Vina - Tamil Podcast

#66 - S05E02 - Labour Issues: Informal Sector and Gig Workers | Ft. Raghul Baskar | Vina Podcast

In this episode, Mathur Sathya discusses with us the basic questions of Reservation system in India - the rationale for it based on Caste, is there still caste based discrimination, is reservation implemented correctly where it is intended, does Reservation affect the efficiency and productivity, is Reservation needed in private sector, when should the reservation end and much more. Let us know your comments. At our Instagram Page @Vina_Podcast. Follow Mathur Sathya for more such content.

To really understand the ongoing conflict and killing in Palestine, we must look at the long history of the land going back 100 years or even more. Considering the widespread misinformation in the social media, it is necessary to discuss the conflict in detail to stand with the people and voice our support. In this episode, we discuss about the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict and why the involved parties and nations behave the way they do and the way forward to reach peace. Keep your prejudices apart and listen to this episode and let us know your thoughts in Instagram. Follow us on Instagram @Vina_Podcast Rate us in Spotify and follow us in your streaming platforms.

#62 - S04E08 - LGBTQIA+ an Introduction. An introduction about gender, sex, sexual orientation, Definitions, science and statistics of LGBTQIA+

#61 - S04E07 - Capitalism and inequality | Ft. Rajkiran | Vina Podcast

#60 - S04E06 - சூழலும் சாதியும் (Caste and Environment) | Vina Podcast

#59 - Vina Podcast - S04E05 - Pseudoscience | Ft. Mr. GK

#58 - S04E04 - Menstruation | Ft. Vinush & Naveen This is an episode for those who know nothing or very little about Menstruation aka Periods. Men, yes this is most importantly for you to listen. The aim is to look at Menstruation without painting any sacred, unholy, impurity and romanticising notions. We speak about The science of menstruation, How religion and society treats menstruation, Do only women menstruate? Menstrual Products Psychological, economic, physical effects of Menstruation PMS, PCOS, Endometriosis The role of Men (Non-menstruators) Keep your prejudices apart and listen to this episode and let us know your thoughts in Instagram. Follow us on Instagram @Vina_Podcast Rate us in Spotify and follow us in your streaming platforms.

In this episode, we discuss how to start with political awareness and the importance of having the clarity in understanding the politics around us. The guest explains how people get misled when starting with politics, how to equip ourselves, how to get the bigger picture of the issue ignoring the smaller diversions. He also shares his experience how he has come through extremely polar ideologies.  Mathur Sathya is a public policy consultant. His video essays analyzing politics of different issues are a big hit in Instagram. He is also one of the starting members of a virtual study circle for Marxism - Academy of Marxist Studies a.k.a @anilmarxistsangam (look out for the handle in instagram). Follow him on instagram to get more interesting perspectives on politics. (Instagram: @capt.matsat) Follow us on instagram on @vina_podcast and share your feedback/criticisms about the episode.

#56 -S04E02 - Udal | உடல் This episode is about Body and Body Shaming. Vina Podcast - A Tamil Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @Vina_podcast ! Books referred :  1. சூழலும் சாதியும் - Nakkeeran,  2. பண்பாட்டு அசைவுகள் - தொ. பரமசிவம்.

We are back with the poetry episode! Come, let's vibe!

#53 - S03E09 - Abortion | Ft. Swetha This episode is about the heated abortion debate which is currently happening in the US. Is Abortion a murder? Are you Pro Choice? Are you Pro Life? When is a Fetus a person ? Who is important ? The mother or the Fetus? What happens if abortion is banned? What does science say about abortion? Are there side effects of Abortion? What is morally and ethically right? To know more about this, listen to this interesting discussion. Tell us what is stand in this topic. Link in Bio!👉🏼 Follow us on all your favorite streaming platforms ! Let us know your comments through DM and share with your friends if you like our episodes.. #Vinapodcast #tamilpodcast #podcast #tamil memes #periyar #ambedkar #tamilnadu #movies #books #bookstagram #tamil #memes #music #feminism #reels #shorts #women #caste #patriarchy #religion #hinduism #islam #christianity #god #love #youtubeshorts #reelsinstagram

Deeper discussions about the No Caste No religion certificate which frequently makes news.

Annihilation of Caste book discussion tamil (சாதியை அழித்தொழிக்கும் வழி) by Dr. BR. Ambedkar

Evolution - basics, myths and the reasons to know

How environmental problems and climate change affect different communities differently

A detailed discussion about the book Castes in India, which analyses the genesis, mechanism and spread of castes in India. Follow us / message us your comments and suggestions on Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/vina_podcast/

Our favorite episode is here.. யாம் பெற்ற இன்பம் பெருக இவ்வையகம்!!! This episode is all about pure admiration for the Tamil song lyrics and lyricists.  In this episode, we share few among the countless lines from different Tamil songs, which gave us instant goosebumps and hope you get that too! Follow us / message us your comments and suggestions on Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/vina_podcast/

We discuss about the men who manipulate and harass women despite being vocal about feminism, ambedkar and Periyar. We have discussed about the mindset, the motivation and the ways they do it and what is the way forward. #feminism #lgbtq🌈 #patriarchy #tamilmovies #tamilpodcaster #tamilpodcastercommunity #religion #hinduism #islam #christianity #men #casteism #india #dalit #oppression #tamilpodcast #dank #tamil #sanghi #rationalism #nationalism #music #podcast #love #anticaste #movies #periyar #ambedkar… Follow us on all our social media platforms and let us know your comments..

A fun filled and heartfelt discussion with Karthik from Kadhaipoma with Karthik Podcast about  where our interest for political issues started,  what changes you go through when you become politically aware,  what are the influencing factors which shaped our political ideas,  what is the need to be vocal about issues, at which point political correctness become toxic, where and where not to be flexible and  why political is personal. Let us know your comments about this episode. Follow Vina Podcast on Instagram and Spotify.

This episode is a discussion about Tamil Serials now and serials which we grew up with, why we need to speak about serials, what changes do we need in future and how they impact our society. Let us know what you feel about this episode.  Follow us on Instagram @Vina_Podcast and follow us on Spotify and all other streaming platforms.

#Jai Bhim - The word to unite. Let us know what you feel about this episode.  Follow us on Instagram @Vina_Podcast and follow us on Spotify and all other streaming platforms.

A fun filled collab with Rahul Kannapiran from Om Creem Podcast about the mindset of Theists and Atheists, the way they approach their belief, the problems associated with that, the impact of god and religion in the society in general.  Suggestions in the episode: Dancing Birds Documentary in Netflix.  Books மனிதன் எப்படி பேராற்றல் மிக்கவன் ஆனான் | How man became a giant - M. Ilʹin  வால்காவிலிருந்து கங்கை வரை | From Volga to Ganga - Rahul Sankrityayan  God Delusion, The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins  Sapiens , 21 Lessons for the 21st Century -  Yuval Novah Harari  Follow us on Instagram @Vina_Podcast and follow us on Spotify and all other streaming platforms. https://vinapodcast.contactin.bio/ Follow Om Creem - Tamil Podcast if you haven't yet. Let us know what you feel about this episode.

This episode is our opinion on Prank Shows in Tamil and how problematic they are. Let us know what you feel about this episode. Follow us on Instagram @Vina_Podcast and follow us on Spotify and all other streaming platforms. https://vinapodcast.contactin.bio/

Is Feminism the reason for the recent incident in Lucknow where a Girl slapped a CAB Driver?

Discussion about the recent medals India won in the Tokyo Olympics.

Freedom of Speech, Censorship, Movies, CBFC, Music, Books, TV, OTT, Social Media, Internet Shut Downs, Reality Shows, Comedies

Ideally we would want to tie every Indian(men) in a chair and make them watch this movie. But this podcast episode is the best we could do.  The Great Indian Kitchen is a must watch movie for all Indian men (#YesAllMen) who make use of the patriarchal society to burden women with unimaginably unfair work load and emotional labour on a daily basis.

This episode is a discussion about the upcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. We discuss about various factors which influence the results of elections in Tamil Nadu. Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/vina_podcast?igshid=kpzgko1xtzlc

In this episode, we discuss about the documentary “Kakkoos” by Divya Bharathi which reflects upon the unimaginable misery that manual scavengers face in India and how and why such an injustice has not received the kind of attention it should have.  This episode is a mere attempt to make more people watch this documentary to know about such a shameful social evil still existing in the 21st Century. We highly suggest you to watch this documentary to really understand the seriousness and the hardships faced by this issue. The YouTube link to the documentary : https://youtu.be/-UYWRoHUpkU  “In India, a man is not a scavenger because of his work. He is a scavenger because of his birth irrespective of the question whether he does scavenging or not.” – Dr B.R. Ambedkar

In this episode we discuss about an excellent book EARLY INDIANS by Mr. Tony Joseph. It won'e be an exaggeration to say that the discussion on this book is indispensable today to keep a clear head amidst the current misleading and dangerous political narratives like "one nation, one religion, one language". This episode is an attempt to make more people know about this important book written devoid of political appropriations and to provide a scientific basis to support the Cliched saying "Unity in Diversity". We have tried to speak about the important take aways of the book, but this book definitely promises much more interesting information than what is spoken in this episode. This book is a must read to know about: Who are the first Indians? Who are the Harappans? Who are Dravidians and Aryans? Did Aryans invade or migrate from Outside of India? Book Suggestions: Somanatha: The Many Voices of a History - Romila Thapar Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300 - Romila Thapar Who We are and how We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past - David Reich Understanding Harappa: Civilization in the Greater Indus Valley - Shereen Ratnagar The Vedic People: Their History and Geography - Rajesh Kochhar The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World - David W. Anthony

In this episode, we break the myths around various things considered as sacred in our society!

This episode is a discussion about the fascinating and ground breaking views of the dravidian stalwart Periyar E.V. Ramasamy in his book “பெண் ஏன் அடிமையானாள்?”

In this episode, we discuss the various allegations placed on the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi and why people love/hate him and what he has done to Tamil Nadu during his tenure.

In this episode, we discuss about the ways in which parenting in our society influences the children and why and how a change is needed in the parenting methods in India.

In this episode, we discuss about the work culture in india, how employees are treated and why is it important to have a check on the unrealistic expectations posed on the workforce.

In this light hearted episode, we discuss why Na. Muthukumar as a person is one to be celebrated and why his songs are so special and very close to our hearts.

A discussion on what Feminism is all about, who feminists are, common fear and misconceptions around feminism and the need to talk about feminism. This episode will be a short introduction to a series of episodes on various issues and perspectives about women in our society, for which we plan to invite different guest female speakers.

A casual discussion on how movie stars, sports or political celebrities are seen as demigods, and the consequences of such towering importance in Tamil Nadu and India.

In this episode, we discuss how films speak about problems like the oppression women and transgenders face, and other problematic mindsets, taboo topics in the society, thereby raising the awareness.

An introduction to different political ideologies like capitalism, socialism and communism - the common misconceptions associated with them, their strengths and limitations, and the role they play in social movements and change in India and Tamil Nadu.

In this episode, we discuss about problems concerning cyber bullying, cyber threats and abuse women face in our society, what we can and should do to avoid/handle them and about the available organizational support systems. In the below link, you can find the portal to file complaints about cyber crimes. https://cybercrime.gov.in/Accept.aspx. Contact details for Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime Cell, CB, CID, Chennai ph: +91 44 2250 2512 E-mail id: cbcyber@tn.nic.in

In this episode, we discuss how pseudoscience affects the society and how we differentiate science from pseudoscience.

In this episode we discuss about why and how romanticizing the past is a problematic thing to do and how to overcome it.

In this episode, we discuss how films speak about politics and important problems such as caste and class oppression in our society and how they help in raising the General awareness.

In this episode we discuss about the underlying socio-political messages in Tamil movies which mislead the society significantly.