The Times Of India Podcast
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Jul 17, 2023 • 18min
From Himachal Pradesh to Delhi, how to deal with future floods
Jagdish Krishnaswamy, an ecohydrologist and dean of the School of Environment and Sustainability at IIHS, talks about the lessons from the floods in North India this year and what we need to do to prepare for future floods.
Jul 14, 2023 • 36min
Does ideology matter in Indian politics anymore?
Do the latest political developments in Maharashtra indicate ideology is irrelevant for political parties? Political scientist and author Suhas Palshikar explains the importance of ideology for political parties and why parties would do well to have one in an election year.
Jul 13, 2023 • 20min
Rohit Pawar weighs on the Pawar battle in NCP
Rohit Pawar talks to Bhavika Jain about his uncle's (Ajit Pawar's) decision to split the party, what it means for the Pawar family and how his granduncle Sharad Pawar is dealing with it.
Jul 12, 2023 • 29min
The missing women in Bollywood films
Dr Lakshmi Lingam, who led a TISS study on women in Hindi films, talks about what Bollywood films continue to get wrong about women and what needs to change to reach out to a bigger audience.
Jul 10, 2023 • 24min
Ask Devdutt Pattanaik: How the kanwar yatra became a rage
Author and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explains the origins of the kanwar yatra, the mythology at the centre of it and its significance.
Jul 7, 2023 • 20min
'It will be difficult for Ajit Pawar to sustain himself on intellectual ability'
Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan talks to Alka Dhupkar about his experience of working with Ajit Pawar, how he sees politics in Maharashtra playing out and the challenge for opposition parties
Jul 5, 2023 • 20min
Why Ajit Pawar's rebellion could backfire
Political commentator and analyst Sujata Anandan talks to Alka Dhupkar about whether Sharad Pawar could have prevented his nephew's rebellion, what this means for state and national politics and why the split could backfire on Ajit Pawar.
Jul 3, 2023 • 23min
How Wagner group's mutiny could hit Putin
Ben Dalton from research group New America talks to Pinaki Chakraborty about Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny in Russia, what it means for Vladimir Putin and the future of the Ukraine war.
Jun 30, 2023 • 35min
Ask Devdutt Pattanaik: Why we can't accept our gods using slang
Author and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explain the reasons behind the outrage over a recent film in which mythical characters speak in a more colloquial fashion. He explains why with some epics it's difficult to accept characters who speak like us.
Jun 28, 2023 • 27min
'Candlelight protests don't have an effect on people'
Rehana Fathima was recently exonerated in a case of obscenity and child abuse that was filed against her over a video. She talks to Alka Dhupkar about why she protests for multiple causes, why she chooses unique ways of protest and the toll it's taken on her life.
