The Times Of India Podcast

TOI's Deepthi Sanjiv explains how three murders raised communal tensions while author and columnist Sugata Srinivasaraju explains why the state government is struggling to handle its fallout.

A victim of a sextortion racket on social media speaks about his experience and The Times of India's Sakshi Chand explains how such criminals work.

Author and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik talks about the sports our gods played, what they teach us about life and our sportspersons favourite god.

India's tribal communities are battling to retain their unique religious identity. Former minister Geetashree Oraon and TISS Guwahati's Jagannath Ambagudia explain what's at stake

Lotfullah Najafizada, who was heading Afghanistan's largest news network, explains the challenges of documenting one of the world's most dangerous places in the world.

TOI's Subodh Ghildiyal and PRS's Mridhula Raghavan decode the drama seen in the first week of the monsoon session of Parliament and what it tells us about politics today.

TOI columnist and Futurebrands CEO Santosh Desai decodes the outrage over Ranveer Singh's nude photoshoot and what's worrying about it.

Supreme Court lawyer and author Chitranshul Sinha explains the implications of a Supreme Court verdict that confirms harsh provisions of India's money laundering law.

Former director general of police Prakash Singh on his decades-long battle to reform the police system and why the political establishment doesn't want to yield control.

TOI's Saibal Sen decodes the scam that resulted in West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee's arrest and other sensational aspects of the case

How worried should we be after a spate of technical snags disrupted Indian flights recently? TOI's Saurabh Sinha, aviation safety expert Capt Amit Singh and retired aviation regulator JS Rawat weigh in.

Author and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explains the origins of the kanwar yatra, the mythology at the centre of it and its significance.

India's considering a right to repair law. COO of NGO Consumer Voice Ashim Sanyal explains how it could save you time and money.

How worried should you be about monkeypox? Dr Giridhar Babu - who studies the spread of diseases - explains why we needn't worry if we get some things right

Author Manoj Joshi explains why multiple rounds of military talks between India and China over the border aren't going anywhere and why China's happy to keep India guessing.

Journalist and author Padma Rao Sundarji explains how the political crisis in Sri Lanka could play out and why the Rajapaksas aren't out of the game just yet.

Sleep specialist Dr Manvir Bhatia and psychiatrist Dr Harish Shetty talk about the explosion of pandemic-hit sleep cycles and why pills or apps won't help

Poet-novelist Jeet Thayil on editing 'The Penguin Book of Indian Poets' together and why poetry finds a resurgence in dark times

Debleena Majumdar of ET breaks down why education technology firms are seeing their business model crumble as the physical classroom finds favour again.

With new variants of Covid-19 constantly resurfacing, Ashoka University's Dr Anurag Agarwal and Dr Rajeev Jayadevan weigh in on how best to navigate surges

Author and journalist Rituparna Chatterjee talks about healing from sexual abuse and why forgiveness is key to the process.

Mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explains what our gods and holy texts tell us to do about insults directed at them.

Dr Nikhil Datar, whose court battles helped improve India's abortion law, explains why giving India's women the right to a safe abortion is essential.

TOI's Chaitanya Marpakwar explains the battle over the Aarey metro car shed in Mumbai and how it highlights the challenges major infrastructure projects will face.

The return of the cheetah to India remains on hold thanks to red tape. Conservation biologist Neha Sinha explains how to make the project count for more than a vanity project.