NRI Affairs, Pause with Nandini
A series of conversations with people who are a force for good. From peace activists and poets, social entrepreneurs and filmmakers, this is a space for people from diverse backgrounds and interests to share their story and worldview.
Episodes
39 episodes
Dr. Sanjay Adusumilli, surgeon and humanitarian, on his medical mission to Gaza, on Pause with Nandini
Gaza has been front and centre for many of us as we watched the decimation of a land and its people with horror and dismay, each of us wishing we could do more. More than the sharing, the bearing witness and the fund-raising. On the cus...
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Episode 1
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33:57
A Day in Gaza, on Pause with Nandini
At 2:30 am Brisbane time, I got a message saying as of now the professor is alive. Just another night in Gaza. A family goes to sleep, not knowing if they will make it to dawn. At a time of violence, at a scale that has horrified the world, alo...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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Himanshu Kumar, Activist and Gandhian, on Pause with Nandini
An extraordinary human being with an even more extraordinary story, Himanshu Kumar is an activist with a lifelong passion for social justice. In this conversation, he takes us through his days in Bastar, the unspeakable cruelty of the powers th...
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Episode 24
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Vijay Prashad, noted historian, author and journalist on Pause with Nandini
I’m in conversation with historian, journalist, political commentator and Marxist thinker #vijayprashad on NRI Affairs. Vijay is the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and the author of forty books. Vijay is on a sp...
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Episode 23
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Sunita Viswanath, Executive Director, Hindus for Human Rights on Pause with Nandini
Our guest on this episode is the extraordinary Sunita Viswanath, the co-founder and executive director of Hindus for Human Rights, that advocates for pluralism, civil and human rights in South Asia, Australia, the UK and North America.
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Episode 22
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Accomplished community leader and independent candidate Indu Balachandran, on Pause with Nandini
My guest is the indefatigable Indu Balachandran, an independent candidate in the upcoming New South Wales Local Government election, standing for the Gordon Ward in Sydney's Ku Ring Gai Council.With a track record in sustainability and&...
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Episode 22
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Bangladesh Reimagined: Shuddhabrata Sengupta and Dr. Farhana Sultana on Pause with Nandini
Bangladeshi-American academic, Dr. Farhana Sultana, professor at Syracuse University, and Indian political and social commentator who writes extensively for the Wire, Shuddhabrata Sengupta come together on Pause with Nandini to disc...
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Episode 21
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Chinki Sinha, Editor Outlook Magazine on Pause with Nandini
A woman who asks too many questions offers a window into her world. For Chinki Sinha, war is never elsewhere. Armed with James Baldwin's politics of love, she finds hope in protests, reads from her grandfather's stolen dia...
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Episode 21
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A discussion on the book, Growing up Indian in Australia
Gender, colourism, identity, code-shifting , all of this and more in an animated and unfettered discussion on the new book Growing up Indian in Australia. Published by Black Inc, the book has been edited by Aarti Betigeri with cont...
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Episode 20
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Acclaimed playwright Abhishek Majumdar, on Pause with Nandini
Kashmiris, Tibetans, islanders, ancient feuds between Hindus and Buddhists, and the politics of war. Abhishek Majumdar in his new book, Abhishek Majumdar, Collected Plays, goes into spaces that are often unvisited, and within those spaces...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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A Discussion on Caste: From Admission to Accountability
On the heels of Dalit History Month, we at NRI Affairs, wanted to begin a conversation on caste that looks at this social evil from the lens of the caste and generationally privileged, one that accepts that caste discrimination exists, that we ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:25:49
Research scholar Mudit Vyas examines 'diversity washing' on Pause with Nandini
Each year Australia marks National Reconciliation Week between 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey - the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively. T...
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Episode 18
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Meenakshi Ganguly, Deputy Director, Human Rights Watch on Pause with Nandini
As elections are underway in India, this is an important conversation. Human rights, hate speech, caste dynamics, the silencing of dissent and the idea of government working with civil society for the greater good - we cover a lot of grou...
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Episode 17
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45:21
Megha Singh, inspiring business growth coach and consultant on Pause with Nandini
Megha Singh's journey as an entrepreneur will possibly resonate with many people who have had to restart or reimagine careers, balance passion with purpose, and create opportunities for themselves. She says the working title of her...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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50:43
Ravijeet Dang, software expert & mentor to next-gen tech leaders on Pause with Nandini
Ravijeet Dang is a techie with a difference. A believer in creating social impact through technology and community engagement, as the Managing Director of Iotasol, he is passionate about mentoring the next generation of technology leaders...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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55:42
Historian, author and columnist, Syed Ubaidur Rahman on Pause with Nandini.
Was the Delhi Sultanate a barbaric and bloodthirsty line of rulers who imposed Islam in the Indian subcontinent by the force of their sword? Were there Muslim rulers in the South of India? How so we separate fact from fiction in understanding o...
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Episode 3
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46:36
Singer-Songwriter, Actor-Filmmaker and above all, a humanist, Anjan Dutt on Pause with Nandini
For countless Bengalis, Anjan Dutt is an emotion. From Bela Bose to Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na, Mary Ann to Bhalobasha, his songs captured a particular zeitgeist of 90's Kolkata. For a generation coming of age at the time, in his music, they found...
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Episode 2
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Pallabi Ghosh, anti-trafficking activist on NRI Affairs, Pause with Nandini
It is an honour to begin the first season of NRI Affairs, Pause with Nandini, 2024, with the exceptional Pallabi Ghosh, a woman who has rescued 10,000 people from traffickers, child marriage, forced marriage, child labour, and prostitution.&nbs...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:03:10
Author & director Devashish Makhija talks films, books, and poetry on Pause with Nandini, Part Two.
Devashish Makhija often tells stories of people he doesn't belong to; of people who have been deliberately silenced or ignored by the majority, or the powerful. While he battles unimaginable odds to bring those stories to light, telling them co...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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37:50
Devashish Makhija, Filmmaker and Author on Pause with Nandini
Devashish Makhija is arguably one of the most important voices in independent cinema in India today. His latest feature film Joram, produced by Zee Cinema, is set for a worldwide theatrical release on December 8, after a whirlwind global festiv...
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Episode 10
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41:42
Shelly Oberoi, Mayor of Delhi on Pause with Nandini
Shelly Oberoi, the academic-turned-politician now runs the second largest municipal corporation in India, as the mayor of India's capital city, New Delhi. Recently in Brisbane at the Asia Pacific Cities Summit, we sat down with the...
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Episode 9
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Shivam Patil, actor and activist, speaks of men's mental health, the alarming rise in men's suicide rates, and the urgent need for child safety.
Trigger warning: This episode includes references to domestic violence, child abuse, suicide, and mental health issues. This may be traumatising for some people. Caution advised. Shivam Patil is an Indian actor and activ...
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Episode 8
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1:03:11
Dr. Sapna Samant, NZ Greens Party Candidate on Pause with Nandini
Our first politician on the show, who is also a practicing doctor, with a Master's degree in film, television and media writing, Dr. Sapna Samant is an exemplary leader who is equal parts dreamer and doer. She joins us to talk abou...
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Episode 7
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38:38
Yogesh Parmar on Pause with Nandini
Welcome to an animated, wholly embodied discussion with the inimitable Yogesh Parmar. Yogesh is a leading behavioural scientist and the founder of GameChangers, India’s first fully integrated and diversified learning and developmen...
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Episode 6
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1:00:54
Babu Gogineni, humanist and rationalist and human rights activist on Pause with Nandini
Babu Gogineni is an Indian humanist, rationalist, and human rights activist who has served as Executive Director of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and is also the founder of, South Asian Humanist Association and Indian Huma...
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Episode 5
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