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That"s So Hindu

Hindu American Foundation

The podcast that interviews entrepreneurs and activists, politicians and professors, journalists, entertainers, spiritual teachers, and more on how Hinduism shapes their work and lives. All American. So Hindu. Brought to you by the Hindu American Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:40

How can Hindu parents get their kids to love Indian...

That"s So Hindu ·

2024/01/11

In this episode Mat McDermott speaks with Professor Pankaj Jain. Pankaj has been on the show before speaking about his area of professional expertise, Hinduism, Jainism and ecology. But today we’re speaking about something he’s become particularly passionate about: parenting. Specifically how Hindu parents can help their children develop a love of Hindu and Indian culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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55:07

Why Hindus should be paying attention to Hamas'...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/12/21

In this episode of That's So Hindu, our 100th, Samir Kalra speaks with Middle East Forum's Sam Westrop about their new report detailing how Hamas raises money through charitable organizations in the West, and the connections with funding for Islamist groups in India and South Asia more broadly.Download the report here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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52:24

Wrongly accused of caste discrimination by...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/12/08

In this must-listen episode, Samir Kalra speaks with Sundar Iyer, one of the Cisco employees wrongly accused of caste discrimination by California's Civil Rights Department. Sundar gives us the background of what really happened on his team that led to the lawsuit, what the CRD chose to overlook that didn't support its case, and how it all upended his life, before the case was dismissed against him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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50:30

Sanjay Lazar, orphaned by the 1985 Air India bombing,...

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2023/11/16

In the second part of this two-part episode, Suhag Shukla speaks with Sanjay Lazar who lost his entire family in theAir India Flight 182bombing and was literallyorphanedwhile still a child. This is the story of his life beyond the tragedy of the worst terrorist act inaviation historyuntil 9/11.Pre-order the first part of Sanjay's book series on his experience "On Angel's Wings" here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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49:52

Sanjay Lazar, orphaned by the 1985 Air India bombing,...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/11/16

In the first part of this two-part episode, Suhag Shukla speaks with Sanjay Lazar who lost his entire family in theAir India Flight 182bombing and was literallyorphanedwhile still a child. This is the story of his life beyond the tragedy of the worst terrorist act inaviation historyuntil 9/11.Pre-order the first part of Sanjay's book series on his experience "On Angel's Wings" here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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40:25

Hindu by Heart: Coerced into Islam, Seeking Freedom -...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/11/02

For this special two-part episode we’ve got something a little bit different. This time, Dr indu Viswanathan, who’s been a guest on the show twice, is on the other side of the interviewing equation. She’s speaking with a young Hindu man, who has a unique and important story to tell. Keshav was raised Hindu and began questing his beliefs, to the point that he converted to Islam and began publicly making stereotypical Hinduphobic comments and denouncing India. But Keshav had a change of heart and

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52:57

Hindu by Heart: Coerced into Islam, Seeking Freedom -...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/11/02

For this special two-part episode we’ve got something a little bit different. This time, Dr indu Viswanathan, who’s been a guest on the show twice, is on the other side of the interviewing equation. She’s speaking with a young Hindu man, who has a unique and important story to tell. Keshav was raised Hindu and began questing his beliefs, to the point that he converted to Islam and began publicly making stereotypical Hinduphobic comments and denouncing India. But Keshav had a change of heart and

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32:22

How do Hindu Americans celebrate Navaratri?

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/10/19

For this episode we have something a bit different for you. It’s a special episode for Navaratri. We've interviewed several members of our extended HAF team as well as members of the Hindu American community about how they celebrate Navaratri today, what they remember about the holiday growing up, and how their understanding of it has changed over the years. What you’ll hear are excepts from longer interviews our staff writer Syama Allard did with each person. Here are the full versions of these

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41:09

What is Critical Caste Theory and why it's a "dubious...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/09/28

In this episode we speak with Akshar from The Emissary about an article he published earlier this year about Critical Caste Theory, as well as the activists who view Hinduism, Hindu culture, and India’s history and contemporary society through this very narrow lens. Read the article that we're talking about here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:38

For Hindus the natural world is more than sacred, its...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/09/07

In this episode we speak with Prof. David Haberman from Indiana University about his extensive work documenting how Hindus bring trees, stones, and mountains into their religious worship.Buy the books we discuss: People Trees, Loving Stones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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57:38

There are definite parallels between growing...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/08/17

In this episode Samir Kalra speaks with Sarah Stern, the founder and president of the Endowment for Middle East Truth, a think tank and policy institute based in Washington DC. They speak about the parallels between growing antisemitism and rising Hinduphobia, the US-Israel relationship, and efforts to strengthen the Israel-India relationship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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57:41

On bringing the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/08/10

In this episode we're speaking with film director Nico Oscoff on his latest project 1893: Year of the Yogi, a documentary currently planned to be released in 2024. Learn more: https://www.instagram.com/1893yoty/ Donate to the film here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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25:08

Here's why it's adharmic to lose money | Easan Katir

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/07/27

In this episode we're again speaking with HAF's own Easan Katir on the topic of dharmic investing, with a focus this time on why it's adharmic to lose money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:02:01

How everything isn't as it seemed in the BAPS and...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/07/26

In this special episode Mat McDermott moderates a discussion between HAF Co-Founder Suhag Shukla and Managing Director Samir Kalra about the latest revelations in the case of alleged caste discrimination at the BAPS temple in Robbinsville, New Jersey, and how the connect to the similar allegations as Cisco Systems in California. Please note: The audio quality on this one isn't quite up to our usual standards as the That's So Hindu recording studio is in the midst of being moved to another location

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35:30

The US-India relationship has been a success in so...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/07/13

In this episode Samir Kalra speaks with David Santoro, President and CEO of the Pacific Forum, a non-profit foreign policy research institute based in Hawaii. They discuss the state of the India-US relationship, the positive changes he's seen in India in recent years, and much more. Learn more at: https://pacforum.org and follow David Santoro on Twitter here: @DavidSantoro1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:58

Preserving dharma by restoring one ancient temple at...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/05/25

In this episode we speak with Ananda and Suguna Prathik, the husband and wife team behind the non-profit Behind Every Temple, who are are doing some really interesting work restoring ancient temples in Tamil Nadu.Learn more: www.behindeverytemple.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:27

We should be very wary of people who tell us there is...

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2023/05/04

In this episode we speak with Georgetown University's Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan about the tension between the internal diversity and pluralistic outlook of Hinduism and both the trend and sometimes need to present Hinduism as one thing to the non-Hindu world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:48

How Hinduphobia has been constructed and unleashed...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/04/13

In this episode we're speaking with Lavanya Vemsani, professor of history at Shawnee State University in Ohio, specializing in Indian history and religion. Her latest paper in the International Review of Modern Sociology is titled “Global Hinduphobia: Construed, Constructed, and Unleashed from the West” and that’s what we’re going to talk: Hinduphobia, the fallacy of Aryan Invasion Theory, and how to revamp the study of Hinduism so that a more accurate picture of Hinduisms past and present can

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24:02

The connections between advaita vedanta and ecology...

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/03/23

In this episode we're speaking with Professor Jeffery D Long, who teaches religion and Asian studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. This his second time on the show. And today we’re discussing a recent paper he’s written on the connections between deep ecology and advaita vedanta.Read more: Advaita Vedanta and Its Implications for Deep Ecology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:51

TEASER: All about All About Hinduism

That"s So Hindu ·

2023/02/02

Do you want to know more about Hinduism?Like actually understand what karma is? Or what dharma means? Do you want to know what the sacred texts of Hinduism are? Or, maybe, you just want to know why Hindu women wear a dot on their forehead?Or, perhaps, if all Hindus vegetarian?If so, then All About Hinduism is just what you’ve been waiting for.We’ll give you an overview of Hinduism as a lived and contemporary spiritual path.We’ll explore the history of how Hinduism has come to be what it is today:

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