Express Conversations

In this episode, Suhas Palshikar, one of India’s foremost political scientists and a regular contributor to The Indian Express’s Opinion section, explains the 2022 Assembly poll results.Tune in.(This exchange was streamed on Explained Live on March 11, 2022)

In this episode, Tanvi Ratna, founder & CEO of Policy 4.0 speaks with Indian Express' Pranav Mukul and Aashish Aryan about cryptocurrency and whether it truly is the currency of the future.Tune in.

Dr. C Raja Mohan, Visiting Research Professor at the National University of Singapore speaks to Shubhajit Roy, Associate Editor, The Indian Express about the risks involved and the possibilities of escalation in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Indian pace bowler Mohammad Shami speaks to Indian Express' Sriram Veera all about his experience growing up and playing cricket in his village, getting acquainted and attached to specific cricket balls, and some of his favourite wickets in his career.

In this episode, Indian Express' Anant Goenka and Anil Sasi speak to the founder of Nykaa, Falguni Nayar along with her children, Adwaita Nayar who heads fashion vertical, and Anchit Nayar who leads the retail business, about Nykaa's IPO listing, the future of tech startups, and the changing trends in Indian consumption.Tune in.

In this episode, Rajani Ranjan Rashmi, the former principal negotiator for India at the UN climate change negotiations and ex-special secretary in the MoEFCC, speaks to Indian Express’ Amitabh Sinha climate change and if we are doing enough to tackle it. He sheds light on the goals, results, and failings of COP26, India's climate plan, and the requirement of cooperations across national borders.

In this episode, Suresh Raina speaks about his experiences juggling school, cricket, and the responsibilities of living in a hostel. He talks about the brotherhood created between a team that transcends background and religion. Raina offers a perspective on how cricket as a sport has changed in India as well as his own plans for the future post-retirement.

In this episode, Nandan Nilekani, the co-founder of Infosys and a key creator of the Aadhar identification system, speaks to Anant Goenka, Executive Director of the Indian Express Group, and P Vaidyanathan Iyer, Executive Editor of The Indian Express. They discuss Nilekani's new book, 'The Art of Bitfulness: Keeping Calm in the Digital World'. They speak about everything from how the internet in its current form blurs the lines between public and private and the importance of digital hygiene to the attention economy and the way in which technology and the internet can be used to serve our interests.Tune in.

In this episode, the Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami speaks about the challenges BJP might face in the upcoming polls. He talks about the delay in action against the Haridwar Dharam Sansad organisers, the Char Dham Devasthanam row, unemployment in the hill state, and a lot more.Tune in.