<div>Contrary to popular belief, the Indian constitution was not a copy-paste job without a vision. It emerged from decades of intellectual ferment. Madhav Khosla joins Amit Varma in episode 164 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe the history of the key ideas that drove our founders and shaped our constitution.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Also check out</strong>:<br /> 1. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Indias-Founding-Moment-Constitution-Surprising/dp/0674247981/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=india%27s+founding+moment&qid=1584216403&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Indias-Founding-Moment-Constitution-Surprising/dp/0674247981/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dindia%2527s%2Bfounding%2Bmoment%26qid%3D1584216403%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1584306537052000&usg=AFQjCNFPacfbrOuZQh-YGeHwqUzYcIzwQQ">India's Founding Moment</a></em> -- Madhav Khosla<br /> 2. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Indian-Constitution-Oxford-India-Introductions/dp/0198075383/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=madhav+khosla&qid=1584216584&s=books&sr=1-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Indian-Constitution-Oxford-India-Introductions/dp/0198075383/ref%3Dsr_1_2?keywords%3Dmadhav%2Bkhosla%26qid%3D1584216584%26s%3Dbooks%26sr%3D1-2&source=gmail&ust=1584306537052000&usg=AFQjCNEVGSR1OrLR7gTsQd8fUQZ9Jm6zcg">The Indian Constitution</a></em> (Oxford Short Introductions) -- Madhav Khosla<br /> 3. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Idea-India-Sunil-Khilnani/dp/0143032461/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2FJIL5V3FU66&keywords=the+idea+of+india&qid=1584216665&s=books&sprefix=the+idea+of+in%2Cstripbooks%2C224&sr=1-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Idea-India-Sunil-Khilnani/dp/0143032461/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3D2FJIL5V3FU66%26keywords%3Dthe%2Bidea%2Bof%2Bindia%26qid%3D1584216665%26s%3Dbooks%26sprefix%3Dthe%2Bidea%2Bof%2Bin%252Cstripbooks%252C224%26sr%3D1-2&source=gmail&ust=1584306537052000&usg=AFQjCNHFSYMP39oO9Vw3MtcN-zK-XR7Scg">The Idea of India</a></em> -- Sunil Khilnani<br /> 4. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/22/episode-152-the-citizenship-battles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/22/episode-152-the-citizenship-battles/&source=gmail&ust=1584306537052000&usg=AFQjCNEh6L3byTdeVtsPwF7tC_Bfejd1gQ">The Citizenship Battles</a> -- Episode 152 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan)<br /> 5. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Citizenship-Discontents-Niraja-Gopal-Jayal/dp/8178244608/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21JNXUPMCMNLL&keywords=niraja+gopal+jayal&qid=1576987049&sprefix=niraja+%2Caps%2C274&sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Citizenship-Discontents-Niraja-Gopal-Jayal/dp/8178244608/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D21JNXUPMCMNLL%26keywords%3Dniraja%2Bgopal%2Bjayal%26qid%3D1576987049%26sprefix%3Dniraja%2B%252Caps%252C274%26sr%3D8-1?tag%3Dmaswe-21&source=gmail&ust=1584306537052000&usg=AFQjCNF33l3PqT836jydJZSH_5DyFR7DUA">Citizenship and its Discontents</a></em> -- Niraja Gopal Jayal<br /> 6. <a href= "https://indiauncut.com/narendra-modi-takes-a-great-leap-backwards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.com/narendra-modi-takes-a-great-leap-backwards/&source=gmail&ust=1584306537052000&usg=AFQjCNFZqLfgT9Aae5-n91h0V8UATH-snw">Narendra Modi Takes a Great Leap Backwards</a> -- Amit Varma<br /> 7. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/11/11/episode-146-indias-sedition-law/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/11/11/episode-146-indias-sedition-law/&source=gmail&ust=1584306537052000&usg=AFQjCNEXjcO2ruJM3zmfLOZdczzkGjcPSA">India's Sedition Law</a> -- Episode 146 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Chitranshul Sinha)<br /> 8. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/3/8/episode-163-who-broke-our-republic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/3/8/episode-163-who-broke-our-republic/&source=gmail&ust=1584306537052000&usg=AFQjCNG_t_DKW1znLpAAO3UV6MI3EhRrIQ">Who Broke Our Republic?</a> -- Episode 163 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Kapil Komireddi)<br /> 9. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/1/14/episode-103-the-emergency/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/1/14/episode-103-the-emergency/&source=gmail&ust=1584306537052000&usg=AFQjCNGPKzVaLrfNKM1hFmNY168pDqk32g">The Emergency</a> -- Episode 103 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gyan Prakash)<br /> 10. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Democracies-East-Study-Comparative-Politics/dp/8174875387/ref=sr_1_11?keywords=radhakamal+mukerjee&qid=1584217197&sr=8-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Democracies-East-Study-Comparative-Politics/dp/8174875387/ref%3Dsr_1_11?keywords%3Dradhakamal%2Bmukerjee%26qid%3D1584217197%26sr%3D8-11&source=gmail&ust=1584306537052000&usg=AFQjCNEtza8ZZek139YyoGy85wAW-js3Jw">Democracies of the East</a></em> -- Radhakamal Mukerjee<br /> 11. <a href= "https://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/excerpt/2011/hayek_constitution.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/excerpt/2011/hayek_constitution.html&source=gmail&ust=1584306537052000&usg=AFQjCNH8EqzBfrAJWaSdXHIod6cVjAPQ1w">Why I am Not a Conservative</a> -- Friedrich Hayek<br /> 12. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/11/4/episode-145-the-indian-conservative/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/11/4/episode-145-the-indian-conservative/&source=gmail&ust=1584306537052000&usg=AFQjCNGkRoj-bQ1YUEdl7dfmHQ7P437DGQ">The Indian Conservative</a> -- Episode 145 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jaithirth Rao)<br /> 13. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Pakistan-Partition-India-B-R-Ambedkar-ebook/dp/B077Y318P5/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ambedkar+pakistan&qid=1584217405&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Pakistan-Partition-India-B-R-Ambedkar-ebook/dp/B077Y318P5/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dambedkar%2Bpakistan%26qid%3D1584217405%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1584306537053000&usg=AFQjCNElh_JNBz8a-GZn83Efnx2FChuT5w">Pakistan or the Partition of India</a></em> -- BR Ambedkar.</div>

Contrary to popular belief, the Indian constitution was not a copy-paste job without a vision. It emerged from decades of intellectual ferment. Madhav Khosla joins Amit Varma in episode 164 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe the history of the key ideas that drove our founders and shaped our constitution.   Also check out: 1. India's Founding Moment -- Madhav Khosla 2. The Indian Constitution (Oxford Short Introductions) -- Madhav Khosla 3. The Idea of India -- Sunil Khilnani 4. The Citizenship Battles -- Episode 152 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan) 5. Citizenship and its Discontents -- Niraja Gopal Jayal 6. Narendra Modi Takes a Great Leap Backwards -- Amit Varma 7. India's Sedition Law -- Episode 146 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Chitranshul Sinha) 8. Who Broke Our Republic? -- Episode 163 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Kapil Komireddi) 9. The Emergency -- Episode 103 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gyan Prakash) 10. Democracies of the East -- Radhakamal Mukerjee 11. Why I am Not a Conservative -- Friedrich Hayek 12. The Indian Conservative -- Episode 145 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jaithirth Rao) 13. Pakistan or the Partition of India -- BR Ambedkar.

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

Ep 164: The Ideas of Our Constitution

<p>Seven decades after Independence, India is still wracked by poverty and strife. Who is responsible? Kapil Komireddi joins Amit Varma in episode 163 of The Seen and the Unseen to excoriate every political player of Independent India. No prisoners taken.<br /> <br /> <strong>Also check out</strong>:<br /> 1. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Malevolent-Republic-Short-History-India-ebook/dp/B07QGCD1LT/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=malevolent+republic&qid=1583602203&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Malevolent-Republic-Short-History-India-ebook/dp/B07QGCD1LT/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dmalevolent%2Brepublic%26qid%3D1583602203%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1583690109835000&usg=AFQjCNHXsNoW1RnEJDnUhP3R9LNn6EcVmQ">Malevolent Republic</a></em> -- Kapil Komireddi.<br /> 2. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/8/19/episode-134-kashmir-and-article-370/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/8/19/episode-134-kashmir-and-article-370/&source=gmail&ust=1583690109835000&usg=AFQjCNHBZ9nAyofcu0bNRqtVJ2zZxsBv9g">Kashmir and Article 370</a> -- Episode 134 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan).<br /> 3. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/1/21/episode-104-understanding-gandhi-part-1-mohandas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/1/21/episode-104-understanding-gandhi-part-1-mohandas/&source=gmail&ust=1583690109835000&usg=AFQjCNHvI2s9mU936Apb9P1f2eyzV36Wjg">Understanding Gandhi. Part One: Mohandas</a> -- Episode 104 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha).<br /> 4. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/1/28/episode-105-understanding-gandhi-part-2-mahatma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/1/28/episode-105-understanding-gandhi-part-2-mahatma/&source=gmail&ust=1583690109835000&usg=AFQjCNH_DujkbkZxq90o3H5hLV8YMrtkGQ">Understanding Gandhi. Part Two: Mahatma</a> -- Episode 105 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha).<br /> 5. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/9/23/episode-139-the-gita-press-and-hindu-nationalism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/9/23/episode-139-the-gita-press-and-hindu-nationalism/&source=gmail&ust=1583690109835000&usg=AFQjCNGve1gyUAxby-UBRJbGYiIG6pBUlA">The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism</a> -- Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul).<br /> 6. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Gita-Press-Making-Hindu-India-ebook/dp/B074Q756P1/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=akshaya+mukul&qid=1568976261&s=digital-text&sr=1-1?tag=maswe-21" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Gita-Press-Making-Hindu-India-ebook/dp/B074Q756P1/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dakshaya%2Bmukul%26qid%3D1568976261%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sr%3D1-1?tag%3Dmaswe-21&source=gmail&ust=1583690109835000&usg=AFQjCNEAjGhEfxs173cDRJfz8dgstRkw4g">Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India</a></em> -- Akshaya Mukul.<br /> 7. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Indias-Founding-Moment-Constitution-Surprising/dp/0674247981/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=India%27s+founding+moment&qid=1583602623&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Indias-Founding-Moment-Constitution-Surprising/dp/0674247981/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3DIndia%2527s%2Bfounding%2Bmoment%26qid%3D1583602623%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1583690109835000&usg=AFQjCNEmKl8bP0KRLyeNn5G7KHrjADihbA">India's Founding Moment</a></em> -- Madhav Khosla.<br /> 8. <a href= "https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/india-at-71-where-have-all-the-leaders-gone" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/india-at-71-where-have-all-the-leaders-gone&source=gmail&ust=1583690109835000&usg=AFQjCNGM6qausy44YiVUxIgiaUnXRpMCXg">Where Have All the Leaders Gone?</a> -- Amit Varma.<br /> 9. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/7/30/episode-79-democracy-in-pakistan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/7/30/episode-79-democracy-in-pakistan/&source=gmail&ust=1583690109835000&usg=AFQjCNGEqERWojCev2xDvwqVn548zyTGlw">Democracy in Pakistan</a> -- Episode 79 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pranay Kotasthane & Hamsini Hariharan).<br /> 10. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/5/27/episode-122-the-2019-elections/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/5/27/episode-122-the-2019-elections/&source=gmail&ust=1583690109836000&usg=AFQjCNFVYOTT16UGb_bI7VwuSyfgdaP3rA">The 2019 Elections</a> -- Episode 122 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Sadanand Dhume).<br /> 11. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/2/2/episode-158-radically-networked-societies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/2/2/episode-158-radically-networked-societies/&source=gmail&ust=1583690109836000&usg=AFQjCNGq7TWrIvEhHDcyRVCW8tdvQjFx_g">Radically Networked Societies</a> -- Episode 158 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pranay Kotasthane).<br /> 12. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/1/14/episode-103-the-emergency/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/1/14/episode-103-the-emergency/&source=gmail&ust=1583690109836000&usg=AFQjCNGwGXKTAF65udCyCrrDyOf77ual5A">The Emergency</a> -- Episode 103 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gyan Prakash).<br /> 13. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/1/26/episode-157-taking-stock-of-our-republic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/1/26/episode-157-taking-stock-of-our-republic/&source=gmail&ust=1583690109836000&usg=AFQjCNGGaONUp2OH37mS-bBibIkWGDE7lg">Taking Stock of Our Republic</a> -- Episode 157 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha).<br /> 14. <a href= "https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/a-game-theory-problem-who-will-bell-the-congress-cat" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/a-game-theory-problem-who-will-bell-the-congress-cat&source=gmail&ust=1583690109836000&usg=AFQjCNGZANpkSXFpw7MoQYz9rkxw-dXz7A">A Game Theory Problem: Who Will Bell The Congress Cat?</a> -- Amit Varma.<br /> 15. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Area-Darkness-His-Discovery-India-ebook/dp/B007K9YMN0/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=an+area+of+darkness&qid=1583603250&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Area-Darkness-His-Discovery-India-ebook/dp/B007K9YMN0/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dan%2Barea%2Bof%2Bdarkness%26qid%3D1583603250%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1583690109836000&usg=AFQjCNGM-NAZpWH1LZE9WfXPcw4Cv0gWqQ">An Area of Darkness</a></em> -- VS Naipaul.<br /> 16. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B003GUBIOI/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i7" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B003GUBIOI/ref%3Ddbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i7&source=gmail&ust=1583690109836000&usg=AFQjCNEtQpGdOb3KUC6LXZWmK2XkQDR6vQ">India: A Wounded Civilization</a></em> -- VS Naipaul.<br /> 17. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Discovery-India-Jawaharlal-Nehru-ebook/dp/B06XXSB1P9/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=discovery+of+india&qid=1583603361&s=digital-text&sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Discovery-India-Jawaharlal-Nehru-ebook/dp/B06XXSB1P9/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Ddiscovery%2Bof%2Bindia%26qid%3D1583603361%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sr%3D1-1&source=gmail&ust=1583690109836000&usg=AFQjCNEbH_krmxmbJY_KByBW9wvLsASjMw">The Discovery of India</a></em> -- Jawaharlal Nehru.</p>

Seven decades after Independence, India is still wracked by poverty and strife. Who is responsible? Kapil Komireddi joins Amit Varma in episode 163 of The Seen and the Unseen to excoriate every political player of Independent India. No prisoners taken. Also check out: 1. Malevolent Republic -- Kapil Komireddi. 2. Kashmir and Article 370 -- Episode 134 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan). 3. Understanding Gandhi. Part One: Mohandas -- Episode 104 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha). 4. Understanding Gandhi. Part Two: Mahatma -- Episode 105 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha). 5. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism -- Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul). 6. Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India -- Akshaya Mukul. 7. India's Founding Moment -- Madhav Khosla. 8. Where Have All the Leaders Gone? -- Amit Varma. 9. Democracy in Pakistan -- Episode 79 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pranay Kotasthane & Hamsini Hariharan). 10. The 2019 Elections -- Episode 122 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Sadanand Dhume). 11. Radically Networked Societies -- Episode 158 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pranay Kotasthane). 12. The Emergency -- Episode 103 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gyan Prakash). 13. Taking Stock of Our Republic -- Episode 157 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha). 14. A Game Theory Problem: Who Will Bell The Congress Cat? -- Amit Varma. 15. An Area of Darkness -- VS Naipaul. 16. India: A Wounded Civilization -- VS Naipaul. 17. The Discovery of India -- Jawaharlal Nehru.

Ep 163: Who Broke Our Republic?

<div>So much of our culture is shaped by our social fault lines. <a href="https://tmkrishna.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tmkrishna.com/&source=gmail&ust=1583117336340000&usg=AFQjCNFrvfrwPMxBXkFLbxHLSTwh3rbGnw">TM Krishna</a> joins Amit Varma in episode 162 of The Seen and the Unseen to peel the layers off the development of Karnatik music -- and Indian society itself.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Also check out</strong>:<br /> 1. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Sebastian-Sons-History-Mrdangam-Makers/dp/9389152186/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tm+krishna&qid=1583030105&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Sebastian-Sons-History-Mrdangam-Makers/dp/9389152186/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dtm%2Bkrishna%26qid%3D1583030105%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1583117336340000&usg=AFQjCNGcqpmZOR9YALE-jW4p6HDdK7OkGA">Sebastian and Sons</a></em> -- TM Krishna<br /> 2. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Southern-Music-Karnatik-Story/dp/9351777405/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=tm+krishna&qid=1583030105&sr=8-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Southern-Music-Karnatik-Story/dp/9351777405/ref%3Dsr_1_2?keywords%3Dtm%2Bkrishna%26qid%3D1583030105%26sr%3D8-2&source=gmail&ust=1583117336340000&usg=AFQjCNHnAwPnAC-rVqRSoxR4nL1tKN5qdg">A Southern Music</a></em> -- TM Krishna<br /> 3. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Reshaping-Art-T-M-Krishna/dp/9386021978/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=tm+krishna&qid=1583030105&sr=8-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Reshaping-Art-T-M-Krishna/dp/9386021978/ref%3Dsr_1_3?keywords%3Dtm%2Bkrishna%26qid%3D1583030105%26sr%3D8-3&source=gmail&ust=1583117336340000&usg=AFQjCNHCxrP6E2t-Jqsx6Nop4oak9pMGag">Reshaping Art</a></em> -- TM Krishna<br /> 4. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyHeqYIG3IM" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DVyHeqYIG3IM&source=gmail&ust=1583117336340000&usg=AFQjCNGcd9gq2ksh0DBNuE849gdfy-VEzw">TM Krishna singing on a bus</a>.<br /> 5. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Superforecasting-Science-Prediction-Philip-Tetlock-ebook/dp/B00Y78X7HY/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=superforecasting&qid=1583030365&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Superforecasting-Science-Prediction-Philip-Tetlock-ebook/dp/B00Y78X7HY/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dsuperforecasting%26qid%3D1583030365%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1583117336340000&usg=AFQjCNH1HcNYBOXt89WYocVIDOgqzFpImg">Superforecasting</a></em> -- Philip Tetlock & Dan Gardner<br /> 6. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/9/23/episode-139-the-gita-press-and-hindu-nationalism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/9/23/episode-139-the-gita-press-and-hindu-nationalism/&source=gmail&ust=1583117336340000&usg=AFQjCNF5oiE4xj64W23BCk-8pQAJkIrS5w">The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism</a> -- Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul)</div>

So much of our culture is shaped by our social fault lines. TM Krishna joins Amit Varma in episode 162 of The Seen and the Unseen to peel the layers off the development of Karnatik music -- and Indian society itself.   Also check out: 1. Sebastian and Sons -- TM Krishna 2. A Southern Music -- TM Krishna 3. Reshaping Art -- TM Krishna 4. TM Krishna singing on a bus. 5. Superforecasting -- Philip Tetlock & Dan Gardner 6. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism -- Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul)

Ep 162: Caste, Gender, Karnatik Music

<p>We may be a sexually repressed country today, but it wasn't always like this. Madhavi Menon joins Amit Varma in episode 161 of The Seen and the Unseen to elaborate on the infinite variety of our desires all through history,<br /> <br /> <strong>Also check out</strong>:<br /> 1. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Infinite-Variety-History-Desire-India/dp/9387693236/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=infinite+variety&qid=1582425224&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Infinite-Variety-History-Desire-India/dp/9387693236/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dinfinite%2Bvariety%26qid%3D1582425224%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1582512790339000&usg=AFQjCNF9IJ33Kt0b922OtLlB5jNqtnCPlA">Infinite Variety</a> </em>-- Madhavi Menon<br /> 2. Madhavi Menon's <a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Madhavi-Menon/e/B001JGAM2A/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Madhavi-Menon/e/B001JGAM2A/ref%3Ddp_byline_cont_book_1&source=gmail&ust=1582512790339000&usg=AFQjCNGbLWCThUU4rFykoUu2P8C-3xJwZQ">Amazon page</a>.<br /> 3. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Masala-Shakespeare-Firangi-Writer-Became-ebook/dp/B07KZRJWK6/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=masala+shakespeare&qid=1582425566&sr=8-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Masala-Shakespeare-Firangi-Writer-Became-ebook/dp/B07KZRJWK6/ref%3Dsr_1_3?keywords%3Dmasala%2Bshakespeare%26qid%3D1582425566%26sr%3D8-3&source=gmail&ust=1582512790339000&usg=AFQjCNEVk9aGbwsBp4AF58L_s7V1E_G1Kg">Masala Shakespeare</a></em> -- Jonathan Gil Harris<br /> 4. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Seven-Basic-Plots-Tell-Stories-ebook/dp/B00OG4EAU2/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=seven+basic+plots&qid=1582425625&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Seven-Basic-Plots-Tell-Stories-ebook/dp/B00OG4EAU2/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dseven%2Bbasic%2Bplots%26qid%3D1582425625%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1582512790339000&usg=AFQjCNHOkR21Me9g_GnTQ3qADJqOLzPtzQ">The Seven Basic Plots</a></em> -- Christopher Booker<br /> 5. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Ascetic-Desire-Sudhir-Kakar/dp/0140272496/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+ascetic+of+desire&qid=1582425684&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Ascetic-Desire-Sudhir-Kakar/dp/0140272496/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dthe%2Bascetic%2Bof%2Bdesire%26qid%3D1582425684%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1582512790339000&usg=AFQjCNHlRElHBuhwd00RccNGBEbX2FpU2w">The Ascetic of Desire</a></em> -- Sudhir Kakar<br /> 6. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Early-Indians-Story-Ancestors-Where-ebook/dp/B07YYM1CM4/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tony+joseph&qid=1582425740&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Early-Indians-Story-Ancestors-Where-ebook/dp/B07YYM1CM4/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dtony%2Bjoseph%26qid%3D1582425740%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1582512790339000&usg=AFQjCNGp_0atdtKA4EK8w1qAWe7rVqHk1w">Early Indians</a></em> -- Tony Joseph<br /> 7. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/3/18/episode-112-early-indians/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/3/18/episode-112-early-indians/&source=gmail&ust=1582512790339000&usg=AFQjCNFX1CnLoeLBNlhylr5JjkgVy36kng">Early Indians</a> -- Episode 112 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tony Joseph)<br /> 8. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/10/6/episode-141-being-gay-loving-books/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/10/6/episode-141-being-gay-loving-books/&source=gmail&ust=1582512790339000&usg=AFQjCNE_HlaNMjYdOILDRqi10fO0R8KlDQ">Being Gay, Loving Books</a> -- Episode 141 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Tejuja)<br /> 9. <a href= "https://indiauncut.com/it-is-immoral-to-have-children-heres-why/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.com/it-is-immoral-to-have-children-heres-why/&source=gmail&ust=1582512790339000&usg=AFQjCNG6rKWjNKhWAQMbVgtng2qJttJjqw">It is Immoral to Have Children. Here’s Why</a> -- Amit Varma<br /> 10. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Everybody-Lies-York-Times-Bestseller/dp/1526603357/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=everybody+lies&qid=1582426108&sr=8-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Everybody-Lies-York-Times-Bestseller/dp/1526603357/ref%3Dsr_1_3?keywords%3Deverybody%2Blies%26qid%3D1582426108%26sr%3D8-3&source=gmail&ust=1582512790339000&usg=AFQjCNGkAGJdG-dAMhDR06-o-H858zJkjQ">Everybody Lies</a></em> -- Seth Stephens-Davidowitz<br /> 11. <a href= "https://www.thinkpragati.com/bookshelf/2972/the-truth-about-ourselves/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thinkpragati.com/bookshelf/2972/the-truth-about-ourselves/&source=gmail&ust=1582512790339000&usg=AFQjCNELp-2aHmc_OyKr7njRVpwPb5HRzQ">The Truth About Ourselves</a> -- Amit Varma<br /> 12. <em><a href= "http://www.manushi-india.org/pdfs_issues/PDF%20file%20110/9.%20Short%20Story%20-%20Lihaaf%20%5BThe%20Quilt%5D.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.manushi-india.org/pdfs_issues/PDF%2520file%2520110/9.%2520Short%2520Story%2520-%2520Lihaaf%2520%255BThe%2520Quilt%255D.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1582512790339000&usg=AFQjCNGTYcPDI8aVKMm1tSv8RuNL3iSuSg">Lihaaf</a></em> -- Ismat Chugtai</p>

We may be a sexually repressed country today, but it wasn't always like this. Madhavi Menon joins Amit Varma in episode 161 of The Seen and the Unseen to elaborate on the infinite variety of our desires all through history, Also check out: 1. Infinite Variety -- Madhavi Menon 2. Madhavi Menon's Amazon page. 3. Masala Shakespeare -- Jonathan Gil Harris 4. The Seven Basic Plots -- Christopher Booker 5. The Ascetic of Desire -- Sudhir Kakar 6. Early Indians -- Tony Joseph 7. Early Indians -- Episode 112 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tony Joseph) 8. Being Gay, Loving Books -- Episode 141 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Tejuja) 9. It is Immoral to Have Children. Here’s Why -- Amit Varma 10. Everybody Lies -- Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 11. The Truth About Ourselves -- Amit Varma 12. Lihaaf -- Ismat Chugtai

Ep 161: The History of Desire in India

<div>In India, we have government of the people and for the people, but not <em>by </em>the people. How can we fix this? Polymath thinker Ashwin Mahesh joins Amit Varma in episode 160 of The Seen and the Unseen to chat about participatory democracy, India Against Corruption, the Aam Aadmi Party and what makes a Good Indian.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Also check out</strong>:<br /> 1. <a href="https://www.ashwinmahesh.in/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ashwinmahesh.in/&source=gmail&ust=1581908443091000&usg=AFQjCNGcXIIqmcihKy1HzFxvapbBbWt8zw">Ashwin Mahesh's homepage</a>.<br /> 2. <a href= "https://www.ashwinmahesh.in/post/2016/06/19/with-the-government-within-the-government-and-as-the-government" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ashwinmahesh.in/post/2016/06/19/with-the-government-within-the-government-and-as-the-government&source=gmail&ust=1581908443091000&usg=AFQjCNG4bp_SK9DHZQ_09i3fL-JxFCz-aw">With the Government, Within the Government, As the Government</a> -- Ashwin Mahesh<br /> 3. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/9/16/episode-86-the-state-of-our-farmers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/9/16/episode-86-the-state-of-our-farmers/&source=gmail&ust=1581908443091000&usg=AFQjCNHwJlllwoxQSZM6Emw2TDW5-Xds_A">The State of our Farmers</a> -- Episode 86 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gunvant Patil)<br /> 4. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/2/episode-149-a-life-in-indian-politics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/2/episode-149-a-life-in-indian-politics/&source=gmail&ust=1581908443091000&usg=AFQjCNEcxCkRFlU1izxetNJPf7-1kAcyJg">A Life in Indian Politics</a> -- Episode 149 of The Seen and the Unseen (w JP Narayan)<br /> 5. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/2/2/episode-158-radically-networked-societies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/2/2/episode-158-radically-networked-societies/&source=gmail&ust=1581908443091000&usg=AFQjCNGjdtI5pZPKdu_HW_WcCgXFl0ohWg">Radically Networked Societies</a> -- Episode 158 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pranay Kotasthane)<br /> 6. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/7/16/episode-77-education-in-india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/7/16/episode-77-education-in-india/&source=gmail&ust=1581908443091000&usg=AFQjCNGgMC8LZcvka84jqVjh2qTmiNozLA">Education in India</a> -- Episode 77 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Amit Chandra)<br /> 7. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2017/4/10/episode-13-the-anti-defection-law/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2017/4/10/episode-13-the-anti-defection-law/&source=gmail&ust=1581908443091000&usg=AFQjCNFPmLBJg1fcUZ3B7s7Q7C1C7UoAlg">The Anti-Defection Law</a> -- Episode 13 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Barun Mitra)</div>

In India, we have government of the people and for the people, but not by the people. How can we fix this? Polymath thinker Ashwin Mahesh joins Amit Varma in episode 160 of The Seen and the Unseen to chat about participatory democracy, India Against Corruption, the Aam Aadmi Party and what makes a Good Indian.   Also check out: 1. Ashwin Mahesh's homepage. 2. With the Government, Within the Government, As the Government -- Ashwin Mahesh 3. The State of our Farmers -- Episode 86 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gunvant Patil) 4. A Life in Indian Politics -- Episode 149 of The Seen and the Unseen (w JP Narayan) 5. Radically Networked Societies -- Episode 158 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pranay Kotasthane) 6. Education in India -- Episode 77 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Amit Chandra) 7. The Anti-Defection Law -- Episode 13 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Barun Mitra)

Ep 160: Participatory Democracy

<div>Budgets matter more than they should -- and the process of making them matters more than their contents. Ajay Shah and Vivek Kaul join Amit Varma in episode 159 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss both journey & destination, strategy & tactics.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Also check out</strong>: <br /> 1. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/1/6/episode-154-the-art-and-science-of-economic-policy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/1/6/episode-154-the-art-and-science-of-economic-policy/&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNEry_8ljSkUy_Lm6i5xsxWCxvkbyw">The Art and Science of Economic Policy</a> -- Episode 154 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah)<br /> 2.  <a href= "http://www.mayin.org/ajayshah/MEDIA/2020/budget2020.html" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.mayin.org/ajayshah/MEDIA/2020/budget2020.html&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNH9dn4ydC15vnLtt6MwhTcrB9ixlg">Analysing the February 2020 budget</a> -- Ajay Shah<br /> 3. <a href= "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-51352985" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-51352985&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNFPUKApkG3m0xfjj2UTyCbLX239jA">India budget raises more questions than answers</a> -- Vivek Kaul<br /> 4. <a href= "https://www.livemint.com/budget/news/what-the-budget-says-and-how-it-impacts-you-11580581766028.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.livemint.com/budget/news/what-the-budget-says-and-how-it-impacts-you-11580581766028.html&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNEah4zbxGkq6DanmIzViOtG-hfMvw">What the budget says and how it impacts you</a> -- Vivek Kaul<br /> 5. <a href= "https://www.deccanherald.com/business/budget-2020/long-on-talk-short-on-ideas-800571.html?fbclid=IwAR3l_P52CXCnt24HHy00tceSAPhvD6nHESxwcn0yXzYuZGblh8N1OTaX-u8" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.deccanherald.com/business/budget-2020/long-on-talk-short-on-ideas-800571.html?fbclid%3DIwAR3l_P52CXCnt24HHy00tceSAPhvD6nHESxwcn0yXzYuZGblh8N1OTaX-u8&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNEshuxF8cx0oXjR5swSjlz11fj7Wg">Long on Talk, Short on Ideas</a> -- Vivek Kaul<br /> 6. <a href= "https://www.livemint.com/budget/news/bae-look-how-i-shrank-the-budget-11580315802741.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.livemint.com/budget/news/bae-look-how-i-shrank-the-budget-11580315802741.html&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNGuGnHnAGoeTQdir9uZ0hAaGVo2eQ">Bae, look how I shrank the Budget</a> -- Vivek Kaul<br /> 7. <a href= "https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/budget-2020-tactics-over-strategy/story-EGq4xsrXWebsLyphrXmQEM.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/budget-2020-tactics-over-strategy/story-EGq4xsrXWebsLyphrXmQEM.html&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNER5s1DIpN7oNQTfouuw5g1fA8BHw">Budget 2020: Tactics Over Strategy</a> -- Suyash Rai<br /> 8. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goq4pzjmhrw" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3Dgoq4pzjmhrw&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNHSYUTVjH9jYeRZNyb6Uwwspkmw0Q">TN Ninan and AK Bhattacharya dissect Budget 2020</a><br /> 9. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/30/episode-153-the-indian-economy-in-2019/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/30/episode-153-the-indian-economy-in-2019/&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNEh6S5EQZ2_3CDjyxJFjU42o4cVrQ">The Indian Economy in 2019</a> -- Episode 153 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul)<br /> 10. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/7/15/episode-129-budget-bollywood-badmaashi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/7/15/episode-129-budget-bollywood-badmaashi/&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNGdJwWXmyD4pZd5AIBf70acU2VTuA">Budget, Bollywood, Badmaashi</a> -- Episode 129 of The Seen and the Unseen (on the 2019 budget, w Vivek Kaul)<br /> 11. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/9/16/episode-138-twelve-dream-reforms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/9/16/episode-138-twelve-dream-reforms/&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNFQC3fm0H-jNLSDyi4qyJiQg8R_kQ">Twelve Dream Reforms</a> -- Episode 138 of The Seen and the Unseen (w three guests)<br /> 12. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/4/29/episode-118-zombie-firms-and-creative-destruction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/4/29/episode-118-zombie-firms-and-creative-destruction/&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNGJ40rvpDFlJIDorOopuwXZLQxHIQ">Zombie Firms and Creative Destruction</a> -- Episode 118 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah)<br /> 13. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/6/17/episode-125-the-importance-of-finance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/6/17/episode-125-the-importance-of-finance/&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNHt-KsmbtYp-5dsHWWOw9Or06zumA">The Importance of Finance</a> -- Episode 125 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah)<br /> 14. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/1/26/episode-157-taking-stock-of-our-republic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/1/26/episode-157-taking-stock-of-our-republic/&source=gmail&ust=1581301174034000&usg=AFQjCNHFZL_vKAZ6nJYWFT9_hO679--CuQ">Taking Stock of Our Republic</a> -- Episode 157 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ramachandra Guha)</div>

Budgets matter more than they should -- and the process of making them matters more than their contents. Ajay Shah and Vivek Kaul join Amit Varma in episode 159 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss both journey & destination, strategy & tactics.   Also check out:  1. The Art and Science of Economic Policy -- Episode 154 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah) 2.  Analysing the February 2020 budget -- Ajay Shah 3. India budget raises more questions than answers -- Vivek Kaul 4. What the budget says and how it impacts you -- Vivek Kaul 5. Long on Talk, Short on Ideas -- Vivek Kaul 6. Bae, look how I shrank the Budget -- Vivek Kaul 7. Budget 2020: Tactics Over Strategy -- Suyash Rai 8. TN Ninan and AK Bhattacharya dissect Budget 2020 9. The Indian Economy in 2019 -- Episode 153 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul) 10. Budget, Bollywood, Badmaashi -- Episode 129 of The Seen and the Unseen (on the 2019 budget, w Vivek Kaul) 11. Twelve Dream Reforms -- Episode 138 of The Seen and the Unseen (w three guests) 12. Zombie Firms and Creative Destruction -- Episode 118 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah) 13. The Importance of Finance -- Episode 125 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah) 14. Taking Stock of Our Republic -- Episode 157 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ramachandra Guha)

Ep 159: The Theatre of the Budget

<div>From the Arab Spring to Shaheen Bagh, radically networked societies are rising up to express themselves. What do they have in common? How will a hierarchical state deal with a networked society? Pranay Kotasthane shares his insights with Amit Varma in episode 158 of The Seen and the Unseen.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Also check out</strong>:</div> <div>1. <a href= "https://takshashila.org.in/individual-liberty-vs-public-security-rns/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://takshashila.org.in/individual-liberty-vs-public-security-rns/&source=gmail&ust=1580680047943000&usg=AFQjCNHDl_Yq4hx5z8XM-H155FNueM8ZIA">Individual Liberty vs Public Security in a Radically Networked Society</a> -- Nitin Pai and Pranay Kotasthane.<br /> 2. <a href= "https://takshashila.org.in/book-chapter-politics-of-radically-networked-societies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://takshashila.org.in/book-chapter-politics-of-radically-networked-societies/&source=gmail&ust=1580680047943000&usg=AFQjCNF9iN-mevoPu_Aycsi2Zub7fJ1hPg">Networked Societies and Hierarchical States: The Emerging Challenge to Political Order</a> -- Nitin Pai and Sneha Shankar<br /> 3. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Twitter-Tear-Gas-Fragility-Networked/dp/0300215126/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=twitter+and+tear+gas&qid=1580592345&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Twitter-Tear-Gas-Fragility-Networked/dp/0300215126/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dtwitter%2Band%2Btear%2Bgas%26qid%3D1580592345%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1580680047943000&usg=AFQjCNHpKEi8Dn5-BV7eM-Je7XUyBkDYMg">Twitter and Tear Gas</a></em> -- Zeynep Tufekci<br /> 4. <a href= "http://www.tacticalmediafiles.net/picture?pic=2860" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.tacticalmediafiles.net/picture?pic%3D2860&source=gmail&ust=1580680047943000&usg=AFQjCNGqDxuku3OrXfzPAH7FOxt95STL0A">Serdar Akinan's picture</a> of the procession of coffins<br /> 5. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/?s=pranay" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/?s%3Dpranay&source=gmail&ust=1580680047943000&usg=AFQjCNGfKY8VgtJel60oRe9j35AxkVXQlA">Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen featuring Pranay Kotasthane</a><br /> 6. <a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-10-21/protesters-worldwide-are-united-by-something-other-than-politics?cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-view&utm_content=view&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-10-21/protesters-worldwide-are-united-by-something-other-than-politics?cmpid%253D%3Dsocialflow-twitter-view%26utm_content%3Dview%26utm_source%3Dtwitter%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dsocialflow-organic&source=gmail&ust=1580680047943000&usg=AFQjCNH2AoaAAG7GC-MMH8r-m_oItCyVYQ">Protesters Are United by Something Other Than Politics</a> -- Tyler Cowen<br /> 7. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/1/13/episode-155-films-feminism-paromita/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/1/13/episode-155-films-feminism-paromita/&source=gmail&ust=1580680047943000&usg=AFQjCNG7-Fpc8jZrzqhswAV6rMS8rC2Nhw">Films, Feminism, Paromita</a> -- Episode 155 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Paromita Vohra)<br /> 8. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/8/12/episode-133-fighting-fake-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/8/12/episode-133-fighting-fake-news/&source=gmail&ust=1580680047943000&usg=AFQjCNHfoLnSNJN8OhLZXQ9sD9CfZ6aL7A">Fighting Fake News</a> -- Episode 133 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pratik Sinha)<br /> 9. <a href= "https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-facts-do-not-matter/article21615781.ece" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-facts-do-not-matter/article21615781.ece&source=gmail&ust=1580680047943000&usg=AFQjCNG23on30JMoUZEgUdT29yBPhuAPiA">The Facts Do Not Matter</a> -- Amit Varma<br /> 10. <a href="https://publicpolicy.substack.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://publicpolicy.substack.com/&source=gmail&ust=1580680047943000&usg=AFQjCNHPi0e-3FyA7MlZR08cxH5GfaRo9A">Pranay Kotasthane's newsletter</a>.</div>

From the Arab Spring to Shaheen Bagh, radically networked societies are rising up to express themselves. What do they have in common? How will a hierarchical state deal with a networked society? Pranay Kotasthane shares his insights with Amit Varma in episode 158 of The Seen and the Unseen.   Also check out: 1. Individual Liberty vs Public Security in a Radically Networked Society -- Nitin Pai and Pranay Kotasthane. 2. Networked Societies and Hierarchical States: The Emerging Challenge to Political Order -- Nitin Pai and Sneha Shankar 3. Twitter and Tear Gas -- Zeynep Tufekci 4. Serdar Akinan's picture of the procession of coffins 5. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen featuring Pranay Kotasthane 6. Protesters Are United by Something Other Than Politics -- Tyler Cowen 7. Films, Feminism, Paromita -- Episode 155 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Paromita Vohra) 8. Fighting Fake News -- Episode 133 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pratik Sinha) 9. The Facts Do Not Matter -- Amit Varma 10. Pranay Kotasthane's newsletter.

Ep 158: Radically Networked Societies

<p>India has endured -- but as we celebrate another Republic Day, we must remember that we cannot take this for granted. Historian Ramachandra Guha joins Amit Varma in episode 157 of The Seen and the Unseen to examine some of the currents of history that brought us here, and are still in flux.<br /> <br /> <strong>Also check out</strong>:<br /> 1. <a href= "https://www.amazon.in/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B001IR1CXI?_encoding=UTF8&node=976389031&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-pages-popularity-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B001IR1CXI?_encoding%3DUTF8%26node%3D976389031%26offset%3D0%26pageSize%3D12%26searchAlias%3Dstripbooks%26sort%3Dauthor-pages-popularity-rank%26page%3D1%26langFilter%3Ddefault%23formatSelectorHeader&source=gmail&ust=1580097385399000&usg=AFQjCNF6LIAiJKXBzfdhmAnKTZBtTvGqKA">The books of Ramachandra Guha</a> on Amazon.<br /> 2. <a href= "https://www.telegraphindia.com/author/ramachandra-guha/175" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.telegraphindia.com/author/ramachandra-guha/175&source=gmail&ust=1580097385399000&usg=AFQjCNFx0uPd3EFgwMTvgBv8-wqBrXYtbQ">Ramachandra Guha's columns</a> in the <em>Telegraph.</em><br /> 3. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/1/21/episode-104-understanding-gandhi-part-1-mohandas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/1/21/episode-104-understanding-gandhi-part-1-mohandas/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385399000&usg=AFQjCNEOnY973YzxRG9VDIvYVsOpBSDNEw">Understanding Gandhi: Part 1: Mohandas</a>: Episode 104 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha).<br /> 4. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/1/28/episode-105-understanding-gandhi-part-2-mahatma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/1/28/episode-105-understanding-gandhi-part-2-mahatma/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385399000&usg=AFQjCNFYw4KYpiDhM1yvd8BuhLnSkuZm8w">Understanding Gandhi: Part 2: Mahatma</a>: Episode 105 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha).<br /> 5. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxLigmGKo6w" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DlxLigmGKo6w&source=gmail&ust=1580097385399000&usg=AFQjCNG78RaLe-peUJ--5GWK0POewRm7qQ">Patriotism vs Jingoism</a> -- Ram Guha's speech at the Kerala Lit Fest.<br /> 6. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/22/episode-152-the-citizenship-battles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/22/episode-152-the-citizenship-battles/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385399000&usg=AFQjCNFIYcaUfCFBfU67YiOu1bWD19MRPw">The Citizenship Battles</a> -- Episode 152 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan).<br /> 7. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/2/episode-149-a-life-in-indian-politics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/2/episode-149-a-life-in-indian-politics/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNEyWdyqf70UWuJmfP-wuHIjZd6tGQ">A Life in Indian Politics</a> -- Episode 149 of The Seen and the Unseen (w JP Narayan).<br /> 8. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/4/8/episode-115-the-intellectual-foundations-of-hindutva/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/4/8/episode-115-the-intellectual-foundations-of-hindutva/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNHBAmiGqFCi0hSRChc6Z71vvQz0tQ">The Intellectual Foundations of Hindutva</a> -- Episode 115 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Aakar Patel).<br /> 9. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/6/10/episode-124-religion-and-ideology-in-indian-society/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/6/10/episode-124-religion-and-ideology-in-indian-society/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNHwmhFz_PbtVUTwbxMIHXx2Xjd1fw">Religion and Ideology in Indian Society</a> -- Episode 124 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Suyash Rai).<br /> 10. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/7/29/episode-131-political-ideology-in-india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/7/29/episode-131-political-ideology-in-india/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNEmtM-kJ_lduXauvkyXGHjQI6573g">Political Ideology in India</a> -- Episode 131 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rahul Verma).<br /> 11. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/9/23/episode-139-the-gita-press-and-hindu-nationalism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/9/23/episode-139-the-gita-press-and-hindu-nationalism/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNE_fHSSWc6YK_vi36wIAPhy3mlQyA">The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism</a> -- Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul).<br /> 12. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/11/4/episode-145-the-indian-conservative/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/11/4/episode-145-the-indian-conservative/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNHjz0g5yO65Ch-I486_g_XiE0XDzA">The Indian Conservative</a> -- Episode 145 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jaithirth Rao).<br /> 13. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/4/15/episode-116-indias-lost-decade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/4/15/episode-116-indias-lost-decade/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNEHDZFIQHrV3Vw-ZQjTVtbH6ibD5Q">India's Lost Decade</a> -- Episode 116 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Puja Mehra).<br /> 14. <a href= "https://indiauncut.com/lessons-from-an-ankhon-dekhi-prime-minister/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.com/lessons-from-an-ankhon-dekhi-prime-minister/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNF4ARRzgHapkZL4_CqQpf_HKVnOAw">Lessons from an Ankhon Dekhi Prime Minister</a> -- Amit Varma<br /> 15. <a href= "https://indiauncut.com/we-must-reclaim-nationalism-from-the-bjp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.com/we-must-reclaim-nationalism-from-the-bjp/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNGjlUEwshQVFhZupiOPkVj5-tMz4A">We Must Reclaim Nationalism From the BJP</a> -- Amit Varma <br /> 16. <a href= "https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/india-at-71-where-have-all-the-leaders-gone" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/india-at-71-where-have-all-the-leaders-gone&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNFRMR7CFXPKECEfQv_03hpwO2uscA">Where Have All the Leaders Gone</a> -- Amit Varma<br /> 17. <a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Why-Nationalism-Yael-Tamir-ebook/dp/B07JDTYZL2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1580010273&sr=8-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Why-Nationalism-Yael-Tamir-ebook/dp/B07JDTYZL2/ref%3Dtmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1580010273%26sr%3D8-2&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNEUvHcq1hAURfDeL8iFnCgHAAuFOQ"><em>Why Nationalism</em></a> -- Yael Tamir<br /> 18. <a href= "https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/notes-on-nationalism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/notes-on-nationalism/&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNEQj6xSFRMmQDM4hmLBv_k5sBeUHA">Notes on Nationalism</a> -- George Orwell<br /> 19. <a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Flaming-Feet-Other-Essays-Movement/dp/817824358X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+flaming+feet&qid=1580010364&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Flaming-Feet-Other-Essays-Movement/dp/817824358X/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dthe%2Bflaming%2Bfeet%26qid%3D1580010364%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNFyxKg-isg2yZOM-ukaTVvheFQjqg"><em>The Flaming Feet and Other Essays</em></a> -- DR Nagaraj<br /> 20. <a href= "https://www.ft.com/content/073374da-d39f-11e8-9a3c-5d5eac8f1ab4" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ft.com/content/073374da-d39f-11e8-9a3c-5d5eac8f1ab4&source=gmail&ust=1580097385400000&usg=AFQjCNHpmc3ViJ-ka2tOR4sZlX9pKVnQXQ">Becoming the Mahatma</a> -- Sunil Khilnani's review of Ram Guha's biography.</p>

India has endured -- but as we celebrate another Republic Day, we must remember that we cannot take this for granted. Historian Ramachandra Guha joins Amit Varma in episode 157 of The Seen and the Unseen to examine some of the currents of history that brought us here, and are still in flux. Also check out: 1. The books of Ramachandra Guha on Amazon. 2. Ramachandra Guha's columns in the Telegraph. 3. Understanding Gandhi: Part 1: Mohandas: Episode 104 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha). 4. Understanding Gandhi: Part 2: Mahatma: Episode 105 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha). 5. Patriotism vs Jingoism -- Ram Guha's speech at the Kerala Lit Fest. 6. The Citizenship Battles -- Episode 152 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan). 7. A Life in Indian Politics -- Episode 149 of The Seen and the Unseen (w JP Narayan). 8. The Intellectual Foundations of Hindutva -- Episode 115 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Aakar Patel). 9. Religion and Ideology in Indian Society -- Episode 124 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Suyash Rai). 10. Political Ideology in India -- Episode 131 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rahul Verma). 11. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism -- Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul). 12. The Indian Conservative -- Episode 145 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jaithirth Rao). 13. India's Lost Decade -- Episode 116 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Puja Mehra). 14. Lessons from an Ankhon Dekhi Prime Minister -- Amit Varma 15. We Must Reclaim Nationalism From the BJP -- Amit Varma  16. Where Have All the Leaders Gone -- Amit Varma 17. Why Nationalism -- Yael Tamir 18. Notes on Nationalism -- George Orwell 19. The Flaming Feet and Other Essays -- DR Nagaraj 20. Becoming the Mahatma -- Sunil Khilnani's review of Ram Guha's biography.

Ep 157: Taking Stock of Our Republic

<div>Kerala has a madly interesting history. It was a hub of globalisation centuries ago, an exemplar of tolerance. Almost in contrast, it took casteism to an extreme. It also had a matrilineal system, a tradition of empowered women, and some badass queens. Historian Manu Pillai joins Amit Varma in episode 156 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss all this and more.<br /> <br /> <strong>Also check out</strong>:</div> <div>1. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Ivory-Throne-Chronicles-House-Travancore/dp/9351776425/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ivory+throne&qid=1579484035&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Ivory-Throne-Chronicles-House-Travancore/dp/9351776425/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Divory%2Bthrone%26qid%3D1579484035%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1579571385441000&usg=AFQjCNEEhMNHi7jMvpBG0qLTlXB94yn8Ag">The Ivory Throne</a></em> -- Manu Pillai<br /> 2. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/7/1/episode-127-our-colorful-past/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/7/1/episode-127-our-colorful-past/&source=gmail&ust=1579571385442000&usg=AFQjCNFWMOkGvdvEJqpYlGvhFHSlF65EWA">Our Colourful Past</a> -- Episode 127 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Manu Pillai)<br /> 3. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/12/10/episode-98-the-deccan-before-shivaji/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/12/10/episode-98-the-deccan-before-shivaji/&source=gmail&ust=1579571385442000&usg=AFQjCNEOHxOFpFtEypniEUjQBYH2DesYYg">The Deccan Before Shivaji</a> -- Episode 98 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Manu Pillai)<br /> 4. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/11/19/episode-95-the-indianness-of-indian-food/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/11/19/episode-95-the-indianness-of-indian-food/&source=gmail&ust=1579571385442000&usg=AFQjCNGGzUQAyoQrmn3uPoOc6lTbRLTFKQ">The Indianness of Indian Food</a> -- Episode 95 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vikram Doctor)<br /> <br /> For complete archives, do visit <a href="https://seenunseen.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/&source=gmail&ust=1579571385442000&usg=AFQjCNEUMh3nO4qBc0d32t4ICjpc7VvdOg"> seenunseen.in</a>.</div>

Kerala has a madly interesting history. It was a hub of globalisation centuries ago, an exemplar of tolerance. Almost in contrast, it took casteism to an extreme. It also had a matrilineal system, a tradition of empowered women, and some badass queens. Historian Manu Pillai joins Amit Varma in episode 156 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss all this and more. Also check out: 1. The Ivory Throne -- Manu Pillai 2. Our Colourful Past -- Episode 127 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Manu Pillai) 3. The Deccan Before Shivaji -- Episode 98 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Manu Pillai) 4. The Indianness of Indian Food -- Episode 95 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vikram Doctor) For complete archives, do visit seenunseen.in.

Ep 156: Kerala and the Ivory Throne

<div>Immense changes have swept through our lives in the last three decades. Filmmaker and writer Paromita Vohra joins Amit Varma in episode 155 of The Seen and the Unseen, and turns her unique gaze both inwards and outwards.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Also check out</strong>:<br /> 1. <a href="http://agentsofishq.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://agentsofishq.com/&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNGkH1--LB9_-aw5uPcASlgxb9zg-w">Agents of Ishq</a><br /> 1. <a href= "https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/452/Unlimited-Girls" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/452/Unlimited-Girls&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNEP1j53zw6yuRkxGCWt9ca83zndSg"><em>Unlimited Girls</em></a> (95 mins)<br /> 2. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi1ARElX4To" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DBi1ARElX4To&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNFKbfPCoqyAnFlF6biSBc8jyGVbog"><em>Cosmopolis: Two Tales of a City</em></a> (13 mins)<br /> 3. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnsAjSZSzUw" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DZnsAjSZSzUw&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNENpqXROgkcXGT7VAy6AKmJvG9wnA"><em>Where's Sandra</em></a> (18 mins)<br /> 4. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTFjfn9nl_w" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DkTFjfn9nl_w&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNGZPmURf7aYaSKLKCdYDKHzacElZA"><em>Morality TV</em></a> (32 mins)<br /> 5. <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfsgWetNIBU&t=162s" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DTfsgWetNIBU%26t%3D162s&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNFCcV2ItsJInm-wz1iujBcCFratMA"><em>Partners in Crime</em></a> (95 mins)<br /> 6. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSGFC0Oili0" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DFSGFC0Oili0&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNFuKqGRpO3FgfZa2_VAJC346h15bA"><em>A Love Latika</em></a> (Trailer)<br /> 7. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JPEEUNQVew" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D7JPEEUNQVew&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNFyKlNW4WLDcUt5D5CXebuEkRY5JQ">Interview of Paromita Vohra</a> by Anuradha Sengupta<br /> 8. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuxYGp3fDuE" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DLuxYGp3fDuE&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNEM1Z7Tj8hDJ86_U4xwMBHgleiAzg">A Lover's Argument</a> -- Talk by Paromita Vohra<br /> 9. <a href= "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-on-svreen-journey-2932000/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-on-svreen-journey-2932000/&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNHQCJy_zX6b-RugKY0z2ou2ifQb_g">Paromita Vohra on Shah Rukh Khan</a><br /> 10.<a href= "https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/my-true-north-all-renewal-starts-with-the-self-5513948/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/my-true-north-all-renewal-starts-with-the-self-5513948/&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNFpWTkXXikqyH1JHzGNylZ88SyZ6A">My True North: All Renewal Starts With the Self</a> -- Paromita Vohra<br /> 11. <a href= "https://in.news.yahoo.com/on-my-first-data--my-true-love-gave-to-me-035510049.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://in.news.yahoo.com/on-my-first-data--my-true-love-gave-to-me-035510049.html&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNGB-zzbPECpcZErsRk00ib4u1_XPQ">On My First Data, My True Love Gave To Me</a> -- Paromita Vohra<br /> 12. <a href= "https://in.news.yahoo.com/the-mystery-of-the-half-girlfriend-and-the-double-chetan-063027660.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALNREoR4XH9B398WJCkee53w-6Eqn0_rz1CpW7gVIamS50huxnAzqYyTWxKS2KTBFJvgKKiYU62Rf6NvBkIfeWiPCn8BmT_w567xpxnlj3nNjZZ2aeoizA-hos4G5phT_12YMW_i8qCKhbysvZa2xTb4-Z76A1TsPIeQX6ekrvy_" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://in.news.yahoo.com/the-mystery-of-the-half-girlfriend-and-the-double-chetan-063027660.html?guccounter%3D1%26guce_referrer%3DaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8%26guce_referrer_sig%3DAQAAALNREoR4XH9B398WJCkee53w-6Eqn0_rz1CpW7gVIamS50huxnAzqYyTWxKS2KTBFJvgKKiYU62Rf6NvBkIfeWiPCn8BmT_w567xpxnlj3nNjZZ2aeoizA-hos4G5phT_12YMW_i8qCKhbysvZa2xTb4-Z76A1TsPIeQX6ekrvy_&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNFtC_lQdseTzLCpwubjoV-PI3Z_sA">The Mystery of The Half-Girlfriend and the Double Chetan</a> -- Paromita Vohra<br /> 13. <a href="http://indianquarterly.com/automatic-bodies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://indianquarterly.com/automatic-bodies/&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNFAnTLCTgwx2fYXxbrfCEhUcVkGIg">Automatic Bodies</a> -- Paromita Vohra<br /> 14. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/9/9/episode-137-indian-society-the-last-30-years/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/9/9/episode-137-indian-society-the-last-30-years/&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNEOJAEd0166Lqfd6RScIbaI7zJfmw">Indian Society: The Last 30 years</a> -- Episode 137 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Santosh Desai)<br /> 15. <a href= "http://indiauncut.blogspot.com/2005/04/dialect-of-cricket-writer.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://indiauncut.blogspot.com/2005/04/dialect-of-cricket-writer.html&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNE5Wc11nQxCcOvL_lzmBL0UfOIoGA">The Dialect of a Cricket Writer</a> -- Amit Varma<br /> 16. <a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Reading-India-Now-Ulka-Anjaria/dp/9352876458/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=ulka+anjaria&qid=1578883829&sr=8-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Reading-India-Now-Ulka-Anjaria/dp/9352876458/ref%3Dsr_1_3?keywords%3Dulka%2Banjaria%26qid%3D1578883829%26sr%3D8-3&source=gmail&ust=1578970396114000&usg=AFQjCNGyjo5DVCs1bBYxOqMA5NYEXIVr_w">Reading India Now</a> -- Ulka Anjaria</div>

Immense changes have swept through our lives in the last three decades. Filmmaker and writer Paromita Vohra joins Amit Varma in episode 155 of The Seen and the Unseen, and turns her unique gaze both inwards and outwards.   Also check out: 1. Agents of Ishq 1. Unlimited Girls (95 mins) 2. Cosmopolis: Two Tales of a City (13 mins) 3. Where's Sandra (18 mins) 4. Morality TV (32 mins) 5. Partners in Crime (95 mins) 6. A Love Latika (Trailer) 7. Interview of Paromita Vohra by Anuradha Sengupta 8. A Lover's Argument -- Talk by Paromita Vohra 9. Paromita Vohra on Shah Rukh Khan 10.My True North: All Renewal Starts With the Self -- Paromita Vohra 11. On My First Data, My True Love Gave To Me -- Paromita Vohra 12. The Mystery of The Half-Girlfriend and the Double Chetan -- Paromita Vohra 13. Automatic Bodies -- Paromita Vohra 14. Indian Society: The Last 30 years -- Episode 137 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Santosh Desai) 15. The Dialect of a Cricket Writer -- Amit Varma 16. Reading India Now -- Ulka Anjaria

Ep 155: Films, Feminism, Paromita

<div>Economic policy affects each of us -- and yet, India has gotten it wrong for decades. In their groundbreaking new book, Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah write not just how to do policy, but how to think about policy. They join Amit Varma in episode 154 of The Seen and the Unseen to share their learnings, first principles onwards.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Also check out</strong>:<br /> 1. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Service-Republic-Science-Economic-Policy-ebook/dp/B081HXR95C/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=In+Service+of+the+republic&qid=1578275973&sr=8-1"> In Service of the Republic</a></em> -- Vijay Kelkar & Ajay Shah<br /> 2. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/4/29/episode-118-zombie-firms-and-creative-destruction/"> Zombie Firms and Creative Destruction</a> -- Ep 118 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah)<br /> 3. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/6/17/episode-125-the-importance-of-finance/"> The Importance of Finance</a> -- Ep 125 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah)<br /> 4. <a href= "https://indiauncut.com/every-act-of-government-is-an-act-of-violence/">Every Act of Government Is an Act of Violence</a> -- Amit Varma<br /> 5. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2017/11/26/episode-44-the-delhi-smog/"> The Delhi Smog</a> -- Ep 44 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul)<br /> 6. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/5/20/episode-121-public-choice-theory/"> Public Choice Theory</a> -- Ep 121 of The Seen and the Unseen<br /> 7. <a href= "https://indiauncut.com/narendra-modi-takes-a-great-leap-backwards/">Narendra Modi takes a Great Leap Backwards</a> -- Amit Varma<br /> 8. <a href= "https://indiauncut.com/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster/">Three Reasons Why A Cashless Society Would Be A Disaster</a> -- Amit Varma<br /> 9. <a href= "https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/india-at-71-where-have-all-the-leaders-gone"> Where Have All the Leaders Gone?</a> -- Amit Varma<br /> 10. <a href= "https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/9/29/episode-140-indias-agriculture-crisis/"> India's Agriculture Crisis</a> -- Ep 140 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Barun Mitra & Kumar Anand)<br /> 11. <a href= "https://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_24_2_01_rajagopalan.pdf">Premature Imitation and India’s Flailing State</a> -- Shruti Rajagopalan & Alex Tabarrok (pdf link)<br /> 12. <a href= "https://www.thinkpragati.com/opinion/3079/youre-mutton-lobby/">Our Political Discourse</a> -- Ep 49 of The Seen and the Unseen (w transcript)<br /> 13. <a href= "https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-facts-do-not-matter/article21615781.ece"> The Facts Do Not Matter</a> -- Amit Varma</div>

Economic policy affects each of us -- and yet, India has gotten it wrong for decades. In their groundbreaking new book, Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah write not just how to do policy, but how to think about policy. They join Amit Varma in episode 154 of The Seen and the Unseen to share their learnings, first principles onwards.   Also check out: 1. In Service of the Republic -- Vijay Kelkar & Ajay Shah 2. Zombie Firms and Creative Destruction -- Ep 118 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah) 3. The Importance of Finance -- Ep 125 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah) 4. Every Act of Government Is an Act of Violence -- Amit Varma 5. The Delhi Smog -- Ep 44 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul) 6. Public Choice Theory -- Ep 121 of The Seen and the Unseen 7. Narendra Modi takes a Great Leap Backwards -- Amit Varma 8. Three Reasons Why A Cashless Society Would Be A Disaster -- Amit Varma 9. Where Have All the Leaders Gone? -- Amit Varma 10. India's Agriculture Crisis -- Ep 140 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Barun Mitra & Kumar Anand) 11. Premature Imitation and India’s Flailing State -- Shruti Rajagopalan & Alex Tabarrok (pdf link) 12. Our Political Discourse -- Ep 49 of The Seen and the Unseen (w transcript) 13. The Facts Do Not Matter -- Amit Varma

Ep 154: The Art and Science of Economic Policy

<p>Alongside much social unrest, the Indian economy went to hell in 2019. Vivek Kaul joins Amit Varma in episode 153 of The Seen and the Unseen to survey the damage, and to demystify the rubble. </p> <p>For detailed show notes, head on over to <a href= "http://seenunseen.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://seenunseen.in&source=gmail&ust=1577074209297000&usg=AFQjCNEMEYQFOT62Bk-O0PgMfAX-4RaE8g">seenunseen.in</a>.</p>

Alongside much social unrest, the Indian economy went to hell in 2019. Vivek Kaul joins Amit Varma in episode 153 of The Seen and the Unseen to survey the damage, and to demystify the rubble.  For detailed show notes, head on over to seenunseen.in.

Ep 153: The Indian Economy in 2019

<p>Why is India burning over the Citizenship Amendment Bill? Why does the NRC matter? What is happening in Assam? Srinath Raghavan joins Amit Varma in episode 152 of The Seen and the Unseen to give historical perspective on our current ferments.<br /> <br /> For detailed show notes, head on over to <a href= "http://seenunseen.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://seenunseen.in&source=gmail&ust=1577074209297000&usg=AFQjCNEMEYQFOT62Bk-O0PgMfAX-4RaE8g">seenunseen.in</a>.</p>

Why is India burning over the Citizenship Amendment Bill? Why does the NRC matter? What is happening in Assam? Srinath Raghavan joins Amit Varma in episode 152 of The Seen and the Unseen to give historical perspective on our current ferments. For detailed show notes, head on over to seenunseen.in.

Ep 152: The Citizenship Battles

<div>Politics in Maharashtra is deeply complicated. Its themes and fault lines have been formed over decades. Veteran journalist and author Sujata Anandan joins Amit Varma in episode 151 of The Seen and the Unseen to unravel some of the mysteries behind its fascinating dramas.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Also check out</strong>:<strong><br /></strong></div> <div>1. <em><a href= "https://www.juggernaut.in/books/9789350296868" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.juggernaut.in/books/9789350296868&source=gmail&ust=1576696240733000&usg=AFQjCNH0Uzfm-ouOvjnwHKHH7yVr060F5A">Hindu Hriday Samrat</a></em> -- Sujata Anandan<br /> 2. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Maharashtra-Maximus-State-People-Politics/dp/8129149990/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sujata+anandan&qid=1576184674&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Maharashtra-Maximus-State-People-Politics/dp/8129149990/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dsujata%2Banandan%26qid%3D1576184674%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1576696240733000&usg=AFQjCNGvZcCuJYwY5e7WX0fHwZ3z7tbBBg">Maharashtra Maximus</a> -- </em>Sujata Anandan<br /> 3. <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Marathi-Manoos-Sujata-Anandan-ebook/dp/B00J3T46HM/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=sujata+anandan&qid=1576184674&sr=8-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Marathi-Manoos-Sujata-Anandan-ebook/dp/B00J3T46HM/ref%3Dsr_1_2?keywords%3Dsujata%2Banandan%26qid%3D1576184674%26sr%3D8-2&source=gmail&ust=1576696240733000&usg=AFQjCNEdyMOw2MJigiFkWpff2ggZA5gNuw">Marathi Manoos</a></em> -- Sujata Anandan.</div>

Politics in Maharashtra is deeply complicated. Its themes and fault lines have been formed over decades. Veteran journalist and author Sujata Anandan joins Amit Varma in episode 151 of The Seen and the Unseen to unravel some of the mysteries behind its fascinating dramas.   Also check out: 1. Hindu Hriday Samrat -- Sujata Anandan 2. Maharashtra Maximus -- Sujata Anandan 3. Marathi Manoos -- Sujata Anandan.

Ep. 151: Maharashtra Politics Unscrambled

<p dir="auto">How has Indian publishing evolved in the last few decades? What does India read, and why? Publisher VK Karthika joins Amit Varma in episode 150 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about what she learnt in her years in Penguin, Harper Collins and (now) Westland.</p> <p dir="auto">Also check out:</p> <ol> <li><a href= "http://www.tbook.constantvzw.org/wp-content/death_authorbarthes.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Death of the Author</strong></a> -- Roland Barthes (pdf link)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/How-Read-Why-Harold-Bloom/dp/0684859076/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=how+to+read+and+why&qid=1575732075&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>How to Read and Why</strong></a> -- Harold Bloom</li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Poetry-Handbook-Mary-Oliver/dp/0156724006/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=poetry+handbook&qid=1575732130&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>A Poetry Handbook</strong></a> -- Mary Oliver</li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.in/Roseanna-Martin-Beck-Book-1-ebook/dp/B002RI9D56/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R0IITAVF7NYJ&keywords=maj+sjowall+per+wahloo&qid=1575732180&sprefix=sjowal%2Caps%2C310&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><strong>Roseanna</strong></a> -- Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö</li> <li><a href= "http://www.seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/9/23/episode-139-the-gita-press-and-hindu-nationalism" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism</strong></a> -- Akshaya Mukul</li> </ol>

How has Indian publishing evolved in the last few decades? What does India read, and why? Publisher VK Karthika joins Amit Varma in episode 150 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about what she learnt in her years in Penguin, Harper Collins and (now) Westland. Also check out: Death of the Author -- Roland Barthes (pdf link) How to Read and Why -- Harold Bloom A Poetry Handbook -- Mary Oliver Roseanna -- Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism -- Akshaya Mukul 

Ep. 150: The Business of Books

This weekly podcast takes its title from Frédéric Bastiat’s famous essay, ‘That which is seen and that which is unseen'. In his essay, Bastiat uses the example of what later came to be known as the "Broken Window Fallacy", and pointed out that to evaluate the consequences of any action, we need to look at both its seen effects, which are often the rationale behind the action, and its unseen effects, which include unintended consequences and ripple effects. Every week our host Amit Varma will examine the world through the lens of the Unseen. He will tackle subjects such as economics, neuroscience and behavioural psychology, and examine both public policy and private action. Each show will feature guests who are experts in the subject under discussion: economists, legal experts, scientists and media commentators. A new episode of The Seen and the Unseen will be released every Tuesday.

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