The formation of Bangladesh was neither inevitable nor a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan. Historian Srinath Raghavan joins Amit Varma in episode 113 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe the geopolitical forces that shaped those events of 1971.
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Disha Mullick and Kavita Devi join hosts Pranay Kotasthane and Saurabh Chandra to speak about Khabar Lahariya.
Nandita Jayaraj and Vasudevan Mukunth talk about science journalism on Episode 89 of The Pragati Podcast.
Udaya Kumar PL talks with hosts Pavan Srinath and Ganesh Chakravarthi on Inscription Stones and Bengaluru's history.
David Salvo and Bret Schafer talk to Hamsini Hariharan about the allegations of election hacking in the US.
Who were the first Indians? Where did the Harappans go? Who were the Aryans? Whose descendants are we? Tony Joseph joins Amit Varma in episode 112 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe how massive scientific advances in the last few years have given us answers to these questions.
Rahul Matthan returns to the Pragati Podcast to talk about what made India's telecom revolution happen.
Surya Prakash Pandit joins the hosts to talk about about DV Gundappa and how his political writings are relevant today.
What are the hidden dynamics of the India-Pakistan conflict? What are the possible ways of resolving it? Historian and foreign policy analyst Srinath Raghavan joins Amit Varma in episode 111 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss the game theory and geopolitics of this messy situation.
Sunil Amrith joins Hamsini Hariharan to discuss how the Bay of Bengal changed interactions across the region.
Harsh Vardhan and Narayan Ramachandran join the hosts to discuss Non-Banking Financial Companies.
Akshay Alladi talks about the business and the public policy challenges of e-commerce on Episode 87 of The Pragati Podcast.The Pragati Podcast is a weekly show on public policy, economics and international
S Vishwanath talks to hosts Pavan Srinath and Surya Prakash BS about Bengaluru's water woes, and touches on various aspects of water in the city.
Venezuela is a country blessed by nature but cursed by politics. Journalist Alexandra Ulmer joins Amit Varma in episode 110 of The Seen and the Unseen to share her insights from her years as a reporter there.
Anand Arni and Pranay Kotasthane join host Pavan Srinath to talk about Afghanistan before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Ramaprasad KV discusses the Amaru-Shataka with hosts Pavan Srinath and Surya Prakash BS.
Should we care about philosophy in these modern times? Philosopher Rebecca Goldstein joins Amit Varma in episode 109 of The Seen and the Unseen to argue that we should -- and Plato's Dialogues illustrate why.
Dr Alok Shukla discusses the Indian electoral process with hosts Pranay Kotasthane and Saurabh Chandra.
Dhruva Jaishankar argues that India indeed has a vibrant strategic culture on episode 85 of The Pragati Podcast with Pavan Srinath.
Hosts Ganesh Chakravarthi and Pavan Srinath talk to Dr Anjali Karol Mohan about Bengaluru city planning.
India is rapidly urbanizing – and the Indian state seems to be in denial about it. Reuben Abraham and Pritika Hingorani join Amit Varma in episode 108 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss what India needs to do to prepare for its urban future.
Vijay Chandru talks about his journey as one of India's first academic entrepreneurs to Pavan Srinath and Shambhavi Naik.
Ganesh Chakravarthi and Pavan Srinath unpack the 2019 Karnataka budget.
Host Amit Varma is joined by Vivek Kaul and Kumar Anand in episode 107 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about the economic landscape of the day. Subjects discussed include the interim budget, the minimum income guarantee, the jobs crisis and how good politics leads to bad economics.
Prof Christine Fair talks about the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba on this episode of Puliyabaazi.
Ganesh Chakravarthi, Pavan Srinath and Surya Prakash BS examine the Union Budget.
In his latest book, Stubborn Attachments, Tyler Cower lays out a moral vision for the future. He joins Amit Varma in episode 106 of The Seen and the Unseen to explain why future lives matter as much as present ones, and why our priorities should be centered around sustainable economic growth constrained by negative rights.
पूरे भारत ने अपना सत्तरवाँ गणतंत्र दिवस पिछले हफ़्ते मनाया और अंबेडकर के योगदान को फिर एक बार याद किया | पर अंबेडकर साहब जैसे बुद्धिजीवी को सम्मान देने का शायद सबसे प्रभावशाली तरीका है उनके विचारों को समझना |
Ambassador Shivshankar Menon talks to guest host Pranay Kotasthane about connectivity on Episode 82 of The Pragati Podcast.
Alok Prasanna Kumar talks to Surya Prakash BS and Pavan Srinath about the evolution of Aadhaar.
In the second of a two-part series, historian Ramachandra Guha joins Amit Varma in episode 105 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about Mohandas Gandhi's transformation into Mahatma Gandhi -- and how that changed the world. Among the subjects discussed: caste, misogyny and Gandhi's personal obsessions.
In this a Republic Day special episode, MR Madhavan talks to Pavan Srinath about the Indian Republic and the Indian Parliament.
गणतंत्र दिवस के अवसर पर हम भीमराव अम्बेडकर के योगदान को अक़्सर सलामी देते हैं |
Devirupa Mitra of The Wire talks to host Pavan Srinath about being on the foreign policy beat.
In episode seven, Vasant Shetty talks to Surya Prakash BS and Pavan Srinath about the power of Kannada consumers.
Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most fascinating characters in history: complex, misunderstood, deeply impactful. Ramachandra Guha, author of two acclaimed biographies of the man, joins Amit Varma in episode 104 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss the first 45 years of Gandhi's life, before he returned to India to catalyse the Indian freedom struggle.
Rahul Sharma speaks to host Pavan Srinath on Episode 79 of The Pragati Podcast on how corporate-government relations are evolving in India.
Ganesh Chakravarthi and Pavan Srinath discuss the past, present and future of artificial intelligence in the sixth episode of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast.
The Emergency of 1975 was not an aberration, but was written into the DNA of the Indian state. Historian Gyan Prakash joins Amit Varma in episode 103 of The Seen and the Unseen to shed light on why the framers of the constitution gave such draconian powers to the state -- and why we may not have become so free in 1947 after all.
विश्व व्यवस्था के घटनाक्रम में हाल ही तीव्रता से बदलाव हुए हैं। अमरीका और चीन के बीच में 1971 से शुरू हुआ तालमेल का सिलसिला आज एक शीत युद्ध में तब्दील हो गया है। बदलते समीकरणों के चलते अगले २५ सालों में भारत को क्या कदम उठाने चाहिए, इस विषय पर है हमारी इस हफ़्ते की पुलियाबाज़ी |
In Episode 78, Anupam Manur and Manoj Kewalramani talk to host Pavan Srinath about how the first moves have been made now in a US-China War for Technology.
Anupam Manur and Manoj Kewalramani talk to host Pavan Srinath about how this is really a US-China battle of tariffs and not a trade war.
Ramaprasad KV talks to Pavan and Surya on how Kannada speakers and language are faring in the US.
Shashi Tharoor, author of The Paradoxical Prime Minister, joins Amit Varma in episode 102 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about the many faces of Narendra Modi, as well as the nature of politics, the idea of India and his own journey as a politician.
How should we think about India as a republic and as a democracy? Dr Jayaprakash Narayan shares his realism and his optimism with host Pavan Srinath.
Alok Prasanna Kumar talks to hosts Surya Prakash BS and Pavan Srinath about the Aadhaar judgements and their implications for 2019.
We tend to take progress for granted, and are wired to focus on bad news instead of good. Steven Pinker joins Amit Varma in episode 101 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about why the world is getting better, and why Enlightenment values are essential for ensuring that the trend continues.
इस बार पुलियाबाज़ी में हमने भारत के अंतरिक्ष प्रोग्राम पर खुलकर चर्चा की पवन श्रीनाथ से, जो इस विषय पर काफ़ी सालों से शोधकार्य कर रहे हैं।
Malavika Raghavan has a wide-ranging conversation on financial inclusion with host Pavan Srinath and guest co-host Manasa Venkataraman on Episode 75 of the Pragati Podcast.