Gita Sahgal's guest appearances

Gita Sahgal

Philosophy For Our Times

National Secular Society Podcast

Daniel Kahneman

Steven Pinker

Graham Harman

Lawrence Phillips

Noam Chomsky

Deirdre McCloskey

Yuval Noah Harari

Jess Phillips

David King

Stephen King

Carlo Rovelli

Daniel Miller

Joanna Bryson

Sean Carroll

Philip Goff

OwlTail

In this episode, Emma Park speaks to Gita Sahgal, a human rights activist and Honorary Associate of the NSS, about secularism in India, and the threats it is facing from the Hindutva (Hindu nationalist) movement endorsed by Modi’s government. Modern India has been a secularist state since its foundation in 1947. But since the first election of Modi’s government in 2014, as Gita explains, Indian supporters of secularism, pluralism, and the rule of law have been targeted, silenced, and in some cases imprisoned or killed; and the coronavirus pandemic has been used as an opportunity to clamp down on them further.Gita and Emma also consider how the ideology of Hindutva is bringing its version of Hinduism closer to a monotheistic religion, and how this reinforces its intolerant stance towards Indians who are not Hindus, in particular, the large Muslim minority. Finally, Gita discusses her current work with One Law For All, which is campaigning against Sharia law and other religious laws in the UK.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWXaP6g8QgA&amp;feature=youtu.beTranscripts: https://www.secularism.org.uk/transcriptsNotesThe Constitution of Indiahttps://www.india.gov.in/sites/upload_files/npi/files/coi_part_full.pdfHow Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart – The Guardian, 20 February 2020https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/20/hindu-supremacists-nationalism-tearing-india-apart-modi-bjp-rss-jnu-attacksGita Sahgal’s lecture highlights rise of Hindutva in India and Britainhttps://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2018/09/nss-lecture-highlights-rise-of-hindutva-in-india-and-britainOne Law For Allhttps://onelawforall.org.uk/Make a stand for freedom, fairness and human rights by adding your voice to the call for a secular democracy. Join the National Secular Society today https://www.secularism.org.uk/joinSupport the podcast, share with a friend and leave a five star review everywhere you can.

In this episode, Emma Park speaks to Gita Sahgal, a human rights activist and Honorary Associate of the NSS, about secularism in India, and the threats it is facing from the Hindutva (Hindu nationalist) movement endorsed by Modi’s government. Modern India has been a secularist state since its foundation in 1947. But since the first election of Modi’s government in 2014, as Gita explains, Indian supporters of secularism, pluralism, and the rule of law have been targeted, silenced, and in some cases imprisoned or killed; and the coronavirus pandemic has been used as an opportunity to clamp down on them further. Gita and Emma also consider how the ideology of Hindutva is bringing its version of Hinduism closer to a monotheistic religion, and how this reinforces its intolerant stance towards Indians who are not Hindus, in particular, the large Muslim minority. Finally, Gita discusses her current work with One Law For All, which is campaigning against Sharia law and other religious laws in the UK. Watch this episode on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWXaP6g8QgA&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWXaP6g8QgA&amp;feature=youtu.be</a> Transcripts: <a href="https://www.secularism.org.uk/transcripts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.secularism.org.uk/transcripts</a> Notes The Constitution of India <a href="https://www.india.gov.in/sites/upload_files/npi/files/coi_part_full.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.india.gov.in/sites/upload_files/npi/files/coi_part_full.pdf</a> How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart – The Guardian, 20 February 2020 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/20/hindu-supremacists-nationalism-tearing-india-apart-modi-bjp-rss-jnu-attacks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/20/hindu-supremacists-nationalism-tearing-india-apart-modi-bjp-rss-jnu-attacks</a> Gita Sahgal’s lecture highlights rise of Hindutva in India and Britain <a href="https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2018/09/nss-lecture-highlights-rise-of-hindutva-in-india-and-britain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2018/09/nss-lecture-highlights-rise-of-hindutva-in-india-and-britain</a> One Law For All <a href="https://onelawforall.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://onelawforall.org.uk/</a> Make a stand for freedom, fairness and human rights by adding your voice to the call for a secular democracy. Join the National Secular Society today <a href="https://www.secularism.org.uk/join" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.secularism.org.uk/join</a> Support the podcast, share with a friend and leave a five star review everywhere you can.

Ep 26: Hindutva with Gita Sahgal

David Owens

Sebastian Farquhar

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe all want a better world and most see morality as helping to choose the right actions. Yet we can't know for sure the outcome of any action. Is morality therefore curiously independent of outcomes? Does this leave it without foundation or function? Or do good and bad have no place in this world at all? Centre for Secular Space founder Gita Sahgal, philosopher and author of Causes and Coincidences David Owens, and director of the Centre for Effective Altruism Sebastian Farquhar discuss the outcomes of our actions. Music: Apache Force by Little Glass Men available under an Attribution Creative Commons License.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=shownotes&amp;utm_campaign=the-good-the-bad-and-the-unknownSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes</a>We all want a better world and most see morality as helping to choose the right actions. Yet we can't know for sure the outcome of any action. Is morality therefore curiously independent of outcomes? Does this leave it without foundation or function? Or do good and bad have no place in this world at all? Centre for Secular Space founder Gita Sahgal, philosopher and author of Causes and Coincidences David Owens, and director of the Centre for Effective Altruism Sebastian Farquhar discuss the outcomes of our actions. Music: Apache Force by Little Glass Men available under an Attribution Creative Commons License.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at <a href="http://IAI.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IAI.tv</a> – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: <a href="https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=shownotes&amp;utm_campaign=the-good-the-bad-and-the-unknown" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=shownotes&amp;utm_campaign=the-good-the-bad-and-the-unknown</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

The Good, The Bad And The Unknown | Gita Sahgal, David Owens, Sebastian Farquhar

Philip Collins

Kwasi Kwarteng

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWestern values have been extraordinarily successful. Yet now we seem on the back foot, unsure of ourselves and sometimes embarrassed at our own past. Beset with postmodern doubts, do we need to revive belief in the values and importance of our ideals? Or is the age of the West at an end? Eminent Indian activist Gita Sahgal, Tony Blair's former Chief Speechwriter Philip Collins, and Conservative politician and author of Ghosts of Empire Kwasi Kwarteng dispute the world's future.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=shownotes&amp;utm_campaign=the-crisis-of-the-westSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes</a>Western values have been extraordinarily successful. Yet now we seem on the back foot, unsure of ourselves and sometimes embarrassed at our own past. Beset with postmodern doubts, do we need to revive belief in the values and importance of our ideals? Or is the age of the West at an end? Eminent Indian activist Gita Sahgal, Tony Blair's former Chief Speechwriter Philip Collins, and Conservative politician and author of Ghosts of Empire Kwasi Kwarteng dispute the world's future.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at <a href="http://IAI.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IAI.tv</a> – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: <a href="https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=shownotes&amp;utm_campaign=the-crisis-of-the-west" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=shownotes&amp;utm_campaign=the-crisis-of-the-west</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

The Crisis of the West | Gita Sahgal, Philip Collins, Kwasi Kwarteng