Conversations
at Manthan

THE TALK The spectacular diversity of Indian cooking tends to be considered an art, rather than a craft. This talk will seek to dispel this notion by arguing that simple,...

THE TALK In 2021 we're in the afterglow of another Australia and India test series that enchanted us all. It marked 20 years since another great series - the iconic...

THE TALK The migration crisis of 2020 unleashed by the lockdown to contain the Covid-19 crisis in India raised important questions about migration and health. This talk revolves around two...

THE CONVERSATION India's over 200 million Dalits have been mobilized by social movements and political parties, but the outcomes of this mobilization are puzzling. Dalits' ethnic parties have performed poorly...

THE TALK For an Indian, Japan can be both confoundingly strange and comfortingly familiar. Pallavi Aiyar will discuss her encounters – aesthetic, political and epidemiological – with the country, from...

THE TALK In its quest for global power, India has been focused on its relationship with the big powers. The neighbourhood, other than China and Pakistan, has been often ignored...

ARE WE FAILING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE? Almost one-third (30%) of India’s population (365 million in 2011) comprises young people aged 10–24. Whether India realizes the advantage of its demographic dividend,...

BUDGET 2021 – EXPERT ANALYSIS The Union Budget 2021 assumes huge importance in the backdrop of a steep fall in the Covid-ravaged economy during the past year. The Budget was...

The Talk THE INDIA STORY: HOW IT WAS ACHIEVED & WHAT TO DO NOW Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s book “Backstage:” captures the essence of economic policy making between 1985 and...