Bharatvaarta

In this episode of the Bharatvaarta podcast, we are joined by Jagatjit Sahu, a practitioner when it comes to fitness and fasting. This episode discusses the factors affecting immunity and steps one should take to improve one's inbuilt immunity. Jagatjit also talks about the importance of strength training and how it helps in fat loss. Tune in to this fascinating episode to get an insight into what...

In this episode of the Bharatvaarta podcast we are joined by Public Policy Analysts & Commentators - Aashish Chandorkar and Rohit Jayaraman in company with Economist & Author, Bodhisattava. The episode discusses the ongoing lockdown in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants focus on what the impact has been thus far, some key events during this period, and possible exit strategies go...

Namaste!  In the first of our #PurvaPaksha series, we bring together two eminent personalities – Harsh Gupta and Sridhar Vembu, to speak about India’s Economic growth. Harsh is an Investor and Author. He has a deep understanding of Politics, Governance, and Culture that grounds his views on Economics in reality. He believes that India is underleveraged on our debt and that it is critical to our gr...

- Impact of a lockdown on India’s economy  - India’s response / what the Govt. should do - How the infection could pan out in India  - Media’s reporting of Covid-19 globally - Impact of Covid-19 on Healthcare Policy

Current context on where things are with Congress' Jyotiraditya Scindia's revolt and subsequently Chief Minister Kamal Nath's resignation | Key political Dynasties - the Scindias, the Singhs, the Shuklas & their significance | How MP impacted the Hindutva movement & Congress' dichotomy on State & National Positioning | What lies ahead for MP - who might lose/gain in the State & who might become Ch...

- Defining features of our foreign policy in last few years - Using trade as a foreign policy lever -  Our relationship with China and Pakistan - Current status, recap of last few years and what lies ahead - Our relationship with USA - Long term relationship, threats to the relationship and more

- Impact of Coronavirus on Global markets - Is india prepared to deal with a full scale epidemic? - Transition from King Salman to MBS - What does this mean for India? - Crude prices and related market response - The YES Bank fiasco, it's learnings - Bank Recapitalization - Wishlist from the Fin Min - and much more.

In Ep. 3 of our podcast, we talk about four aspects of governance in UP.  * Importance of rapidly developing UP * Focus on law and order * Focus on healthcare * Hard infrastructure development - roads, railways etc.

In this episode, we cover Delhi's Governance Structure, associated challenges, and alternative solutions.  * History of Delhi's three-layer management - Central Govt., State Govt., and Municipal Corporations * Challenges of the model - how this plays out in today's context - some examples from the rest of the World  * Solutions - should we move the capital / have multiple capitals / what are some...

Episode 1 of the Bharatvaarta Podcast (with Roshan Cariappa, Rohit Jayaraman, and Aashish Chandorkar) - Namaste Trump - the significance of the visit  - Policies - H1B Visa, GSP, Defense Procurement  - PM Modi’s objectives - a potential trade deal - Timing of the visit - wooing Indian American votes  - US election update - Sanders wins Nevada  - Democratic Nominee - frontrunners  - Trump vs. Sande...