Amita Arudpragasam joins host Hamsini Hariharan to discuss the recent parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka and what it means for the island nation.
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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.
Dr. A Narayana dives into the first half of independent Karnataka’s political history, from 1947 to 1984, on Episode 73 of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast. ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಅನೇಕರಿಗೆ ಕೆಲವು ಘಟನೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಗತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮೀರಿ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ ನಂತರದ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಬಹಳ ಕಡಿಮೆ ತಿಳಿದಿದೆ. ನಾವು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಮೈಸೂರು ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿನ ಆಡಳಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ಭಾರತದ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಿಳಿದಿದ್ದೇವೆ, ಆದರೆ ನಮ್ಮದೇ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ...
Dr. Gullapalli N Rao, Founder of the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, talks about human vision, eye health, and the transformation of eye care in India on Episode 147 of The Pragati Podcast. Dr. GN Rao talks to host Pavan Srinath about how myopia is a growing challenge across India and the world. They discuss how India’s opthalmological practice leads the rest of healthcare in various...
Dr. Vivek Dhareshwar talks to hosts Surya Prakash and Pavan Srinath about how social science research in India needs to transcend orientalism. ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಮತ್ತು ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಗಳನ್ನು ನಮಗೆ ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗಲೇ ಕಲಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು. ಆದರೆ ಸಮಾಜ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳೆಂದರೆ ಏನು? ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ಸಮಾಜ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಕಟ್ಟಬಹುದು? ಭಾರತ ಸಮಾಜದ ಅಧ್ಯಯನಗಳು ಓರಿಯೆಂಟಲಿಸಂ-ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋಣವನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಮೀರಿ ಮುನ್ನಡೆಯಬೇಕು? ಡಾ. ವಿವೇಕ್ ಧಾರೇಶ್ವರ ರವರು ತಲೆ...
Ameya Naik and host Pavan Srinath discuss long-overdue police reforms and provide a primer on how to reimagine policing in India in the 21st century, on The Pragati Podcast. Ameya Naik and Pavan Srinath record Episode 146 of The Pragati Podcast at a time when there are daily reports of police brutality on minorities and peaceful protestors in the Black Lives Matter movement. Meanwhile in India...
Chinese Taipei. The Republic of China. Taiwan. All refer to the same country that has stood up to the People’s Republic of China’s arrogance in recent years. So in this episode, we discuss all things Taiwan with Sana Hashmi (@sanahashmi1), Taiwan Fellow at the National Chengchi University and a scholar of Chinese Foreign Policy. In this conversation, we discuss: What are the similarities and...
Ambika Vishwanath joins host Hamsini Hariharan to discuss India's transboundary water cooperation.
State Technical Advisory Group member Dr. Pradeep Banandur talks about how the state and the city of Bengaluru are managing the COVID-19 pandemic, on Episode 71 of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast. ನಮ್ಮ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಮತ್ತು ನಗರದ ಆಡಳಿತಗಳು ಕೋವಿಡ್-19 ಗೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸಿವೆ? ಕೋವಿಡ್-19 ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಸಲಹಾ ಮಂಡಳಿಯ ಸದಸ್ಯರಾದ ಡಾ. ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ ಬಣಂದೂರು ಅವರು ತಲೆ-ಹರಟೆಯ 71ನೇ ಕಂತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಪಿಡುಗನ್ನು ಪಳಗಿಸಲು ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ...
Neuroscientist and Science Communicator Shruti Muralidhar talks to host Pavan Srinath about science publishing, and how science communication can be transformed in India, on Episode 145 of The Pragati Podcast. 6200+ pre-prints have been published on the biology and medicine of COVID-19, as of early July, 2020. How are preprints disrupting the traditional scientific publishing cycle? How far have...
षि जिनपिंग-संचालित चीन के अहंकार को तोड़ने के लिए भारत के पास क्या विकल्प है? चीनी कम्पनी के ऐप्प बैन करने के कदम के क्या फ़ायदे-नुक़सान है? आर्थिक क्षेत्र में चीन से लड़ाई में कितनी समझदारी है? इन्हीं सवालों पर सुनिए पुलियाबाज़ी सौरभ और प्रणय के साथ| What are India’s options against the People’s Republic of China’s arrogance? What are the costs and benefits of banning apps of Chinese companies? Can...
Space law expert Ranjana Kaul and space entrepreneur Narayan Prasad discuss space reforms and the recent Indian IN-SPACe announcement with host Pavan Srinath on Episode 144 of The Pragati Podcast. On June 24, 2020, the Cabinet of the Govt of India met to approve the setting up of IN-SPACe, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre. This has been heralded as historic space...
Ankur Shah joins host Hamsini Hariharan to discuss the border between China and Russia.
Entrepreneurs Geetha Prabhu and Nikhil Jois join host Pavan Srinath to talk about startups, and how they’ve seen Bangalore becoming India’s startup capital with a thriving ecosystem. 15-20 ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ಟ್-ಅಪ್ ಎಂಬ ಪದ ಬಳಕೆಯಲ್ಲೇ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಇವತ್ತು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸ್ಟಾರ್ಟ್-ಅಪ್ಪ್ ಗಳ ರಾಜಧಾನಿಯೇ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು, ಕೊಟ್ಯಾನ್ತರ ರೂಪಾಯಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೂಡಿವೆ. ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಜನರು ಸ್ಟಾರ್ಟ್-ಅಪ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ...
Why is podcasting technology stuck in the early 2000s, and how can the medium be modernised? Kartik Parija of Adori Labs joins host Pavan Srinath to both tell us and show us how. Episode 143 of The Pragati Podcast is a special, experimental episode that goes beyond regular audio. A request for all listeners: please try listening to the episode on the IVM Podcast App (ivm.today/android), the Adori...
In this episode, we spoke to Manoj Chandran (@manoj1chandran), CEO of White Swan Foundation — a not-for-profit organisation that offers knowledge services in the area of mental health. Manoj busts many myths about mental health, and illness. Going beyond the clinical aspects, Manoj talks about the role of individuals, society, and the state, in improving mental health. मानसिक आरोग्य और शारीरिक...
What land reforms are necessary in 2020 in India? How can we think about property rights, and a complicated legislative history and ground reality in India? Shekhar Shah and Pranab Ranjan Choudhury give host Pavan Srinath a masterclass on land and reform on Episode 142 of The Pragati Podcast. Shekhar Shah and Pranab Ranjan Choudhury give host Pavan Srinath a masterclass on land and reform on...
Arunabh Ghosh joins Hamsini Hariharan to talk about statistics in the early days of People’s Republic of China and exchanges between India and China during that period.
Ranjitha Jeurkar and Dr Sowmya Krishna return to the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast to speak about how national policymaking, the medical fraternity, communities and workplaces need to come together to confront India’s mental health challenges. ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗತವಾದ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಯೊಂದೇ ಅಲ್ಲ. ಸಮಾಜದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಅಂಗಗಳೂ – ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳು, ಸಮುದಾಯಗಳು, ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರು, ಸರ್ಕಾರಗಳು – ಇದನ್ನು ಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿ...
As podcasting in India gets into a new gear in 2020, host Pavan Srinath talks to pioneering voice artists Shammi and Dishant Narang share their personal journey and the evolution of India’s voice industry, on The Pragati Podcast. Podcasts are all about voices and conversations, but how did India’s own voice-over industry evolve? This is a rebroadcast of Episode 83 of Pragati Podcast...
In this episode, we discuss India’s economic trajectory before, during, and after COVID-19 with Ajit Ranade, Senior Fellow at the Takshashila Institution. Ajit talks about the factors that derailed the Indian economy and suggests concrete actions that Indian governments can take to bounce back from the economic crisis. Listen in! इस एपिसोड में चर्चा भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था पर जाने-माने अर्थशास्त्री...
How difficult is agriculture in India today, and are the recent reforms enough to make a difference? Farmer & Entrepreneur Aruna Urs talks to host Pavan Srinath about life as a farmer on Episode 68 of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast. ನಮ್ಮ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯವಸಾಯ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಕಷ್ಟವೇ ಹೌದು. ಈಚೆಗೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿರುವ ಸುಧಾರಣೆಗಳು ಎಷ್ಟರ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿಯಾಗಬಹುದು? ಅರುಣ ಅರಸ್ ರವರು ಕೃಷಿಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಉದ್ಯಮಿ. ಅವರು ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿನ...
Leah Verghese and Surya Prakash from Daksh India talk to host Pavan Srinath about how a 21st-century justice platform can transform access to justice for Indians, on Episode 141 of The Pragati Podcast. In 2020, it is impossible for migrant workers who have gone back to their home states to go to court over unpaid salaries and wages. It is impractical for a startup to file a civil case to recover...
Sara Davies joins host Hamsini Hariharan to discuss global health governance in light of the pandemic and the future of the World Health Organisation.
Can India’s courts and laws protect the country’s environment? Pavan Srinath on Episode 140 of The Pragati Podcast revisits the topic on World Environment Day 2020 with Supreme Court Lawyer Ninad Laud. Ninad Laud was previously on Episode 73 of The Pragati Podcast to discuss the legal history of environmental challenges in India from the 1990s to 2018. This episode includes sections...
Ranjitha Jeurkar and Dr Sowmya Krishna unpack mental health challenges faced by millions of Indians every year, on Episode 67 of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast. They speak to hosts Ganesh Chakravarthi and Pavan Srinath about stigmas that need to be dismantled, common myths that need to be demolished, and give practical suggestions for how people can seek help. ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಅರೋಗ್ಯವನ್ನು ದೈಹಿಕ...
Dr. M.R. Rajagopal of Pallium India talks to host Pavan Srinath about Palliative care, what it means and how we can ease suffering and pain for millions of Indians, on Episode 139 of The Pragati Podcast. Palliative care focuses on quality of life of patients, especially those facing life-threatening illnesses, and involves treating pain, alleviating suffering and managing other challenges...
In this episode, we discuss how COVID-19 is likely to affect geopolitical and geoeconomic trends. Pranay and Saurabh discuss how the world might change due to the COVID-19 pandemic, how this new world order will affect India, the domestic policy reforms needed to prosper in this world, and India’s foreign policy outlook for a changed world. कोविड-19 की वजह से विश्व व्यवस्था में कई बड़े बदलाव आ रहे...
Washington D.C. based journalist & author Chidanand Rajghatta talks to host Pavan Srinath about the American dream that fueled the prosperity of several million Indians, and how the American Dream is shadowed by doubt and uncertainty in the coming months and years. Listen to Episode 66 of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast. ಅಮೆರಿಕಾಗೆ ವಲಸೆ ಹೋದವರ ಕನಸು ಏನಿದ್ದಿತು? ಕಳೆದ ಶತಮಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಈಚಿನ ಕೆಲವು...
Dr Yuen Yuen Ang joins Hamsini Hariharan to discuss China's experiences with corruption and how it compares with experiences in India.
Journalist & Editor Krishna Prasad talks to hosts Surya Prakash BS and Pavan Srinath on the dire state of Kannada media today, with a special focus on Kannada print media. Media ownership, advertisement-led-models, political affiliations and more might have put Kannada media in the ICU even before COVID-19. ಕನ್ನಡ ಮತ್ತು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿನ ಪತ್ರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮದ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಹೇಗಿದೆ? ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಗಿಂತ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ...
Do we know what truly online, digital-first journalism looks like? What will it take to create an online house of journalism in India in 2020? Prem Panicker joins host Pavan Srinath on Episode 138 of The Pragati Podcast to tell us how. India’s news houses are in crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic, the lockdown, the dwindling circulation of print newspapers, and the loss of advertising revenue...
How and why do Indian political parties use digital platforms such as Twitter even though only a small percentage of the Indian population is on this platform? Is a techno-savvy image a bane or a boon for a politician in India? Are different social media platforms suited for different kinds of political uses? Listen to this Puliyabaazi with Joyojeet Pal (@joyopal) who researches the use of social...
Award-winning medical scientist, Dr Gagandeep Kang, talks to host Pavan Srinath about the development of vaccines, ongoing efforts on COVID-19, and the challenges of developing immunity and resistance against the virus, on Episode 137 of The Pragati Podcast. This episode is a rebroadcast of Episode 8 of Bangalore International Centre‘s BIC Talks Podcast, ‘The Quest for...
This is episode 49 of States of Anarchy hosted by Hamsini Hariharan. Gaurab Thapa joins Hamsini Hariharan to discuss Nepal’s Foreign Policy. For questions or comments, reach out to the host on twitter @HamsiniH or on Instagram @statesofanarchy Read More: Essays in Nepal’s Foreign Affairs by Yedunath Kamal Nepal Word View by Madhu Raman Acharya Nepal: Strategy for Survival by Leo E Rose Foreign...
How is the SARS-COV-2 virus mutating and evolving? Why is one sub-type, A2a becoming more common across COVID-19 infections across the world? What impact does the defining D614G mutation have on the infection? Distinguished genomics researcher Partha P Majumder joins host Pavan Srinath to explain the science, and share his latest research on Episode 136 of The Pragati Podcast. The SARS-COV-2...
Shashi Thutupalli and Pavan Srinath have a comprehensive discussion with Ganesh Chakravarthi on the science around COVID-19 on Episode 64 of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast. They discuss virus biology, how diagnostic tests work, how to think about human immunity, and what vaccines and drugs are being developed across the world to tackle the ongoing pandemic. ವೈರಾಣು ಎಂಬುದು ಒಂದು ಜೀವಿಯ ಅಥವಾ...
Pavan Srinath (@zeusisdead) returns as a guest to discuss three key elements for overcoming Covid-19: testing strategies, vaccination development, and societal immunity. यह एपिसोड है कोविड-१९ का ख़ात्मा करने के लिए ज़रूरी तीन चीज़ों पर: टेस्टिंग, टीकाकरण, और इम्युनिटी| पवन श्रीनाथ (@zeusisdead) के साथ इस चर्चा में आपको मिलेगा उत्तर इन सवालों का: 1. कितने प्रकार के टेस्ट है कोविड-१९ की जाँच करने के...
What does it take to bring Kannada publishing to the 21st century, with ebooks and audiobooks? Pavamana Athani and Vasant Shetty of My Lang Books talk about the market for Kannada books and their efforts at building a digital publishing platform for Kannada, with host Pavan Srinath. ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತವಾದದ್ದು, ಸಾವಿರ ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಗೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಹೊಂದಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ, ಕನ್ನಡ ಪ್ರಕಾಶನ ಮತ್ತು ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳ...
Swati Chawla joins host Hamsini Hariharan to discuss Himalayan histories and stories of the Tibetans in exile.
So much of the lives of common people depends on the relationships between nations. But is foreign policy an arcane subject, meant only for wonks and elites? No! Pranay Kotasthane and Manoj Kewalramani join Amit Varma in episode 170 of The Seen and the Unseen to demystify international relations.
How should India handle Covid-19? Every option on the table carries huge costs, and will take countless lives. Shruti Rajagopalan joins Amit Varma in episode 169 of The Seen and the Unseen to help navigate the complex decisions that policy makers are being forced to make with little information.