As AI displaces human identity and purpose, India’s ancient philosophy of post-anthropocentric consciousness may be the world’s most urgent contribution. Hindol Sengupta — 13-book author, Wilbur Award winner, and Hayek Prize shortlistee — joins Sangam Talks for a wide-ranging conversation on Srila Prabhupada’s life, leadership model, and civilizational relevance.
Hindol unpacks Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Achintya Bhedabheda philosophy — the idea of being simultaneously one with and distinct from the divine — as a uniquely powerful framework for navigating an age of existential anxiety. He argues this is not abstract theology but a lived centring practice that inoculates against the AI-era disorientation already gripping the West.
The talk positions Prabhupada not merely as a religious figure but as history’s most successful practitioner of servant leadership — building a global spiritual institution from scratch, in his 70s, with no money, through the sheer force of purpose-driven humility. Essential viewing for anyone exploring the intersection of dharma, leadership, and India’s civilizational task.

About The Speakers:

Hindol Sengupta is a historian, publisher, and award-winning author of 13 books whose work spans history, economics, politics, and international affairs. He has advised on economic policy and national investment strategy in and outside the Indian government. Known for his lucid storytelling, he connects complex, interconnected issues into compelling narratives that make policy, history, and global affairs accessible to wider audiences.

Dr Rinkoo Wadhera is a researcher with a Post Doctorate in Gender Studies & Folkloristics. She is also an educational consultant & teacher-trainer with schools. She is the author of Existentialism and Upanishadic Resolution in Indian English Poetry.