That's So Hindu

By Hindu American Foundation

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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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Episode Date
If you want to develop a deeper Hindu Lifestyle, Shawn Binda has something to say about that
Apr 25, 2024
What does the West get wrong about yoga? Far more than it gets right, say Shyam Ranganathan and Vijay Satnarine.
Apr 18, 2024
What's the connection between NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Pakistan's PTI party? MEF Action's Benjamin Baird explains.
Apr 04, 2024
All about Anandi Joshee, the amazing 19th century Indian woman who become a doctor in the US
Mar 21, 2024
Hindu At Heart: Aditi Banerjee
Mar 14, 2024
Why is there zero representation of Indo-Caribbean Hindus in New York's textbooks?
Feb 23, 2024
Australian filmmaker Ravi Chand's latest film, Namaste Yoga, may leave you in tears
Feb 08, 2024
All about the rising antisemitism on college campuses in the past three months | Carly Gammill, StandWithUs
Feb 01, 2024
HAF Shop Talk: All about Ram Janmabhoomi
Jan 19, 2024
How can Hindu parents get their kids to love Indian culture? Prof. Pankaj Jain has some tips.
Jan 11, 2024
Why Hindus should be paying attention to Hamas' funding sources. Sam Westrop explains.
Dec 21, 2023
Wrongly accused of caste discrimination by California, Sundar Iyer tells us what really happened
Dec 08, 2023
Sanjay Lazar, orphaned by the 1985 Air India bombing, tells his story - Part 2
Nov 16, 2023
Sanjay Lazar, orphaned by the 1985 Air India bombing, tells his story - Part 1
Nov 16, 2023
Hindu by Heart: Coerced into Islam, Seeking Freedom - Part 2
Nov 02, 2023
Hindu by Heart: Coerced into Islam, Seeking Freedom - Part 1
Nov 02, 2023
How do Hindu Americans celebrate Navaratri?
Oct 19, 2023
What is Critical Caste Theory and why it's a "dubious discourse" | Akshar from The Emissary
Sep 28, 2023
For Hindus the natural world is more than sacred, its embodied Divinity itself | Prof. David Haberman
Sep 07, 2023
There are definite parallels between growing antisemitism and rising Hinduphobia | Sarah Stern
Aug 17, 2023
On bringing the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda to the cinema | Nico Oscoff
Aug 10, 2023
Here's why it's adharmic to lose money | Easan Katir
Jul 27, 2023
How everything isn't as it seemed in the BAPS and Cisco caste discrimination allegations | Suhag Shukla & Samir Kalra
Jul 26, 2023
The US-India relationship has been a success in so many ways | David Santoro, The Pacific Forum
Jul 13, 2023
Preserving dharma by restoring one ancient temple at a time | Behind Every Temple
May 25, 2023
We should be very wary of people who tell us there is only one way to be Hindu | Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan
May 04, 2023
How Hinduphobia has been constructed and unleashed from the West | Prof Lavanya Vemsani
Apr 13, 2023
The connections between advaita vedanta and ecology are, well, deep | Prof. Jeffery D Long
Mar 23, 2023
TEASER: All about All About Hinduism
Feb 02, 2023
How a former Pentecostal Christian preacher and missionary in India first lost his religion and then embraced Hinduism | Andrew Jasko
Dec 29, 2022
If American diplomacy is to succeed, we need to rethink our posture towards India | Dr Michael Rubin
Dec 01, 2022
'Unshackled' demystifies immigration & gives you more control over your future in the US | Soundarya Balasubramani & Sameer Khedakar
Oct 13, 2022
Most people in the West have no idea how dangerous the Khalistanis actually are | Puneet Sahani
Sep 22, 2022
From one hour a week to your entire week, there’s room for everyone to participate in politics | Sen. Niraj Antani (R-OH)
Aug 18, 2022
The US-India relationship could take off like a rocket ship | Akhil Ramesh
Aug 11, 2022
How an immigrant student with $250 in her pocket & 2 suitcases went on to be the first Hindu woman in Michigan’s legislature | Rep. Padma Kuppa
Jul 14, 2022
How herons can help us make better financial decisions | Easan Katir
Jun 30, 2022
There’s no such thing as Indian food. The cuisine is far more complex than that. | Chef Keith Sarasin
Jun 09, 2022
Feeding 100,000 people on Thanksgiving, and helping people discover their personal story | Dr Varun Gandhi
May 05, 2022
HAF Executive Director Suhag Shukla's full interview with NPR on caste discrimination in the US
May 02, 2022
After 30 years the Kashmiri Pandit story is finally been told on film | Rajiv Pandit and Sidhi Raina react to ‘The Kashmir Files’
Apr 14, 2022
All about Marma Therapy | Vira Tansey
Mar 31, 2022
Banned on Twitter for spreading the truth about Hindu persecution in Bangladesh | Stories of Bengali Hindus
Mar 24, 2022
Why do colonial-era errors about Hinduism persist, even among anti-colonial activists and academia? | Indu Viswanathan & Suhag Shukla
Feb 10, 2022
Where is the Khalistan movement today? | Terry Milewski
Feb 03, 2022
Until the horrors of Kashmir’s ethnic cleansing are owned up to, communal harmony won't return: Part Two | Vijay Sazawal
Jan 27, 2022
Until the horrors of Kashmir’s ethnic cleansing are owned up to, communal harmony won't return: Part One | Vijay Sazawal
Jan 19, 2022
How yoga helped me survive two days lost in a frigid wilderness | Jolly Yogi Bose
Dec 02, 2021
After one week of violence, 335 Hindu temples vandalized across 33 districts in Bangladesh, with 7 Hindu priests killed
Oct 19, 2021
75 years after being published Autobiography of a Yogi still has something to teach us | Phil Goldberg
Oct 14, 2021
HAF Shop Talk: Suhag Shukla and Samir Kalra discuss Dismantling Global Hindutva + investigating Univ. of Pennsylvania violations of Hindu students’ rights
Oct 07, 2021
Tibetan people have been enduring unspeakable suffering under the illegal occupation by China | Tashi Dhondup
Sep 30, 2021
The humanities keeps talking about Hindus without including our voices | Dr. Indu Viswanathan
Aug 26, 2021
All about the 8 year-old Hindu boy charged with blasphemy in Pakistan + recent attacks on Hindu temples
Aug 12, 2021
Why are Indian South Africans being attacked? Part 2 | Yashika Singh
Aug 05, 2021
Why are Indian South Africans being attacked? Part 1 | Lux Maharaj
Jul 29, 2021
Religious Freedom in Bangladesh 1971-2021: From Genocide to Today
Jul 22, 2021
Through chanting mantra we awaken our heart to connect to the Divine heart | Jai Uttal
Jul 15, 2021
To really focus, we have to train our minds and then practice what we’ve learned | Dandapani
Jul 08, 2021
Pakistani terrorism doesn’t just kill Indians, it kills Americans too | Dr Michael Rubin
Jul 01, 2021
The study of caste has given a false foundation to Indian culture | Dr Prakash Shah
Jun 24, 2021
Homophobia in India is a homophobia of ignorance | Ankit Bhuptani
Jun 16, 2021
If you don’t have Hindu representation on your college campus, create it for yourself | Shreya Mahasenan
Jun 10, 2021
No country is perfect: We’re working towards a more perfect union in the US and so is India | State Rep. Padma Kuppa (D-MI)
Jun 03, 2021
Hinduphobia is real and here’s how to recognize it | Parth Parihar
May 27, 2021
Hindus have a responsibility to modernize chanting for their own families | Shivali Bhammer
May 20, 2021
Yoga is about far more than being an advanced gymnast | Riki Warren
May 13, 2021
Ashok Karmakar recounts the Bengali Hindu Genocide
Apr 08, 2021
Prof. Chris Fici successfully balances being a scholar and bhakti yogi
Apr 01, 2021
Aditi Banerjee talks about her book The Curse of Gandhari
Mar 25, 2021
Bhuwan Pyakurel: The former refugee from Bhutan who's now a city councilor in Ohio
Mar 18, 2021
Mandar Apte: film director, meditation teacher and peace activist
Mar 11, 2021
Dr Pankaj Jain on the history of the Hindu-Jain diaspora in America
Mar 04, 2021
Ravinol Chambers, the Hindu monk who became a filmmaker
Feb 25, 2021
Rukhsana Hasib tells us what she witnessed in 1971 during the Bangladesh genocide
Feb 11, 2021
Artist Manjari Sharma explores how to wear a sari
Jan 28, 2021
What Hindu Americans can expect from the Biden-Harris administration
Jan 21, 2021
Film producer and animal welfare advocate Nirva Patel makes a compelling dharmic case for eating a vegan diet
Jan 14, 2021
Professor Jeffery D Long on the influence of Hindu thought on Star Wars + misunderstandings about Hinduism
Jan 07, 2021
85 incidents of murder, gang rape, temple destruction in 66 days: Richard Benkin on the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh
Dec 24, 2020
It's through our sacred stories that Hinduism has and will continue to survive: Ami and Amit Majmudar
Dec 17, 2020
Melanie Chandra says the work of acting is about becoming messy
Dec 10, 2020
In which Abhinav Pandya goes deep into the geopolitics of Kashmir conflict, and more.
Nov 19, 2020
Ram Sahadeo and Vishnu Bisram talk about the challenges Hindus are facing in Guyana
Nov 12, 2020
Easan Katir tells us how to align our beliefs with our stock portfolios through Dharmic Investing
Jul 16, 2020
Kanchan Koya explains how one secret of good health is Spice Space Baby
Jul 09, 2020
Mango & Marigold Press and Modi Toys are helping Hindu parents pass on traditions to their kids
Jul 02, 2020
Sudarshan Ramabadran explains the importance of the soft power India holds in yoga and Ayurveda
Jun 25, 2020
Brahmachari Sharan says Hindus need to focus on understanding our history, so we can become part of the world's present
Jun 18, 2020
Middle East Forum's Sam Westrop and Clifford Smith in conversation with Samir Kalra
Jun 11, 2020
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee connects the dots between terrorism, Pakistan, and the Kashmir conflict
May 28, 2020
Guru Prakash and Suhag Shukla talk about what we can do to end caste discrimination
May 21, 2020
Rukmini Walker feels the pandemic pause is bringing us closer to one another
May 14, 2020
Phil Goldberg says Hinduism has been influencing America far longer than many people think
May 07, 2020
Coping with COVID: A Dialogue with Deepak Chopra™
Apr 28, 2020
Coping with COVID: Building immunity with Ayurveda and integrative medicine, featuring Dr. Akil Palanisamy
Apr 14, 2020
Coping with COVID, Spiritual wellbeing in the midst of a global crisis
Apr 10, 2020
Coping with COVID: Manage Stress and Anxiety with Yoga and Meditation, featuring Eddie Stern
Apr 01, 2020
Coping with COVID: Education & Awareness, featuring former US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
Mar 19, 2020
Shikha Uberoi Bajpai says Hinduism has given her a competitive edge both on the tennis court and off
Mar 05, 2020
Swamis Speak: Swami Ishwarananda
Feb 27, 2020
Swamis Speak: Swamini Svatmavidyananda
Feb 20, 2020
Fred Stella goes to Guyana, hears that Hindu gods are demons
Feb 13, 2020
Gopal Patel thinks stopping the climate crisis is the Hindu thing to do
Feb 06, 2020
Sham Sharma shows how mainstream media is getting India wrong
Jan 30, 2020
Dena Merriam digs into her past lives and the future of Hinduism
Jan 23, 2020
KASHMIR EXODUS DAY SPECIAL - Sunanda Vashisht
Jan 19, 2020
Rajiv Satyal is the Man in the Middle of US politics, and comedy
Jan 16, 2020
Eddie Stern isn't a yoga guru
Jan 09, 2020