Jack Of All Knowledge
Episodes
Ep 23: Renuka Sane and Bhavin Patel on Trustbridge and improving the rule of law for businesses in India
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, welcome to the 23rd episode of Jack of all knowledge. In this episode, I am speaking with Dr. Renuka Sane and Bhavin Patel, who are the executive ...
Ep 22: Suvrat Kher on exploring a changing planet
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Suvrat Kher. Suvrat is a geologist with deep expertise in sedimentary geology and remote sensing. Suvrat also wri...
Ep 21: Ajay Shah on {x}kdr forum and why knowledge can't be produced on contract
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am speaking with second time guest on the show, Dr. Ajay Shah about {x}kdr forum and the problems it solves. We speak about how the ...
Ep 20: Bhargavi Zaveri on being a Lifer in Public Policy
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am speaking with Bhargavi Zaveri Shah. She is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in law at the National University of Singapore....
Ep 19: Roshan Abbas on always chasing a good story
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Roshan Abbas doesn't need much introduction. He's an enigma of creativity and a brilliant person. It was a pleasure to pick out his brains for...
Ep 18: Ajay Shah on state capacity, governance and institutions
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ajay Shah and I speak about a range of issues - how to better our state capacity, what battles are worth for the state to take up, how to improve our ...
E 17: Asking the right questions with Ashish Kulkarni & Navin Kabra
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm speaking with two of my favorite writers about a host of issues. From choosing which college to go to, to understanding what ...
Ep 16: Amit Varma on being the oral historian of our times
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I'm talking to Amit Varma, host of the immensely popular podcast seen and the unseen; on a range of issues. We talk about his creative process, the ma...
Ep 15: Shruti Rajagopalan on law, state power & economics
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 15th episode of Jack of all knowledge, I'm talking to Shruti Rajagopalan - senior research fellow at Mercatus center, George Mason University a...
Ep 14: Alok Prasanna on building Vidhi, state of governance, law & legal education
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 14th episode of Jack of all knowledge, I'm talking to Alok Prasanna Kumar, co founder of Vidhi center for legal policy. Vidhi works on various ...
Ep 13: Abhinav Sekhri on section 66A & 69A IT Act, Shreya Singhal v UOI & Legal zombies
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the 13th episode of the Jack of all knowledge I'm talking to Abhinav Sekhri. Abhinav is a practicing lawyer based in Delhi. He graduated from NLS B...
Ep 12: Sukhnidh Kaur on digital rights, cultivating movements and platform regulation
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm talking with Sukhnidh Kaur about a range of tech policy issues - from data governance, platform regulation, free speech and priva...
Ep 11: Ashish Kulkarni on education, educating, learning and maximising soul
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the 11th episode, I’m talking to Ashish Kulkarni – someone who genuinely embodies the title of this show ‘Jack of all knowledge’. Ashish is...
Ep 10: Nirmal Bhansali on hosting podcasts, being curious & learning
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Jack of all knowledge, I'm joined by my dear friend and senior Nirmal Bhansali. Nirmal is a 5th year law student at NLUJ, and will ...
Ep 09: Apar Gupta on building IFF and a democratic vision for a digital society
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined by Apar Gupta, executive director and founder of Internet Freedom Foundation. IFF works on a range of issues including net...
Ep 08: Learning & Life in Law
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I'm joined by Sagnik Das, Asst Professor at Jindal Global Law School to talk about his wide range of experiences from learning the law...
Ep 07: SciHub, The Indian copyright regime & access to knowledge
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Jack of all knowledge, I'm talking to Nikhil Purohit, a final year student at NLS about the cat and mouse chase between scientific ...
Ep 06: Financial regulation, Privacy & The India stack model
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the sixth epsiode of Jack of all knowledge, I'm taking to Shohini Sengupta, Asst. Professor of Research at the Jindal School of Banking and Finance...
Ep 05: Art, Resistance and Criminal law
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the 5th episode of Jack of all knowledge, I talk to Hamsini Marada, lecturer at Jindal Global Law School, around a range of issues regarding how ar...
Ep 04: Drone ecosystem in India - Regulation, Surveillance and Tech Solutionism
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the 4th episode of Jack of All Knowledge, I talk to Medianamas's correspondent on drones, surveillance and privacy - Soumyarendra Barik on the evol...
Ep 03: Facial Recognition Technology in India - Uses and the threat to Privacy.
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of Jack of all knowledge, I talk to Anushka Jain of the Internet Freedom Foundation to understand the usage of Facial Recognition...
Ep 02: The Science behind Indian-ness
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of Jack of all knowledge, I use tools of behavioral economics and Game theory to try to understand why we Indians, behave a cert...
Trailer | The Science behind Indian-ness
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
'You may take the Indian out of India, but you cannot take India out of the Indian'. Have you ever wondered, why? Why we, Indians behave the way we do...
Ep 01: The Education Problem and The Multidisciplinary Solution
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the NEP, Education and Educational policy is the talk of the town. Sankalp Vohra joins me in episode 1 of Life and Stuff to discuss the normative...