The Sandip Roy Show
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
Latest episodes
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.
Jan 10, 2021 • 39min
67: The A to Z of ghosts and monsters of India, with Rakesh Khanna
Rakesh Khanna, the founder of Blaft Publications, talks about his new book which is an encyclopedia of ‘Ghosts, Monsters and Demons of India’.
Dec 27, 2020 • 52min
66: Why the BJP keeps winning, with Vinay Sitapati
Political scientist Dr Vinay Sitapati talks to Sandip about this latest book, Jugalbandi: The BJP before Modi.
Dec 13, 2020 • 43min
65: Dr Shashi Tharoor on the gap between nationalism and patriotism in India
Dr Shashi Tharoor on who does nationalism really mean in the Indian context, and how it is different from patriotism.
Nov 29, 2020 • 38min
64: Why India's better placed to do a huge vaccine roll-out than most other countries, according to Dr Giridhar R Babu
Sandip speaks with epidemiologist Dr Giridhar R Babu about the great vaccine race, and whether millions of COVID-19 infections are being undercounted.
