The Cārvāka Podcast
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The Cārvāka Podcast
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.
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State of History Scholarship In India
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...
Punjab's New Blasphemy Law
In this monologue, Kushal talks about The Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Punjab Prevention of Offences against...
Can the BJP Win Bengal?
In this podcast, Kushal, Padmaja Joshi, and Tushar Gupta study the numbers of Bengal. Can the BJP ever win the Bengal assembly elections considering t...
The Potential problems with Delimitation
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar talk about the women's reservation bill and the tricky issue of delimitation.
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Lessons From TCS Nashik, Lenskart and Amravati
In this monologue, Kushal shares some observations based on the reactions to the controversy in Nashik and Amravati, where predatory Islamists were pr...
TCS Nashik Grooming Scandal
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Subhi Vishwakarma and Nikhil Mehra about the TCS BPO in Nashik where "several female employees at Tata Consultancy...
How Does One Get Vaibhav Suryavanshi Out? #ipl2026
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Bharath Ramaraj about Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his technique. This podcast is recorded as the IPL 2026 match betwee...
Pakistan's Role In The Iran USA Mediation
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Sushant Sareen about the role played by Pakistan in this mediation that has taken place in Islamabad between Iran...
Is Field Reporting Dying In Journalism?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Barkha Dutt about her 11 day trip to the Middle East. They talk about her experiences there and also take the disc...
Lessons From The Iran War For India #iranwar
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about what lessons can India learn from the conflict between Israel, America against Iran. What...
The Iran War's Impact on Indian Realty
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Vishal Bhargava on the impact of the West Asian war on the Indian real estate market. How s the Indian market goin...
Bengal And Assam Elections
In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia talk about the upcoming assembly elections in the states of Bengal and Assam.
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The West Asian War Continues To Wreck The Global Economy
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Velina Tchakarova about the ongoing global economic crisis that has been triggered by the West Asian war between I...
West Asian War's Impact on The Automotive Industry
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Kusha Mitra about the potential impact of the West Asian war on the Indian automotive industry. What are the poten...
Dhurandhar - The Research
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aditya Raj Kaul who was one of the research consultants for Dhurandhar 1 and 2. This podcast touches upon the Adit...
Tamil Nadu Keralam And Puducherry Assembly Elections
In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia talk about the upcoming assembly elections in the states of Tamil Nadu and Keralam along with the union terr...
NIA Arrests Six Ukrainians And An American Citizen
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Rami Niranjan Desai about the arrest of six Ukrainians and an American Citizen by the NIA for allegedly plotting t...
Dhurandhar 2 The Revenge Review
In this podcast, Kushal and Abhijit Iyer-Mitra review the movie Dhurandhar 2 The Revenge. This podcast was recorded literally an hour after they watch...
Are We In The Middle Of A Global Economic Collapse?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Balaji Srinivasan about the ongoing global economic crisis that has been triggered by the Iran war against Israel...
The Story Of The LPG Crisis
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta about the LPG crisis that is being discussed. What is the real situation? What are the possible solut...
Who Will Prevail In Israel And USA Vs Iran War? #iranwar
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Chavda about the ongoing war between the Israelis/Americans and Iran and their retaliation. Who will preva...
Is Real Estate Going To Crash?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Vishal Bhargava about the future of real estate in Mumbai. Considering the global geopolitical reality how will th...
Israel And USA Still Fighting Iran
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about the ongoing war between the Israelis/Americans and Iran and their retaliation. Is Iran pu...
Nancy Grewal Murdered In Windsor Canada
In this podcast Kushal speaks with Darshan Maharaja and Sanjay Lazar about the murder of Nancy Grewal who was a vocal critic of the Khalistanis. Nancy...
Israel And USA Strike Iran
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about the recent strikes by the Israelis and Americans on Iran and their retaliation. How long...
Mark Carney Visits India
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Darshan Maharaja about the Canadian PM Mark Carney's visit to India. As Mark Carney lands in Mumbai there is a sys...
Are Savarkar And Ambedkar Irreconcilable?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aravindan Neelakandan about two towering figures of Indian discourse. There is a healthy back and forth going insi...
Galgotias Vs Naked Congressis
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushat talk about the recently concluded AI summit. They assess the overall event by looking at certain incidents that hog...
T20 World Cup Super 8
In this podcast, Kushal chats with Aadit Kapadia about theT20 World Cup Super 8. They also talk about the other cricket controversies.
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Canadian Immigration Debate Turns To Remigration
In this podcast, Kushal and Darshan Maharaja talk about the sudden turn in the debate around mass immigration in Canada where the discussion has gone...
Why Are We This Way_ A Guide to Hindu Shastras
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Ami Ganatra about her book, "Why Are We This Way: A Guide to Hindu Shastras."
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Hindutva and Hind Swaraj: History’s Unforgotten Ideas
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Prof Makarand Paranjape about his book, " Hindutva and Hind Swaraj: History’s Unforgotten Ideas."
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Is The General Category Being Victimised_
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar talk about the latest trope being peddled on social media by some popular YouTubers and X handles. In the light of...
Is Indian Textile Doomed?
In this podcast, Kushal and Ajay Rotti will address the entire controversy around the claim of Indian textiles being doomed. After the announcement of...
Is the India USA Trade Deal A Disaster For India?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta about the India USA Trade deal. As the details of the negotiations come out there has been a lot of c...
Toronto Cops Arrested In plot To Murder Ontario Corrections Officer
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Darshan Maharaja and Kirk Lubimov about the recent news report where "seven Toronto police officers and a retired...
World Cup T20 Preview
In this podcast, Kushal chats with Aadit Kapadia about the entire back and forth between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the BCCI and ICC where Pakista...
India US Trade Deal
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Karan Bhasin about the India US trade deal. Who does this deal benefit? What is the future of Indian economic grow...
Budget 2026
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Ajay Rotti, Tushar Gupta, and Harsh Madhusudhan Gupta about the Budget 2026.
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Great Power Games : From Western Decline to Eastern Ascent
In this podcast Kushal speaks with the former chief of R & AW Mr. Vikram Sood about his new book, "GREAT POWER GAMES : From Western Decline to Eastern...