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संवाद # 48: Sudhanshu Mani on 500+ Vande Bharat trains, privatisation in Indian Railways & why Kavach is bigger innovation than Vande Bharat
Sudhanshu Mani is a former officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, where he served for 38 years. He retired as the general man…
4 years, 2 months ago
संवाद # 47: Kedar Phalke on Shivaji Maharaj, his vision for Hindu State, people, military & economy
Kedar Phalke is a historian of medieval India who has written several books on the Maratha Empire.
4 years, 2 months ago
संवाद # 46: Gopi Shankar Madurai on problem with the West’s approach to LGBTQI+ issues & need for Indian way
Gopi Shankar Madurai is an equal rights and indigenous rights activist. He was one of the youngest, and the first openly intersex and genderqueer, ca…
4 years, 2 months ago
संवाद # 45: Priyam Gandhi-Mody gives inside story of Narendra Modi’s thinking behind Covid-19 decisions
Priyam Gandhi-Mody is a strategist specializing in political communication. She frequently writes political non-fiction and ‘A Nation To Protect’ is …
4 years, 2 months ago
संवाद # 44: Vaibhav Singh on Imran Khan’s mistakes, why Army removed him & assessment of General Bajwa
Vaibhav Singh is founder of Defensive Offence and Co-founder of DO Politics.
4 years, 3 months ago
संवाद # 43: Sudhanshu Mani, creator of Train18/Vande Bharat Express & Ex-General Manager of Indian Railways
Sudhanshu Mani is a former officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, where he served for 38 years. He retired as the general man…
4 years, 3 months ago
संवाद # 42: Dr Tripurdaman Singh on Indian State Vs Society, Nehru-isation of republic, Nehru Vs Jinnah, Modi’s India
Dr Tripurdaman Singh is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and a Visiting Fellow at…
4 years, 4 months ago
संवाद # 41: J Sai Deepak on success & critics, hijab issue, blasphemy, marital rape, cancel culture
J. Sai Deepak is an engineer-turned-litigator, practising as an arguing counsel primarily before the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Del…
4 years, 4 months ago
संवाद # 40: Rohit Pathania decodes AAP’s landslide win in Punjab, future of Congress, BJP & Akalis
Rohit Pathania is an author, analyst and observer with varied interests in politics, history and environment.
4 years, 4 months ago
संवाद # 39: Nityānanda Miśra on gambling (dyūta) in Mahābhārata and ancient India
Nityānanda Miśra is an author based in Mumbai. He works in the investment banking industry. He has edited and authored eight books in Sanskrit, Hindi…
4 years, 4 months ago