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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
The Sandip Roy ShowWhat 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
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117
December 11, 2022
What Indian languages say about who we are, with Peggy MohanSubscriber Only
In this episode, host Sandip Roy talks to Peggy Mohan about her book, 'Wanderers, Kings, Merchants', which tells the story of India by digging into India's languages.
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116
November 27, 2022
Why Mallika Sarabhai isn’t shy of taking the alternative pathSubscriber Only
Mallika Sarabhai on her memoir 'Free Fall', how she got interested in alternative therapies, her struggles with body image issues, and more.
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115
November 13, 2022
Changing the way we talk to kids about sex, with Reema Ahmad and Ramya AnandSubscriber Only
In this episode, host Sandip Roy talks to Reema Ahmad and Ramya Anand about how we can talk to our kids about the awkward truths about sex.
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114
October 30, 2022
How safe are the drugs we take, with Dinesh ThakurSubscriber Only
Ranbaxy whistleblower Dinesh Thakur on his book, The Truth Pill, which looks at the state of drug regulation in India.
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113
October 16, 2022
Kuch meetha ho jaye, with Rajyasree SenSubscriber Only
Food writer and columnist Rajyasree Sen joins Sandip Roy to talk about her latest book, The Sweet Kitchen, which includes tales and recipes of India's favourite desserts.
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112
October 2, 2022
Gopalkrishna Gandhi on how Bengal shaped the MahatmaSubscriber Only
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Gopalkrishna Gandhi talks about his book, A Frank Friendship, that details the Mahatma’s long history with Bengal, and how the state shaped him.
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111
September 18, 2022
Shaili Chopra on why every woman doesn’t need to be Indra NooyiSubscriber Only
Shaili Chopra, the founder of SheThePeople.TV, talks to Sandip Roy about her book 'Sisterhood Economy, what she found out while researching for it, and why there needs to be a generation of unlikeable women.
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110
September 4, 2022
Rohini Nilekani on why India’s wealthy need to do more to boost civil societySubscriber Only
In this episode, Rohini Nilekani joins host Sandip Roy to discuss her latest book, ‘Samaaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar’, in which she talks about the need for a balance between these three sectors.
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109
August 21, 2022
Rahul Sagar on the 19th century debates to make India great againSubscriber Only
Rahul Sagar on his book, To Raise a Fallen People, and how 19th century Indians viewed themselves and the world.
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108
August 7, 2022
The unanswered questions about the Cheetah Project, with Ravi Chellam and Prerna BindraSubscriber Only
Eminent conservationists Ravi Chellam and Prerna Bindra join host Sandip Roy to discuss the scientific, logical and ethical concerns of bringing Cheetahs to India.
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107
July 24, 2022
Seema Chishti on love, food and the challenges of diversitySubscriber Only
Journalist Seema Chishti on her new book, why she chose to write it, and the increasing demonization of interfaith relationships.
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106
July 10, 2022
Vauhini Vara imagines how a Dalit CEO shapes an algorithm to rule the worldSubscriber Only
Journalist Vauhini Vara on her debut novel, The Immortal King Rao, that marries a vision of technocapitalism with caste.
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105
June 26, 2022
Pride Month Special: A lesbian couple about life and love in IndiaSubscriber Only
Host Sandip Roy talks to a lesbian couple living in Delhi to understand whether lesbian lives have changed since Pride became more celebrated in India.
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104
June 12, 2022
The untold story of a slave rebellion in UP, with Laura T MurphySubscriber Only
In this episode, Sandip Roy speaks to Laura T Murphy, professor of human rights and contemporary slavery at Sheffield Hallam University. They speak about the people still living in modern day slavery, the role of...
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103
May 29, 2022
Ramachandra Guha on 7 original ‘anti-nationals’ who fought the BritishSubscriber Only
Historian Ramachandra Guha on the story of seven westerners who went to jail or were expelled from the country for rebelling against the British.
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102
May 15, 2022
Estimating India’s real Covid death toll, with Dr Bhramar MukherjeeSubscriber Only
Will we ever know India’s real Covid-19 death count? What do the latest figures by the WHO actually reveal? Is it possible to predict the next wave right now? And what have we learnt about...
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101
May 1, 2022
Aparna Piramal Raje on living (and thriving) with bipolar disorderSubscriber Only
Former CEO of BP Ergo, and journalist Aparna Piramal Raje joins Sandip Roy to talk about her book ‘Chemical Khichdi: How I Hacked My Mental Health’, and her struggles with Bipolar disorder.
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100
April 17, 2022
100th Episode Special – Usha Uthup on her unique musical journeySubscriber Only
On this show’s 100th episode, host Sandip Roy is joined by the iconic pop singer Usha Ushup as she takes a trip down memory lane.
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99
April 3, 2022
Making sense of India’s Ukraine strategy, with Krishnan SrinivasanSubscriber Only
Retired diplomat, and former Indian Foreign Secretary Krishnan Srinivasan on the Russian invasion, and how India should walk the diplomatic tightrope.
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98
March 20, 2022
Saeed Naqvi on why Hindutva needs the Indian MuslimSubscriber Only
Veteran journalist Saeed Naqvi talk about his play, The Muslim Vanishes, and how secularism betrayed the Indian Muslim.
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97
March 6, 2022
How Delhi’s street names reveal its history, with Adrija RoychowdhurySubscriber Only
Journalist Adrija Roychowdhury joins Sandip Roy to talk about her new book, 'Delhi in Thy Name' which traces the history of the capital city through the naming of its streets.
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96
February 20, 2022
Using SRK to understand womanhood and the Indian economy, with Shrayana BhattacharyaSubscriber Only
Economist Shrayana Bhattacharya on why she spent fifteen years interviewing women who are SRK fans, and what that revealed to her about the Indian economy and womanhood.
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95
February 6, 2022
What we don’t understand about India’s data, with Rukmini SSubscriber Only
Data journalist Rukmini S joins host Sandip Roy to talk about her new book Whole Numbers and Half Truths, and what we don’t understand about India’s data.
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94
January 23, 2022
Johann Hari on how our attention is being stolenSubscriber Only
Best-selling author Johann Hari speaks to Sandip about his new book, Stolen Focus, in which he writes about how we have profoundly misunderstood what’s happening to our attention, and calls for an attention rebellion.
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93
January 9, 2022
Mridula Ramesh on what it would take to solve India’s water crisisSubscriber Only
From the Indus Valley civilisation to British policies that still affect us, Mridula Ramesh talks about all that has led to India's grave water crisis.