EP51 India’s caste system, humour, fat shaming and limousines - Karan Veer Khurana
Did you know that in India there is this caste system where people are divided into groups creating a hierarchy that allocates you a certain role in society, the ones at the bottom are more often than not treated like shit. Karan Veer Khurana is an Indian film maker, comedian and an actor. He visited my Bla Bla Bunker to explain me the caste system, what is being done about it, how it is portrayed in pop culture, comedy and society in general. And where he is in that system and what effect it has had on his life. We also talked about his relentless desire to be on stage and how he overcame stage fright. What inspires his comedy, what he would never make fun of and why and then we somehow ended up talking about fat shaming! And we discussed India’s role in the world and rapidly developing from being a provider of cheaper labour, the impact of green policies and the hypocrisy of the Western world when it comes to the environment.