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Bhagat Singh's Atheism | J. Daniel Elam

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00:00 - Introduction 01:08 - Who is Daniel Elam? 01:26 - Becoming a Professor? 06:02 - Bhagat Singh’s upbringing and influence of Sikhi? 06:02 - Can you shed light on Bhagat Singh’s upbringing and the influence of Sikhi in shaping his ideology? 09:02 - In what ways did Bhagat Singh’s age impact his radical political views? 12:09 - What factors contributed to Bhagat Singh’s atheism? 20:42 - What was the primary aim of Bhagat Singh in authoring "Why I am an Atheist", and how did it address his critics? Furthermore, how does this piece contrast with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army's response to M.K. Gandhi, titled "The Philosophy of the Bomb"? 26:03 - How is Bhagat Singh portrayed in the media, and how accurate is this representation? 34:31 - Bhagat Singh could be You or I. 35:58 - Is Bhagat Singh’s atheism in anyway influenced by the protelysing Christian theism of the British Empire? 41:11 - What were the major factors that radicalised Bhagat Singh? 44:54 - How do Bhagat Singh’s thoughts connect with the global conversations on religion, philosophy, and anti-colonialism? 48:58 - What is the relationship between doubt and anti-colonialism in Bhagat Singh’s writing? 50:58 - What relevance do Bhagat Singh's ideas on atheism and anticolonialism have in today's global political climate, in your opinion? 53:29 - The concept of Shaheedi in the context of Bhagat Singh's life and beliefs?

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00:00 - Introduction 01:08 - Who is Daniel Elam? 01:26 - Becoming a Professor? 06:02 - Bhagat Singh’s upbringing and influence of Sikhi? 06:02 - Can you shed light on Bhagat Singh’s upbringing and the influence of Sikhi in shaping his ideology? 09:02 - In what ways did Bhagat Singh’s age impact his radical political views? 12:09 - What factors contributed to Bhagat Singh’s atheism? 20:42 - What was the primary aim of Bhagat Singh in authoring "Why I am an Atheist", and how did it address his critics? Furthermore, how does this piece contrast with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army's response to M.K. Gandhi, titled "The Philosophy of the Bomb"? 26:03 - How is Bhagat Singh portrayed in the media, and how accurate is this representation? 34:31 - Bhagat Singh could be You or I. 35:58 - Is Bhagat Singh’s atheism in anyway influenced by the protelysing Christian theism of the British Empire? 41:11 - What were the major factors that radicalised Bhagat Singh? 44:54 - How do Bhagat Singh’s thoughts connect with the global conversations on religion, philosophy, and anti-colonialism? 48:58 - What is the relationship between doubt and anti-colonialism in Bhagat Singh’s writing? 50:58 - What relevance do Bhagat Singh's ideas on atheism and anticolonialism have in today's global political climate, in your opinion? 53:29 - The concept of Shaheedi in the context of Bhagat Singh's life and beliefs?

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