The OoruLabs Podcast

***Support the podcast, become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksnReFEAAK47cTVZBVQJrw/join   On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran, Host of OoruLabs and Susheel Nair of Artand address user comments on the recent episodes as a part pf the monthly ones roundup. The conversation delves into the concept of freebies and public services, particularly focusin...

***Support the podcast, become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksnReFEAAK47cTVZBVQJrw/join   On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran, Host of OoruLabs talks to Rajkumar Dugar of citizens for citizens about the feasibility of the tunnel road project, the benefits and challenges. The conversation discusses the proposed tunnel road project in Bengaluru and...

***Support the podcast, become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksnReFEAAK47cTVZBVQJrw/join   On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran, Host of OoruLabs talks to Venkata Chunduru, Director at Arcadis IBI who provides traffic management solutions among other things. The avoidable cost of traffic congestion in major Indian cities is 1.44 lakh crore, which is...

***Support the podcast, become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksnReFEAAK47cTVZBVQJrw/join   On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran, Host of OoruLabs talks to Sumana Narayan who worked on a report which documented the impact of the free bus scheme in Tamil Nadu while working at Citizen, consumer and civic action group. This is an absolutely eye opening...

***Support the podcast, become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksnReFEAAK47cTVZBVQJrw/join   On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran, Host of OoruLabs and Susheel Nair of Artand discuss the heat wave sweeping across the country. What did we do wrong and where do we go from here? The conversation discusses the current heatwave in Bengaluru and the factors...

***Support the podcast, become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksnReFEAAK47cTVZBVQJrw/join   On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran, Host of OoruLabs talks to Vishwanath S on the new way of water management that the rest of the cities in India can adopt. Nothing like a crisis to change the approach and try new things. The conversation discusses the wate...

***Support the podcast, become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksnReFEAAK47cTVZBVQJrw/join   On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran, Host of OoruLabs talks to Sharif Qamar of The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI on Indian Railways, it progress and potential opportunities for becoming a transportation powerhouse. The conversation discusses the challe...

***Support the podcast, become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksnReFEAAK47cTVZBVQJrw/join   On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran, Host of OoruLabs talks to Anjali Karol Mohan, Urban Planner and Partner, Integrated Design on how the recent FAR amendment bill by the Karnataka Government will yield very little compared to the potential dramatic improvem...

***Support the podcast, become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksnReFEAAK47cTVZBVQJrw/join   On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran and Susheel Nair are back on their Monthly ones episode for mango people. With election season upon us, how should urban people choose? The conversation discusses the importance of local governance and the need for capable...

On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran speaks with Anupam Manur of Takshashila Institution on government setting the prices of various goods and services. The conversation discusses the issue of price control in transportation and the effectiveness of government intervention. It explores the role of price in affordability and the complexity of pricing in transporta...

On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran speaks with Bicycle Mayors of  Chennai - Felix John Hyderabad - Santana Selvan Pimpri-Chinchwad - Ashik Jain New Delhi - Dalip Sabharwal Guwahati - Arshel Akhter The conversation discusses the tragic incidents of cyclists and pedestrians being hit by vehicles in different cities across India. It highlights the need for a colle...

On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran quizzes civic activist and resident of Brookefields layout in the IT Hub of Bengaluru Arvind on the transformation in his neighbourhood. The conversation explores the state of infrastructure in Bangalore and the challenges faced by the community. It highlights the need for active citizenship and taking matters into our own han...

On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast,  We discuss the water crisis in Bangalore with Vishwanath aka Zenrainman, and explore the severity of the issue.  Bengaluru is facing an unprecedented water scarcity crisis, with many tanker services stopping due to a lack of water at the source. The city's water supply is heavily reliant on energy-inefficient pumping from the Cauvery Riv...

On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya and Susheel with yet another episode of their Monthly ones for mango people talking about the tax devolution. Camera: Rahul Vinay and Arun V. - Summary The conversation explores the topic of tax devolution and the North-South divide in India. It delves into the understanding of taxation and devolution, the role of the state finance com...

On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, We talk about cities and their character using Bengaluru as an example from the latest book of author Malini Goyal & Prasanth Prakash. Malini Goyal   has been a deep-dive business journalist for over twenty-five years. A seasoned writer, she has worked with India’s leading publications, including  Economic Times, India Today, Forbes  and ...

On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, We speak with Pranay Kotasthane. He is the deputy director of Takshashila Institution, an independent centre for research and education in public policy. He teaches topics in public policy, international relations, and public finance at Takshashila's graduate and post-graduate programmes. We dwell on the current controversy on sharing of...

On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, The idea of competing with us is delusional, how can they provide the service we offer? How can they be so clean? Tweeted a minister from a foreign country in response to the PM of India scuba diving in Lakshadweep and set off a tourism war with India. In response many people in India tweeted #BoycottMaldives, which set off a series of offers...

Sathya and Susheel debate the value of information, how it is useful to citizens and quality of governance.

On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Citizens in large agglomerations are at their wits end trying to get relief from disorganised civic agencies across the country. Their only recourse is their political representatives who don’t seem to necessarily have a permanent fix, they appease the immediate requests but fail to fix things for the long haul. What are their incentives? Man...

On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, We speak to Udaya Kumar PL who gives a long term view on his Bengaluru and its languages. How they evolved and what it means going forward. Why is language such a touchy subject? Our country has states separated on language, so language is not just communication. It is also political. Why have we made language political? Are languages like re...

On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Phoenix Mall of Asia, Mantri Mall, Orion Mall, Lulu Mall, IKEA all fell prey to traffic congestion when they opened. This is just in one half of Bengaluru. Why does it repeat without fail in many cities all across India? Don’t we learn anything at all? Here is a  complete breakdown of the issue and the possible the solutions. Sathya Sankaran,...

On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban affairs podcast, Raj Kumar Dugar, civic activist and founder of c4c, and Sathya Sankaran discuss how Indian railways is killing state projects & hindering progress. In one of the worst case of bureaucratic oneupmanship and abuse of coercive power and big brotherly attitudes, you will see how the Indian Railways is scuttling a project despite holding a 49...

Featuring Sathya Sankaran and Susheel Nair. On the season ending episode of OoruLabs, India's premiere Urban issues podcast we have a new guest who helps us with some creatives, new intro, outro and helps us decide if we need to do more of this. ——— Listen to other video-pods on this topic and subscribe to the channel Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/show/6EYcxIPGW0UQvmkk67Ox0x?si=efbf1c...

Chris Bruntlett is the author of two books along with Melissa Bruntlett, "Curbing Traffic" and "Building The Cycling City". He lays out the case for how reducing the dependence on cars can increase urban vitality and liveability for human beings, based on the dutch blueprint and his observations across many countries. Ever complained how bad our cities are? How bad your commute...

Where does your city rank in being prepared for the future? Srikanth Vishwanathan and VR Vachana break down the ten instruments of change that holds back development of our cities in the Annual Survey of India's City Systems. They suggest action items in the short and medium term that can help us achieve good systems in cities. Ever complained how bad our cities are? How bad your commute is? Y...