This is Episode 115 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath. “Rocket science” has moved well beyond rocketry in the 21st century. Even the Jet Propulsion Lab in California hasn’t done any rocket science in the last several decades, focusing entirely on robotic space missions instead. One of the big challenges with space programmes today is designing and managing complex...
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This is Episode 31 of States of Anarchy hosted by Hamsini Hariharan. Munish Sharma joins Hamsini Hariharan to break down concepts in cyber security and the challenges that India faces in the cyber domain. For questions or comments, reach out to the host @HamsiniH or on Instagram @statesofanarchy Read More: India’s Strategic Options in a Changing Cyberspace by Cherian Samuel and Munish Sharma Ep...
Vivek Tejuja, known for his writing on books, has just released his memoir of growing up gay in India. He joins Amit Varma in episode 141 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss how he -- and those around him -- came to terms with his sexuality. In the second half of the episode, Vivek and Amit discuss writers they like, and read out their favourite poetry.
This is Episode 47 of PuliyaBaazi, a fortnightly podcast hosted by Pranay Kotasthane and Saurabh Chandra. Fake news, disinformation, misinformation, and social media manipulation — these are elements of perhaps the most significant global story of these times. And yet, this phenomenon remains underexplored. We do not fully understand what causes people to generate, share, and believe in fake...
This is episode 39 of Thalé-Haraté, a weekly Kannada podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath, Surya Prakash BS and Ganesh Chakravarthi. ಔಷಧಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಕಂಡುಹಿಡಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ? ಒಂದು ಹೊಚ್ಚಹೊಸ ಔಷಧಿಯು ಸಂಶೋಧನೆಯಿಂದ, ಮೆಡಿಕಲ್ ಶಾಪ್ ವರೆಗು ಬರುವಾಗ ಯಾವ ಯಾವ ಹಂತಗಳಿಂದ ಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ? ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸ ಔಷಧಿ ಕಂಡುಹಿಡಿಯುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ? ಈ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮವರೇ ಆದ ಪವನ್ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸೂರ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ಅವರು ಔಷಧಿಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಚರ್ಚೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. How is a new...
This is Episode 114 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath. India’s judicial system operates at three levels: the Supreme Court at the national level, High Courts at the state level, and city or district level courts at the local level. A lot of the public interest in how India’s courts are doing is largely directed at High Courts and the Supreme Court, but the most impactful...
This is Episode 30 of States of Anarchy hosted by Hamsini Hariharan. Sanjaya Baru joins Hamsini Hariharan on episode 30 to discuss the Bombay Plan and its relevance to how we looks at questions surrounding the Indian economy today. Read More: Essays by KN Raj Money Income Prices in 19th Century India by Brahmananda P. R. Development Experience in the Indian Economy: Inter-state...
What exactly is wrong with Indian agriculture? How can we help our farmers? Barun Mitra and Kumar Anand join Amit Varma in episode 140 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss the root causes and remedies of this decades-long problem.
This is episode 38 of Thalé-Haraté, a weekly Kannada podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath, Surya Prakash BS and Ganesh Chakravarthi. ಮಾನವ ತನ್ನ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಯುಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಿ ಹಲವಾರು ಸಾಧನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಮತ್ತು ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನದ ಮೂಲಕ ಮಾನವ ತನ್ನ ದೈಹಿಕ, ಮಾನಸಿಕ, ಮತ್ತು ತಾರ್ಕಿಕ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಅಭೂತಪೂರ್ವ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಕೊಂಡುಹೋಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ನಾನಾ ತರಹದ ಯಂತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ದೇಹದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ...
This is Episode 113 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath. The Industrial Revolution led to the creation of firms. The Information Revolution has led to the creation of platforms. Amazon and Flipkart, Ola and Uber, Google and Apple — are all platforms that connect producers to consumers, and gain tremendous power in the process. Anupam Manur returns to The Pragati Podcast to help...
On the last Tuesday of every month, host Hamsini Hariharan rounds up important international news that you should know. In September, attacks on oil fields, Howdy Modi, the economy and Israeli elections dominated the headlines.
The recent victories of political Hindutva were enabled by a century-long cultural movement spearheaded by a publishing house based in Gorakhpur. Akshaya Mukul, author of Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India, joins Amit Varma in episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen. Themes discussed include the relationship between society and the state, Marwari history, cow, temple, gender, caste, Muslims...
This is Episode 46 of PuliyaBaazi, a fortnightly podcast hosted by Pranay Kotasthane and Saurabh Chandra. The events surrounding Chandrayaan-2’s landing attempt captured India’s imagination earlier this month. This also gave us a reason to talk about Space on Puliyabaazi again. In our previous episode on space, we discussed the story of ISRO. In this episode, we explore the world of rocketry —...
This is episode 37 of Thalé-Haraté, a weekly Kannada podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath, Surya Prakash BS and Ganesh Chakravarthi. ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಬ್ಲಿಕ್ ರಿಲೇಷನ್ಸ್ ಉದ್ಯಮ ಹೇಗೆ ಮೂಡಿ ಬಂದಿದೆ? ಕಳೆದ ದಶಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಉದ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದಂತಹ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆಗಳೇನು? ನಮ್ಮ ಈ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನರಹರಿ ಕೆ.ಎಸ್. ಅವರು ಪವನ್ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್ ಮತ್ತು ಗಣೇಶ್ ಚಕ್ರವರ್ತಿ ಅವರ ಜೊತೆ ಪಬ್ಲಿಕ್ ರಿಲೇಷನ್ಸ್ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ನರಹರಿ ಅವರು ದ ಪ್ರಾಕ್ಟಿಸ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಲಾಹಗಾರರು...
Ambassador BS Prakash joins Hamsini Hariharan to discuss how India has interacted with the United Nations over time.
Times are bad -- but pessimists can dream! Tired of only talking about problems, Shruti Rajagopalan, Rajeswari Sengupta and Vivek Kaul join Amit Varma in episode 138 of The Seen and the Unseen, to propose solutions! Three each. Many bad jokes and Bollywood songs are thrown in.
This is Episode 112 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath. Hong Kong has seen protests since March 2019, triggered by newly proposed legislation that allows Hong Kong citizens to be extradited to China or Taiwan. This is the latest round in a long conflict between the People’s Republic of China seeking to exert more control over Hong Kong, and citizens of Hong Kong fighting to...
Former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, TCA Raghavan joins Hamsini Hariharan to discuss civil-military relations in Pakistan.
The India of 2019 is a different country from the India of 1989. Social commentator Santosh Desai joins Amit Varma in episode 137 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss the many ways in which we have been transformed in this time -- not always for the better.
This is Episode 45 of PuliyaBaazi, a fortnightly podcast hosted by Pranay Kotasthane and Saurabh Chandra. The National Registry of Citizens (NRC) has been in the national news recently. So in this episode, we take a step back to understand the causes and dynamics of insider-outsider tensions in North-East India. Joining us is author and journalist Samrat, who has co-edited a book with Preeti Gill...
This is episode 36 of Thalé-Haraté, a weekly Kannada podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath, Surya Prakash BS and Ganesh Chakravarthi. 1901, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ 1.5 ಲಕ್ಷದ ನಗರಿ, ಇವತ್ತು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲೂ ಬೆಳದಿದೆ. ನಗರದ ಹೊರವಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಡಾವಣೆ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಡಾವಣೆ ರೂಪಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿಯ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳು, ಇದ್ದಂತಹ ಸಣ್ಣ ಸಣ್ಣ ವಿಭಾಗಗಳನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಇವುಗಳ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ನಮ್ಮ ಈ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ ಉಡುಪ ಅವರು ನಮ್ಮ ಜೊತೆ...
This is Episode 111 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath. Mental health is not a first world concern, but very much an Indian challenge. Social taboos have prevented Indians from confronting mental illnesses head on and now it’s estimated that there are over a 100 million people in India who need medical interventions on mental health. Listen to Dr Sabina Rao and Pavitra Jayaraman...
Devirupa Mitra, the Deputy Editor and Diplomatic Correspondent of The Wire joins Hamsini Hariharan to discuss what's happening in South Asia.
Data journalism in India is fast coming of age, shedding light on our society and politics. Roshan Kishore joins Amit Varma in episode 136 of The Seen and the Unseen to speak about his profession (data journalism), his passion (political economy) and his dark, mysterious past as a student leader in JNU.
This is episode 35 of Thalé-Haraté, a weekly Kannada podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath, Surya Prakash BS and Ganesh Chakravarthi. ಜಿ.ಐ.ಎಸ್. ಅಥವಾ ಭೌಗೋಳಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನವೆಂದರೆ ಏನು? ಜಿ.ಪಿ.ಎಸ್., ಗೂಗಲ್ ಮ್ಯಾಪ್ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರ ನಕ್ಷೆಗಳ ಹಾಗು ಸಂಚರಣೆ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳ ಹಿಂದಿರುವ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನವೇನು? ಈ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ನಗರಗಳನ್ನೂ ಯೋಜಿಸುವುದು, ಆಡಳಿತ ಮತ್ತು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಹೇಗೆ ವಿನಿಯೋಗಿಸಬಹುದು? ಡಾ. ಹೆಚ್.ಎಸ್. ಸುಧೀರ ರವರು ಪವನ್ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್...
This is Episode 110 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath. What is happening in India’s stock markets right now? How do the stock markets interact with the real Indian economy? Deepak Shenoy joins Pavan Srinath on Episode 110 of The Pragati Podcast to help us make sense of what is happening in India right now. The Pragati Podcast is a weekly talkshow on public policy, economics and...
On the last Tuesday of every month, host Hamsini Hariharan rounds up important international news that you should know. In August, Kashmir, nuclear missiles, the Order of Zayed, a fire in the Amazon dominated the headlines.
Mohit Satyanand saw the 2008 crisis coming and put his money where his mouth was. Now he says we're in the middle of another crisis. He joins Amit Varma in episode 135 of The Seen and the Unseen to explain what exactly went wrong in 2008, and what's gone wrong now.
This is Episode 44 of PuliyaBaazi, a fortnightly podcast hosted by Pranay Kotasthane and Saurabh Chandra. बलोचिस्तान आजकल भारत में एक बहुचर्चित विषय हो गया है | प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने तीन साल पहले अपने स्वतंत्रता दिवस भाषण में इसका उल्लेख किया | इससे पहले पाकिस्तान ने भारत के एक नागरिक कुलभूषण जाधव को ईरान से कब्ज़े में ले लिया और आरोप लगाया कि भारत की ख़ुफ़िया एजेंसी R&AW बलोचिस्तान में आतंकवादी...
This is episode 34 of Thalé-Haraté, a weekly Kannada podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath, Surya Prakash BS and Ganesh Chakravarthi. ಮೈಸೂರು ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನದ ಆಡಳಿತ ಗಾರರ ಮತ್ತು ದೊರೆಗಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯ ಕಲ್ಪನೆ ಏನಿತ್ತು? ಭಾರತದ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುವಾದಗಳ ಪಾತ್ರವೇನು? ಪಬ್ಲಿಕ್ ಇಂಟಲೆಕ್ಚು ಯಲ್ ಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಅವಕಾಶ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸ ಬೇಕು? ಡಾ. ಚಂದನ್ ಗೌಡ ರವರು ಸೂರ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ಬಿ.ಎಸ್. ಮತ್ತು ಪವನ್ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್ ರವರ ಜೊತೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಚಂದನ್ ರವರು ಅಜೀಂ...
This is Episode 109 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath. Companies around the world have been learning how to manage the safety and security of their digital assets. Can the cybersecurity logic of a private corporation be expanded to that of a nation-state? Sandesh Anand joins Pavan Srinath on Episode 109 of The Pragati Podcast to talk about how India can think about cybersecurity. The...
Manpreet Sethi joins Hamsini Hariharan to talk about India's nuclear doctrine on its twentieth anniversary.
Kashmir is in lockdown, and Article 370 is history. What does this mean for Kashmir -- and for India? Historian Srinath Raghavan joins Amit Varma in episode 134 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss the historical, geopolitical, ideological and moral questions at the heart of the Kashmir problem.
This is episode 33 of Thalé-Haraté, a weekly Kannada podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath, Surya Prakash BS and Ganesh Chakravarthi. ರಾಜ್ಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆ ಮಾಡುವಾಗ ಜನ ಏನನ್ನು ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಾರೆ? ನಮ್ಮ ಈ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವರುಣ್ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಪವನ್ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್ ಅವರ ಜೊತೆಗೆ, ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ, ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆಯ ಅನುಭವಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ವರುಣ್ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಅವರು ರೋಚೆಸ್ಟರ್ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ...
This is Episode 108 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath. India has fraction of the doctors and medical professionals it needs, even as healthcare is increasingly becoming a politically important issue. In this context, the Government of India recently passed the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act 2019, which wants to usher in a new regulatory apparatus for medical education in the...
On the occasion of Independence Day, Chintan Modi joins Hamsini Hariharan to talk about peace, peacebuilding and our relations with Pakistan.
We live in a world besieged by falsehood -- but there is a growing resistance movement. Pratik Sinha of Alt News joins Amit Varma in episode 133 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about disinformation, misinformation and why the truth will prevail.
One of the issues in the ongoing US-China trade conflict is rampant intellectual property theft by China. This term — intellectual property rights — is one of those which we often hear about but know very little about. Why are such rights important? How do citizens benefit from a sound intellectual property regime? Are anti-trust laws and patent regulations antagonistic to each other? We discuss...
This is episode 32 of Thalé-Haraté, a weekly Kannada podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath, Surya Prakash BS and Ganesh Chakravarthi. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ಉದ್ಯಾನಗಳ ನಗರಿ (ಗಾರ್ಡನ್ ಸಿಟಿ) ಅಂತ ಕರೀತಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ ಒಂದು ಉದ್ಯಾನ ಅಂದರೆ ಏನು? ಮನೆಯೊಳಗಿನ ಗಿಡಗಳೆ, ವಿಶಾಲವಾದ ತೋಟವೆ, ಅಥವಾ ದಟ್ಟವಾದಂತಹ ಮರಗಳ ಸಂಗ್ರಹವೇ? ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಡಿದು ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿರುವಂತಹ ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಮರಗಳಿದ್ದರು, ಇವೆಲ್ಲರ ಜೊತೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರದ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಸಂಭಂದವಿದೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ಈ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಡಾ||...
This is Episode 107 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath. DNA samples can today be used for creating a unique fingerprint or ID, for diagnosing cancer and heritable diseases, for telling you your ancestry or even paternity. The cost of sequencing the full genome of any human cost over a $100 million dollars at the start of the 21st century, and today costs just a few hundred dollars. In...
Swarna Rajagopalan joins Hamsini Hariharan to discuss how gender plays out in international politics.
There is a crisis in India today. There are not enough women taking up paying jobs -- and their unpaid labour at home continues to be taken for granted. Journalist Namita Bhandare joins Amit Varma in episode 132 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about the state of women in India today.
This is episode 31 of Thalé-Haraté, a weekly Kannada podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath, Surya Prakash BS and Ganesh Chakravarthi. ದಖನಿ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿನ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಭಾಷೆ. ನಮಲ್ಲಿ ಹಲವರಿಗೆ ಇದರ ಪರಿಚಯವಿದ್ದರೂ ಇದರ ಹೆಸರು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕತೆಯ ಅರಿವಿಲ್ಲ. ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ, ಆಂಧ್ರ ಪ್ರದೇಶ, ತೆಲಂಗಾಣ, ತಮಿಳು ನಾಡು ಮತ್ತು ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಚಲಿತವಿರುವ ಉರ್ದು ಭಾಷೆಯ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಭೇದ. ದಖನಿಗೆ 600 ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಗಿಂತಲೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಇತಿಹಾಸವಿದ್ದು...
This is Episode 106 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath. Can India’s higher education system thrive when the teaching profession has lost most of its status in society? What is necessary for India to educate millions of its citizens who turn college-going age every year? Pushkar joins Pavan Srinath on Episode 106 of The Pragati Podcast to share his thoughts. The Pragati Podcast...
On the last Tuesday of every month, host Hamsini Hariharan rounds up important international news that you should know. In July, the case of Kulbhushan Jadav, relations between Iran and the US and, the protests in Hong Kong dominated the headlines.
The usual spectrum of left and right does not apply to Indian politics. But does that mean that our politics is based on identity and patronage, and not ideology? Not quite, says political scientist Rahul Verma, as he joins Amit Varma in episode 131 of The Seen and the Unseen to explain the two ideological cleavages that divide India.
This is Episode 42 of PuliyaBaazi, a fortnightly podcast hosted by Pranay Kotasthane and Saurabh Chandra. The debate on governmental reform often takes one of these three turns: privatisation, nationalisation, or devolution. But none of the three narratives provides a comprehensive framework for reforming government organisations. For example, privatisation might not always be possible nor...
This is Episode 105 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath. How has India’s anti-defection law undermined democracy in the country? How do we tackle endless horse-trading of elected representatives in India? The Anti-Defection Law stifles intra-party democracy and dissent, and is also undermining the stability of elected governments. How do we fix a solution that has grown bigger...
This is episode 30 of Thalé-Haraté, a weekly Kannada podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath, Surya Prakash BS and Ganesh Chakravarthi. ರಾಮಾಯಣ, ಮಹಾಭಾರತ, ಹ್ಯಾರಿ ಪಾಟರ್, ಒಂದು ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಕಥೆ ಜೀವನ ಪರ್ಯಂತ ನಮ್ಮೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಕಥೆಗಳು ನಮ್ಮ ಜೀವನದ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನವನ್ನೇ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಆದರೆ, ಈ ಕಥೆಗಳು, ನಿರೂಪಣೆಗಳು, ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವ ಪ್ರಭಾವ ಬೀರುತ್ತೆ? ಈ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪವನ್ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್ ರವರು ಗಣೇಶ್ ಚಕ್ರವರ್ತಿ ರವರ ಜೊತೆ...
Aunohita Mojumdar of Himal Southasian joins Hamsini Hariharan to discuss the crackdown on press freedoms across South Asia.