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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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February 10, 2019
Discovering Shakespeare in Bollywood, with Jonathan Gil HarrisSubscriber Only
Author Jonathan Gil Harris explains how Bollywood films are closely related to the work of Shakespeare and how the 'masala' genre celebrates India's cultural diversity.
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16
January 27, 2019
The Great Smog of India with Siddharth SinghSubscriber Only
Siddharth Singh talks about the extent of the air pollution problem in India, what it costs us, and what we can do about it.
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15
January 13, 2019
Feminism, writing and mythology in the age of #metoo, with Meenakshi Reddy MadhavanSubscriber Only
Author Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan joins Sandip to talk about her new book, a retelling of the life of Amba/Shkhandi, the second in her series on the girls of the Mahabharata.
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14
December 23, 2018
End the year by learning to build on your failures, with Shabnam AggarwalSubscriber Only
Shabnam Aggarwal talks of the risk she took to follow her dream, and the lessons she learned when she failed.
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13
December 9, 2018
The close relationship between crime and politics in IndiaSubscriber Only
Carnegie Fellow Milan Vaishnav on how Indians like to elect people facing criminal charges
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November 25, 2018
The twice born: Talking to Indian Brahmins with Aatish TaseerSubscriber Only
In this episode, Sandip speaks to author and journalist Aatish Taseer about his experiences writing The Twice Born: Life and Death on the River Ganges.
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11
November 11, 2018
The great Indian rope trick: A magical history of India with John ZubrzyckiSubscriber Only
John Zubrzycki talks to Sandip about the history of magic and magicians in India, from fakirs to P.C. Sorcar
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10
October 28, 2018
Mapping food in India, through time and place, with Pushpesh PantSubscriber Only
Pushpesh Pant talks to Sandip about food memories, sweets and what the map of India would look like if it were drawn by food.
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9
October 14, 2018
The buffet edition: Extended excerpts from our best episodesSubscriber Only
A special episode with extended excerpts from James Crabtree, Devdutt Pattanaik and Shubha Mudgal
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8
September 30, 2018
Shubha Mudgal on music, activism and moreSubscriber Only
Shubha Mudgal talks about music, activism, education and more, with stories from her life and experiences.
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7
September 16, 2018
Devdutt Pattanaik on mythology, tribalism and #377Subscriber Only
Mythologist and writer Devdutt Pattanaik talks about life for LGBTQI people after #377, Indian society's relationship with sex, our tendency to tribalism and more.
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6
September 2, 2018
Explore a fading community: Flower Silliman on the Jews of KolkataSubscriber Only
A conversation with one of the oldest of the dwindling Jewish community in Kolkata, Flower Silliman.
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5
August 19, 2018
The Billionaire Raj with James CrabtreeSubscriber Only
Sandip and James talk about the book The Billionaire Raj, the personalities of these tycoons and India's problem with corruption and crony capitalism.
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4
August 5, 2018
Making it in Hollywood: Aseem Chhabra on Priyanka ChopraSubscriber Only
On this episode, Sandip sits down to chat with author and film journalist Aseem Chhabra, who wrote the recently released unauthorized biography, Priyanka Chopra: The Incredible Story of a Global Bollywood Star. Aseem talks to Sandip...
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3
July 22, 2018
Pawan Dhall on LGBT activismSubscriber Only
LGBT activist Pawan Dhall about the difficulties that the community faces in India
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2
July 8, 2018
Anusha Yadav on the Indian Memory ProjectSubscriber Only
In this episode Sandip talks to photographer and visual artist, Anusha Yadav, who founded the Indian Memory Project, about how the project came about, the kind of stories it tells about love, loss, family and...
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1
June 23, 2018
Welcome to The Sandip Roy ShowSubscriber Only
Real conversations about the fascinating world around us and the people who shape it