The Times Of India Podcast

Sommelier and author Magandeep Singh explains the history of scotch whiskey in India, why we're the biggest importers of the alcohol in the world and the problem with India's whiskey market.

Professor Suman Chakraborty, recipient of the 2022 Infosys Prize, explains how their revolutionary low-cost blood test technology could also work with just a drop of blood.

Author and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explains how Indian myths celebrated love and desire long before Valentine's Day, and love stories in our myths (including queer ones).

Prominent child psychiatrist Dr. Shekhar Seshadri explains the big concerns about children and device use, how to tell if a child is addicted and the help they need.

After Budget 2023 gave incentives to move to the new income tax regime, author and personal finance advisor M Pattabiraman explains why he supports the new tax regime and how to make it work for you.

Analyst, columnist and author Ayesha Siddiqa explains the challenges facing Pakistan in its war on terrorism and why the attack in Peshawar could be a worrying sign of things to come.

Columnist Yousuf Nazar explains why the Pakistan economy is in trouble and the challenges in making things right again.

Celebrating the glorious career of Lata Mangeshkar and decoding how she became the soundtrack of Indian lives.

Supreme Court lawyer and author Chitranshul Sinha explains what's different about the criticism of the Supreme Court collegium this time and the problem with the proposals to alter it.

Anindya Dutta, the author of 'Advantage India: The History of Indian tennis', talks about the remarkable career of Sania Mirza.

Patna-based journalist Umesh Kumar Ray tells the story of how a woman brought a 'dead' man to life so that he could face justice.

Sabi Hussain talks about how the protest by some of India's biggest wrestlers played out. Then, lawyer Saurabh Mishra explains the lessons for other sporting bodies.

Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik talks about the problem with trying to marry mythology with history and why historians don't always give us simple answers.

As the ambitious yatra draws to a close, TOI columnist and Futurebrands CEO Santosh Desai talks about the effect it has on the Congress leader's brand.

TOI's Rebecca Samervel explains how Dawood Ibrahim allegedly made the most of a dispute between two gutka barons, and resulted in JM Joshi being sentenced to jail.

The Times of India's Gaurav Talwar explains the situation in Joshimath and why residents are angry. Dr Anjal Prakash from ISB then explains why we need a rethink of development plans in the hills

Adi Shankaracharya is credited with reviving Hinduism and giving it a fresh lease of life centuries ago. Mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explains the significance of the sage and the misinterpreted lessons from his life.

Vikram Doctor, one of India's finest food writers, talks about how Ajinomoto has always had an undeserved bad reputation and why we can't get enough of it in our food.

Swagata Raha from Enfold Enfold Proactive Health Trust explains how India dramatically changed its stance on juveniles accused of crimes and the problem with treating them as adults

Shaunak Sen, whose documentary film All That Breathes has been shortlisted for the Oscars, talks about the dystopic fairy tale about kites and two brothers in Delhi.

Xpheno's co-founder Kamal Karanth explains why the big changes promised in work and workplaces never came and why the recession isn't a big worry for India's tech sector.

Epidemiologist Dr Giridhar Babu from PHFI talks about how we can prepare for a potential wave of Covid-19 in 2023 and what we need to worry about.

Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik talks about why there are so many branches of Christianity in India, the issue of conversion and Christmas.

Times of India's Siddharth Saxena talks about watching that epic World Cup final, the ups and downs of the tournament and 'sportswashing'

University of Michigan researcher Joyojeet Pal uncovers the campaign against Bollywood on social media and journalist Kaveree Bamzai explains how much it has hurt an already struggling industry.