India Today Conclave: Session With Ravi Shankar & Javed Akhtar

India Today Conclave is India's biggest platform where business leaders, politicians, thinkers and icons from every field comes together to explore and exchange ideas in its 15th edition at New Delhi, with an eclectic line up of world celebrities.

[@shikharshukla8836]

45:30 If you're from Kunal kamra's video

[@rationalistabhii7461]

Yeah bro, it's 12:23 and I'm about to finish this almost an hour of video.👍

[@tamannasharma9988]

Thnku 😂 # save ur time

[@me-vk6qv]

Lol thank bro 😂

[@imanshumpert7129]

You da MVP.

[@Ahmad_9134]

lol brooo

[@ArpitPokharna]

Ek hi dil hai Javed Sahab, kitni baar jeetoge ❤

[@rajeshknowledge]

"Its not enough to to teach the richman how to breathe" ----Javed akhtar👏👏👏👏👏

[@sishirsharma2019]

Hats of Javed sir... Ur wisdom is next level❤

[@johndoejohnnydoe1477]

Lol he is so idiotic. He just made a ping speech on his religion which his son too follows. Deep down he is a Islamic bigot.

[@ayushmaanduggal]

When deep down everybody knows that Javed is making sense.

[@chelsealove1649]

Everyone knows it deep inside, but they are afraid of offending those around them and their beliefs/faiths... No matter which religion..

[@selvamthiagarajan8152]

Javed is honest with his conscience, resolute in his belief.

[@kabitabhaumik5829]

Javed A makes sense??? An anti national, anti Hindu, religious fanatic, who calls himself "an atheist" what sense??

[@vaishs385]

@@kabitabhaumik5829 get well soon

[@niteshchidrawar6553]

Deeep down everybody knows Javed has so much pain in heart😂

[@prasadligade4825]

both are effective. difference is one is playing with words like politicians and other is talking about real world problems, and has made a real difference. you decide who is who.

[@pushkarajdeshpande7344]

Perfectly described 👍🏻👍🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@pulkitdhingra8351]

@Serth Jhiu Spritual world is not fictional. It is the truth.

[@deepankarmukherjee4572]

@@pushkarajdeshpande7344 q

[@pushkarajdeshpande7344]

@@deepankarmukherjee4572 Prasad ligase on comment have perfectly described ... Javed Sahab is playing with words and Sri Sri is actually talking about real world problems ... Sri Sri also said here regarding mental health issues and increasing suicidal tendencies in film industry specially in this programme... That too in 2005... Evident now after SSR case...

[@junejuly513]

@@pushkarajdeshpande7344 sri sri is the one who is playing with words..

[@BrijMohan-zo8jc]

Really impressed by the logic and rationale presented by Javed Akhtar Sahab. Javed sahab is truly a hero of our country. Salute to him.

[@raufali8663]

Mr. JJaved akhtar intelligence was unexpected Hatts off man.

[@odd-a-city]

The public reaction of Javed Akhtar says it all .. Ravi's face was so readable that I could read him feeling getting ripped with Truth as Javed sahab was speaking 😂 The one thing RAVI NEEDS IS CLARITY IN HIS WORDS, AND IN HIS OWN LINE OF BUSINESS ❤️

[@abhishek8977]

Wow!! Amazing speech from Javed Akhtar, hats off for an excellent analysis and expose of modern "spirituality" and what it lacks.

[@sureshpeshawaria347]

Javed was very clear and confident in what he said... each word made sense.. while Shri was going around circles and didn't make any impact..he couldn't prove Javed wrong anywhere....

[@sahilahmed8571]

It's not Raviji nobody can because fact needs nothing more than common sense to understand

[@ramat5538]

@@sahilahmed8571 but Javed akthal lost his sense when he was in his mothers womb , i think. thats why he did not even get what Guruji said.

[@2435VARUN]

​@@ramat5538 Don't know about him but I'm sure you lost your senses in your mother's womb

[@globalcitien1984]

​@@ramat5538he doesnt need to. He is already enlightened more than gurus and mullahs

[@ramat5538]

@@globalcitien1984 really does mullah also get enlightened 🤣 . .. If he is enlightened as u said , why he didn't get what guruji saying lol 😆 😂 🤣......blody hypocrisy 🤣

[@swapankumarsengupta252]

To listen (always) Javed Akhtar is as much a joy as an education. All his talks have reference only to the good of the society.

[@THEKatpadi]

His talks have good of society at heart but never done any good on physical plane.

[@harsh9023]

"Did you get it !!!" Man that was awkward 😂.

[@user-vt5ut3dx3g]

🎉 Pluto,Aristotle,Socrates,may have amazed,impressed,educated and doctrine their philosophy in the yesteryears.we r fortunate to have just one philospher who imparts precious pearls of knowledge in a manner and language comprehesible by us commoners.the great Javed Sahab aka Akhtar the Great

[@user-vt5ut3dx3g]

Bakir Javeri

[@vikkimehrotra851]

Woww!! Really valid points raised by Javed Akhtar. Totally demolished this 'New Age Spirituality'.

[@yugkakkar8071]

Vikki mehrotra he had no solution. Only Bollywood rhetorical and theatrical. Sri Sri is speaking about peace. Javed might be at peace. What about people who r not?

[@vikkimehrotra851]

What's wrong in Javed Akhtar's arguments? You may not agree with him that's understandable but that doesn't make his views rhetorical and theatrical.

[@sm734]

Hehe, looks like naxal narrative. Is he an urban naxal?

[@santoshe61]

Whenever a good person warns or says something good to people, without claiming himself as a representative of god or something like that ..... people always disclaim and dishonour him, they think like he is sick. Later, after some years/decades when they got his point, or suffer with those points, warned by him, they start worship and follow that person. We have so many examples of this in our history. Javed sir’s words are one of those. Sorry for bad english, because it is not my native language.

[@user-oc2nq5cd2z]

Wee nateieve sparkers had forgaveen you.

[@nasreenrehman2001]

@@user-oc2nq5cd2z 😁

[@gantamk]

And they make his as their God in future like Buddha was made.

[@the_.shahil]

​@@user-oc2nq5cd2z😅😅😅😅😅

[@shuvraprasadsengupta8792]

Javed sir is more devoted to truth than Sri Sri and Jaggi Vasudev.

[@std1235]

True

[@seandonahue8464]

It will never cease to amaze me, the intelligence it would take to argue so effectively in multiple languages?! I can’t be effective in my one language! I love his discussions! Truly great!

[@nipunshukla5709]

javed saab owned sri sri

[@KomalNaik]

You are wrong. Sri sri was soo calm and composed in front of that 'i am only right attitude' javed. Srisri said just one line i. The end to show javed what a looser he is .

[@shourabhmehra1037]

@@KomalNaik lol you make no sense

[@ranme3638]

The same crap called Javed dosent have balls to talk about what teaching n preaching happen in madarssas

[@onkarawachare]

@@ranme3638 brother he is as an atheist he is the one speaks aloud about shit in madarsa and maulanas just watch all his speeches Just make sure you remove ur bhakt glasses of religion before watching If u want I can snd some links too

[@IndianArma]

@@ranme3638 there are literally 10s of videos of him criticising the teachings of islam, whataboutery Karne se pehle apne bakwass ko fact check karo

[@amitkolhe4155]

Sri Sri was talking complete non-sense... useless stuff. Javed Akhtar absolutely whipped him in public using basic tools of common sense & logic. Nothing beyond Common Sense & Logic. Absolutely loved Javed Akhtar. A true Atheist. Jai Ho !

[@tausif6667]

In 2016, Shri Shri Ravi Shankar attending a great population of students in #Kota. One of the students asked him, have you seen god? He replied, what you think when you see me? Then I realised a man having long hair and beard which wear white clothes and nothing else.

[@mem1001953]

Long hair and beard reminds me of sophisticated crook who expects all , you to surrender your 5 commonsense . Be careful.

[@ramat5538]

thats why what your understanding kid. lol

[@harry8601]

Javed is my hero.... Last ka reductio de absurdum..... Epic

[@rationalistabhii7461]

Here after Kunal Kamra's video.😇

[@LAKS720]

dear India Today Conclave , you can upload high quality videos instead of 3gp .

[@prabhakarkmv4135]

India is nothing but simply making millions by just speaking on religions&religious subjects! ❤️🏏👍U simply don't have to sweat it out to make a livelihood! ❤️🏏😂Anyway, I am happy to see Javedbhai speaking in English! 😂❤️

[@spuriusscapula4829]

The balls on this man. Legend.

[@gopichandreddy18]

13:45 Javed speech

[@surajshukla1231]

I love javed sahab 🙏

[@existentialbaby]

Modern day's gurus come out of wilderness and moving to palace OWNED RAVISHANKAR THEN AND THERE

[@mrudulabhalke1848]

Honestly there is no sense to that😂 In earlier ages, only kings used to live in palaces, rest all people used to live in wilderness. The gurus, the learned men used to live in wilderness, which is why people had to go into wilderness to learn, to realise, to feel and to know by themselves. Today, we have all that written in our scriptures, people like these don't live their whole lives in palaces, if you can even call it palace. They come to their to teach people, to share knowledge with them. This generation wants to sit in AC and learn, obviously gurus will have to adapt😂 Ignorance ++++++++

[@existentialbaby]

@@mrudulabhalke1848 ok bhakt

[@sm734]

He is you do not understand gurus... ravi shankar went through wilderness, which he is not aware of... if you have to teach, you have to have facilities, if you are calling facilities as palaces, then shame on you... these gurus have modest lifestyle... there are some who are really bad but not sri sri ravishankar or sadguru or osho...

[@softgrowl]

@@sm734 jaggi😂

[@mariamalhotra8228]

Criticising for criticism's sake. Being in a palace does not mean you're a fake guru.

[@abhisekdevgoswami1940]

There is nothing like heart can understand heart can feel

[@thenarrator5978]

Guru thinking: Bol bol ke plan bata de sabko😂

[@pampokes2855]

javed sahab with his logic has taken well care of all Gurus and mullahs

[@summitpur]

This video must be shown in all the schools. Wait, it’s a pipe dream… (At least we must show it to our kids & family)

[@aliyasingh2112]

Came here after kunal kamra video

[@singhskeptic5742]

Which video kindly share link

[@lroberts52]

tj)

[@swapankumarsengupta252]

Take the map of the world, start marking of the places which are extremely religious within India, outside India, Asia, Latin America and Europe. Wherever there is lot of religion, there is lack of human rights. There is repression. Anywhere. Thank you Javed Akhtar Sahab.

[@softgrowl]

Agreed

[@mayankrathore5787]

Javed akhtar absolutely proud of India........❤

[@tycobrahe7663]

55:31 Just because breathing techniques work it does not support the concept of spirituality. Javed Akhtar is the lone voice of rationality.

[@veejendrayadav1587]

🤙to Sriman Javed Akhtar

[@PowertoTransform]

I really have so high regard for you Javedji..for your knowledge , insights and logical points you bring in to such complex issues ..especially against these religious gurus , who no matter what they say are believed as if they are the God. And you are not an atheist rather you are what all religions teach one to be. You stand for humanity, for doing good karma on your own and not serving someone else to do good on your behalf and fighting against the wrong and injustice. You so rightly said that which guru is fighting against the powerful today?? They all are in alignment with the authorities, the powerful people...and then develop more followers saying that see even that powerful person is my follower. How conveniently we have forgotten the true essence of each tradition of ours , like the Govardhan pooja we do, we have forgotten that Lord Krishna only told the villagers to stop praying the powerful Indra to feed his ego, rather pray the mountain which is the source of your earning, wellbeing and life. Don't know how many more fraud gurus need to be exposed before a common man stops to look upon to them. I feel our scriptures are so rich, if only each human just reads our religious texts and try to understand its true meanings themselves rather than looking on to these gurus for its interpretation, it would make them a completely different evolved human beings.

[@thomassamuel9388]

No wonder Javed is what he is because he is a sensible person

[@VIJAYKUMAR-vt8rf]

Jiyoh Javed Sahab, Thank you for revealing the hypocrisy behind 😊

[@LakshmiSrikhandpur]

Undeniable Javed Akhtar, always relevant

[@gameofthrones4423]

Javed Akhtar always Rocks 💪

[@prashanthkothapally1822]

Javed Akhtar ❤️❤️

[@marutpatel5618]

Why every Spiritual Guru gives so much long Jalebi style speech... When you can say in simple way than what's a purpose to make complex speech Ravi shankar, Sadguru all are similar while other side Javed Akhtar have clear cut, short & simple example & speech

[@saviostephen3569]

Sri sri eyes tells everything

[@rightsai4218]

The best way is atheist way...

[@dharamraj8348]

True

[@ritesharora6032]

@@rightsai4218 obviousl not

[@prashannakoirala6112]

Javed ji rocks! Ravi ji looks like a minuscule😂

[@jonathanRohan]

Is it just me or does Ravi Shankar sound a little like Sachin tendulkar?

[@sujatab68]

You are excellent, Mr. Javed Akhtar! Excellent!

[@drsauravsolunke7798]

Javed Akhtar you are Awesome 👍👌

[@LearnMarketTech]

Akhtar Sahab you have stolen the show ....thanks ...nice sir.....

[@sanjaysin]

One wonders at the IQ of the viewers who could not be moved by the logic presented by Javed Akhtar!

[@ramabc11]

There are three types of logic. Tarka, Vitatka and Kutarka. Only a fool is moved by Kutarka

[@karthikrs2848]

I wonder at the IQ of Javed Aktar. Scientifically speaking, human psychology says it's normal for humans to believe in supernatural concepts even if the concepts are false beliefs, sometimes it's even necessary. This man is trying to change the basic brain structure of evolution. If you have a hippocampus, an amygdala in the brain, unless traumatized by the concept of a higher power or energy, you'd want to believe in it. Logic starting from illogic.

[@DeepakJAT0007]

Yes it's normal for human psychology to believe in supernatural things. Only untill he reads natural science & laws, cause & effect principle & many more scientific things. If you still believe in those things in this era than you need more evolution ofcourse.

[@vaishs385]

Who is here just to listen javed ji 🤘

[@yank3656]

thanks for sharing India Today Conclave

[@me-vk6qv]

52:47 thats an amazing line

[@ashfaqrahman2795]

Legends say he's still snapping his fingers asking in an excited tone - *Did you get it?*

[@maximumpotential3796]

Did you get it? 😂😂😂

[@abhay6727]

🤣🤣

[@ShafikKhan-zq8kn]

I think these lecture should be given to illiterate people of India in their own language coz they need to be educated. People are sitting here and listening is enough educated and they are smart enough not to dance on the Fanatic group tunes like Hindu or Muslim hardliners. The uneducated youth of India or middle-aged people only create Fasaad or Dangga in the name of Hindu Muslim or the Politicians. Log inhe Bhaid bakriyo ki tarah samjhte hai aur inka istimaal karte hai aur marte bhi yahi hai. Koi Neta ya fir kisi bhi group ka pramukh nahi marega. Therefore, I have requested, please do these kinds of gathering with those who are expendable. Ek aam aadmi ko yeh speech samjh mai aana chahiye.

[@voidmain9519]

Yes, what you said is absolutely true bhai, these speeches should reach the normal people, uneducated and vulnerable people. These charlatans, hard liners be it any religion are just exploiting the vulnerable minds with charming words, skillful manipulation and misinformation. It is just a pure business to them. Sheep farm. People need to question and realise and atleast get a bit knowledgeable or wiser to see through all of these gyan log ka tactics. Pity our country. I feel sorry for the people who are getting influenced.

[@mohammedsirajuddin2282]

The intellectual difference between reality and fantasy

[@strikerpepsi2941]

Then become atheist like Him , if you support or like Javed .

[@user-zt3zg6gh2r]

See, How many times he ask the audience, Did you get me ? Are you with me?! But Javed sahab didn't ask for anyone's claps, but he get lot of applause and appreciation.... Because He is talking "truth" Not pretending for rich people

[@n.p.9997]

It is clearly seen that Ravi Shankar is promoting spiritualism just to grow is business.

[@BeatrizGoyoagaElArtedeVivir]

Extremely interesting

[@jbookvoxx]

Thanks to Aroon Purie for setting up this show as it was a treat watching both the artists ( SRI Sri and Javed ). Some observations : - Javed was simply brilliant and right on money. - Sri Sri looked like someone whipped in public with his pants down - I wish India Today can provide names of the people with captions who were enjoying the points Javed was making to identify the intelligentsia amongst the crowd. - I have developed high respect for Mittal as he was really loving the innuendos and inferences Javed was drawing on charlatans. - LOL at the intelligent cameraman and the editor of India Today who punctuated the video focus on Sri Sri who was nervously glancing at the people looking for traces of damage being done by Javed.

[@sureshpeshawaria347]

Good observation ... Yes, Javed completely nailed it... Everything he said makes complete sense and easy to understand while the Baba went around the circle and had absolutely no substance... total failure... Sadhguru is better when it comes to such debate with his twisted words and vocabulary - not that I follow him - on the contrary, I don't believe in ANY babas..

[@rupreti123]

Everyone has the right to be ignorant👌

[@beingakhiL]

Money is the 6 sense which gives u pleasure of other 5

[@shaheem3057]

All most all sufferings of india is rooted in religion

[@sahilahmed8571]

How to make this country Singapore or Finland or Iceland? I

[@nasreenrehman2001]

"No poverty is worse than ignorance, no wealth is better than reason, no worship is like contemplation, no goodness is like good character and no devotion is like restraint." (Source of quote is unknown to me.) We reduce religion to rituals. We reduce atheism to only reason. Life and living involve more than merely these. We need toblive like humans on earth. It doesn't matter what helps us do this.

[@voidmain9519]

Wise words Nasreen ji. And thank you for sharing this. We need to learn to live like humans with compassion and mutual support.

[@nasreenrehman2001]

@Void Main The fountainhead of atheism is evolution, a belief that reduces life to molecules and atoms without ever having been able to define 'life'. Even today, science is struggling to give it a definition and has been unsuccessful in doing so. Hence, the capacity to drop bombs from 40000 ft on a helpless and hapless people burning them alive. Thus, coercive atheism/secularism/ liberalism is as wrong as its opposite. Different things work for different individuals, and that is what needs to be accepted. And that is what freedom is about : am I free to dress as I like, to eat what I like, to believe what I like........ as long as I don't trample the rights of others. Simply because of their (admittedly) superior intellectual prowess (and Akhtar has a powerful intellect), atheists should not corner all moral space. In this, they display the same arrogance and the smallness of minds as any religious fanatic. In fact, to my mind, at least, coercive liberalism is a modern-day terrorism rooted in ignorance, fanaticism, and cruelty.

[@LearnMarketTech]

'Snapping the fingers ' I mean ...what's wrong with him......he's going to hypnosis the audience??.......hahhahha

[@chelsealove1649]

45:30 I watch this scene whenever I have a sad day. Gets me every time 🤣🤣🤣 Did you get it? 😂 Ultimate cringe 😂😂😂

[@pareshindia]

Thanks for showing true colours

[@chandrashekhar570]

We need spirituality to see our inner turmoils . We need rationality to see the outer turmoils. Both are needed .

[@DeepakJAT0007]

Its good till it solves the inner problems. It's disgusting when it starts going beyond logics.

[@akbyolo]

Javed cheers to u.

[@faiz106]

Javed Akhtar is the Richard Dawkins of India.

[@thephilosophermma8449]

faiz akhter No a very cheap very od Dawkins whom the Christian Philosophers in the west have already refuted .

[@careclixinternational4068]

yes he is .

[@Getsinghstyled]

@@thephilosophermma8449 BB

[@Getsinghstyled]

@@thephilosophermma8449 you hbhhh

[@Getsinghstyled]

@@thephilosophermma8449 hbhhh

[@sanjivb53]

Listen to Ravishankar's humbug at 45:21. He had to repeatedly ask the audience "Did you get it? Did you get it? Did you get it?" The audience full of smart, successful, worldly wise, experienced people didn't respond. He had to finally back off with a sheepish grin. A Guru is supposed to simplify stuff, not complicate it.

[@pitco]

38:49 Sri Sri looking for the exits...

[@existentialbaby]

LMFAO

[@nainayadav6321]

Oh fuckkkkkk it's 2 at night here in India and I'm LAUGHING so bad at this.

[@sm734]

Sri sri is laughing at his stupid brains and nonsense mind and thinking, should i really debat with this man... where do you start?

[@softgrowl]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@abhisekdevgoswami1940]

It’s a connotation that heart is feeling brain is mind

[@andyd6462]

Javed Akhtar 👍🏾✌️🥇🥈🥉🏆.... So much knowledge.... Hats off...

[@FreedomisTruth]

Javed ji ❤️❤️

[@vmkulkarni2003]

Gurus take one time for one program, if you like come for another program. If you can improvise on the first progress ,wish all best

[@maheshsain6400]

Javed akhtar 100 years Ahead of his times....

[@sm734]

He is very narrow-minded

[@D00MSDAYMACHINE]

Indians are 100 years behind the developed western world.

[@D00MSDAYMACHINE]

@@sm734 tum chutya ho

[@sm734]

Ancient India was centuries advanced than what we are now. Due to the islamic invasions and british loot, we are now behind. Having said that India is the only country to be where we arw even after over 1000 years invasion and abuse.

[@D00MSDAYMACHINE]

@@sm734 i wonder how a centuries advanced civilization got invaded and looted for 1000 years. This is all we can do, blame others.

[@sanyalajoy4183]

fantastic javed sab

[@renudhadwal4986]

Last sentence was too good!!

[@rajanjoshi9358]

Excellent

[@MrRoshanfiroz]

All spiritual guru must have a govt audited & monitored bank account. We dont need them to be owners of colleges tv channels and hospitals to enrich us with spirituality. Their excuse is that its for the upliftment of the needy. Well we have an elected govt machinery for that.

[@softgrowl]

Agreed. They should disclose the admission procedure of those colleges

[@prakharbardhiya3963]

Dont say all spiritual gurus You should say ban maulanas or ban quran which largest danger in peace of society or world At least spiritual gurus have not involved in terrorist attacks and killing of infidels .

[@ramat5538]

even terrorist of pakistan also , jao bhai madrase me

[@roshankumar-yf9pt]

😝😜🤪🤣😂😂 After watching the whole video ...

[@adarshrastogi7236]

javed ji is always 👌

[@sahilahmed8571]

The Dead person can be holy, divine and even be God who doesn't or can't help or hurt personally

[@somshekar1897]

Super Sir🙏

[@vmkulkarni2003]

After all his profession is art of story telling to mesmerzingly, that what is in display here.

[@me-vk6qv]

26:00 same here it's so suffocating to live here

[@nityabarmate7502]

DID YOU GET IT? 😂😂😂

[@yogeshgaikwad9348]

I didn't get it.. what ravi shakat try to say

[@dhrubajyoti9561]

We need more Javed Akhter.

[@mukherjeerumela]

No. We need to BE more like Javed Akhtar.

[@dudeabideth4428]

Sri Sri looks very happy to have reinvented the liars paradox

[@gurpreettoor900]

Javed Akhatar, The Guru Slayer👍

[@sanjivb53]

Watch Lakshmi Mittal's response after Ravishankar's speech at 13:30 and after Javed Akhtar's speech at 45:03

[@ayushvishwakarma5960]

Hats off...

[@dreambelieve5654]

Also watch out for 56:22 (Lakshmi Mittal's response after Ravishankar's speech

[@softgrowl]

He might have regained his confidence about India as a modern and educated country

[@pratikludbe1946]

Javed sir 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@MohitKumar-nx1zt]

Javed sir ❤

[@rishabhkumardwivedi]

Javed is what we need not Ravi Shankar

[@vaibhavpawar3429]

Here after Kunal kamra's vedio

[@user-wt9yv9yi4r]

Sri sir be like " agar hum kare to kare keya, bole to bole keya"

[@UshaRani-gy6ne]

Jai gurudev