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Welcome to India's first 'policy vlog' where we explore how small changes can lead to big transformations in our Indian cities. Join us on a journey to Singapore, a city-state that evolved from a humble village to a first-world metropolis within a single generation. This special episode features Shashank Dixit, a successful entrepreneur and the CEO of Deskera, a multi-million dollar so...

Vikram Jit Singh is a distinguished journalist and columnist. With a career spanning several decades, he has gained recognition for his in-depth reporting and analysis on defense and security issues. Singh served as a war correspondent, notably covering the Kargil War and counter-terrorism operations in Kashmir from 1997 to 1999 and again in 2004. His frontline experiences during these conflicts h...

Manish Bhatnagar, a former Major in the Indian Army, is widely known for being the first officer to report the initial Pakistani intrusions during the Kargil War in 1999. Despite his early warnings, the intelligence was overlooked by the higher command, leading to significant consequences. Major Bhatnagar has since become a vocal advocate for accountability and transparency within the military, es...

Vikram Jit Singh is a distinguished journalist and columnist. With a career spanning several decades, he has gained recognition for his in-depth reporting and analysis on defense and security issues. Singh served as a war correspondent, notably covering the Kargil War and counter-terrorism operations in Kashmir from 1997 to 1999 and again in 2004. His frontline experiences during these conflicts h...

Born and raised in undivided Bihar, Mrityunjay Sharma is a first-generation entrepreneur and social activist. An engineering graduate from BIT Mesra, Ranchi and an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, Mrityunjay worked in various senior HR roles at Asian Paints before moving to the hinterlands of Chhattisgarh, where he worked with the then chief minister Dr Raman Singh on developmental issues. He subsequentl...

#indianeconomy Dr Prasanna Tantri is an Associate Professor in the Finance area and Executive Director of the Centre for Analytical Finance at ISB. His research areas include- banking, financial inclusion, financial contagion, regulation, and the relationship between politics and finance. He teaches a course on Indian financial systems. 0:00 Income of Indian govt 4:31 Expenditure of Indian govt 7:...

Shiv Kunal Verma is a journalist, a filmmaker, and a writer. He worked briefly with India Today, the Associated Press, and Sanctuary Films before he teamed up with his associate Dipti Bhalla and formed KaleidoIndia, under whose banner some classic films like Salt of the Earth and Standard Bearers were shot and produced. In 1999, he filmed the Kargil War and, in the last decade and a half, has auth...

Nakshatra, an IIT Delhi graduate, developed a deep interest in astrology after facing significant health crises, including a false diagnosis of blood cancer and a paralytic attack in 2011. Initially skeptical, he became intrigued by the accurate predictions made by an astrologer. This fascination led him to study astrology in depth, and after a decade of learning, he decided to pursue it full-time...

OP Choudhary is a prominent Indian politician and former bureaucrat from Chhattisgarh, currently serving as the Finance Minister of the state. Born and raised in a modest farming family, Choudhary pursued his education with determination, eventually earning a position in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). As an IAS officer, he is best known for his transformative work in the educational sect...

Akshat Gupta is a national bestselling author, a TEDx speaker and an excelling screenwriter and dialogue writer in the Indian film industry. The Hidden Hindu series, authored by him, has sold over 1 lakh copies, with each book a national bestseller. Akshat is well known in the publishing industry, as well as in the Indian film industry, with a number of films and web-series signed on his name.

Nitendra SINGH is a nuclear engineer with expertise in nuclear safety and design working at ITER organization as a Project Associate responsible for the safety assessment of Tritium Breeding Blanket Systems (TBBS). He holds a Doctorate in Nuclear Engineering from Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), India; a Master in Nuclear Engineering from Université Paris Sud-XI (now, Paris-Saclay), France a...

Sudhanshu Mani is a former officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, where he served for 38 years. He retired as the general manager of the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, where Train 18 was built from design to development in record 18 months under his leadership.

Major General G.D. Bakshi is a retired Indian Army officer, renowned for his service in the Jammu and Kashmir and his role in the Kargil War. He has received the Vishisht Seva Medal and the Sena Medal for his distinguished service. A prolific author and defense analyst, Bakshi has written extensively on military history and strategy. Post-retirement, he remains a prominent commentator on national...

Shantanu Gupta is the founder of a leading youth based organisation, Yuva Foundation, which works with youth and spreads awareness among them, on policy, politics and social issues. In the past he has worked for a renowned think tank, Center for Civil Society (CCS). Shantanu has worked long in the hinterlands of Bundelkhand with UNICEF in Uttar Pradesh. He has also lead large-scale remedial educat...

Abhinav Katyal - Corporate professional with 15+ years experience, keen observer of Politics of Haryana & Punjab, close association with Indian political system for 4 years.

Colonel (retd.) Yogander Singh is a retired Indian Army officer and military historian, with special focus on Haryana. He has written several books, most prominent among them being 'Hal Wa Samshir: Politico-Military History of Haryana'. Future Ready Indian Army and 'Effective Deterrence: Thoughts on India's Security Policy and Structures in the Twenty-first Century'.

Prof. Rana P.B. Singh, born on December 15, 1950, is an eminent scholar in the fields of cultural landscapes, heritage studies, and pilgrimage research. He holds an M.A. and Ph. D. from Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.) and has received numerous accolades including the Fellowships in Japan, Italy, and Korea, and prestigious awards like 'Ganga Ratna' and ‘Koshal Ratna’ in India. Prof. Singh...

Pavneet Singh is an author and teacher at Tmentors UPSC platform. He teaches aspirants for Indian Civil Services Examination. His YouTube channel is called SpyGamesPavneet.

Dharmendra Kanwari is a journalist who runs his own YouTube Channel 'Gurukul of Politics' with Dr Satish Tyagi. Kanwari has earlier worked with Haribhoomi and Dainik Bhaskar media groups.

Amit Sangwan is a marital counsellor, a real estate adviser and an astrologer by hobby. He lives in Gurgaon and runs various YouTube channels like  @SangoLifeSutras  ,  @GurujiFromGurugram   @sangorealestate  , etc.

Duvvuri Subbarao is an Indian economist, Central Banker, and retired IAS officer. He was the 22nd Governor of Reserve Bank of India, served under Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. After stepping down from RBI, he was a Distinguished Visiting Fellow first at the National University of Singapore and later at the University of Pennsylvania.

Iqbal Chand Malhotra has produced over five hundred hours of programming telecasts worldwide. He has directed four internationally acclaimed, award-winning feature documentaries. He is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and has served for several years on the panel of jurors for the International Emmy Awards. Malhotra is the co-author of Kashmir's Untold Stor...

Sanjay Suprans is a seasoned entrepreneur and expert consultant, renowned for his contributions in the realms of dropshipping, e-commerce, OEM, ODM, and private label industries. As the founder of PR Groups, LLC and Neom International, LLC in the USA, and co-founder of Shenzen Subdrive Ltd in China, he has established a formidable presence in global markets. With over 30 registered brands under hi...

Gyaneshwer Chaubey, a biological anthropologist, has dedicated his research career to unraveling the mysteries of human migration and population dynamics. Beginning as a Ph. D. student at the Estonian Biocentre and University of Tartu in Estonia, he later held positions as a scientist and senior scientist. He also served as a visiting scientist at the Sanger Centre in the United Kingdom. In 2017,...

Neerja Chowdhury is an award-winning journalist, columnist, and political commentator. In the course of a distinguished career of over forty years, she was political editor of the Indian Express for ten years and covered the terms of eight prime ministers and ten Lok Sabha elections. She has won several prestigious awards for her journalism including the first Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstandi...