Bharatvaarta

Bharatvaarta Sports is our reaction to the latest in the world of sports. In this episode, we'll be talking about the India-Australia Test series results, the India-England series recap, and IPL squad changes. This episode features Mahek Vyas and Rajesh Tiwary. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at B...

In this episode, We are joined by by the authors of the book "Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life", Amish Tripathi and Bhavna Roy.  In this book, the first of a series, Amish and Bhavna dive into the ncient Indian epics, as well as some of Amish's stories to explore some important ideas of Indian philosophy. We start off by understand how the idea of the content and structure of the b...

India’s coverage in the foreign media is subject to much debate – we often cringe or complain about the vast divergence between reality and perception.   Is this a recent phenomenon or is there a historical precedence? What is the impact of this coverage? Are there state policies invested in what is seen and heard about India? Will we move away from the motifs of “caste, cows, and curry”? What can...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the RBI committe on digital lending platforms, the Indian Air Force acquiring Tejas jets, Tesla's subsidiary in India, WhatsApp's privacy issues, and more.    If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with...

Former prime minister of India and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an understated and a singular politician of the kind rarely seen in contemporary times. His patriotism was uncompromising, forged out of the paradoxes of his life: The sensitive poet who summoned nerves of Steel to conduct the Pokhran-ii nuclear tests; the man from humble beginnings who envisioned a p...

Shri. Rajiv Malhotra is an Indian-American academic, author and founder of Infinity Foundation, which focuses on Indic studies, and also funds projects.   Rajiv ji has just announced his ground breaking new book, 'Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power'. In this book, Rajiv ji lists the Five Battlegrounds that will be faced in the coming years as Artificial Intelligence becomes more preva...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking the ministry of ports, shipping and waterways initiating seaplane services, the Kochi-Mangaluru gas pipeline, India's deployment of Agni V, Twitter banning Trump, COVID-19 vaccine politicization and more.  If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share...

Earlier this month, the Indian government gave "Emergency Use"  authorization to two Covid vaccines (Covishield and Covaxin). The  government has also shared a detailed rollout plan. We have also seen  some states conduct a dry run successfully.   In this episode, Srivatsa Subbanna talks to Amit Paranjape (Tech  Entrepreneur) and Dr. Amit Thadhani (Surgeon) about the different kinds  of vaccines,...

In this special live episode of Bharatvaarta, we will be discussing the  book "Unsung Valour: Forgotten Warriors Of Kurukshetra" with the authors  Saiswaroopa Iyer ji, Shivakumar GV ji, and Ranjith Radhakrishnan ji.  Did you know that a little-known Panchala prince, Yudhamanyu,  single-handedly defeated the great Duryodhana? Or that Shakuni was a valiant warrior on the battlefield? How did Iravan,...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the Akash missile export approval, Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial corridor, Jio tower attack and more.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social med...

India is surrounded by hostile neighbours on both the eastern and  western borders. Considering this, there is a risk of armed conflict  along India's borders.  In this episode, we talk to Nitin Gokhale (National Security Analyst,  Co-founder - Bharatshakti.in and Stratnews Global) who is an expert in  strategic affairs and a specialist in understanding and covering armed  conflict.  Nitin has als...

Want to catch up on 2020's most important events? Watch 18 experts speak  about a variety of topics in Indian policy, politics, and culture and  look back on the year that was.   Agenda:  Team Bharatvaarta - Opening comments & Introduction Roshan Cariappa - Alternative Media Srivatsa Subbanna - Investments in Karnataka  Aashish Chandorkar - Production Linked Incentives  Ashutosh Muglikar - Atmanir...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was. This week, we'll be talking about COVID vaccine rollout,  India's Brexit deal, Bengaluru 2022 mission, and more.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at  Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaa...

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian  statesman who served three terms as the Prime Minister of India, first  for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998  to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004. A member of the  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he was the first Indian prime minister not  of the Indian National Congress to serve...

India's power sector is going through major transformation. A focus on clean and sustainable power generation sources has been driving this transformation over the last few years. Increasing urbanisation and industrialisation in the coming decades will mean that India will need access to reliable and clean power. As of September 2020, India's renewable capacity stood at 89.22 GW with a target of 2...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the Wistron disturbance  in Karnataka, the revised GDP forecast, the 30GW renewable energy plant  in Kutch, and more.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel  and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at  Bharatvaarta by follow...

In this episode, we speak to award-winning musician, Kaushal Inamdar, and noted television actress, Nivedita Tiwari, about how Indian traditions and culture are depicted in mainstream arts and cinema.  We begin this discussion with Kaushal ji explaining very eloquently how the representation of culture has evolved over time in our movies and music, while Nivedita ji speaks about the impact that OT...

Revolutions are impossible when they begin and inevitable at the end. The liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 is one such revolution. You have heard facts and figures before about the war, but learn from our experts Aadit Kapadia (Co-founder, MyIndMakers) and Mohal Joshi (Host, India Rising Podcast) about the circumstances leading up to the war, what really happened in the 13 days that went by, who w...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the new parliament building, PM-WANI, the results of the Rajasthan local polls, and the real estate boom in Mumbai. on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated wit...

In this episode, we discuss the Indian Capital Markets and investing with Aashish Somaiyaa (CEO, White Oak Capital Management) and Govind Agarwal (Public Markets Investor). India has seen a record number of retail investors enter the markets this year; around 3.4 million new DEMAT accounts were opened in the September quarter, according to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) data, wh...

On this episode of the Bharatvaarta podcast, we discuss the rural – urban dichotomies of India and challenge some long held notions about India’s politics and policy with our guests Abhinav Prakash Singh (Professor, Columnist) and Rohit Jayaraman (Political Commentator).    Abhinav begins the discussion with laying the context for the reality the demographic numbers reflect while Rohit talks about...

In this episode of the Bharatvaarta podcast we analyse and discuss the significance of the recently concluded Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Polls, where the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) emerged as the single-largest party, winning 55 of the 150 wards in a closely-fought election.  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made huge gains to bag 49 wards, followed by The All India...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was.    This week (November 22nd - 29th), we speak about Rajnikanth in Politics, Canada's intervention in Indian politics, Nagaland's infrastructure push, and more.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by f...

Sandeep Parekh is India's leading securities lawyer and partner at FinSecLaw. He has practised in Mumbai, Delhi and in the USA, where he completed his LLM degree. Sandeep is closely associated with SEBI, working on several committees which give direction to India's securities markets via policies and rulemaking.   Sandeep is also a regular columnist in leading Indian media publications and is quot...

In September 2019, the Indian government introduced an FDI regime that allowed up to 26% FDI in the "News Digital Media Sector". The Government issued a clarification that it covers aggregators and will apply to entities streaming or uploading news and current affairs on websites, apps or other platforms.   In this episode we have Muthuraman Natarajan (Co-founder and CFO - Swarajya) and Sreemoy Ta...