Podcast Episodes

Ep 406: Sathya Saran and the Shaping of the Indian Woman

Season 1 Episode 406

She worked with Femina for 26 years, 12 of them as editor. And she wrote numerous biographies after that. Sathya Saran joins Amit Varma in episode 406 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss Indian soc…

Published on 9 months ago

Ep 405: The Forces That Shaped Hinduism

Season 1 Episode 405

Every simple story about it is wrong: Hinduism contains multitudes. And it went into the directions it did for specific reasons. Manu Pillai joins Amit Varma in episode 405 of The Seen and the Unseen…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 404: Part 2: Devdutt Pattanaik and the Stories That Shape Us

Our societies, our norms, our values are all shaped by stories from the past. Devdutt Pattanaik joins Amit Varma in episode 404 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss his life, our society and why we …

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep 404: Part 1: Devdutt Pattanaik and the Stories That Shape Us

Our societies, our norms, our values are all shaped by stories from the past. Devdutt Pattanaik joins Amit Varma in episode 404 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss his life, our society and why we …

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep 404: Devdutt Pattanaik and the Stories That Shape Us

Season 1 Episode 404

Our societies, our norms, our values are all shaped by stories from the past. Devdutt Pattanaik joins Amit Varma in episode 404 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss his life, our society and why we …

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep 403: Shikha Dalmia Is the Unpopulist

Season 1 Episode 403

Populism is on the rise everywhere, and the long arc of history has bent away from freedom. Shikha Dalmia joins Amit Varma in episode 403 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss the derangements of our…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Ep 402: Ajay Shah Brings the Dreams of the 20th Century

Season 1 Episode 402

He's a polymath who cares deeply about the world, tries to understand it, and straddles many fields. He's played a key role over the last few decades in India's journey towards development. Ajay Shah…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 401: Finding Love in Modern India

Season 1 Episode 401

Bloody hell. The world has changed, society looks different, and men and women have to find new ways of relating to each other. We're not equipped for this. Sanjana Ramachandran and Samarth Bansal jo…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Ep 400: Life Lessons That Are Priceless

Season 1 Episode 400

It's episode 400, and on this special and unlikely occasion, Shruti Rajagopalan gets Amit Varma to chat about all the life lessons he has learnt during these eight years -- and favourite books, films…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 399: Divya Prakash Dubey: Ek Jeevani

Season 1 Episode 399

He's a bestselling writer who's brought Hindi literature into a modern age -- and he also writes films and tells stories. Divya Prakash Dubey joins Amit Varma in episode 399 of The Seen and the Unsee…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago