The Times Of India Podcast

A former student of a coaching class in Kota looks back at his time there, and with the benefit of hindsight evaluates the impact it had on him.

NCP member of Parliament Supriya Sule talks to TOI Plus's Alka Dhupkar about the defection of the party's MLAs and Ajit Pawar, the threat to her political future and what she expects from INDIA

Indian Medical Association's Dr Rajeev Jayadevan decodes three big studies that tracked patients of Covid-19 and what we need to keep in mind for future waves that will come.

Trade unionist Meena Menon talks about trade union leader Dr Datta Samant, the 1982 strike in Mumbai and how it ended up changing an industry, unions and a city

Accused of murdering her daughter and out on bail, Indrani Mukerjea talks about her recently-released memoir titled 'Unbroken', not seeking to change people's opinions of her and why the high-life wasn't all fun and games.

Prateek Raj, Assistant Professor of Strategy at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, talks about a letter he and other academics wrote on their worries about hate affecting India's economic growth. He also explains the long history behind hate speech creating a fertile ground for disaster and why he is still hopeful about India.

Author and senior fellow at King's College in London, Ayesha Siddiqa, talks to Harinder Baweja about the big political twists in Pakistan and how it results in the country's military growing in influence.

Actor Chrisann Pereira tells TOI's Bhavika Jain about how an audition for a web series in Sharjah went horribly wrong, her life in jail and the strange story behind her misfortunes.

Former police officer Julio Ribeiro, former editor Rahul Singh and prominent gynaecologist  Dr Rustom Soonawala reflect on seeing India become independent, its big successes in 76 years and where it could have done better.

Researchers Ghazala Jamil from JNU and Qudsiya Contractor from TISS talk to Chandrima Banerjee about myths regarding Muslim-dominated areas in cities and why they are easy targets for demolition drives.