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Earlier this month, the Indian government gave "Emergency Use"  authorization to two Covid vaccines (Covishield and Covaxin). The  government has also shared a detailed rollout plan. We have also seen  some states conduct a dry run successfully.   In this episode, Srivatsa Subbanna talks to Amit Paranjape (Tech  Entrepreneur) and Dr. Amit Thadhani (Surgeon) about the different kinds  of vaccines, the approved vaccines, how does India handle a programme of  this scale, communication strategy and more.   The podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker,  Stitcher, and other popular platforms. If you liked this episode, then  please rate, subscribe and share!  #Bharatvaarta #BVPolicy #CovidVaccine 

In this special live episode of Bharatvaarta, we will be discussing the  book "Unsung Valour: Forgotten Warriors Of Kurukshetra" with the authors  Saiswaroopa Iyer ji, Shivakumar GV ji, and Ranjith Radhakrishnan ji.  Did you know that a little-known Panchala prince, Yudhamanyu,  single-handedly defeated the great Duryodhana? Or that Shakuni was a valiant warrior on the battlefield? How did Iravan, the son of Arjuna by Naga Princess Ulupi, rout the whole  Gandhara armies all by himself? And how did the ageing king Bhagadatta, perched on his famed elephant  Supratika, defeat a whole army of the Pandavas led by Bhima?  The great war of Mahabharata which claimed the lives of 18 Akshauhinis  (nearly 4 million warriors) was not just a carnage of that order but a  battle that warrants a careful study from various angles to learn,  unlearn and relearn the dynamic and elusive nature of Dharma.   The authors' quantitative study showed that the 18 day war saw about 466  individual confrontations with the Pandava camp winning a lion's share  of 216 and Kaurava warriors scoring over 90 victories. It is by delving  into the perspectives of such warriors that we can get a close and yet  distant version of the legendary feud that claimed so many lives.   Indic Academy  called in for short stories about these warriors and  selected the best entries to publish the book as an anthology called  "Unsung Valour".  Tune in to the livestream Tuesday, 5th January, 7 PM onwards to be a  part of this engaging discussion. We will also hold a Q&A section at  the end to tackle viewer questions, so make sure to ask questions in  the live chat!

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the Akash missile export approval, Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial corridor, Jio tower attack 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). 

India is surrounded by hostile neighbours on both the eastern and  western borders. Considering this, there is a risk of armed conflict  along India's borders.  In this episode, we talk to Nitin Gokhale (National Security Analyst,  Co-founder - Bharatshakti.in and Stratnews Global) who is an expert in  strategic affairs and a specialist in understanding and covering armed  conflict.  Nitin has also a prolific author and has authored over half a  dozen books on military history, wars and insurgencies.  We will cover the possibility of an armed conflict, likelihood of a two  pronged war and its implications. In addition, we will cover the  Indo-China border standoff and the impact of Joe Biden's presidency on  Indo-US relations. We will also cover the Quad, domestic manufacturing  and how we can expect things to shape up in 2021.

Want to catch up on 2020's most important events? Watch 18 experts speak  about a variety of topics in Indian policy, politics, and culture and  look back on the year that was.   Agenda:  Team Bharatvaarta - Opening comments & Introduction Roshan Cariappa - Alternative Media Srivatsa Subbanna - Investments in Karnataka  Aashish Chandorkar - Production Linked Incentives  Ashutosh Muglikar - Atmanirbhar Bharat  Karan Bhasin - Agriculture Reforms  Harsh Gupta - Indian Economy post-COVID  Nirav Kanodra - Future of Banking in India  Rajeev Mantri - India's COVID response  Rohit Jayaraman - Indian political review 2020  Vivek Khaitan - Ramjanmabhoomi  Govind Agarwal - Indian Equity Markets 2020  Sunanda Vashisht - Kashmir - beyond 370A Amit Paranjape - Indian Startups 2020  Monica Jasuja - Fintech Update 2020  Abhishek Paul - India Sports 2020  Pallavi Kamat - Books of 2020  Hemang Palan - What does Bharatvaarta achieve? - A Listener's  Perspective

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was. This week, we'll be talking about COVID vaccine rollout,  India's Brexit deal, Bengaluru 2022 mission, 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).

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian  statesman who served three terms as the Prime Minister of India, first  for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998  to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004. A member of the  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he was the first Indian prime minister not  of the Indian National Congress to serve a full term in office. He was  also noted as a poet and a writer.  He was a member of the Indian Parliament for over five decades, having  been elected ten times to the Lok Sabha, the lower house, and twice to  the Rajya Sabha, the upper house.  He served as the Member of Parliament  for Lucknow, retiring from active politics in 2009. He was among the  founding members of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), of which he was  president from 1968 to 1972. The BJS merged with several other parties  to form the Janata Party, which won the 1977 general election. In March  1977, Vajpayee became the Minister of External Affairs in the cabinet of  Prime Minister Morarji Desai.  He resigned in 1979, and the Janata  alliance collapsed soon after. Former members of the BJS formed the BJP  in 1980, with Vajpayee its first president.  During his tenure as prime minister, India carried out the Pokhran-II  nuclear tests in 1998. Vajpayee sought to improve diplomatic relations  with Pakistan, travelling to Lahore by bus to meet with Prime Minister  Nawaz Sharif.  After the 1999 Kargil War with Pakistan, he sought to  restore relations through engagement with President Pervez Musharraf,  inviting him to India for a summit at Agra.  The administration of Narendra Modi declared in 2014 that Vajpayee's  birthday, 25 December, would be marked as Good Governance Day. In 2015,  he was conferred India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, by  the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. He died on 16 August 2018 of  age-related illness.

India's power sector is going through major transformation. A focus on clean and sustainable power generation sources has been driving this transformation over the last few years. Increasing urbanisation and industrialisation in the coming decades will mean that India will need access to reliable and clean power. As of September 2020, India's renewable capacity stood at 89.22 GW with a target of 227 GW by FY22. In this episode we have Mudit Jain(Head of Research - Tata Cleantech) and Rajat Seksaria (CEO - Acme Solar) talk to Srivatsa Subbanna about the challenges facing the distribution companies and why they continue to be loss-making, they then talk about the opportunities in the renewable sector and how the sector has evolved over the last decade. They then talk about the amendments to the Electricity act and how the government is looking to solarize agriculture potentially adding to new capacity generation and end with sharing their thoughts on the way ahead when it comes to the privatisation of discoms. This episode is a fascinating deep-dive into the power sector, its structure and how the entire industry has gone through a transformation and how the changes could shape the industry over the coming years. The podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker, Stitcher, and other popular platforms. If you liked this episode, then please rate, subscribe and share!

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the Wistron disturbance  in Karnataka, the revised GDP forecast, the 30GW renewable energy plant  in Kutch, 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).

In this episode, we speak to award-winning musician, Kaushal Inamdar, and noted television actress, Nivedita Tiwari, about how Indian traditions and culture are depicted in mainstream arts and cinema.  We begin this discussion with Kaushal ji explaining very eloquently how the representation of culture has evolved over time in our movies and music, while Nivedita ji speaks about the impact that OTT platforms have had on the kind of stories that are being told and how the focus has moved beyond metros to small towns and villages. We then discuss the politicization of arts – is this a recent phenomenon? Is there scope for activism through arts? Should the artist impose their own sensibilities into their art? And why are so many artists now of a Leftist persuasion? We end with suggestions from both guests on how we can sensitise artists and creators to native Indian traditions and culture, so there can be a more accurate reflection of the same in the mainstream arts and what the government can do to help the same. This is a fascinating, nuanced discourse in the ways art can impact society.  The 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.