As India eases the lockdown and tries to get back to life as it was – it is infinitely clear now that there has been a fundamental shift. In this “new normal”, what are the new opportunities that Indian entrepreneurs can leverage to create wealth and lead the nation to progress? On this episode of the Bharatvaarta podcast, Roshan Cariappa is joined by Amit Paranjape (Entrepreneur, Advisor), Anand Lunia (Venture Capitalist), and Srivatsa Subbanna (Data Science Professional) to discuss, - how busi...
Jun 06, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The West Bengal elections are due in 2021. Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress have been in power for about a decade and won the last election convincingly with nearly 45% of the vote share. In that same election, the Left parties led by CPI (M), which ruled the State for nearly 3 decades with Jyoti Basu and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, followed with about 20%. The BJP, which hasn’t been historically strong in the State has made tremendous progress and even won 40% of the vote share and 18 se...
Jun 02, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Amidst hopes for a resurgent nation and fears of an economic slowdown, the Modi government completes one year of its second term today. In this episode of the Bharatvaarta podcast, we examine the government’s hits and misses on policy and governance. We are joined by public policy commentators and political experts Ashish Chandorkar, Rohit Jayaraman, and Rangesh Sridhar to speak about PM Modi-led BJP’s consolidation of political power in states, its commitment to ideological principles, major re...
May 30, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 19
We’re living in exceptional times. We’ve been in lockdown for over 2 months here in India. Just last week, the Government announced a stimulus package for businesses, and there have been about 120,000 confirmed cases and over 3000 deaths due to the coronavirus. In this podcast, we examine India’s Covid-19 response in further detail from a Global-lens. We compare and contrast what has happened here with what governments, institutions, and societies have done elsewhere in the World, new innovation...
May 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Agriculture employs about 50% of our country and yet produces about 15% of GDP. Industry, which is often positioned as an alternative to agriculture, employs about 25-30% of the population and produces around the same as percentage of GDP. What is often said is that there’s a huge scope for improvement in both Agriculture and Industry. A major hindrance to this is that our laws are archaic and that it’s easier to just hand out doles than reform things at a more fundamental level. But, in light o...
May 12, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 17
The focus of this episode is the business of professional sports in India. Our guest, Gautam Thakar, is the CEO of Star Sports – the largest sports broadcaster in the country with a revenue of over ₹9,000 crores and a viewership of hundreds of millions for some of their flagship shows. It’s highly likely you’ve watched one of Gautam’s channels this week and even more likely that someone in your family has. Gautam has a very interesting background. He has over 20 years’ leadership experience. He ...
May 03, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 16
On International Workers’ Day or May Day as it is more popularly known, Aashish Chandorkar (Public Policy Commentator), Harsh Madhusudhan (Economist, Investor, Author), and Rangesh Sridhar (Political Expert) speak to our host, Roshan Cariappa, about the history of Communism in India, its overlapping with the Indian freedom movement, the influence of the Left on Nehruvian politics, the rise to power thereafter through the support of the Indira Gandhi government, the impact of the left on our cult...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode, we will uncover fascinating insights on how you can track your mental health, the mind-body connection, the spiritual & cultural basis for mental health, coping with addiction, anxiety, and stress, and much more. Join Roshan Cariappa as he talks to Smita Barooah, noted counsellor on these issues.
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 14
What does Sachin mean to an Indian cricket fan? Is he seen just as a cricketer who gave an entire nation plenty of joy as a batsman? Probably not, Sachin was an emotion for an entire generation of cricket lovers in India. His performances dictated the mood of an entire nation. What he means to India and its cricket fans is something that can be discussed for hours on end.In this episode, Roshan talks to Aashish Chandorkar (Author & Public Policy Analyst), Abhishek Paul (Chartered Accountant ...
Apr 23, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this fascinating conversation with Dr. Bhooshan Shukla, a leading Child Psychiatrist & Parenting Coach, we speak about various facets of Parenting in the digital age. How should you raise responsible, happy, fulfilled children? What can you do to inspire great values in them? How can you resolve differences and conflicts? How can you control your children's overexposure to gadgets ? How should you introduce your children to sexuality? What can you learn from Parenting across generations a...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Is the globalized World we live in coming apart? In this episode of the Bharatvaarta, Roshan is joined by Aashish Chandorkar (Author, Public Policy Expert, and Commentator), Rajeev Mantri (Investor, Author, and Public Policy Commentator) and Srivatsa Subbanna (Management Consultant & Analytics Expert) to discuss the broad underpinnings of Globalization. The ongoing pandemic has exposed the fragility of our connected World and it has drawn reactions economically and socially from various coun...
Apr 12, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode of the Bharatvaarta podcast, we are joined by Jagatjit Sahu, a practitioner when it comes to fitness and fasting. This episode discusses the factors affecting immunity and steps one should take to improve one's inbuilt immunity. Jagatjit also talks about the importance of strength training and how it helps in fat loss. Tune in to this fascinating episode to get an insight into what it takes to build strenght and immunity. We must caution you that the purpose of this episode is to...
Apr 11, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode of the Bharatvaarta podcast we are joined by Public Policy Analysts & Commentators - Aashish Chandorkar and Rohit Jayaraman in company with Economist & Author, Bodhisattava. The episode discusses the ongoing lockdown in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants focus on what the impact has been thus far, some key events during this period, and possible exit strategies going forward. Tune in to understand more on what you can expect going forward. Bharatvaarta i...
Apr 04, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Namaste! In the first of our #PurvaPaksha series, we bring together two eminent personalities – Harsh Gupta and Sridhar Vembu, to speak about India’s Economic growth. Harsh is an Investor and Author. He has a deep understanding of Politics, Governance, and Culture that grounds his views on Economics in reality. He believes that India is underleveraged on our debt and that it is critical to our growth – that "we cannot wait for people to buy things cash down to fuel growth.” Sridhar is one of Ind...
Mar 28, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 8
- Impact of a lockdown on India’s economy - India’s response / what the Govt. should do - How the infection could pan out in India - Media’s reporting of Covid-19 globally - Impact of Covid-19 on Healthcare Policy
Mar 22, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Current context on where things are with Congress' Jyotiraditya Scindia's revolt and subsequently Chief Minister Kamal Nath's resignation | Key political Dynasties - the Scindias, the Singhs, the Shuklas & their significance | How MP impacted the Hindutva movement & Congress' dichotomy on State & National Positioning | What lies ahead for MP - who might lose/gain in the State & who might become Chief Minister
Mar 21, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 6
- Defining features of our foreign policy in last few years - Using trade as a foreign policy lever - Our relationship with China and Pakistan - Current status, recap of last few years and what lies ahead - Our relationship with USA - Long term relationship, threats to the relationship and more
Mar 14, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 5
- Impact of Coronavirus on Global markets - Is india prepared to deal with a full scale epidemic? - Transition from King Salman to MBS - What does this mean for India? - Crude prices and related market response - The YES Bank fiasco, it's learnings - Bank Recapitalization - Wishlist from the Fin Min - and much more.
Mar 10, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In Ep. 3 of our podcast, we talk about four aspects of governance in UP. * Importance of rapidly developing UP * Focus on law and order * Focus on healthcare * Hard infrastructure development - roads, railways etc.
Mar 07, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, we cover Delhi's Governance Structure, associated challenges, and alternative solutions. * History of Delhi's three-layer management - Central Govt., State Govt., and Municipal Corporations * Challenges of the model - how this plays out in today's context - some examples from the rest of the World * Solutions - should we move the capital / have multiple capitals / what are some alternates to consider
Mar 02, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Episode 1 of the Bharatvaarta Podcast (with Roshan Cariappa, Rohit Jayaraman, and Aashish Chandorkar) - Namaste Trump - the significance of the visit - Policies - H1B Visa, GSP, Defense Procurement - PM Modi’s objectives - a potential trade deal - Timing of the visit - wooing Indian American votes - US election update - Sanders wins Nevada - Democratic Nominee - frontrunners - Trump vs. Sanders/ Bloomberg / Biden - What this means to India
Feb 24, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 1
