This podcast was shot in 2024, late January. Madhav Nayar is an archive associate at Ashoka University. He got his BA honours in History from Hindu College, Delhi University, and his MA in history from SOAS University of London. In this episode, we talk about studying history in college, Ashoka vs Hindu College, the drawbacks of Ashoka, his time in graduate school, Gandhi, religion, etc.

You can connect with him through
His LinkedIn - [ Ссылка ]
His email - madhav.nayar@ashoka.edu.in

Studying history in college, Madhav’s time at the Hindu College
0:00 - intro
1:12 - Pursuing a BA degree is thought of as a waste of one’s time yet you still pursued history, how come?
6:06 - Advice for those planning on studying history in college.
13:07 - Madhav’s time in Hindu College.

Ashoka vs Hindu, drawbacks of Ashoka
18:10 - “A professor left for an entire semester.”
19:45 - Financial and Social homogeneity at Ashoka.
24:20 - If you had to decide between Ashoka and The Hindu for UG, which college would you pick?
27:35 - The opportunities Ashoka offers.
29:30 - The biggest drawback of Ashoka

Graduate school at SOAS, differences between UG life and graduate life, social anxiety
32:19 - Madhav’s time in graduate school (SOAS, University of London)
34:04 - Differences between graduate school and undergrad.
37:11 -
40:20 - Differences between doing a master's degree vs a UG degree
47:37 - Taking a gap year before doing a masters
50:55 - Social Anxiety

On Gandhi, religion, and open-mindedness
56:48 - Who would you say Madhav Nayur is?
59:10 - On Gandhi
1:04:29 - What can today’s youth learn from Gandhi?
1:09:18 - Self-improvement
1:13:00 - Madhav learning Charkha! Nirmal Drishti.
1:17:20 - Propoganda on YouTube
1:19:00 - Madhav rescues a cow
1:22:00 - On Religion
1:23:28 - Why do we need religion?
1:29:00 - How Madhav’s relationship with religion has changed over the years.
1:35:51 - The weaponization of religion.

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