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Ep 411: Vishal Nevatia Finds His True North
Season 1 Episode 411
Business and life can sometimes be seen more as a search for values than a quest for profit. Private equity pioneer Vishal Nevatia joins Amit Varma in episode 411 of The Seen and the Unseen to descri…
Published on 9 months ago
Ep 410: Shruti Rajagopalan Remembers the Angle of the Light
Season 1 Episode 410
She's an economist, an institution-builder, an ecosystem-nurturer and one of our finest thinkers. Shruti Rajagopalan joins Amit Varma in episode 410 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about her life …
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 409: Salil Tripathi and the Gujaratis
Season 1 Episode 409
He's lived a rich life as a journalist, a human rights activist, an author, a columnist -- and now he's written a great book on Gujaratis. Salil Tripathi joins Amit Varma in episode 409 of The Seen a…
Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep 408: Amitava Kumar Finds His Gulmohar Tree
Season 1 Episode 408
His earlier episodes on this show have been huge hits, and as he completes a trilogy of books, he returns to complete a trilogy of episodes. Amitava Kumar joins Amit Varma in episode 408 of The Seen …
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Ep 407: Sarbpreet Singh Finds His Sikhism
Season 1 Episode 407
He was born in Sikkim and lives in the USA, and in the course of engaging with his identity, has written powerful books of Sikh history, and revived its music. Sarbpreet Singh joins Amit Varma in epi…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
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 11 months, 1 week 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 11 months, 3 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago