The Sandip Roy Show
Express Audio
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
Episodes
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Jun 30, 2019 • 32min
27: Afghanistan's first openly gay person, Nemat Sadat
Sandip talks to Sadat about what made him finally come out, why people around him saw it as an act of cowardice and his skepticism of 'liberal' Islam.
Jun 16, 2019 • 44min
26: A sanctuary for all creatures great and small, with Anjali Gopalan
LGBTQ rights activist and the founder of Naz foundation, Anjali Gopalan, on the way we treat our animals and what that says about us as a society.
Jun 2, 2019 • 36min
25: Close to the Bone, with Lisa Ray
In this episode, Lisa Ray talks about being boxed into the category of a "sex symbol", the problem of hypersexuality in Bollywood, her struggles with eating disorders and more.
May 19, 2019 • 35min
24: What it means to be secular in India today, with Harsh Mander
Writer and human rights activist Harsh Mander on the threat that we face as a nation and the need for fraternity in our society.
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.
