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
May 5, 2019 • 30min
23: People with mental illnesses and their right to vote, with Ratnaboli Ray
Ratnaboli Ray, the founder of Anjali, a mental health rights organization in Kolkata, talks to Sandip about the challenges and her efforts of getting people with mental illnesses to cast their votes.
Apr 21, 2019 • 37min
22: Understanding the Indian Constitution, with Gautam Bhatia
In this episode, Sandip speak to lawyer and legal scholar Gautam Bhatia about his new book 'The Transformative Constitution: A Radical Biography in Nine Acts'.
Apr 7, 2019 • 33min
21: Decoding Indian Elections, with Prannoy Roy
In this episode, Sandip talks to the man who, in many ways, brought elections to our living rooms.
Mar 24, 2019 • 35min
20: The BDSM scene in India, with the Kinky Collective
Journeys into the world of kink and the learnings that we can all take from the BDSM community.
Mar 10, 2019 • 23min
19: Ruskin Bond, The Man with the Golden Pen
In this episode, Sandip talks to the beloved author, Ruskin Bond, about his journey as a writer so far.
Feb 24, 2019 • 33min
18: Coming Out as Dalit, with Yashica Dutt
Journalist Yashica Dutt talks about how she passed as being upper caste and what made her finally come out as Dalit.
Feb 10, 2019 • 27min
17: Discovering Shakespeare in Bollywood, with Jonathan Gil Harris
Author Jonathan Gil Harris explains how Bollywood films are closely related to the work of Shakespeare and how the 'masala' genre celebrates India's cultural diversity.
Jan 27, 2019 • 31min
16: The Great Smog of India with Siddharth Singh
Jan 13, 2019 • 21min
15: Feminism, writing and mythology in the age of #metoo, with Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
Dec 23, 2018 • 33min
14: End the year by learning to build on your failures, with Shabnam Aggarwal
Shabnam Aggarwal talks of the risk she took to follow her dream, and the lessons she learned when she failed.
