In a world of fake news, the real deal.
This and that. Update on Ari India gate, cricket selection and commentators, Kolkata's delectable food
Happy new year 2023! And catching up
Conversation with Apar Gupta, Director, Internet Freedom Foundation India on digital authoritarianism
India Explained Conversations: a new series on the India Explained podcast. Rohit Chopra in conversation with Amit Varma
We describe Indians' complex attitudes toward Dabur
Three types of Indian uncles that all Indians will be familiar with.
We discuss the censorship of COVID-19-related news by the Modi government, the compliance of Facebook, Twitter, and much of the Indian media in following government diktats, and the manipulation of data and media to keep the shine on the image of Modi, Shah, and the BJP government.
We discuss India's current Covid-19 crisis
We discuss the complex indian relationship to stationery
Episode 152: Indians and Medicine by India Explained
Indian cricket is arguably the most accurate mirror of indian society. We discuss.
Good vaccine news, the surveillance state in India, and Mithunda joins the BJP
Modi renames a cricket stadium after himself. We discuss this and related matters.
We discuss the major flap and fallout over the Rihanna and Greta Thunberg tweets on the Indian farmer protests about agricultural reforms.
We discuss our memories of seeing animals perform in India, from monkey and bear street actors to elephants in circuses.
As we bid farewell to a strange year, we share personal reflections on what we learned from 2020
A special episode on freedom and rights in India
Special Episode: 5 Top Western Pop Songs in India by India Explained
Viral humor during the COVID-19 pandemic
Episode 146: Transparent Governance during a Crisis by India Explained
Jharkandi scammers promise booze delivery during Corona virus shutdown in India. Victims left thirsty
Devout people defy orders and hold gatherings. People die. We discuss.
A school principal in UP, India, gives students cheating tips.
We interview a BJP spokesperson on Trump's visit to India
We talk to a BJP spokesperson about the recently concluded Delhi assembly elections
We interview a BJP spokie to find out what the government is doing to tackle the coronavirus threat
Comedian Kunal Kamra gives Arnab a dose of his own medicine on a flight. The BJP retaliates. We discuss.
Rajdeep Sardesai inteviews Finance Minister Nirmala on the budget
The Indian Republic completes 70 years. We discuss.
A BJP leader claims Arjun used nuclear arrows in the Mahabharat. We discuss.
Sangeeta from reception. The secret center of power in every Indian office. We discuss.
We discuss Twitter India's decision to permanently suspend the IndiaExplained account at the behest of the Modi government
We discuss the anti-CAA protests at JNU and the brutal violence wreaked on protesters by the ABVP with the complicity of the Delhi police
We usher in the new year with a discussion of Indian middle class partying.
We discuss the anti-CAA and anti-NRC protests that have rocked India
We take a deep dive into the office party
The week's events, discussed and dissected
We discuss what the Indian Supreme Court judgement on the Babri Masjid dispute means
We discuss the perennial Indian obsession with domestic help or 'servants.'
We discuss what Diwali has meant and means
Bengalis are going nuts after Abhijit Banerjee wins the Nobel for economics and Saurav Ganguly becomes BCCI chief. We unpack this uniquely Bong phenomenon.
The good, bad, ugly, absurd, bizarre, cheerful. All in a week's work in India
Discussion on the week's events: the Indian economy, Kashmir, vegetarians, and an odd competition in Surat, Gujarat
Modi and his government framed an innocent officer and attempted to destroy him. We discuss this travesty of justice.