Bodh Varta: THG Podcast

Epizode

• The Optimist vs The Skeptic: On Democracy, Social Media and AI - Jürgen Beckmerhagen with Jiwan Kshetry 18.06.2026 1h 3min

  I first noticed the nuanced talk of this entrepreneur-turned-educator in Tiktok. Then I pursued him and chatted for more than an hour through Zoom.In this wide-ranging conversation, first ever English podcast that I have posted here, you will find many of your own concerns about the evolving media ecosystem. Please feel free to write your own opinions in the comments. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• Balen: Lee Quan Yew in Dreams, Robert Mugabe in Reality? 18.06.2026 7min

  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali] Who is Deluded? You or me? 18.06.2026 20min

  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali] Super el nino is here. Here is why it is scary. 18.06.2026 30min

  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali] Elon's way of populating: fathering 14 kids while forcing millions into brutal death 18.06.2026 19min

  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• 'Achchhe Din' are nowhere in India. Narendra Modi is to blame. 18.06.2026 27min

  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali podcast] Beyond Iran war: the chemical fertilizer 'trap' will starve us 07.05.2026 31min

  Will our dependence on chemical fertilizers starve us? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali podcast] Meet Nepal's bulldozer-wielding new leader out to eradicate the poor, not poverty 07.05.2026 37min

  In this in-depth interview with Dr. Meena Poudel, we explore the mad excesses of Nepal's new leader wielding bulldozer and demolishing the huts of his own voters. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali podcast] Nepal's new government: Is India's BJP the idol? 11.04.2026 41min

  Deep-dive conversation about contemporary Nepali politics with political strategist Bibhu Luitel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali Podcast] Echoes of WW I in Iran War 24.03.2026 26min

  Are we inching towards WWIII? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali Podcast]: Will Iran War wind down or fester? 24.03.2026 27min

  What next for Iran war after Trump's 5-day 'off-ramp'? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali] Is Nepali Journalism really doing its job? The search for media accountability in Nepal 29.12.2025 59min

  Chittaun Kacheheri: The Festival of Ideas 3.0 panel discussion session. Mohan Mainali, Rishi Dhamala, Saroj Karki and Sarita Poudel in Conversation with Jiwan Kshetry This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali] Podcasts are Killing people 25.11.2025 26min

  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali] Nepal beware: Danger ahead! 25.11.2025 24min

  Nepal can and should avoid the spiral down to the conflict abyss. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali] Despair to Dreams 25.11.2025 21min

  The Method behind my doom-telling madness This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali] Are we Nepalis 'great'? These 3 tales answer the question. 25.11.2025 23min

  3 stories tell everything about Nepalis. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali] Our Addiction to Internet is killing the Planet 16.11.2025 21min

  Almost everything in the internet is (looks) free, until you figure out the climate cost. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali] 100 years on: Are the post-1929 horrors set to repeat again? 16.11.2025 19min

  Are the horrors of the last century all set to repeat soon? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• [Nepali] Who would be Nepal's Lee Quan Yew? 16.11.2025 29min

  Why the search for Nepali version of Lee Quan Yew is doomed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com
• नेपाली जेनजीलाई लेनिनका छोराको सन्देश 16.11.2025 15min

  Heartfelt appeal to do something about the imminent climate collapse from a young mind. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jiwankshetry.substack.com