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The Sandip Roy Show
What makes people tick? What are the stories they carry with them? In a world of shouting heads, veteran journalist, radio commentator and novelist Sandip Roy sits down to have real conversations about the fascinating world around us and the people who shape it. Catch these engaging interviews every other Sunday
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Episodes
20: The BDSM scene in India, with the Kinky Collective 24.03.2019 35:21
Journeys into the world of kink and the learnings that we can all take from the BDSM community.
19: Ruskin Bond, The Man with the Golden Pen 10.03.2019 22:59
In this episode, Sandip talks to the beloved author, Ruskin Bond, about his journey as a writer so far.
18: Coming Out as Dalit, with Yashica Dutt 24.02.2019 32:50
Journalist Yashica Dutt talks about how she passed as being upper caste and what made her finally come out as Dalit.
17: Discovering Shakespeare in Bollywood, with Jonathan Gil Harris 10.02.2019 26:55
Author Jonathan Gil Harris explains how Bollywood films are closely related to the work of Shakespeare and how the 'masala' genre celebrates India's cultural diversity.
14: End the year by learning to build on your failures, with Shabnam Aggarwal 23.12.2018 32:37
Shabnam Aggarwal talks of the risk she took to follow her dream, and the lessons she learned when she failed.
13: The close relationship between crime and politics in India 09.12.2018 31:37
Carnegie Fellow Milan Vaishnav on how Indians like to elect people facing criminal charges
The twice born: Talking to Indian Brahmins with Aatish Taseer 25.11.2018 35:06
In this episode, Sandip speaks to author and journalist Aatish Taseer about his experiences writing The Twice Born: Life and Death on the River Ganges.
11: The great Indian rope trick: A magical history of India with John Zubrzycki 11.11.2018 27:28
John Zubrzycki talks to Sandip about the history of magic and magicians in India, from fakirs to P.C. Sorcar
10: Mapping food in India, through time and place, with Pushpesh Pant 28.10.2018 29:36
Pushpesh Pant talks to Sandip about food memories, sweets and what the map of India would look like if it were drawn by food.
9: The buffet edition: Extended excerpts from our best episodes 14.10.2018 30:37
A special episode with extended excerpts from James Crabtree, Devdutt Pattanaik and Shubha Mudgal
8: Shubha Mudgal on music, activism and more 30.09.2018 35:31
Shubha Mudgal talks about music, activism, education and more, with stories from her life and experiences.
7: Devdutt Pattanaik on mythology, tribalism and #377 16.09.2018 27:32
Mythologist and writer Devdutt Pattanaik talks about life for LGBTQI people after #377, Indian society's relationship with sex, our tendency to tribalism and more.
6: Explore a fading community: Flower Silliman on the Jews of Kolkata 02.09.2018 19:12
A conversation with one of the oldest of the dwindling Jewish community in Kolkata, Flower Silliman.
5: The Billionaire Raj with James Crabtree 19.08.2018 22:00
Sandip and James talk about the book The Billionaire Raj, the personalities of these tycoons and India's problem with corruption and crony capitalism.
4: Making it in Hollywood: Aseem Chhabra on Priyanka Chopra 05.08.2018 19:53
On this episode, Sandip sits down to chat with author and film journalist Aseem Chhabra, who wrote the recently released unauthorized biography, Priyanka Chopra: The Incredible Story of a Global Bollywood Star. Aseem talks to Sandip about Priyanka's career in Bollywood, the way she adapted to Hollywood and how she managed to keep her relevance in India.
3: Pawan Dhall on LGBT activism 22.07.2018 20:11
LGBT activist Pawan Dhall about the difficulties that the community faces in India
2: Anusha Yadav on the Indian Memory Project 08.07.2018 18:03
In this episode Sandip talks to photographer and visual artist, Anusha Yadav, who founded the Indian Memory Project, about how the project came about, the kind of stories it tells about love, loss, family and secrets, and what she has learned from curating it.
1: Welcome to The Sandip Roy Show 23.06.2018 1:00
Real conversations about the fascinating world around us and the people who shape it
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