The Times Of India Podcast

Following a debate over renaming India's oldest national park, a look at the life and times of India's most well-known huntsman-turned-conservationist.

After actor Shah Rukh Khan's son and others are accused of drug use, we take a look at why the NCB is being accused of foul play, the consequences and what's wrong India's war against drugs.

The writer and the winner of the Jnanpith award talks about his new book which looks at climate change and the pandemic, and how it traces back to the history of colonialism.

The death of 8 persons in Lakhimpur Kheri reveals the deep fault lines in Uttar Pradesh, what’s fueling the farmers’ anger and the political fallout.

As schools across India slowly reopen their doors to students, we look at how safe it is for children to fill classrooms again and why we need to reconsider how we teach them.

The Indian stock markets are at all-time highs even as the economy struggles to get on its feet. Decoding the Indian economy's predicament and how it's affecting how we save money.

First Capt Amarinder Singh, then Navjot Singh Sidhu. What does the massive churn in the Congress mean months ahead of an election in Punjab. Also, what does it say about the Gandhis?

The controversial death of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad chief Swami Narendra Giri also opens the lid on murky land deals, succession battles and the deal making that plague many religious akharas.

One of the world’s most respected CEOs on how women can be heard better, her wish to create high quality child care inspired by anganwadis, and that mad dash she made to catch Sachin’s last match.

Experts explain why Uttarakhand has been witnessing a number of landslides and other natural disasters. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to the US with the Quad and newly-formed AUKUS in the spotlight. What to expect from the visit.

Virat Kohli and a turn in the affairs of Indian cricket. Understanding what’s going on.

Bimal Patel is the man executing architecturally PM Modi’s new Idea of India. In this rare interview, he says Central Vista will preserve Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker’s vision but inverse the iconography of power.

Writer Nirad C Chaudhuri’s son alleges memorabilia worth crores which he gave to the Calcutta Club has gone missing.

Randima Fernando, co-founder at the Centre for Humane Technology, talks about the impact of the film, Social Dilemma, and why well-being is not at the heart of Big Tech.

Understanding the larger political manoeuvering behind four BJP chief ministers being axed in the last six months

Author and former diplomat Pavan Varma explains why his new book is a counter to those who claim to protect Hinduism and to liberal scholars who he says have airbrushed history.

US moves on after two wars lost in Afghanistan and Iraq; Bin Laden is dead but the ISIS is around and South Asia has just become inflammable. How will it all play out?

Journalist and author Adrian Levy on Afghanistan’s new government, New Delhi’s tight embrace of the US, Pakistan’s dilemmas, and what Ajit Doval might be thinking.

What awaits us at the movies once theatres reopen? Vikramaditya Motwane and PVR CEO Kamal Gianchandani weigh in.

The protest against the farm laws completes a year, and takes a sharp political turn with Sunday’s mahapanchayat. What are its implications?

A page has turned with the death of Kashmir’s top separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. What comes next?

Why the move to redo Jallianwala bagh has stirred such passion and controversy. The man who’s tweet sparked it, weighs in.

Rebellion is running rife through Congress ranks while its top leadership is in abeyance. What’s in store next for India’s grand old party?

Understanding Kerala’s huge COVID surge—what’s causing it, and why the rest of the country needn’t worry about it. Yet.