THE TALK This talk looks at the symbiotic relationship between organized sport and nationalism. It takes a quick historical look at the institutionalisation of this connection at the turn of...
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THE TALK India is a vaccine powerhouse in terms of its manufacturing capacity. India’s vaccine companies began engaging with global biomedical research groups and small and large companies for partnerships...
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THE TALK What are the lessons of the Emergency for today’s India? In the dominant imaginaire, Indira Gandhi is often portrayed as an absolutist dictator who eliminated free speech, dissent,...
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The Talk: Covid 19 has impacted the world unimaginably. Even as we live through it, thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic, where it came from, what it has done to us...
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How reliable is the current voting system? If EVM-VVPATs are stand-alone machines not connected to any external device, as repeatedly claimed by the Election Commission of India, how does the...
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How did cricket evolve over the years? Cricket is not only a sport but a character-building exercise. And there are many lessons to be learnt. Sridhar examines what it takes...
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What are business institutions? How are they shaped? How do such shapers differ from good CEOs of good companies? These questions were the subject of an applied research...
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What is the role of spirituality in your life? Do you pray? Is religion part of your identity or does it make you uncomfortable? To answer these and other...
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THE TALK Was India split between Muslim North and Hindu South? It is often said that, between the 14th and 17th centuries, the Deccan was split between a “Muslim”...
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THE TALK The asymmetry of power with China is at the heart of India’s geopolitical dilemna. The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to intensify this asymmetry. The pandemic is also leading to...
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