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Back to SearchEpisode 300: India, Then and Now
Season 16 Episode 3
This week, Grand Tamasha commemorates the release of our 300th episode. We started this show as an experiment in the run-up to India’s 2019 general e…
6 hours ago
The Three Weeks That Made India
Season 16 Episode 2
The history of India’s independence is often told through a familiar set of stories: the end of the British Raj, the trauma of Partition, Nehru’s “tr…
1 week ago
The Truth About India’s Jobs Crisis
Season 16 Episode 1
Over the summer, thousands of young Indians took to the streets to demand sweeping reforms of the higher education sector. This unexpected wave of Ge…
2 weeks ago
The Forgotten Origins of Indian Liberalism
Season 15 Episode 24
Most conventional accounts of the origins of liberalism in India typically begin and end with the British. Indian thinkers are often depicted as enco…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Whose Constitution Is It Anyway?
Season 15 Episode 23
The making of India’s Constitution is usually told as the story of the few hundred prominent lawyers, politicians, and intellectuals who comprised th…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Dark Side of the H-1B Dream
Season 15 Episode 22
For decades, the H-1B visa program has been the centerpiece of America’s high-skilled immigration system.
To its defenders, it is a vital pipeline t…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
What Do Indians Think About the World?
Season 15 Episode 21
In democracies, we typically assume that public opinion on issues like jobs, the economy, and inflation matter for shaping policy and politics. But o…
3 months ago
India’s Nordic Connection
Season 15 Episode 20
India’s relations with Europe are often viewed through the lens of Brussels, Paris, Berlin, or London. But in recent years, India has also been deepe…
3 months, 1 week ago
BJP Ascendant at Home, Tested Abroad
Season 15 Episode 19
After the latest round of state elections, India’s political landscape looks more lopsided than at any time in the post-2014 era. The BJP claimed big…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Rethinking India’s Growth Story
Season 15 Episode 18
India’s growth numbers shape how we understand everything from jobs to investment to global standing. But what if those numbers don’t tell the full s…
3 months, 3 weeks ago