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23. Glimpses of India's Deep Natural History

Did you know that ostriches originated in India, and co-existed with the first humans in the subcontinent? Or that early ancestors of whales and dolphins lived in the present-day Kutch and the Himalayas? Did you know that the granite countertop in your kitchen is likely two billion years old? Pra…

19. The Natural History of Viruses

Author, environmentalist and biochemist Pranay Lal talks to host Pavan Srinath about the fascinating world of viruses, their natural history, their biology, and their role in maintaining human and global systems. Humans have only discovered about 5,600 species of viruses till date, and a small nu…

The Story of Earth | Indica by Pranay Lal | Natural History of Indian Subcontinent

This week I am going to talk about some interesting books on India. Starting today with Indica, which covers the natural history of the Indian subcontinent, I discuss the early history of Earth's formation.

How Life Evolved on Earth | Natural History of India| Indica by Pranay Lal

Today I come to the next part of Pranay Lal's book Indica where he discusses how life evolved on Earth. Keep following the podcast for more conversations on books or visit www kalampedia.org to read.

How First Humans Came to India from Africa | Pranay Lal

In Pranay Lal's book Indica, we learn about the journey of first humans from Africa to India. I discuss it in today's podcast.

#200 The Stories We Choose to Believe

We turn 200 editions old today. It has been fun. Thank you for giving us your time. You can do without another self-congratulatory mail in your inbox. So, let’s get moving on with a nod to this classic line of Majrooh.  मैं अकेला ही चला था जानिब-ए-मंज़िल मगर  लोग साथ आते गए और कारवाँ बनता गया I had…

History, Naturally: Earth, Climate and Human Cycles

In the eighth episode of the season, host Susan Mathews talks to Pranay Lal, a natural history writer and climate change advocate about the dearth of interest in publishing books on natural history, the climate crises, the need for natural history museums, how the story of climate is intertwined wi…

From The Marginlands Episode 1 Feat. Paul Salopek

About us: Arati Kumar-Rao, photojournalist and author of Marginlands: Instagram Prem Panicker, journalist and editor: X and Substack From The Marginlands on Substack On why we are doing this podcast Our email: marginlands@gmail.com  Headlines: 05:06: WWF helps facilitate trade in polar bear fur, in…

From The Marginlands Ep4: Ft. Pranay Lal

In this episode, Aarti Kumar Rao and Prem Panicker focus on the ongoing extreme heat waves and their implications. They critique the media's coverage of the issue, highlighting a lack of urgency and depth in reporting. The conversation explores the impact of heat on urban planning, the rural workfo…

ICYMI!

Prem & Arati look back at episodes, pulling out key issues from each. 10:14: Pranay Lal:    • From The Marginlands Ep4 Ft PranayLal  16:46: S Vishwanath :    • From The Marginlands E5 Ft Vishwanath (Zen...  24:02: Yuvan Aves :     • From The Marginlands Ep 6: Ft. Yuvan Aves  31:14: Dr Roxy Koll: …