean of knowledge. Filled with amazing information and knowledge in a simplified manner, this episode is a must-watch for those who are interested in Indic Philosophy and Hinduism. So enjoy this podcast and share it with your friends and family. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 01:19 - Is Hinduism a religion or a way of life? 06:20 - Roots of Modern Hinduism 11:46 - When did worship of Trimurti started? 14:04 - Evolution from Henotheism to Monotheism 17:25 - Difference between Brahman and Ishvara 23:37 - Difference between core beliefs of modern Hinduism and Vedic Religion 27:57 - When did worship of Trimurti started? 30:11 - How to read religious texts? 33:50 - Importance of Vedas 40:16 - Were Brahmanas, Aranyakas a commentary of Samhita? 41:08 - Emergence of a new Goddess - Santoshi Mata 43:23 - Are Nastika part of Hinduism today? 50:34 - Two types of Carvaka 51:19 - Life is meaningless according to Carvaka 52:07 - Why are lots of Hindu sects reactionary? 58:50 - Was Ramayana composed to bring people back to Hinduism? 01:02:49 - Book recommendations 01:08:12 - THE END | Like, Comment and Subscribe Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_cLGVEb1H5bjb-4B7QptGw [https://appopener.com/yt/yrc0r2nmr] Projects Satyaloka links: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProjectSatyaloka [https://appopener.com/yt/jbh4758tx] Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectsatyaloka/ [https://appopener.com/ig/v7t7l7whw] Social Media Links: Bhargav Joshi (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/the_agnostic_hindu/ [https://appopener.com/ig/0z3ibwg47] The Skeptic Show (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/theskepticshow/ [https://appopener.com/ig/esl83gbs6] Connect With Shubham: Instagram: hiShubhamSaurav [https://appopener.com/ig/z8yxw76vo] Twitter: hiShubhamSaurav [https://appopener.com/tw/cu3x4n69t] Facebook: hiShubhamSaurav [https://appopener.com/web/appjqhtfd]

History of Physics, Aliens, Engineering and Investment in Science w Prayag

Hey everyone, welcome again to yet another episode of The Skeptic Show. On this episode of The Skeptic Show, I had the pleasure of talking to Prayag Pandey. Prayag is an Astrophysicist and a science educator. When he is not looking at the sky you can find him coding beautiful programs on his laptop. In this episode, we talked about the History of Physics and Why Aliens haven't visited us. We talked about why Indian students prefer engineering over research-based jobs in Science. At the end, we talked about why we should invest in Science projects.  Filled with amazing information and knowledge in a simplified manner, this episode is a must-watch for those who are interested in Science and Space. So enjoy this podcast and share it with your friends and family. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_cLGVEb1H5bjb-4B7QptGw [https://appopener.com/yt/yrc0r2nmr] Prayag Youtube channels: Insane Curiosity: https://www.youtube.com/c/InsaneCuriosity [https://www.youtube.com/c/InsaneCuriosity] Social Media Links: Prayag (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/prayagimperius108/ [https://www.instagram.com/prayagimperius108/] The Skeptic Show (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/theskepticshow/ [https://appopener.com/ig/esl83gbs6] Connect With Shubham: Instagram: hiShubhamSaurav [https://appopener.com/ig/z8yxw76vo] Twitter: hiShubhamSaurav [https://appopener.com/tw/cu3x4n69t] Facebook: hiShubhamSaurav [https://appopener.com/web/appjqhtfd]

The Case For Veganism | Bhushan Agarwal

Hey everyone, welcome again to yet another episode of The Skeptic Show.  In this episode of The Skeptic Show, Bhushan will be presenting the case for Veganism. So enjoy this podcast and share it with your friends and family. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_cLGVEb1H5bjb-4B7QptGw [https://appopener.com/yt/yrc0r2nmr] Read Bhushan's Blogs: Vestiges of Misery: An Evolutionary Take on Animal Cruelty [https://unakotiwork.wordpress.com/2020/04/14/vestiges-of-misery-an-evolutionary-take-on-animal-cruelty/] दुर्गति के अवशेष : पशु क्रूरता पर एक क्रमविकासवादी दृष्टिकोण: [https://unakotiwork.wordpress.com/2021/02/08/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%81-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82/] Social Media Links: The Skeptic Show (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/theskepticshow/ [https://appopener.com/ig/esl83gbs6] Connect With Shubham: Instagram: hiShubhamSaurav [https://appopener.com/ig/z8yxw76vo] Twitter: hiShubhamSaurav [https://appopener.com/tw/cu3x4n69t] Facebook: hiShubhamSaurav [https://appopener.com/web/appjqhtfd]

Decoding Vedas, God, Epics and Vedic Religion w/ Bhargav Joshi

Hey everyone, welcome again to yet another episode of The Skeptic Show. On this episode of The Skeptic Show, I had the pleasure of talking to Bhargav Joshi. Bhargav is the assistant professor at University of California. He is also the Co-founder and Executive producer at Project Satyaloka. Projects Satyaloka is known for its well-researched presentation of Indic Studies. In this episode, we talked about Vedas, the nature of Vedic poetry and Evolution of thoughts in the Vedas. We talked about the difference between the description of God in Vedas and the Upanishads. We talked about who the Devas and Asuras were and how the king of gods, Indra lost his Godly Status. At the end, we talked about the point of Writing Mahabharata and Ramayana. We talked about the beauty of the story of Rama. Filled with amazing information and knowledge in a simplified manner, this episode is a must watch for those who are interested in Indic Culture and Vedas. So enjoy this podcast and share it with your friends and family. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 02:29 - Vedic Religion 101 07:21 - Nature of Vedic Poetry 11:37 - Evolution of thoughts in the Vedas 18:45 - Different parts of Vedas 21:12 - Difference b/w God in Vedas and Upanishads 29:24 - Shubham feels bad for Dev Indra 31:36 - Did story of Ram exist before Ramayana was composed? 37:33 - Difference b/w History and Epics 39:38 - Veda Vyas of Mahabharata and Vedas are not same 41:16 - Final Editing of Mahabharata and Ramayana 44:27 - Dev Indra lost his status 48:22 - Who were Devas and Asuras? 51:35 - Shift from north-western to Eastern plains 53:12 - Who were the Bharatas 54:56 - Weren't Bharatas a sub tribe of Puru tribe? 56:11 - Point of writing these LONG epics(Ramayana) 01:02:04 - Point of writing a HUGE epic (Mahabharata) 01:03:37 - Four elements of Epics 01:08:18 - Duryodhana was called Suyodhana half the time 01:09:02 - The beauty of story of Ram 01:11:51 - THE END | Please Like, Share and Comment Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_cLGVEb1H5bjb-4B7QptGw [https://appopener.com/yt/yrc0r2nmr] Projects Satyaloka links: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProjectSatyaloka [https://appopener.com/yt/jbh4758tx] Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectsatyaloka/ [https://appopener.com/ig/v7t7l7whw] Social Media Links: Bhargav Joshi (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/the_agnostic_hindu/ [https://appopener.com/ig/0z3ibwg47] The Skeptic Show (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/theskepticshow/ [https://appopener.com/ig/esl83gbs6] Connect With Shubham: Instagram: hiShubhamSaurav [https://appopener.com/ig/z8yxw76vo] Twitter: hiShubhamSaurav [https://appopener.com/tw/cu3x4n69t] Facebook: hiShubhamSaurav [https://appopener.com/web/appjqhtfd]