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Mind-Body Solution with Dr Tevin Naidu
Anand Vaidya Lecture: Vedanta and the Hard Problem of Consciousness

Mind-Body Solution with Dr Tevin Naidu

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 65:45


Anand Vaidya is Professor of Business Ethics and the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence at San Jose State University, and Visiting Professor of Indian Philosophy of Mind and Knowledge at University of California, Los Angeles. He graduated from UCLA in 1998. He studied logic, language, metaphysics, Kant and Wittgenstein. He then went on to UCSB to study epistemology and philosophy of mind, writing a dissertation on knowledge of possibility and necessity via two-dimensional modal logic. Since his graduation he has expanded his research out to the cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary study of mind and epistemology. He now does work in Indian philosophy as well as the philosophy of artificial intelligence and teaches courses in business ethics and critical thinking. Lecture Title: "Vedanta and the Hard Problem of Consciousness" Special thanks to Anand for allowing me to share this lecture with the MBS audience. EPISODE LINKS: - Anand's Website: https://anandvaidya.weebly.com/ - Anand's Work: https://tinyurl.com/bdzm87x9 - Anand's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/3e3h7uum - Anand's Round 1: https://youtu.be/dpMoGXCJxUY CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu ============================= Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.

Becoming Antifragile
051: How To Live A Life Worth Living - Anand Vaidya

Becoming Antifragile

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 41:34


Lessons from Anand Vaidya. Vaidya was a professor of Philosophy. He wrote this essay, Terminal illness and transformative experience, which appeared in the Philosophers magazine. Essay: https://philosophersmag.com/terminal-illness-and-transformative-experience/? Ways to Support: Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/BecomingAntifragile⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Daniel Dennett: Philosophy, Free Will, Thinking Differently

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 164:41


The deepest dive into philosopher Daniel Dennett's mind.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - The Soul03:18 - Most Important Philosophical Question12:06 - Do Qualia Exist?30:28 - Uploading Consciousness39:55 - Thinking Differently56:20 - Pragmatism1:01:06 - Robert Sapolsky1:12:57 - Philosophers and Scientists1:29:30 - Patterns and Emergence1:36:46 - Roger Penrose1:42:39 - Sailing Boats1:45:40 - Fictionalism1:51:12 - Coming Up With Concepts1:59:55 - Douglas Hofstadter2:05:30 - AI Alignment Problem2:11:31 - Q&A NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist. THANK YOU: To Mike Duffey for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel.  Support TOE: - Patreon:  / curtjaimungal   (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch Follow TOE: - Instagram:  / theoriesofeverythingpod   - TikTok:  / theoriesofeverything_   - Twitter:  / toewithcurt   - Discord Invite:  / discord   - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: / theoriesofeverything   Join this channel to get access to perks:  / @theoriesofeverything   LINKS MENTIONED: - I've Been Thinking (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3RVffvf - The Ego of the Mind (Daniel Dennett & Douglas Hofstadter): https://amzn.to/3RK4JGa - Determined (Robert Sapolsky): https://amzn.to/3RWMm0P - Podcast w/ Robert Sapolsky on TOE: COMING - Elbow Room (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3GT8u77 - The Extended Phenotype (Richard Dawkins): https://amzn.to/3GVyMW3 - The Emperor's New Mind (Roger Penrose): https://amzn.to/3RVmiEb - Podcast w/ Carlo Rovelli on TOE:  • Carlo Rovelli: Loop Quantum Gravity, ...   - Engineering, Daydreaming, and Control (Daniel Dennett): https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... - Am I a Fictionalist? (Daniel Dennett): https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapter... - The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins): https://amzn.to/3RX38hu - Consciousness Explained (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/41BHPVO - Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3S6lQmZ - Darwin's Dangerous Idea (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3vi0VV2 - Freedom Evolves (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3THPIqL - Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3TDef0g - From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/41yKJL3 - Podcast w/ David Sloan Wilson on TOE:  • David Sloan Wilson: Why Dawkins Is Pl...   - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman on TOE:  • Donald Hoffman: The Nature of Conscio...   - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and Joscha Bach on TOE:  • Donald Hoffman Λ Joscha Bach: Conscio...   - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and Philip Goff on TOE:  • Reality, Evolution, Consciousness | D...   - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and John Vervaeke on TOE:  • Exposing the Matrix: Cognitive Scient...   - Podcast w/ Anand Vaidya on TOE:  • Anand Vaidya: Consciousness, Truth, B...  

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Free Will Explained by World's Top Intellectuals

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 260:42


YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbUCEleJhg&t=9315sIn our first ontoprism, we take a look back at FREE WILL across the years at Theories of Everything. If you have suggestions for future ontoprism topics, then comment below.TIMESTAMPS:- 00:00:00 Introduction- 00:02:58 Michael Levin- 00:08:51 David Wolpert (Part 1)- 00:13:48 Donald Hoffman, Joscha Bach- 00:33:10 Stuart Hameroff- 00:38:47 Claudia Passos- 00:40:27 Wolfgang Smith- 00:42:50 Bernardo Kastrup- 00:45:23 Matt O'Dowd- 01:19:06 Anand Vaidya- 01:28:52 Chris Langan, Bernardo Kastrup- 01:44:27 David Wolpert (Part 2)- 01:51:37 Scott Aaronson- 01:59:47 Nicolas Gisin- 02:16:52 David Wolpert (Part 3)- 02:32:39 Brian Keating, Lee Cronin- 02:42:55 Joscha Bach- 02:46:07 Karl Friston- 02:49:28 Noam Chomsky (Part 1)- 02:55:06 John Vervaeke, Joscha Bach- 03:13:27 Stephen Wolfram- 03:32:46 Jonathan Blow- 03:40:08 Noam Chomsky (Part 2)- 03:49:38 Thomas Campbell- 03:55:14 John Vervaeke- 04:02:41 James Robert Brown- 04:13:42 Anil Seth- 04:17:37 More ontoprisms coming...NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist. THANK YOU: To Mike Duffy, of https://dailymystic.org for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel. - Patreon: / curtjaimungal  (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter:  / toewithcurt   - Discord Invite:  / discord   - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything:  / theoriesofeverything   - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch LINKS MENTIONED:  • Free Will Debate: "Is God A Taoist?" ...   • Unveiling the Mind-Blowing Biotech of...   • David Wolpert: Free Will & No Free Lu...   • Donald Hoffman Λ Joscha Bach: Conscio...   • Stuart Hameroff: Penrose & Fractal Co...   • Wolfgang Smith: Beyond Non-Dualism   • Escaping the Illusion: Bernardo Kastr...   • Matt O'Dowd: Your Mind vs. The Univer...   • Anand Vaidya: Moving BEYOND Non-Dualism   • Should You Fear Death? Bernardo Kastr...   • David Wolpert: Monotheism Theorem, Un...   • Nicolas Gisin: Time, Superdeterminism...   • David Wolpert: Monotheism Theorem, Un...   • Brian Keating Λ Lee Cronin: Life in t...   • Joscha Bach: Time, Simulation Hypothe...   • Karl Friston: Derealization, Consciou...   • Noam Chomsky   • Joscha Bach Λ John Vervaeke: Mind, Id...   • Stephen Wolfram: Ruliad, Consciousnes...   • Jonathan Blow: Consciousness, Game De...   • Noam Chomsky   • Thomas Campbell: Ego, Paranormal Psi,...   • Thomas Campbell: Remote Viewing, Spea...   • John Vervaeke: Psychedelics, Evil, & ...   • James Robert Brown: The Continuum Hyp...   • Anil Seth: Neuroscience of Consciousn...  

SynTalk
#TRIC (The Repetitions In Compositions) - - - SynTalk

SynTalk

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 75:26


Does randomness lie in the eye of the beholder? ‘What' is music? Why is ordering often a consequence of scaling? Is there such a thing as non-repetitive music? Do there need to be ‘types' for there to be repetitions? Are there patterns out there independent of us? What would a Kantian say? Are fundamental algorithms at the heart of Nature? Does this conflict with fundamental laws of physics? Why can't finite state machines count? Are Turing machines able to recognize repetitions? How? Why isn't any combination of notes a raga? Why is ‘Sa' the fixed point in Hindustani classical music? Can the link between moods and musical keys / notes / ragas be understood via the pigeonhole principle? Is there a deep link between repetition and consonance (or dissonance)? Do we tend to classify things that are not ‘not different'? Is the ability to have knowledge of similarity a distinct faculty? How are multiple renditions ‘in' a raga same yet different? Can repetitions help charge our musical consciousness? Do ever-fresh accents make repetitions rhythms? Is there asymmetric dependence of error on truth? &, do hallucinations ‘repeat' Reality? SynTalk thinks about these & more questions using ideas from theoretical computer science (Dr. Arkadev Chattopadhyay, TIFR, Mumbai), music studies/history (Prof. Partho Datta, JNU, New Delhi), & philosophy (Dr. Anand Vaidya, San José State University, San José). Listen in...

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Anand Vaidya: Vedic Philosophy, Epistemology, Counterfactuals

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 237:47


YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BPLcuHnS_A This is a banger. Prof. Anand Vaidya of philosophy specializes in Vedic philosophy, epistemology, and we talk about God, free will, mathematics, Kripke, and even the ego as both an illusion and real. NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist. - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt... - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch LINKS MENTIONED: - On Certification (Anand Vaidya): https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/5/article/89... - Podcast w/ Susan Schneider on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmQXp... - Podcast w/ Anand Vaidya on TOE: https://youtu.be/RNmusKn6t_U - Reality Plus (David Chalmers): https://amzn.to/473AKPw - Podcast w/ Susan Blackmore Λ Bernardo Kastrup on TOE: https://youtu.be/jrVnAWP2XEs - Podcast w/ Dave Chalmers on TOE: COMING - Raymond Smullyan's Dialogue on Free Will: https://youtu.be/P-jh6tRh3Jw - Kripke's Naming and Necessity: https://amzn.to/3SbCNMZ TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00:00 Introduction - 00:02:36 Indian theories of knowledge and sentience - 00:08:00 Hedonic Tone and the mathematics of pleasure - 00:18:15 Exploration of non-dualism vs. unity with God & absence of subject-object distinction - 00:35:00 Misconceptions about non-dualism and the importance of rationality and logic - 00:46:41 Materialism in Indian philosophy - 01:56:00 Time, impermanence, and suffering - 01:15:01 Truth, falsity, and the ineffable - 01:35:19 Shankara philosophy and Dan Dennett's rebut against Mary - 01:47:00 Chomsky's vs. Kripke regarding reference and naming - 02:03:00 Metaphysically possible worlds - 02:31:10 Inflationary and deflationary approaches - 02:47:07 The Integration Challenge and the paradox of mathematical knowledge - 02:57:06 Donald Hoffman's perception theory - 03:07:04 Free will and determinism - 03:21:43 Grounding and grading of moral standing - 03:33:35 Modal logic - 03:43:02 Belief in belief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Anand Vaidya: Moving BEYOND Non-Dualism

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 64:49


YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNmusKn6t_U Anand Vaidya, prof. of philosophy at San Jose State University, talks about consciousness, Gnosticism, non-dualism, and the misconceptions about Eastern philosophies. Listen now early and ad-free on Patreon https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal. - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt... - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch LINKS MENTIONED: TIMESTAMPS: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Run the List
Episode 39: Adrenal Insufficiency

Run the List

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 19:59


Dr. Anand Vaidya, an endocrinologist and the director of the Center for Adrenal Disorders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses adrenal insufficiency with Dr. Navin Kumar (host) and Bina Kassamali (script writer and case presenter). They discuss the presentation of adrenal insufficiency (AI) and its triggers, a framework for primary vs. secondary causes of AI, an endocrine work-up for AI and related diseases, and the management of AI with steroids and patient education. Dr. Vaidya also makes a brief note on adrenal crises. The episode ends with some clinical pearls from both Bina and Dr. Vaidya. https://www.runthelistpodcast.com/endocrinology/#adrenal

New Books in Political Science
A. Nilsen, K. Nielsen, A. Vaidya, "Indian Democracy: Origins, Trajectories, Contestations" (Pluto Press, 2019)

New Books in Political Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 51:14


More than 70 years after its founding, with Narendra Modi's authoritarian Hindu nationalists in government, is the dream of Indian democracy still alive and well? Indian Democracy: Origins, Trajectories, Contestations (Pluto Press, 2019), a prescient collection of essays, dialogues and commentary from scholars, activists and journalists, tries to come up with answers. India's pluralism has always posed a formidable challenge to its democracy, with many believing that a clash of identities based on region, language, caste, religion, ethnicity and tribe would bring about its demise. With the meteoric rise to power of the Bharatiya Janata Party, its solidity is once again called into question: is Modi's Hindu majoritarianism an anti-democratic attempt to transform India into a monolithic Hindu nation from which minorities and dissidents are forcibly excluded? With examinations of the way that class and caste power shaped the making of India's postcolonial democracy, the role of feminism, the media, and the public sphere in sustaining and challenging democracy, this book interrogates the contradictions at the heart of the Indian democratic project, examining its origins, trajectories and contestations. Alf Gunvald Nilsen is Professor of Sociology at University of Pretoria. He is the author of Dispossession and Resistance in India: The River and the Rage (Routledge, 2010), We Make Our Own History: Marxism and Social Movements in the Twilight of Neoliberalism (Pluto Press, 2014), and Adivasis and the State: Subalternity and Citizenship in India's Bhil Heartland(Cambridge University Press, 2018). Kenneth Bo Nielsen is Associate Professor in the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo. He is the author of Land Dispossession and Everyday Politics in Rural Eastern India (Anthem Press, 2018), and the co-editor of several books on Indian society and politics. Anand Vaidya is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Reed College. Madhuri Karak holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. She tweets @madhurikarak and more of her work can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Critical Theory
A. Nilsen, K. Nielsen, A. Vaidya, "Indian Democracy: Origins, Trajectories, Contestations" (Pluto Press, 2019)

New Books in Critical Theory

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 51:14


More than 70 years after its founding, with Narendra Modi's authoritarian Hindu nationalists in government, is the dream of Indian democracy still alive and well? Indian Democracy: Origins, Trajectories, Contestations (Pluto Press, 2019), a prescient collection of essays, dialogues and commentary from scholars, activists and journalists, tries to come up with answers. India's pluralism has always posed a formidable challenge to its democracy, with many believing that a clash of identities based on region, language, caste, religion, ethnicity and tribe would bring about its demise. With the meteoric rise to power of the Bharatiya Janata Party, its solidity is once again called into question: is Modi's Hindu majoritarianism an anti-democratic attempt to transform India into a monolithic Hindu nation from which minorities and dissidents are forcibly excluded? With examinations of the way that class and caste power shaped the making of India's postcolonial democracy, the role of feminism, the media, and the public sphere in sustaining and challenging democracy, this book interrogates the contradictions at the heart of the Indian democratic project, examining its origins, trajectories and contestations. Alf Gunvald Nilsen is Professor of Sociology at University of Pretoria. He is the author of Dispossession and Resistance in India: The River and the Rage (Routledge, 2010), We Make Our Own History: Marxism and Social Movements in the Twilight of Neoliberalism (Pluto Press, 2014), and Adivasis and the State: Subalternity and Citizenship in India's Bhil Heartland(Cambridge University Press, 2018). Kenneth Bo Nielsen is Associate Professor in the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo. He is the author of Land Dispossession and Everyday Politics in Rural Eastern India (Anthem Press, 2018), and the co-editor of several books on Indian society and politics. Anand Vaidya is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Reed College. Madhuri Karak holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. She tweets @madhurikarak and more of her work can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in South Asian Studies
A. Nilsen, K. Nielsen, A. Vaidya, "Indian Democracy: Origins, Trajectories, Contestations" (Pluto Press, 2019)

New Books in South Asian Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 51:14


More than 70 years after its founding, with Narendra Modi's authoritarian Hindu nationalists in government, is the dream of Indian democracy still alive and well? Indian Democracy: Origins, Trajectories, Contestations (Pluto Press, 2019), a prescient collection of essays, dialogues and commentary from scholars, activists and journalists, tries to come up with answers. India's pluralism has always posed a formidable challenge to its democracy, with many believing that a clash of identities based on region, language, caste, religion, ethnicity and tribe would bring about its demise. With the meteoric rise to power of the Bharatiya Janata Party, its solidity is once again called into question: is Modi's Hindu majoritarianism an anti-democratic attempt to transform India into a monolithic Hindu nation from which minorities and dissidents are forcibly excluded? With examinations of the way that class and caste power shaped the making of India's postcolonial democracy, the role of feminism, the media, and the public sphere in sustaining and challenging democracy, this book interrogates the contradictions at the heart of the Indian democratic project, examining its origins, trajectories and contestations. Alf Gunvald Nilsen is Professor of Sociology at University of Pretoria. He is the author of Dispossession and Resistance in India: The River and the Rage (Routledge, 2010), We Make Our Own History: Marxism and Social Movements in the Twilight of Neoliberalism (Pluto Press, 2014), and Adivasis and the State: Subalternity and Citizenship in India's Bhil Heartland(Cambridge University Press, 2018). Kenneth Bo Nielsen is Associate Professor in the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo. He is the author of Land Dispossession and Everyday Politics in Rural Eastern India (Anthem Press, 2018), and the co-editor of several books on Indian society and politics. Anand Vaidya is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Reed College. Madhuri Karak holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. She tweets @madhurikarak and more of her work can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in History
A. Nilsen, K. Nielsen, A. Vaidya, "Indian Democracy: Origins, Trajectories, Contestations" (Pluto Press, 2019)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 51:14


More than 70 years after its founding, with Narendra Modi's authoritarian Hindu nationalists in government, is the dream of Indian democracy still alive and well? Indian Democracy: Origins, Trajectories, Contestations (Pluto Press, 2019), a prescient collection of essays, dialogues and commentary from scholars, activists and journalists, tries to come up with answers. India's pluralism has always posed a formidable challenge to its democracy, with many believing that a clash of identities based on region, language, caste, religion, ethnicity and tribe would bring about its demise. With the meteoric rise to power of the Bharatiya Janata Party, its solidity is once again called into question: is Modi's Hindu majoritarianism an anti-democratic attempt to transform India into a monolithic Hindu nation from which minorities and dissidents are forcibly excluded? With examinations of the way that class and caste power shaped the making of India's postcolonial democracy, the role of feminism, the media, and the public sphere in sustaining and challenging democracy, this book interrogates the contradictions at the heart of the Indian democratic project, examining its origins, trajectories and contestations. Alf Gunvald Nilsen is Professor of Sociology at University of Pretoria. He is the author of Dispossession and Resistance in India: The River and the Rage (Routledge, 2010), We Make Our Own History: Marxism and Social Movements in the Twilight of Neoliberalism (Pluto Press, 2014), and Adivasis and the State: Subalternity and Citizenship in India's Bhil Heartland(Cambridge University Press, 2018). Kenneth Bo Nielsen is Associate Professor in the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo. He is the author of Land Dispossession and Everyday Politics in Rural Eastern India (Anthem Press, 2018), and the co-editor of several books on Indian society and politics. Anand Vaidya is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Reed College. Madhuri Karak holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. She tweets @madhurikarak and more of her work can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
A. Nilsen, K. Nielsen, A. Vaidya, "Indian Democracy: Origins, Trajectories, Contestations" (Pluto Press, 2019)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 51:14


More than 70 years after its founding, with Narendra Modi's authoritarian Hindu nationalists in government, is the dream of Indian democracy still alive and well? Indian Democracy: Origins, Trajectories, Contestations (Pluto Press, 2019), a prescient collection of essays, dialogues and commentary from scholars, activists and journalists, tries to come up with answers. India's pluralism has always posed a formidable challenge to its democracy, with many believing that a clash of identities based on region, language, caste, religion, ethnicity and tribe would bring about its demise. With the meteoric rise to power of the Bharatiya Janata Party, its solidity is once again called into question: is Modi's Hindu majoritarianism an anti-democratic attempt to transform India into a monolithic Hindu nation from which minorities and dissidents are forcibly excluded? With examinations of the way that class and caste power shaped the making of India's postcolonial democracy, the role of feminism, the media, and the public sphere in sustaining and challenging democracy, this book interrogates the contradictions at the heart of the Indian democratic project, examining its origins, trajectories and contestations. Alf Gunvald Nilsen is Professor of Sociology at University of Pretoria. He is the author of Dispossession and Resistance in India: The River and the Rage (Routledge, 2010), We Make Our Own History: Marxism and Social Movements in the Twilight of Neoliberalism (Pluto Press, 2014), and Adivasis and the State: Subalternity and Citizenship in India's Bhil Heartland(Cambridge University Press, 2018). Kenneth Bo Nielsen is Associate Professor in the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo. He is the author of Land Dispossession and Everyday Politics in Rural Eastern India (Anthem Press, 2018), and the co-editor of several books on Indian society and politics. Anand Vaidya is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Reed College. Madhuri Karak holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. She tweets @madhurikarak and more of her work can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices