Elections, Bengal & The Delhi Files | Vivek Agnihotri in conversation with Abhijit Iyer Mitra

[@frozentube]

Pure facts, as a Bengali, it's really sad that most of the people can see through this and fully aware of that situation, but they're acting blind. Well, nobody can help a man who acts blind, even God doesn't help those who can't help themselves, but let's hope that the situation eventually gets better when it's worse.

[@shubhamflame]

What are you doing?

[@anjalirao9002]

I grew up in Kolkata When I went there recently , it broke my heart to see Kolkata . The Oberoi , New Market , the flyover from Victoria Memorial , La Martiniere , Park circus . The entire New market was a sea of Burkhas . Where are the Bhodrolok ? I remember the book fair , the classical music , the plays . Kolkata was a place where we had wonderful Paras and women were so safe .

[@mychildschannel6076]

bhadralok brought the burkhas in

[@Sanathani477]

Abhijit: Horn man Circle Netizen about Vivek: sharma gay ya (pun intended 😂) chora...😂😂😂 And Vivek literally went pink...😂😂😂...

[@SamDy99]

Believe me these "bhodroloks" are the reason for these burqa overtake. You rip what you sow

[@ronitlenka9205]

​@@mychildschannel6076 Exactly The bhodroloks are the reason why Kolkata has lost its glory.

[@Sdey85]

I live in kolkata and mourn everyday

[@pritiparmar1002]

Brilliant podcast 👌…lived in Bengal for 40 years and can understand so well what you are saying , these very reasons made us pack our bags and leave Bengal we could see it turning in to Kashmir

[@pritiparmar1002]

Vivek Agnihotri you both have said everything I have been feeling and saying for so long and my heart cries out for Bengal .. sir you are doing a great service by bringing out these facts and hope people are listening ❤

[@anirbande7893]

Cast him in your next movie. We want see a spy thriller starring Abhijit. 😁

[@amrendrasingh9619]

yes yes yes

[@rishvbhardwaj8024]

Yes

[@Vishakha_B897]

YESSSSSS!!!!

[@rohitanand14]

Make a food movie with him. He'll love it as well

[@AdiBatra-wi9vk]

Most awaited movie in Indian history is, "Unknown Men"

[@anushasivaraman3289]

Abhijit really underplays himself. Look at his depth of knowledge, and the way he articulates it. That is creative. His humor, self depreciating at times, is funny and requires creativity. I love the guy. A lot of my friends are gay. And they are more normal than what is considered 'normal'.

[@GAMINGBLAZE]

Hindu population is that is why decreasing exponentially .

[@jaisar97]

@@GAMINGBLAZEstop your baseless nonsense. What AIM has contributed to the political revolution and Hindu representation than you can in your whole existence.

[@GAMINGBLAZE]

@@jaisar97 Without Demography , political revolution will only stay on papers. No body will be there to follow it

[@GAMINGBLAZE]

@@jaisar97 And contribution in the Demography ?

[@jaisar97]

@@GAMINGBLAZE 1. He has coordinated the National Security Programme at ORF. 2. He is a trained Defence Economist who has written for national and international dailies and has several academic publications and books. 3. He is a Senior Research Fellow, Nuclear Security Programme (NSP). 4. He has been a Visiting Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Stimson Center, Washington, DC. 5. Several more but as of recent times, his insights, his influence on his following and wider audience where he shares historical, geopolitical facts, adds perspective for when he’s invited by News Channels and independent content creators.

[@PrashantKumar-ji3gx]

Tears come in my eyes hearing on Sundervan, West Bengal!

[@useraru]

This is the best interview of aim. Thank you Vivek ji for discussing WB to a great extent. Please bring more discussions on WB. It's very much needed. And as you are not allowed to feature WB, please create an animated movie. Everyone needs to know.

[@PrabhanjanMangalgi]

Petition to cast AIM in Vivekji next movie as a secret agent who remains secret till the end 😂

[@pritiparmar1002]

Abhijeet so right about jal board scandal because my daughter who was staying at Defence Colony got a water bill of 79000/- for three months that too when she was in her office from 9am to 7pm if not travelling out of town … other friends got electricity bill of 87000/- so much of Aap party free water n electricity 😮

[@ektat5]

What a treat to hear AIM. His breadth of history, economics, politics is amazing!

[@BharathiFromSouth]

Kerala is already in the same path of Bengal and Karnataka is coming on the same path. I am ashamed of Kannadiga. Jai Hind Jai Bharat 🙏

[@pradhyudh]

Hangandre nave change madbekalva, Jaya bharatha jananiya tanujate, Jaya he Karnataka maate

[@Fhhf-n1q]

Akko oo akko ellaru kallare

[@indracool6894]

I feel your pain but good cheer to all of usPlease don't be ashamed ...what we need is to know the facts/data and then talk to people around you . .we each have to be a gilehri...squirrel...doing our little bit ...and then things will come right you know by and by ...

[@bhuvaneshs.k638]

Kerala is not that bad as Bangladesh cuz of open borders

[@adityaghildiyal6630]

It's not really you kannadiga's fault brother. Pakistan's ISI is trying to open a new frontier in south India mainly kerala and western coast after losing narrative war on Kas1hmir. The radicalisation will increase in your state in next decade. North-south divide, language issue, caste divide, will be fueled to create divides and later these will be exploited by ISI when needed. Your state will likely see the import of toxic form of Dravidianism from Tamilnadu as well. Our enemies will keep creating divides so they can cause instability in India whenever they need. They used to radicalise Kashmir earlier, now it's Bengal and North kerala. Stay strong brother. We will certainly come to aid you if things get out of hands.

[@mohananawli2101]

Abhijit was spot on when he said that we should be thankful to the British for liberating us from the mad Muslim tyrants. I felt the same after reading William Dalrymple’s The Last Mughal. They did a big favour.

[@ishaanagarwal2220]

I can be wrong but I reckon Mughal Empire was already 90% conquered by Marathas and In conquest of India it was Anglo-Maratha war which took place

[@Bharatyodhha]

What the hell maratha warriors free india from Muslim rule then British took india from maratha.

[@kushjindal2939]

​@@Bharatyodhha there were 3 states were British removed Muslim rule 1) Mysore, after tipu died ( good riddance ) ,they mad a hindu the king or maharaja of Mysore 2) kashmir, where they allowed a hindu king in a Muslim majority area 3) bengal where the nawab were basically aurangzeb and British christians were better than those nawab Rest all of india was under hindu or sikh rule with some exceptions

[@ET-si7rl]

❤​@@ishaanagarwal2220

[@ET-si7rl]

​@@kushjindal2939❤

[@saibalbh31]

Shame on those who are commenting jokes , we are still blind to what is happening in bengal , though we excuse ourselves from kashmir horror due lack of news .

[@indracool6894]

So true ...

[@soniasaha7931]

Thank you. Both of you. Bengalis are listening. We are going to rise.

[@tewariasim]

Wow So Abhijeet remains sober, he can be amazing. Good job Vivek keeping him focused.

[@eshabanerjee7541]

Thank you for talking about it..... As a Bengali we r simply too buzy to earn our bread..... No jobs no industry..... We simply dnt have time for this..... It pains me

[@sudiptaroy6001]

Thanks for the enlightened discussion. Waiting for an entire episode on Bengal. Islamization of Bengal.

[@Vijaylatha57]

Love Abhijit! Sending good vibes from Bengaluru!

[@AshishSawant-mt5bv]

Not just Bengal but nearby Burma was very wealthy area on Planet Earth in past. Communists destroyed everything in both cases.

[@edytha2090]

When did communist rule Myanmar

[@AshishSawant-mt5bv]

@@edytha2090 - That entire region is mutated version of Communism. Don't check labels.

[@vishwanathsalagame2324]

On Gratitude : A Bangladeshi ambassador to India once asked ' do you expect us to be grateful for helping Bangladesh liberation' ?

[@bhuvaneshs.k638]

No just ask them to not come to India and leave us alone

[@Sdey85]

Typical

[@amritaprasad2009]

Bengal has already become kashmir. I live in Bengal, in 2019 stone pelting on ram navami prosession happened. it even made national news such was the scale of the attack. I went to the place where this happened and all i could see was stones from drains to roads everywhere,the roads were not visible. That memories still gives me chill. From that year we need security of central forces on any festival even during religious event like they do in kashmir.wherever you step out out you fill feel that you are in an Islamic country from their choice of cloathing,grooming,strong perfumes etc.last year i saw security personal in seven different clothing (yes i counted) to protect ganesh idol visharjan which was hardly 2km from its venue...

[@jp-jb1bw]

Very sad. In big metros, black tents everywhere...complete exclusion after all the benefits ...

bihari spotted

[@shishirsks]

I have been to Kolkata, its shocking to the extent to filth and poverty in the cities! Didn't have courage to visit the more poor rurul areas! Irrespective of politics, the south, west and north India are developing fast, however Bihar and Bengal are in another sad universe!

[@tejug1161]

That's because we vote wisely.

[@Avantika005]

No Bihar is much better than your bengal atleast they don't allow Rohingyas and Bangladeshies in our country 🐧

[@DaVinCi4879]

True

[@Avantika005]

No west bengal is worser than Bihar

[@CobraLP30]

@@Avantika005 Bihar Does not lies in the Border area. Plus what does the BSF do, don't they aware of the entry points, and who is providing these illegal immigrants Adhaar cards?? Moreover Bengali graduates go to Bangalore and other states for jobs and better salaries where these Biharis come and infiltrate Bengal, do gundagardi and destroyed Bengal in it's core.

[@eshabanerjee7541]

The entire demographic has changed..... Even in Kolkata.... As a 4th generation Bengali (ancestors came to Kolkata from Hugly) it is becoming unbearable. There is no proper job, no proper behaviour, absolutely no reason to stay in this city

[@KesariyaVilayti]

Sirf ek kaaran hai iss sab ka - (A)Bhadralok logon ki jaathiwaadi khudgarzi aur apne sey alag sabhi logon ko neecha dikhaana aur neechi nazar sey dekhna. Main yeh hi baat vishuddh Angreyzi mein bhi likkh sakta tha magar yeh ghatiya YT ka patal harr woh aawaaz aur harr uss baat ko dabaata hai jo isske prapanch sey alag ho aaj-kal.

[@ImmortalRider28]

Another great show, It was a pleasure to listen to Mr. Vivek, he is a great intellectual person, you were the first to expose communists to that time youth like me by making " Buddha in traffic jam" and related talks at different places. Today people think I have good knowledge of communists and related gangs but I know it started with you, thanks again.

[@umakraman7143]

Wonderful discussion. This should be heard by every patriotic Indian. God bless

[@anupadesai6143]

Thank you very much for this informative podcast! I would really like to see a detailed podcast just on Bengal like you discussed. It is our responsibility to be aware of this.

[@jayantochatterjee6413]

Brilliant discourse..its always such a pleasure to listen to AIM anytime. He is a treasure trove of information.

[@animaburman3067]

Thank you Vivek for the enthralling session with AIM.I just adore him in any platform.I wish you could talk longer.Waiting for more from both of you in a longer session.It is both enthralling and educative.

[@lorddigital4525]

Brilliant conversation, hope Vivek Agnihotri succeeds in making a great movie on Bengal partition and its aftermath.

[@bijusaikiabijusaikia5080]

My state Assam is in worse condition. Here 40% of population have become Muslim. I wish my culture survives😢

[@shyam4971-j3f]

Amiye kba koribo lagibo bhai. Wish korle eku baal nhbo

[@bijusaikiabijusaikia5080]

@@shyam4971-j3f thik koisa✊

[@Avantika005]

You guys have hemanta da and if bjp win this lok sabha na then East India especially bengal and Assam will see radical change 😏😏

[@Avantika005]

I have a huge respect for Assamese people 😊more than the so called bengalis🙄😑

[@bijusaikiabijusaikia5080]

@@Avantika005 Yes, I have good hopes for the future

[@AA12434]

Hit like if you want to see AIM as RAAW agent in VA's next film 👏🙌👍

[@reenadhar3701]

Chandan Basu was Jyotibabus son

[@AvilashSharma-x5c]

What 😂😂 ?? ❤❤

[@kaushikshah4903]

Fantastic conversation, two brilliant minds jostling. Kudos to AIM and host Vivek Agnihotri. Keep it up.

[@DharmYogi]

People love this guy. I had no idea he was gay until few months ago but it makes no difference. It’s good to see that Indians are not bigoted and accepting

[@somnathchowdhury1]

Wonderful discussion and feeling sad what will happen to Bengal and Bengalis😓 See no hope......!

[@rashnadastur2087]

The explanation on bengal was superb and really needed to be put out in the public domain. Very informative podcast. Thank u.

[@kiranpskerker]

2 intellectuals to the T whom I adore alot! Wud luv to act opposite aim in a movie or even a documentary written directed by vra.

[@bhaswatiroychoudhury4212]

Love listening to Abhijit A Mitra

[@biswajeetdassh9305]

14:33 yes... very few people realizes that Bengal is the biggest tragedy of India.

[@dasarundas]

Mast tha, need that Bengal no-clock sit in

[@tanukabanerjee1731]

Seeds of partition of India was also sowed in Bengal. Dacca assembly passed the resolution of Muslim league

[@supriyasuresh5390]

Wonderful discussion… Two of my favourites… love u Abhijit… Krishna Kripa on u.. very painful to hear abt W Bengal. But this is happening all over India one piece of land at a time

[@SattickDas2001]

Bengal might be making a comeback soon. However, even before the hindus, moderate "normal" people born in muslim families are probably the most in danger. We have people like Kazi Masum Akhtar, who is a staunch Nationalist. He was attacked by a pattharbaaz mob when he sang and taught the National Anthem in a madrasa!

[@jp-jb1bw]

It is strange that in the 21st century, the stone age exists.

[@maverickindia117]

What an explosive episode !!!!! VA get AIM back, we need a 2 hour episode part 2 ASAP !!

[@TechySanataniEngineer]

50:18 I really like all the podcast Abhijit do becasue he has so much to tell us that we can’t get bored anyways.😊😊

[@sulagnasivprava69]

wonderful & informative! eye opening in many ways

[@Chinnamarri-y7f]

Really appreciate the podcast! Great discussion

[@WishfulThinking511]

Fantastic fantastic interview 👍🏻

[@muravi8167]

vivek - am looking forward to Delhi Files. Am looking forward to HIGH VALUE PRODUCTION and STORY LINE of INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.

[@rajeev1962]

AIM is brilliant....and Vivek a very brilliant podcast....

[@pedduharsha5889]

Vivek is a well researched and aware conversationalist.

[@beantdea]

2 nice guys.....loved their talk. 🙏

[@rahulsolanki5014]

Best podcast till date.... Aim nd courageous director

[@pritiparmar1002]

Yeh dil mange more ❤

[@dhirajkumar-tc3se]

I am buddha good work vivek bhai

[@Akampan]

It's eye opening and scary.

[@ninasalian6199]

Ah ! cant get enough of Abhi 😊

[@I_am_andhbhakt_notHater]

Like to see both of you #jaibharat

[@shantharaghunathan3182]

Very nice discourse Vivek Agnihotri, Thank you

[@khatranshyam]

This is Excellent initiative Vivek Sir for Podcast

[@DrsaiKamalofficial]

Love both intellectuals ❤❤❤❤

[@abhishukla6588]

superb talks...✅both r my fav ... specially abhijit अय्यर mitra... always...🎯thinks big... speaks clean..🙏🇮🇳

[@the_skilled_scalpel]

Support you sir 💪💪❤❤

[@greenbackyard3019]

Most lively conversation with so much clarity

[@rajianand9305]

I had goosebumps listening to you both.i feel Hindus are sleeping.and busy being secular. Hope we have better sense.if we want to survive.

[@Observer9812]

Very very well made video (technical aspect) Also Abhijit is fab as always with his views. P.S - Would be helpful if you could include time stamps for the video.

[@benimadhavmohanty7426]

Best to date, keep up the great work

[@aniketaggarwal1224]

Summary Elections, Bengal & The Delhi Files | Vivek Agnihotri in conversation with Abhijit Iyer Mitra 00:02 Discussion on societal norms and restrictions in Bengal 02:53 LGBTQ community's creativity and sensitivity 07:22 Discussion on government proximity and policy impact 09:45 Politicians using cases as a warning tactic 13:55 Bengal's political landscape shifting towards BJP due to tribal anger and Hindu vote assertion 16:04 Bengal's rich cultural heritage systematically destroyed over years 20:07 Bengal's economic collapse and refugee crisis 22:05 Bengal's history of criminalized politics and communist control 25:55 Challenges faced while conducting interviews and book launch in specific areas 27:48 Concerns about changing demography in Bengal and parallels with Kashmir. 31:58 Diverse ancestral background - Bengal, Tamil, Kerala 33:55 Challenges of demographic change in Bengal 37:34 Legalization of illegal activities and land grabbing in Bengal 39:26 Soviet artists and musicians were products of the Zaris system, not the Communist system. 43:17 Discussion about cultural impact on Central Asia and Bengal 45:13 Vivek Agnihotri's deep emotional connection and research on Bengal 49:38 Discussion on upcoming elections and predictions 51:58 Vivek Agnihotri and Abhijit Iyer Mitra had a pleasant conversation

[@RASHTRASAMARPAN228]

Cast AIM on your next movie

[@sharathkumaar4561]

Great podcast gentlemen. Thanks a million.

[@nandusimba6774]

What a great conversation.

[@eeshaneechatterjee2243]

Both were amazing👍

[@pritamdas1523]

I lived in West Bengal and just 35km away from Sandeshkhali and I surely said that these two mens conversation are absolutely correct. Please make a full episode of West Bengal, rest of India should know the true reality of Bengal.... If someone will not address this problem, then I can surely said that after 20 or 30 years from now, again an Exodus and Genocide will be happened with us, just like 1980s of Kashmir.

[@A_PROUD_INDIAN810]

You can love him or hate him but you can't ignore him

[@I_am_andhbhakt_notHater]

Like your name and profile bro ❤😊

[@chaitanyakada1341]

Fantastic conversation 🙏🙏🙏

[@_Vaibs_]

Looking for more like this.

[@xobileobanda5290]

The Meeting of the "MUSLIM LEAGUE" that was held in the Ochterlony Monument Ground in Calcutta near Dharamtala Bus Terminal on the "DIRECT ACTION DAY" of 16 August 1946 resounded with inflammatory anti-Hindu sloganeering and speeches. The three MLA communist leaders that were present in the meeting was - JYOTI BASU from Syedpur; RUPNARAYAN ROY from Dinajpur and RATANLAL BRAHMAN from Darjeeling.

[@chandrashivpuri1224]

Excellent Podcast. Learnt a lot. Mamta has to go for Bengal to survive.

[@JNP-c1h]

Nice interview! AIM is a cool guest who is intelligent and has a great sense of humour too! Suggestion for his comment early on - for fitness on vegetarian diet, follow Fit Tuber, incl. veg sources of protein. All the best!

[@RASHTRASAMARPAN228]

Cast AIM in your movie

[@techwala1941]

Much awaited collabaration

[@exerjiexerji]

18:49 - A Bengali friend whose family had migrated to Jabalpur (from erstwhile Bangladesh) did say the same - that Punjabi refugees got a better deal than Bengali

[@alm6215]

I learned a lot about W. Bengal from this video. Shouldn't the two of you promote the idea of President's Rule in W. Bengal. That may be the only way to break the stranglehold of TMC. The Bengalis have been deceived by the politicians for too long.

[@manjurazdan]

Great conversation. Very informative.

[@rachitkumar3232]

Excellent show

[@rohitparida9905]

please get mics, this voice quality and reverbs are really lowering something which otherwise was amazing podcast

[@sumit7887]

Excellent analysis

[@geetg61]

Thanks sir

[@Tred-v1d]

AIM is an Intellectual Superior being...

[@eshabanerjee7541]

Thank God someone is talking babt Bengal....

[@tejug1161]

Assam gone. WB gone. Kerala gone. Kashmir gone. And now they want PoK in India. Another Muslim dominated state that will be funded by the taxes paid by majority Hindus!

[@manoharpatil6795]

Abhijit don't forget to take me along with your mission ❤

[@gamerscraft5477]

Lovely convo

[@binayakmallik6365]

I myself am a Bengali.... basically what the CPM started TMC is taking it forward only in a different manner....the only thing I will say he spoke so much about the Congress he never spoke half of what Jyoti Basu did in Bengal only calling him a admirer of Pol Pot I think its just the tip of the iceberg......if anyone asks me I fundamentally believe Jyoti Basu is the destroyer of Bengal and sadly Mamta Banerjee is jst taking the destruction further....and let me clarify nothing can save bengal anymore not even BJP.....cause it has collapsed to the ground

[@ritubhasin8988]

Best of luck sir🕉🕉🕉🕉🕉🕉✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

[@indracool6894]

You are both very influentisl people Please use your influences in high places and send this for modi's eyes ...bengal is bharat and bharat needs saving ..

[@suchitabhat5051]

Brilliant 👍

[@PankajPassi-vs9td]

U BOTH R GREAT LEGEND

[@aranyasamanta6422]

Being a Bengali, i really don't know what to do. Here people lives in delusion I think they are more liberal than west . Even if bjp comes to power I don't think they can change this in a large extent. Bengal politics has always been dirty and it'll be.

[@hackedmonk]

This is something unusual VRA podcast with AIM two totally from different walks but looks so much usual as well 😇