The Times Of India Podcast
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
Latest episodes
Dec 8, 2022 • 32min
Ask Devdutt Pattanaik: Is Ravan a slur?
Author and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik discusses why the story of Ravana is a cautionary tale and the lessons we are to take from it.
Dec 7, 2022 • 40min
'Kashmiri Pandits' story should not be used as a weapon'
Writer and journalist Rahul Pandita, who along with his family was forced to flee Kashmir in 1990, talks about the Pandit exodus and why it haunts Kashmir.
Dec 5, 2022 • 27min
Swara Bhasker on the cost of speaking up
Actor Swara Bhasker talks to Harinder Baweja about participating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the cost of speaking up and dealing with fear.
Dec 2, 2022 • 19min
Why a municipal election has made national headlines
TOI's Abhishek Dey explains why elections to Delhi's municipal body have become a big contest and what's at stake for all the political parties concerned
Dec 1, 2022 • 26min
Can the protests in China be the next Tiananmen?
Former Indian foreign secretary and ambassador to China, Vijay Gokhale, talks about the significance of the widespread protests in China and its possible implications.
Nov 30, 2022 • 29min
Should Pakistan Army's new chief worry India?
Senior fellow at Centre for Policy Research, Sushant Singh, explains the challenges facing General Asim Munir as he takes over as Pakistan Army chief
Nov 28, 2022 • 21min
How layoffs are hitting H1B visa holders in the US
It's a bad time to be an H1B visa holder as tech companies layoff thousands. SIIA's Neha Mahajan and TOI's Ishani Duttagupta explain why.
Nov 25, 2022 • 30min
Ask Devdutt Pattanaik: Murder and justice in Indian scriptures
Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik talks about Indian scriptures' nuanced view of murder and justice. We also talk about a serial killer in the scriptures, a murder mystery featuring Krishna and more.
Nov 24, 2022 • 19min
The man who could be India's first openly queer judge
A conversation with lawyer Saurabh Kirpal on why sexual orientation matters when it comes to becoming a judge and why the Supreme Court should be a counter-majoritarian institution.
Nov 23, 2022 • 28min
A fund to recover from disasters
TOI's Vishwa Mohan rounds up the big outcomes from the latest climate change summit and IIED's Ritu Bharadwaj explains why the loss and damage fund isn't reason for cheer just yet
