The Sandip Roy Show
What makes people tick? What are the stories they carry with them? In a world of shouting heads, veteran journalist, radio commentator and novelist Sandip Roy sits down to have real conversations about the fascinating world around us and the people who shape it. Catch these engaging interviews every other Sunday
What the Tiktok ban means for young India, with Snigdha Poonam
In this episode, Sandip talks to journalist Snigdha Poonam about what made TikTok different from other social media apps, how it affected the lives of young Indians, and why it has been a cultural phenomenon.
What India’s environment ministry’s been doing while we were preoccupied with COVID-19, with Kanchi Kohli
In this episode, Sandip talks to Kanchi Kohli, senior researcher at Center for Policy Research (CPR), about how the pandemic has affected the way the ministry has been taking decisions and changing the fundamentals of...
Angela Saini on Black Lives Matter and how ‘race science’ helped harden discrimination
In this episode, Sandip talks to award-winning science writer Angela Saini, whose latest book Superior, talks about how the feeling of racial superiority has been hardened through 'race science' that lets people believe that is...
How Cyclone Amphan warns us about the future of Sundarbans, with Nilanjan Ghosh
Sandip talks to ecological economist, Nilanjan Ghosh, Director of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Kolkata about the future of Sundarbans and the damage that cyclone Amphan has done to the region.
How to talk to your kids about the Bois Locker Room, with Tanu Shree Singh
In this episode, Sandip talks to psychologist and author, Tanu Shree Singh, about how to talk to your kids about Bois Locker Room and have other difficult conversations.
The lockdown’s toll on mental health, with Dr Pratima Murthy
Dr Pratima Murthy on how mental health is suffering during this time. From the toll that the lockdown has taken on people suffering from alcohol addiction and severe mental illness like schizophrenia to the problems...
What will it take for India to come out of lockdown? With Dr Giridhar Babu
In this episode, Sandip talks to Dr. Giridhar R Babu, professor and head of life course epidemiology at the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) about how we will know whether India is ready to...
Understanding how India migrates, with Chinmay Tumbe
In this episode, Sandip talks to Chinmay about India’s internal migrants, the myths that surround them, how the government can better address their problems, the emerging trends in migration and his book, India Moving: A...
When India locked up 3,000 Chinese-Indians in internment camps, with Dilip D’Souza
In this episode, Sandip talk to journalist Dilip D'Souza about this latest book, The Deoliwallahs: The True Story of the 1962 Chinese-Indian Internment.
Getting a coronavirus reality check, with Dr Gagandeep Kang
In this episode, Dr Gagandeep Kang, one of India's leading clinical scientists, busts myths about coronavirus, talks about why she is hopeful for a vaccine and how climate change affects the spread of such viruses.
Viswanathan Anand on being a bad loser and why he admires John McEnroe
In this episode, Sandip talk to Viswanathan Anand about how he deals with losing, why he admires John McEnroe, his autobiography and more.
How Congress helped the BJP come to power, with Kapil Komireddi
In this episode, Sandip talks to Kapil Komireddi about how secularism was worn down in India, how historians inadvertently contributed to it and his latest book, Malevolent Republic.
What Ranbaxy and Indian Pharma don’t want you to know, with Katherine Eban
Investigative journalist, Katherine Eban, on her book Bottle of Lies that documents global fraud, large-scale data fabrication and unsafe practices inside Indian drug plants.
‘Oh, but you don’t look like a Muslim!’ with Rakhshanda Jalil
Writer, translator and literary historian, Rakhshanda Jalil, on her collection of essays titled 'But You Don't Look Like A Muslim'.
The Best of Sandip Roy Show 2019
The best conversations Sandip had with this year's guests, including Amitav Ghosh, Prannoy Roy, Harsh Mander, Paro Anand, Anjali Gopalan and more.
Trucking through India – A Hitchhiking Adventure with Rajat Ubhaykar
What a hitchhiker learned from riding across India in trucks and the insight it gave him about how corruption works.
The politics of India’s relationship with technology, with Arun Sukumar
Over the decades, India's political leadership has had a complicated relationship with scientific innovations. Arun Sukumar, the head of the technology initiative at the Observer Research Foundation of New Delhi joins Sandip to discuss pivotal...
Our plastic addiction and what we can do about it, with Bharati Chaturvedi
The myriad ways in which plastic affects our lives and how we can realistically fight it.
William Dalrymple on how a private company came to rule India
In this episode, Sandip talks to historian William Dalrymple about how the East India Company came to rule India and why many know so little about it.
Why the sedition law still exists, with Chitranshul Sinha
In this episode Sandip talks to the Supreme Court lawyer about the history of the sedition law in India and why it still exists in the 21st century.
On being Gandhi and why he still matters, with Paro Anand
Sandip talks to writer Paro Anand about her latest book, Being Gandhi and what we can still learn from the father of the nation.
Sex and other pleasures, a chat with Paromita Vohra
Sandip talks to the founder of Agents of Ishq about how ideas of sex and love are evolving and why sex education is important for a good sex life.
How much corporate India changed a year after 377, with Parmesh Shahani
Sandip talks to Parmesh Shahani about what corporate India looks like one year after the 377 verdict.
Understanding depression, the invisible illness, with Amrita Tripathi
Sandip talks to Amrita Tripathi, the founder-editor of the Health Collective, about her latest book that tries to open up conversations about depression and tell us that we are not alone in dealing with it.
What we get wrong about Yoga, with Devdutt Pattanaik
Devdutt Pattanaik on what we get wrong about Yoga, how much is it really get connected to faith and why the ancient Indians practiced it.