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Ramjee Chandran delves into the epic confrontation between Pulakesin II and Harshavardhana. Explore the political landscape of the 7th century as these powerful rulers battle for supremacy. Discover the outcome of the Battle of Narmada and its lasting impact on the subcontinent. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Prestige Group, that makes this podcast possible. Follow The History Of Bangalore on social, here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyofbangalore/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfBangalore Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoryOfBLR YouTube: https://youtube.com/@HistoryOfBangalore?si=mnH3BsYfI4BUU234 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-the-history-of-bangalore-163453722/ Follow Ramjee Chandran on Instagram and Twitter: @ramjeechandran The theme music for the show was composed by German-Indian Koln based percussionist, Ramesh Shotham. RESEARCH AND SOURCES: All our episodes are based on published research and archive records. To know about sources for any specific information, we encourage you to correspond with Ramjee Chandran editor@explocity.com. We will pass it on and do our best to reply expeditiously to every mail we receive.

During a talk with the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and other government officials, on the banks of the Narmada river, Sadhguru speaks about living a healthy life. He explains that among the five elements, the pancha bhutas, that make up all creation, if we are a little conscious of the water and air elements, and pay a little attention to what we consume, we will rarely need medical help. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times.

During a talk with the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and other government officials, on the banks of the Narmada river, Sadhguru speaks about living a healthy life. He explains that among the five elements, the pancha bhutas, that make up all creation, if we are a little conscious of the water and air elements, and pay a little attention to what we consume, we will rarely need medical help. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times.

Innovation Forum's Bea Stevenson has spoken to several farmers from across geographies and commodities, to find out how climate change is impacting their crops and their livelihoods. Hear from Deborah Osei-Mensah, a farmer with Asunafo Cocoa Cooperative in Ghana, Wakinya Samuel, a smallholder coffee farmer from Bushika Integrated Area Cooperative Enterprise in Uganda, Kamudiben Satishbhai Tadavi, a smallholder cotton farmer working with CottonConnect, from the Narmada district in Gujarat, India, and Muhammad Muiz Bajwa, sustainability manager at South Asian Sourcing Private Limited.

This week: At Innovation Forum's recent future of plastics and packaging conference, Ian Welsh spoke with UNEP's Llorenç Milà I Canals, Daniel Katz from the Overbrook Foundation and Rainforest Alliance, Sebastian Munden from WRAP, Steve Hardman from Plastic Collective and Innovation Forum's Catie Ball and Tanya Richard, reflecting on the discussions and debate at the conference. Plus: Kamudiben Satishbhai Tadavi, smallholder cotton farmer with CottonConnect, from the Narmada district in Gujarat, India, speaks with Innovation Forum's Bea Stevenson about how farmers are being impacted by climate change and extreme weather events. And, carbon credits linked to faster decarbonisation; new tech to extract nutrients and oils from spent coffee grounds; and Zero Acre Farms attracting investment for low deforestation cooking oil, in the news digest.   For more information about how women cotton farmers like Kamudiben are adapting to climate change, see here: Women In Cotton: Addressing the Impact of Climate Change through Climate-friendly Practices

On this episode of Below the Radar, our host Am Johal is joined by Ali Kazimi, director and winner of the 2019 Governor General's Award for Visual and Media Arts. Ali shares with Am how he got into filmmaking, his experiences of discrimination when arriving in Canada, and his path into the production of his various films, such as Continuous Journey, Narmada, Random Acts of Legacy, and his latest film, Beyond Extinction. In talking about his film, Shooting Indians, created in collaboration with Jeffrey Thomas, Ali describes the film's dialogic approach, and how Jeffrey challenges the visual stereotypes of Indigenous people put forward by the American photographer, Edward Sherriff Curtis. Ali explains how he uses archives to unearth never before seen footage of the Komagata Maru, and how he embraces the imperfections of old archival materials. Finally, Am and Ali discuss the effort it takes to maintain autonomy as a filmmaker. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/222-ali-kazimi.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/222-ali-kazimi.html Resources: Ali Kazimi: https://alikazimi.ca/ Continuous Journey: https://alikazimi.ca/films/continuous-journey/ Narmada: A Valley Rises: https://alikazimi.ca/films/narmada/ Random Acts of Legacy: https://alikazimi.ca/films/random-acts-of-legacy/ Shooting Indians: https://alikazimi.ca/films/shooting-indians/ Beyond Extinction: A Sinixt Resurgence: https://alikazimi.ca/films/beyond-extinction/ Bio: Ali Kazimi is a filmmaker, author and media artist whose work deals with race, social justice migration, history and memory. He is the recipient of the 2019 Governor General's Award for Visual and Media Arts. Ali is currently an associate professor at York University's School of Arts, Media, Performance and Design and was the former chair for the Department of Cinema & Media Arts. Cite this episode: Chicago Style Johal, Am. “Beyond Extinction — with Ali Kazimi.” Below the Radar, SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, October 10, 2023. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/222-ali-kazimi.html.

Tamar Gutner, associate professor of international affairs at American University's School of International Service, leads the conversation on the international financial architecture. FASKIANOS: Thank you. Welcome to today's discussion of the Fall 2023 CFR Academic Webinar Series. I'm Irina Faskianos, vice president of the National Program and Outreach at CFR. Thank you for joining us. Today's discussion is on the record and the video and transcript will be available on our website, CFR.org/academic if you would like to share them with your colleagues or classmates. As always, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. We are delighted to have Tamar Gutner with us to discuss the international financial architecture. Dr. Gutner is an associate professor at American University's School of International Service, and expert on the performance of international organizations and their roles in global governance. In 2019, she held a CFR Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars at the International Monetary Fund's Independent Evaluation Office. She is the author of International Organizations in World Politics, published by CQ Press; and Banking on the Environment: Multilateral Development Banks and Their Environmental Performance in Central and Eastern Europe, published by MIT Press. And she recently completed a book manuscript on the birth and design of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and its role in the landscape of development banks. So, Dr. Gutner, thank you very much for being with us today. I thought we could begin by having you outline for us the various change-related proposals and activities facing the World Bank, other multilateral development banks, and the International Monetary Fund. Just a small question, but—(laughter)—over to you. GUTNER: Thank you. Thank you, Irina, for introducing me, and thank you for having me as part of this seminar. I think these seminars are just a fantastic way for scholars, professors, students, and others to engage with these important issues, and I'm really excited to see so many people from around the world and professors and students and I see some colleagues in the audience. So I'm really looking forward to engaging with all of you. Right, so this is a critical time for the IMF and the World Bank and other development banks because their importance has been heightened by the need for them to respond to the various crises and challenges that we're facing now. Many of these, as you know, are quite difficult to solve, like climate change. And the world is also dealing with the ongoing economic and social and health repercussions from the pandemic, the repercussions of Russia's invasion of Ukraine including food insecurity. And we're also living in a time when a lot more countries are at high risk of debt distress, and it's a time when it's becoming clear that progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals are stalling. We also have major geopolitical tensions, which is an issue as well. So the IMF and the World Bank are leading international organizations in this scenario today. The IMF has been called the center of the global financial safety net. And the World Bank, meanwhile, is the leading multilateral source of climate finance, and is also playing a huge role in responding to various development challenges that impact its borrowing countries. And also, the regional development banks are addressing these issues as well. So for people who support multilateralism, there's widespread agreement that no one state or actor can solve any of these cross-border issues on their own. And that means we're living in a time when cooperation and multilateral action is absolutely essential, and these people agree we need more to be done to address these issues. But we're also living in a time when many states have inward-looking politics, where there's rising nationalism and populism. And this has produced people and leaders who either don't see the value of international organizations (IOs) like the World Bank and IMF or they see them as contrary to national interests. The IOs themselves—the international organizations themselves—also struggle with relevance sometimes and mixed performance sometimes. And the IMF and World Bank constantly face criticism. They're always being criticized. But I think one important thing to remember is that there's no consensus among the critics. There are always people who want them to do more. There are people who want them to be abolished. So when you're exploring the kind of critiques of these organizations it's important to keep that in mind, just they're coming from different actors and they have different thoughts. And, meanwhile, these institutions themselves, they have—it's tricky for them because they have a tough job. They have to be responsive to their member-state shareholders, who don't always agree with each other. They have to try to be responsive to other stakeholders, for example civil society actors; they don't always agree with each other or with their member states. And so these institutions are constantly being pulled in different directions and they have to navigate that. To their credit, they do try to adapt and adjust, not always effectively. And there's also variation in what they've done well and haven't done well. But it's precisely at this time today with these international crises that the Bank and the Fund and the other MDBs—multilateral development banks—have to try to do better. And what I want to do is offer you a brief overview of some of their efforts to do so and some of the challenges that face these efforts. So I'll begin with the World Bank, which is in the midst of a process to figure out how to update its mission, its vision, its strategy, and its operating model. And this is a process that has been driven by shareholders, including the G20 members, and lots of other consultations. Last fall—well, first of all, I want to say there are a number of proposals on the table on how to reform the World Bank and other MDBs, and they have in common calling for these institutions to do a lot more to address climate change and other global public goods. And some of them call for more effort to better engage with private capital and to rethink how these institutions, which are in part banking institutions, how they can maximize the impact of their capital. So last fall the World Bank embarked on what's been called an evolution roadmap to think through ideas for what should be done. This came out late last year amid calls for the Bank to be bigger and better. And this initiative was launched by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen a year ago, and she led an effort with other non-borrowing and borrowing countries to call for the whole multilateral development bank system to evolve. As she put it, the world has changed and we need these vital institutions to change along with it. So the idea underlying all of these proposals is for MDBs to be more innovative and efficient. India made MDB evolution a priority in its presidency of the G20 this year, and there have been different expert panels that have also called for radically reformed and strengthened multilateral development banks. So what's interesting for this audience is this evolution roadmap process will eventually turn into the World Bank's strategy, its corporate strategy, and the latest version of it will be discussed next week at the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Marrakesh. So if you're interested in following that, keep your eyes on the news. And the latest version is seeking approval for measures that will allow the World Bank to boost its lending by $100 billion. So this—the document circulating now for the development—the Joint Ministerial Committee of the World Bank and IMF—and we'll see what happens with it. And I'm happy to talk more about the document itself in the Q&A. These efforts to reform the World Bank are also impacting other regional development banks. So, for example, the Asian Development Bank recently announced it, too, will lend an additional $100 billion over the next ten years by relaxing some of its risk rules for its banking, how it manages its assets, without jeopardizing its triple-A credit rating. The IMF also has been trying to change and adapt in recent years. It's not directly part of this evolution framework that's focusing on MDBs, but the IMF has really turned attention to climate change and also to gender and inequality. And it's essentially pushing forward a kind of a slow change in thinking where economists, and finance ministers, and central bank leaders have realized that these issues are essential to macroeconomic stability. So climate change has become a more visible focus of the IMF's work, its work in surveillance, its capacity development activities, and its general work with countries. Its first strategy for mainstreaming gender was adopted in July 2022. And, like the World Bank, it has also created a number of mechanisms to respond to the pandemic. So it has a new resilience and sustainability trust. And the goal of it is to help low-income member states to address climate change and issues like pandemic preparedness. And it also has a new food shock window to offer emergency financing for countries facing food insecurity as a result of everything going on today. So this is—it's interesting to watch both of these institutions. The IMF typically has a harder time changing because it's a more rigid, set in its ways organization. But it, too—it's not your grandmother's IMF anymore. But all of these efforts are going to face their own sets of challenges. And I want to briefly highlight a few of them before we have our Q&A. So in the World Bank's roadmap, which is also being called a new playbook, the question is: Is it a zero-sum game to balance more focus on global public goods like climate change with individual countries' own development priorities? And there are many people who say, no problem. Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the IMF, when talking about this balancing issue, she said: Well, we can chew gum and walk at the same time. But these goals may have areas of overlap, where a country's own development issues do coincide with these global public goods, but there may be areas where they do not. And that's something that has to be worked out. There's also some criticism in civil society and other actors about asking the multilateral banks to do much more to engage with the private sector. First of all, this idea has been around for a while, this idea of turning billions and trillions, for example, was part of the 2015 UN Financing for Development Conference. And it hasn't really come through. So it's a difficult issue to do. There's going to be more work on it. But some organizations actually are concerned about potential negative effects of prioritizing incentives for private finance to provide co-financing to development efforts, because private sector goals are not always the same as public goals, right? So there's some areas of tension. And finally, I just want to flag that all of these organizations are calling for more collaboration. Collaboration is almost the magic wand that will help all these efforts to work out better. And, in fact, if you look at the IMF's new annual report, which was just published, it lists on its front page “committed to collaboration.” But, in fact, it's not that easy for these organizations to collaborate. And I'm happy to break that down a little bit more. And so this great emphasis on something that can be difficult will be something that these organizations have to grapple with. I'm happy to talk about more of the issues in our Q&A, but I think I should stop here and open it up to questions or comments. FASKIANOS: Thank you, Tammi. That was fantastic. So we're going to go to all of you for your questions. (Gives queuing instructions.) OK, so I'm going to take the first question from Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome. Q: Thank you. Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome. I'm a professor of political science at Brooklyn College. And I'm just wondering about this financial architecture that is much criticized, as you said. And I'm wondering the extent to which the criticism informs new decisions that are taken. So the criticisms about people who say the organization should be abolished is coming from the Global South, where there's been feeling since the 1970s that these organizations are not sufficiently sympathetic or understanding of the challenges faced by the countries that had unsustainable debt, and are still in a deeper state of unsustainable debt today. So how is the global architecture on these—in these organizations dealing with these challenges? I heard for the first time, like, in the last five years—Lagarde, I think it was—that said, oh, we made mistakes in some of the advice that we were giving. So who pays for those mistakes? People's lives are damaged, economies are wrecked. And you know, so what are the—what's the good of these changes, really? GUTNER: Yeah, thank you so much for that question, because that's a really good reflection on some of the harsh criticism that these institutions face. And I also would not be someone who says they do everything right, because they don't. But it has been interesting to watch some of the ways that they've evolved. So, for example, they do interact much more with civil society than they used to. I mean, it used to be in the old days when the IMF and World Bank had their annual meetings, civil society actors would protest outside on the street in Washington, DC. And I would tell my students, feel free to go down there but please maybe try not to get arrested, you know? So there were—there were very large protests. Now, when they have the annual meeting, civil society actors are in—are part of it. They're engaged in seminars. They're engaged in discussion. The institutions have strengthened some of their accountability measures, although I could argue some of them are also still weak. But there have been changes. So for example, the IMF now addresses and thinks about social protection, which it didn't used to do, and social safety nets, which it didn't used to do in the past. So you can argue that these changes aren't enough, and they're too late, and it's still harmful. But I think there is evidence that they do try to evolve and adapt, maybe not perfectly. And also, it's really difficult to change a huge institution. It's like turning a large ship. You know, it doesn't happen quickly. But the narrative today is different from the past. I mean, there is—there is more focus on climate change, for example. Which you can argue some countries, it's not really their priority. But even that's changing. More countries, more developing countries, are realizing that issues of climate change are related to them, whether it's through natural disasters, you know, hurricanes, floods, mud—you know, all of this. So I think it's—I think this criticism is still out there. And it exists. The institutions are imperfect. But they do—they do slowly try to adjust and adapt. And if you dig into it, if you go into detail, you'll find that they do a better job in some issues than others, in some countries than others, in some periods of time than others. So as a scholar I would argue that you—it's hard to make a blanket statement about them without kind of unpacking, you know, specific cases and over time. FASKIANOS: Thank you. I'm going to take the next written question from Jon-Paul Maddaloni, a military professor at the U.S. Naval War College: For the World Bank, what is the definition of creditworthy? Is this a debt-to-GDP ratio? Is there a standard here that may be part of the developing world grievance against the World Bank? GUTNER: So there are complex ways of assessing that. But basically, one of the major ones is to decide if a country is eligible for IBRD loans, which are International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the main part of the World Bank, which are loans that have to be repaid. And if a country is relatively less creditworthy or poor countries can access grants, or no-interest loans, or concessional funding from the World Bank's arm that's called IDA, the International Development Association—or, Agency. (Laughs.) I just—I just call it IDA. So if you're—if you're able to access IDA funding, you're relatively less creditworthy. The World Bank also has other facilities to offer—both the bank and also the IMF—capacity development, which is just money given for technical assistance. And those are the different categories for the World Bank. So countries can change category. So if a country becomes more economically stronger, it can graduate from IDA concessional financing. If it becomes weaker, it can access that financing. And there are some countries which can get a blend. In other words, they're creditworthy enough to be able to take some amount of loans, but not enough so that all of their financing can be a loan form. So these are some of the ways that the World Bank responds to different categories of creditworthiness. FASKIANOS: Fantastic. I'm going to take the next question from Fordham's International Political Economy and Development Program. They have a raised hand. If you can just say who you are. (Laughter.) Q: Thank you for being with us today. I'm Genevieve, part of the Fordham IPED Program. My question is, what are some specific examples of how a country's national political landscape and private interests cause these setbacks for cross-sectoral collaboration in these development banking efforts? And how do these large banking institutions work around corruption, for example? GUTNER: I'm sorry. Can you repeat the first part about collaboration—cross-sectoral collaboration? Q: Yeah. What are some specific examples of how a country's national political landscape and private interests cause setbacks for cross-sectoral collaboration for these development banks? And then we could take corruption as an example. GUTNER: So I'm not 100 percent sure what you mean by the—by the cross-sectoral collaboration. When I'm focusing on collaboration, or when the narrative is focusing on collaboration, it's really focusing more on collaboration between, for example, the World Bank and IMF. How do they collaborate? And the answer to that is, they haven't collaborated well for almost eighty years. But that's not—what I think you're asking is, what happens between these institutions and the national level? Well, one issue—the issue of corruption has become much more widely discussed in both the World Bank and the IMF. In the past, it was seen as a domestic political issue, which is really outside their articles of agreement. They're not supposed to get involved in these domestic political issues. But there's much more awareness today that corruption—for example, in the IMF—corruption impacts a government's health—the fiscal health, their ability to have money to spend on development. And the same is true for the World Bank. So there's much more attention on these issues. The institutions still have to navigate carefully so that they don't look like they're getting involved in politics, even though they can't really avoid it. But so corruption is much higher on the priority list. And it can impact a country's ability to get funding from either institutions. So from the World Bank, and they have—they have lists of companies they won't work with in procurement, for example, who are barred from engaging in procurement. And it's part of discussions. It shows up in the partnership—the framework documents that both countries produce for individual countries. So a kind of a—this is a long way to say, it's on the radar and it matters. But a lot of the collaboration issues are related to how the institutions work with each other. But also in country, I should add, that in some countries the donors collaborate on the ground. So they meet together and they try to make sure they're not overlapping. There's—it doesn't always work very well. You know, in some cases it works better than others. But for the institutions to collaborate more with each other, they have faced many challenges in doing that. FASKIANOS: Thank you. I'm going to take the next question from Joshua McKeown, associate provost and director of the international education at State University of New York at Oswego: For context, how much lending does the World Bank do in comparison with regional development banks? GUTNER: Well, I guess it depends. I don't have all that data at my fingertips, but the World Bank in the last—in—let's see, I do have the World Bank data at my fingertips. Let me just pull it up. See where I had it. The World Bank in its current annual report, the IBRD committed $38 and a half billion in 2023. IDA committed $34 billion. The regional banks are much smaller, so the World Bank tends to be the largest. But there's also a lot of variation across the regional banks as well. Now it's important to say that they will often cofinance projects with each other. So the regional banks will engage with the World Bank, and they'll have shared projects, and they'll work together. There are times where they also will compete with each other on occasion. They might both be interested in funding an airport—building an airport somewhere. And one of them may offer more attractive terms than the other. But the competition is not kind of a serious problem, because basically wherever you look in the world, there's almost an infinite demand for infrastructure finance. You know, show me a city that doesn't need a new metro, or the roads repaired, right? So there's a lot of demand out there for these banks to be able to do what they do. And but that has to be tempered with the, on the other side, how much debt can an individual country take on? And that's where we're seeing more serious problems today. FASKIANOS: Thank you. I'm going to take the next question from Samia Abdulle from Professor Fazal's class. And she is at the University of Minnesota: How has COVID-19 renewed the debate about the World Bank's role in international development? GUTNER: That's a great question, because when it comes to crisis, member states turn to these institutions right away. And this is a little separate from your question, but before the global financial crisis, for example, the IMF and the World Bank had seen their demand for their services drop dramatically. There were questions about the legitimacy of the IMF. Then the global financial crisis hit and, boom, they were kind of the go-to organizations to help respond to these issues. So the World Bank and the IMF both responded pretty rapidly to the pandemic. And they each came up with new facilities, they got money out the door quickly, they relaxed some of their conditions. So they both had a kind of a robust response. Now, there are people who are saying, well, it was not enough. It should have been more. But, you know, they did a lot. And in an emergency situation, also, you have to remember, they all had to work at home as well. So everybody was working at home. Nobody could travel, but yet they got a lot of money out the door quickly, in different kinds of ways. And I think what we're going to have to revisit down the road is, did any of that money disappear? You know, where—was there accountability for all this money, because it was moved out the door so quickly. And the head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, would say: Just save your receipts. (Laughs.) Just save your receipts. But that's going to be something to see, what happened with this money, where did it actually go, how did accountability work? But the World Bank alone got $30 billion—it dispersed $30 billion in fifteen months at the beginning of the pandemic in emergency support. So they really did step up. And whether it was enough or not is a matter of opinion. But they moved—they did move quickly. And I should just add, since you asked about—I just want to add one thing. The World Bank was involved in getting people access to vaccines, helping weak health infrastructures in countries, and all kinds of issues related to the pandemic. FASKIANOS: Fantastic. So I'm going to take the next written question from Yiagadeesen Samy, who's the director of the School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Canada: You already covered the AIIB in your opening remarks, and we will be circulating this transcript in the video later, but let's look at the second part of the question. Can you comment a little bit on whether the proposed changes to MDBs are a reaction to China's growing influence? And if so, what your views are about the changing geopolitical economic dynamics? GUTNER: It's so great people are asking these simple questions. (Laughs.) FASKIANOS: I know! GUTNER: Yes. FASKIANOS: Keeping you on your toes! (Laughs.) GUTNER: Yes. So let me preface by saying this: China has different strategies in development banking. On one side, you have the AIIB, for example. On the other side, the Belt and Road Initiative. The AIIB is not—in my research, it's cut from the same cloth as other development banks. It's not a threat. It's a part of the landscape of development banks. It's part of the community. It was designed by an international group of experts. In fact, the person who wrote the AIIB's articles of agreement was an American. And the person who designed the AIIB's environmental and social framework was an American. So it was a—it was a real international effort. And in fact, the World Bank helped the AIIB get set up. So the World Bank volunteered staff and gave the AIIB advice on things like vacation policy and office furniture. This is the Beijing office of the World Bank. And the World Bank even ran the AIIB treasury at the beginning, and it cofinanced projects. So the AIIB is cut from the same cloth as development banks. Now, it does have some differences. It's has—it's much smaller. It has a staff under four hundred. The World Bank is ten thousand, for example. And so there are some people who think it might have spurred the World Bank to pay more attention to doing more on infrastructure, which it had moved away from a little bit because that's the AIIB's focus. But the Belt and Road is something different. It's a bilateral initiative. It's an umbrella for Chinese financial institutions to lend money for infrastructure. It's not actually an organization. It's just an umbrella term. And there are differences, because the banks lending under the Belt and Road, Chinese institutions, they don't follow global norms on environmental and social framework, on safeguards. They're not transparent. We can't—we don't know how the loan is structured. They don't report the lending numbers to the Paris Club, for example. So there's a real difference between China's strategy in the AIIB and China's strategy in the Belt and Road, which reflects the different natures. There's not one Chinese strategy. So I think, in a way, the existing development banks help the AIIB more, and their staff help the AIIB more. The Belt and Road is a separate thing. But what I think is going to be interesting is to see if the borders, the boundaries between what is done following global norms, and rules, and procedures, if there's any kind of crossover with what's inside those borders and what's outside those borders. So for example, the AIIB is hosting a facility to help countries better design infrastructure projects that might be undertaken under Belt and Road. And so we just have to keep an eye on that. But it's not—it's not a bleak or black and white picture, the way some people describe it. FASKIANOS: Fantastic. A good follow up question from Steven Shinkel, who's the military professor of national security affairs at U.S. Naval War College: Can you compare the relative use of concessional loans between the World Bank and China? What about loan forgiveness, especially in regions such as Africa and South America? GUTNER: Right. So most of the Chinese lending under Belt and Road is not concessional. Most of it is not concessional. And often interest rates are higher than a comparative loan, even from the IBRD, even non-concessional lending. So they will often charge higher interest rates, but they will have less conditionality. So a country trying to decide who to take a loan from will have to weigh that. Do we want a lower interest rate loan from the World Bank that might have more policy conditionality, we might have to adjust our policy, we might have to think about environmental impacts more? Or do we want a slightly more expensive loan from a Chinese lending institution, but it doesn't have any strings attached? So that's kind of the part of the decision-making that borrowers have to go through. On debt—the second part was on, I'm sorry, the question disappeared. On debt? FASKIANOS: Oh, sorry. Yes, the second question is: What about loan forgiveness, especially in regions such as Africa and South America? GUTNER: Well, that's something that's being widely discussed right now, because Chinese institutions haven't been as comfortable about that, or as used to that. And they're—you know, they're being pushed by other institutions. Hey, you have to take a haircut too. We all have to—we all have to do that. There is a little bit of that going on. But it's something—I mean, if you read the article suggested in the email about this talk by Deborah Brautigam, she really unpacks that in great detail. And she makes an argument that there's some kind of learning and give and take that's happening and we need to see more of it. FASKIANOS: Fantastic. Next question from Lindsey McCormack, who's a graduate student at CUNY Baruch College: There's a lot of activity in the U.S. and Europe with new disclosure standards on climate and social impacts of corporations. How do the multilateral development banks relate to this activity? Are they seeing more pressure to discuss—oh, sorry—disclose climate and social impacts of their lending? GUTNER: Yes. (Laughs.) Yes. Now, they already do a lot. They already have environmental and social safeguards. And they've all moved away from funding oil and gas, or mostly oil and some gas. So they're moving away from that. And they're all working together, actually—I mean, I think it's an important example of networking—of the network of MDBs—that they're all moving toward meeting—complying with the Paris Agreement and showing how they're doing that. Now, some of this is how they measure things, and how they label things, and how they account for things. So there's still some debate on whether they're doing enough. But there's, for sure, pressure from NGOs and others. And the banks are moving in that direction. And they're—they're proudly touting how their projects comply. A high percentage of their projects are complying with the Paris Agreement. But there's still some interesting criticism coming out. So, for example, there was a recent report by a German NGO that said the World Bank's private sector lending arm, the IFC—that the IFC was making loans for trade support where that money might go into oil and gas. But you can't tell, right? So they were calling for more transparency on how the IMF is—how the IFC is doing trade credits. So that's something that's very recent. You can look that up and read more about it. FASKIANOS: Just to follow on, how are the multilateral development banks structured? And how effective do you think they are? GUTNER: Structured in terms of what? I mean, I can talk generally in case—so they— FASKIANOS: Yeah, I think corporate structure. GUTNER: So they have—they all have board of governors, which are all the top relevant officials of their member states, typically the finance minister or the central bank head. And they meet once or twice a year. And they make the big decisions. So one thing that's important to realize is a lot of these countries are members of a lot of development bank—there's a lot of overlap in membership. And that's also a way to cross-fertilize ideas, and policies, and things like that. They all have boards of directors, which are more engaged with the day-to-day business. And the—voting is based on your shareholding in the development bank. And that is based broadly on your economic strength. So the economically stronger companies have—stronger countries have a larger share and more voting power. And then you have the presidents of these organizations that have an important leadership role. And then you have the staff. So that's basically the structure of these development banks. And meeting next week are the board of governors and the directors in Marrakech for the World Bank and IMF. And you can see how they engage with staff and how they help set the strategic tone for the institutions. FASKIANOS: Fantastic. And I just want to remind everybody to raise your hand if you want to ask a question. Everybody's a little bit shy today, or else Tammi's been so thorough that you have no questions. (Laughter.) But I have more questions. But first, I'm going to go to Don Habibi, who is a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington: With yesterday's stock market plunge and political instability in the U.S., how much concern should we have over the multitrillion-dollar national debt? GUTNER: So that's not an issue that directly impacts the international financial institutions, the IMF, and the World Bank, right now. I mean, the U.S. is the largest shareholder of both, and they both—or, the World Bank has a AAA credit rating. So it's not really—we might be concerned over national debt, but so far it's not having a big impact on the dollar. So far, it's not having a big impact on investment. So there's always kind of some concern, but it's not—it's not translating into anything that's making people nervous about how these organizations operate. But, you know, one place to look for an answer, I'll tell you this, is when the IMF does surveillance, it does—which are its reports on the economic health of individual member states. It does these surveillance reports even on the rich countries. It does them for everyone. So I would suggest you look for the latest article for surveillance report that the IMF has done on the United States, and see what it has to say about concerns about debt. FASKIANOS: Fantastic. You recently completed a book manuscript on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Some policymakers and scholars have argued it is a threat to the World Bank. Can you talk about if you agree with that or disagree? GUTNER: Oh, right. So I answered a little bit of that earlier, actually, which is: I don't think it's a threat because I think it's cut from the same cloth as these other development banks in terms of it has similar policies, it has similar governance rules. The World Bank—it's signed MOUs, memoranda of understanding, with all these other development banks. It cooperates with them. It cofinances projects with them. So I think the narrative of the AIIB being a threat is not correct. Could something change in the future? Who knows. But there has been a recent scandal at the AIIB. And we don't know how that will yet be resolved, where this past summer the Canadian director of communications resigned dramatically, suddenly, arguing that Communist Party committees were somehow involved in the work of the bank. And we—so, Canada froze its membership. So that's a bit of a scandal and a crisis at the AIIB. And Canada is doing its own report on what happened. So I kind of think we have to see what comes out of that report. If Canada decided to leave the AIIB, would it impact any other members? Too early to say. But so far, there's nothing directly threatening about its work. It's walked and talked and behaved like other development banks. It does have some differences. It has a nonresident board, which was seen as a cost-saving measure. You know, why have all these people sit around and cost a lot of money? But there are some civil society actors who think that that could produce less accountability. If the board is not there, you know, the bank has more kind of autonomy to do—more independence. So there are some differences. But so far, it's been just another member of the multilateral development bank system. FASKIANOS: Thank you. All right. We have more hands raised, which I'm very excited about. Tanisha Fazal, who is the Weinstein chair of international studies at University of Richmond: You mentioned the difficulties of collaboration between IMF and the World Bank. Can you please elaborate on what you see as the primary obstacles to collaboration between MDBs? GUTNER: Yes. I'm happy to talk about that. So that was the topic of my year—my Council on Foreign Relations fellowship at the International Monetary Fund's Independent Evaluation Office. And we were evaluating Bank-Fund collaboration. And I was part of the overall evaluation, which you can find online. And I also wrote a separate paper on the history of Bank-Fund collaboration. And I found it to be absolutely fascinating, because these two institutions were created together at the Bretton Woods Conference. And they're called the Bretton Woods twins. They're literally across the street from each other. There's an underground passage that connects the two. They interact all the time. They have a joint orchestra. I don't know if anybody knew that. (Laughs.) They used to share a library. So there's a lot of—if any two organizations should be able to work closely together, it's these two, right? This should be your best case, and yet they've struggled for their entire existence. And I think one of the obstacles is that over time their issues have overlapped. So an example of that is today, when the IMF is doing more on climate change, gender, and inequality, which traditionally is the work of the Bank. So their work has kind of—over time, given the issues facing the world, it's kind of naturally overlapped. And what I found that was very interesting is in over twenty-five different formal attempts the two institutions produced to collaborate with each other—memos and announcements by the heads of the institutions—for decades, what they meant by collaboration was turf delineation. Collaboration meant you stay out of my territory. (Laughs.) I don't think of that as collaboration. It's working together on a common objective, right? So that was what they meant by it, and for many years what they—what the solution was, that the institution that's not in charge of this issue should yield to the judgment of the other one—the yield to the judgment one. So I think turf overlap has been a problem. But even when they make an effort, often they have different incentives, they have different budget cycles, they have different—you know, it's just not that easy. And the IMF's latest strategy for collaboration has been when IMF staff encounter an issue that they don't have expertise in, they should leverage the expertise of the World Bank and other partners. Well, that, to me, sounds like one-way collaboration, which is an oxymoron, right? That if the IMF needs help, it should call the IMF and get help—I mean, call the World Bank and get help. But for the World Bank, they might be busy. (Laughs.) So those kinds of challenges persist. There have been times where they do create a truly collaborative effort, like the HIPC Initiative, or the FSAPs, or the PRSP—sorry for all the acronyms—but where they—where they have a shared work program and shared guidance and shared expectations. Those have tended to work better than big umbrella exhortations by the leaders saying: Collaborate! You know, do more collaboration. Those have tended to work better, but they also run into individual problems. So really, the upshot is, even though you would expect collaboration to be the easiest and make most sense between these two institutions, in fact, it's often been a struggle. And some people found, when I mentioned the IMF's resilience trust, that's something that would normally have been undertaken by the World Bank. So they have not—they have had challenges collaborating, and those continue. FASKIANOS: Thank you. And I need to correct the record, my apologies. So that question was from Tanisha Fazal, who is an associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota. So the next question is from Sandra Joireman, who is the Weinstein chair of international studies at University of Richmond. So my apologies. So this this question is from Sandra: Some of the previous efforts to address the environmental impacts of certain projects were ineffective. Do you think new efforts to address the environment and climate challenge change will be better? If so, why? GUTNER: So I'm guessing you're referring to the World Bank? And, yes, there's a whole long history of the Bank addressing environmental issues. And it really started in the 1980s, when NGOs identified projects that had gone horribly wrong and caused enormous environmental degradation. Like the Polonoroeste highway in Brazil. It was a famous—infamous example. And the Narmada dam in India. These are infamous examples. But when you look over the years, there have been improvements to what kinds of things the Bank can lend money to, how strong the environmental and social safeguards are. So when I look at the whole history of the World Bank and environment, I basically see it is not a one-way trajectory, and as forward or backward. I see it as more zigzag steps, some forward steps, some backward steps, some forward steps, some backward steps. So overall, because climate change is becoming one—it's about to become a major part of the Bank's mission and vision. So before it was shared prosperity and poverty reduction, and now it's going to—if it's all approved next week—it will be shared prosperity, poverty reduction, and a livable planet. So climate change is kind of moving the front row and center. And that will make it harder for the Bank to fund projects that can be criticized. It will make it much more important that it follows these solid environmental and social framework rules. So I think it's a move in the right direction. But as I mentioned earlier, we're still seeing criticism from NGO about things slipping through the cracks, like trade finance, right? Or another area that's weak is the World Bank—the IFC and the World Bank will sometimes lend money to financial intermediaries. So it's like—it's like lending money to a local bank that then lends it out for something else. And there's been less oversight about how that money is on lent, and whether that can go for something that's damaging to climate change or the environment. So they're moving in the right direction. I think there's been progress. I think there's been backward steps and forward steps over the whole arc of the World Bank's efforts in this area. And I think there's still going to be some criticism as they address some of these areas where there's slippage. FASKIANOS: Thank you. I'm going to take the next question, a raised hand from Sheri Fink. So, Sheri, if you can say who you are and accept the unmute prompt. Q: Oh, I'm sorry. I think I pressed the wrong button. I didn't mean to raise my hand. Sorry about that. FASKIANOS: OK. No problem. All right. I will take the next question from Eric Muddiman, master's student at Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in Ottawa, Canada: In terms of mobilizing more private capital and development, there has been discussion on MDBs' role in mitigating risk. Private sector are not allowed to invest in BB/BBB ZIP code investments from a regulatory perspective. Are there concrete proposals advancements in these discussions? GUTNER: Yes. Do I know what they all are? No. It's kind of a live discussion. And I know, in the new World Bank—the latest version of the evolution roadmap, there's talk about creating, like, a lab—an innovation lab, or a private sector lab, to try to do more. Some of the banks have hubs in some areas where they—areas in the developing world where they might have better access to private sector actors. And they're trying to engage with private sector actors in conferences and find ways of discussing project ideas. So that's not as concrete as you like, perhaps, but there are efforts to think about this. And there was a seminar at the spring meetings with private sector actors who are also saying that they felt they could do more to engage colleagues and find ways to bring the private sector and public sector together. So there are initiatives, seminars, hubs, labs. You know, all of this stuff is kind of lively and happening right now. And I do think it will be interesting to see what, if anything, catches on. Because, as I mentioned earlier, this discussion has been going on even before 2015, but the turning billions into trillions discussion. And it just hasn't worked out that well, because of these issues like risk, right? Private sector actors may not want to involve in countries where the risk is too great and where countries don't have capacity, where they have weaker capacity. So there are many challenges in this area. And just a variety of activities and ideas being put forward to try to respond. FASKIANOS: Thank you. Next, a raised hand for Walton Brown. You can accept the unmute. There you go, Walton. Q: So I too—I didn't intend to hit anything. I'm so sorry. FASKIANOS: OK. That's OK. GUTNER: You can still ask a question. (Laughter.) FASKIANOS: That's OK! You can still ask a—exactly, Tammi. We can—we can still—we love hearing from you all. So, all right. Well, we will continue on— Q: And my phone is troubled. FASKIANOS: Phone is troubled. (Laughs.) No problem. That's just fine. OK, so I'm going to go next to—let's see, we've got several who don't have affiliations, but let me go to Holley Hansen: A lot of previous questions have focused on the World Bank or IMF operations. But going back to your original remarks, there also been discussion on how internal rules and procedures, such as voting, leave stakeholders out of the decision-making process. What major suggested reforms to internal decision-making do you think are viable? And what are the pros and cons of changing those rules? GUTNER: Well, the voting is part of internal decision-making. So the voting is part of that. And the real issue has been, how can—well, one of the real issues is shouldn't China have a greater stake? Shouldn't China have a higher stake? Because China is now the number-three largest stakeholder in the World Bank and the IMF, after the U.S., number one, and Japan, number two. But its stake, at around 6 percent, is really less than it should be if you follow the kind of formula they use to calculate a state's economic strength. It's been calculated that really it should be more like 12 percent, right? So part of the discussion is how to give developing countries, and especially China, more weight in governance through the—through the voting share. And that's an ongoing discussion. Right now, in today's kind of more tense political—global political environment, it's hard to imagine the U.S. supporting something like that at this juncture of time, although there have been reports that the managing director of the IMF is open to it. So I think this is going to be one of the issues that is discussed in Marrakesh next week, what to do with these voting shares? But they do adjust them every so often. So China did move up from having a lower ranking to now being number three in the IMF and World Bank. So it does happen over time. Internal decision-making is a whole complicated other kind of issue. And these development banks, you know, they all face internal decision-making challenges. They all face kind of common tensions. So one of them is how you balance authority between the country—people who work in the country and people who work on sectoral issues. So how do you—who should—who should have more decision-making authority, the country level or the sector level? There are decision-making issues and tensions between the public sector lending arms of these development banks and the private sector lending arms, because they have different incentives and different goals. So there have been challenges inside these development banks with kind of internal silos and where power and authority should be held. And it's hard to come up with what the right answer is. You know, there are pros and cons to giving more power to the country or more power to the sector. And in fact, these banks restructure from time to time. And if you look at kind of the history of the restructuring of some of the major development banks, they sort of move back and forth between where they think authority should be located. So these issue—it's a whole other can of worms than voting power on the board of directors. But it's important, because it can affect their performance. It can affect their performance and their ability to function effectively. FASKIANOS: Thank you. I'm going to take the last question. We have several quick questions from Fordham again. Let's see. There you go. Q: OK, thank you. So in the worst case scenario that the U.S. and China engage in conflict in Taiwan, how would the World Bank respond to the economic shocks of this in geographically vulnerable neighboring countries, such as Vietnam, Laos, and the Philippines? GUTNER: That's a tough question. Thank you for ending this with a really tough question. We're not supposed to say I don't know. (Laughs.) We're supposed to have—that's a tough one, because, again, China is number three at the World Bank. So if China—couldn't—most of the time voting doesn't happen. Most of the time, it's consensus. So it's hard to predict. I mean, you'd have to unpack a lot of different things there. You'd have to unpack what kind of—what would the World Bank normally do? Would it normally—would it affect development lending to neighboring countries? I mean, it's interesting to look at the case of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how—what the response to that has been, because Russia's a member of all these institutions too. But the development banks mostly froze lending to Russia. Also, the AIIB did, because it had to comply—to comply with these sanctions. So Russia lending has been frozen. And these institutions are all giving money to Ukraine to help Ukraine rebuild. So there is kind of a situation that can be—that can be used to compare, to kind of get ideas about what might happen, right? And even at the AIIB, Russia is number three largest shareholder in the AIIB. It's China, India, and Russia. And the AIIB immediately froze lending to Russia. So we could—we could kind of play out different scenarios, but there's a lot of unknowns in that case. And I do think looking at the response of MDBs to Russia's invasion of Ukraine could provide some useful lessons. FASKIANOS: Tammi, we are at the end of our time. And I apologize that we couldn't get to all the questions. I wonder if you could just take a minute. You were awarded a CFR Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars, which allowed you to work—be placed in a government office. So if you could just take a minute to talk about that experience and encourage other professors to apply. The deadline's coming up. It's the end of October. So it just would be great for you to just give us your— GUTNER: Absolutely, yes. All the professors in the audience, please apply for this, because it's a special, invaluable experience. When you're—when you're studying something, and you have the opportunity to be an insider for a year, I can't even tell you how much you learn. I learned being—and it's a two-way street. They benefit from the expertise of the scholars who are coming in because we bring a different perspective. We bring different analytical and methodological tools. And I just can't tell you how much I learned that I could never find out as an outsider, including the IMF-World Bank orchestra, or the—(laughs)—yeah, actually, maybe some outsiders know that. But really, to open up the black box of an organization and see firsthand about how things work internally, what the culture's like, how things get done, what happens in the hallways. I mean, all that stuff, all of those kinds of details really enhanced my scholarship and shaped my research direction, working on these issues of collaboration, for example. So if any of you are considering applying, please feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions about the fellowship. I'd be happy to discuss it with you. FASKIANOS: Thank you. Thank you for that, and for your amazing insights into these issues. And to all of you for your great questions. You can follow Dr. Gutner on X, the app formerly known as Twitter, at @TGutner. And for the students on this call, CFR has paid internships. So to learn more about the internships you can go to—and also the fellowships—you can go to CFR.org/careers. Follow us at @CFR_Academic, and visit CFR.org, ForeignAffairs.com, and ThinkGlobalHealth.org for research and analysis on global issues. And the next Academic Webinar will take place on Wednesday, October 11, at 1:00 p.m. (EDT). Landry Signé, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, will talk about Africa on the global stage. So, again, thank you to Tamar Gutner. And to all of you, have a great rest of your day. GUTNER: Thanks for having me. And thanks to everyone for attending. (END)

Regarded as one of India's five sacred rivers, the Narmada holds a unique distinction—it's the sole river in the country that can be encircled from its origin to its mouth as part of a pilgrimage, known as 'yatra.' In a conversation with SBS Hindi, Dinesh and Snehal Oak, residents of Adelaide, shared their experience of embarking on a four-month expedition to fulfill the spiritual odyssey known as the 'Narmada Parikrama.'

Narmada Akka was one of the senior-most female cadres of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), not to be confused with the communist parties in other states that are currently politically active. Narmada was one of the public faces of the banned Maoist Communist party, which is marked by the Ministry of Home Affairs as an insurgent group. She was one of the central members of the party, and she was considered to be responsible for framing policies and guidelines for all the female members of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (or PLGA). Her leadership saw some of the most deadly attacks in the Naxal territories of Eastern and Central India, with hundreds of armed forces personnel, police, and innocent civilians dying in violent clashes.  Find out more at -https://episodes.ivmpodcasts.com/miss-conduct-blog  You can follow our hosts on Instagram: Miss Conduct: https://instagram.com/missconductpod Ragavi: https://www.instagram.com/ragi.dosai/ Nisha: https://www.instagram.com/just.nishful.thinking/ Do follow IVM Podcasts on social media: We are @IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. Follow the show across platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavan, Gaana, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music Disclaimer: The views, opinions, and statements expressed in the episodes of the shows hosted on the IVM Podcasts network are solely those of the individual participants, hosts, and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of IVM Podcasts or its management. IVM Podcasts does not endorse or assume responsibility for any content, claims, or representations made by the participants during the shows. This includes, but is not limited to, the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information provided. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. IVM Podcasts is not liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages arising out of or in connection with the use or dissemination of the content featured in the shows. Listener discretion is advised.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the late 1980s, India began an ambitious project to dam it's fifth largest river, the Narmada. The project pitted environmentalists, the World Bank, the United States government, and Indian politicians against one another as they battled over issues surrounding the environment, foreign aid, resettlement policies, and development. Varsha Venkatasubramanian is a doctoral candidate in history at the University of California Berkeley and is studying the American and international environmental movement against the damming of rivers. Intervals is hosted by Christopher Brick, editor and principle investigator of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers project at George Washington University, and Kariann Yokota, associate professor of history at University of Colorado Denver. Contact us at podcast@oah.org.

Hasmukh Patel, then Officer on Special Duty to the Narmada Development Minister, had said that Medha Patkar's concern regarding fair and just rehabilitation was genuine.

Wer den Superstar des deutschen Galopprennsports beim Training in seinem Stall in Mülheim sehen möchte, der muss früh aufstehen. Um 6 Uhr beginnt für Torquator Tasso der Tag, mit Stroh im Gesicht reckt und streckt sich der fünfjährige Vollbluthengst in seiner Box und gähnt erstmal ausgiebig. Sein Trainer Marcel Weiß hat ihn für das 2. Lot eingeteilt, Miguel Lopez wird ihn reiten. "Ich kenne den, seit er hier bei uns im Stall ist. Er hat einen ganz speziellen Charakter und ist auch ziemlich frech, aber es ist etwas Besonderes, mit ihm zu galoppieren.“ Wir werden die beiden den ganzen Morgen auch mit der Kamera beim Training begleiten. Sein letzter Start in Deutschland im Großen Preis von Baden Es sind die letzten Wochen für den Adlerflug-Sohn im Rennstall, danach wird er ins Gestüt Auenquelle wechseln und Deckhengst werden. Ein bisschen Wehmut kommt da schon auf beim Trainer: "Dieses Pferd ist ein Geschenk und ich bin sehr glücklich, dass ich mit ihm drei Jahre lang arbeiten durfte.“, heißt es im Interview mit Frauke Delius. "So ein Pferd hat man als Trainer nur einmal im Leben“. Und das gleich zum Start seiner Trainerkarriere: Im Mai 2020 war Torquator Tasso sein zweiter Starter überhaupt, jetzt stehen die beiden letzten großen Aufgaben an: Am Sonntag soll „Tassolino“, wie er im Stall heißt, seinen Titel im Großen Preis von Baden, Gr. I, verteidigen. Danach geht's zum Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe nach ParisLongchamp, den er im letzten Jahr so sensationell gewinnen konnte. 3,6 Millionen Euro hat das Pferd schon eingaloppiert, es fehlen nur noch 150.000 Euro, um den Rekord von Danedream zu knacken.  Trainer Marcel Weiß im Wett-Talk In zwei der vier Black Type-Rennen, in denen die RaceBets-Wettexperten Christian Jungfleisch und Andreas Sauren die Sieger suchen, ist Marcel Weiß vertreten und ist auch aus Baden-Baden mit im Wett-Talk zugeschaltet. Narmada läuft mit René Piechulek im T. von Zastrow Stutenpreis, Gr. II. Im Großen Preis sitzt dann allerdings Frankie Dettori im Sattel, weil Piechulek, sonst eigentlich der ständige Partner von Torquator Tasso für seinen Stall für Mendocino engagiert ist.  Ein Video-Podcast von Frauke Delius. 

In this episode, Susan Mathews talks to Nandini Oza about archiving oral histories around the struggles against dam projects in the Narmada River valley. The former President of Oral History Association of India (2020-22), Nandini is a researcher, writer, chronicler, and an archivist.  For over a decade, she was an activist with the powerful people's movement, the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA). In 2004, Nandini began recording the oral histories of prominent leaders and activists of the NBA, both local and from outside the Narmada valley and of impacted women and men belonging to adivasi, farming, and other natural resource-dependent communities. The Narmada is India's longest west-flowing river, and it makes its way through the three western states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. The Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) is the terminal dam on the river in Gujarat, and is part of the Narmada Valley Development Plan (NVDP) which includes 30 big, 135 medium, and 3000 small dams on the river and its tributaries. For Nandini, oral history is people's history—the history of the marginalised and exploited, narrated in their own voice, which is often actively suppressed by mainstream history. Even in people's movements, when history is written, it often focuses on the key issues, programs and strategies, or on known faces, and the people who form the backbone of the resistance and their battles do not find a place of prominence. These interviews also help us understand how turning a free-flowing river into a reservoir of stagnant water by building a mega dam destroys the very way of life of people who belong to one of the oldest river valley civilizations. The Subverse is the podcast of Dark ‘n' Light, a digital space that chronicles the times we live in and reimagining futures with a focus on science, nature, social justice and culture. Follow us on social media @darknlightzine, or at darknlight.com for episode details and show notes.

Narmada Tat Pe : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Narmada Tat Pe : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Narmada Tat Pe : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Narmada Tat Pe : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Narmada Tat Pe : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

In this episode, Udit Misra joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss retail inflation and why the RBI will have to revise its inflation forecast next month.Next Kamal Saiyed tells us why tribal inhabitants of Gujarat are protesting against the Par Tapi Narmada river-linking project.And finally, we go over the latest updates from Ukraine.

Perar to Periyar- Narmada

Narmada Morris joins the Tough Love Team for a discussion on adoptee name journeys and the importance of choice. Interested in being on the show? Send us an email: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast

To me the Indian Texts are History and there is ample physical evidence to prove what has been stated in them. They have been validated by archeology, astronomy, internal and external evidence of the west's interpretation of Indian History. I have written quite a few articles on the validation of Indian History, be it the Age of the Rig Veda, Rama and Krishna, Agastya, Tamil Kings, Shiva, Murugan,,the Age of Thiruvannamalai, Tirupati temples. I have been intrigued by the worship of Aravan, son of Lord Krishna since early ages in Tamil Nadu. There is a Temple for Aravan ,Koothaandaar Koil, near Tindivanam , about 3 hours from Chennai, where a festival is conducted years by the Third gender for Iravan.Aravan is called thus in Tamil as words starting from R is not allowed by Tamil Grammar. And the practice of Bul fighting called Manju Virattu in Tamil from ancient times in Tamil Nadu has Krishna connection. Bull Fighting , which is famous in Spain was started by Krishna! And the term Eru Thazhuvudhal, that of  a jilted lover embracing death by climbing a special tree, also has Krishna connection! I shall be writing on this in detail. Meanwhile, I came across information that Krishna's sons expanded their Kingdom throughout India and all the Kingdoms of India descended from either Rama or Krishna. ‘The main part that Mahabharata mentions that Arjuna established the son of Kritavarma at Mrittikavati and the great-grandson of Krishna, Vajra at Indraprastha. Some Puranas mention Vajra was established at Mathura. But these two kings did survive out of the Yadava clan. The Yadava clan was not completely wiped out but it's influence reduced considerably. The Abhiras were becoming strong since the Mahabharata war. Their kingdom was in the Sindhu region. The control of Purus and Yadavas reduced considerably on that region after the war. The Abhiras attacked Arjuna when he was taking back the Yadava women. The Abhiras took away some of these women. If the Mahabharata had actually happened around 3000 BC, then this entry of Abhiras in the Saraswati region could very well explain the Harappan civilization which sprung around the same time. The Gupta dynasty is claimed to have sprung from these Abhiras. The Yadava kingdoms did exist, but became less in number. The one Yadava kingdom that existed was the Devagiri kingdom in Maharashtra whose rulers claim direct descent from Krishna. There still exist people with the surname Yadav in north India who claim descent from the royal Yadavas. Apart from that, Nanda, Krishna's foster father was also included in the Yadava clan and his descendants called Nandavanshi Yadavas still exist…..” can be inferred from the vamshanucharita (genealogy) sections of a number of major Puranas that, the Yadavas spread out over the Aravalli region, Gujarat, the Narmada valley, the northern Deccan and the eastern Ganges valley.[10] TheMahabharata and the Puranas mention that the Yadus or Yadavas, a confederacy comprising numerous clans were the rulers of the Mathura region.[11] The Mahabharata also refers to the exodus of the Yadavas from Mathura to Dvaraka owing to pressure from the Paurava rulers of Magadha, and probably also from the Kurus” Yadava dynasty, rulers of a 12th–14th-century Hindu kingdom of central India in what is now the Indian state of Maharashtra. Originally a feudatory of the Eastern Chalukyas of Kalyani, the dynasty became paramount in the Deccan under Bhillama (c. 1187–91), who founded Devagiri (later Daulatabad) as his capital. Under Bhillama's grandsonSinghana (reigned c. 1210–47) the dynasty reached its height, as the Yadava campaigned against the Hoysalas in the south, the Kakatiyas in the east, and the Paramaras and Chalukyas in the north. The Yadavas spread to me Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The Velir Kingdoms were , at one point of time, the Major allies of Chola Kings. Citation.https://ramanisblog-in.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/ramanisblog.in/2015/09/29/krishna-dynasty-kingdoms-extend --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ramanispodcast/message

Is alternative or renewable energy truly a great option for our ultimate survival? From making clouds as sun blockers to panels in the moon, here are the most groundbreaking renewable alternative energy sources. Would they really save our future? Remember to comment below! Follow me on YouTube at Undiscovered Worlds: www.youtube.com/c/undiscoveredworlds www.undiscoveredworlds.co Subscribe to Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/undiscovered-worlds/subscribe Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/undiscovered-worlds-by-maria-g #12 CO2 Good For The Environment? the US dep of energy as well as GE are working together to use the carbon dioxide… #11 Bugs with Solar Power!!? The oriental hornet has a yellow stripe on its abdomen that transforms the sun rays into energy… #10 Nuclear Plant & Its Wildlife Sanctuary! nuclear plants have become home for many manatees who find refuge in the warmer waters during the winter months… #9 The Dark Future! In 1917 the inventor of the phone, metal detector and more Alexander Graham Bell gave his prediction of the future. #8 Power Plants In The 1900's, What If… If you lived in the early 1900s in Egypt, how would you irrigate your crops near the Nile River? but how about a solar powered plant? US inventor Frank Shuman … #7 Alternative Energy: Hurts Animals The heat coming off the solar panels facing the sun is so high that it ignites birds flying above them... turbines rotate, the air pressure around drops to the point that without impact, many birds as well as bats' lungs overinflate suffocating the animals until they drop to the ground. In 2011 an 89 year old man patented an animal friendly turbine! #6 Unplugged Hawaii Hawaii is a paradise destination, known for its beaches and whales that have their babies there. But Hawaii is not only a power house of beauty and nature but the first ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plant is now functioning since 2015. #5 What Are You Doing About The Environment? (TN) Geoengineering studies, how to counteract the effects of climate change by using plants that absorb the co2 and release clean air, designing machines that take sea water and release it into the atmosphere… #4 …fully sustainable! Interestingly this city is in the UAE where crude oil is one of the main sources of economic wealth. in Kenia, The camels carry the solar panels that keep the refrigerators ready with these mobile clinics. And people use solar panels as hats to charge their phones! In a larger scale, the largest solar powered hospital is not found in UAE, its in Haiti and produces more that 100% of its energy. #3 The Solar Power River In order to optimize the canals, and prevent evaporation of millions of gallons of water a year, solar panels are installed over the thousands of miles of the Narmada canal network. #2 Heading To The Moon! Thanks to the advances in technology there are many more choices including harvesting sun light in outer space! Thanks to a Japanese company who wants to build solar power cells on the moon. as well as NASA'S sun tower prototypes that fly in space as it harvests the solar rays to be sent to earth for us to enjoy. #1 The Tesla Island how would it be if tesla run the island? In 2016, tesla acquired Solarcity… - Alternative Energy #1 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/undiscovered-worlds/support

¿Es la energía alternativa o renovable realmente una gran opción para nuestra supervivencia? Desde hacer nubes como bloqueadores solares hasta paneles en la luna, aquí están las fuentes de energía alternativas renovables más innovadoras que talvez salvaran nuestro futuro Síguenos: www.universosabiertos.com Podcast: Anchor: Universos Abiertos- ANIMALES By Maria G • A podcast on Anchor Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/universos-abiertos-animales-by-maria RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/universos-abiertos-animales-by-ma-Wk5Npl Encuéntranos en INGLÉS ‘Undiscovered Worlds' www.youtube.com/c/undiscoveredworlds www.undiscoveredworlds.co Anchor: https://anchor.fm/undiscovered-worlds Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/undiscovered-worlds-by-maria-g CO2 Bueno Para El Medio Ambiente? el departamento de energía de EE. UU. Y GE están trabajando juntos para usar el dióxido de carbono … Bichos Con Energía Solar! El avispón oriental tiene una franja amarilla en su abdomen que transforma los rayos del sol en energía. ¡Plantas Nucleares y Su Refugio Animal! las plantas nucleares se han convertido en el hogar de muchos manatíes que encuentran refugio en sus aguas tibias durante los meses de invierno... ¡El Futuro Es Oscuro! En 1917 el inventor del teléfono, detector de metales y más Alexander Graham Bell dio su predicción del futuro… Plantas De Energía En La Década De 1900's, ¿Qué Pasaría Si ... El inventor estadounidense Frank Shuman... Energía Alternativa: Lastima A Los Animales El calor que emanan los paneles solares es tan alto que incinera pájaros que vuelan sobre ello. A medida que las turbinas giran, la presión atmosférica cae hasta el punto en que, sin impacto, muchas aves, así como los pulmones de los murciélagos, se inflaman demasiado hasta los animales que caen al suelo. En 2011 un hombre de 89 años patentó una turbina amigable para los animales! Hawái Desconectado Hawái es un destino paradisíaco, conocido por sus playas y ballenas que tienen a sus bebés allí. Pero Hawai no es solo belleza y la naturaleza, sino que tienen la primera planta de conversión de energía térmica oceánica está funcionando desde 2015. ¿Qué Estás Haciendo Sobre El Medio Ambiente? La geoingeniería estudia cómo contrarrestar los efectos del cambio climático utilizando plantas que absorben el CO2 y liberan aire limpio, diseñando máquinas que toman agua de mar y la liberan al atmósfera … Sorprendentes Usos De Energía Renovable …básicamente, totalmente sostenibles! Curiosamente, esta ciudad se encuentra en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos… en Kenia, se transportan medicamentos, Los camellos llevan los paneles solares que mantienen listos los refrigeradores con estas clínicas móviles. ¡Y la gente usa paneles solares como sombreros para cargar sus teléfono... El Río De Energía Solar Con el fin de optimizar los canales y evitar la evaporación de millones de galones de agua al año, se instalan paneles solares en los miles de km de la red de canales de Narmada. ¡Rumbo A La Luna! La Isla Tesla cómo sería si Tesla manejara la isla? En 2016, Tesla adquirió Solarcity … - Alternative Energy #1 - Energia Alternativa --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/universos-abiertos/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/universos-abiertos/support

Humare app ko install karne ke liye iss link par click kare: https://bit.ly/3zDVXic Kehte hai manav mulatah, pyaar karne ke liye hi bana hai. Pyaar sabhi karte bhi hai, lekin, kuch ka pyaar amar ho jata hai, yeh amar prem kaynaat ke rehne tak zinda rahega. Kisidaastaan ki shakal mein ya kisi nishani ki shakal mein, kisi khaas ilaake mein, uss pyaar ki kahaniyan kahi suni jaati rahengi. Aisa hi ek amar prem Mandu ki hawaaon mein gunjta hai, Baz Bahadur aur aRani Roopmati ka amar prem. Iss ki vajah n sirf Narmada nadi hai, balki , vah Mahal bhi hai, jise duniya Roopmati Mahal ke naam se jaanti hai. Iss Mahal ke kone kone mein Rani Roopmati ki awaaz ka madhur sur racha basa hai, jis ke liye va jaani jaati thi, jis madhur aawaaz ka Baz Bahadur deewana tha aur apna sab kuch vaar diya tha. Vah Roopmati se is kadar ka pyaar karta tha, ki, us ke haw bhaav se jaan leta th ki Rani kya kehna chahti hai. Usi Raani Roopmati ke MAhal mein ek dastaan se ho kar guzarne jaisa hai, Aakhir kaisi hai Baz Bahadur aur Rai Roopmati ki yeh prem kahani, yeh toh hum aapko batayenge aur aap dheere dheere neend ki aaghosh mein samate chalej aayenge. #insomniacure #neendnaaayetokyakare #insomniatreatment #neendaanekailaj #sleepdisorder #nindaanekeupay#sleepproblems #bedtimestoriesforadults #sleepstoriesforadults #AcchiNeendlaanekeliyekyakare #Acchineend #Insomniacure #neend #sleep #kahani #Relaxing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/neend/message

Devi Narmada is the personification of the Narmada river. She is also known as Rewa. She is one of Lord Shiva's daughters. His sweat accumulated and Narmada was born. This episode of Holy Tales by Himanshu Sharma will tell you how Narmada's persistence to become best river got her a special boon from Lord Shiva.ReplyForward See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We were joined by our friends Nana & Narmada to discuss the transition of moving from England to abroad. Episode Highlights: - Having wild animals on your land  - Pigeons and foxes takeover  - England and America contrasts  - American schools not having any gates  - Spanish lifestyle  - ‘Drive-by racism'  - Driving a moped on the motorway

The forlorn PenPillai of Thirukkolur continues lamenting, considering herself unworthy of remaining in the great divya desam. EmperumanAr RAmAnuja was so captivated by her yearning to be on par with the great devotees of the Lord. He fervently pleaded to PenPillai, “Go on my child, I am eager to hear your stories!” Are we not also just as eager? “Did I assume the role of a Mother?” asked the little child, with a touch of mystery. With this she brought us to the dense forests of Dandakaranya, that lay between the revered rivers, Narmada and Godavari. This is where Rama, Lakshmana and Sita spent 14 years of their exile from Kosala.

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Many of you may have heard about instances of local communities mobilising against the construction of dams in various parts of the world. But it turns out that not all communities are able to collectively resist dam-building. So, what explains the varying degrees of community resistance against large dams?Kyungmee Kim tackles this question in a doctoral thesis that she successfully defended recently at Uppsala University in Sweden. She studied popular mobilization against dams in Myanmar and the extent to which political violence influenced identity formation, particularly its pace, direction and implications."Civil Resistance in the Shadow of War: Explaining popular mobilization against dams in Myanmar" (PhD thesis, Uppsala University)TwitterKyungmee KimDan BanikIn Pursuit of Developmenthttps://in-pursuit-of-development.simplecast.com/ 

Trigger Warning: Disordered Eating Welcome back, Tough Love Family! For this episode, Lauren and Deontae spoke to Narmada Morris, an international/transracial adoptee, about disordered eating and how it plays a part in many adoptees' stories. More about Narmada... "My name is Narmada Morris. I was adopted when I was 2 from India and grew up in Colorado with my mom. I Began attending Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families when I was 5 and it was amazing growing up around adoptees, I began volunteering for HCAF as an adult and am proud to be a board member. I love my adoption community and I have learned so much from connecting to different families. It has really become an integral part of my life." Interested in being on the show? Know someone who might be? Send us an email: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Find us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast

Medha Patkar, the Founder and leading activist of Narmada Bachao Andolan, explains how growing up in a family that was deeply engaged with the Socialist movement and its struggles for equality and dignity through nonviolent means, influenced and shaped her thinking. Medha also describes how she found nonviolence to be the natural tendency of the people in the Narmada Valley and many other places where she has led struggles against the structural violence of the economic system. Watch the full episode here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQU6So4-GwQ&t=131s

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The longest dining table in the world. A palace on the banks of the Narmada built by a Maharani more than 200 years ago. A palace in the mountains of Leh. This week we explore some of the best palace stays in India.

The longest dining table in the world. A palace on the banks of the Narmada built by a Maharani more than 200 years ago. A palace in the mountains of Leh. This week we explore some of the best palace stays in India.

Narmada Namaskar Mantra नर्मदा नमस्कार मन्त्र

One comes across interesting information when one researches the Indian Texts, which have been discarded by the West and accepted by the Indian Intellectuals((?) To me the Indian Texts are History and there is ample physical evidence to prove what has been stated in them. They have been validated by archeology, astronomy, internal and external evidence of the west's interpretation of Indian History. I have written quite a few articles on the validation of Indian History, be it the Age of the Rig Veda, Rama and Krishna, Agastya, Tamil Kings, Shiva, Murugan,,the Age of Thiruvannamalai, Tirupati temples. I have been intrigued by the worship of Aravan, son of Lord Krishna since early ages in Tamil Nadu. There is a Temple for Aravan ,Koothaandaar Koil, near Tindivanam , about 3 hours from Chennai, where a festival is conducted years by the Third gender for Iravan.Aravan is called thus in Tamil as words starting from R is not allowed by Tamil Grammar. And the practice of Bul fighting called Manju Virattu in Tamil from ancient times in Tamil Nadu has Krishna connection. Bull Fighting , which is famous in Spain was started by Krishna! And the term Eru Thazhuvudhal, that of  a jilted lover embracing death by climbing a special tree, also has Krishna connection! I shall be writing on this in detail. Meanwhile, I came across information that Krishna's sons expanded their Kingdom throughout India and all the Kingdoms of India descended from either Rama or Krishna. ‘The main part that Mahabharata mentions that Arjuna established the son of Kritavarma at Mrittikavati and the great-grandson of Krishna, Vajra at Indraprastha. Some Puranas mention Vajra was established at Mathura. But these two kings did survive out of the Yadava clan. The Yadava clan was not completely wiped out but it's influence reduced considerably. The Abhiras were becoming strong since the Mahabharata war. Their kingdom was in the Sindhu region. The control of Purus and Yadavas reduced considerably on that region after the war. The Abhiras attacked Arjuna when he was taking back the Yadava women. The Abhiras took away some of these women. If the Mahabharata had actually happened around 3000 BC, then this entry of Abhiras in the Saraswati region could very well explain the Harappan civilization which sprung around the same time. The Gupta dynasty is claimed to have sprung from these Abhiras. The Yadava kingdoms did exist, but became less in number. The one Yadava kingdom that existed was the Devagiri kingdom in Maharashtra whose rulers claim direct descent from Krishna. There still exist people with the surname Yadav in north India who claim descent from the royal Yadavas. Apart from that, Nanda, Krishna's foster father was also included in the Yadava clan and his descendants called Nandavanshi Yadavas still exist…..” the vamshanucharita (genealogy) sections of a number of major Puranas that, the Yadavas spread out over the Aravalli region, Gujarat, the Narmada valley, the northern Deccan and the eastern Ganges valley.[10] TheMahabharata and the Puranas mention that the Yadus or Yadavas, a confederacy comprising numerous clans were the rulers of the Mathura region.[11] The Mahabharata also refers to the exodus of the Yadavas from Mathura to Dvaraka owing to pressure from the Paurava rulers of Magadha, and probably also from the Kurus” Yadava dynasty, rulers of a 12th–14th-century Hindu kingdom of central India in what is now the Indian state of Maharashtra. Originally a feudatory of the Eastern Chalukyas of Kalyani, the dynasty became paramount in the Deccan under Bhillama (c. 1187–91), who founded Devagiri (later Daulatabad) as his capital. Under Bhillama's grandsonSinghana (reigned c. 1210–47) the dynasty reached its height, as the Yadava campaigned against the Hoysalas in the south, the Kakatiyas in the east, and the Paramaras and Chalukyas in the north. https://ramanisblog.in/2015/09/29/krishna-dynasty-kingdoms-extended-throughout-india/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ramanispodcast/message

On our seventh episode of Indian Artpreneur, Season 1: Victory against the odds, we speak to Dr. Chethana Radhakrishna. We all know that almost every dance student undergoes dilemma at some point. For some, this could be to obtain certification from education boards such as KSEB or pursue a full-time masters degree in dance, or sometimes the purpose of the dance itself. We feel that in order to gain victory against the odds, it is not enough to gain knowledge, but absolute necessary to have clarity about our pursuit. To answer these questions, we approached Dr. Chethana Radhakrishna, who is a Bharathanatyam dancer, choreographer, and PhD in Performing Arts. She is a faculty for Bharathanatyam at the KSGH University in Mysore. Dr. Chethana learnt the basic lessons of Bharatanatyam from guru Natya Visharade Smt. Sheela Sridhar in Kalakshetra style, Mysore style of Bharatanatyam from Vid. Smt. Shankuntalamma and Tanjore style from great guru Late Smt. Narmada, Bengaluru. In order to advance her knowledge and proficiency, she went to Chennai to learn from advance lessons from Smt. Savitri Jagannath Rao. In 1995, Dr. Chethana started the Gurudev Academy of fine arts in Mandya, where she continues to teach. In Gurudev Academy, the students not only learn Bharatanatyam, but also learn to teach, sing and Nattuvangam. Dr. Chethana’s taught several students, who are now spread across the globe and have their own schools to teach Bharatanatyam.

Chimes Radio and Katha Kuteera bring to you the story of the 5th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Prahlada ruled for a long time on earth. His devotion to Lord Vishnu spread far and wide. Not just him but his grandson, King Bali also followed his path. King Bali was very noble and kind. After the Samundramathan Bali was defeated by the Devas led by Lord Indra. He was unconscious but was brought back by Sukhracharya with the Sanjeevni mantra. Sukhracharya became his guru. Bali was very furious at Lord Indra. He performed a great sacrifice to regain his power and strength. He attacked Devaloka and ransacked all the wealth of the Gods. Bali grew stronger and mightier by performing several sacrifices and started enjoying the wealth and affluence of the Devaloka. He was full of pride and felt like the Lord of the three worlds. Aditi, the mother of all Gods and wife of sage Kashyapa, could not see her son suffering. She took on a severe vow and started praying to Lord Narayana to save her sons. Lord Narayana pleased with her prayers promised to be born as her son. A child was born to Aditi. He was called Vamana, a dwarf because of his small height. He learned the Vedas and became a learned boy completing all the ritualistic practices. King Bali around that time, decided to perform a sacrifice of donating his wealth to people near the banks of the river Narmada. When Lord Vamana visited the place, Bali welcomed him with humility. He washed Vamana's feet and asked the Lord about his needs. Vamana said he just needs three footsteps of land. Bali insisted on asking more but Vamana stood by his word. However, Sukhracharya, understood that the dwarf was Lord Vishnu who had come to end Bali's reign. The moment Bali was done with the offering rituals, Lord Vamana started growing into a size that touched the sky. With his first step, he covered the entire earth, and with the second, he covered the world above. There was no place for Vamana to keep his third step. King Bali realized his mistake and asked the Lord to keep the third step on his head. Lord Vishnu was pleased with Bali's devotion and sent him to the netherworld to be the ruler there. Though Bali was born as an Asura, his truthfulness and devotion helped him earn Lord's love. www.chimesradio.com  http://onelink.to/8uzr4g  https://www.facebook.com/chimesradio/  https://www.instagram.com/vrchimesradio/  Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/chimesradio See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Recent studies, excavations of archeological sites relating to Hinduism, Sanatana Dharma around the world, from Australia to South America,Europe, Africa, Russia,China and information on the practices of the aborigines in various parts of the world,indicates that the Sanatana Dharma was prevalent in one form or another in all these places, Western scholars used this to invent the Aryan Invasion Theory, that is a Group called Aryans, invaded India thought the Khyber Pass in the Northern part of India and had influenced the thought processes of the people living in India. This Theory, deliberately floated by the British mainly, to subjugate India , now stands discredited. Please read my detailed Post on The Aryan Invasion Theory, Myth. The Aryan theory could not explain the references to the Sanatana Dharma in Tamil Literature, South India. Tamil language dates back to thousands of years and the Vedas quote them and they, in turn quote Tamil. The oldest Tamil site has been found in Pallavaram, Chennai .(dated around  a Million years.) ‘Archaeologists have discovered India's oldest stone-age tools, up to 1.5 million years old, at a prehistoric site near Chennai. The discovery may change existing ideas about the earliest arrival of human ancestors from Africa ‘. https://ramanan50.wordpress.com/2015/06/01/million-year-tamil-site-pallavaram-chennai-dated-report/ Lord Krishna participated in the Tail Sangam as an Invitee. Please refer my Post on this. He married a Pandyan Princess and had a daughter through her, and got his daughter arrived to a Pandyan Prince , gave her a dowry of one hundred Yadava families to provide her and her children with Milk and Curds. The Chera King Perunchotru Udiyan Neduncheralaathan participated in the Mahabharata War as the provider of food to both the Kaurava and Pandava armies. He had Tharpana performed for those who died in the War. Now comes the curious part. Lord Rama ‘s ancestor Satyavrata Manu migrated fro the Dravida Desa(South of Vindhya Mountains) with his sons and his son Ikshvaku founded the Ikshvaku founded the dynasty, named after him, Lord Rama Belongs to this dynasty. https://ramanan50.wordpress.com/2014/12/30/manu-ramas-ancestor-migrated-from-south-india-5000-bc/ Shiva and His son Ganesha left, during the Great Flood, the time when Satyavrata Manu migrated to North, through the Middle east, traveling through europe, Africa,South America, North America((US), Central America, finally landing in the Arctic, where the Rig Veda was composed. Please refer my Post on this. Then they returned to India, then called the Bharata varsha and this entry was used to be denoted as the entry of the Aryans. The Artifacts, archeological finds, cultural similarities, Languages of the found around the world indicates this. Please read my posts on this. Now Six avatars of Vishnu are from the South. Matsya is from the Ocean and as such we can not ascribe a location on the earth. Kurma is in the Ocean again, but there is a Temple where Kurma avatar took place. Kurmnatha is housed in Sri Kurmam Temple, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. Vamana Avatar was in Kerala and the place where Bali had his kingdom was on the banks of Narmada, where the capital of Bali was situuated. The place Varaha killed Hiranyakasipu is in Nepal, V(B0araha Kshetra), yet there is legend that Varaha is from Tirupati which is Adivaraha Kshetra. Narasimha is from Ahobilam ,Andhra Pradesh. Parashurama Avatar is from the South, Kerala. Kalki is expected to manifest in the South. .......The sixty-four avatars of Shiva in Madurai are not mentioned in the North. The Agamas which came later to Vedas specified rules for the construction of Temples, though Temple worship is not mentioned in the Vedas. Tamil Kings followed this and one finds ancient temples, both for Vishnu and Shiva in the South in the Agama style. https://ramanisblog.in/2015/07/05/pre-sanatana-dharma-shiva-in-south-predates-sanatana-dharma/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ramanispodcast/message

On our second episode of Indian Artpreneur, Season 1: Victory against the odds, we speak to Divya Ravi, who is a Bharatanatyam performing artiste and choreographer. Divya is currently based together with her husband Dr. Sharan Subramanian in the United Kingdom. On this episode Divya speaks about her daily routine, working process behind her first solo work Manjari, her love for food and also shares her recipe to crack social media. This is a story of the quest for excellence. In 23 years of a passionate relationship with Bharatanatyam, Divya has navigated a career in Marketing while evolving as a sensitive artiste and a respected soloist. A graded artiste of Doordarshan and empaneled with the Ministry of Culture for Festivals of India Abroad and SPICMACAY, Divya has extensively performed at coveted dance festivals in India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Hong Kong, UK and China. Her solo works MANJARI, SARVASYA, POEMS OF LOVE, SAARINI and NARMADA have been lauded for their thought-provoking premise and creative choreography. Divya’s sound technique stems from rigorous formative training under the guidance of Sri. Kiran Subramanyam & Smt. Sandhya Kiran, Dr. Soundarya Srivathsa, and mentoring in Abhinaya under Smt. Bragha Bessel. She is also intensively trained in the Navarasa Sadhana actor training module under Sri G Venu, and she continues to explore her artistic pursuits in the UK, training with Sri. Mavin Khoo.

In chapter 23, we are presented with the story of Ram Baba, a yogi who was unable to achieve the state of Samadhi even for a few minutes. When he came to Shirdi and saw Baba eating stale Bhakri with onions, he wondered, 'How can this man help me!' Reading his thoughts, Baba said, "He who can digest onions should eat them." Hearing this, Ram Baba surrenders at Baba's feet and gets his difficulties resolved. The next Leela is about Shama who is bitten by a snake and runs to Baba, who expels the venom by ordering it to get down and leave. Then, there is the story of Dikshit willing to slaughter the ailing goat when Bade Baba, a Muslim, refuses to do so. Shama goes to the Wada but does not return lest he has to slaughter it. But Dikshit, a Brahmin by caste, opposed to consuming meat and following the path of Ahimsa, is ready to follow his Guru's order. In February 1914, when Ram Baba went to Shirdi, Baba welcomed him, saying, "Ae kutte, idhar aaja. Jo hajam kar sakta hai wahi toh kha sakta hai." Roughly translated, it means: 'You dog, come here. He alone should eat who can digest it.' This Leela is beautifully given in the Shri Sai Satcharita, chapter 23, when Chandorkar and Ram Baba came to the Masjid and found Baba eating Bhakri with onions. Ram Baba was filled with doubt. He wondered how this person eating stale Bhakri with onions could help him. Immediately, Baba read his mind and said, "Nana, only those who can digest onions should eat them." Hearing this, Ram Baba surrendered, and with a clear mind, he asked Baba about his difficulties in attaining Samadhi, and Baba answered all his doubts. In 1910, after having enjoyed life to its fullest, Ram Baba took Sanyas. He was initiated into Sanyas at Karambas District, Bulandshahr, in Uttar Pradesh. He travelled widely, and met many saints and spent time with them. He met saints like Ramana Maharshi and Swami Shivananda. He roamed the jungles and mountains of India, carrying his staff and begging bowl. After meeting Baba, his life changed forever. It was as if he had surrendered his ego at Baba's feet. In fact, he never used the pronoun 'I'. In conversation, he would refer to himself as 'Ram'. He would address others as 'Dear Selves'. While doing Parikrama of the Narmada, he met Hansdevji Maharaj, who sent him to meet Tembe Swami at Garudeshwar. Then, he went to Mani Nageshwar. It so happened that two princesses of Saurashtra came to Nathji Maharaj to take permission to go to Shirdi. Granting them permission, Nathji asked Ram Baba to accompany them. They made their journey by car and reached Shirdi just before the noon Aarti. Ram Baba went into the Sanctum Sanctorum and met Baba. Baba looked at him very intently, their eyes and their gaze locked for some time, after which Ram Baba was never the same again. He felt bliss and ecstasy as he had received Baba's Grace. (Reference: Sai Leela magazine, September-October 2006.) Next is the wonderful Leela of Shama, who was bitten on his little finger by a snake and instead of going to Virobha Temple, where such patients were taken, he ran to Baba and sought refuge at His feet. However, seeing him, Baba flew into a rage. He shouted on top of His voice saying, "Do not climb up. Get out at once, get out, climb down and be gone." Shama was disappointed as he thought Baba was shouting at him. He did not realise how much Baba loved him, and was actually expelling the venom from his system by ordering it not to spread. Since it was Baba's order, the snake venom had no choice but to stop circulating and was thus expelled. Here, Baba uses no Mantras, nor does He use rice or water charged with Mantras as practised by Mantravadis. The next two experiences are of a judicial officer, whose name is not mentioned. He states, “I have a great deal of reverence for sages and saints. One summer, I was fortunate to meet Bala Swami at Virudhachalam. He looked like a boy, though he was much older. He was a linguist, but had taken the vow of silence. When we prostrated before him, he was writing something on paper with his left hand, as his right hand was held up above his head for many years as a form of penance. We sat in his presence for about 10 minutes and then wanted to take his leave. At first, he nodded his assent. Then as we were leaving, he signalled to us to stay. He then turned to me and gave me a scroll of paper, on which Sai Baba's name was written 108 times. He instructed me to keep the paper with me at all times, and to write Baba's name 108 times daily. “While parting, he distributed Udi to all of us. Then, we proceeded to worship at the Virudhachalam temple. I was not inclined to follow any of his instructions and I gave the scroll of paper to my son. After worshipping the deity at the temple, we were circumambulating Lord Shiva in the big temple. By then, it was dusk and soon got quite dark when I got stung by some noxious creature on my big toe. I used my flashlight to see what it was, but couldn't ...

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The great 300-year eruption of the Turkic and Mongol peoples has come to an end, and the sun rises upon a world transformed. The peoples of Eurasia are now welded into an enormous network of competing, innovative, and "globalised" states and societies ranging from England in the West to Japan in the East. And as the Sultanate of Delhi unravels and collapses after its Deccan misadventures, two empires rise south of the Narmada river: the Bahmani Sultanate, the first Sultanate ever seen in the Deccan, and the famous empire of Vijayanagara, City of Victory, one of the most remarkable of all Indian states. Their clashes and military innovations will change the course of history.This is the first episode in a three-part series exploring the interlinked destinies of Vijayanagara, the Portuguese, and the Deccan Sultanates.YUDDHA is made possible thanks to the support of the Takshashila Institution and the Independent and Public-Spirited Media Foundation.Sources and citations for YUDDHA episodes are available at https://www.anirudhkanisetti.com/ .You can follow Anirudh Kanisetti on his twitter handle @AKanisetti and on his instagram handle @aniryuddha.You can follow Aditya Ramanathan on his twitter handle @adityascripts and on his instagram handle @adityaramanathan.You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/.

In this podcast, Shri Bhupender Yadav, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and National General Secretary, BJP talks about "Shri Ram Janmabhoomi: The Future Vision" at the India Ideas Conclave hosted by India Foundation on February 28-March 1, 2020 at Narmada, Gujarat

What is this centuries-old tradition to circumambulate a river, that pulls people to undertake this 3,400 km yatra on foot? What moves the people living at Narmada banks to support the journey of the yatris so selflessly? Why would an ordinary couple - “someone like us” - proceed on a 4.5 month long parikrama, with around a river with no certainty of shelter and food (with their 9 year old daughter in tow!) What changes within you when you undertake this parikrama? What changes amongst you when you walk this pilgrimage as a family? To explore all the above questions and more, please join the Conversation with Gopal, Arti and Ojaswi Garg moderated by Trupti Pandya, a pilgrim herself on Sunday Jun 7, 2020 at 10.30 am. Please note that the talk will be in Hindi language.  Gopal Garg is co-founder of Youth4Jobs Foundation, one of India’s leading non-profit organisations in the field of skills training for People with Disability and creating inclusive spaces. Prior to that he has worked in both government and civil society organizations to promote the concept of social entrepreneurship, market linked vocational skills training for underprivileged youth, and also build bridges with the corporate sector. Gopal is also an Acumen India Fellow. He has brought a lot of sensitivity to create a shift in thinking from "disabled people" to "people with disabilities”. While being a passionate steward in his workspace, Gopal is also passionate about nature and together as a family, they have travelled and trekked in multiple places. After nearly two decades of untiring work impacting millions, he recently stepped out of Youth4Jobs in pursuit of a deeper calling. He, his wife and 9year old daughter collectively embarked on a “Walking Pilgrimage” along the banks of river Narmada, .3400kms, 5months, and 200+villages to call home later, as they return to ‘normal life’, Gopal reflects  “It was the best gift!”  Arti’s everyday phrase during the parikrama was “Let's see what’s the emergence today and will accept it as a present from the divine”. She welcomes emergence, trust and surrender with ease in her life. Her curiosities to explore the good in the world and commitment to family led her to shift from a corporate career to experiential learning. She conducts workshops for teachers and parents on how they can support better learning. She is also a passionate storyteller, reader, and a puppeteer! During the yatra too, she took every opportunity to share her passion with the school communities they came across. Ojasvi is loving and athletic. She loves swimming, skating and hula-hoop and can actually do the latter two simultaneously! A very generous child, she values integrity and honesty in all aspects of her life. Like her parents, she loves being in nature and can often be found perched up on a tree. For her, this yatra was an invitation to nature’s celebration. The entire journey, as she says was  “of nature, with nature and in nature”. Trupti is a loving sister of the entire community, a heARTist, pilgrim, singer, counsellor and a community weaver. She and Swara recently walked the Narmada Parikrama where she consciously practiced inner and outer service at every moment. As a trained psychologist, Trupti breathes love and compassion into traditionally harsh spaces like detention homes and prisons. While nurturing her own journey through wholesome practices and experiments, she creates and anchors many online and offline spaces for service, deeper engagement, and inner transformation. Join us in conversation with our pilgrim friends. कई वर्ष पूर्व अमृतलाल वेगड़ जी का नर्मदा परिक्रमा संस्मरण - "सौंदर्य की नदी नर्मदा" - में एक प्रसंग पढ़ा था। " अमृतलाल जी अपने साथी - अनिल और श्यामलाल के साथ नर्मदा यात्रा करते करते नर्मदातट के एक गांव पहुंचे। अनिल और श्यामलाल रात्रि भोजन के लिए गांव की दुकान से राशन लेने लगे, वहीं पास एक वृद्ध बैठे थे। वृद्ध ने कहा, ‘आप राशन खरीद क्यों रहे हैं? मेरे यहाँ सदावर्त (लंगर) दिया जाता है, चलिए वहीं भोजन करिये।’ तीनों यात्री वृद्ध के साथ हो चले।   ‘यह सदावर्त कब से चल रहा है?’ अमृतलाल जी ने वृद्ध से पूछा।     ‘'75 साल से। 75 साल पहले मेरा जन्म हुआ था। इस खुशी में मेरे पिता ने यह शुरू किया था, जो आज तक चला आ रहा है। मैंने अपनी जमीन चारों बेटों में बाँट दी है, लेकिन दो एकड़ जमीन सदावर्त  के लिए अलग रख दी है। मैं नहीं रहूँगा पर सदावर्त चलता रहेगा।’ जिन्दगी तो कुल एक पीढ़ी भर की होती है, पर नेक काम पीढ़ी-दर-पीढ़ी चलता रहता है।" ऐसी क्या विशेषता है नर्मदा जी में कि सदियों से परिक्रमा की परंपरा यथावत है? आज के आधुनिक युग में भी नर्मदा तट के ग्रामवासी निष्कामभाव से अन्जान यात्रियों की देखभाल करते हैं, जैसे की मानो उनके घर के सदस्य हो? कैसे एक शहरी परिवार - आरती, गोपाल और उनकी 9 वर्षीय पुत्री ओजस्वी - को नर्मदा परिक्रमा करने की प्रेरणा हुई ? 4.5  महीने पैदल चलते चलते उनमें क्या परिवर्तित हुआ? यात्रा समापन के बाद भी किस डोर से अभी भी यह परिवार नर्मदा जी से जुड़ा हुआ है? ऐसे सभी प्रश्न और हमारी जिज्ञासा को साक्षात् करेंगे इस रविवार जून 7, सुबह 10.30 बजे। आरती - गोपाल और ओजस्वी के साथ संवाद करेंगी तृप्ति पंड्या जो स्वयं नर्मदाजी की परिक्रमा कर चुकी हैं।  गोपाल के परिचय में इतना ही कहना पर्याप्त है प्रकृति प्रेम उनके रगरग में है। इस प्रेम के कारण उन्होंने अपने परिवार सह अनेक यात्राएं / ट्रैकिंग करी है - जैसे  कैलास मानसरोवर, स्वर्गारोहिणी, केदारनाथ-यमुनोत्री,अमरनाथ ।  साथ ही गोपाल गर्ग यूथफ़ॉरजॉब्स संस्था के सह-संस्थापक हैं, जो दिव्यांगों में कौशल्य प्रशिक्षण हेतु भारत के प्रमुख संस्थाओं में एक है। यह ही नहीं, दिव्यांगों के लिए एक समावेशी वातावरण बनाने में यह संस्था कार्यरत है। यदि आप बिग बाजार, या ऐक्सिस बैंक में दिव्यांग कर्मचारियों को देखते हैं तो उनकी भर्ती, प्रशिक्षण एवं वहां के अन्य कर्मचारियों के संवेदीकरण (sensitization) में Youth4Jobs और गोपाल का योगदान हैं।   लगभग दो दशकों के अथक काम, हजारों लोगों के जीवन को छूने के बाद, उन्होंने हाल ही में अपने दिल की सुनकर अपनी अर्धांगना आरती और 9 वर्षीय पुत्री ओजस्वी के संग नर्मदा परिक्रमा पूर्ण की। 3400 किमी, साढ़े चार महीने, और 200+ गांवों में पैदल यात्रा करने के पश्चात वे परिवार समेत मई महीने में अपने घर लौटे।  घर लौटकर अब गोपाल के मन में ख्याल आता है  “असली घर यह है या माँ नर्मदा का तट?”   परिक्रमा के दौरान आरती का सूत्र था, "आइए देखें कि आज का दिन क्या उपहार लाया है। चलिए वर्तमान की इस क्षण में दिव्यता का दर्शन करें।" वह अपने जीवन में सहजता और समर्पण का अभ्यास करती है। रोजमर्रा के जीवन में अच्छाई की खोज और परिवार के प्रति प्रेम के कारण उन्होंने कॉर्पोरेट कैरियर को छोड़ कर अनुभवात्मक शिक्षण के क्षेत्र में प्रवेश किया । वह शिक्षकों और बच्चों के मातापिता के लिए शिक्षण शिविर का आयोजन करती हैं। उनकी कोशिश रहती है की कैसे शिक्षा को छात्र केंद्रित किया जा सके। आरती एक भावुक कथाकार, पाठक हैं और कठपुतली के माध्यम से कहानियां कहना उनका शौक है ! यात्रा के दौरान, उन्होंने ग्रामशालाओं के साथ अपनी कला को साझा करने का हर अवसर लिया। गोपाल और आरती, श्रीमाता एवं श्री औरोबिन्दो के लिए गहरा सम्मान और भक्ति रखते हैं। विपश्यना ध्यान के अभ्यासकर्ता हैं, एक परिवार के रूप में वे प्रकृति उत्साही हैं तथा यात्रा और ट्रेक करना पसंद करते हैं।  अपनी माता-पिता की भूमिका में वे खुद को महज एक निमित्त (माध्यम) के रूप में देखते हैं। वे अपनी बेटी ओजस्वी को अपने निर्णय लेने और अपनी विशिष्टता और व्यक्तित्व स्वयं खोजने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करते हैं। ओजस्वी गर्ग 9 साल की है, और वह वैसी ही है जैसी एक 9 साल की बच्ची को होना चाहिए - ओजस्वी ऊर्जा का ऊफान है ! यदि आप ओजस्वी से छुपाछुपी खेल रहे हैं और वह छुप जाती हैं तो अति संभव है कि वह किसी पेड़ पर चढ़ गयी हो ! ओजस्वी खेलप्रेमी है - विशेष रूप से वह स्केटिंग और तैराकी से प्यार करता है। अपने माता पिता के साथ ऑरोविल में बच्चों की 7 दिवसीय शिविर में बराबर हिस्सा लेती है।  ओजस के लिए, यह परिक्रमा प्रकृति का प्रेमपूर्ण निमंत्रण था। यात्रा के दौरान ओजस्वी अपने पिता के साथ तेज़ गति से आगे चलती और अपनी माता के आने तक पिता और पुत्री गांव में रहने का प्रबंध करते। ओजस्वी के लिए यह पूरी यात्रा “प्रकृति के साथ, प्रकृति की गोद में और प्रकृति के साथ एकरूप” होने का एक स्वर्णिम मौका था।  आइये जुड़िये इस संवाद अपने मित्र यात्रिओ के साथ. अपना ईमेल आईडी (email ID) ऊपर बॉक्स में भरे और जुड़ने की वेबसाइट आपके ईमेल पर हम भेज देंगे।                  

Ahilyabai Holkar, the daughter in law of Malhar Rao Holkar, the founder of the Holkar kingdom. Widowed at a young age, took over as queen, she takes her place in history among other great queens like Catherine II of Russia, Elizabeth I of England and Margaret I of Denmark. Known for her wisdom and administrative ability she rebuilt many Hindu temples, offered facilities for pilgrims, and built a new capital at Maheswar on the banks of the Narmada.

History is a chronicle of struggles for the sake of power, but in that there have been people who fought not just for power, but also for freedom. And such men and women have been immortalized as bravehearts. In Medieval India, Veer Chhatrasal stands along side with Chatrapati Shivaji and Maharana Pratap, as one of the bravest fighters for freedom from the Muslim rule, a man who fought for freedom till the end of his life. Chhatrasal not only established an independent state in Bundelkhand, he was also a patron of fine arts, and a good writer himself. Of the 82 years he lived, Chhatrasal fought 52 battles during his 44 year old reign. From the Narmada to Yamuna, from Chambal to Tons, Chhatrasal's writ ran supreme.

Narmada Ashtakam - Guru Dev by Andy Neagu

Narmada and Uma Nanjundan are sisters who share a love of being active in the outdoors and have traveled the world as they journeyed through climbs on three of Earth’s seven highest peaks together. In 2015, Uma and Narmada hiked to Everest Base Camp and have set their sights on an Everest summit attempt in 2022. In their professional lives, Narmada works as the Director of Risk for East Kentucky Power Cooperative in Winchester, KY and Uma works as a Senior Natural Gas Trader for South Jersey Industries in Hammonton, NJ.

As a Bollywood narrator would say, in dono stories main Modi hai, Patel hai, RSS hai, aur cash bhi hai! But there is a tiny difference between the two, and that is the letter ‘t’. You see, one was about a Statue, the other about a Statute. Prime Minister Modi helmed and orchestrated both the stories. In the first one, he redeemed his 6-year-old pledge to build the world’s tallest statue on river Narmada – a 182-metre salute to Sardar Patel, an icon of India’s independence movement. In the second but bigger story, Modi threatened the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) with a surgical strike.

India will soon be unveiling the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity. At 182m tall it towers over its nearest competitor by more than 50m. The statue in the Narmada district of Gujarat is of independence leader Vallabhbhai Patel. The project has been championed by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and is not without controversy. Guest: Dr Alexander Davis (New Generation Network Postdoctoral Fellow with La Trobe University and the Australian India Institute).

India will soon be unveiling the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity. At 182m tall it towers over its nearest competitor by more than 50m. The statue in the Narmada district of Gujarat is of independence leader Vallabhbhai Patel. The project has been championed by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and is not without controversy. Guest: Dr Alexander Davis (New Generation Network Postdoctoral Fellow with La Trobe University and the Australian India Institute).

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Neelendra Nath, a London based Management Consultant, Startup Evangelist and a blogger who writes at http://travelwithneel.com/ Neel has some very interesting post about travel, work and the world around! Join us as Neel takes us with him to explore the ruins of Mandu! Today's destination: Mandu / Mandavgad, Madhya Pradesh Nearest Airport: Indore, Madhya Pradesh Nearest Railway Station : Indore, Madhya Pradesh Packing - Pack light weighted cool clothes, sun screen and a camera! Time of the year - November to February Time of the year Neal travelled: March Length of the itinerary: Checkout Neel's photos of Mandu: https://www.facebook.com/neelendra.nath/mediaset?set=a.10153927164244852.1073741878.803299851&type=1&l=0e55c71b6d https://www.facebook.com/neelendra.nath/mediaset?set=a.10153922792369852.1073741877.803299851&type=1&l=b9431f1900 https://www.facebook.com/neelendra.nath/media_set?set=a.10153935438764852.1073741879.803299851&type=1&l=d9deea0e51 Neel's Blog : http://travelwithneel.com/ Instagram: @TravelwithNeel Twitter: @ithrahim #MadhyaPradesh #Madhya #Pradesh #Mandu #Mandav #Dhar #Malwa #Neelendra #Nath #NeelNath #TheMusafirStories #Travel #History #Vacation #Story #Old #Ruins #Love #War #Mughal #Forts #Pillars #LordOfTheRings #Roopmati #BaazBahadur #Narmada #River

Curated by The Otolith Collective. Followed by response and audience discussion with TJ Demos, Anand Patwardhan, Kodwo Eshun and Anjalika Sagar.