Vaad
Episodes
संवाद # 19: Harsh Madhusudan on why India remained poor and how it’s changing now for good
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Harsh Gupta is a public markets focused investor who is "Long India". He was earlier with Ashika Group as chief investment officer, with Bain as a con...
संवाद # 18: Rajeev Mantri on crazy evaluations of IPL teams to Startup IPOs, trust in Indian economy due to slew of reforms by Modi government
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rajeev Mantri is the founder and managing director of India-focused venture capital firm Navam Capital. Prior to founding Navam, Rajeev worked as a ve...
संवाद # 17: Priya Mishra on the importance of cannabis/hemp in India, its medicinal and industrial uses
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Priya Mishra is India’s leading गांजा activist who has been researching its benefits over the last few years. With the help of doctors and...
संवाद # 16: Padma Shree Dr Kapil Tiwari on role of oral traditions in sustaining Indian civilisation
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kapil Tiwari is a 2021 Padma Shree awardee in ‘Literature and Education’ field. He received the honour for his stellar contribution over 30 ye...
संवाद # 15: Ami Ganatra tells real tales of Mahabharat & its characters, busts many popular myths
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ami Ganatra is an alumna of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). A management professional, she is also a devout yoga practitioner, a cert...
संवाद # 14: Acharya Radhavallabh Tripathi on India’s glorious tradition of VAAD, relevance of Kamasutra, real tales from Ramayana, Mahabharata
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Radhavallabh Tripathi is one of the senior-most professors of Sanskrit in the country. Widely acclaimed for his original contributions to the s...
संवाद # 13: Dr. Anand Ranganathan on Science and Politics of Covid-19 Pandemic
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Anand Ranganathan is a Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi (JNU). He obtained his BSc (Hons) degree in Chemistry from St. Stephen’s ...
संवाद # 12: Major Manik M. Jolly on what Army teaches you, should India have conscription, how Taliban won so easily and why Taliban is a bigger threat to Pakistan than India
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Major Manik M. Jolly is a former Gurkha veteran with 12 years military service in the infantry and intelligence sectors. He received two gallantry awa...
संवाद # 11: Scientist Dr Niraj Rai explains why days of Aryan Invasion or Aryan Migration Theory are numbered
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Niraj Rai is a senior scientist at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow. He did his PhD from Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biolog...
संवाद # 10: NCPCR Chairman Priyank Kanoongo on sad state of some children homes & orphanages run by NGOs or Missionaries with foreign funding
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Priyank Kanoongo is Chairman of National Commission For Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). In this conversation, he revealed some startling facts abo...
संवाद # 9: Dr. V. Ramanathan explains India’s contribution to Chemistry from ancient to modern time
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. V. Ramanathan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at IIT-BHU. His areas of interest are Laser Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy a...
संवाद # 8: Sanjeev Sanyal on need for a revamped Central Vista, what Smart Cities project is about & real Indian history missing from syllabus textbooks
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sanjeev Sanyal is the Principal Economic Advisor to the Government of India. He is not only an internationally acclaimed economist, best-selling autho...
संवाद # 7: Aditya Kuvalekar on Aurangzeb, Education in mother tongue, New Education Policy & More
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Aditya Kuvalekar is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Economics at the Department of Economics at University of Essex. His broad area of interes...
संवाद # 6 (भाग 2): J Sai Deepak on disastrous impact of Christian colonialism on Indian civilisation
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
J. Sai Deepak is an engineer-turned-litigator, practising as an arguing counsel primarily before the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delh...
संवाद # 6 (भाग 1): J Sai Deepak on how Christian roots of European Colonialism shaped modern world
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
J. Sai Deepak is an engineer-turned-litigator, practising as an arguing counsel primarily before the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delh...
संवाद # 5: ESPN journalist explains genius of Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya, Vinesh Phogat & why Sushil Kumar is G.O.A.T.
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Selvaraj is a sports journalist at ESPN. Earlier, he worked at The Indian Express. With more than a decade of experience in covering non-cric...
संवाद # 4: Shakti Sinha on how Atal Bihari Vajpayee changed India & urgent reforms IAS system needs
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shakti Sinha is an ex-IAS officer of 1979 batch who worked closely with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee during 1996-1999. Now, he has writt...
संवाद # 3: Abhijit Iyer Mitra on degradation of Indian food, what Indians don’t understand about Taliban, Modi Vs China
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Abhijit Iyer Mitra is a senior research fellow at New Delhi based think tank ‘institute of Peace and Conflict Studies’ where he focuses on defence...
संवाद # 2: Rahul Roushan On Bihar & Caste, Laluwaad, Gujaratis, Godi Media & how he became a Sanghi
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rahul Roushan is a serial entrepreneur, media professional and a socio-political commentator. Born and brought up in Patna, he went on to get hi...
संवाद # 1: J Sai Deepak On Impact Of Colonialism On Indian Society, Its Constitution And Civilisation
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
J. Sai Deepak is an engineer-turned-litigator, practising as an arguing counsel primarily before the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delh...