A Standup Hindu: A Conversation with Rajiv Satyal

Join Mukunda as he speaks with the Funny Indian, Rajiv Satyal. Rajiv Satyal is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian and host of a Youtube show called What do you bring to the table. In this day and age in the US, Rajiv is also unabashedly Hindu and does some great work speaking up for the Hindu community. In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including:

00:02:00 Introduction and Journey of Rajiv to comedy

00:08:31 Disproportionate Representation of South Asians in Media

00:11:40 Generational and regional cultural differences in the Diaspora

00:23:40 Discussion on Conversion and Navigating being Hindu in the West

00:33:33 Politics of India and Hindutva and its depiction in the West

00:41:30 Why Rajiv wrote the substack article (https://funnyindian.substack.com/p/i-was-attacked-online-for-a-gig)

00:47:30 The Importance of Comedy

00:53:30 Comedy in India and the West

01:01:50 Comedy as performative engagement

01:04:40 Concluding Thoughts

You can find Rajiv Satyal at:

https://funnyindian.substack.com/

https://rajivsatyal.com/

Twitter: @funnyindian

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Mukunda

Mukunda Raghavan: Mukunda is a jack of all trades but master of none. His educational background is a mix of political science, criminology, psychological and philosophy. He received his Juris Doctorate in Law from Boston University and was simultaneously working on his Masters in Philosophy focusing on continental philosophy (not completed). He has practiced as a prosecutor in New York City, General Counsel and Operating Officer of a healthcare company in Southern California, Head of Business and Operations for a legal tech company in India and is now in Strategy and Development. Much like his career, Mukunda’s intellectual interests and knowledge is varied, he is interested in Indian and Western philosophy, world mythology, Quantum Physics, Consciousness Studies, Psychology and variety of other fields.

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