Ep 269: The Life and Times of Nirupama Rao

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Introduction

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The Scene and the Unseen, a Weekly Podcast on Economics, Politics and Pitipal Science

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How to Build a Reading Habit

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The Fractured Hemalia - A New Perspective

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I Grew Up in a Very Cosmopolitan Environment.

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What Is the Best Recipe for a Diplomat?

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The Vision of My Parents

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How Do We Form a View of the World?

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What Was Your Sensation of India?

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My Fascination With History

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Trains, I'm Putting a Part of My Soul Into It

26:17 • 5min

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Is There an Information Overload?

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I Remember a Movie Theatre Called Killimanjaro

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You're in Luckno at One Point in Time

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All Airports Are a World Unto Their Own

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You've Been There, You Know?

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The Pandemic - What Day Was It?

49:41 • 2min

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How Do You Think About Time Per Se?

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Is It a Necessary Survival Mechanism for Indian Women?

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The Layers That Women Carry

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I Was Adamant, and I'm Not Changing My Mind.

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Women in the Foreign Service - What a Disappointment

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The Art of Clear Riding

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How I Learnt to Type Blind

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Computers and Laptops - What I Remember

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The Women in Diplomacy Are the Wives of Ambassadors

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Are Women More Resilient?

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Women Will Talk at the End, or They Won't Talk Much

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Copal Vienna

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The First Draft of History, Lick

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I Was Dealing With Estate Laborers in Shilanka, of People of Indian Origin.

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Diplomats, Are You Bringing Change in the World?

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I'm a South Indian Officer, and I Love Latin America

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Indian America - The Culture of a Pre Columbian America

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The Tribal Tendencies of India

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Are We Really a Modern Country?

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The Convergence in South America

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The Risks in Diplomacy

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Are You Taking a Party Line?

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How Do You Handle a Situation Like That?

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Is There a Danger That You Start Believing That Narrative?

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I'm Afraid That the Light Blinds You, Yo're in the Cave Too Long.

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The Importance of Diplomacy

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The Problem Isn't Geography, It's Nation States

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The Power of Integration

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The Importance of People to People Contact

02:35:04 • 6min

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Is There a Groundhog Day in International Relations?

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Is Foreign Policy Constrained by Domestic Policy?

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Political Rhetoric in India

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I'm Not in the System Anymore, Is It?

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Modernization Is Not About, You Know, Burkas

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You're a Wolf Howling at the New Moon

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I Agree With Everything You Said About the Hijab

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Music Can Unite People Through Culture

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Music as an Integrative Tol for India

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The Indo-Pakistan Project - The Music of the Indians

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How Did You Sing When You Were 50?

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The Love of Western Music to Day Basily

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Can You Sing Bingoli Songs?

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What Makes You Happy When You Wake Up in the Morning?

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How Do We Form Friendships in Adulthood?

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Nero and the Hedgehog

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What Are Your Thoughts on Them?

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The China Debate - If, If, What?

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I Don't Think I Have No, at Least I Didn't Come Across This.

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Indictna Nero - The One Thing I Would Indict Nero for Very Strongly

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The Key Contrast in Foreign Policy

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How Do We Look at the India China Problem?

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The Quad Is Not Other Members of Quad Are Not Going to Help Us on This An

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Foreign Minister - What Are the Areas of Hope?

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The Prime Minister's Advice to the Prime Minister

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'Nirupa Maji, Yet These Chinese Have Irritated Me So Much?'

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Is There a Book That I Love?

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