Much has changed in Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. We did a podcast earlier last year featuring Sunanda Vashist and Mr. Sreemoy Talukdar detailing some of the societal changes that have happened since. In this episode, we have two prominent voices in the Kashmiri pandit community, Dr. Surinder Kaul and Shri Virinder Kaul. Shri. Virinder Kaul is an activist who has been involved in the Kashmiri pandit community's struggles since 1990 in Jammu. He was part of a dedicated team...
Jul 01, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 128
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram). #Bharatvaarta #BVWeekly
Jun 29, 2021•30 min
In this edition of our #LongIndia Series, we are privileged to speak with Mr. Shridhar Venkat, CEO of the Akshaya Patra Foundation; facilitators of the world's largest mid-day meal program, serving wholesome food to over 1.8 million children from 19,000+ schools all over India. Mr. Venkat has been with the foundation for 16 years now and has also held leadership positions across prominent multinational like Philips and Cisco. His search for an existential purpose in life made him quit his corpor...
Jun 24, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Monica Jasuja is a senior executive with extensive experience in building innovative digital products for the financial services industry. She is passionate about creating solutions in the digital payments space. Ritu Bhandari is Head of Research, Smahi Foundation of Policy and Research. She is a Chartered Accountant, with extensive experience working in the banking industry. She has co-authored a research report titled "Digital Payments in India - An Atmanirbhar India pioneering and leading the...
Jun 22, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 126
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram). #Bharatvaarta #BVWeekly
Jun 20, 2021•31 min•Ep. 1
Sanjeev Sanyal is the Principal Economic Advisor to the Government of India. He joined the government at a time Indian economy was in a transition phase. This got worse with the ongoing pandemic. In this discussion, Sanjeev talked about the impact of the pandemic on the economy. He explained the economic difference between the first and the second waves. Sanjeev also commented on the high frequency indicators being relatively strong but the growth forecasts being muted. Sanjeev also commented on...
Jun 17, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 125
In line with ICC's goal of having one tournament for each format of the game, the World Test Championship is a bi-ennial tournament to find the best test team in the world. Earlier attempts to hold this tournament had failed, this is the first time a team will be declared as "World Test Champions". India and New Zealand go head-to-head in the first World Test Championship final to be held at the Ageas Bowl from 19th June 2021. To understand the signficance of this event and analyse the teams, we...
Jun 15, 2021•53 min
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week we discuss Apple creating 20k jobs in India, States offer fiscal incentives to businesses, Tata Digital's investment in 1 Mg and more. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaa...
Jun 13, 2021•27 min
India bureaucracy is quite unique in its structure, in that it was created by the British for their administrative needs and in independent India, the systems and the processes have been gradually adjusted to align with evolving demands of statecraft. Yet there is a feeling that these changes are neither fast enough nor adequate. We discussed these issues with Shri Avinash Dharmadhikari. Shri Dharmadhikari was a freelance journalist and a social activist before writing the UPSC and entering the ...
Jun 10, 2021•50 min•Ep. 125
The Pallavas and Chalukyas were some of the most influential kingdoms of South India. Their art, architecture, and culture were the defining traits of Ancient South Indian history, and their eternal architectural battles against each other resulted in some of the most awe-inspiring structures India has ever seen. To explore the depth of Pallava and Chalukya Architecture, authors Gurpreet Chopra and Bharath wrote the book "Pallavas and Chalukyas - Coopetition in Stone". This coffee table book is ...
Jun 08, 2021•58 min
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram). #Bharatvaarta #BVWeekly
Jun 06, 2021•33 min
IIT Kanpur hosts India's National Blockchain Project which is working on several eGovernance ideas. This discussion features two experts related to eGovernance. Professor Abhay Karandikar is best known for his work in the telecommunications sector in India. Professor Karandikar is an engineer who taught for several years at IIT Bombay, has been associated with institutions like C-DAC, Telecom Standards Development Society of India and is a part time member of TRAI. He has been the Director at II...
Jun 03, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Cryptocurrency has been one of the most hotly debated topics in recent times. On this podcast we speak with Akshay BD (ex-Uber, Startup Advisor & Investor) and Rameesh Kailasam (CEO - Indiatech.org, Policy Expert & Columnist) on the nuances of how crypto will impact India, specifically. Akshay begins the discussion by laying out the immense possibilities crypto holds for India as an asset, currency, and technology - from wealth creation to innovation and then Rameesh speaks of the policy...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 121
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).
May 30, 2021•32 min
Over the last couple of months, the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged through India. It has been a difficult time for all of us and indeed, most of us have been personally affected. There is plenty of interest both at home and abroad about the status of the pandemic and the measures taken by the Modi administration to combat it. In this special episode of Bharatvaarta, conducted in collaboration with Conservative Friends of the Commonwealth, we spoke to veteran journalist Anil Pad...
May 27, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Tzar Labs and Epigeneres Biotech have jointly developed a new cancer test, which is non-invasive, has diagnostic as well as prognostic value and is easy to administer and scale up. They have conducted trials on a large sample of 1000 cases and their test has worked very well.Ashish Tripathi of Tzar Labs and Anish Tripathi of Epigeneres spoke to Bharatvaarta about their innovation and answered many questions posed specifically by medical professionals, which Bharatvaarta had crowd-sourced.The two...
May 25, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 119
As part of India's response to Covid-19, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) appointed a committee of experts fro within the Indian scientific community, and to arrive at a “COVID-19 India National Supermodel". The objective of this committee was to make projections about the progress of the disease over time, both at national and state levels. One of the key members of this committee is our guest, Prof. Manindra Agrawal. Prof. Manindra Agrawal is a professor at the Department of Comp...
May 24, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 118
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).
May 23, 2021•33 min
Tuhin Sinha and Suraj 'Clark' Prasad have authored a book Mission Schenzen, to be released in June 2021 by Bloomsbury. This discussion features the authors and also a conversation with Mr Maroof Raza, India's foremost defence expert and commentator. Tuhin and Clark talk about the limits of fiction and its resemblance with real life. Tuhin is in fact a professional script writer who has written for films and television. Suraj is a professional working with leading firms around the world and uses ...
May 20, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Shri DV Sridharan is a noted social worker, environment and water conservation enthusiast and a guiding light for several known and unspoken social causes, especially in the Indic domain. DV ji as he is called by his friends and followers, has been at the forefront of spreading positivity about India and the good things happening around us. DV ji started a website Good News India with his own money and his singular personal efforts in 2001. He used to go around the country talking to individuals...
May 18, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 116
On this episode of the Long India Series, listen to Economist, Author, and Investor, Harsh Gupta, speak about why he is bullish about India’s growth. Harsh’s much acclaimed book, A New Idea of India, which he co-authored with friend and investor, Rajeev Mantri, is a compelling analysis of India’s social, economic, and political conditions and a prognosis for its imminent rise to power. In 2017, Harsh introduced ‘Modinomics’ as an overarching term to describe Prime Minister Modi’s policies and in...
May 16, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 115
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram). #Bharatvaarta #BVWeekly
May 16, 2021•35 min
The Central Vista Redevelopment Project, or the revamp of the power corridor of the country, envisages a new triangular Parliament building, a common Central Secretariat, the revamping of the 3km-long Rajpath from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate and new residences for the Prime Minister and the Vice-President. Ever since the Bhumi Pujan in December 2020, it has come under attack from various corners.On this episode, Aashish (Author, Columnist, Public Policy Expert) and Nirav (Banker, Public...
May 11, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 114
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram). #Bharatvaarta #BVWeekly
May 09, 2021•33 min
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram). #Bharatvaarta #BVWeekly
May 02, 2021•30 min
Pune Platform for Covid Relief (PPCR) is an industry led initiative in Pune, to help augment the medical infrastructure of the city, which was the epicentre of Wave 1 of the pandemic and is also hit hard in Wave 2. PPCR is supported by the Maharatta Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (MCCIA) and its members diligently. PPCR is only supplementary to the administration's efforts and does not seek to replace any government-led initiatives. The companies of Pune have raised resources to ...
May 01, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 113
This years IPL has had its share of close games and scintillating performances so far. There have been a few surprises, with CSK leading the pack after a disappointing outing last season. DC and RCB are also in the hunt for playoff places, with Mumbai having won 3 games out of the first 6. We look back at the games from last week with Abhishek Paul(@abhility), Mahek Vyas(mahektetweet), Nirav Kanodra (@niravstoons) & Srivatsa Subbanna (@s_srivats). They also look at some of the best performan...
May 01, 2021•38 min
In this episode of the #LongIndia series we speak to Binu Verma and Ramesh Balasundaram, Founders of of Bal Utsav. Binu and Ramesh quit their corporate careers and have spent over a decade working to reform government schools in Karnataka, enabling children to access quality education through their NGO, Bal Utsav. They are trying to affect change along the four key axes of financing, infrastructure, teaching, and community development. In this episode, we speak about their journey thus far, the ...
Apr 30, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Advocate Lokenath Chatterjee is the BJP candidate for the Ballygunge assembly constituency in the ongoing West Bengal assembly elections. His seat went to polls on April 26th in the seventh phase of the election, He is an alumnus of Don Bosco, Park Circus and prestigious law university NUJS. Adv Chatterjee has worked with the BJYM, the youth wing of his party and was a lawyer for several key cases in the cultural sphere since 2016. His association with cases around Durga Puja immersions and Ram ...
Apr 26, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 111
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).
Apr 25, 2021•34 min
