Mini-Episode - India's Citizenship Laws with Suchitra Vijayan

In this episode we’re joined again by Suchitra Vijayan - director and founder of the polis project, talking about CAA and NRC - India’s new citizenship laws. These laws offer accelerated citizenship for specific minorities from specific countries - which might end up fracturing the “secular” nature of the Indian democracy, and open the door to the establishment of a theocracy - an idea that that underpins the actions of India’s ruling party - the BJP.

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The One with Shabd is a podcast featuring in-depth interviews with leading minds on all things Sikh: religion, culture, philosophy, history, politics, and more. Listen to learn about the ideas, spirit, and people that shape the multifaceted universe known as Sikhi. What inspires a Sikh to wear a turban and grow long hair? What significance do Sikhi's symbology and ritual have to a people whose religion is skeptical of both? Why do Sikhs carry swords? What was the Sikh Empire? Also learn about contemporary Sikh politics, historical research and people organising for a Sikh political future.