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सरकार और बाज़ार : कभी नीम नीम कभी शहद शहद. State-Corporate Relations in India.
In this episode, political scientist and economic historian Rohit Chandra (@rohitreads) gives an account of business-state relations in India over th…
5 years, 9 months ago
भारत में बैंकिंग : हुंडी से सरकारीकरण तक. History of Indian Banking Part 1.
What’s the history of banking in India? Do bank deposits lead to bank loans or is it the other way around? Why did coastal Karnataka spring up so man…
5 years, 9 months ago
भारतीय सेनाएँ ताल से ताल कैसे मिलाएँ? Jointness in India's Armed Forces.
Even today, India’s armed forces largely conduct their operations in silos. It is for this reason that the Chief of Defence Staff position was create…
5 years, 10 months ago
1857 की लड़ाई का आँखों देखा हाल. An Eyewitness Account of the 1857 War.
It’s rare to find a narration of earthshaking political events by a commoner of those times. That’s precisely why Vishnu Bhat Godse Varsaikar’s Maaza…
5 years, 10 months ago
आपातकाल की नीति. Social Protection in India.
Indian governments run hundreds of policies in the name of social protection. Given the adverse economic impact of COVID-19, the focus is back on the…
5 years, 11 months ago
हिंदी-उर्दू : इतिहास और राजनीतिकरण. Hindi Urdu Unity ft. Abhishek Avtans
This Puliyabaazi is a deep dive on the Hindi language - the origins, relationship with Urdu and Sanskrit, and about concerns over its imposition. We …
5 years, 11 months ago
भारतीय विदेश नीति : आधारस्तम्भ और प्रभावस्रोत. India's Foreign Policy Principles.
Why is India’s foreign policy the way it is? What are the principles and interests underlying India’s relationship with the world? What influence has…
6 years ago
गांधी टैगोर की पुलियाबाज़ी. The Gandhi Tagore Debates.
Between 1915 and 1941, Gandhi and Tagore wrote many letters to each other freely expressing viewpoints and often disagreeing with each other on core …
6 years ago
ताईवान : चीन की दुखती राग. Understanding Taiwan.
Chinese Taipei. Republic of China. Taiwan. All refer to the same country that has stood up to the People’s Republic of China’s arrogance in recent ye…
6 years, 1 month ago
चीन से कैसे निपटे? How to Address the China Threat.
षि जिनपिंग-संचालित चीन के अहंकार को तोड़ने के लिए भारत के पास क्या विकल्प है? चीनी कम्पनी के ऐप्प बैन करने के कदम के क्या फ़ायदे-नुक़सान है? आर्थिक क…
6 years, 1 month ago