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The Cārvāka Podcast is a series of long-form conversations hosted by Kushal Mehra. The podcast covers a wide range of subjects where Kushal speaks with a wide range of guests to talk about sports, philosophy, public policy, current affairs, history, economics, etc.
Kushal Mehra hosts The Cārvāka Podcast, a news show with 500 episodes published.
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar discuss the "earth shaking" protest organised by the founders of the Cockroach Janta Party where a grand total of 300 people turned up. Will Indian Gen Z recover from this loss? Registe
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In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Shruti Rajagopalan about the steps one needs to take when they have to analyse a policy. In India policy analysis happens in silos. How does one mainstream policy analysis in the mains
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In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Mohandas Pai about the current economic crisis we are heading towards or as some would say we are already in. How do we cushion the blows? What internal reforms do we need to take shor
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In this podcast, Kushal and Aabhas Maldahiyar discuss how does one look at Mughals from a historical perspective. Were the Mughals Indian? Or can we even guage historical figures via a modern lens? Buy my book "Blasphemy
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In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Shivangi Deshwal about the Twisha Sharma case. The pocast explains the entire facts of the case as per the media reports and the possible societal reasons for these suicides and the le
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In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar talk about the Cockroach Janta Party and its sudden rise on social media. The mainstream is smitten by their rise and the opposition parties are also lapping them up as the government o
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In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Harsh Madhusudhan Gupta about the current economic crisis we are heading towards or as some would say we are already in. How do we cushion the blows? Buy my book "Blasphemy: Let me Spe
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In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Nikhil Mehra about the recent verdict by the Madhya Pradesh high court on the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district. Buy my book "Blasphemy: Let me Speak": htt
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In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar Gupta discuss the Prime Minister of India's request urging Indians to reduce their gold purchases and avoid wasteful spending in the near future. Is this the right way to tackle the upc
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In this monologue, Kushal responds to a recent article written by veteran journalist Shekhar Gupta titled "Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah. These elections ma
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In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Kanchan Gupta about the road ahead for the BJP in the state of Bengal. Now that they have won the mandate how do they govern Bengal? What should be the priorities for the BJP in Bengal
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In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta as they look at the numbers of the Bengal elections. Did the BJP steal the elections and only because of the alleged SIR manipulation? What do the numbers say? Buy my book
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In this monologue, Kushal shares his views on the problem with political analysis. Everytime there are elections in India an army of "experts" come on TV and share their opinions on what is happening and what will happen
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In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia look at the results of the 4 state assembly and 1 union territory elections where BJP sweeps Assam and Bengal and Congress wins Kerala and Vijay makes a stunning debut in Tamil N
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In this podcast, Kushal, Aadit Kapadia, and Tushar Gupta study the numbers of Bengal. Now that the voting in Bengal is done what does the situation look like considering the extremely high voting percentage in both the s
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In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Vikram Sampath about the state of history writing in India from the perspective of a serious scholar and historian. Buy my book "Blasphemy: Let me Speak": https://amzn.in/d/0bS2pOTc Fo
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In this monologue, Kushal talks about The Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Punjab Prevention of Offences against Holy Scriptures Act, 2025. These draconian provisions put Punjab at p
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In this podcast, Kushal, Padmaja Joshi, and Tushar Gupta study the numbers of Bengal. Can the BJP ever win the Bengal assembly elections considering the demography of that state and the voting patterns of the average Ben
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In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar talk about the women's reservation bill and the tricky issue of delimitation. Buy my book "Blasphemy: Let me Speak": https://amzn.in/d/0bS2pOTc Follow them: X: @Tushar15_ Substack: http
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In this monologue, Kushal shares some observations based on the reactions to the controversy in Nashik and Amravati, where predatory Islamists were preying on women, and the Lenskart drama, where woke HR policies were di
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