Express Conversations

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.

In this conversation, writer-historian Ramchandra Guha, who has authored several books including the popular India after Gandhi, spoke to Indian Express' Monojit Majumdar about the Indian Republic, deepening of democracy, undermining of public institutions, rewriting of history, and the abandoning of national icons by the Congress, allowing the BJP to appropriate them.Tune in.

In this conversation, Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Meta, spoke to Anant Goenka, Executive Director, Indian Express Group, about her book Lean In that encourages women to assert themselves at work and at home. They also talk about how the pandemic has affected working women, the importance of diversity in the workplace, the question of privilege, the controversies surrounding Facebook, and a lot more.Tune in.

In this episode, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, was in conversation with Anant Goenka, Executive Director, The Indian Express Group, and Vandita Mishra, the National Opinion Editor at The Indian Express. The conversation ranges from the upcoming elections, education, women's issues, and a lot more.Tune in.

In this conversation based on his new book, Eden, author Devdutt Pattanaik talks to Indian Express' Anant Goenka about monotheistic religions and looking at Jewish, Christian and Islamic lore from an Indian lens. Tune in.

In this episode, former cricketer and head coach of the Indian cricket team, Ravi Shastri was in conversation with Indian Express' Anant Goenka and Sriram Veera. The conversation ranges from coaching the Indian cricket team and the Kohli-BCCI row to the T20 World Cup loss against Pakistan.Tune in.

In this episode, the Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi, joined Indian Express’ Ravish Tiwari and Manraj Grewal Sharma to discuss the politics of Punjab, the state's economy, its society, the importance of education, and a lot more.Tune in!