Emphasis on word "were" and our ancestors actually were very intelligent and scientific minded. Read the vedas and you'll find out. From 0 to trignometry, India gave it to the world but we have always been very modest, humble and never used to gloat on the achievements and after mughal and british invasion the brainwash and inferiority complex were like drugs given to us.
@@soheil527 and we didn’t change , we are still the same since 8000 years, our identity is crystal clear 😂 we don’t need to overcompensate, Jai Maa Durga , and Namaste 🙏🏼🇮🇳😹😹
I am still wondering how come Kushal's channel has not yet reached 1M subscribers. People are less interested in intellectual and sane discussions which Kushal brings and more interested in propaganda and narrative building. Thanks Kushal for this video and as always... Abhijit rocks...
Don't you listen to what Abhijeet says? (and I see this in the real world and especially online and especially on the non left side) that Indians don't want nuanced and deep and will always prefer loud, shallow and simple?
The moment I criticize BJP or Modi in online comments sections or Social Media for example, I immediately become a liberandu or Pappu bhakt for people... And then I will keep trying to explain that I am for Hindutva but its just that I am disappointed in BJP and/or Modi but for some it will not compute AT ALL!! Some will get the difference but talk about how BJP is core to Hindutva and all that...
Got a new perspective on Afghanistan and thanks for the book recommendation. Next time tell Abhijit to recommend some of the veggy dish. I am strict vegetarian. Aj ki food items se mereko koi Kam nahi 😂🤣😂
Abhijit should start his own podcast where he details his entire life right from his days in the Soviet Union, adventures in North Korea, Afghanistan and commentary on culture, economy, history etc..
Kushal you're the only one I can expect to call someone over and talk about India's space exploration endeavors. Please do it man and ill be your patron
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I will do it not because you will become a patron, but because it is a good suggestion.
@ thanks for hearing me out. Another suggestion which I am tired of putting forward to you, the entire world is talking about Hinduism's intrinsic connection with psychedelics (hell, it has been even discussed on Jre multiple times) but i haven't heard a single Hindu intellect talking about it. I can write down a whole essay on this topic being a psychedelic enthusiast (and a Hindu) but please call someone over and talk about it. People say psychedelics open up your mind and drive you towards atheism and whatnot but for me, it has had the total opposite effect. It has bolstered my religious faith and helped me rediscover my roots (cliche, but true). I do it twice every year for the past 6 years. A must-read book btw, Krishna in the Sky with diamonds: Bhagavad Gita a psychedelic guide - Scott Teitsworth. Only a fool will not connect the two after consuming psychedelics. The fact that the psychedelic revolution in the us (the 1960s) was empowered passively by India, psytrance originated in India, Somras being psychoactive in nature, Hindu gods being hybrid in appearance, our music, our colorfulness, and so on tells a lot about it. I know you ain't a drug proponent but guess what, psychedelics are NOT drugs. You the best!
I was talking to one of my Afaghan Hazara client in Australia, they hate US, Pakistan, Russia.. so I asked in current situation who does he think Afaghanistan’s friend is? And answer was India. I asked him what actually afaghani wants and he said an Islamic government without corruption.
Yes. They all want Islamic Government. It is an amazing realisation btw. Once we have helped Afghanistan enough would it not turn agains India because of it's own islamic Origin. Something to really think about.
@@thesigmalion1760 Whether an Islamic country will befriend India or turn against it is immaterial. They are an Islamic country, meaning they do not see every human as equal, they will find art and sculpture an eyesore - that's their default setting. They will not feel the loss of Bamiya Buddha, which a Hindu Sikh Jain or even Atheist would feel. Being friends with a bigot is not a achievement. It's a temporary need based alliance that would change with change of ruler.
What an amazing and detailed discussion on Abhijit's paper!!!! Thanks a lot Kushal for asking such beautiful questions and many many congratulations to Abhijit for writing such a well researched paper and explaining his perspectives and his understanding on Afghanistan in this podcast!!!
As a vegetarian ex-Muslim, 1:08:57 is exactly what I feel like when I have to go to an Irani or Afghani restaurant with my Muslim fam. There's literally no veggies on the god damn menu wtf
@@hussaindaud1260 in Hetauda , near bus stand , you will find no restaurant which give veg breakfast or lunch , but you can get DaalBhat tarkari everywhere in Nepal. I talked specially about veg momo and chaumin.
@@hussaindaud1260 why Nepal is majority hindu indeed but unlike india it has little Jain influence so u will not find vegetarians amoung even Brahmins there.
A beautiful conversation... Host i.e. Kushal stimulates Abhijeet to share real insights and maintains the flow of the conversation... Great storytelling... Could have been better if other angles than Indo-Afghan, Afghan-us were also covered... May be useful to have a map also open in the background when talking about terrain/areas... Lastly Wakhan corridor was missed...
The way he describes people's attitude towards the Taliban reminds me of the way some people in the surrounding places revered Veerappan when he was alive and some still do.
Thank you. I recall the special Pista Icecream Abhijit ate with heavy firing by taleban in the background. He described it so well. Now comes Elaichi Chewing Gum. I yearn for both. What Abhijit says about Pomegranates of Afghanistan is quite true. I like them very much for their tartness along with sweetness. Deep red in colour and very tasty.
Nothing tells u bout reality of a place like meeting actual residents. I think same thing happens when western experts write about India...they just write on pre-conceived notions. Great work Abhijeet
Kushal: I am so moved by this discussion: I had experienced the same warmth of Afghans for Indians during my Postdoc field visits with the Afghan immigrants in the US( mostly in CA)
Every culture that's trying to correct their image will show you warmth. Real warm people are those whose beliefs you can question, whose flaws you can discuss in a civil way.
I enjoyed this one very much. Only one doubt : if the Afghans are so guarded in expressing their views, how will one know that what they say are all true and not any lie in that?
I would love to read a single book or two, written in the form of a travelogue, describing all his international visits, by Abhijit. I would love to read it, seriously.I want to understand the complexity of real societies rather than seeing the black and white narrative of an individual, on a particular international , societal or geopolitical issue. It would be really enlightening. Cause I cannot afford to visit all those countries on my own, being a teenager. 😅
Jalalabad Operation in 1989 Pakistani officers were not fighting except few ISI Officer. The fighters were the MUJAHIDEEN against the Afghan Army under Najiabullah. Yes it was totally supported by ISI and the responsibility was also taken and Gen Hamid Gul was transferred to Multan Core from ISI Chief,
It's really good in long wrong. Fossil fuel are bad for our economy (bcz we spend our foreign reserve for that) Bad for our environment Bad for ur pocket in long run (bcz we r forced to move to cng and electric vehicle. Bcz middle class can't afford 100 rupees petrol. So, think about grand picture. Short sightedness harms us
@Hindu Nationalist its cheap as our government sell it on loss and Nepal government buy it at high price and sell it at low price and also for a developing and under developed country, petrol price are normally low , I checked it to verify my statement, Venezuela have the lowest price of petrol even cheaper then middle east countries (IRS 25). Its sad that price of petrol are low because we are getting cuts in petrol.
Do anyone even know about the battle of ten kings? I found out about that thru my history professor in the lecture of Indian history and he is an american
22:20 False. Pakistan is more heterogeneous than Afghanistan in terms of languages and ethnicities. Pakistan has Indo-Aryan languages including many Dardic languages, a few Iranian languages, one Sino-Tibetan language, one isolate language and one Dravidian language. Afghanistan has Eastern Iranian languages, Western Iranian Farsi dialects (Dari, Hazarangi, Aimak), Dardic languages, a few Turkic languages and Nuristani languages. Also, it's not that Pakistan has no culture. We may say that it has no single culture or no common cultural identity.
It is born from India, so it will take time for it to wipe out diversity. But it's happening. It is homogenizing. First attempt to make East Pakistan homogeneous didnt succeed. But there are no Kashmiri or Sindhi or Punjabi literature in Pakistan anymore. The languages are dying fast, the festivals are dying, the variety of women's clothes and hairstyles are dying. It's a work in progress. In Bangladesh too, wearing a bindi is now haram. They are all moving towards a single culture. Arab culture.
Pakistan has Indian culture..... Actually they don't hv any culture which cn b called pakistani but a mixture of many country's....that's y they hv identity crisis
Mr. Abhijit iyer next time if you go to Afghanistan and tell the Afghans people I am andh bhakt RSS then what is happening to you we have breaking news from Afghanistan saat mey Kushal Mehra ko lejaanaa.
My Iranian roommate used to say that in her culture, Indians were understood to be very intelligent and scientific minded. It’s like a folklore
Emphasis on word "were" and our ancestors actually were very intelligent and scientific minded. Read the vedas and you'll find out. From 0 to trignometry, India gave it to the world but we have always been very modest, humble and never used to gloat on the achievements and after mughal and british invasion the brainwash and inferiority complex were like drugs given to us.
@@juliuskarson3147 hahaha 😝
even al biruni thought like that until he came to india and saw the cow dung bhakti evrywhere
@@soheil527 and we didn’t change , we are still the same since 8000 years, our identity is crystal clear 😂 we don’t need to overcompensate, Jai Maa Durga , and Namaste 🙏🏼🇮🇳😹😹
@@shomap8747 you need to beg in the west and work in gulf to earn bread
I am still wondering how come Kushal's channel has not yet reached 1M subscribers. People are less interested in intellectual and sane discussions which Kushal brings and more interested in propaganda and narrative building. Thanks Kushal for this video and as always...
Abhijit rocks...
Share with people around you... Then channel will grow.
thats what i always wonder too
Don't you listen to what Abhijeet says? (and I see this in the real world and especially online and especially on the non left side) that Indians don't want nuanced and deep and will always prefer loud, shallow and simple?
The moment I criticize BJP or Modi in online comments sections or Social Media for example,
I immediately become a liberandu or Pappu bhakt for people... And then I will keep trying to explain that I am for Hindutva but its just that I am disappointed in BJP and/or Modi
but for some it will not compute AT ALL!!
Some will get the difference but talk about how BJP is core to Hindutva and all that...
Same..I came across this channel through reddit
This is such a golden content i am willing to pay for it right from the start of my career.
So true
I have nothing to say, just doing this for the algorithm
Such an enjoyable podcast. Thank you both. In all my reading on Afghanistan never thought about the Afghan identity. Miss Ahmed shah masood.
Kushal Sir, Quality of your channel ID extremely good, great going sir
Got a new perspective on Afghanistan and thanks for the book recommendation.
Next time tell Abhijit to recommend some of the veggy dish. I am strict vegetarian. Aj ki food items se mereko koi Kam nahi 😂🤣😂
Abhijit should start his own podcast where he details his entire life right from his days in the Soviet Union, adventures in North Korea, Afghanistan and commentary on culture, economy, history etc..
Bruh Abhijit is good when he is not in control otherwise he will once again land in jail 😂
Kushal you're the only one I can expect to call someone over and talk about India's space exploration endeavors. Please do it man and ill be your patron
I will do it not because you will become a patron, but because it is a good suggestion.
@ thanks for hearing me out. Another suggestion which I am tired of putting forward to you, the entire world is talking about Hinduism's intrinsic connection with psychedelics (hell, it has been even discussed on Jre multiple times) but i haven't heard a single Hindu intellect talking about it. I can write down a whole essay on this topic being a psychedelic enthusiast (and a Hindu) but please call someone over and talk about it. People say psychedelics open up your mind and drive you towards atheism and whatnot but for me, it has had the total opposite effect. It has bolstered my religious faith and helped me rediscover my roots (cliche, but true). I do it twice every year for the past 6 years.
A must-read book btw, Krishna in the Sky with diamonds: Bhagavad Gita a psychedelic guide - Scott Teitsworth.
Only a fool will not connect the two after consuming psychedelics. The fact that the psychedelic revolution in the us (the 1960s) was empowered passively by India, psytrance originated in India, Somras being psychoactive in nature, Hindu gods being hybrid in appearance, our music, our colorfulness, and so on tells a lot about it. I know you ain't a drug proponent but guess what, psychedelics are NOT drugs.
You the best!
@@Pasdpawn I don't think he will agree with your point because he is atheist and obviously he always welcome different opinions.
@@swapnilchaudhari9545 are you referring to psychedelics comment or space explorations one?
@@Pasdpawn psychedelics
A very educative & enlightening podcast. Learned a lot.
I see you EVERYWHERE
I was talking to one of my Afaghan Hazara client in Australia, they hate US, Pakistan, Russia.. so I asked in current situation who does he think Afaghanistan’s friend is? And answer was India.
I asked him what actually afaghani wants and he said an Islamic government without corruption.
Yes. They all want Islamic Government. It is an amazing realisation btw. Once we have helped Afghanistan enough would it not turn agains India because of it's own islamic Origin. Something to really think about.
We helped Bangladesh, and we know how they treat their minorities.
@@seekerseeker4112 far more hindus in their govt posts than gaumuttars in india
@@soheil527 hmmm... you are pissed and upset. Which means India is out playing Pakistan in Afghanistan. Keep cryin' kiddo!
@@thesigmalion1760 Whether an Islamic country will befriend India or turn against it is immaterial. They are an Islamic country, meaning they do not see every human as equal, they will find art and sculpture an eyesore - that's their default setting. They will not feel the loss of Bamiya Buddha, which a Hindu Sikh Jain or even Atheist would feel. Being friends with a bigot is not a achievement. It's a temporary need based alliance that would change with change of ruler.
I actually read the article after the video. Must say, I am impressed by Abhijit's vocabulary and writing. Please send these regards to him Kushal ji.
Very informative. Thank you so much for this podcast.
What an amazing and detailed discussion on Abhijit's paper!!!! Thanks a lot Kushal for asking such beautiful questions and many many congratulations to Abhijit for writing such a well researched paper and explaining his perspectives and his understanding on Afghanistan in this podcast!!!
As a vegetarian ex-Muslim, 1:08:57 is exactly what I feel like when I have to go to an Irani or Afghani restaurant with my Muslim fam. There's literally no veggies on the god damn menu wtf
Its same everywhere bro, even I have suffered from it in my own country in hetauda , there was no veg momos neither veg chuamin .
@@bikashshrivastava4143 how can there be no veg options in a restaurant in NEPAL. Thats just mind-boggling
@@hussaindaud1260 in Hetauda , near bus stand , you will find no restaurant which give veg breakfast or lunch , but you can get DaalBhat tarkari everywhere in Nepal. I talked specially about veg momo and chaumin.
@@hussaindaud1260 why Nepal is majority hindu indeed but unlike india it has little Jain influence so u will not find vegetarians amoung even Brahmins there.
@@bikashshrivastava4143 ahh I see. I love chowmein, momos, and manchurian lol
A beautiful conversation... Host i.e. Kushal stimulates Abhijeet to share real insights and maintains the flow of the conversation... Great storytelling... Could have been better if other angles than Indo-Afghan, Afghan-us were also covered... May be useful to have a map also open in the background when talking about terrain/areas... Lastly Wakhan corridor was missed...
I don't know why but Abhijit explained Afghanistan so good that, I wish to visit country in middle of conflict. 😂
Yeah
Watch a few more videos. The Britt's got kiked around until death. I urge you to de romanticize the self.
Very informative talk , keep up the good work💛
Loved this! Thank u so much Kushal and Abhijit!
The way he describes people's attitude towards the Taliban reminds me of the way some people in the surrounding places revered Veerappan when he was alive and some still do.
Really impressive AIM. I wish I also have such an exhilarating experience some day as you had in Afghanistan.
What a great episode. Thank you Abhjit and Kushal.
Thank you. I recall the special Pista Icecream Abhijit ate with heavy firing by taleban in the background. He described it so well. Now comes Elaichi Chewing Gum. I yearn for both.
What Abhijit says about Pomegranates of Afghanistan is quite true. I like them very much for their tartness along with sweetness. Deep red in colour and very tasty.
Love your podcasts.
File not found for the paper, unfortunately.
Great podcast, very intersting perspective. Thank you
Sense of Nationhood was a great point
Very interesting and informative podcast
Abhijit sir has big cojones. Respect.
15:00 where we see the alliance between India and Afghanistan 😊
Fan of Mitra 😀
Loved it!! 😊
Really good content . please keep on
Amazing podcast Kushal sir 👍
Nothing tells u bout reality of a place like meeting actual residents. I think same thing happens when western experts write about India...they just write on pre-conceived notions.
Great work Abhijeet
Kushal: I am so moved by this discussion: I had experienced the same warmth of Afghans for Indians during my Postdoc field visits with the Afghan immigrants in the US( mostly in CA)
Every culture that's trying to correct their image will show you warmth. Real warm people are those whose beliefs you can question, whose flaws you can discuss in a civil way.
34:45 puberty **intensifies**
Great educational session! 😊
Grass always looks green from distance....caution and skeptical.
I enjoyed this one very much. Only one doubt : if the Afghans are so guarded in expressing their views, how will one know that what they say are all true and not any lie in that?
there are indirect ways of interpreting
What is ordinary Afghan's opinion now, regarding Bamiyan Buddha statue destruction?
It looks like Afghan problem will be solved once Pakistan is disintegrates
Idk if I would buy that, I feel if there is revolution in pakistan then maybe
Afghan problem will become our problem Pakistan disintegrates.
You mean 3 sharia states are better than 2?
I would love to read a single book or two, written in the form of a travelogue, describing all his international visits, by Abhijit. I would love to read it, seriously.I want to understand the complexity of real societies rather than seeing the black and white narrative of an individual, on a particular international , societal or geopolitical issue. It would be really enlightening. Cause I cannot afford to visit all those countries on my own, being a teenager. 😅
In the mankind history Krishan was the first person who taught Arjun to fight and kill his own Uncles, Cousins, Teachers and Brothers etc (Mahabharat)
Jalalabad Operation in 1989 Pakistani officers were not fighting except few ISI Officer. The fighters were the MUJAHIDEEN against the Afghan Army under Najiabullah. Yes it was totally supported by ISI and the responsibility was also taken and Gen Hamid Gul was transferred to Multan Core from ISI Chief,
We need more such thinktanks
Taliban is as much in Kerala as we see in Afghanistan. ഹര ഹര
@@shivasrinivasan80 100%. They even keep photos and banners of their Sheikhs and stuff. The brand of Islam that's taking over Kerala is concerning.
Maza aa gaya
Kushal bhaiyya intro music kaunsa hai?
Lovely takle, what do you think of latest love letter exchange between DGMO.
18:42 I think earliest mosque in South Asia is in Kerala
Say something about oil pricing which is exponentially increasing
Is it good for nation???
Even 5th grade student knows it's not good for anyone
It's really good in long wrong. Fossil fuel are bad for our economy (bcz we spend our foreign reserve for that)
Bad for our environment
Bad for ur pocket in long run (bcz we r forced to move to cng and electric vehicle. Bcz middle class can't afford 100 rupees petrol.
So, think about grand picture. Short sightedness harms us
Petrol prices has been increasing exponentially because its getting scarce everywhere.
@Hindu NationalistNRs106 which is equivalent to NRS 63
@Hindu Nationalist its cheap as our government sell it on loss and Nepal government buy it at high price and sell it at low price and also for a developing and under developed country, petrol price are normally low , I checked it to verify my statement, Venezuela have the lowest price of petrol even cheaper then middle east countries (IRS 25). Its sad that price of petrol are low because we are getting cuts in petrol.
Great video :)
you can not change a middle age mentality ....just by building airports and shopping malls...
Whats the name of book recommended by AIM
That's interesting, I had no idea that there are Shia Taliban also. I guess with the situation there they need to militarize to survive.
Good job 👍👍👍
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
34:44, freedom and democracy ... Lol
💯👍🙏
Om
Do anyone even know about the battle of ten kings? I found out about that thru my history professor in the lecture of Indian history and he is an american
AIM is great
Islam must have deurbanised Afghanistan
Link not opening now
Do your podcast in hindi urdu too
Do you understand Hindi?? Coz it is very similar to Urdu.
@Nei Pat Shut up....
The talibanese are known to be sax obsessed. Hope Abhijeet returned intact.
Music is haram in quran
@Nei Pat Didn't know Abhijit is scared of classical jazz also !!!!!!
@@period5304 i see u everywhere
pakistan is a country with out a culture..
while afganistan a culture with out a country...
Not country it's a nation
♥
food was forgetable? Afghan food in US is quite nice.
Somehow I can't get myself to trust this guy Abhijeet IM
I think afghanisthan is future in india
It's really good to spend time here rather than to waste time on watching shit on Netflix,😘
!!!!
❤️❤️
Islamist Ashrafiya Taliban. Be clear.
WHAT TO DO WITH TALIBAN MINDSET,, MARRY FOUR WOMEN AND APART HAVE SO MANY SEX SLAVE.. ISLAM IS ATTRACTING SO MANY MEN FOR THIS "MINDSET"
Kushal, do you not know how to pronounce my name? It's oh-shin (pronounced like ocean)
Is it a Japanese name .
22:20 False. Pakistan is more heterogeneous than Afghanistan in terms of languages and ethnicities. Pakistan has Indo-Aryan languages including many Dardic languages, a few Iranian languages, one Sino-Tibetan language, one isolate language and one Dravidian language. Afghanistan has Eastern Iranian languages, Western Iranian Farsi dialects (Dari, Hazarangi, Aimak), Dardic languages, a few Turkic languages and Nuristani languages. Also, it's not that Pakistan has no culture. We may say that it has no single culture or no common cultural identity.
It is born from India, so it will take time for it to wipe out diversity. But it's happening. It is homogenizing. First attempt to make East Pakistan homogeneous didnt succeed. But there are no Kashmiri or Sindhi or Punjabi literature in Pakistan anymore. The languages are dying fast, the festivals are dying, the variety of women's clothes and hairstyles are dying. It's a work in progress. In Bangladesh too, wearing a bindi is now haram. They are all moving towards a single culture. Arab culture.
Pakistan has Indian culture..... Actually they don't hv any culture which cn b called pakistani but a mixture of many country's....that's y they hv identity crisis
@@Ksami4612 That is in India also, no single culture but many cultures.
Where's sham
ye toh anti pakistan type ka podcast hai. Apne personal ideologies ko mat thuso yaar
If reality is against the idea of pakistan, would you ignore reality?
Takle POK India ka kab hoga 😝😝😝
Mr. Abhijit iyer next time if you go to Afghanistan and tell the Afghans people I am andh bhakt RSS then what is happening to you we have breaking news from Afghanistan saat mey Kushal Mehra ko lejaanaa.
If he says that he is gay.... It is more likely they will kill him
@@kallumama648 true 😂😂
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@Ashwini Desai mulla kaa English translation scholar hai. Mulla koyi gaali nahi hai. Moulvi ko mulla kehtey hai. Ab viewers jaanley kaon anpad hai.
@Ashwini Desai Andh bhakt bano gey to aisay comment Karogey.