Conversations
at Manthan

The Talk Manish Gupta, a pioneer in promoting Hindi and Indian languages, spoke about Bollywood's previously unexplored obsession with Hindi-Urdu literature. And how he tapped it to unite greatly divided...

The Talk What is the BJP’s definition of nationalism? Why did the UPA government follow a policy of ‘strategic restraint’? Why is MGNREGA an important instrument in the larger context...

The Talk In democracies stretching from Brazil to Nigeria, criminals routinely thrive at the ballot box. In India, the world’s largest democracy, as many as a third of elected politicians...

The Talk This first meeting in the city (Manthan #212) to analyse the Budget offered you useful insights. The panel analysed and discussed all aspects of the Budget: direct taxes,...

The Talk Climate Change, Global Demographic dislocations, Resource Exhaustion and Globalization are symptoms of a malaise, all of which have serious implications for our survival as a species, and can...

The Talk Manthan was proud to host the release of Dr Y V Reddy’s autobiography in Telugu, ‘Naa Gnapakalu’ The Book The successful functioning of a democracy requires the efficient...

The Talk Starting from 2005 when a government-sponsored vigilante movement, Salwa Judum, killed hundreds and drove thousands of villagers into camps, to the present day when it is the most...

The Talk Uniform Civil Code and Personal Laws have been at the centre of public discourse for a long time and has got louder over the past few months. There...

The Talk Demonetisation was  the most disruptive thing to have happened to the Indian economy for a long time. The country was divided about its value and implications and what...