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Adeel Hussain and Tripurdaman Singh on The Debates That Defined India

In this episode, Shruti speaks with Adeel Hussain and Tripurdaman Singh about their book, "Nehru: The Debates That Defined India." They discuss homogeneity in parliamentary democracies, tensions between liberalism and cultural traditions, the branches of the Indian and Pakistani governments and muc…

Discussing Free Speech with Anwesh Satpathy - The Drishtikon Dialogues Ep 7

In this episode, I speak with Anwesh Satpathy about the philosophical origins liberties and freedoms, particularly free speech. He explains with examples how different cultures had their own ideas about free speech and exchange of ideas and how it changes with social situations. We also touch upon …

Debates that define India with Cambridge Academic Tripurdaman Singh

Tripurdaman Singh is a historian of South Asia and currently a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London. Born in Agra, India, Tripurdaman read politics and international studies at the University of Warwick, and subsequently earned an MPhil …

Meghaa Gupta: Green Literature & Children's Books

The episode opens with Meghaa talking about what writing means to her. She shares how she started writing and her creative influences. We talk about publishing, rights management and book to screen adaptations. Later, we chat about her interest in children's books with a specialised focus on green …

EP 04: Adeel Hussain discusses his book Revenge, Politics and Blasphemy in Pakistan

Adeel Hussain, author of ‘Revenge, Politics and Blasphemy in Pakistan’, discusses the history of blasphemy in South Asia with Loveleen Kacker in this 4th episode of ‘My Book’ podcast show, recorded in London for Cine Ink. The book has been published by Hurst Publishers. Described as one of the bes…

ft. Tripurdaman Singh | Nehru: The Debates that Defined India

In this episode of The Reader's Room, Tripurdaman Singh discusses his book 'Nehru: The Debates that Defined India' with host Mohit Satyanand. Jawaharlal Nehru is a complex political figure, and this conversation, much like Tripurdaman's book, touches upon various decisions that Nehru took - and the…

South Asia: poverty and princes

Joya Chatterji has written about the South Asian twentieth century in her new book called Shadows at Noon. Tripurdaman Singh has been researching Indian princely states. Novels by Kamala Markandaya (1924-2004) are being republished. Her daughter Kim Oliver and literary scholar Alastair Niven discus…

Is Indian democracy being undermined?

Earlier this month police in Delhi raided the homes of several prominent journalists in connection with an investigation into the funding of news website NewsClick. Officials are reportedly investigating allegations that NewsClick got illegal funds from China - a charge it denies, the case is curre…

Ep 366: Arghya Sengupta and the Engine Room of Law

He's been an important force in shaping legal policy over the last decade. He's written an essential book on our constitution. He's worked closely with government -- but done so with a sense of public purpose. Arghya Sengupta joins Amit Varma in episode 366 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about …

The State of Global Democracy: Insights with Professor Rajmohan Gandhi

In this episode of In Conversation With, we are honored to host Professor Gandhi, a distinguished historian and scholar. Join us as we delve into the current state of democracy worldwide, examining whether it is truly in retreat as some argue, or if there are signs of resilience and hope. Professor…