Namaste Yoga, Fijians Hindus and the Diaspora: A Conversation with Ravi Chand

Interviews and Discussions

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Join Mukunda as we speak with Ravi Chand, an actor, writer, producer and director at Warrior Tribe Films. Ravi has mostly recently produced, written, directed and acted in Namaste Yoga, a short film that dives into the Hindu diasporic experience. In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including:

00:01:20 Introduction to Ravi Chand and his background being of Hindu-Indo-Fijian descent and living in Australia with racism and rediscovering Hindu Dharma through reconnecting with his once thought deceased Grandmother (Nani);

00:10:25 Brief conversation on Fijian Hindus;

00:16:30 Ravi’s reconnecting with his Grandmother and how that reconnect drove Ravi to explore Hindu Dharma and the traditions; (you can watch the pitch video and story here Five Year Grandma );

00:27:00 Why Ravi started producing Hindu centric films and media;

00:29:20 Discussion on Racism, Indigenous people and Australian society;

00:43:00 Isn’t the struggle for identity important? Should we try to remove the struggle? How does Hindu Dharma fit into the struggle;

00:54:00 Ravi’s journey into acting, writing and directing;

01:02:30 Discussion on Hindu representation in the western media vs just being brown;

01:10:30 Discussion on Namaste Yoga, Dharmik Masculinity, Hindu bullying;

01:30:32 Final Thoughts and Conclusion;

You can find Ravi Chand at:

Warrior Tribe Films: https://warriortribefilms.com/

https://www.instagram.com/warriortribefilms/

https://www.youtube.com/@warriortribefilms

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