What makes people tick? What are the stories they carry with them? In a world of shouting heads, veteran journalist, radio commentator and novelist Sandip Roy sits down to have real conversations about the fascinating world around us and the people who shape it. Catch these engaging interviews every other Sunday
Srishtaa Aparna Pallavi and Tansha Vohra talk about the practice of eating insects in India, why certain foods are considered inferior, and their favourite insect recipes.
Jnanpith award winner and writer Amitav Ghosh talks about his latest book, The Nutmeg's Curse, and why we may need a new narrative to talk about climate change.
In their latest book, Nehru: The Debates that Defined India, Adeel Hussain and Tripurdaman Singh look at four men debated the first Prime Minister, and how theses exchanges came to shape India as we know...
Josy Joseph joins Sandip Roy to talk about his latest book, The Silent Coup: A History of India's Deep State.
In this episode, Sandip speaks to one of the world's foremost monsoon meteorologists, Dr Sulochana Gadgil about the myths and realities surrounding the monsoons.
Kavitha Rao talks to Sandip Roy about her latest book, 'Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India's First Women in Medicine'.
In this episode, Sandip talks to Jyotirmaya Sharma, professor of political science at the University of Hyderabad, about his new book – Elusive Nonviolence: The Making and Unmaking of Gandhi’s Religion of Ahimsa.
Shivam Shankar Singh and Anand Venkatanarayanan talk about their book, The Art of Conjuring Alternate Realities: How Information Warfare Shapes Your World.
In this episode, Sandip talks to Vidya Dehejia, Barbara Stoler Miller Professor of Indian and South Asian Art at Columbia University, about her latest book, India: A Story through 100 Objects.
Sandip Roy talks to Professor C Raja Mohan about the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, and its implications for India.
Veteran Journalist Kaveree Bamzai talks about her latest book, The Three Khans: And the Emergence of New India.
In this episode Sandip talks to author Farah Bashir about her memoir, Rumours of Spring, which is an intimate history of Kashmir told through the eyes of a young girl.
Manoj Kewalramani on whether China has successfully spun the Covid-19 narrative to its advantage, and his latest book Smokeless War: China's Quest for Geopolitical Dominance.
Sandip Roy talks to Chinmay Tumbe about the pandemics India has witnessed in the past, how they changed the country, and what we can learn from them.
Chef Nik Sharma breaks down the science of taste, talks about the joy of cooking, and discusses his latest book – The Flavor Equation.
In this episode, Sandip talks to Dr Gagandeep Kang, who addresses the concerns around India’s vaccine policy.
Discussing the the changing face of Indian Islam, and what it really means to be an ‘Indian Muslim’ today.
Renowned actor Sharmila Tagore joins Sandip to celebrate this occasion, take a look back at his films, and talk about what made him stand apart from others.
Sandip talks to the co-founder of Edible Archives, a restaurant-cum-research centre in Goa that is spearheading a new way to think about food memory and food heritage.
In this episode, Sandip is joined by political analyst Sajjan Kumar and Neelajan Sircar, assistant professor of political science at Ashoka University, to talk about the West Bengal state polls 2021.
Anuja Chauhan joins Sandip to talk about the new novel, the politics of Delhi (and Bangalore) clubs, the perils of writing romance in the time of ‘love-jihad’, and more.
Sandip talks to Indian Express' Associate Editor Santosh Singh about what Bihar politics will look like after Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad's lasting impact on the state, and his latest book – JP to BJP: Bihar...
Author Stephen Alter on what the history of Himalaya can tell us about the present, lessons we can learn from past disasters, and his latest book ‘Wild Himalaya’.
While the SARS- COV 2 virus surges around the world and mutates, India's number of COVID-19 deaths went below 100 for the first time since May. So, what's with the COVID-19 mystery in India?
Social activist and Director of the Centre of Equity Studies Harsh Mander talks about his latest book 'Locking Down the Poor: The Pandemic and India’s Moral Centre' (published by Speaking Tiger).