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Express Conversations: Listen to celebrities and public figures dive into their lives and careers, and discuss contemporary issues as they are interviewed by our editors from the Indian Express. Join us to hear the wisdom of the some of the greatest living legends of our time
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Jan 27, 2022 • 26min
Express Conversations 12: Ramchandra Guha
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.

Jan 20, 2022 • 20min
Express Conversations 11: Sheryl Sandberg
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.

Jan 13, 2022 • 48min
Express Conversations 10: Smriti Irani
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.

Jan 4, 2022 • 44min
Express Conversations 09: Devdutt Pattanaik
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.

Dec 28, 2021 • 41min
Express Conversations 08: Ravi Shastri
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.

Dec 16, 2021 • 45min
Express Conversations 07: Charanjit Singh Channi
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!

Dec 10, 2021 • 22min
Express Conversations 06: Bill Gates
In this episode of Express Conversations, business magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates joins Indian Express’ Anant Goenka to talk about about the impact of the pandemic, what we can learn from it, vaccine production, climate change, the role of big tech, gender inequality, and his views on charity.

Oct 10, 2021 • 30min
Express Conversations 05: Pankaj Tripathi
In this episode of Express Conversations, actor Pankaj Tripathi joins Indian Express’ Shubhra Gupta and Devyani Oniyal to discuss his journey to Mumbai from Bihar’s Gopalganj, the role of contemporary politics in an actor's life, and a lot more.Tune in.

Sep 29, 2021 • 39min
Express Conversations 04: Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
In this episode of Express Conversations, the Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu, Palanivel Thiaga Rajan joins Indian Express’ P Vaidyanathan Iyer, Liz Matthew, and Anant Goenka for a chat on the GST Council, the weakening of federalism in India, Jaggi Vasudev, and a lot more.Tune in!

Sep 22, 2021 • 38min
Express Conversations 03: Yogi Adityanath
In this episode of Express Conversations, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath joins Indian Express’ Anant Goenka and Ravish Tiwari for a chat on how UP's handling of the Covid crisis, ‘Love Jihad,’ and the 2022 assembly election.Tune in!Tune in!