We go about our lives, making our way through a ton of choices everyday, and rarely give a second thought to the ideas of liberty and freedom, as the society we live in celebrates these as guarantees to its citizens. But do we live with… Read More »EP12 – Liberty & Freedom
Our everyday life contains consumables drawn out from nature and earth. While shopping is a favourite pastime, we are now facing the consequences of our consumerist lifestyle in the form of global warming. While we might think environmental protection is an issue for governments to… Read More »EP11 – Building Our Green Future
Despite the Bhagavad Gita being 5000 years old, it remains the first text we think of when we look at Hindu literature. Why would that be? What makes it relevant today and how does it take us beyond the dichotomy of good and bad? We… Read More »EP10 – Bhagwad Gita
In the exuberating world we live in today, where a lot of choices are cultivated through pop culture and cinema, how can we see dharma through the same 90mm lens? What responsibility do we have to ensure the transition from ‘real and reel’ has a… Read More »EP09 – Dharma Through Cinema
Born in the UK, Divya Prabha did her first B.A. and M.A. from Oxford University and worked for top American Investment Banks until 1999. Having booked a ticket to India, intending to stay for a year, she remains there 21 years later, finishing her PhD… Read More »EP08 – From Banking to Benares
How do we define a flourishing society? How can society help those who are most in need? Is a flourishing society one that helps those who are most in need? How do we reflect the Hindu value of Sewa (selfless service) in our actions? And… Read More »EP07 – Sustainable Contributions
Hindu civilization and its rich Vedic culture have produced many books, scriptures and prayers from an ancient oral tradition through to vast texts such as the Ramayana, Mahabharata and the Gita with which we are familiar today. What are these texts?, and is there a… Read More »EP06 – Hindu Library
Life is inherently uncertain. If nothing else, the COVID pandemic has highlighted our inability to navigate a world full of uncertainty and novel experiences. How do we enhance our relationship with others, and with the world around us? How can the principles of dharma help… Read More »EP05 – Navigate Life
Relationships, I believe are one of the fundamentals to a society, to one’s life. So how does one go about navigating them? They can be so complex, from a family level, to interrelations, to colleagues at work, to people on the street. It’s my great… Read More »EP04 – Relationships
To all my females, Happy International Womens Day, today we celebrate you! I am blessed to be surrounded by Women, I live with so many and it also happens to be my great fortune to be hosting The Vichaar Manthan Podcast, and so I present… Read More »EP03 – Womanhood
