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
Jul 23, 2022 • 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 22, 2022 • 18min
A law to extend your smartphone's life
India's considering a right to repair law. COO of NGO Consumer Voice Ashim Sanyal explains how it could save you time and money.
Jul 21, 2022 • 16min
The monkeypox scare
How worried should you be about monkeypox? Dr Giridhar Babu - who studies the spread of diseases - explains why we needn't worry if we get some things right
Jul 20, 2022 • 21min
Why isn't the border dispute with China ending?
Author Manoj Joshi explains why multiple rounds of military talks between India and China over the border aren't going anywhere and why China's happy to keep India guessing.
Jul 18, 2022 • 21min
Gota gone, what next for Sri Lanka?
Journalist and author Padma Rao Sundarji explains how the political crisis in Sri Lanka could play out and why the Rajapaksas aren't out of the game just yet.
Jul 15, 2022 • 32min
Did Covid also hit our sleep?
Sleep specialist Dr Manvir Bhatia and psychiatrist Dr Harish Shetty talk about the explosion of pandemic-hit sleep cycles and why pills or apps won't help
Jul 14, 2022 • 26min
In the company of India's greatest poets
Poet-novelist Jeet Thayil on editing 'The Penguin Book of Indian Poets' together and why poetry finds a resurgence in dark times
Jul 13, 2022 • 21min
Can edtech pass the test?
Debleena Majumdar of ET breaks down why education technology firms are seeing their business model crumble as the physical classroom finds favour again.
Jul 11, 2022 • 17min
How many times can you get reinfected?
With new variants of Covid-19 constantly resurfacing, Ashoka University's Dr Anurag Agarwal and Dr Rajeev Jayadevan weigh in on how best to navigate surges
Jul 8, 2022 • 18min
Heal forgive live
Author and journalist Rituparna Chatterjee talks about healing from sexual abuse and why forgiveness is key to the process.
