Express Conversations

Ep 32: Prashant Kishor

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, political analyst Prashant Kishor speaks to Anant Goenka, Executive Director and Vandita Mishra, National Opinion Editor at the India...

Ep 31: Dr Rathin Roy

29 Apr 2022

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In this episode, ODI's Managing Director, Dr Rathin Roy speaks about plateauing domestic consumption, implementing smart policy and the need to create...

Ep 30: Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Nobel Prize Winners and professors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo speak about the e...

Ep 29: Arun Shourie

10 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, economist, journalist, and politician Arun Shourie dicusses the ideological and political techniques of the BJP, the problem with try...

Ep 28: Anil Kakodkar and Suresh Gangotra

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Indian Express' Senior Editor Amitabh Sinha speaks to nuclear physicists Anil Kakodkar and Suresh Gangotra, authors of the book: Fire...

Ep. 29: Jagadesh Kumar

02 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, UGC head M Jagadesh Kumar talks about how the common entrance exam for central universities won’t make board exams irrelevant but w...

Ep 26: Indra Nooyi

25 Mar 2022

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In this episode, former chairman and CEO of Pepsi-Co, Indra Nooyi speaks to Shyamal Majumdar, Editor at the Financial Express about the mega global tr...

Ep. 26: Dr. S. Jaishankar

21 Mar 2022

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In this episode, Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs speaks to C Raja Mohan, Contributing Editor, The Indian Express, and Shubhajit Roy, A...

Ep 24: Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

20 Mar 2022

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In this episode, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the Indian Meteorology Department speaks to Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha about whether we ...

Ep 23: Dr Anurag Agarwal

19 Mar 2022

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In this episode, Dr. Anurag Agarwal, Director, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology speaks with Amitabh Sinha, Resident Editor at The Indian ...

Ep 22: Suhas Palshikar

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Suhas Palshikar, one of India’s foremost political scientists and a regular contributor to The Indian Express’s Opinion section, ...

Express Conversations Ep 21: Tanvi Ratna

13 Mar 2022

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In this episode, Tanvi Ratna, founder & CEO of Policy 4.0 speaks with Indian Express' Pranav Mukul and Aashish Aryan about cryptocurrency and whether ...

Express Conversations Ep 21: C.Raja Mohan

12 Mar 2022

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Dr. C Raja Mohan, Visiting Research Professor at the National University of Singapore speaks to Shubhajit Roy, Associate Editor, The Indian Express ab...

Express Conversations Ep. 19: Mohammed Shami

06 Mar 2022

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Indian pace bowler Mohammad Shami speaks to Indian Express' Sriram Veera all about his experience growing up and playing cricket in his village, getti...

Express Conversations Ep 18: Falguni Nayar

05 Mar 2022

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In this episode, Indian Express' Anant Goenka and Anil Sasi speak to the founder of Nykaa, Falguni Nayar along with her children, Adwaita Nayar who he...

Express Conversations Ep 17: Rajani Ranjan Rashmi

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Rajani Ranjan Rashmi, the former principal negotiator for India at the UN climate change negotiations and ex-special secretary in the...

Express Conversations Ep 16 Smriti Parsheera

02 Mar 2022

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Express Conversations Ep 16: Suresh Raina

25 Feb 2022

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In this episode, Suresh Raina speaks about his experiences juggling school, cricket, and the responsibilities of living in a hostel. He talks about th...

Express Conversations Ep 14: Nandan Nilekani

21 Feb 2022

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In this episode, Nandan Nilekani, the co-founder of Infosys and a key creator of the Aadhar identification system, speaks to Anant Goenka, Executive D...

Express Conversations 13: Pushkar Singh Dhami

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami speaks about the challenges BJP might face in the upcoming polls. He talks about the delay in ...

Express Conversations 12: Ramchandra Guha

27 Jan 2022

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In this conversation, writer-historian Ramchandra Guha, who has authored several books including the popular India after Gandhi, spoke to Indian Expre...

Express Conversations 11: Sheryl Sandberg

20 Jan 2022

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In this conversation, Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Meta, spoke to Anant Goenka, Executive Director, Indian Express Group, about her book...

Express Conversations 10: Smriti Irani

13 Jan 2022

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In this episode, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, was in conversation with Anant Goenka, Executive Director, The Indian E...

Express Conversations 09: Devdutt Pattanaik

04 Jan 2022

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In this conversation based on his new book, Eden, author Devdutt Pattanaik talks to Indian Express' Anant Goenka about monotheistic religions and look...

Express Conversations 08: Ravi Shastri

28 Dec 2021

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In this episode, former cricketer and head coach of the Indian cricket team, Ravi Shastri was in conversation with Indian Express' Anant Goenka and Sr...

Express Conversations 07: Charanjit Singh Channi

16 Dec 2021

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In this episode, the Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi, joined Indian Express’ Ravish Tiwari and Manraj Grewal Sharma to discuss the ...

Express Conversations 06: Bill Gates

10 Dec 2021

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In this episode of Express Conversations, business magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates joins Indian Express’ Anant Goenka to talk about about the ...

Express Conversations 05: Pankaj Tripathi

10 Oct 2021

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In this episode of Express Conversations, actor Pankaj Tripathi joins Indian Express’ Shubhra Gupta and Devyani Oniyal to discuss his journey to Mum...

Express Conversations 04: Palanivel Thiaga Rajan

29 Sep 2021

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In this episode of Express Conversations, the Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu, Palanivel Thiaga Rajan joins Indian Express’ P Vaidyanathan Iyer, Liz...

Express Conversations 03: Yogi Adityanath

22 Sep 2021

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In this episode of Express Conversations, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath joins Indian Express’ Anant Goenka and Ravish Tiwari for a chat on how UP...

Express Conversations 02: Neeraj Chopra and Bajrang Puniya

15 Sep 2021

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In this episode of Express Conversations, Olympic champions Neeraj Chopra and Bajrang Punia join Indian Express’ Sandeep Dwivedi and Mihir Vasavda f...

Express Conversations 01: Manoj Bajpayee

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Express Conversations, actor Manoj Bajpayee joins Indian Express' Anant Goenka and Shubhra Gupta for a tête à tête on his though...