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Interviewed by Aaryan Panchal and Sarah Arora In this episode of InterLinked's sub-series, Kitabon ka Karwaan, we hold a book talk on the book "Politics, Ethics, and Emotions in New India" with its author himself, Prof Ajay Gudavarthy.  To begin with, the guest spoke about what motivated him to choose the topic of politics, ethics, and emotions in new India and the significance of th...

In this edition of Vichaar, we decided to investigate this claim not simply in the backdrop of gig work but in the light of increasing casualisation of labor. For this purpose, we reached out to the research consultant at Samvada, Shradhha NV Sharma. We began the conversation on understanding why the young Indian population is so drawn to choose contractual work and even willing to leave the agrar...

Interviewed by: Neha Tripathi and Madhumita Suresh The podcast conversation with Anagh explores the initiatives of Bring Back Green Foundation and their recent book on "Coastal Erosion and Indigenous Community of Southwest India”. We began by delving into the broad environmental challenges that India faces and the initiatives undertaken by the Bring Back Green Foundation to mitigate these cha...

Interviewed by: Shreeya Bhayana and Madhumita Suresh This podcast episode concentrates on “The Global Skill Gap and the G20” with Prof. Inderpal Singh. We began the conversation by delving into the concept of the Global Skills Gap and its manifestation in the Indian Market. Moving on, we explored how the Global Skills Gap affects India's standing in the international context, particularly with...

Interviewed by: Tanya Verma and Yashovardhan Chaturvedi This episode delves into the recent report from the OMI Foundation on their Ease of Mobility Index 2022, an undertaking which looks into the state of urban mobility in 40 major cities of India across multitudes of parameters and indicators evaluated. Mr Anish Michael shares his findings of how such measures are evaluated to study the performa...

Interviewed by: Madhumita Suresh and Jatin Tatia The podcast episode titled "The Importance of Bridging the Global Skills Gap and the G20" features a discussion on various aspects related to the global skills gap and the role of the G20 in addressing it. The conversation starts with an introduction to the emerging global skills gap and its primary causes. The discussion then delves into...

Interviewed by: Ishani Sharma and Shreeya Bhayana This podcast is a part of InterLinked's special series in collaboration with the Centre for G20 Studies. In this episode, the team at Interlinked spoke to Prof Neha Khetrapal about “The New-Age Multilateralism: The Indian Way”. Prof. Neha discussed with us, the different ways in which her training as a psychologist helps understand India’s fore...

Interviewed by: Ishani Sharma In the first episode of InterLinked's special series in collaboration with the Centre for G20 Studies, we invited the Centre's Founding Director, Dr Mohan Kumar. The conversation started off with examining how India's G20 presidency for the year 2023 helps it in projecting itself as a global leader in the international arena. Dr Kumar also shed light on ho...

Interviewed by: Bilquis Calcuttawala and Madhumita Suresh This episode is part of a special series in collaboration with the Centre for G20 Studies. The podcast conversation revolves around the state of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in global trade, particularly their role within the G20 framework, and the challenges they encounter when venturing into international markets. MSMEs ar...

In this episode of Vichaar, we examined the political underrepresentation of the North-Eastern tribes, analyzing its historical roots and its contemporary implications. It will focus on political underrepresentation which has resulted in the deprivation of the region's resources and suppressing its cultural identity. The North-Eastern tribes of India have historically faced political underrepr...

Interviewed by: Ishani Sharma and Jatin Tatia In this episode of InterLinked's sub-series, Kitabon ka Karwaan, Ishani and Jatin conducted a book interview with Prof Tripti Bhushan on her book "Looking into the Question of Terrorism in India: Through the Prism of International Law". Prof Bhushan began by discussing her motivation behind choosing terrorism as the point of focus and inc...

Interviewed by: Jatin Tatia The podcast starts with understanding the motivation behind the Author's drive to create this book. The converstaion entailed the experience of the professor which is collected and propogated through his book. The podcast highlights the key insights of the book. we discussed that the initial step towards personal growth is to cultivate grit, a quality that involves...

In developing countries, a large section of women is vulnerable and marginalized due to a lack of education, access to resources and employment opportunities. In India, the self-help group (SHG) movement is among the most effective incubators of female resilience and entrepreneurship in rural regions. It is a great tool for changing the gender social construct in communities. SHGs are a unique mod...

Interviewed by: Bilquis Calcuttawala We begin our discussion with the team by providing a quick overview of MAKAAM and the Feminist Policy Collective, who worked together on this project. This helps us to better understand why this particular research topic was selected. The focus then shifts to how women farmers define the workplace and the various forms of violence they experience as agricultura...

Interviewed by: Bilquis Calcuttawala We begin our discussion with the team by providing an overview of the ASER report 2022. We go on to tackle questions about learning and reading ability (as discussed in the report), and then delve deeper into the infrastructure facility, or more so the lack thereof and how this affects the quality of education received. Additionally, we talk about some of the p...

In this episode of Vichaar, the team is in conversation with Mr. Ashutosh Bhardwaj, the author of the book, 'The Death Script: Dreams and Delusions in Naxal Country.’ We look into how the actions of the Naxals have provided some support to the Adivasis, particularly in terms of protecting their land rights and fighting against exploitation by outside groups. However, the Naxals' use of violence an...

The Parliament took 16 years to implement the directions issued by the Supreme Court of India in 1997, in the landmark case of Visakha vs. the State of Rajasthan(“Visakha Guidelines”) to enact a law for the prevention of sexual harassment of women at the workplace. The Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, also referred to as the PoSH Act or the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,...

This interview entails a discussion on the aspect of ‘Gender and Mobility’ where Mitali Nikore, founder of Nikore Associates and an economist and gender policy specialist speaks of the barriers women face when it comes to their participation in the workforce and the role of public transportation systems and public spaces in facilitating the participation.

Interviewed by: Shreeya Bhayana and Ishani Sharma In this episode of Interlinked’s sub-series, Kitabon ka Karwaan, we hold a book talk that explores a recent report published by the ILO on the “Deficits in Decent Work: Employer perspectives and practices on the quality of employment in domestic work in urban India”. For this podcast, We are joined by Dr Neha Wadhawan from the International Labour...

Interviewed by: Ishani Sharma In this episode of InterLinked's sub-series, Kitabon ka Karwaan , we hold a book talk on the book "Social and Economic Transitions in China and India: Welfare and Policy Changes" with two of the book's editors, Prof Keerty Nakray and Prof John Clammer. The guests first gave a glimpse into the book and the rationale behind choosing the social and economic transition in...

In this episode of Vichaar, the Team is conversation with Miss Smitha Murthy, the Managing Director of the Ant a voluntary organization that is registered as a public charitable trust in Bongaigaon, Assam since October 2000. Over the past few months, the field researchers as a part of an ethnographic project undertaken by  the Centre for New Economics Studies’ visual storyboard team, O.P. Jin...

Interviewed by: Ishani Sharma and Shreeya Bhayana In this episode of Interlinked's sub-series, Kitabon ka Karwaan , Ishani and Shreeya conduct a book talk around Prof Maini's recently published book, "Humanity Amidst Insanity: Stories of Hope and Compassion During Indo-Pak Partition", which looks into heartwarming experiences of brotherhood during the Partition. Prof Maini also talked about the ro...

Interviewed by: Bilquis Calcuttawala and Aarjavi Shah In this episode of Interlinked's sub-series, Kitabon ka Karwaan, we hold a discussion around the recently published book by Professor Pulapre Balakrishnan, ''India's Economy From Nehru to Modi: A Brief History''.  We talk in-depth about traversing India’s economy from the Nehruvian era to the present, under the leadership of Narendra Modi...

Interviewers: Bilquis Calcuttawala and Ishani Sharma In this episode of Interlinked's sub-series, Kitabon ka Karwaan, we hold a discussion around the recently published book by Dr Rahul Verma, " Ideology and Identity: The Changing Party Systems of India".   We talk in-depth about the two concepts of the politics of statism and the politics of recognition which are central to understanding the...

Interviewer: Ishani Sharma In this episode, we hold a book talk on Dr Svitych's recently published book: The Rise of the Capital-State and Neo-Nationalism. He began by explaining the differentiating factors between neo-nationalism and populism, highlighting his argument that the rise of neo-nationalism is rooted in the rise of the capital state. Dr Svitych also talked about the importance of the i...