The Cārvāka Podcast
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The Cārvāka Podcast
The Cārvāka Podcast is a series of long-form conversations hosted by Kushal Mehra. The podcast covers a wide range of subjects where Kushal speaks with a wide range of guests to talk about sports, philosophy, public policy, current affairs, history, economics, etc.
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Punjab's Real Crisis is Economic
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta about the economic crisis in Punjab. Since the year 2000, Punjab and its economy have been on a downw...
Khalistanis And The Hindus Of Punjab
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Canadian journalist Sameer Kaushal about what happened to the Hindus of Punjab. Punjabi history is often reduced t...
Is The Movie Satluj Propaganda?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Sanjay Lazar about the movie Satluj and the controversy surrounding it. Is the movie a one-sided narrative? Does t...
Fiscal Reality Of Indian States
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta about the fiscal reality of Indian states. They use a tool developed by Tushar himself to analyse var...
E20 Controversy Comes Back
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Kushan Mitra and Tushar Gupta about E20 again. The controversy has erupted again. What is the truth about E20? Wha...
USA Cracks Down on Indian Khalistani Gangs
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Darshan Maharaja about the recent news reports where the FBI, in a joint operation called Operation Hard Ball in C...
What Is the Purpose Of Track 2 Diplomacy?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about Track 2 diplomacy. What is its purpose? Who does it help? What has Track 2 diplomacy achi...
Can Civic Sense Be Taught?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Ramprasad about the a gigantic Indian problem i.e civic sense. Can we teach civic sense? If yes, what is the best...
Click Farmers Are Making Us Stupid
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar discuss the problem of click farming. Is clickbait content creation making us smarter? Is it adding value overall t...
Does India Need Atmanirbhar AI?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhivardhan about the future of AI in India. Is India investing enough in its own homegrown LLM? Does India need a...
USA Iran MOU
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about the USA and Iran war their so-called MOU that has lead to an imaginary ceasefire. What is...
Uk Grooming Gangs Report By Rupert Lowe
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Harris Sultan about the Rape Gang Inquiry Report published by independent MP Rupert Lowe. What are the key conclus...
TMC And Uddhav Sena MPs Exit
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar Gupta talk about the sudden exodus of MPs from both TMC and Uddhav Sena. What is the future of these regional parti...
Pranit More 370 Biryani Social Consequences Vs Legal Consequences
In this monologue, Kushal shares his views about how freedom of expression is misunderstodd in India and uses the Pranit More controversy where Sejal...
Protest Mania In Canada
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Caryma Sa'd, a journalist, lawyer and professional satirist about her on ground coverage over the last few years i...
Ben Stokes Controversy
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aadit and Nikhil about the Ben Stokes night club brawl controversy. Should he retire from cricket over this incide...
Pashupati Seal of IVC: Proto Shiva or Proto Elamite?
In this podcast, Kushal Mehra speaks with archaeologist Disha Ahluwalia about the Pashupati Seal. Was it proto-Shiva? Or was it proto Elamite as is cl...
What really ails Punjab?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Punjabi journalist Ravinder Singh Robin about the state of affairs in Punjab. This podcast is a 101 on Punjab.
The Cockroaches Protest At Jantar Mantar
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar discuss the "earth shaking" protest organised by the founders of the Cockroach Janta Party where a grand total of 3...
How Does One Analyse Policy?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Shruti Rajagopalan about the steps one needs to take when they have to analyse a policy. In India policy analysis...
Road Ahead for The Indian Economy
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Mohandas Pai about the current economic crisis we are heading towards or as some would say we are already in. How...
Were The Mughals Indian?
In this podcast, Kushal and Aabhas Maldahiyar discuss how does one look at Mughals from a historical perspective. Were the Mughals Indian? Or can we e...
Twisha Sharma Case
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Shivangi Deshwal about the Twisha Sharma case. The pocast explains the entire facts of the case as per the media r...
The Reality of Cockroach Janta Party
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar talk about the Cockroach Janta Party and its sudden rise on social media. The mainstream is smitten by their rise a...
How Do Deal With The Economic Crisis?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Harsh Madhusudhan Gupta about the current economic crisis we are heading towards or as some would say we are alrea...
Bhojshala Dhar is a Temple says MP High Court
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Nikhil Mehra about the recent verdict by the Madhya Pradesh high court on the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosqu...
Prime Ministers Appeals On Fuel, Gold, Foreign Travel And Fertiliser
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar Gupta discuss the Prime Minister of India's request urging Indians to reduce their gold purchases and avoid wastefu...
Does Indian Secularism Only Hinge On Hindus?
In this monologue, Kushal responds to a recent article written by veteran journalist Shekhar Gupta titled "Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only...
How Should The BJP Govern Bengal?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Kanchan Gupta about the road ahead for the BJP in the state of Bengal. Now that they have won the mandate how do t...
Did BJP Steal The Bengal Election?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta as they look at the numbers of the Bengal elections. Did the BJP steal the elections and only because...
How Does One Do Political Analysis?
In this monologue, Kushal shares his views on the problem with political analysis. Everytime there are elections in India an army of "experts" come on...
BJP Wins Bengal And Assam Elections
In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia look at the results of the 4 state assembly and 1 union territory elections where BJP sweeps Assam and Benga...
Who is Winning Bengal?
In this podcast, Kushal, Aadit Kapadia, and Tushar Gupta study the numbers of Bengal. Now that the voting in Bengal is done what does the situation lo...
State of History Scholarship In India
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Vikram Sampath about the state of history writing in India from the perspective of a serious scholar and historian...
Punjab's New Blasphemy Law
In this monologue, Kushal talks about The Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Punjab Prevention of Offences against...
Can the BJP Win Bengal?
In this podcast, Kushal, Padmaja Joshi, and Tushar Gupta study the numbers of Bengal. Can the BJP ever win the Bengal assembly elections considering t...
The Potential problems with Delimitation
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar talk about the women's reservation bill and the tricky issue of delimitation.
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Lessons From TCS Nashik, Lenskart and Amravati
In this monologue, Kushal shares some observations based on the reactions to the controversy in Nashik and Amravati, where predatory Islamists were pr...
TCS Nashik Grooming Scandal
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Subhi Vishwakarma and Nikhil Mehra about the TCS BPO in Nashik where "several female employees at Tata Consultancy...
How Does One Get Vaibhav Suryavanshi Out? #ipl2026
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Bharath Ramaraj about Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his technique. This podcast is recorded as the IPL 2026 match betwee...