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Times Of India
The Times of India podcast expands storytelling and reportage from India’s largest newsroom. We put the spotlight on ideas, people and stories that matter from Monday to Friday. To read views and analysis, please subscribe to TOI+ at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus
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Jun 2, 2023 • 17min
'In my eyes the protesting wrestlers are already winners'
Olympian swimmer Nisha Millet talks about what the wrestlers' protest has achieved, her own experience of sexual harassment as an athlete and why she won't stay silent about the protest.

May 31, 2023 • 17min
How Chennai emerged Super Kings of IPL again
TOI's Akaash Dasgupta joins us to talk about the IPL season, that dramatic finale and what happens if Dhoni doesn't turn up to play next year.

May 29, 2023 • 28min
The man who designed India's new Parliament
Bimal Patel, the architect and urban planner behind the Central Vista project that includes the new Parliament building, talks about why most people will be pleasantly surprised by his work and the perils of working in polarised times.

May 26, 2023 • 18min
Freeing fishermen from government net
Journalist and activist Jatin Desai talks to TOI's Bhavika Jain about how hundreds of fishermen keep getting jailed for venturing into Pakistan and how things can be improved.

May 24, 2023 • 27min
Dealing with heatwaves
As India experiences heatwaves and prepares for more, Centre for Policy Research's Aditya Pillai discusses how good are our plans to deal with them.

May 22, 2023 • 27min
26/11 accused to be extradited, a step closer to masterminds?
TOI Plus's Harinder Baweja explains what the extradition of Tahawwur Rana from the US will achieve in India's pursuit of the attacks' masterminds. She also talks about her experience of visiting the Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters and what it says about Pakistan's handling of the case.

May 19, 2023 • 27min
Ask Devdutt Pattanaik: Why Lord Hanuman is about more than just strength
Campaigns in the Karnataka elections became all about him. Author and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik talks about the many lessons to take from the story of Lord Hanuman and why he signifies much more than just brute strength

May 17, 2023 • 32min
Three cheetahs dead in India, should we be worried?
South Africa-based cheetah conservation expert Dr Adrian Tordiffe talks about his takeaways from the deaths of three cheetahs moved from two African nations to Kuno National Park.

May 15, 2023 • 25min
What Karnataka win does (and doesn’t) mean for Congress
TOI Plus columnist and author Sugata Srinivasaraju decodes the Congress's big win in Karnataka and why it's not a sign for 2024's national polls. He also explains what it means for the BJP and the JD(S)

May 12, 2023 • 25min
Mayhem in Manipur
A victim of the recent clashes in Manipur talks about his experience and TISS's Jagannath Ambagudia - who's an expert on conflict studies - talks about how the state can prevent such clashes in the future.


