Support LCA - https://www.patreon.com/azadi , https://lightscameraazadi.in/support-lca/Subscribe Hypothesis Guest Profile:Amit Varma is a writer and podcaster based in Mumbai. He started his career in advertising, moved on to television, and has been a journalist since 2001. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the Observer and almost every Indian publication. He is currently a columnist for the Times of India, Bloomberg Quint and Cricket Next.He was managing editor of Cricinfo between 2003 and 2008, and a consulting editor at Yahoo after that. He relaunched the online magazine Pragati in 2017, as the chief editor, and made them podcasting pioneers by launching a series of podcasts for them.Follow Amit Varma Follow The Seen and the Unseen Timestamps4:30 to 20:05Amit Varma’s journey 20:05 to 24:15Pre-liberalized era 24:15 to 27:55Amit’s childhood27:55 to 29:37Is a liberal constitution imposed on an illiberal population?29:37 to 35:20Is Amit more vocal on Twitter these days?35:20 to 40:15Will it matter if BJP changes the constitution? 40:15 to 52:47Why do so many young people support BJP/Hindutva? 52:47 to 1:00:05Does Hindutva ring a bell that we cannot comprehend sometimes?1:00:05 to 1:02:15Did Amit’s view on Kejriwal change post-Abhinandan sekri’s episode?1:02:15 to 1:04:45What does Amit think about his network?1:04:45 to 1:11:45Amit’s thought on Secularism1:11:45 to 1:15:12How much should we blame our first past post the system1:15:12 to 1:26:00Where do you see things in 2024?1:26:00 to 1:31:45How Amit’s sees the relationship b/w RSS & BJP1:31:45 to 1:39:20Dalit representation in ‘Seen and the Unseen’1:39:20 to 1:50:45Amit's vision for ‘Seen and the Unseen’ and his planning of the show.1:50:45 to 1:57:45The business model of podcasts 1:57:45 to endAudience questionsNotes1.Amit Varma’s , The Art of clear writing 2.Episode 254: The Life and Times of Abhinandan Sekhri 3.Episode 248: The Decline of the Congress4.Episode 149: A Life in Indian Politics5.Episode 112: Early Indians6.Episode 45: The BJP’s Magic Formula7.#47 The Reality of RSS with Bhanwar Meghwanshi8.I could not be a Hindu 9.Steven Pinker – The Blank Slate 10.George Orwell, A Collection of Essays11.Politics and the English language12.Tony Joseph – Early Indians13.India Moving. A history of migration – Chinmay Tumbe14.Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages by Peggy Mohan15.Roam research 16.Zencastr 17. Squascast