'Are Some Indians More Indian than Others?'- Shashi Tharoor Echoes the Pigs in Orwell's Animal Farm

[@nitsmagicniteshsurwade1808]

you watch such debate and realize that there's so much to be known, so much to be read, so much to be experienced and so much to be done.

[@sureshpolali4616]

You will become a mad boss. Sashi Tharoor can argue a male as female. Sashi can argue corruption is good for India Sashi is 65 years old and enjoying life writing books and there is a market for his books.

[@koul09876]

@@sureshpolali4616 😂

[@sonupondhak]

What a wonderful interview! Karan Thapar is one of the few interviewers who can actually play a real Devil's Advocate and Sashi with his deep insight can handle trickiest of questions with great equanimity!!!

[@genuinerf4868]

Indeed! although karan's interruptions bothered me, slightly.

[@jakejill5222]

@@genuinerf4868 absolutely

[@praveennayak1753]

Devil 🤣🤣🤣

[@ashwinponnappan9721]

Mr. Thapar is a legend !

[@sudheerkumar4421]

Sashi with his deep insight corrected karan';s pronunciation of patriotism as a response to Karan's intelligent questioning...

[@StudentUNITY1]

Keep aside everything but 1 thing we should remember everytime I.e "दोस्ती बनी रहे" 😝😝

[@zfg07]

@Jack Frost Don't call them RW .. I am offended being the real rw. 😠😠 See left and right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5iodn9rbKaWkNU

[@prakashparashar2920]

You keep on swooning over that episode, Modi has become PM twice. And conspicuously Congress party has been struggling to present themselves as a stakeholder in Indian Democracy. Anyway I always rejoice when Sashi and Karan come together. Shashi hasn't spoken a single word regarding correcting/overhauling CongressHighCommand.

[@maziz6237]

We had gone thru many phases of lows and highs, but never the country fell for perverted ideologies. Believe ,we should not allow any party to hijack religion and use it for its self riches and powers. Harping in the history to find some minuscule bad and throwing it to represent whole group of people of present generation ; is no solution . I feel Britishers left us physically but left with an unfinished agenda to keep us an enslaved generation.

[@nikhilgautam6541]

😂😂

[@KingKong-vl4pq]

@@zfg07 Cornering someone and having fun as they have a meltdown is cool. If it is an elderly gentleman even more fun! That aside I don't see what is cool in that interview.

[@jibran4794]

Shashi tharoor is alone carrying the responsibility of helping Congress redefine its ideological stand.

[@anthonygibson5561]

God knows what keeps him going. Congress has done their best to isolate their best supporters due to lack of leadership.

[@JJ-hi4gh]

True

[@sudheerkumar4421]

did u see the whole interview??? Karan punished him so badly tht shashi in his desperation went so low as to correct the pronunciation of patriotism....if congress really had an ideology..BJP would have a really tough time selling it's version of nationalism...

[@jibran4794]

@@sudheerkumar4421 BJP's ideology is majoritarianism. That's all it is. Its a very easy ideology and is the form of nationalism that's found anywhere in the world including America. Congress has so far managed to keep together so many cultures and nations within a nation with a weak definition of nationalism but they have been able to do it with many hurdles nonetheless. No one in the world can attempt to define what nationalism in India really should be because India has been an unexpected experiment in history which against all odds succeeded. Everyone predicted that with Nehru's death India would break and even during independence many thought the union wouldn't last. Everyone was wrong. You have to praise the Congress atleast for this. They did the impossible. But now that they are out of power and BJP is waging an ideological battle with them, they have difficulty Framing it even though they have been in power with that ideology for decades.

[@colorgrower]

The italian waitress cant tolerate brains in the gandhian owned political party.

[@gauravd231]

Karan Thapar please let him complete whatever he has to say and then counter question. Excellent interview overall.

[@manasjana4589]

Both of them speak fast which do not allow to concentrate on their themes of nationalism

[@KiranKumar-nb4nx]

Karen in this interivew is attempting to argue and win his views.

[@c.raychowdhury7388]

With all due respect for Karan Thappar, he is interrupting Sashi Tharoor at every question, it feels rude, and the interview digresses from the original subject or issue! Karan can run the whole show alone expressing his point of view without calling Shashi :)...when you are interviewing an author for his new book, you should allow him to finish his sentence at the least!

[@themintleaf1778]

Thapar is an insecure character

[@targaryenXoolf]

Thapar plays the Devil's Advocate. It is a known fact. And it is perfectly fine. It is an art to be such.

[@punnavanamsubbiah7434]

I am born in a savite family in Tamilnadu which is one of the state in India. My first respect and love to saivam ( not Hindu ) mother tongue tamil and respect India which included our territory as one among 29 states in India. Shashi is correct to core we are patriot to the Constitution not religious idealism of fanatics politician . Of course marketed for idealism of development .

[@sabareesh129]

Does Saivam means mothetland(country)?

[@punnavanamsubbiah7434]

@@sabareesh129 saivam is faith life we practice and nation is area in which we born live with our own language to communicate , which is our father land .He married British territory of India who christian it as India not Hindustan. India is federation of such linguistics, cultural and religious groups in respective territory where vaishnavie , Buddhist samanam etc live

[@karancapoor1583]

Well said.

[@mdekramullah156]

Whenever Thapar tries to look more confident in English, at that time Tharoor sets his stylish hair into motion and thereby once again Thapar forgets the questionnaire 😂

[@rabinbouri7]

Lol😂

[@tstcikhthys]

And Shashi also politely chides him about his pronunciation of words like "patriotism"

[@nceep]

Not missed a word, this is how an interview should be conducted !.. feast to ears.. it really rises our involvement too, suttly both of them make us realize our duties as well. I loved it.

[@amansinghlobana5256]

Regardless of what political party you support, do one thing always : QUESTION THE GOVERNMENT REGARDLESS OF WHO/WHICH RULING PARTY IS IN POWER !

[@yogitasharma9120]

👍

[@arkadeepmukherjee685]

Very well said. I request for your permission to use your words in another context. 🙏

[@garimakilledar5810]

@@arkadeepmukherjee685 wow... That's so nice of you to ask for permission, in this world of blatant cheating and copying.

[@garimakilledar5810]

Well Said!!! Why can't people understand this simple, yet so important thing?

[@arkadeepmukherjee685]

@@garimakilledar5810 🙏☺️

[@ZindagiSafar123_44]

Respect for Shashi Tharoor ji

[@abhishektoshniwal1905]

Now a days I like it when the interviewer is not in awe of Tharoor. Actually brings out a better conversation. It’s remarkable how Thapar has continued for decades now to not give an inch away to the interviewee as long as at least a near legitimate answer or confession is obtained.

[@prakashkulkarni1094]

17:23 "holding on to a passport is not a proof of patriotism or loyalty to the nation, or traitors wouldn't exist." good point.

[@Fjwizn]

Wow that’s awesome!! Applause for both Gentlemen well done Mr Thapar it will be generations before we see 2 articulate n eloquent gentlemen speak to each with civility n respect on fiery issues

[@Noor-55]

True patriotism is about defending your country always and defending your government only when it deserves it 📌

[@mdekramullah156]

Thapar tries to stick Tharoor but wonderful sentences and well-spelt expressions force Thapar to stop further questionings and instead focus on understanding Tharoor's English 😂

[@sarthakparashar3695]

Thapar's english is pretty good. Probably as good as the person he's interviewing. Just so you know.

[@anthonygibson5561]

@@sarthakparashar3695 Tharoor is still step ahead in English as well as in interview skills. Thapar takes it as a hitman's job wanting to prove his own point right.

[@vincentpinto1127]

Excellent interview. Fascinating, unrelenting probing by Karan. But ably defended by Tharoor. Well done, both!

[@SREEHARIGVARMA]

The only time I feel we are in par with the quality of western politics and journalism is when these two men talk! Hope to see Tharoor lead this country one day!

[@rajatchugg]

Never seen such an Intense Unbiased Philosophical discussion of Ideologies between a Politician and a Journalist. They must have set a Benchmark for people around world.

[@arijitasen541]

He gave his own example Karan. It is clear that anybody feeling any sense of belonging to any part of India, its food, its culture etc. is patriotism. You just unnecessarily haggled with him.

[@pauljoseph1556]

Rare sight these days...a perfectly civilized interview..really appreciate!!

[@TheSachingm]

I like that Karan is going after Shashi, and even more that Shashi is ready to take it head on, instead of running away (like our dear modi). But shameful that not a single bjp leader ever has to face tough interview. All they do is show up on cheap unintelligent shouting matches on debates, that too on pro-bjp channel.

[@bantaibabafan1167]

This is how an interview is supposed to be Nowadays IN news channels we see only childish fights 😂😂

[@mohanvvip]

Shashi Tharoor writes one book after another and I'm still at the introduction of one of his books.

[@book_hoarder_bose]

Mr. Thapar seemed more rushed in this interview, he needed to let Mr. Tharoor finish his sentences

[@alijuddy5362]

Agreed. I felt the same. And Mr. Tharoor charmingly allowed himself to be interrupted every time!

[@sajidisa1740]

Highly intellectual and enlightening interview, which was entirely expected given the presence of two such stalwarts.

[@shahwalkhan5908]

I came here for Vocabulary sessions.

[@sazidabdul7471]

Me 2👍

[@prabhatrai2951]

Same here...

[@bansyiemlieh3213]

So true

[@arnabm273]

I have tears. Thanks Karan for this beautiful interview. This neutral and intellectual interview far supercedes the standards of The Wire's enforced bias and crass counter hindutva narrative. This is the level of intellectual debate and deliberation we need going ahead. Thanks Karan for this brilliant display of interviewing skill which Shashi had to dig deep to deal with. Respect Sir.

[@outdoorquest3005]

4 feet good 2 feet bad. Edit: Karan Thapar Ji, with all due respect, please let the other person finish his answer. 😅

[@nalinthakar7059]

You are right. Karan Thapar's trait of not listening is well established. He always more focussed on what he is going to ask rather than listening to what the speaker is saying. His facial expressions & gestures prove this. This becomes more irksome especially listening to a person like Shashi Tharoor.

[@sir.shakesalot]

Very well put. Thapar's style of interviewing seems hell bent on proving certain points, dwelling on minutiae, eliciting a reaction, et al. If only he were to be slightly more patient. Also he completely refuses to acknowledge contexts and opinions formed by personal experiences.

[@NagarajanVasudevaRao61]

@@nalinthakar7059 I get your point. Still Thapar doesn't interrupt, he cuts in quickly to the next point and directs the course of the talk. We as audience can hear what Tharoor said at the point of diversion and move on. This particular dialogue is a very animated discussion between two friends, I think they are not offended or frustrated by each other. In the end we get the two narratives of nationalism and patriotism with two good english speakers chatting over 'The Battle of Belonging'.

[@digvijayrana3613]

Right

[@rajarshimukherjee4844]

Yup, thats right.

[@anzar007]

The back and fort between Shashi and Karan is awesome👍

[@rocketsinghism]

Passport is no test of patriotism. Given half-the chance, most Bhakts would dump their passports!

[@okay850]

Even you.Bhakht is a term given by the likes of you for having a different perspective.For your inability to accept another view, while you would certify yourself as more evolved .The fact is you are inclined to a certain view and that you have nothing more to say to the opposite view but mere name calling makes you a less evolved.

[@balqisjahaanarakhanum1152]

Bhakts are blind followers of the fraud feku who has no character .

[@Chu9947]

Yeah Bhakts are not patriotic

[@sudhanshgurjar9599]

I think Karan got that true patriotism thing wrong. It was Shashi's own experiences and he acknowledges other local patriotism too.

[@ihazra]

Samuel Johnson was a beneficiary of colonialism... so it’s quite natural for him to equate patriots of the victim native land fighting or espousing for their freedom would sound like a cry of the scoundrels. Come on Karan... grow up!

[@Rabidmonkey73]

Karan's grasp on history seems a little weak here. Tharoor also seems to miss his primary communication gap with Thapar: People may call themselves nationalist or patriotic. These terms may have personal meanings to people. These terms also generally tend to have academic meanings, which is what Tharoor is really describing. Basically, what are the more technical features of these ideologies from a sociopolitical perspective? Academically: Patriotism is basically a sense of belonging to your country. Nationalism effectively defines the nation as a whole (by blood, language, territory, shared values/legal systems, religion, etc). Under nationalism, the nation is more important than the individual. However, "the nation" is often a fairly centralised concept, and embodied by the arms of the State. We are seeing in India how quickly a transfer of power can completely redefine the definition of the nation. So nationalism is intrinsically susceptible to State excess or oppression against individuals, because it is fairly easy to justify it under "national interest", which is conveniently decided largely by the State. Institutions like courts and the media are designed to protect against this, but cannot do so once captured. The core issue is that most people would say they are patriotic. Many people that are incognisant of the difference in the meaning of the terms have been subjected to a bait and switch of starting with "I love my country, I am a stakeholder and I belong" and ending up with "the nation is supreme and therefore my rights are subservient to the national interest". Finally, many patriots are actually willing to sacrifice their rights/freedoms/lives in service of the national interest. However the crucial question is who decides what the national interest is. When Delhi and the rest of India decide Kashmir needs a change in laws and that justifies locking up their citizens for 8 months, that is an abuse of nationalism in my book.

[@jamesmayura420]

👍👍

[@sir.shakesalot]

Very well articulated. Hats off.

[@Rabidmonkey73]

@@j.melton8257 Karan tends to do that. He seems to believe his audience would rather hear his editorial, oration and articulation of his interviewee's beliefs, instead of those beliefs from the horse's mouth. I remember his old videos didn't even have the guest's name in the title: the format was " | Karan Thapar". For what it's worth, he may be right. His style is fairly distinctive and I imagine from the size of his following that there is a market for it. I think he manages to get quality guests and the interviews end up interesting enough for me, but on a more technical level I have issues with some aspect of his style, such as the one you pointed out.

[@Mohammed_Javed]

At least we can realise here with Karan thapar that we are watching like USA media

[@ravindrapatil2455]

Class always reflects in Shashi and Karan’s conversations!

[@SayyidTirmizi]

Karan Great interview but please don't be impatient to ask the next question. Let the person first complete his thought/argument

[@anshumananand2796]

Excellent Question asked by Karan Thapar sir. Thanks sir for conducting a very fruitful session.

[@pramodjoseph8426]

Do we deserve to have a prime minister like tharoor ji...

[@mohanvvip]

@prajna Paul Noooo! SuperSmart people will never understand the problems of those struggling average and below average souls. He would make a good foreign minister or culture / tourism minister

[@cam0987]

@@mohanvvip no i don't agree, this is the most stupid argument I've ever seen

[@cam0987]

@@mohanvvip u want to elect dumb ppl like modi

[@mohanvvip]

@@cam0987 NO. But Tharoor never had any problems with academics. The idea is to get a person who is average, has struggled with the system and knows its shortcomings. Not a person who cheats! 😊

[@sree8336]

No

[@roopabee8542]

An Oxford and Yale arguing on patriotism and Nationaliam . We natives have missed the point patriotism or nationalism Argumentative Indians certainly will keep the country going.

[@tathagatadutta9352]

Not Yale. Tufts (Tharoor)

[@saurabbbhardwaj1930]

Instead, let's hear from some uneducated parochial unintelligent jester from the boondocks of india. Let's regress back to the golden vedic ages ... interplanetary travels, internet, plastic surgery, manusmriti, women in kitchens, lower castes in their place...

[@gopala3539]

Correct

[@gopala3539]

Some think people talk in Queen's English are intelligent and superior

[@saurabbbhardwaj1930]

@@gopala3539 these two come from normal backgrounds. Have worked hard and used their talents to reach where they are. They are men of letters with published works Yes they are intelligent.and more humane in their worldviews compared to the bigots that are in power positions

[@clintonfernandez580]

Why does Karan always want to interrupt as soon as he asks a question? He asks a question and gives his own opinion half the time.

[@sanjaygadhalay]

Ha ha ha. Sometimes ..he's in a hurry

[@anthonygibson5561]

24:10 That was very rude of Karan not to hand over the book to Shashi to make his point. Karan is taking undue advantage of Shashi, who is merely being kind to be on his interview when most of bright politicians have boycotted him. Very childish of Karan to aggressively hold on to his own point without letting Shashi clarify his. 12:49 It was Jesus who said "Hate the sin and not the sinners,". Gandhi merely repeated that scripture

[@noahsub6372]

Good interview. However, I wish Thapar would remember that he needs to let the person being interviewed speak & listen, rather than focusing more on sounding clever & intellectual.

[@dreamysap]

I am feeling proud simply because I understood the whole interview! 😂😂

[@bansyiemlieh3213]

😂

[@eddieray8684]

A brilliant exchange and Shashi never disappoints. He has mastery of English and he can articulate his views with total clarity. On the other hand, WE ARE STUCK WITH THE CHILDISH NOTIONS OF BJP SEMI-LITERATES & INTELLECTUAL ZEROES LIKE MODI, SHAH, YOGI, RAJNATH. These BJP buffoons are a vengeful and malevolent lot and they won't stand any opposition to what they believe. They can't argue logically or discuss rationally. They can only talk of caste & cows, gods & godmen. They are an embarrassment in any international setting.

[@yogitasharma9120]

👍

[@152manoj]

Nationalism.. Patriotism.. Why?.. Where has Humanism gone?... Doesn't that cover everything?

[@AnkitSingh-ho9xo]

it hasn't gone anywhere, nationalism and patriotism is required so that humanism can flourish. we failed humanism once in 1947 and we can not afford to fail it further .

[@152manoj]

@@AnkitSingh-ho9xo If there is humanism in nationalism we will not try to paint the people of other nations as enemies just to get votes. Humanism is love for the people of the entire planet which includes one's own nation. Nationalism, for most unfortunately, is having consideration for the people of one's own nation only and none for those of other nations (unless they can benefit us in some way!)

[@trickyabb]

@@AnkitSingh-ho9xo how did we fail humanism, please elaborate or you also like to parse jargons without making any coherence?

[@vivekchoudhary9301]

Humanism is only for terrorist n anti-nationals, in this country

[@RD-pp9ds]

I wish this man could become our PM

[@shub74]

U got to b kidding

[@jmodi8087]

@@shub74 u for sure

[@jmodi8087]

absolutely agree

[@RD-pp9ds]

@@shub74 he is any day better than modi

[@parthmalani6286]

congress leadership: hahahahahahaha

[@amitasangeet2913]

This is a brilliant issue, after my own heart. I love this dialogue, very intricate and wonderful to listen to. Two brilliant minds, one has to keep up with this academic discourse to understand the nuances. Personally, I was always raised to know that our country is an inclusive one, including Hindus Muslims, Christians, Jews. Belonging is more important! This trend of Hindutva excludes people. Our country has always been one of tolerance and love. That’s been exemplary to the whole world.

[@rescuemeal-4262]

People of hindi heartland should pay taxes ...but they are checking non Hindi people's loyality and eating taxes from South India and maharastra ..

[@naseemfirdaus1789]

Mr Tharoor you are a man of very high stature; your upbringing says the kind of personality you are. You are a rare breed; of unique quality. The sophistication with which you carry yourself is unparalleled. There is do much knowledge to extract from you. I salute your honourable father for imbibing you with such great values in life. May you live to change the society which is going through such a hard time.

[@vaibhavshukla6545]

Indeed a fascinating discussion!

[@yashwanthchoudary7030]

Karan took that line of true patriotism literally. Expected much more understanding from his part. He should've read between the lines. Nonetheless great interview.

[@lalitharavindran]

Well done Dr. Tharoor for putting this into context and bringing focus to this ridiculous patriotism vs nationalism. Karan Thapar, why don’t you grill those in the government who really have a lot to answer to? Of course these comments are for viewers to argue among themselves and those in the video and creators of it remain silent and royally ignore the reactions after uploading them.

[@newsprint2445]

Good interview. Shashi Tharoor great.

[@maansinghjadhav2881]

Karan's hand is too distracting. He raises it as soon as he asks a question.

[@MhetreMudita]

🙄 I was watching without noticing until you pointed out 😠

[@ni12907]

Karan is nervous here. Tharoor is so relaxed and going with the flow. I can listen to Tharoor for days at stretch without blinking an eye :)

[@divakarannappa1885]

Superb book review by Karan. Shashi really found a bit cornered by Karan! Enjoyed the interview.

[@drsuchet]

Loved it... I feel we should be learning more to converse (and less to hate) while accepting the differences. Being Indian is not something to run for or prove to, it is what we are... the essence of our “being”!

[@janami-dharmam]

When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean-neither more nor less." "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things." "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master-that's all."

[@pbc2939]

A great discussion. Thanks.

[@genuinerf4868]

It should be titled "Questions of karan thapar also featuring shashi tharoor".

[@sir.shakesalot]

Hahahahaha touche

[@ShlokAviation]

Wowww

[@garimakilledar5810]

Yeah... I was too annoyed with him not actually 'listening' to what Tharoor was saying and not letting him finish his answers. I don't understand, why was he asking questions, if he doesn't want to know the answers?

[@Some4231]

What a riveting conversation!!!! This is how a book review should be done instead of just letting the author speak endlessly... I subscribe to WIRE only because of Karan Thapar.. just brilliant. Only the calilbre of Shashi Tharoor can handle him with a smile and eloquence

[@joelalvares8351]

Really enjoyed this discussion.....👍👍

[@shiwangi787]

I have watched like all the interviews that Dr Tharoor gives and one gets to know where his leanings are coming from, but Karan questions in a nuanced way so it compels you to watch! The debate on nationalism & patriotism is a good one.

[@cidmistakes]

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to both Karan and Shashi. One of the best interviews I have come across in recent times. Good job, keep it up 👍

[@sumithaldar4413]

Fascinating discussion. Keep up the good work Mr. Thapar.

[@naseemfirdaus1789]

A great candid interview by two of the best personalities in their individual fields- Dr Tharoor for his excellent explanation of the very relevant questions put forward by Karan Thapar. Karan Thapar should hold more such interviews with Dr Shashi Tharoor for the benefit of the viewers. A great pleasure to ones eyes and ears seeing the two of you together . Hoping for more such interviews in the near future as these are more a learning sessions than mere interviews. 🙏🙏🙏

It is the only nation that allowed all critics to express their point. Can he express his thought in the language that people can understand. Colonial language can never understand or express how nationalism or patriotism can be expressed as in the local language

[@rathorev57]

This guy speaks in Oxford about the British looting India but works for a family that did the same for several decades.

[@bhullartalwinder6536]

Karan is a few journalists left who covers every aspect of topic 🙏🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@yashokbabu]

Secularism of Europe is different from secularism we follow ... In Europe The Government seperates it self fully and absolutely from religion but in India we never followed absolute secularism. That is the issue with us accepting in identifying our country with a particular religion considering the type of secularism we followed till date. It will simply translate into more turmoil at this juncture

[@abdulaleem9207]

indeed, it will.

[@a.s2791]

Marvelous sparring of words by these great intellectuals, I should be working but here I am listening to them and being thoroughly entertained and educated.

[@susantadeb7666]

The British sing for Britannia, Russians have “Motherland” statue in Volgograd, French have “spirit of France”, a lady waving the tricolour. Lebanon has “Lady of Lebanon”. Why Bharatmata is not acceptable? Your country is like your mother, she gives you air to breath, water to drink, provides food to survive and when you die you become part of her soil.

[@johngeorg3797]

The common representation of Bharatmata is a Goddess in the pantheon of Hindu Gods which is fundamentally at odds with followers of other religions. They do not believe that the country gives one air to breathe etc. but that one is created in the image or likeness of a God who is more universal.

[@susantadeb7666]

@@johngeorg3797 Bharatmata is not in the Hindu pantheons. She was a Painting by Abanindra nath Tagore just like ‘Spirit of France’ or Motherland for Russia or like Britannia for Britain.

[@johngeorg3797]

None of the others you mentioned have religious connotations much less temples or churches dedicated to them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharat_Mata is this article wrong?

[@susantadeb7666]

@@johngeorg3797 The article you mentioned does not say Bharatmata is among Hindu pantheons like Durga, Shiva, Ganesh etc. She was painted by Abanindranath Tagore in Indian tradition. Tagore comes from Brahmo Samaj if you know what I am saying. There is temple for Sachin Tendulkar that does not mean he is a Hindu deity.

[@johngeorg3797]

@@susantadeb7666 the very first sentence of the linked article says “Bhārat Mata (Hindi, from Sanskrit Bhāratamba भारताम्बा; अम्बा ambā means 'mother', also known as Mother India in English) is the national personification of India as a mother goddess.[1] “

[@snigdhasrivastava5050]

Can’t appreciate Karan making a fight out of nothing :/

[@themintleaf1778]

cannot stomach him

[@garimakilledar5810]

So True. He was trying to raise points out of nothing. Looked like his only goal was to twist the words and misinterpret the meaning in order to prove his own agenda. That's not how you interview. An interviewer must be without a prior agenda to enforce his own thoughts or prove his own points.

[@ihazra]

Indus, a Greek word... Indians Hind, an Arabic word.... Hindus Regardless of what language, culture, religion, Dharma, caste, class, creed the mass “belongs” to

[@maanlimbachiya5817]

Hindu is the world's oldest religion in the world and you said Hindu comes from Arabic!? That does not make any sense! Might be what you have read in the article is not theoretically identified

[@ihazra]

@@maanlimbachiya5817 What I know that the people in “Bharatvarsha” never called themselves as Hindus/ Indians. Both Hind/ India, Hindu/ Indians are etymologically foreign words.

[@KiranKumar-nb4nx]

@@maanlimbachiya5817 ''Hindu is the world's oldest religion in the world'' - No proof for that.

[@ihazra]

@@KiranKumar-nb4nx what is called as Hinduism is the oldest “surviving” “major” religion - although Indic religions like Hinduism 🕉/ Jainism/ Buddhism ☸️ are not a “religion” per se - in the world 🌍 There is no dispute with that.

[@KiranKumar-nb4nx]

@@ihazra How can you say 'no dispute with that'? You need to back your claims with some materials.Do you know there was nothing called 'hinduism' during the period of Buddha?

[@masumahasan4104]

I hope India continues to live by the secular ideals of its founding fathers. Salaam from Karachi Pakistan.

[@themintleaf1778]

For God's sake give him the book to prove his point- I was infuriated when Thapar acted like a child and hid the book - afraid of being proven wrong? Only an Indian interviewer can act in such a childish way. Not acceptable in western world. I wish Shashi had forcefully snatched it from him.

[@sanjaynalamaru]

Only an Indian interviewer eh? You don't seem to have noticed, at that point thappar was trying to agree to Tharoor's idea. So that Tharoor can talk about his book immediately after. It was a segue.

[@themintleaf1778]

@@sanjaynalamaru segue? Far from it. Thapar interrupts too much and stops the flow. Annoying

[@krishnakumarsubramanian3292]

Man. Nothing better than two intellectuals fighting over concepts. Amazing! Loved it. Wonder when other "media" channels would come back to this level of content.

[@cosmopessoa1556]

The christians looks to england and America, muslims looks to the Arab world and Hinduism looks to india for all things for their spiritually and national pride.

[@prasenjitdewan7230]

A pleasure listening to the interview

[@hbajpai6786]

There is no interviewer better than Mr Karan thapar. But sadly Tharoorji can sip English coffee, live in ivory castles and chew history books to write new ones that do nothing to change the ground reality or public opnion. He is a politician, go and fight, win, change. Indian may benefit more. Excellent interview loved it.

[@dyutibasu4541]

I love watching these two debate. It's one of my many hobbies. You can tell Tharoor also thoroughly enjoys this.

[@sadiquekhan2004]

😂😂😂 ANDHBHAKT : Modi Ji Ye Konsi Bhasha bol rahe hai..?😩😩 MODI : Ye Pakistan ki Bhasha bol rahe Hai..😲 ANDHBHAKT : Khate hai Hindustan ka aur bolte hai Pakistan ka, inhe Pakistan Bhej Dena chahiye😠😠 MODI : Waah Modi Ji waah..😎

[@vickybadwal9703]

Thats why not a single comment by bhakt 🤣

[@pmm7268]

Nationalism 1 was counter colonial; it is against the past. Nationalism 2 is against global corporate colonialism; it is futuristic.

[@Ricky-ok9sy]

Shashi Tharoo Ji,is a well learned man,who studied in England with much experiences n by profession he is a lawyer, who can debate in a high level manner surprising the audience...he knows laws on his finger tips, I enjoy seeing him debating n really enjoy cos during my school day was involved in the debating society, India is a great country for having many more wonderful people like him ,god bless him n India god bless 🇮🇳🙏

[@jhon1702]

Karan Thapar k sath wapas interview karwao modi ka.._"dosti bani rahe ""

[@gouttamkumarsahu6980]

THANKS A LOT FOR THIS WONDERFUL COVERSATION.

[@marinafernandes951]

23:00 It was clearly an example 😂

[@ismailabdullah8865]

Very good interview with mr shashiji is excellent information, thank you very much karanji

[@shirazkhan1995]

2 minutes into the interview and I learnt 3 new words.

[@sampritipaul]

Such a classy interview....😍

[@innociduousnepheliad8140]

Why is Karan Thapar being so childish? He didn't even let Tharoor take a look at his own book!

[@garimakilledar5810]

That's Thapar at his childish best! 😂🤣

[@parthopartho8778]

Amazing discussion 👌👌👏👏 worth watching 👍👍

[@amiyshrivastava4088]

Karan Thapar's arguments are actually a classic case of 'Missing the Woods for the Trees'. In trying to push for lessening the differences between Patriotism and Nationalism, Karan hasn't allowed Dr. Shashi Tharoor to make his point even though what Dr. Tharoor intends to say gets more and more blatantly clear. That's Bad Interviewing.

[@SuperRiya16]

At Times I too felt that .. Karan wasn’t letting Shashi complete

[@ajayprakash865]

Well played Shashi! Karan Thapar bowled a number of googlies but you were impeccable in defence! Wonderful to watch two supremely competent exponents of free speech.

[@prakashparashar2920]

English🤩Vocabulary 🤩Accent.... Scintillating Speeches/Interview 💃🕺💃💃

[@humptydumpty6641]

Top Job material. Deserves to lead the country. Modi must watch this interview.

[@jijudanieldaniel5592]

Even if he watch ,he won't understand an single thing for sure

[@glevtube]

Wonderful debate! Thank you to both of you sirs🙏

[@muhammedashab1733]

I enjoyed every moment... but karan could give time to mr. Tharoor for completing sentences..

[@waterdrop827]

I know this isn’t the best thing to take from the video but his bow tie is so adorable omg

[@mansoorali582]

India need Leader like Shashi Tharoor and Journalist like Karan

[@vaibhavdwivedi8858]

Brilliant Interview!

[@201.tabeshmahdisifat8]

that conversation became an unproductive one because of karan...i just played that with a curious mind to listen dr. tharoor and his new book outlines but that karan had shattered my appetite..