Channel Title: Aakash Singh Rathore: Views, Reviews, Interviews Channel Description: V.R.I. (Views, Reviews, Interviews) is a channel dedicated to ideas. I share views on my areas of interest and expertise. I review the books, articles, and videos of others. And I interview people from whom we can all learn. About me: Aakash Singh Rathore is a philosopher, author, and an Ironman triathlete. He is Series Editor of "Rethinking India" (14 vols, Penguin) and also editor of its first volume, "Vision for a Nation: Paths and Perspectives" (with Ashis Nandy). Rathore’s 25 authored and edited books range from political philosophy, law, and religion to literature, sports, and wine. He is Series Editor of "Ethics, Human Rights and Global Political Thought" (Routledge) and "Religion and Democracy: Reconceptualizing Religion, Culture, and Politics in Global Context" (Oxford University Press). His newest books are "Ambedkar's Preamble: A Secret History of the Constitution of India" (Penguin, 2020) and "B. R. Ambedkar: The Quest for Justice" (5 vols, Oxford University Press, 2020). <video> James Joyce’s house: Tales and Trails ep. 1 Description: This series tours to and through the homes of great authors and exemplars. Today I’m following in the footsteps of Joyce. This is the house in London where he wrote Finnegan’s Wake and married his muse and partner of many years, Nora. #TalesandTrails </video> <video> Sigmund Freud’s house, and the infamous couch. Ep 2 of #talesandtrails Description: In this series I wander to and through the houses of great #authors and #philosophers who have been exemplars for me, helped to make me who I am today. For episode 2 of #talesandtrails I am at Freud’s house in London, seeing his study where he worked and died. </video> <video> How to eat chole bhature — this is the only correct way. Description: Since my “How to eat pav bhaji” video enrages Maharashtrians the world over, I thought I’d continue the chaat series. Pani puri coming soon. #chaat #streetfood #india #howto #chole #bhature #delhi #mumbai </video> <video> Nietzsche *Also sprach Zarathustra*: “Der Ubermensch ist der Sinn der Erde”?!?? Description: </video> <video> The house of Friedrich Engels — ep 4 of #TalesandTrails Description: This is the house where #Engels lived for nearly 25 years, from where he supported #KarlMarx and where he wrote, among other great works, ‘The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State’, a book that linked #capitalism to the modern control of female sexuality. #talesandtrails #authors #philosophers </video> <video> https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2023/7/31/episode-340-aakash-singh-rathore-the-ironman-philosopher/ Description: </video> <video> The house Virginia Woolf rented after leaving Bloomsbury. It was previously owned by… Description: After leaving #bloomsbury Virginia Woolf moved into this house with her sister — they would have food fights and there was general mayhem. #Woolf chose the house because George Bernard Shaw had been an earlier tenant there. In ep. 7 of #TalesandTrails I’m at Woolf’s house. #authors #virginiawoolf #london </video> <video> How to eat pani puri Description: This is the only correct way to eat pani puri — watch and learn! </video> <video> Dr BR Ambedkar’s house in Chalk Farm, London. Did Ambedkar visit Friedrich Engel’s home nearby? Description: Episode 3 of #TalesandTrails — in this series I wander to and through the residences of great #authors and #philosophers and others who have been a great influence on me. Exemplars who have helped make me who I am. Today I’m at the London house of #ambedkar and I walk from here to the nearby house of Friedrich Engels, trying to figure out if Ambedkar might have visited Engels’ house. </video> <video> A tour thru the house of romantic poet John Keats — ep 6 of #talesandtrails Description: Feeling uncomfortably transported in this tour through the tiny house of John Keats in London — how so much personality could be squeezed into so little space! #johnkeats #keats #romanticpoetry #london #talesandtrails #authors </video> <video> The 15 seconds within which I land one on the proboscis. Rest of the 3 minute round he butchers me. Description: </video> <video> The house where Sylvia Plath lived and wrote…and the other house where she died. #talesandtrails Description: For ep 5 of Tales and Trails we’re at the house of poet Sylvia Plath, in fact at two of her houses. In the first, she lived with Ted Hughes and wrote important work. In the second, she killed herself. But the house where she killed herself is remarkable for another one of its residents—none other than Yeats! #authors #talesandtrails #poets #sylviaplath #yeats #london </video> <video> An embarrassingly deep dive into my life, coaxed by the charming & sage Amit Varma on his podcast. Description: </video> <video> Ambedkar’s Preamble (Penguin, 2020) now available on Audible as an audiobook—dramatically narrated. Description: </video> <video> Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training—day 1…and choked out already! #bjj #muaythai #phnompenh Description: </video>

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V.R.I. (Views, Reviews, Interviews) is a channel dedicated to ideas. I share views on my areas of interest and expertise. I review the books, articles, and videos of others. And I interview people from whom we can all learn.

About me: Aakash Singh Rathore is a philosopher, author, and an Ironman triathlete. He is Series Editor of "Rethinking India" (14 vols, Penguin) and also editor of its first volume, "Vision for a Nation: Paths and Perspectives" (with Ashis Nandy). Rathore’s 25 authored and edited books range from political philosophy, law, and religion to literature, sports, and wine. He is Series Editor of "Ethics, Human Rights and Global Political Thought" (Routledge) and "Religion and Democracy: Reconceptualizing Religion, Culture, and Politics in Global Context" (Oxford University Press). His newest books are "Ambedkar's Preamble: A Secret History of the Constitution of India" (Penguin, 2020) and "B. R. Ambedkar: The Quest for Justice" (5 vols, Oxford University Press, 2020).

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