Join us for a live recording of Diss-course with an audience. Guests are Buffalo Intellectual and Kartik. Limited Tickets https://rzp.io/rzp/0JIJSB3❤️ Support the PodcastThis podcast is supported by listeners, not brands.If you enjoy these conversations, consider supporting the work.YouTube Membershiphttps://www.youtube.com/@TheCultureCafebyAMV-re8hs/joinPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/anuragminusvermaBuy Me a Coffeehttps://buymeacoffee.com/AnuragminusRazorpayhttps://pages.razorpay.com/pl_NM7M52cur24w7k/view---🎙️ HostAnurag Minus Vermahttps://www.instagram.com/anuragminusverma👥 GuestsROFL Gandhihttps://www.instagram.com/roflgandhi2.0Kartikhttps://www.instagram.com/kaartik.devjai---📚 My Bookhttps://amzn.in/d/00Gwspou✍️ The Culture Cafehttps://theculturecafe.in

In this episode, I speak with architect and urban planner Dr. Mukta Naik about why Indian cities feel increasingly difficult to live in, and whether they can actually be fixed.❤️ Support the PodcastThis podcast is supported by listeners, not brands.If you enjoy these conversations, consider supporting the work.YouTube Membershiphttps://www.youtube.com/@TheCultureCafebyAMV-re8hs/joinPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/anuragminusvermaBuy Me a Coffeehttps://buymeacoffee.com/AnuragminusRazorpayhttps://pages.razorpay.com/pl_NM7M52cur24w7k/view---🎙️ HostAnurag Minus Vermahttps://www.instagram.com/anuragminusverma👥 GuestsDr. Mukta Naikhttps://substack.com/@muktanaikTwitter: https://x.com/MuktaNaik ---📚 My Bookhttps://amzn.in/d/00Gwspou✍️ The Culture Cafehttps://theculturecafe.inCP video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVM0EO4NgR4&t=136s0:00 Introduction1:30 Why Gurgaon Is an Urban Disaster8:42 The Myth of the Private City10:45 Why Urban Anger Does Not Become Politics13:43 How Cars Took Over Indian Cities15:43 Why Indian Cities Have No Footpaths18:42 The Failure of Urban Governance22:18 Encroachment and the Politics of Demolition24:00 How Gurgaon Houses Its Workers26:40 Encroachment by the Elite28:05 Real Estate and the City’s Reputation29:55 Dead Malls and the 15-Minute City32:42 Why People Abandon Smaller Cities34:25 How Caste Shapes Urban Opportunity38:50 Why Cities Need Genuine Public Spaces42:05 Connaught Place and the Possibility of Urban Life45:50 Policing, Safety and Public Space47:55 How Broken Transport Pushes Women Out of Work50:18 Why the Urban Crisis Is Political52:08 Can Indian Cities Still Be Fixed?54:10 What Citizens Can Actually Do55:08 Closing Remarks

Dil Chahta Hai completes 25 years, and in this episode, we revisit the film not simply as a cult buddy film, but as one that captured the arrival of a new post-liberalisation Indian man. We discuss Goa and the invention of the boys trip, MTV and the new visual language of Hindi cinema, changing ideas of masculinity and friendship, the disappearing patriarch, class and caste, female buddy films, and much more. A dissection of what makes Dil Chahta Hai such an important film in the history of Indian cinema.❤️ Support the PodcastThis podcast is supported by listeners, not brands.If you enjoy these conversations, consider supporting the work.YouTube Membershiphttps://www.youtube.com/@TheCultureCafebyAMV-re8hs/joinPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/anuragminusvermaBuy Me a Coffeehttps://buymeacoffee.com/AnuragminusRazorpayhttps://pages.razorpay.com/pl_NM7M52cur24w7k/view---🎙️ HostAnurag Minus Vermahttps://www.instagram.com/anuragminusverma👥 Guestskaustaubh naik: https://x.com/mundcar?lang=en Kartikhttps://www.instagram.com/kaartik.devjai---📚 My Bookhttps://amzn.in/d/00Gwspou✍️ The Culture Cafehttps://theculturecafe.in✍️ Kartik Substack https://substack.com/@kartikdevjai?Kartik spoof on plagiarism:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DItXThdSx42/ ---🎬 EditorSanket Chavanhttps://instagram.com/sanket_chavannn