Podcasts about Kanpur

¡Nos vamos de vacaciones!¿Y qué juegos llevo? ¿Los jugaré todos? Voy a llevar poquitos. ¿O mejor llevo hartos? aaahhh, pero si siempre es lo mismo, nadie quiere jugar después. ¿Y si justo ahora todos quieren jugar? ¿Y si partimos con juegos suaves y después todos se entusiasman y quieren un euro pesaaadooo...? Obvio que me cabe el Lacerda nuevoooo!!!Cada jugón y jugona sabe que todas estas interrogantes pasan por tu cabeza antes de cualquier viaje. la verdad es que casi todas las historias terminan en lo mismo: un montón de juegos apilados en una silla durante el fin de semana o las vacaciones completas y la gente jugando Uno.A mis últimas vacaciones llevé 30 kilos de juegos de mesa, repartidos en 22 títulos que consideré imprescindibles. Me equivoqué poco y jugué mucho. Revisemos la tremenda lista de los juegos que fueron y cachemos si se jugaron o no.Pelusas, Aves de Chile, Lista de SAnta, Spicy, Scream, No puedo Parar, Next Station London, This Kame is Killer, Faraway, Cartógrafos, Tras los pasos de Darwin, el Sr. de los Anillos, Altay, Archeos Society, Kanpur, Ur, Age of Galaxy, 1987, 1902, 1998, Resistencia Nativa, Civilization.

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Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Thursday, January 9, 2025. This is Nelson John, let's get started. India's manufacturing sector is facing a slowdown, weighing heavily on economic growth. Manufacturing growth slipped to 2.2% in the second quarter of this fiscal year, a sharp decline from 7% in the first quarter. This slump dragged overall industry performance, pulling GDP growth down to 5.4%, compared to 8.1% in the same quarter last year. The primary driver of this slowdown is a significant drop in urban demand. City dwellers, burdened by stagnant wages and rising food prices, are cutting back on spending. While rural demand shows signs of recovery, it's insufficient to offset the urban slump. Adding to the woes, exports grew at a modest 2.8%, and the heavy monsoon season disrupted power generation and mining activity.The government remains hopeful, though, viewing the slowdown as temporary and expecting a rebound in power and mining post-monsoon. In today's Primer, N. Madhavan explains why a quick revival in consumer demand is crucial to reignite economic momentum. India faces a stark water crisis, with some regions grappling with floods while others endure severe droughts. To address this imbalance, the government is adopting a dual strategy—supplementing the traditional inter-state river-linking approach with localized intra-state projects. This aims to redistribute surplus water more effectively to arid regions. Currently, over 60% of India's districts are categorized as high-risk for climate-related disasters such as floods and droughts, according to Puja Das. In response, the central government is encouraging states to develop their own intra-state river-linking proposals. This initiative complements the ongoing Ken-Betwa Link Project, India's flagship inter-state river-linking venture. Noida-based Astrotalk has skillfully brought the ancient practice of astrology into the digital age, capitalizing on its deep-rooted influence in Indian daily life. The platform connects over 41,000 astrologers with more than 450,000 users. Astrotalk's financials reflect its success, with revenues soaring to ₹651 crore and profits reaching ₹100 crore in a single fiscal year. The company's growth has been fuelled by a $30 million venture capital injection, pushing its valuation to $300 million. However, challenges have also emerged. A recent shift in the platform's revenue-sharing model has sparked discontent among astrologers. While earnings were initially split equally, Astrotalk now retains a larger share of revenue from the initial minutes of consultations, reports Samiksha Goel. This change has left some astrologers feeling like they're operating in a call center, incentivized to prolong conversations to secure fair payouts. The pressure has strained relationships, with some astrologers walking away, frustrated by what they perceive as a shift from genuine astrological guidance to profit-driven dynamics.The Indian government is rolling out a strategy to transform the northern region into a manufacturing hub, aiming to boost economic growth and reduce regional disparities. Spearheaded by the Prime Minister's Office, the initiative focuses on driving significant infrastructure investment and implementing policies to promote regional manufacturing equity. At the heart of the plan is the ₹10,037 crore Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization Scheme (UNNATI—2024), a decade-long program designed to incentivize industries across North India. Key regions such as Kanpur, once hailed as the 'Manchester of the East,' and Jammu & Kashmir, known for its rich crafts and agricultural produce, are central to this effort. The initiative seeks to leverage the untapped potential of these regions to address the stark economic divide between northern and southern states—a disparity that has led states like Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu to question the fairness of federal financial allocations.Major players in Indian industry, including Hindustan Unilever, Bharti Enterprises, and the Tata Group, are refocusing on their core business areas. This strategic shift aims to sharpen their competitive edge, reduce debt, and enhance shareholder value. Devarajan Nambakam of Goldman Sachs told Priyamvada C. that high-interest rates and the potential to unlock value from mature investments are key drivers of this trend. He anticipates this focus on core strengths will persist well into 2025 as companies navigate a rapidly evolving economic landscape.For example, Adani Enterprises recently divested its stake in a joint FMCG venture, and Bharti Enterprises exited its food business. Such moves allow companies to redirect resources toward their primary operations, where they foresee the greatest growth and stability.

In this episode we will see the incidents which lead to Chandrashekhar Azad meeting Bhagat Singh in Kanpur.

Poonam Pandey, born in Kanpur, is an Indian model and actress. She first gained public attention when she promised to strip if the Indian cricket team won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Known for her bold social media presence and involvement in controversies, she made her Bollywood debut in 2013 with the film 'Nasha' and participated in reality shows like 'Khatron Ke Khiladi 4' and 'Lock Upp Season 1'. She is now an OF model. In 2024, she faced backlash for a publicity stunt where she falsely announced her death to raise awareness about cervical cancer. In this episode, Vinamre and Poonam talk about: - The controversy around the Cricket World Cup in 2011 . - The fake death story and what motivated her to do it. - Her personal relationships and the savior complex in men. - Why entering Bollywood is difficult, how to stay relevant in the industry - Her experiences in Lock Upp, and her upcoming show. If you are a fan of Poonam Pandey's work, this episode is for you. Timestamps: - 00:00 - Introduction - 00:50 - The Cricket World Cup controversy - 07:58 - Her childhood stories - 11:30 - The cervical cancer campaign - 16:29 - Why getting into Bollywood is difficult - 19:07 - S*xual desires of men - 22:24 - Her online vs. real-life persona - 24:24 - How she stayed relevant for so many years - 29:00 - The art of seduction - 31:18 - The savior complex in men - 35:09 - Her most expensive buys - 39:20 - Bryan Johnson collaboration - 41:40 - Her experience in Lock Upp - 48:02 - Dealing with changing realities - 51:17 - Conclusion ==================================================================== This is the official channel for Dostcast, a podcast by Vinamre Kasanaa. Connect with me LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaa Dostcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/ Dostcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast Dostcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557567524054 ==================================================================== Contact Us For business inquiries: dostcast@egiplay.com

In this episode, Gokul Rajaram illuminates how eng leaders can better impact business outcomes & become key players in business strategy! We also address strategies for better goal setting & decision making, shifting to a customer-centric structure, recommendations for building alignment between cross-functional groups, positive collaboration between product & engineering, and how to achieve greater productivity.ABOUT GOKUL RAJARAMGokul Rajaram is an investor and company helper. He serves on the boards on Coinbase, Pinterest and The Trade Desk. Most recently, he was an executive at DoorDash, a food ordering platform. Prior to DoorDash, he worked at Block as Product Engineering Lead, where he led several product development teams and served on Block's executive team. Prior to Block, he served as Product Director of Ads at Facebook, where he helped Facebook transition its advertising business to become mobile-first. Earlier in his career, Gokul served as a Product Management Director for Google AdSense, where he helped launch the product and grow it into a substantial portion of Google's business. Gokul is also on the board of The Trade Desk and Coinbase. Gokul holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur where he received the President's Gold Medal for being class valedictorian. He also holds an M.B.A. from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin, where he received the MCD University Fellowship.SHOW NOTES:Why it's critical for eng leaders to drive business outcomes (2:04)How to shift your leadership to impact organizational changes (4:18)Facilitating conversations around setting numerical / time-driven goals (6:56)Navigating the shift to a customer-centric structure & approach (9:18)Recommendations for building around this customer-oriented model (12:04)Decision-making strategies when approaching customer outcomes (13:25)Understand the role of confidence in the decision-making process (15:40)Challenges faced by eng leaders when making this customer-centric shift (18:06)How eng leaders can introduce / reinforce accountability in eng orgs (20:11)Bridging the gap between PMs & eng leaders (23:07)Challenges / dysfunctions that prevent product & engineering alignment (25:01)Establishing trust, open dialogue, and mutual respect from the get-go (26:39)Communication frameworks that increase alignment between product & eng (32:39)How eng leaders can better approach “move fast & break things” demand (35:37)Rapid fire questions (40:19)LINKS AND RESOURCESGokul's website - Contains a collection of Gokul's writing that covers a wide range of topics related to product development, hiring, strategy, leadership, and more!The Mistborn Saga - Brandon Sanderson's high fantasy saga which chronicles the efforts of a secret group of Allomancers who attempt to overthrow a dystopian empire and establish themselves in a world covered by ash.This episode wouldn't have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:Patrick Gallagher - Producer & Co-HostJerry Li - Co-HostNoah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio & Video Editor https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan's also an avid 3D printer - https://www.bnd3d.com/Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at https://elliecoggins.com/about/

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This week on Game Time, hosts Mihir Vasavda and Vinayakk Mohanarangan are joined by The Indian Express' Pratyush Raj to recap the India vs Bangladesh Test series, discussing everything that went right and wrong—both on and off the field.Produced by Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

The Mohua Show is a weekly podcast about everything from business, technology to art and lifestyle, But done and spoken ईमानदारी सेConnect with UsMohua Chinappa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohua-chinappa/The Mohua Show: https://www.themohuashow.com/Connect with the GuestSMM Ausaja: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smm-ausaja-193a6a3/Follow UsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMohuaShowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/themohuashow/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/themohuashow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themohuashowFor any other queries EMAILhello@themohuashow.comEpisode Summary: In this insightful conversation, SMM Ausaja, a passionate archivist and film historian, takes us through his remarkable journey of preserving Indian cinema's rich legacy. From humble beginnings in Kanpur, collecting Amitabh Bachchan postcards, to spearheading the preservation of cinema at Osians, Ausaja discusses the challenges of archiving and the passion driving his work. He shares fascinating anecdotes, including Bachchan's lesser-known early struggles and his admiration for icons like Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Ausaja delves into the artistry behind film posters and the importance of preserving this "dead art." His collaborations with Bengali cinema and his efforts to raise awareness about forgotten cinematic legends highlight his dedication to the cause.Chapters:00:00 - Highlights01:39 - Introduction03:14 - From Postcards to Preservation: The Early Days of a Film Collector04:00 - Expanding Horizons in Mumbai05:36 - The Magic of Amitabh Bachchan: A Fan's Journey07:03 - Entering the World of Cinema: A Career in Archiving08:48 - Bachchan: The Saga of Excellence – 14 Years in the Making09:43 - Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan: Poetry, Politics, and Pandit Nehru's Influence12:41 - BTS Stories About Amitabh Bachchan14:50 - The Lost Art: Hand-Designed Posters and Their Legacy17:49 - Relationship with The Film Fraternity19:00 - Lesser Known Personalities From Films21:22 - Preserving India's Film Heritage: Challenges and Hopes for the Future23:39 - Bengali Cinema: Satyajit Ray, Suchitra Sen, and a Collector's TributeDisclaimerThe views expressed by our guests are their own. We do not endorse and are not responsible for any views expressed by our guests on our podcast and its associated platforms. #TheMohuaShow #MohuaChinappa #Podcast #IndianCinema #Amitabh Bachchan #BachchanFamily #Aishwarya Rai Bachchan #JayaBachchan #HarivanshRaiBachchan #CinemaHeritage #FilmPreservation #BollywoodHistory #AmitabhBachchanLegacy #IndianFilmArchive #PosterArt#BengaliCinema #SatyajitRay #FilmCollecting #CinemaCulture #FilmMemorabilia #BollywoodPoster #HarivanshRaiBachchan #PreserveThePast #CinemaIcons #Arts #PodcastEpisode Thanks for Listening!

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We review India's magnificent win over Bangladesh in the second Test in Kanpur. [podcast_subscribe id="1595"] Talking Points: India doing both the expected and unexpected at the same time India's great bowling attack and the art of picking 20 wickets Jasprit Bumrah - in a rarefied space of fast bowling Jadeja's speeds v Bangladesh's spinner's speeds India's batting assault Kanpur 2021 v Kanpur 2024 Kohli, Shastri and the decision to play five fast bowlers Jaiswal's remarkable start to his Test career Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: The simple genius of Ravindra Jadeja - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview substack Rohit Sharma and the sixes that woke up a dead game - Alagappan Muthu - ESPNcricinfo A freakish ten-for and good old Indian dominance - 81allout review of the India v New Zealand series in 2021

talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman (@fulhamjon) and Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) bring you Following On India. On this week's show they are joined by ESPNCricinfo Bangladesh correspondent Mohammad Isam to describe what it was like watching Bangladesh lose a Test match in under three days. Former India A cricketer Abhishek Jhunjhunwala talks about what Mohammad Siraj needs to do to change his fortunes. And the boys discuss just how monumental this India win was in Kanpur as well as previewing the Women's T20 World Cup If you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter. For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket hit subscribe. Thanks for listening to Following On. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Top Order Podcast, we discuss another busy week of cricket from all around the world - from Sri Lanka's dominant win against the Black Caps in Galle, which led Tim Southee to step down from the captaincy, to India's whirlwind victory against Bangladesh in Kanpur. We also quickly look ahead to England's Test tour of Pakistan and the Women's ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE. We start in a sombre mood, with the woes of the Black Caps front of mind after a crushing loss against Sri Lanka. We talk about the self-inflicted nature of the performance, whether New Zealand are actually equipped to win a series like this one, what's next for this Test side following Tim Southee stepping aside as captain and whether more changes should be made in the very near future. There's also praise for Kamindu Mendis and Nishan Peiris, and Sri Lanka in general as they keep their World Test Championship Final dreams alive. Conversation then moves to Kanpur, where it looked like the weather would have the final say - until Rohit Sharma two-stepped down the wicket and launched the ball over long on. We discuss India's positive approach to the game, Jasprit Bumrah's offspin, high-level catching, Ravindra Jadeja joining the elite 300/3000 club and debate whether this Test is an advertisement for making four-day Tests the norm. We finish the show by looking ahead to England's visit to Pakistan - do they have the bowling attack to take 20 wickets? And will Pakistan ever get it together off the field? - as well as a quick preview of the women's T20 World Cup, which will see Australia go in as favourites yet again, but Baldy assures us is shaping up to be one of the most closely contested tournaments in recent memory.. We'll be back again next week with more news and reviews from around the world. Until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com.   Thanks for listening. 0:00 Intro 0:50 SL v NZ: the Black Caps collapse in Galle 8:45 - Did NZ actually have the tools to win in Sri Lanka? 13:25 - Tim Southee steps down as NZ Test captain: is it time for even more change? 23:55 - Kamindu Mendis and NZ's toss training 27:05 - India v Bangladesh: India's whirlwind win 31:35 - Should we move to four-day Tests? 34:50 - Jasprit Bumrah is a cheat code 38:55 - India brilliant in the field & Ravindra Jadeja joins 300/3000 club 42:20 - England v Pakistan: Why can't Pakistan sort out the off-field dramas? 45:15 - Expectations for England: will their bowling attack stack up? 54:25 - Women's T20 World Cup: can anyone stop this amazing Australian side? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

- Download Hitwicket FREE for iOS/Android and build your dream team! - https://app.adjust.com/1d5n4oe9- Nord VPN Link: https://nordvpn.com/kimber Jarrod and Berham break down India's era defining win vs Bangladesh in Kanpur, talking about all major themes and performances, including answering some fun superchats.-To support the podcast please go to our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod also now has a Buy Me A Coffee link, for those who would prefer to support the shows there: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jarrodkimber.Each week, Jarrod Kimber hosts a live talk show on a Youtube live stream, where you can pop in and ask Jarrod a question live on air. Find Jarrod on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JarrodKimberYT.To check out my video podcasts on Youtube : https://youtube.com/@JarrodKimberPodcasts-This podcast is edited and mixed by Ishit Kuberkar, he's at https://instagram.com/soundpotionstudio & https://twitter.com/ishitkMukunda Bandreddi is in charge of our video side.

A quick episode to discuss the second #IndvBan test match at Kanpur where Rohit Sharma's India broke team batting records and won the test within the two and a half days of play that was possible. We discuss how the #WTCFinal may have influenced India's approach to the test and also discuss the latest #IPLAuction changes and retention rules.

India play GauBall in Kanpur to defeat the rain, crap ground conditions, distraction in the form of the strangest ever set of IPL retention rules and hapless Bangladesh. Sri Lanka face no qualms against an inept New Zealand, but manage to overcome a vicious in-person Bits and Pieces jinx to wrap up the Galle series 2-0. Max, Chops, PDP and Nitin join the pod to relive it all, while taking our usual potshots at Ashwin... Video viewers, do check out the dispatches from the Galle fort where Bro Tareque, PDP and Nitin enjoyed great gelato, vibes and Kamindu at his best. Follow us on Twitter: 1. Bits and Pieces: https://twitter.com/bnp_cricket  2. Chops: https://twitter.com/el_chopernos 3. Max: https://twitter.com/maxdavinci 4. Nitin: https://twitter.com/knittins 5. PDP: https://twitter.com/prashantdptweet

A quick episode to discuss the second #IndvBan test match at Kanpur where Rohit Sharma's India broke team batting records and won the test within the two and a half days of play that was possible. We discuss how the #WTCFinal may have influenced India's approach to the test and also discuss the latest #IPLAuction changes and retention rules.

Records tumbled as India launched a batting blitz to overtake Bangladesh's first innings total of 233 in 28 overs on day four of the rain-affected second test in Kanpur.

In this episode of The CricBlog Podcast, Nash Sant (India fan) and Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) look at the 2nd Test between India and Bangladesh at Kanpur. Will India pull off a great win? We also look at Australia's series win in England and Sri Lanka's superb showing against New Zealand.

In this Episode of Cyrus Says , Abbas & Broacha improvise Kanpur accent in the highlights of the episode. From celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi and the iconic Mumbai Ganpati visits, to cracking jokes about train journeys gone wrong—nothing is off-limits. We also explore global issues like peace talks in Russia and debate whether Maui has officially stolen Paris' crown as the world's most romantic destination. Plus, there's talk of delayed job offers, record-breaking performances at the Paralympics, and a free-kick masterclass from Wayne Rooney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 172 of PG Radio, Standup comedian Harsh Gujral  @Harshgujral  joins the show for a hilarious and candid conversation about his journey in stand-up comedy and the stories that have shaped his unique style. Harsh dives into the creative process behind his most iconic jokes, including the infamous "6000 me Russian" and his hilarious takes on Indian audiences. He also shares anecdotes from his early days in Faridabad, School life, opening an event management company, and the unexpected twists that come with life on and off stage. Harsh Gujral is a rising star in the Indian comedy scene, celebrated for his sharp wit, relatable humor, and unparalleled crowd work that leaves audiences in splits. With a knack for turning everyday situations into laugh-out-loud moments, Harsh has carved out a niche for himself as one of the most authentic and entertaining voices in stand-up comedy. This is what we talked about: 00:00 - Harsh Gujral teaches Roasting 04:20 - UP Audience is the Best 08:13 - Bassi and Harsh's famous Honeymoon joke 14:08 - Story of "6000 me Russian" Joke 23:41 - Harsh's history in Faridabad is sad 31:19 - Harsh opened an Event Management Company 36:33 - Harsh got Scammed 49:12 - Hilarious London story 51:49 - "I am the worst Engineer in India" 53:19 - Harsh's upcoming movie and Bloopers on set 56:02 - Harsh's School Life stories are Wild 1:06:21 - Harsh's friendship with Bassi and next video together 1:14:00 - Harsh's Biggest Fear 1:21:12 - Indian Fathers and Diabetes 1:25:42 - Beheno ki Shadi 1:27:20 - Harsh Failed in 11th 1:36:42 - Harsh stole Teacher's Underwear 1:41:31 - Harsh in IIT-JEE Coaching 1:56:32 - When Harsh went on Kapil Sharma's show

Embark on a voyage of true transformation with Charul, the trailblazing co-founder and managing partner of Matiti Group, as we mark International Women's Day. Her story isn't just one of success; it's a tapestry of trials, triumphs, and the relentless pursuit of authenticity. From the quaint lanes of Kanpur to the bustling boardrooms across the globe, Charul's narrative is a masterclass in nurturing resilience and embracing one's roots to cultivate a life of purpose and passion. As we converse, she unveils the pivotal moments of her journey, how cultural diversity became her ally and the tough choices that paved her path to leadership and entrepreneurship.Life's tumult can either buffet us into oblivion or forge us in its fiery crucible. Charul chose the latter, revealing the art of weathering life's most daunting storms with grace and awareness. She discusses the value of having anchors in life, the spiritual awakening that guided her through her darkest hours, and the life-changing encounter with her spiritual guru, Mithridhavashreeji. Her story is a beacon for anyone navigating their own choppy waters, proving that the quest for guidance and the courage to face the unknown are the cornerstones of personal evolution and resilience.Finally, Charul's journey culminates in a powerful message that blends spiritual enrichment with the duty of giving back. Breaking taboos, she addresses the unique hurdles women encounter and how staying true to oneself is the key to breaking ceilings. Her insights on micro-experiments for self-management and the vital role of kindness in our shared human experience are not just uplifting, they're actionable. Whether it's the recommendation of life-altering reads or the recounting of her own venture into authorship, Charul's story is an anthem for anyone longing to leave a meaningful imprint on the world. Available on all podcast platforms, including, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1129, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Writing Stuff 1: "Passing away" is this kind of term, an indirect substitute for something harsh or offensive. a euphemism. 2: "Uneven" 2-word term for an early version; Jefferson used it about one pass at the Declaration of Independence. a rough draft. 3: Aunt Grace wants 1 more copy; good thing you put out your poems using P.O.D., short for this. printing on demand. 4: Add a dose of this quality to your novel, the incongruity between what was expected and what actually occurs. irony. 5: Orson Scott Card said this is never solved by "writing through it" because you haven't solved the original problem. writer's block. Round 2. Category: It'S Hyphenated 1: The Venerable Bede said they were descendants of 3 different Germanic peoples--the Jutes and the 2 in their name. the Anglo-Saxons. 2: "Nothing can bring you peace but yourself", Emerson wrote in this essay. "Self-Reliance". 3: Named for a cave in France, these prehistoric humans were skillful artists and toolmakers. Cro-Magnon. 4: It's a synonym for Old English, spoken before about 1150. Anglo-Saxon. 5: This city is home to Hanesbrands, the Hanes Mall and Wake Forest University. Winston-Salem. Round 3. Category: Let'S Take A World Tour 1: It's the sacred river that runs through Kanpur and Allahabad. Ganges. 2: Heaviest of the parrots, the flightless kākāpō, of this Down Under island nation, can weigh up to nine pounds. New Zealand. 3: Southern Cross University and Lake Tuggeranong College are found in this large country. Australia. 4: Newspapers in this Asian kingdom include the Phuket Gazette and The Chiangmai Trader News. Thailand. 5: Originally settled by the Dutch, this country of NE South America came under British control in the 19th century. Guyana. Round 4. Category: What'S In A Dog'S Name? 1: The name terrier goes back to the Latin word for this. earth (terra). 2: Rottweil, home of the Rottweiler, is a city in this country. Germany. 3: This silky-haired, droopy-eared variety is just a "Spanish" dog. spaniel. 4: Some claim it's the plural of mosenji, a Lingala word for "native". basenji. 5: This royal dog of Egypt was named for a town in Arabia. saluki. Round 5. Category: Cheers 1: Yalies once cheered, "Brek-ek-ek-ex, ko-ax, ko-ax", the chorus of these creatures in an Aristophanes play. frogs. 2: Tequila and lime juice go into this cocktail that's served in a salt-rimmed glass. Margarita. 3: It's the booze that's in both a Bloody Mary and a screwdriver. vodka. 4: Mayday! This "Cheers" star's films include "Dad", "Getting Even with Dad" and "Three Men and a Baby". Ted Danson. 5: Equal parts of champagne and this juice make up a mimosa. Orange juice. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

In today's episode, we're resharing Dheeraj Pandey's popular session from ELC Annual 2023 on the disciplined pursuit of less! As the Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman of DevRev.ai, he shares how AI tools can maximize customer impact & reduce information asymmetry between various teams, including eng, customer support, product, sales, etc., ultimately creating a more customer-centric mindset. He reveals how to leverage AI to tackle “verbs,” such as classifying, routing, attributing, summarizing and more, further streamlining productivity and empowering your org to focus on customer needs.ABOUT DHEERAJ PANDEYDheeraj Pandey is the co-founder & CEO of DevRev.ai, one of the hottest startups in Silicon Valley, with over 70 million dollars in seed funding.He previously founded Nutanix (Nasdaq: NTNX), a global leader in enterprise cloud software and hyperconverged infrastructure solutions, and currently sits on the board of Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) and is a member of their Audit Committee.Dheeraj co-founded Nutanix in 2009 and led as its CEO and Chairman for 11+ years. Boasting the largest software IPO in 2016, Nutanix is now a multi-billion dollar company with thousands of employees in over 60 countries. Pandey has been recognized with prestigious industry awards, including Dell's Founders 50 and the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year, Silicon Valley.Before founding Nutanix, Pandey was the VP of engineering at Aster Data (now Teradata). His technology and enterprise software experience include engineering and leadership roles at Oracle, Zambeel and Trilogy Software. Pandey has been recognized with several prestigious industry awards, including Dell's Founders 50 and the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year, Silicon Valley. Pandey holds a degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur,  and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin. In addition, he was a Graduate Fellow of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin Ph.D. program."In my last company, we had brought almost 7,000 employees together. My biggest job was to really bring all the VPs together. What does it mean for them to work together, behave well together, and respect each other? And it's all because there were all these silos of departments. If you look at the power of AI, AI knows no boundaries. If anything, it needs the entire knowledge graph and the knowledge graph of customers and product and people and their work, not just people on the inside, but also users and their activities on the outside. That's a big problem that we all have to go and solve for.”- Dheeraj Pandey   This episode is brought to you by testRigor!testRigor is trusted by tens of thousands of companies across the globe, including Netflix, Splunk, BusinessWire, and more to solve three main problems with end-to-end test automation:It's challenging, expensive, and slow to hire QA Automation EngineersLow productivity building your own QA AutomationFragile tests, that cause maintenance to consume enormous amounts of timetestRigor solves all of the above by allowing our users to express test cases in plain EnglishTo learn more, check out a case study on testRigor hereSign up for a free trial today at testrigor.comSHOW NOTES:The role of essentialism in software dev & company building (1:52)Dheeraj's experience fostering a customer-centric approach in all teams (4:22)Commonly used tools & why they fall short for full eng functions (7:20)Why it's important to connect AI, analytics & collaboration features (10:15)How AI can help solve information asymmetry (13:12)Using AI for analytics to help make teams more customer-centric (15:14)Audience Q&As: A day in the life of a PM using LLMs in an interactive discussion (18:03)Tips for educating users to provide better prompts when using GenAI (22:50)How would a company typically use the DevRev product? (24:38)DevRev's object model of support (27:21)Is DevRev capable of answering arbitrary questions once data is uploaded? (28:36)Methods used to measure performance w/ DevRev (30:02)Creating multiple namespaces w/in the same index to host multi-tenant data (31:10)Qualitative & quantitative benefits DevRev offers to its customer base (33:39)LINKS AND RESOURCESVideo Version of EpisodeAll of the Sessions from ELC AnnualThis episode wouldn't have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:Patrick Gallagher - Producer & Co-HostJerry Li - Co-HostNoah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio & Video Editor https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan's also an avid 3D printer - https://www.bnd3d.com/Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at https://elliecoggins.com/about/

This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.It's the 29th of February and here are the headlines on leap day.Weeks before the general elections, the Indian Express today released IE 100, the list of the 100 most powerful Indians this year. For the seventh year running, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah remain No. 1 and 2 in the power list, with the top 10 comprising all RSS/BJP names, barring Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud. Business titan Gautam Adani, climbed into the top 10 from No. 33 in his bounce-back from the Hindenburg controversy.Absconding Trinamool Congress leader and the party's strongman in Sandeshkhali Shahjahan Sheikh was arrested by the West Bengal Police today. He was sent to police custody for 10 days by a local court. Following his court appearance, the TMC leader, who had been on the run since the last 55 days, was brought to the CID headquarters in Kolkata. According to sources, the case is likely to be handed over to the CID.A special court in Ajmer today acquitted Abdul Karim ‘Tunda' in the 1993 serial blasts case. Two other accused, Irfan and Hameeduddin have been sentenced to life imprisonment. All three were accused in the serial bomb blasts that took place in trains at Lucknow, Kanpur, Hyderabad, Surat and Mumbai on December 6, 1993. The lawyer for the accused said they would appeal the sentence given to Irfan and Hameeduddin in the Supreme Court.Aviation regulator DGCA today imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for the incident where an 80-year-old passenger collapsed and later died after walking from plane to terminal at the Mumbai airport after not getting a wheelchair. The incident happened on February 12. A senior official at the DGCA today said, quote “Air India did not inform about any action taken by the airline against the erring employee(s) and the airline also failed to submit any corrective actions taken to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in the future,” Unquote.Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are an integral part of India and the measures taken there are matters internal to the country, India told Pakistan at the United Nations. India made the statement while exercising its ‘Right of Reply' to Pakistan's comments on New Delhi at the High-Level Segment of the 55th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council. First Secretary Anupama Singh, speaking at the session, added that New Delhi cannot pay attention to “a country that speaks while being soaked in red.”This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.

Episode 123 This conversation was recorded at the Sinai and Synapses alumni gathering in November 2023. In it, we talk with Dr. Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad about the ethics of AI in Islam, the future of human-computer interaction, and the ethics of bringing a form of consciousness back to life.  Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad is a Research Scientist at University of Washington's Harborview Medical Center and an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at University of Washington Bothell. His research focuses on algorithmic nudging at scale, simulation modeling for machine learning, Responsible AI, and personality emulation. He has had academic appointments at University of Washington, Center for Cognitive Science at University of Minnesota, Minnesota Population Center, and the Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur. Muhammad also has worked in applied AI in industry for several startups and advisor to various governmental bodies. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota.    Support this podcast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DowntheWormholepodcast   More information at https://www.downthewormhole.com/   produced by Zack Jackson music by Zack Jackson and Barton Willis 

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Indian scientists plan to add substances to clouds above the capital New Delhi in an effort to produce rain to reduce pollution. 印度科学家计划在首都新德里上空的云层中添加物质，以产生降雨来减少污染。The method to artificially produce rain is called cloud seeding. The process involves adding different chemicals to clouds to cause rain. When rain falls from the sky, water droplets can attach to pollution particles and bring them down to the ground. 人工降雨的方法称为人工降雨。 该过程涉及向云中添加不同的化学物质以引起降雨。 当雨从天而降时，水滴会附着在污染颗粒上并将其带到地面。 New Delhi has been rated the city with the most air pollution in the world. Reports say the problem has worsened across the city in recent weeks. 新德里被评为世界上空气污染最严重的城市。 报道称，最近几周全市的问题变得更加严重。 Air quality decreases in the city ahead of winter each year. During this time, cold air can trap many pollutants, including gases from vehicles, industry, building projects and agricultural burning. 每年冬季到来之前，城市的空气质量都会下降。 在此期间，冷空气可以捕获许多污染物，包括来自车辆、工业、建筑项目和农业燃烧的气体。 Scientists expect some clouds over the city around November 20. They hope the clouds will result in heavy rainfall – when sprayed with a salt mixture. 科学家预计 11 月 20 日左右，该市上空将出现云层。他们希望这些云层在喷洒盐混合物后会带来强降雨。 The project is being led by Manindra Agrawal, a scientist at the Indian Institute of Technology in the central city of Kanpur. He told Reuters news agency the salt mixture will include silver iodine to help produce rain. It is to be sprayed on clouds over a 100 square kilometer area. Agrawal said the project will cost about $120,000. 该项目由中部城市坎普尔印度理工学院的科学家曼宁德拉·阿格拉瓦尔 (Manindra Agrawal) 领导。 他告诉路透社，盐混合物中将含有碘银，以帮助产生降雨。 它将被喷洒在100平方公里的云层上。 阿格拉瓦尔表示，该项目将耗资约 12 万美元。The local government in New Delhi, a city of 20 million people, has already closed schools, stopped building activities, and said it will place restrictions on vehicle use to control pollution. 拥有 2000 万人口的新德里当地政府已经关闭了学校，停止了建筑活动，并表示将限制车辆使用以控制污染。 The air quality index in the city was 506 on November 9. This level is considered "hazardous" by IQAir, a Swiss company that describes itself as an “air quality solutions” business. 11月9日，该市的空气质量指数为506。这个水平被自称为“空气质量解决方案”企业的瑞士公司IQAir认为是“危险”水平。 Gufran Beig is head of the Indian government's air-quality measuring agency SAFAR. He told Reuters the city needs heavy and widespread rain to wash away the pollutants. Beig added that light rain could worsen the situation. Gufran Beig 是印度政府空气质量测量机构 SAFAR 的负责人。 他告诉路透社，该市需要大范围的大雨来冲走污染物。 贝格补充说，小雨可能会使情况变得更糟。The SAFAR head said current airflow is carrying smoke from crop burning in the states of Punjab and Haryana to Delhi. This smoke adds to the city's existing pollution sources. "So, unless a huge pressure is established by intense rain, this chain of transport from Punjab to Delhi will not be broken,” Beig said. 萨武装部队负责人表示，目前的气流正将旁遮普邦和哈里亚纳邦燃烧农作物产生的烟雾带到德里。 这种烟雾增加了城市现有的污染源。 贝格说：“因此，除非强降雨造成巨大压力，否则从旁遮普邦到德里的这条运输链不会被破坏。” About 38 percent of pollution in the capital has been caused by stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, a recent government statement said. Farmers carry out stubble burning to clear material left behind from rice harvests so they can plant other crops. Indian officials directed leaders in both states to "take effective actions" to identify and limit stubble burning, the statement added. 最近的一份政府声明称，首都约 38% 的污染是由旁遮普邦和哈里亚纳邦焚烧秸秆造成的。 农民通过焚烧秸秆来清除水稻收割后留下的物质，以便种植其他作物。 声明补充说，印度官员指示两个邦的领导人“采取有效行动”来识别和限制秸秆焚烧。Officials in New Delhi are seeking approval for the project from the Supreme Court, Reuters reported. 据路透社报道，新德里官员正在寻求最高法院批准该项目。 Several countries have used cloud seeding in an effort to produce rain, improve air quality and water crops in times of extreme dryness. These include Mexico, the United States, China, Indonesia and Malaysia. 一些国家已经使用云播技术来产生降雨，改善空气质量，并在极端干旱时期给作物浇水。 其中包括墨西哥、美国、中国、印度尼西亚和马来西亚。

Shilpi Suneja shares the first pages of her debut novel, House of Caravans, how she discovered the core of her story (and therefore where to begin) after several rounds of revising, her use of the omniscient first person and how she transitions between characters' internal states without losing her reader, and the weight of history both on her book and her psyche as a writer.Suneja's first pages can be found here.Help local bookstores and our authors by buying this book on Bookshop.Click here for the audio/video version of this interview.The above link will be available for 48 hours. Missed it? The podcast version is always available, both here and on your favorite podcast platform.Shilpi Suneja was born in Kanpur, India. At the age of fifteen, she moved with her parents to a tiny village in North Carolina. She later earned  an MA in English from NYU, an MFA from BU, and another MFA from UMass Boston. She's won fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Her short fiction and essays, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, appear in Arrowsmith, Asia Literary Review, Bat City Review, Cognoscenti, Consequence, Guernica, Hyphen, Kartika Review, Kafila, Little Fiction, McSweeney's,  Michigan Quarterly Review, Solstice, Stirring Lit, and TwoCircles.Net among other places. In 2019 Shilpi attended the Jack Jones Literary Retreat as a Desai Fellow. Her essay won the 2022 Bechtel Prize from Teachers & Writers Magazine. Her first novel about the long shadow of the Indian Partition of 1947, her grandfather's story of migration from Lahore to Kanpur, is slated for publication in September 2023 from Milkweed Editions. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 7amnovelist.substack.com

On Cornell University Week: To solve any energy crisis we may encounter, waste not, want not. Debanjan Chowdhury, assistant professor of physics, determines how to stop energy waste in the future. Debanjan Chowdhury got his undergraduate education in Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and attended Harvard University for his graduate work […]

Can one become English? What does this have to do with the Suez Canal? Are you white? Are we free? Is it good to be obedient? Is the Other always an enemy? Or, could it be a reference group? Did everyday defiance (say, by the peasants) play a role in India's struggle against the British Empire? Is nationalism necessarily anti colonial? How is Indianness linked to the Aryan Invasion Theory? Was the British conquest of India always partial? Are Gandhi, Gandhism, & Gandhi-ites the same thing? Had Tagore read Marx? Why does dissent take time? How do wild elephants live within the market economy? Do rivers have their own unruly ‘erratic' lives? Are forest fires often an act of defiance? How/why do we defy Nature's will? Does geography change the way we think? Is Assam Bengal? Can the seemingly peaceful bear a lot of conflicts within? Was Tibet seduced differently from the other colonies? Does assimilation/citizenship always follow acculturation/subjecthood? What happens to Sutlej in Nathpa Jhakri? Will there always be defiance? How can one learn from dissent/friction? &, might modern democracy survive because of defiance? SynTalk thinks about these & more questions using ideas and concepts from literary/post-colonial studies (Dr. Sayan Chattopadhyay, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur), philosophy (Dr. Bharati Puri, IIT Delhi, New Delhi), & history (Prof. Arupjyoti Saikia, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati). Listen in...

Abhishek Goyal is the Co-founder, Vice Chairman, and Executive Director of Tracxn, a leading research firm that provides market intelligence data on private companies. Since its founding in 2012, Tracxn has secured funding from top investors like 3one4 Capital, Elevation Capital, Prime Venture Partners, and angel investors including Sachin and Binny Bansal, and has grown to become a highly profitable business. After much success, Tracxn debuted on the NSE in October 2022, becoming one of the few venture-backed startups to go public. Abhishek's strategic leadership and unwavering commitment to excellence have been vital in the growth and success of the company. Before Tracxn, Abhishek gained experience working with esteemed organizations such as Amazon Development Centre (India) Private Limited, Yahoo Software Development India Private Limited, and Accel. He also served as a consultant with 3i Infotech Limited and Erasmic Consulting Private Limited. Abhishek has been recognised as part of the '40 under 40' list by Fortune India in both 2018 and 2019, highlighting his success as a young entrepreneur. He holds a bachelor's degree in technology with a specialization in computer science and engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Episode Notes: 1. What was it like before and after Tracxn's IPO? (3:38) 2. Why did Tracxn's founders choose to go public instead of selling the company? (6:10) 3. How has Abhishek's leadership role changed since the IPO? (7:30) 4. How did Tracxn's investors learn about the IPO process, and what was their reaction? (15:53) 5. What's the best analogy for a company going public? (20:20) 6. Why did Abhishek choose to become an entrepreneur? (22:30) 7. What was Tracxn's first milestone? (26:00) 8. Would Abhishek do things differently if he had to build Tracxn again? (30:30) 9. What were some of the toughest days as a founder? (33:33) 10. What is Abhishek's superpower as an angel investor? (38:18) 11. What's the biggest lesson Abhishek has learned over his career? (44:23) 12. Abhishek tips on leadership and management (47:15) 13. What advice would Abhishek give his younger self? (57:00) . . . Social Links: Tracxn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tracxn Abhishek Goyal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbhishekTracxn Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedesi_vc Akash Bhat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bhatvakash Podcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thedesivc Akash Bhat on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bhatvakash

Episode SummaryThe expression of genes in our genome to produce proteins and non-coding RNAs, the building blocks of life, is critical to enable life and human biology. So, the ability to predict how much of a gene is expressed based on that gene's regulatory DNA, or promoter sequence, would help us both understand gene expression, regulation, and evolution, and would also help us design new, synthetic genes for better cell therapies, gene therapies, and other genomic medicines in bioengineering.However, the process by which gene transcription is regulated is incredibly complex; thus, prediction transcriptional regulation has been an open problem in the field for over half a century. In his work, Eeshit used neural networks to predict the levels of gene expression based on promoter sequences. Then, he reverse engineered the model to design specific sequences that can elicit desired expression levels. Eeshit's work developing a sequence-to-expression oracle also provided a framework to model and test theories of gene evolution.About the GuestEeshit earned his double major in CS & Engineering and Biological Sciences & Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur. During his PhD at MIT, working on Dr. Aviv Regev's team, he published 4 papers in Nature-family journals, including 2 on the cover and 1 on the cover as first and corresponding author. Eeshit's work is in Cell, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Medicine, Nature Communications, and beyond.Key Takeawayscis-regulatory elements like promoters interact with transcription factors in the cell to regulate gene expression.Variation in cis-regulatory elements drives phenotypic variation and influences organismal fitness.Modeling the relationship between promoter sequences and their function – in this case, the expression levels they induce – is important to better understand regulatory evolution and also enable the engineering of regulatory sequences with specific functions with applications across therapeutics and cell-based biomanufacturing.By cloning 50 million sequences into a yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) expression vector in S. cerevisiae and measuring the YFP levels they induced, Eeshit generated a rich dataset to map yeast promoter sequence to expression levels.Next, Eeshit trained neural network models, including convolutional neural networks and Transformers, to predict expression from sequence with high accuracy.Eeshit then “reverse-engineered” these convolutional models to create genetic algorithms that designed sequences which could induce desired expression levels.Finally, Eeshit's sequence-to-expression oracle allowed for the computational evaluation of regulatory evolution across different evolutionary scenarios, including genetic drift, stabilizing selection, and directional selection.ImpactEeshit's work developing a sequence-to-expression oracle provided a framework to model and test theories of gene evolution.This framework can help us both understand gene expression, regulation, and evolution, and design new, synthetic genes for better cell therapies, gene therapies, and other genomic medicines in bioengineering.Paper: The evolution, evolvability and engineering of gene regulatory DNA 

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Last time we spoke Rear Admiral Seymour took the charge as he waged war first on the city of Canton to hunt down the seemingly tyrannical Ye Mingchen. Seymour took the city quickly and with ease, but knew he had no way to hold onto it so he opted to start capturing all the forts he could along the riverways. Meanwhile back in Britain, the politicians were raging over the entire conflict and what was to be the best course of action. The Torries and Whigs fought another to use the issue for their own interests and it seems the Torries might be successful at thwarting the need for another war with China, but not if the Whigs had anything to say about it. Now a new figure will come to the forefront to be placed in charge of the China issue and it will consume his life. Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. #20 This episode is Part 2 of the Second Opium War: Lord Elgin's reluctant War Now outside parliament, the British public was in a jingoistic mood after winning the Crimean War. Palmerston began to appeal to the masses on the basis of patriotism. Meanwhile the Prime Minister decided to appoint a plenipotentiary to carry out negotiations with the Qing court. The Duke of Newcastle was Palmerstons first choice, but he rejected the job as he knew it would be a thankless one and would earn him no favors. On March 13th, in the middle of a general election, Palmerston announced a new appointment for the new envoy to China. It was the popular Scotsman, former governor of Jamaica and British North America, James Bruce the Earl of Elgin, a direct descendant of Robert the Bruce. Lord Elgin was the son of a famous antiquarian who had notoriously preserved or better said vandalized, if you're Greek, parts of Ancient Athens by shipping them back to Britain. Yes the British museum issue. Elgin also sold these pieces of history in question to the British Museum at around 35,000 pounds in 1816 before going bankrupt and leaving England in exile to escape creditors. So yeah daddy was not a good person so to say. Ironically Elgin's fathers actions would haunt him in this story, because he would perform a heinous act on a similar level. During the 3 day voting period that began on March 28th of 1857, the Whigs managed to return to office with a landslide victory. Turns out Palmerston had won the public over, alongside the Queen and now parliament.  The day before Palmerston named Elgin the plenipotentiary to China, Elgin wrote to his wife “My Dearest, I have had a note from [Palmerston] followed by an interview. The proposal is to undertake a special mission of a few months' duration to settle the important and difficult question now embarrassing us in the East and concentrating the attention of all the world. On what grounds can I decline? Not on political grounds for however opposed I might be to the Govt. that would be a reason to prevent them from making the offer, but not me from accepting it. The very mission of a Plenipotentiary is an admission that there are errors of policy to be repaired.” Elgin's wife responded “Dearest, it was unexpected but if your conscience and feelings tell you to say yes I would not for the world dissuade you. God bless you my own darling. I promise you to do my best not to distress you. Forgive me if I can't write more today. Your own ever Mary.” Now Lord Elgin had a very impressive career, as I said he had been the governor of Jamaica and the governor-general of British North America, I live in quebec and he is quite the figure here. There is a statue of him in front of the Quebec parliament building. Lord Elgin attempted to establish responsible government to Canada, wrestled issues of immigration to Canada and took a surprising stance during a French English conflict. You see there were rebellions in what was then Upper and Lower Canada over various colonial issues. Lord Elgin ended up compensating French Canadians who had suffered during the rebellions and this greatly pissed off his British colleagues. On top of that Elgin invited the leader of the lower Canada revolt, Papineau to dine with him at the governor-generals residence in Canada. An English mob began burning parliament buildings in montreal, Elgin was assaulted, but instead of calling in the military, Elgin got his family to safety and allowed civil authorities to restore order. Anyways Elgin did a lot in Canada such as setting up economic treaties with the US and such, he is a large figure in my countries history, though I'd argue not many Canadians are even aware of him haha. Canadian history can be, the best way to put it, a bit boring. Now back to the story at hand, Lord Elgin was a very well regarded figure for his capabilities and royal blood. But he also held a ton of debt from his father, the Greek artifact plunderer. Elgin was notably not xenophobic in a time when many British were. Elgin spoke English and French and was a highly educated man. The day before Elgin set off for China he was given detailed instructions from Lord Clarendon. Clarendon ordered Elgin that under no circumstance was he to try and retake Canton, a tall order since Bowring and Seymour were literally trying to do just that. Clarendon stated he was to acquire the right for Britain to send an ambassador to Beijing to conduct and direct negotiations with the Qing imperial court. He was to demand the opening of new ports of trade and to force the Qing government to adhere to the terms of the treaty of Nanjing. Military force was to be only a last resort if the Emperor refused and Elgin was urged to contain the military action to naval attacks only to save British lives. Elgin had his own demand, he wanted the British military forces in China to be under his sole command. Britain ended up giving Elgin joint command alongside Lt Generals Ashburnham and Seymour who could decide when and where to attack. Elgin made record time journeying to China by riding on the brand new railroad that cut across the Isthmus of Suez. From Suez he took a ship, rounding the coast of India in late May. Elgin came across troops who had been summoned from Bombay and Calcutta. Interesting side note, in May, Sepoy's, those being Indian troops of the East India Company Army, stationed in Meerut performed a mutiny. They had refused to follow orders from the British officers and on May 10th, an entire garrison killed their officers, their families and any Europeans in the vicinity. Word spread of the mutiny resulting in similar outbreaks amongst other sepoy units. Within just a few days there was a widespread rebellion as some Indian prince joined, rallying against the British Raj. Northern India was ablaze with bloodshed and it looked like Britain was at threat of losing its greatest colony. Elgin arrived in Singapore on June 3rd where he was met with two letters from Lord Canning the governor general of india. The letters told Elgin the dire news and begged him to divert troops assigned to the China mission to come help in India. Canning was an old classmate of Elgin and said “If you send me troops they shall not be kept one hour more than is absolutely needed.” Elgin had no time to consult with Plamerston or Clarendon, as it would take 2 months to get word back to London. Without hesitation Elgin diverted 1700 men of the 90th regiment from Mauritius to help quell the rebellion. I obviously cant go into the Indian Rebellion of 1857, but just want to say if you get a chance do learnt about it, an absolutely horrible event. Around 150,000 Indians were killed in the rebellion with 100,000 of them being civilians. The British suffered around 6000 troops and 40,000 civilians killed. The British forces performed massacres and numerous atrocities in places like Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow and Allahabad. On top of the war deaths, it is estimated up to a possible 800,000 Indians would die from famine and disease as well. A truly horrible event.  Back to Elgin, he faced a period in Singapore where he had to await some troops from India to come over to China and during this period he began to study the China situation. Elgin visited an opium den in Singapore to witness the evil effects of the drug firsthand. He wrote this to his wife about the experience  “They are wretched, dark places with little lamps. The opium looks like treacle, and the smokers are haggard and stupefied, except at the moment of inhaling, when an unnatural brightness sparkles from their eyes,” As a result of dispatching men to India to help Canning, Elgin now had to go to China aboard a single ship, the Shannon without any troops. He arrived in Hong Kong on July 2nd of 1857 and was welcomed warmly by the Chinese. Seymour was not all too pleased to find Elgin arriving without any troops. Seymour soon pressed Elgin to form an attack on Canton, handing to him a petition signed by 85 British opium merchants who all believed if Canton fell to the British, the Emperor would have to capitulate to all of their demands. Elgin did not give in to the pressure, though he also did not have the troops to carry out the task regardless.  Elgin then began to brush shoulders with Harry Parkes and they did not get off on the right foot. Parks said of Elgin  “He may be a man that suits the government well, very cautious, having ever before him [placating] Parliament, the world, the public, etc.” Parkes soon began a campaign against Elgin by sending a ton of letters back home criticizing Elgin for what he called “too generous a treatment of the Chinese”. As warhawkish as Seymour and Parkes could be, it was Bowring who really brought the heat. Bowring felt demoted by Elgin's new position and began to work behind the scenes to bring Elgin down. Bowring also began to lecture Elgin on the imperative for  full scale military action against Canton. “There is quite an explosion of public opinion as to the fatal mistake which would be committed by any movement upon Peking until the Cantonese question is settled. Many think such a movement might imperil the whole trade of China. I am quite of the opinion that any action which refers the Canton question to the Emperor would be a most injurious and embarrassing step.” Elgin for the most part ignored Bowring and opted instead for negotiations as were his instructions. Elgin also shared a concern it seems the other men did not, Elgin worried about tearing China apart. Elgin did not want to topple the Manchu rulers of China and throw the nation into some Balkanization hellscape which would only make things harder for Britain to deal with. The Taiping and their talk of banning private property scared Elgin, who knew Britain's trade would be hurt by such rule. In the end Elgin did not wait for his reinforcements from India, he instead went to India himself. Elgin gathered a small force of 400 marines and sailors aboard the 55 gun ship Shannon and sailed for Calcutta. Elgin made it to Calcutta on June 14th where he found the city abandoned by its European residents. Turned out there was a rumor the Sepoy's were going to march into the city to slaughter the Europeans so they all fled, the rumor proved to be false however. Elgin was mortified by the situation in India. He was lambasted with horror stories of sexual atrocities committed against British subjects and mass hangings in reprisal. One Major Renard, ordered the execution of 12 Indians for allegedly turning their faces the wrong way as Renards troops marched past them. That same Major also allegedly burnt down every Indian village he passed and hung 42 villagers along the way. Elgin sent a letter back to his wife  “I have seldom from man or woman since I came to the East heard a sentence that was reconcilable with the hypothesis that Christianity had come into the world. Detestation, contempt, ferocity, vengeance, whether Chinamen or Indians be the object.” Elgin hopped aboard the steamship Ava on september 20th to return to China. Back in China, Bowring had taken advantage of Elgin's trip by making overtures to Ye Mingchen in violation of Britain's instructions that the Chinese viceroy should only deal with Elgin. When Elgin found out and confronted Bowring, Bowring simply denied it. A month after Elgin had arrived to China, his French counterpart arrived, Baron Gros. The French aristocrat quickly began to share Elgin's hatred for Bowring upon meeting the man. Gros and Elgin both agreed to disagree with Bowring's ideas from the offset. Gros and Elgin agreed the response to the arsenic bakery debacle and the murder of Father Chapedelaine, would be a well coordinated, measured and hopefully light on military deaths. Gros advocated for an attack upon Beijing, while Elgin urged for negotiation. However, foreign minister Clarendon chose another option. Clarendon sent Elgin a letter on October 14th supporting Bowrings ideas. Winter was fast approaching, and the Bei He River, the gateway to Beijing would be frozen before an allied army could reach the city gates. Thus Clarendon advocated for an attack on Canton. Elgin was forced to allow Bowring to take the lead. In november, William Reed, the new American Minister showed up aboard the 55 gun steamship Minnesota. Reed was instructed by his government that America would remain neutral in the inevitable conflict. Russia's emissary, Count Euphemius Putiatin also arrived in november aboard the Amerika. Putiatin brought with him a proposal for China, if the emperor would give Manchuria to the Russians, the Tsar would help the Qing stamp out the Taiping Rebels once and for all. So each of the 4 nations brought their representatives looking to strike a deal with the Qing dynasty. In December of 1857, 3 ships carrying 2000 British soldiers from Calcutta sailed into Canton's harbor followed by a French fleet led by Admiral Rigault de Genouilly. Elgin and Gros sent Ye Mingchen separate ultimatums. France demanded the murderers of Father Chapedelaine to be brought to justice, reparations and permission to operate unrestricted in Canton. Britain demanded compliance with the terms of the treaty of Nanjing; a permanent British ambassador in Beijing; and unspecified reparations for the loss of life and property. Elgin felt his demands were reasonable, but also knew full well they were unacceptable for the Emperor. Ye Mingchen believed the demands to be mere posturing rather than actual threats. He did not have the authority to satisfy the British and French ultimata. So he did nothing…well nothing is a strong word he actually began spending his time by beheading 400 Taiping and placed their heads on spikes atop Cantons walls. It seems perhaps Ye believed such actions would scare off the foreigners, because he had no real army or navy to back him up. Well his brutality against the Taiping sure backfired. The British enlisted 700 really enraged Hakka to man the artillery at the Dutch Folly which was across the Pearl River near the foreign factories. Hakka if you remember made up some of the Taiping ranks as they were a persecuted ethnic minority in Guangxi province. 8 British and 4 French steamships arrived to the scene to add extra military might.  Ye Mingchen replied to the British and French in separate letters. To the British Ye stated, that in 1850 Sir George Bonham had agreed to give up access to Canton to avoid a war with the Qing dynasty. Ye heard that Bonham was given the Order of Bath and perhaps if Elgin did likewise he could also receive such a title. Ye was not aware that the title of Earl was high than that of Sir, but give the guy some credit for doing some homework on the foreign advisory. As for the treaty of Nanjing, Ye simply stated the Emperor declared the terms would be held inviolate for 10 millennium, it would be suicide to go against the Emperor. Ye sent a similar letter to the French and while he made these rather coy and cheeky remarks he did not seem to grasp the very real war threat going on. It may have been because he was too distracted by the Taiping rebellion, which to be brutally honest was a much more pressing concern, regardless Ye lacked any real strategy with how to deal with the foreign threat. When the British and French landed on Henan island, opposite of Canton of December 15th, Ye apparently made no move. The British and French disembarked without any resistance and found the strategic island undefended and without fortification. 200 Chinese war junks and sampans near Henan island fled as soon as the British and French had arrived.  On December 21st, Elgin, Gros and Putiatin had a talk aboard the French flagship Audacieuse. They all agreed to give Ye Mingchen one more chance before the shelling of Canton began. They sent Ye a 2 day deadline to meet their demands. As they waited Elgin wrote in his diary “Canton the great city doomed I fear to destruction by the folly of its own rulers and the vanity and levity of ours.” While they waited for 2 days, Elgin and Gros discussed military organization. Admiral Seymour and Rigault would command sea forces, while land troops would be commanded by General Ashburnham. On paper the invaders seemed to be completely out gunned. Canton's 6 mile wall circumference was 25 feet high and 20 feet wide. The allied force amounted to 800 men of the Indian Royal Sappers and Miners and the British 59th regiment of Foot, 2100 Royal marines, 1829 men of a British naval brigade and 950 men of the French Navy. The Qing forces were 30,000 strong at Canton, they were outnumbered 5 to 1. The Europeans did have one major tactical advantage however. The European ship born artillery had superior range and firepower compared to Cantons gun and their position on Henan island was within shelling distance of Canton.  On December 22nd, Ye's deadline ran out, but Elgin and Gros hesitated. On December 24th, perhaps because it was so close to Christmas they decided to give the Viceroy another 3 days to accept their terms, but Ye did not respond. On the evening of the 27th, the Europeans sent a reconnaissance team ashore a mile from the city's walls. On the morning of the 28th, the Anglo-Franco armada began shelling the city with artillery support from Henan. The bombardment went on for an entire day and on top of the shells, the europeans also fired incendiary rockets. It is alleged the Qing defenders only tossed back 2 shells. It is estimated the Chinese suffered almost 200 casualties to the shelling, while the incendiary rockets lit parts of Canton ablaze.While the day long shelling was raging on, 500 British and French forces landed and made their way through some rice paddies and came across a cemetery. At the cemetery Qing soldiers were taking up positions behind tombstones. Many of the Qing soldiers were armed with an 18th century weapon known as a Jingall. Now if you have a chance to google these, please do because they are comical to say the least. Its a muzzle loaded giant musket, the barrel is around 60 inches. Usually these were mount on walls, but they could be placed on tipods or on the shoulder of a comrade while you shoot it. Picture a comically big musket and thats basically what it looks like. In the west we call them “wall guns”, anyways they are extremely impractical. So for the Qing it took at minimum 2 men to fire one Jingall and usually when they fired them, the kick back knocked the men to the ground which provided quite the slapstick humor for the Europeans witnessing it. Many of the Qing soldiers also fired bow and arrow alongside some firelock muskets. On the other side, the British and French were using 19th century rifles, such as the British Enfield Rifle and French Minie rifle. Basically it was like Mike Tyson fighting an infant. The Europeans began to take up positions behind tombstones similar to the Qing. During the night the european formed an HQ in a temple on the cemetery grounds and apparently did nothing while some of their soldiers began to ransack the cemetery's statuaries thinking they would find gems or gold inside them. Dawn of the next day, the Europeans woke up to a shocking sight. On the hills behind Canton emerged 1500 Qing soldiers. The Qing soldiers had fled the battle to go atop the hill and were simply staring at the Europeans like they were watching a sports game. It seems Ye's brutality had caused a lot of dissatisfaction amongst the local populace and this resulted in quite the lackluster will to fight. At 9am Admiral Rigault personally led French troops towards the walls of canton carrying scaling ladders. The defenders on top of the walls provided little resistance, while some Chinese artillery on some nearby hills tried to shell the invaders. By 10am British and French flags were flying from the 5 story Pagoda near the walls. Alongside the wall climbing, the British stormed the East Gate of the city with ease. Over 4700 British, Indian alongside 950 French troops scaled the walls in total. Seymour and Rigault had stopped the shelling to allow the troops to get atop the walls and began to fire again, but Elgin quickly forced them to stop deeming it overkill. The death toll was incredibly lopsided, the French reported 3 men dead and 30 wounded, the British reported 13 men dead with around 83 wounded. The Qing suffered upto a possible 650 casualties. The allies set to work hunting Ye Mingchen who they believed was still hiding in the city. Ye's second in command Pih-kwei came out suddenly making a proclamation that he would no longer associate himself with Ye Mingchen nor his disastrous policies. On New Years day, Elgin made a tour of Canton and noticed a lack of resistance, confirming to himself he made the right decision to halt the shelling. Then Elgin witnessed large scale looting. Elgin's private secretary Laurence Oliphant noted “While honest Jack was flourishing down the street with a broad grin of triumph on his face, a bowl of goldfish under one arm and a cage of canary-birds under the other, honest Jean, with a demure countenance and no external display, was conveying his well-lined pockets to the waterside.” It seemed the French preferred to grab cash while the British sought out souvenirs. Elgin feared losing control of the men and ordered them to all stop looting, but he had no authority for the French forces. Upon seeing that the French were not halting their looting, the British soldiers soon rejoined the plundering spree. Elgin lamented the situation in his diary “My difficulty has been to prevent the wretched Cantonese from being plundered and bullied. There is a [Hindi] word called ‘loot' which gives unfortunately a venial character to what would, in common English, be styled robbery. Add to this that there is no flogging in the French Army, so that it is impossible to punish men committing this class of offenses.” The son of Howqua and other Cohong merchants began to petition Elgin to do something to restore order and stop the plunder and destruction of Canton. Within mere days of the city's occupation, 90% of its inhabitants fled the city. One thing Elgin did not seem to mind though was “official expropriations” and sent one Colonel Lemon with a few Royal marines to Canton's treasury where they seized 52 boxes of silver, 68 boxes of gold ingots and over a millions dollars worth in silver taels. This “legal plunder” wink wink, was put aboard the HMS Calcutta and sent post haste to India. After all, the war had to be paid for.  On January 5th, over 8000 British and French marched through the gates of Canton unopposed. Harry Parkes grabbed a squad of 100 Royal Marines and rushed over to Ye Mingchens residence armed with a miniature of the man to identify him. This was quite the smart move, because many of Ye Mingchen's subordinates had attempted to pass themselves off as the viceroy to protect him. Well the tactic provided results as they caught Ye as he was trying to climb over the rear wall of his residence. A marine seized Ye by his queue and dragged the man to a sedan chair enclosed with bars to humiliate him. The tiny prison was put aboard the steamship Inflexible to an audience of Europeans and many Hakka, including Taiping rebels who taunted the disgraced viceroy by making the slashing throat gesture. When the marines searching Ye's residence they came across his letters back to the Qing court, giving them a ton of insight into how the Qing worked. That same day, Elgin and Gross named Ye's second in command, Pih-Kwei the new governor of Canton, but he would be advised by the triumvirate of Parkes, Captain Martineau and Colonel Holloway. The 3 real powers behind Pih-Kwei were granted control of judiciary, and to vet edicts before they were promulgated. Each man spoke Chinese and would report to Clarendon. Elgin wrote to Clarendon to explain the situation “If Pih-kwei was removed or harshly dealt with we should be called upon to govern a city containing many hundred thousand inhabitants with hardly any means of communicating with the people.” The Europeans also created a police force for Canton to stop all the looting and restore confidence in the once great commercial city. Howqua, his son and the other Cohong merchants found the new situation with the Europeans a far better deal than what would occur if the Taiping took Canton. Pih-Kwei received secret instructions from Beijing on January 27th, ordering him to organize an army of civilians and kick the invaders out. He also received orders from Seymour to hand over 17 Chinese war junks to help fight off a Taiping fleet obstructing the Pearl River. On the 28th, 2 french warships, the Fusee and Mitraille both shelled Ye's residence to further Ye's punishment. Ye's subordinates made attempts to rescue him from his prison, so Elgin sent Ye into exile to Calcutta on February 20th. In Calcutta Ye lived under house arrest for a year until he starved himself to death. Back over in Canton, the 70th Sepoy regiment arrived in March to reinforce Canton's garrison. The Sepoys were delighted when they found out 200 Chinese servants were assigned to them as they had been dealing with a lot of racism. Notably the British called them the N word and the French killed 3 Sepoys claiming they were looting. No Europeans were ever shot for looting in Canton. Elgin, Seymour and Gross then took a naval squadron up north towards the mouth of the Bei He River by April 24th. The British, French and Russian plenipotentiaries sent a joint communique to the governor of Zhili province, Tan. Elgin, ever the pacifist, tried to negotiate a way out of further bloodshed writing to Tan to see if they could meet a minister duly authorized by Emperor Xianfeng. Tan performed the standard Chinese response, by stalling and claiming he didn't have the power to negotiate with them. Apparently in his letter response, he used larger characters for the Emperor than that of Queen Victoria which infuriated the British as it was yet again in violation of the terms to the treaty of Nanjing, that both nations be considered equal. Ironically if you think about it, the British and Qing were both so uptight about such status symbols and such. Tan sent another letter that indicated the Chinese position was shifting somewhat, iit offer some negotiation, opened some ports, granted religious freedom to Christians and agreed to pay reparations for the foreign factories being destroyed in 1856. Tan also said he passed on the Europeans request for an embassy in Beijing to the Emperor. What he did not tell them, was that the Emperor rejected that request outright. Putiatin in an attempt to avoid further bloodshed pleaded with the parties to accept this offer, but allegedly the French Foriegn office replied to him with a smirk “they are only Chinese lives”. On a bit of a side note, a rather remarkable thing occurred on the Russian side of this story at this time. The Archimandrite, named Palladius, something of a spiritual leader to a tiny population of Russians living in Beijing was granted permission by Emperor Xianfeng to visit the European fleet at the end of may. He was forced to travel in a sealed litter. Prior to leaving, Putiatin got word to the man ordering him to gather as much intelligence as he could traveling towards them. Palladius was able to peer through a small crack in the shutter and did his best to get details on the position of the Qing fleet. When Palladius arrived he brought with him great news, apparently Beijing was starving and the rambunctious life of the Emperor was catching up to him. Please note the Emperor was only 30 years old, guy must have really partied it up. Another thing the Emperor was doing was strongly contemplating leaving the country because he was terrified. Meanwhile Elgin's anxiety was being lifted day by day as more warships arrived. By late May, the combined Anglo-French fleet was now 26 gunboats strong, preparing to take on the famous Taku Forts that guarded the mouth of the Bei He River. D-day was to be may 20th and the invaders were just 100 miles away from Beijing. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me.  The reluctant Elgin had done it, they seized Canton and finally brought Ye Mingchen to British justice. The British French coalition was working its way slowly but surely to straggle Beijing and force its Emperor to abide by their demands.  

A little later than usual John and Derek are back after their birthday week to chat all about Pennyworth Season 3 Episode 6 Hedgehunter in our spoiler filled podcast chat. Pennyworth Season 3 Episode 6 “Hedgehunter” Synopsis Episode Written by: John Stephens Episode Directed By: Jill Robertson Ten years before being hired to protect Kanpur separatist leader Zahra Khin, Alfie and Daveboy kidnapped her dad. Alfie is weighed down with this guilt but after meeting and killing her untrustworthy contact and learning of Alfie's previous actions, Zahra vows never to see him again. Alfie hopes to make amends by visiting the Hebrides in search of her dad. In Northern England, Bet Sykes awakes to find John Salt waxing lyrical about his new plan. He wants to create an enhanced army to take the fight back to the English Government and Captain Blighty. Bet escapes his clutches with Julie in tow but is mortally wounded in the attempt and sends her baby to live with her sister Peggy before bleeding out on a park bench.  Meanwhile, Thomas Wayne pays a visit to his father and family manor. After discussing their strained relationship Thomas tells his dad "Love isn't enough" a sentiment he later seals with a bullet in an illegal lane of the city. Cast of Pennyworth Season 3 Follow us and Subscribe to the Podcast If you want to keep up with us and all of our podcasts, please subscribe over at https://tvpodcastindustries.com. Where we will continue to podcast about multiple TV shows we hope you'll love. If you want to just follow Pennyworth each week search for "Pennyworth Podcast" and subscribe to just these episodes. Next time on The Pennyworth Podcast We will be back next week with Pennyworth Season 3 episode 7 "Don't Push It". We hope you'll join us over on "TV Podcast Industries" for our coverage of lots of other TV shows. Including Marvel's She Hulk, Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power and lots lots more. We hope you join us for more podcasts soon. Until then, Keep Watching, Keep Listening and stay safe. Derek and John TV Podcast Industries All images and audio clips are copyright of Epix TV, HBO Max, Warner Horizon Scripted Television and their respective copyright owners.

Derek and John are back chatting about Pennyworth Season 3 Episode 5 Rhyme N Reason in our latest podcast. Pennyworth Season 3 Episode 5 “Rhyme N Reason” Synopsis Episode Written by: Robert Hull Episode Directed By: Jill Robertson One month after Martha awakes from Thomas' attack, there is still distrust between them. But their arguments will have to wait, as Patricia Wayne returns. The art loving socialite is in London for the new exhibition of Francis Fuchs. After discussing his understandably tense relationship with their father Patrick, Thomas Wayne returns to Gotham to confront him. Meanwhile Daveboy is also dragged along to the exhibition with his girlfriend Sally. As he is unimpressed by the supposed “art” on display, Sally convinces Daveboy to try out Francis Fuchs new designer drug. The drug, which has been created from the mind altering project lullaby by Dr Glubb, sets him off so much Dave Boy can't even focus on Alfie Pennyworth's new job. Prime Minister Aziz has tasked Alfie with protecting an independence advocate, Miss Kin who is being targeted by the president of her home country Kanpur. As Alfie gets closer to Miss Kin he realizes that he was the one who kidnapped her father when he was a British soldier 10 years ago. Elsewhere Bet Sykes, with baby Julia in tow, reconnects with former Raven leader Dr Francis Gaunt. After some tenacious persuasion Bet gets the location of her real target John Salt. But when she catches up with him the evil mastermind has transformed himself into something unrecognizable. Cast of Pennyworth Season 3 Follow us and Subscribe to the Podcast If you want to keep up with us and all of our podcasts, please subscribe over at https://tvpodcastindustries.com. Where we will continue to podcast about multiple TV shows we hope you'll love. If you want to just follow Pennyworth each week search for "Pennyworth Podcast" and subscribe to just these episodes. Next time on The Pennyworth Podcast We will be back next week with Pennyworth Season 3 episode 6 "Hedgehunter". We hope you'll join us over on "TV Podcast Industries" for our coverage of lots of other TV shows. Including Marvel's She Hulk, Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power and lots lots more. We hope you join us for more podcasts soon. Until then, Keep Watching, Keep Listening and stay safe. Derek and John TV Podcast Industries All images and audio clips are copyright of Epix TV, HBO Max, Warner Horizon Scripted Television and their respective copyright owners.

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First Indian Express' Asad Rehman joins host Utsa Sarmin to talk about the Kanpur anti-Sikh riots of 1984 and how survivors are reacting to the recent arrests of rioters. Next Indian Express' Harish Damodaran explains why edible oil prices are going down globally and what will that mean for Indian consumers. And, in the end, we give you an update on Mohammed Zubair's case.

Nobody controls riots and rioters like Yogi. Kanpur, and earlier CAA riot investigation, is unique in many ways - skilful use of the 1986 Gansters' Act and 2020 Recovery of Damages Act along with going to the root has finished the riot industry. Sanjay Dixit explains.

One more attempt at violence in UP, this time in Kanpur has been nipped in the bud. A local activist, probably linked to PFI again, and a serial offender has been caught and another 36 rioters arrested. Sanjay Dixit looks at the Yogi medicine used for treating rioters.

Jude Weston brings you the news from Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kashmir, China, the Rajya Sabha, and NATO. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can Drones Provide Actional Insight into How Wildfires Spread? Dr. Mrinal Kumar is an associate professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering, where he founded the Laboratory for Autonomy in Data-Driven and Complex Systems. Under Mrinal's direction, Researchers are using autonomous drones to help prevent and mitigate wildfires.  As witnessed by the ongoing blazes across the U.S., wildfires are difficult to predict and fight. Flames can travel up to 14 mph in dry grass and spread in unexpected directions. The Lab received a $1.4 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation to develop an aerial robotic system.  The “Integration of Autonomous UAS in Wildland Fire Management” project develops real-time situational awareness using drones to monitor the intensity and spread of wildfires. The results should help firefighting experts understand how topographic, atmospheric and forest fuel factors in temperate hardwood forests influence fire intensity and rate of spread through real-time data activation in fire behavior models. Mrinal's team will shadow the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' prescribed burn team into the southern state forests of Ohio, led by Greg Guess at the Division of Forestry. Prescribed burns are typically conducted late in the fall or early spring when the fuel and weather conditions are conducive to a controlled burn. The drones will undergo rigorous testing and validation, leading up to fully autonomous mission design and deployment in these prescribed burns and eventually wildfires. Mrinal received a Ph.D. in 2009 from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor's degree in 2004 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, both in aerospace engineering. During 2010-16, he served as an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at University of Florida. In 2016, Dr. Kumar's group moved to The Ohio State University. In this edition of the Drone Radio Show, Dr. Kumar talks about National Science Foundation grand and the university's research into drones and wildfires.

Irfan in conversation with Shambhunath Shukla (Born 1955) at his residence on 17 May 2022, Delhi NCR Shambhunath Shukla who has started his journalistic career even before he graduated, worked with Dainik Jagran, Jansatta and Amar Ujala in Kanpur, Delhi, Chandigarh and Kolkata. He is having an experience of active journalism spanned over almost four decades. A keen learner and a social commentator Shambhunath Shukla is now working as a freelance journalist for TV, Digital and Print. Cover Image and Art: Irfan --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sm-irfan/message

India's small and medium businesses had only begun to recover from the economic impact of the pandemic followed by the geopolitical crisis, but the early onset of summer and recurring heat waves across north India paralysed them again. Demand for electricity shot up beyond expectations, leading to a nationwide power crisis. With coal stocks at a critical level at many thermal power plants, states found themselves in a desperate situation, resorting to unscheduled power cuts. While the bigger, urban businesses are managing to sail through the crisis, small businesses and residents are not as fortunate. A series of ground reports by Business Standard spanning across northern and western India chronicles the plight of MSMEs in Surat, Manesar, Kanpur and Jalandhar, where power shortages made matters worse for those already struggling with production lags and high prices of raw materials.   Haryana's Manesar has been experiencing regular power cuts in industrial areas, forcing major industries to turn to diesel generator sets for backup. With soaring fuel prices, even major automakers like Maruti Suzuki are feeling the heat.   Surat, Gujarat's textile hub, is facing a labour shortage as many workers have gone back to their hometowns.   To make the situation worse, power cuts in the city have brought down production by 10 per cent, say industry estimates. Ashish Gujarati of Southern Gujarat Chamber Of Commerce and Industry, Surat, shares the concerns of small businesses. For many small businesses, April is the time for peak production. But power outages have brought their dreams crashing down. While most are struggling with deep losses, some are being forced to shut down.   Jitubhai Vakharia, President, South Gujarat Textile Processors' Association, Surat says, "The input cost of coal has almost doubled, the whole textile industry is dependent on imported coal. Since the Russia-Ukraine war, the availability of coal has reduced and its price has shot up."  He adds, "The cost of dyes and chemicals has increased by 25 to 40 per cent and the price of some chemicals like sodium hydrosulfite of soda or discharging agent like safolite have increased by 140 to 150 per cent. Thus, the input costs have increased, and increasing prices is difficult for us as the demand is already low in the market."    Amid coal shortage, the textile industry, though largely resilient against power cuts, is also struggling with rising prices of coal. A near-doubling in the cost of imported coal is impacting value chains.                                                      The situation is no better for leather businesses in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur. Here, power has to be supplied non-stop, since any disruption could cause a loss of the raw hide. With no alternative, anyone who can afford it has had to move to diesel gen-sets, as they stare at rising energy costs. Speaking to Business Standard, Nayyar Jamal, Member, UP Tanners' Association, Kanpur says, "There's no declared power shortage in this area but we experience power outages 5 to 6 times a day. This leads to a lot of problems, as we have a continuous operation process which involves the use of chemicals. So, during sudden power cuts, our material gets wasted. The cost of electricity for industries is highest in Uttar Pradesh. As such, competitive electricity rates will help us improve production."   Let's turn to Jalandhar, Punjab's export hub. The industries here are also struggling with major power shortages and are worried that the situation could deteriorate in the coming months. Businesses outside the industrial belt have regularly been subjected to unscheduled power cuts, and the heavy machinery-centric operations are turning unsustainable to run even on power backups for most MSMEs.   PTC by Dhruvaksh Saha of Business Standard. With the paddy-sowing season nearing, electricity, if not managed, would soon b

Can a cartoon stir unrest and bring down an elected government. Police in Maharashtra thought so when they had arrested Aseem Trivedi ten years ago for sedition. Then 24, Trivedi had tried to highlight corruption through his cartoons. The sedition case went on for several years before being struck down by Bombay High Court in 2015. The case was gone, but the stigma stayed. And Trivedi, a Kanpur lad, quit the profession forever. On Thursday, when the Supreme Court put the sedition law in abeyance, Trivedi heaved a sigh of relief. Not only because he was a victim of the IPC's section 124 (A), but also because he was one of the petitioners seeking scrapping of the law. From cartoonists to stand-up comedians and satirists to small political activists and opposition leaders, sedition law has been invoked by police in various states at what experts call a very low threshold. While arguing their case, experts point out the difference between treason and sedition. The first one is an act done against the state while the latter is against the government of the day. And criticising the government, they say, should not be penalised. Some even say that even a court decision should be under the purview of criticism. In 2016, the Allahabad High Court had held that criticism of the judiciary or a court ruling is not sedition. Former BJP leader and Union minister Arun Jaitley was the petitioner in the case. Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, which is the law against sedition, was introduced in 1870 by the British government. And it was Thomas Macaulay who had introduced the law while drafting the penal codes. Its purpose was to stop Indian colonial subjects from expressing dissent against Britain's rule. At that time, sedition was also an offence under Britain's own penal code. While Macaulay's own country expunged the law in 2016, it stays in India.   In the first two hearings, the central government tried to defend the law. But on the third one, on Wednesday, it told the apex court that it was reviewing it. The next hearing will take place in July now, while one of three judges listening to the case, CJI NV Ramanna, retires in August.  So what does the law say? Under British rule, the punishment prescribed was transportation “beyond the seas for the term of his or her natural life”. This was amended to life imprisonment in 1955. It is still a harsh law and entails a maximum punishment of life imprisonment for anyone who, “by words spoken or written, or by visible representation… brings into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government established by law.” And, how did the British use it? During the Independence movement, this law was used extensively to try and crush political dissent. In fact, some of the prominent pre-independence cases where Section 124A was involved were against freedom fighters like Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Pravrajika Divyanandaprana is a monastic member of Sri Sarada Math and is currently the Editor of the English journal Samvit published in New Delhi. She has been Principal of Nivedita Vidya Mandir School from 2014 to 2019. She specializes in Yoga-Vedanta. In addition to studying the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda literature, she has extensively studied the Yoga-Vedanta texts based on these twin philosophies which include the Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, Raja Yoga, Upanishads, and the Prakarana Granthas (auxiliary scriptures of Vedanta like Vedantasara, Vivekachudamani, etc.) along with their commentaries. A gold medallist and topper, Pravrajika Divyanandaprana has a unique combination of knowledge in the conventional sciences and traditional Yogic and Vedantic texts. Pravrajika Divyanandaprana has been lecturing all over India since 2010, including at the Indian Institute of Technology campuses in Madras, Delhi (she has spoken many times at Vivekananda Study Circle of IIT-Delhi), Kharagpur, Mumbai, and Kanpur; Indian Institute of Science Bangalore; Delhi University; Vivekananda International Centre; Ramakrishna Mission; Engineering and Medical Colleges in Mumbai, Pune, and Kolkata; and sometimes in schools. She offers courses on Yoga-Vedanta every semester at IIT Delhi. The courses are available on YouTube at IIT's official channel: NRCVEE IIT Delhi. She has traveled to hold classes or deliver lectures in South Africa at Cape Town, Durban, Ladysmith, and Kwa Zulu Natal University among other places. Subsequently, she traveled to Ireland, Great Britain, UAE, and recently to Canada for talks, lectures, and scriptural discussions. She has spoken at Imperial College and Logan Hall, London University in 2013. In May 2018, she was in Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, and Nova Scotia where she gave a number of talks on Self-Knowledge, exploring the Subjective Sciences, and finding the interface between Subjective-Objective Sciences. She has extensively traveled in the US and addressed Vedanta Societies of Iowa, Washington DC, and so on. Purdue University hosted her talk on Mind Management recently. LinkedIn Page "Eternal Truth" YouTube channel with many videos, including the Upanishads classes mentioned in the interview. If you subscribe to the channel, you'll be notified when classes resume. VivekaVani YouTube channel with many more videos. Books: Science of Happiness (Amazon India) Self-Discovery (Amazon India) U.S. Book Contact - (Ask to be notified when books become available.) Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded May 1, 2022. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar is the Smith and Lucille Gibson Professor of Medicine, Director of the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Co-Director of the American Heart Association Tobacco Regulation and Addiction Center, and a Distinguished University Scholar at the University of Louisville. Much of Aruni's work has focused on understanding how the heart and blood vessels work and how they become diseased. He developed a new field called environmental cardiology where he examines how exposure and environmental conditions may impact heart function and heart health. When he's not at work, Aruni enjoys exploring his creativity through art, reading, and writing. He has spent a lot of time painting, and lately, he has been writing songs and poems. He was awarded his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Kanpur in India and he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston before joining the faculty at the University of Louisville in 1998. Aruni has received numerous awards and honors over the course of his career, including being named a Fellow of the American Heart Association in 2005. He also received the President's Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity from the University of Louisville, the Partner in Healthcare Award, the Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Graduate Students and the Outstanding Mentor Award from the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools, and he was designated Research Exemplar by Washington University in St. Louis. In our interview, Aruni shares more about his life and his science.