
Through conversations with top thinkers in the social sciences and beyond, economist Shruti Rajagopalan explores the ideas that will propel India forward.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 162 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CultureScienceSocial Sciences | |||

Today my guests are Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Kapur. Arvind is a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and a former Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India. Devesh is the Starr Foundation Professor of South... more
Today my guest is Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran, who is currently serving as the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India. He is also the co-author of the books Economics of Derivatives and The Rise of Finance: Causes, Consequences and Cures.
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Today my guests are Ornit Shani and Rohit De, historians and the authors of the latest book Assembling India's Constitution. Ornit Shani is an associate professor of history at the University of Haifa and the author of How India Became Democratic: Ci... more
Today my guest is Pranay Kotasthane who is the deputy director of the Takshashila Institution and chairs the High Tech Geopolitics Programme.
Pranay co-writes Anticipating the Unintended, a newsletter on public policy ideas and frameworks, and co-... more
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This is a great source of quality information about India. I am thoroughly impressed by the knowledge and passion exhibited and the sincerity of their ideas Thank You. These learned guests seem to care a lot about unemployed youth in India and are cautioning us to avoid a demographic curse.
Almost every episode is fascinating and enlightening. Thanks for sharing and teaching.
Solid and interesting discussions.
(Importantly, very little crap like minute-long songs, "let's take a break", minute-long roadmaps of the podcast, as is the case with too many other podcasts like Brookings Cafeteria.)
Recording of Khushdeep is very poor.
Shruthi’s knowledge is impeccable
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A thoughtful series that centers on Indian public policy, economics, and social science ideas through long-form conversations with researchers, practitioners, and writers. Episodes span critical minerals geopolitics, health systems design, law and regulation, pensions, education policy, monetary policy, electoral politics, and social norms, with a consistent emphasis on how policy design, institutions, and empirical research shape India's development trajectory. Noteworthy is the willingness to bridge theory and real-world impact, featuring guests who are researchers or practitioners with deep regional or sectoral expertise, and a host who steers wide-ranging discussions into actionable insights.
Listeners can expect rigorous, idea-forward... more
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