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Rethinking South Asian Philosophy

Rethinking South Asian Philosophy

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'Rethinking South Asian Philosophy' questions where South Asian philosophy and philosophers sit in today’s complex academic space, and how these ideas are received, challenged and taught in Australia. Hosted by Bhanuraj Kashyap, the series unfolds through conversations with thinkers, academics and cultural voices.Copyright 2026, Special Broadcasting Services Philosophy Social Sciences
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  • Rethinking South Asian Philosophy: Nothing is Neutral

    Rethinking South Asian Philosophy: Nothing is Neutral
    Dec 18 2025
    This final episode of Rethinking South Asian Philosophy asks what philosophy looks like when we take caste, gender and lived experience seriously. Host Bhanuraj Kashyap speaks with Dr Supriya Subramani, Dr Swati Arora and Dr Samiksha Goyal about everyday indignities, Dalit feminist thought, Gandhian ideas of truth, and the limits of Anglophone philosophy, in Australia and beyond. Listen now, on your favourite podcast app.
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    31 mins
  • Rethinking South Asian Philosophy: Caste, mind and the work of liberation

    Rethinking South Asian Philosophy: Caste, mind and the work of liberation
    Dec 11 2025
    Across South Asia, philosophers have asked two enduring questions: What is consciousness? And what shapes the world we live in? In this episode, Bhanuraj Kashyap speaks with Dr Miri Albahari about enlightenment and the claim that pure consciousness is the ground of reality, and with Dr Yarran Hominh and Dr Supriya Subramani on caste, graded inequality and how our social identities are formed. If you’ve ever wondered how metaphysics meets the everyday, this episode is just for you. Tap to listen.
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    23 mins
  • Rethinking South Asian Philosophy: Where meditation becomes insight

    Rethinking South Asian Philosophy: Where meditation becomes insight
    Dec 4 2025
    How does meditation generate psychological benefits, and can deep meditative experiences open new philosophical insight? In this episode, Associate Professor Bronwyn Finnigan (ANU) and Dr Leesa Davis (Deakin) explore Buddhist approaches to meditation, non-dual philosophies, and the aesthetic and contemplative language of Japanese dry gardens. We also talk about the joy of teaching non-Western philosophy to undergraduates and how it can help revive the philosophical imagination in Australian universities.
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    22 mins
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