Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAarti Shahani on Her Indian-American Immigrant Story
Season 3 Episode 11
If you listen to National Public Radio, chances are you’ve heard the journalist Aarti Shahani report on some of the biggest technology stories in the…
6 years, 5 months ago
Author Madhuri Vijay on Her Award-Winning Book, “The Far Field”
Season 3 Episode 10
In the wake of her mother's untimely death, a young woman from Bangalore--born into a life of privilege--drops everything and travels to the opposite…
6 years, 5 months ago
Tanvi Madan on the U.S.-India-China “Fateful Triangle”
Season 3 Episode 9
Since the end of the Cold War, it has become commonplace to view America’s relationship with India through the prism of China. But a new book by the …
6 years, 6 months ago
Jessica Seddon on India’s Air Pollution Crisis
Season 3 Episode 8
In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a list of the 15 most polluted cities in the world. 14 of the 15 were in India. This is a trou…
6 years, 6 months ago
Trump’s India Trip, Delhi Riots, and India in American Domestic Politics
Season 3 Episode 7
This week, Milan sits down with podcast regulars Sadanand Dhume of the American Enterprise Institute and the Wall Street Journal and Tanvi Madan of t…
6 years, 6 months ago
Adam Auerbach and Gabi Kruks-Wisner on How the Poor Navigate the Indian State
Season 3 Episode 6
If the poor represent a majority of voters in India, why doesn’t this electoral power translate into better quality government services? Why are some…
6 years, 6 months ago
Amit Ahuja on the Roots of Dalit Politics
Season 3 Episode 5
India is home to over 200 million Dalits, formerly known as “untouchables,” who have historically occupied the bottom rung of the Hindu caste hierarc…
6 years, 6 months ago
Pramit Bhattacharya on the Crisis in India’s Economic Data
Season 3 Episode 4
“The credibility of India’s official statistics has hit rock-bottom in recent years.” This is the conclusion reached by Milan’s guest on the show thi…
6 years, 7 months ago
Jerry Rao on The Past, Present, and Future of Conservatism in India
Season 3 Episode 3
In 2015, the historian Ramachandra Guha wrote an essay in the Indian magazine Caravan that ruffled a lot of feathers. Guha remarked that while India …
6 years, 7 months ago
Republic Day Episode: Madhav Khosla on India’s Founding Moment
Season 3 Episode 2
On January 26, 2020—Republic Day—India celebrated the 70th anniversary of its landmark Constitution. This milestone comes at a time when India is eng…
6 years, 7 months ago