Can You Love India and Hate Indians? | Prashant Kanojia
Sheeba Aslam Fehmi
46,903 views
Can you love India and still look away from the suffering of Indians?
Prashant Kanojia joins Sheeba Aslam Fehmi to ask what patriotism means when empathy disappears.
The conversation begins with dignity, caste and the everyday experience of democracy.
It moves into the prejudices families pass down, the anger television feeds, and the cruelty we excuse when it comes from our own side.
Drawing on his time in jail, Prashant recalls a disturbing conversation about Umar Khalid.
He questions how a person becomes a public enemy, and what happens when a television narrative takes the place of knowing someone.
They also discuss access to justice, corruption, blind faith and the responsibility parents have towards their children.
Prashant recounts meeting an injured Agniveer and describes the compensation offer he says the young man received.
Across these stories, one question keeps returning.
Do we care more about defending an identity than protecting a human being?
Chapters
00:00 - Prashant Kanojia x Kintu Parantu
01:37 - Beyond Caste: The Bigger Conversation
03:26 - Why Caste Divisions Are Deepening
07:52 - How Personal Grudges Become Communal Hate
09:59 - Is Voting Enough for Democracy?
13:11 - The Right to Protest
16:41 - Who Teaches Children to Hate?
21:38 - Why People Change Their Religion
25:25 - What Makes a Country Great?
26:48 - Laws Exist. Where Is Justice?
29:51 - Where Does Corruption Begin?
33:55 - Chirag Paswan and Political Inheritance
36:50 - Reservation and the Fear of Equality
40:02 - Who Protects the Vulnerable?
42:37 - The Umar Khalid Prashant Knows
47:35 - A Chilling Conversation in Jail
53:20 - Who Pays for Independent Journalism?
58:57 - Healthcare, Hostels and Unsafe Housing
1:04:05 - Education, Religion and Vigilante Politics
1:09:25 - Can India Move Beyond Caste?
1:12:13 - Justice, Revenge and Closure
1:16:52 - Why Innovation Struggles to Find Funding
1:21:23 - How Injustice Becomes Generational Trauma
1:23:05 - Power, Dowry and Family Values
1:28:11 - Blind Faith and Children's Futures
1:29:24 - GDP Growth: Who Actually Benefits?
1:31:04 - Agniveer: After Four Years of Service
1:34:41 - Why Justice Is the Starting Point
About the guest
Prashant Kanojia is a media entrepreneur and co-founder of Kronen Media Lab.
His experience in journalism and his personal encounters with the justice system inform this conversation.
Guest: Prashant Kanojia
Host: Sheeba Aslam Fehmi
#PrashantKanojia #KintuParantu #IndianSociety
Instagram: Instagram: kintuparantu.sheeba
For enquiries: kintuparantu.connect@gmail.com
Wanna be a Guest on Kintu Parantu?
Email: kintuparantu.connect@gmail.com
© 2026 Sheeba Aslam Fehmi
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20 Comments
Army is accomplice with BJP
When there will be no county what you will defend?
Don't have courage to defend it's mother land from corrupt politicians
The days of this government is numbered they will thrown of power with humiliation.
Thank you both for your compassion and courage 🙏🏼💖
Can You Love India and Hate Indians? | Prashant Kanojia
Sheeba Aslam Fehmi
46,903 views
Can you love India and still look away from the suffering of Indians?
Prashant Kanojia joins Sheeba Aslam Fehmi to ask what patriotism means when empathy disappears.
The conversation begins with dignity, caste and the everyday experience of democracy.
It moves into the prejudices families pass down, the anger television feeds, and the cruelty we excuse when it comes from our own side.
Drawing on his time in jail, Prashant recalls a disturbing conversation about Umar Khalid.
He questions how a person becomes a public enemy, and what happens when a television narrative takes the place of knowing someone.
They also discuss access to justice, corruption, blind faith and the responsibility parents have towards their children.
Prashant recounts meeting an injured Agniveer and describes the compensation offer he says the young man received.
Across these stories, one question keeps returning.
Do we care more about defending an identity than protecting a human being?
Chapters
00:00 - Prashant Kanojia x Kintu Parantu
01:37 - Beyond Caste: The Bigger Conversation
03:26 - Why Caste Divisions Are Deepening
07:52 - How Personal Grudges Become Communal Hate
09:59 - Is Voting Enough for Democracy?
13:11 - The Right to Protest
16:41 - Who Teaches Children to Hate?
21:38 - Why People Change Their Religion
25:25 - What Makes a Country Great?
26:48 - Laws Exist. Where Is Justice?
29:51 - Where Does Corruption Begin?
33:55 - Chirag Paswan and Political Inheritance
36:50 - Reservation and the Fear of Equality
40:02 - Who Protects the Vulnerable?
42:37 - The Umar Khalid Prashant Knows
47:35 - A Chilling Conversation in Jail
53:20 - Who Pays for Independent Journalism?
58:57 - Healthcare, Hostels and Unsafe Housing
1:04:05 - Education, Religion and Vigilante Politics
1:09:25 - Can India Move Beyond Caste?
1:12:13 - Justice, Revenge and Closure
1:16:52 - Why Innovation Struggles to Find Funding
1:21:23 - How Injustice Becomes Generational Trauma
1:23:05 - Power, Dowry and Family Values
1:28:11 - Blind Faith and Children's Futures
1:29:24 - GDP Growth: Who Actually Benefits?
1:31:04 - Agniveer: After Four Years of Service
1:34:41 - Why Justice Is the Starting Point
About the guest
Prashant Kanojia is a media entrepreneur and co-founder of Kronen Media Lab.
His experience in journalism and his personal encounters with the justice system inform this conversation.
Guest: Prashant Kanojia
Host: Sheeba Aslam Fehmi
#PrashantKanojia #KintuParantu #IndianSociety
Instagram: Instagram: kintuparantu.sheeba
For enquiries: kintuparantu.connect@gmail.com
Wanna be a Guest on Kintu Parantu?
Email: kintuparantu.connect@gmail.com
© 2026 Sheeba Aslam Fehmi
Any illegal reproduction of this content will result in immediate legal action.