How To Citizen

"What is Atheism?" is the next big question on ELI10. Our host Meghnad is joined by his fellow podcaster friend, who he also refers to as a 'modern day philosopher', Vijayendra Mohanty, A.K.A, Vimoh, and comedian Masoom Rajwani as they try to find the answers. The episode is filled with philosophy, reasoning, faith and questions that will make your head hurt.... in a good way! (I promise) Subscribe to Vimoh on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VimohFollow Masoom on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masoom_rajwani/?hl=enFind our host Meghnad on his social handles: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghnads/?h... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Memeghnad LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghnad-s...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLAs, MPs, councillors or even Prime Ministers. There is one thing that all of them equally care about, and it is your vote. In this episode of Explain like I'm 10, our host Meghnad is joined by comedian Niveditha Prakasam, as they ask this fundamental question to Author, data analyst and campaign consultant Shivam Shankar Singh. The conversation tries to answer some very basic questions, like how does an election even work? where does our vote go? what do MLAs, MPs and local body councillors do? Follow Shivam on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/shivamshankars/?hl=enFollow Niveditha on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niv.prakasam/?hl=enFind our host Meghnad on his social handles: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghnads/?h... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Memeghnad LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghnad-s...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Explain Like I'm 10, our host Meghnad is joined by Stand up comic Shreyas Manohar and journalist Krishn Kaushik as the unravel the crazy crazy journey of how the Adaani group overtook NDTV. They take the story all the way back to the beginning, and tell us how the story begins at Reliance and Mukesh Ambani! the trio explores how the story has developed since, and if there is any hope left for NDTV at all. Follow Krishn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/krishn_Follow Shreyas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shreyas_manohar/?hl=enFind our host Meghnad on his social handles: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghnads/?h... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Memeghnad LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghnad-s...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of "Explain like I'm 10" our host Meghnad is joined by comedian Antariksh Takkar as they get into a conversation with Sakshi Joshi to find the answers to this week's question- "What is Journalism?" having worked at various media houses, Sakshi now works as a full time independent journalist, making her the subject matter expert. The trio share their own definitions of journalism first, as they start to unravel the various aspects and facets of journalism in India. The conversation then moves on to the current state of journalism in India, and finally, all the 3 panelist discuss what they learnt through this episode! Subscribe to Sakshi's Youtube channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/SakshiJoshi_TVAnchorFollow Sakshi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sakshijoshiiFollow Antariksh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antariksht/?hl=enFind our host Meghnad on his social handles: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghnads/?h... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Memeghnad LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin

all of us have seen our favorite content creators making those dance reels on catchy songs, trying to promote a product or endorse a brand. Most certainly enticing and because they're backed by the people we are familiar with, we are always more likely to trust these brands. In the very first episode of Explain like I'm 10, our host Meghnad is joined by Tech reporter and journalist Shephali Bhatt from the Mint, and comedian and content creator Kajol Srinivasan, as they discuss what an influencer even is, who qualifies as one, and how the entire ecosystem works. Find our host Meghnad on his social handles: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghnads/?h... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Memeghnad LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghnad-s...Follow Shephali on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShephaliBhattFollow Kajol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LOLrakshakSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do we vote? What is an influencer? What do the bureaucrats do, exactly? How do the courts function? So many seemingly daunting and important questions, which have even more complicated answers. But what if, there was a way to simplify these answers, and explain them in a way that a 10 year old could understand? “Explain Like I am 10” does just that. ELI10 tries to simplify the big answers in easy terms. The show features our host Meghnad, a public policy nerd, author, youtuber and a total enthu-cutlet, in conversation with an expert from a plethora of different fields. The show will also feature a “Union leader of spectators”, who will play the role of youtube commenters, in human form! So tune in every Thursday, on the IVM podcasts app, website, or wherever you get your podcasts from! You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at https://www.ivmpodca

"If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable."- Louis D. Brandeis The Final episode of How To Citizen deserves a good quote, amirite? Yes, we've reached the end of a ten episode long journey of this Podcast which delves into our lovely 8th Grade CBSE civics book. Sadface In this season finale, Meghnad & Shreyas have instigator-in-chief as their guest: Kunal "Wah-Modiji-Wah" Kamra. He talks to our hosts about 'Law & Social Justice's where they discuss how absolutely crappy the enforcement of our laws is, how there is an elitist bias in pretty much everything and how Social Justice is kind of an unrealistic concept in present day India. This is even more true, according to our Civics book, because it gives the example of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy to prove a point. If you have just discovered this podcast, you're in luck! There are 9 whole episodes for you to binge now! Oh and don't forget to have an immersive experience of this podcast. Visit this link: https://ivm.today/2JG55O

We are done with confronting people! Hush. After some intense episodes, How To Citizen takes another dramatic turn with the penultimate chapter: Public Facilities. Meghnad and Shreyas are joined by comedian, columnist and writer, Ashish Shakya as they unleash and epic battle between the Delhi Metro and Mumbai Local. Hint: Delhi Metro Wins. Always. Forever and ever. The trio discuss why Government exists and why its primary job is to provide basic facilities to its citizens. Listen to this hour long answer to the profound question: "If not the Government, then who?" If you wish to have an immersive experience of this podcast and journey through Chennai with the protagonists in this book, go to this link: https://ivm.today/2Fk3VU4 and download the chapter. Read along with us!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After Understanding Marginalization in the last episode, and much talk about Pterodactyls and Capitalism, now it's time to Confront Marginalization. To achieve this oh-so-important deed, Meghnad and Shreyas talk to Joel Parriera, show-runner, director and doer of all things media. Also, as he points out, a minority. Joel talks about his experience coming to India from Saudi Arabia, from a Monarchy to a Democracy. But the fun thing is he was talking about the Indian Democracy while he lived in a Monarchy. Quite an awkward situation IRL. The trio discuss reservations and why we need them, try to bust some common upper-caste myths about the issue and also discuss the recent 10% general category quota. To listen to this episode AND have an immersive experience, please download the chapter here: https://ivm.today/2J6wd8z. Let's get schooling and let's get schooled! Oh and our host got really schooled in this one. If you liked this episode check out the other IVM shows Joel Pereira has been on: Cyrus Says ep. 309: 

What is the relationship between Pterodactyls, tribals in Madhya Pradesh and Marginalization? The answer is: this episode of How to Citizen. Meghnad and Shreyas are joined by comedian Urooj Ashfaq to discuss Chapter 7: Understanding Marginalization. Bringing in Urooj for this chapter was purely coincidental and had nothing to do with her being a Muslim Woman... Nah. It was totally intentional. Together, these three discuss what is Marginalization, what did it look like in schools and how can we deal with it. Is capitalism the answer? Seriously, is it? For an immersive (and explosive) experience of this podcast, visit this link - https://bit.ly/2C2Bp7J and read the chapter while the hosts banter with the guest about it. Follow Urooj on twitter @RogueAF  You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aishwarya Mohanraj loves a lot of people. This includes her school principal, her domestic help and Salman Khan... in no particular order. It's episode 6 of How To Citizen and the hosts, Meghnad and Shreyas, are joined by comedian Aishwarya Mohanraj. Together, they do an extra dramatic reading of a longest comic they have encountered till date in 8th grade civics. A comic that deals with our broken justice system and how police operate. The comic is so long that Meghnad starts thinking about how there is an inbuilt Marvel Universe style crossovers happening between chapters. Our hosts are clearly super obsessed with this book. For this episode, we highly recommend you head over here: https://ivm.today/2EuycPD and download chapter 6 from our CBSE Civics Book. We promise you a highly immersive experience in this particular episode. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/liste

It's episode five and we're going to do some justice to Chapter 5, Judiciary. This time Meghnad and Shreyas joined by RJ Rohini Ramanathan who talks about our courts, how they function, how justice delayed is justice denied and a bunch of banter on Aadhaar. They also touch upon the changes and repercussions brought about by the #MeToo movement. To have an immersive experience of this chapter, visit this link: https://bit.ly/2Ij52Hiand be enthralled as we banter about a 4 page comic book from this chapter. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"You only know a law when you break it."~ Sri Sri Shreyas Manohar, Co-host extraordinaire In episode 4 of How To Citizen, Meghnad and Shreyas are joined by comedian Abbas Momin and they discuss such philosophical concepts like laws evolving in India, much wow thoughts involving Immanuel Kant from the perspective of 8th graders and very awesome views about what laws citizens should be aware of for being good citizens in general. If you want to have an immersive experience, please click on this link: https://ivm.today/CH-4 and download Chapter 4. Read along with us while we discuss laws applicable in society like no long hair, no long nails, no dirty shoes and no dirty thoughts. You can like Abbas' page on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abbascomic/ You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do we need a Parliament even? I mean, what's the point really. It's not like elected representatives wait for citizen consent to do things, right? Wrong. At least according to our 8th grade Civics book. Our guest for this podcast, comedian Prashasthi Singh, has much to say about her representative for Amethi. Wonder who that is? Our hosts, Meghnad and Shreyas, also have a lot to say about their representative from Nagpur. Who is that again? If you wish to have an immersive experience of this podcast, do check out this link https://bit.ly/2RAHm0A where you will be able to download chapter 3. So, without further ado, let's get into the epic verbal battle of Amethi vs Nagpur. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is Secularism? Is it separation of church and state or is it something else entirely? Wait, there's a desi form of secularism? Welcome to India. In this episode the hosts are joined by Srishti Dixit and Andre Borges of BuzzFeed where they discuss Chapter 2 of CBSE 8th Grade Civics: Secularism. Meghnad and Shreyas forcefully build up towards a dramatic twist in the episode, Srishti eloquently explains what secularism means and Andre tells us how his school shaped him as a human being. For an immersive experience of this episode, download the chapter here: https://ivm.today/Ch-02 and read it with us. Let's get schooling and let's get schooled. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first episode of How to Citizen, Rohan Joshi discusses chapter 1 of 8th grade CBSE Civics textbook titled "Constitution". The participants of this intensive exercise discuss why we even need a Constitution and get philosophical with a heavy dose of lulz. Many deep questions are asked and answered like whether the Constitution is a document which tells us what India is or what it's supposed to be, whether we have personal constitutions which are being amended and why playing cricket in Mumbai is hilarious because of the application of non-constitutional environmental rules. For an immersive experience of this podcast, go download the first chapter from here  and read it along with us. As Rohan put it, this promises to be the best Navneet Digest of your life. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio

There is a world of difference between the theory we learnt in school and the reality we experience everyday. This is especially true about Civics. This podcast lays bare the gap between what textbooks preach to school kids about politics and what we actually see in Indian politics. Starting with the 8th Grade CBSE CIvics textbook, every episode will have a guest who will talk about their reflections, doubts and takeaways from reading the chapter. The podcast will be hosted by Meghnad S and co-hosted by Shreyas Manohar. Every episode situates the guest at their hang-out spot from 8th grade, and recreates the vibe of friends revising for an exam moments before it starts. So let's get schooling, let's get schooled and let's learn how to citizen!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.