Rukmini Shrinivasan on What Data Can and Cannot Tell Us

Ideas of India

Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 46

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Episode description

In this episode, Shruti speaks with Rukmini about her book, "Whole Numbers and Half Truths: What Data Can and Cannot Tell Us About Modern India." They discuss Indians' multifaceted identities, endogamy, preference falsification and much more. Rukmini is a data journalist who writes columns for Mint, IndiaSpend and other publications. She has also written for HuffPost India, The Hindu and The Times of India. Additionally, she hosts a pandemic mini-podcast called The Moving Curve.

Recorded January 24th, 2022

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