It’s rare to find a narration of earthshaking political events by a commoner of those times. That’s precisely why Vishnu Bhat Godse Varsaikar’s Maazaa Pravaas is special. This book provides an eyewitness account of the 1857 mutiny. In this puliyabaazi, we discuss a few counter-intuitive and lesser-known facts from that era based on Varsaikar’s account. १८५७ की लड़ाई से हर भारतीय कुछ हद तक...
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Dr Diya Gupta joins Hamsini Hariharan to discuss narratives of World War II told through the letters sent by Indian soldiers from the battlefronts.
AP Ashwin Kumar returns to The Pragati Podcast on Episode 151 to discuss traditions, how to understand them better, and confronts the challenges of reform. The Pragati Podcast is a weekly talk show on public policy, economics, and international relations hosted by Pavan Srinath. Dr AP Ashwin Kumar is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Learning Futures at Ahmedabad University, and has previously...
Dr. KP Krishnan, IAS (retd) talks about skill development and the New Education Policy 2020 of India, on Episode 79 of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast. ಡಾ ಕೆ.ಪಿ. ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್, ಐ.ಎಎಸ್ (ನಿವೃತ್ತ) ರವರು ಕೌಶಲ್ಯಾಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಮತ್ತು ಭಾರತದ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ನೀತಿ, 2020 ರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಲೆ-ಹರಟೆಯ 79ನೆ ಕಂತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ದೇಶದ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ಯ್ರ ಸಿಕ್ಕ ಕಾಲಘಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ತರಬೇತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆವು, ಮತ್ತು 21ನೇ ಶತಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿ...
Indian governments run hundreds of policies in the name of social protection. Given the adverse economic impact of COVID-19, the focus is back on these policies to provide some relief to the worst-affected. So this episode is all about understanding social protection policies better. Joining us is Saksham Khosla (@khoslasaksham), Associate Consultant at Dalberg. सामाजिक सुरक्षा क्या है? भारत की...
Foreign policy wonk and podcaster Hamsini Hariharan returns to Episode 150 of The Pragati Podcast to discuss China’s internal issues and news in 2020. Indians and Indian news outlets are rightfully concerned with the ongoing Chinese aggressions in Ladakh and the India-China border conflict that could escalate any day. On Episode 150 of The Pragati Podcast, Hamsini Hariharan helps listeners...
Caron Natasha Tauro joins Hamsini Hariharan to discuss why people are protesting in different parts of the world.
Gautham Shenoy returns to Thale-Harate to transport listeners to the world of Phantom, Indrajal Comics, Amar Chitra Katha, Tinkle, and more. ನಾವು 2020 ರಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಮಿಕ್ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಯೋಚಿಸಿದಾಗ, ನಮ್ಮ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಮಾರ್ವೆಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಡಿಸಿ ಕಡೆಗೆ ತಿರುಗುತ್ತದೆ – ಬರಿ ಐರನ್ಮಾನ್ ಇಲ್ಲ ಕಾಪ್ಟನ್ ಅಮೇರಿಕಾ ನೆನಪಿಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಫ್ಯಾಂಟಮ್, ಇಂದ್ರಜಲ್ ಕಾಮಿಕ್ಸ್, ಅಮರಚಿತ್ರ ಕಥಾ, ಟಿಂಕಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಇನ್ನಿತರ ಕಾಮಿಕ್ ಗಳ ಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ಓದುಗರನ್ನು...
AP Ashwin Kumar raises important questions about tradition, reform, and how to think about them better, on Episode 77 of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast. ಶಬರಿಮಲೆ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ. ಮಡೆ ಸ್ನಾನ. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೇ ಜಾರಿ ಮಾಡಲಾದ ಮೂಢ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಕಾನೂನು. ಬಾಲ್ಯ ವಿವಾಹ. ಹೀಗೆ ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯ ಮತ್ತು ಆಚರಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಗತಿಪರ ಮತ್ತು ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ದ್ರಷ್ಟಿಕೋಣದಿಂದ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ಸಮಾಜ ಎದುರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಅನೇಕ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳ...
This Puliyabaazi is a deep dive on the Hindi language – the origins, relationship with Urdu and Sanskrit, and about concerns over its imposition. We are joined by Abhishek Avtans (@avtansa), a linguist and lecturer of Hindi at Leiden University. Abhishek also gives a fascinating account of the politics of language in India. यह है पुलियाबासी पुलियाबाज़ी की जुबां पर | अभिषेक अवतंस (@avtansa)...
Amita Arudpragasam joins host Hamsini Hariharan to discuss the recent parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka and what it means for the island nation.
V Ravichandar returns to The Pragati Podcast to talk about the dire need to create more public spaces and social infrastructure in Indian cities. V Ravichandar returns to The Pragati Podcast to talk about the dire need to create more public spaces and social infrastructure in Indian cities. He talks to host Pavan Srinath on Episode 149 about the role that governments, citizens, and the city elite...
Thale-Harate’s own Pavan Srinath talks about spiders, how we don’t need to fear them, and how we can find their beauty in our very own homes and backyards. ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಆತಂಕ ಅನೇಕ ಶತಮಾನಗಳು ಹಳೆಯದು. ಈ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಮೂಲಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಯಲು ‘ಡೆಮೊಗ್ರಾಫಿ’ – ಜನಮಾಪಣೆ, ಎಂಬ ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ವಿಭಾಗ ಬಹಳ ಉಪಯೋಗಕಾರಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹರಟೆ ಹೊಡೆಯಲು ನಮ್ಮ ಈ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಫ್ಲೇಮ್...
Shipra Deo and Devendra Damle talk to host Pavan Srinath about the long struggle for women to secure property rights and land ownership in India. Shipra Deo and Devendra Damle talk to host Pavan Srinath about the long struggle for women to secure property rights and land ownership in India. On Episode 148 of The Pragati Podcast, they discuss what progress has been made over the last century, and...
Why is India’s foreign policy the way it is? What are the principles and interests underlying India’s relationship with the world? What influence has the colonial rule had over India’s foreign policy conduct? Listen in to this puliyabaazi on foreign policy with Dr Aparna Pande (@Aparna_Pande) to find out. Aparna is Director, Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia, at the Hudson...
Dr. Aparna Pande joins host Hamsini Hariharan to discuss how India can become a great power.
Dr. Shivakumar Jolad unpacks India’s demography, debunks various myths about populations, and explains the challenges of ageing societies on Episode 75 of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast. ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಆತಂಕ ಅನೇಕ ಶತಮಾನಗಳು ಹಳೆಯದು. ಈ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಮೂಲಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಯಲು ‘ಡೆಮೊಗ್ರಾಫಿ’ – ಜನಮಾಪಣೆ, ಎಂಬ ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ವಿಭಾಗ ಬಹಳ ಉಪಯೋಗಕಾರಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹರಟೆ ಹೊಡೆಯಲು...
Dr. A Narayana describes how politics & political parties in Karnataka evolved from the 1980s to the present, on Episode 74 of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಭೂದೃಶ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್, ಬಿ.ಜೆ.ಪಿ., ಮತ್ತು ಜೆ.ಡಿ.ಎಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷಗಳ ಪ್ರಾಬಲ್ಯ ಬೇರಾರಿಗೂ ಇಲ್ಲ? ಏಕೆ? ನಮ್ಮ ಈ 74ನೆ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರೊಫೆಸರ್ ಎ ನಾರಾಯಣ ಅವರು ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಪಕ್ಷಗಳ ವಿಕಾಸ, ಅವುಗಳ ಮೂಡೋವಿಕೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಚರ್ಚೆ ಮಾಡ್ಡುತ್ತಾರೆ...
Between 1915 and 1941, Gandhi and Tagore wrote many letters to each other freely expressing viewpoints and often disagreeing with each other on core issues such as nationalism, charkha, reason, and swaraj. Eight decades later, these discussions are still relevant in understanding India better. Not only are the debates engaging, they are also a lesson in expressing disagreements in a civil...
Dr Garima Mohan joins host Hamsini Hariharan to discuss the various aspects of the relationship between India and the European Union.