That's So Hindu
The podcast that interviews entrepreneurs and activists, politicians and professors, journalists, entertainers, spiritual teachers, and more on how Hinduism shapes their work and lives. All American. So Hindu. Brought to you by the Hindu American Foundation.
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- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 139
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
How was Indian society historically organized? Hint: It wasn't caste.
Devala Rees is back with us this week for another informative, enlightening and hopefully entertaining discussion. This week we’re talking about how ancient Indian society organized itself, with the …
00:38:01 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
How many Hindu Dharma Traditions are there?
This week we’ve got another special episode with HAF’s Devala Rees. This time we’re talking about why HAF has been using the term Hindu Dharma Traditions wherever it makes sense, rather than Hinduism…
00:28:48 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
A dharmic investing take on Bitcoin | Easan Katir
In this episode we speak with HAF’s own Easan Katir about cryptocurrency and Bitcoin investing from a dharmic perspective, plus AI, the energy demands of both of those, and more.
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00:31:54 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Hindu at Heart: California's Kali Mandir Purohit - Naren Schreiner
In this episode, part of the Hindu at Heart series, Indu Viswanathan speaks with Naren K Schreiner, one of the purohits at the Kali Mandir in Laguna Beach, California. They discuss his background and…
01:29:21 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
What’s going on in Bangladesh today? | Ahnaf Kalam
In this episode Samir Kalra speaks with Ahnaf Kalam, from the Middle East Forum. They talk about so-called Red Green Alliance between Islamists and Progressives, how Woke Right figures have started t…
00:57:00 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
International Yoga Day Special: Swami Sarvapriyanda on the four paths of yoga
In this episode, Sheetal Shah has a wide ranging conversation with Swami Sarvapriyananda, from the Vedanta Society of New York, about the four traditional limbs of yoga (Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja…
01:01:31 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
All about the 1985 Air India bombing, one of the biggest intelligence failures of the 20th century | Sanjay Lazar
On the 40th anniversary of the worst act of air terrorism until the 9/11 attacks, the bombing of Air India flight 182 on June 23rd, 1985, Samir Kalra speaks with Sanjay Lazar, who lost his entire fam…
00:56:37 |
Thu 19 Jun 2025
Hindu at Heart: Vindhya Adapa - Attorney & Musician
In this episode, part of Indu Viswanathan’s Hindu at Heart series, she talks with Vindhya Adapa, an attorney at the US Treasury Department who is also a professional singer and producer, who merges h…
01:12:59 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
All About the Hindu Calendar(s)
In this special episode HAF Education Research Assistant Devala Rees explains the various ways Hindus have traditional kept track of the years, the months that make up those years, how the timing of …
00:41:18 |
Thu 22 May 2025
Hindu at Heart: Psychologist & HAF Board Member Dr. Kavita Pallod Sekhsaria
In this episode, part of Indu Viswanathan’s Hindu at Heart series, she talks with psychologist and HAF Board Member Dr. Kavita Pallod Sekhsaria. They discuss Kavita’s life growing up Hindu in Texas i…
01:11:17 |
Thu 08 May 2025
Pakistan’s support for terrorism won’t stop until they are held accountable | Michael Rubin
In this episode Samir Kalra speaks with Michael Rubin about the parallels between Hamas’ attack on Israel on 10/7/23 and the most recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir; how Pakistan’s ISI and …
00:32:10 |
Sat 03 May 2025
It’s not about caste, most Hindus aren’t vegetarian, and other misconceptions about the politics of dietary choices
In this episode Suhag Shukla speaks with Vijay Satnarine about how different parts of the Hindu Dharma Traditions approach vegetarian diets, how vegetarianism has gotten politicized in both India and…
00:24:14 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
US harbors Khalistani terrorists and needs to do something about it | Michael Rubin
In this episode Samir Kalra has a wide-ranging conversation with India analyst Michael Rubin, a multi-time guest on the show. They discuss how the US is harboring Khalistani terrorists, the circles o…
00:48:53 |
Thu 10 Apr 2025
The Asian American community needs to destroy the myth of the model minority. We need to fight. | TX State Rep. Gene Wu
In this episode HAF Managing Director Raj Rao speaks with Texas State Representative Gene Wu. They discuss the rise in anti-Asian and anti-Indian sentiment in recent months and years, the history of …
00:50:56 |
Thu 27 Mar 2025
Why the way we talk about Hinduism needs to change
A special crossover episode from our sibling show All About Hinduism: One of the underlying themes in the first series of episodes of All About Hinduism is that this spiritual tradition is often misu…
00:19:27 |
Thu 13 Mar 2025
Think you know all about Ambedkar? Think again. | Pankaj Jain
BR Ambedkar is rightly remembered for his role in creating the Indian Constitution and for his outspoken anti-caste views. Less known is how many of his views on hot button political issues in India …
00:42:21 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
How USAID gave millions to groups linked to terrorism in the Middle East and South Asia | Sam Westrop
In this episode Samir Kalra speaks with Sam Westrop from the Middle East Forum about their latest research detailing the millions of dollars that USAID has given to groups affiliated with Islamism, t…
00:55:51 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
How the US-India relationship will fare under Trump 2.0 | Akhil Ramesh
In this episode Samir Kalra speaks with Akhil Ramesh of the Pacific Forum. They discuss a number of ways the US-India relationship may change under the new Trump administration, on immigration, trade…
00:47:49 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
What the modern world can learn from the Dharmic capitalism of South India’s great kingdoms | Sriram Balasubramanian
In this episode we speak with economist Sriram Balasubramanian about his latest book Dharmanomics: An Indigenous and Sustainable Economic Model. We discuss what makes dharmic capitalism different fro…
00:37:55 |
Thu 13 Feb 2025
When will Kashmiri Pandits be able to really return home? | Vijay Sazawal
In this episode Samir Kalra and Rajiv Pandit speak with author Vijay Sazawal about his new book The Kashmir Chronicles, discussing the history of the region, the ethnic cleansing of the Hindu communi…
01:32:14 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
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