In today's episode, we will be exploring experimental societies such as Auroville that we visited recently and stayed there for a month. We will delve into what an experimental society is, the alternative ways of living it provide, its relationship with sustainability in the context of climate change, and how it inspires us to make changes in our own society. Our guest, Jane, a member of a Spanish experimental society, will join us, along with my partner, Luciana, who is currently researching post-development society at the Humboldt University of Berlin. We will discuss the challenges and rewards of being part of such a community and how these communities can help us rethink our current reality. Well, this was about Auroville. Further, we will focus more on other kinds of alternative societies in and outside of India. And I hope it comes out to be interesting, so stay tuned for an interesting conversation and let’s start the podcast.  Important Links: Guest Social Media Profile Jane's Insta Profile: https://www.instagram.com/loveyurtlife/ Luciana's Insta Profile: https://www.instagram.com/baglioniluciana/ The sites mentioned by Jane to experience the alternative ways of living https://wwoof.net https://www.helpx.net https://www.workaway.info

The third episode of the podcast is dedicated to the iconic poet of the people, Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911-84). The episode discusses his journey in the context of reality. It analyses his work as an intervention in realism because he not only writes about the pessimist reality but also offers a vision, a dream to change it. I hope you enjoy the episode and if you do so, then please show us your support by sharing it amongst your circle and share your opinion with me on Instagram: arunnread, Twitter: arunpatelbps, Email: [email protected] I am full of gratitude towards Vivek Sinha and Ishan Pant in participating in making this episode. I am so thankful for all the artists and people making their performances on the work of Faiz. Here is the work link I used in the making of this programme. Thanks, https://youtu.be/dxtgsq5oVy4 Hum Dekhenge: Performed by Iqbal Bano https://youtu.be/Yfdgt7V5fCU Ye Galiyon ke Awara Bekar Kutte: Performed by Hirawal Patna in JNU https://youtu.be/2bbR_Dcd_Ho Bol ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere: Performed  by Chinmayi Tripathi and Joell Mukherjii https://youtu.be/d6tzgW-aa38 Mujhse Pahli Si Mohabat: Sung by Noor Jahan https://youtu.be/vxfT152LFeo Aaj Bazar Mein: Sung by Shae Gill https://youtu.be/jjbIryrJ0Nc Javed Akhater Explains Faiz Poem ‘Hum Dekhenge; Regards Arun

In this episode, we will meet an artist Dev who calls himself a voice of love. Explaining his way of life in the slogan ‘Food for all, Music for all and Travel for all’ Dev considers that everyone should live a happy life and enjoy these three fundamental necessities in their life. Following is the link of his YouTube channel, please subscribe to support his journey. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8GU1PSVionljqHpEn7vnw

In this episode we will discuss a term ‘Parrhesia’ taken from Greek history and mainly discussed by Michel Focault in 1983 in Barkley University during a lecture series on ‘Discourse and Truth’. Important Links  Lectrure: https://youtu.be/SuusHGHzPEY  Fearless Speech: https://monoskop.org/images/b/ba/Foucault_Michel_Fearless_Speech.pdf  Support (Google Pay/Phone Pe/ Paytm/: 7500797587