Brown Pundits

Brown Pundits

A discussion about all things brown, aka desi or South Asian.

Episodes

June 8, 2025 115 mins

A freewheeling and an emotionally charged conversation between Omar, Poulasta and Amey on Operation Sindoor.

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KJ took a dip at the Triveni Sangam, here he is in  conversation with Dr Omar Ali and Maneesh on what was the experience like. His travels across Lucknow and Varanasi make an appearance too. We conclude the episode with a hat tip to the greatest Indian Dessert. 

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This Brown Pundits podcast episode features hosts Amey and Dr. Omar Ali in conversation with Vishal Ganesan, a lawyer and thinker, about his essay "Frontier Dharma" and the meaning of being Hindu in the diaspora. Vishal discusses how his observations of mainstream media and academic discourse led him to research the his...

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December 20, 2024 78 mins

Hussein Ibish talks about the middle east with Brownpundits

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December 7, 2024 69 mins

In this episode, KJ and Gaurav talk about the assembly election results in Maharashtra with Indian Mango (a Maratha from Marathwada) and a Kannadiga from the coast.

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November 17, 2024 67 mins

In this chat our 2 Resident US citizens and 2 Indians analyse US elections and its implications

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In this episode KJ and Gaurav talk to a Marathi commentator from Marathwada-Vidarbha region about upcoming MH elections and the role of Maratha politics in it.

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In this episode of Browncast we have Kushal Mehra talk with Amey and Omar on the recent attacks on Canadian Hindu temples by Khalistanis during Diwali. We also touch upon the diaspora politics in Canada, the Khalistani influence on the Canadian state apparatus and lastly how Trudeau's radical immigration changes have contributed to the problem.

Please follow Kushal on Twitter as well as his popular Youtube podcast "The Carvaka Pod...

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October 3, 2024 71 mins

Omar Ali talks to Hussein Ibish about the current events in the Middle East.

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In this edition of the browncast, Amey and Dr. Omar Ali talk to Dr. Edward Luttwak on the current escalating situation between Israel and Iran in the Middle East, the unique individualistic culture of the IDF and arc of 2000 years of Jewish and Persian history that informs both their strategic cultures.

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August 13, 2024 64 mins

Amit, Amey and Razib revisit their health trajectory since 2020, and the optimum mix of dieting and working out to be fit in the 21st century.

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Omar Ali, Jyoti Rahman, Shafiqur Rahman, Karol Karpinski and Razib Khan discuss the end of the Sheikh Hasina regime.

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August 5, 2024 94 mins

Amey, Karol, Paulasta and Omari Ali react to the overthrow of Sheik Hasina as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

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August 1, 2024 65 mins
KJ and Bansi dive into the captivating world of non-English, non-Indian cinema, exploring hidden gems and diverse stories from across the globe.
 
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July 16, 2024 46 mins

It's 2024 and Major Amin shares his thoughts on what's happening with Dr Omar Ali. 

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June 8, 2024 120 mins

In this podcast we gathered together a band of brownpundits (Mukunda Raghavan, Srikanth Krishnamachary, Maneesh Taneja, Gaurav Lele, KJ and myself) and talked about the Indian elections in details. As expected the BJP's setbacks get a lot of play, but we discuss much more than that and hope to follow up with more focused episodes on some issues (such as the future of Hindu Nationalism).

How many fires are there, how many suns...

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Amey and Razib talk about a new paper, The Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans, and its relevance to the origins of Indians.

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April 8, 2024 80 mins

Mukunda and Omar talk to Vineet on Indic Modernity.

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Omar, Mukunda, Maneesh, Gaurav and KJ have a freewheeling chat on the upcoming elections in India.

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Omar and Maneesh talk to K Jayaraman on political movements and the political parties in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu

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