Anti-conversion laws are defensive strategies for a civilisation in decline — Ghar Wapsi of Muslims and Christians is the only offensive answer. In this candid podcast conversation, Rahul Dewan discusses with his mentor Shankara Bharadwaj Khandavalli why Hindu civilisation must shift from a shrinking, defensive mindset to an expansionist one — and why Ghar Wapsi is not merely a political slogan but a civilisational imperative rooted in scripture.

The conversation tackles the hard questions: What do Varna Sankara references in the Bhagavad Gita mean for reconverts? Which jati and gotra would a returnee belong to? How does one operationalise reconversion at scale? Khandavalli argues that universality requires assimilativeness — a civilisation that cannot absorb others cannot claim to be Sanatan or Vishwaguru. The speakers are candid that the will exists in Hindu society but Jnana Shakti — knowledge power — is missing, and that is where maximum civilisational investment must go. The talk is intellectually serious, spiritually grounded, and deliberately provocative.

About the Speakers:
Shankara Bharadwaj Khandavalli is a Bangalore based software professional and a prolific writer on Indian knowledge systems, writing under the pen name ‘Skanda Veera’. He is the editor and one of the Directors for Hindupedia and a Member of Samvit Kendra for Integral Research.

Rahul Dewan is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor, blogger, social activist, and Yoga & Meditation practitioner. In 2016, he founded SangamTalks – the largest YouTube channel for documentation of ‘Indian Knowledge Systems’ (IKS) and untold Indian History. Having exited his software services business (600 people) successfully, he now dedicates his full time to Dharmic causes. He is currently on a mission to raise 1000 Crores for Hindu civilizational causes, and to campaign for making Hinduism Missionary again.