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The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the Ease of living Index of cities, 50th anniversary of Gavaskar's debut, Record FDI inflows and more. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).  #Bharatvaarta​ #BVWeekly

It has been a year of Bharatvaarta; we published our first episode  (“Namaste Trump”) on Feb 25th 2020. Since, we have recorded over 125  podcasts, interviewed the likes of Amish Tripathi, Sridhar Vembu, and  Smriti Irani, and covered various topics within Politics, Policy, and  Culture. In this episode, Ravi Shankar (Author, Columnist, PR Expert)  talks to Bharatvaarta Host, Roshan Cariappa, about the genesis of  Bharatvaarta, what makes the podcast unique, and what we have coming up  in the future.   This one is for our community! Thank you for all of the love and  support. We will continue to bring you more enriching perspectives on  important matters in the time to come. This Bharatvaarta podcast is  available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker, Stitcher, and  other popular platforms. If you like this episode, then please rate,  subscribe and share! For more information, do check out  www.bharatvaarta.in.

The Indian Government has released guidelines for regulating OTT streaming platforms and digital news media. Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad ji and Prakash Javadekar ji, said these are for “empowering the ordinary users of social media.” Joining us in discussing the impact of this, are Neha Joshi, (Social Activist and the National Media Co-Incharge of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha) and Aashish Chandorkar (Author, Columnist, & Social Media Commentator). They explain the proposed regulations, background to why this was necessitated, the argument of free speech and cost of compliance, the nuances of significant and non-significant platforms, challenges in grouping of digital news outlets with OTT platforms, and what this signals going forward in terms of relations between the Government and digital platforms. This is a comprehensive discussion on an important policy measure with wide-ranging implications. This podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker, Stitcher, and other popular platforms. If you like this episode, then please rate, subscribe and share! For more information, do check out www.bharatvaarta.in.

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the results of the  Gujarat Municipal polls, the Indo-Pak ceasefire, the Narendra Modi  stadium, positive GDP growth in Q3, and more. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel  and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at  Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on  Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on  Instagram).  #Bharatvaarta #BVWeekly

Kerala is scheduled to go to the polls in May. Politically, it has  largely been bi-polar, with power alternating between the CPI(M)-led  Left Democratic Front and the Congress led United Democratic Front.  While the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government has praised for having  delivered welfare schemes efficiently during the Kerala Floods of 2018,  it’s recent mishandling of the COVID pandemic and also the spate of  scams has cast a shadow on its performance. In the UDF, the Congress’  decline politically has mirrored the rise of the Muslim League who are  now a more assertive ally, causing tensions between various allied  demographics. The Kerala Congress (Mani) split, with K M Mani's son Jose K Mani,  allying with the LDF has made matters grave. Meanwhile, the BJP has seen  a groundswell of support in recent times led by Prime Minister Modi’s  own popularity; he has inaugurated multiple infrastructure projects in  the State, recently, including the 2,000-MW Pugalur-Thrissur high  voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission corridor. On this episode, we are joined by political experts and commentators, Ananth Krishna Subhalakshmy and Rohit Jayaraman for a deep dive analysis  of what factors could influence the results of this upcoming election.  This podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker,  Stitcher, and other popular platforms.If you like this episode, then  please like, subscribe and share! For more information, do check out  www.bharatvaarta.in.

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about China releasing images of the Galwan clash, Telecom sector PLI scheme announcement, E Sreedharan joining BJP,  Punjab local polls, and more. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).  #Bharatvaarta​ #BVWeekly

Guy Sorman is a French-American professor, columnist, author, and public intellectual in economics and philosophy. He has written twenty books that promote the ideals of creativity and modern capitalism. Sorman was a founder of a French NGO, Action against Hunger (ACF), in 1979 and was its President until 1990, when he became its Honorary President. He is the global advisor of the South Korean President. Sorman has held many government positions in France. Guy Sorman has also written many articles regarding globalization and Asia's growing economy. In his "What is the West?",(2008) he claimed the term "westernization" is vague, and it is hard to draw a line between the west and the east. 'A New Idea of India’ is an endeavour to ask the important, unresolved questions about India’s past & future. This book has been co-authored by popular political and policy commentators, Harsh Gupta and Rajeev Mantri . In this free-flowing conversation, Harsh and Rajeev explain why they wrote the book and delve into the nuances of the book’s key ideas.They address the fundamental question of why ideas are important and how they affects politics and policy, following which they debate the ‘Idea of India'. Along the way, they compare and contrast the heritage and aspirations of a millennia old civilization with a fledgling nation of seven decades. In that, this book captures the zeitgeist of our times.Listen to this fascinating conversation with the authors on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker, Stitcher, and other popular platforms. If you liked this episode, then please rate, subscribe and share!

We are at the mid-way point of the India-England series. In addition,  the IPL mini-auction has thrown in a few surprises. In this episode, we  have Abhishek Paul (@abhility), Shrikant Subramanian (@homeropines)  & Srivatsa Subbanna (@s_srivats) look back at the first two tests  and look ahead to what can be expected from the pink ball test and the  last test at Ahmedabad. We also look at how some of the new acquisitions  could affect the franchises.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel  and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at  Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on  Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on  Instagram).  #Bharatvaarta #BVSports

Radhika Gupta is the MD & CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Funds. She is India’s only woman head of a major asset manager and is a very popular voice on social media, as well – LinkedIn recognized her recently as among the top 10 voices on Finance and Economy in the World.   In this conversation, Radhika describes why she is optimistic about India this new decade, how India’s perception has changed over generations, how the retail investor’s confidence has increased tremendously in that time, and finally – what she sees as opportunities for young Indians. This is a fascinating conversation, one that will leave you with a lot of hope and optimism for the country.  This podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker, Stitcher, and other popular platforms. If you like this episode, then please rate, subscribe and share! For more information, do check out www.bharatvaarta.in.

In this episode, we have Ruchir Sharma (@ruchirsharma_1, Media Critic)  and Vishal Ganesan (@vjgtweets, curator @hindooHistory) back to discuss  India’s perception in the World and how we can shape that narrative. We  begin by discussion recent events where American celebrities like  Rihanna (Singer, Performer) and Mia Khalifa (Adult Actor) along with Swedish Environment Activist, Greta Thunberg, among others tweeted out  in support of the Indian Farmers’ agitation against the government. Ruchir explains the mechanics of the ‘toolkit’ that was revealed  inadvertently, while Vishal explains the perception of diaspora in the US and why they should strive to better understand what is happening in India. We discuss the MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) response and what we  should do further to counter narratives that hurt India’s standing in  the World. We then move on to discussing what India’s global narrative  could be, how we can promote that in various channels, and how we can  make this bipartisan policy irrespective of change of governments.   This is a fascinating deep dive into civilizational and cultural aspects  that impact everyday issues in the World. This podcast is available on  YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker, Stitcher, and other popular  platforms. If you like this episode, then please rate, subscribe and  share! For more information, do check out www.bharatvaarta.in.