The Times Of India Podcast

Dr  K. Srinath Reddy, who is honorary distinguished professor at the Public Health Foundation of India, decodes a WHO report on hypertension, or high blood pressure, which says Indians are largely undiagnosed and untreated for the condition.

Former MP and vice president of the RLD, Shahid Siddiqui, talks with Harinder Baweja about BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's abuse-filled speech in Parliament and why he feels the action taken is inadequate. He also reveals why he remains hopeful about the future of the Muslim community in India.

Former Indian ambassador Anil Trigunayat and Jeff Nankivell, President and CEO of Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, explain what to expect in India-Canada ties after they hit a new low. 

Tushar Chakrabarty, Senior Analyst at PRS Legislative Research, talks about the history of the women's reservation bill. Then, political columnist Radhika Ramaseshan explains why previous attempts at passing the bill failed, the political gains from this move and whether it could change politics.

The last of a generation of double decker buses has driven into the Mumbai sunset. Gopal MS, who chronicles the city on the social media handle Mumbai Paused, talks about the magic of the double decker. Then Vidyadhar Date, author and head of a BEST commuter group, talks about the larger problems the city's bus system is facing.

A representative of the fireworks industry, an expert on air pollution and two senior TOI journalists weigh in on states banning fireworks during Diwali and the fallout.

Professor Suhas Palshikar examines the 'one nation, one election' plan and breaks down the issues at stake.

A new campaign seeks to get people to visit the homes of people from other religions or castes. Shabnam Hashmi, who is heading the campaign, talks to Alka Dhupkar about the aim of the initiative and people participating in the campaign talk about their experiences.

Author of 'The Last Courtesan', Manish Gaekwad talks about chronicling his mother's life, the death of kothas in Mumbai and how his mother adapted to life after leaving the kotha.

As India conducts solar and lunar missions, author and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik talks about how the celestial bodies feature in our myths and through them in our lives.