The Sandip Roy Show
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What makes people tick? What are the stories they carry with them? In a world of shouting heads, veteran journalist, radio commentator and novelist Sandip Roy sits down to have real conversations about the fascinating world around us and the people who shape it. Catch these engaging interviews every other Sunday
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May 30, 2021 • 45min
77: Dr Gagandeep Kang addresses the concerns around India's vaccine policy
In this episode, Sandip talks to Dr Gagandeep Kang, who addresses the concerns around India’s vaccine policy.
May 16, 2021 • 41min
76: Ghazala Wahab on what it means to be an 'Indian Muslim' today
Discussing the the changing face of Indian Islam, and what it really means to be an ‘Indian Muslim’ today.
May 2, 2021 • 1h 1min
75: Sharmila Tagore remembers Satyajit Ray on his 100th birth anniversary
Renowned actor Sharmila Tagore joins Sandip to celebrate this occasion, take a look back at his films, and talk about what made him stand apart from others.
Apr 18, 2021 • 39min
74: Memories of food and what's missing on our plate, with Anumitra Dastidar and Shalini Krishan
Sandip talks to the co-founder of Edible Archives, a restaurant-cum-research centre in Goa that is spearheading a new way to think about food memory and food heritage.
Apr 4, 2021 • 48min
73: The conundrum of BJP's meteoric rise in Bengal, with Neelanjan Sircar and Sajjan Kumar
In this episode, Sandip is joined by political analyst Sajjan Kumar and Neelajan Sircar, assistant professor of political science at Ashoka University, to talk about the West Bengal state polls 2021.
Mar 21, 2021 • 34min
72: Anuja Chauhan on the pleasures of murder and perils of romance
Anuja Chauhan joins Sandip to talk about her new novel, the politics of Delhi (and Bangalore) clubs, the perils of writing romance in the time of ‘love-jihad’, and more.
Mar 7, 2021 • 29min
71: What's next for Bihar after Lalu and Nitish? – with Santosh Singh
Sandip talks to Indian Express' Associate Editor Santosh Singh about what Bihar politics will look like after Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad's lasting impact on the state, and his latest book – JP to BJP: Bihar After Lalu and Nitish.
Feb 21, 2021 • 44min
70: Stephen Alter on what Uttarakhand tells us about fragility of Himalaya
Author Stephen Alter on what the history of Himalaya can tell us about the present, lessons we can learn from past disasters, and his latest book ‘Wild Himalaya’.
Feb 7, 2021 • 40min
69: Dr Gagandeep Kang on the mystery of India's declining COVID numbers
In this episode, microbiologist Dr Gagandeep Kang and Sandip Roy discuss why South Asian and Sub-Saharan countries have shown higher seropositivity than the West, why vaccinations are necessary but not enough and the pressing need for more clinical research.
Jan 24, 2021 • 34min
68: Harsh Mander on how India's Covid strategy forgot its most vulnerable
Social activist Harsh Mander on how the pandemic has impacted the country's most vulnerable, his own harrowing experience of getting COVID-19, and his latest book Locking Down the Poor: The Pandemic and India’s Moral Centre.
