Bharatvaarta

This episode is a discussion with Mr Shailesh Pathak, who is a distinctive and unique personality. Mr Pathak  is currently the CEO of L&T Infrastructure Development Projects and has in the past worked in leadership roles with leading firms like Srei, IDFC and ICICI. He served the Indian Administrative Service for 16 years running projects to build roads, power plants, tiger habitats and dams – notably projects linked to the Sardar Sarovar dam. Mr Pathak is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta.   

Mr Pathak's view from both sides - as a senior government official as well as an industry leader in the private sector offers a vantage point to understand the needs and opportunities for Indian infrastructure. He has personally run some of the largest infrastructure projects in the country from either side.  

The following links were referenced in the podcast:  

* Limitations of urban governance: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/shailesh-pathak-getting-talent-and-youth-into-politics-115072500933_1.html  

* Mr Pathak's experience when the Sardar Sarovar dam was being built - https://twitter.com/shypk/status/909349245894909952?s=20  

* Constraints in building infrastructure in India - https://twitter.com/shypk/status/1181098164591325185?s=20

This episode is a discussion with Mr Shailesh Pathak, who is a distinctive and unique personality. Mr Pathak  is currently the CEO of L&T Infrastructure Development Projects and has in the past worked in leadership roles with leading firms like Srei, IDFC and ICICI. He served the Indian Administrative Service for 16 years running projects to build roads, power plants, tiger habitats and dams – notably projects linked to the Sardar Sarovar dam. Mr Pathak is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta.   

Mr Pathak's view from both sides - as a senior government official as well as an industry leader in the private sector offers a vantage point to understand the needs and opportunities for Indian infrastructure. He has personally run some of the largest infrastructure projects in the country from either side.  

The following links were referenced in the podcast:  

* Limitations of urban governance: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/shailesh-pathak-getting-talent-and-youth-into-politics-115072500933_1.html  

* Mr Pathak's experience when the Sardar Sarovar dam was being built - https://twitter.com/shypk/status/909349245894909952?s=20  

* Constraints in building infrastructure in India - https://twitter.com/shypk/status/1181098164591325185?s=20

India enacted three laws in September 2020 to liberate its agriculture sector from decades of restrictive market practices. These changes have however led to farmer protests in parts of India - specifically Punjab and Haryana. These protests have been extensively covered in the Western media after some celebrities were roped in to tweet in favour of these protests.  

This episode attempts to demystify the farm laws and the ongoing protests. This is a joint production between Bharatvaarta and Conservative Friends of Commonwealth (CFOC). CFOC seeks to strengthen the Conservative ties with the Commonwealth to promote and uphold shared values of democracy. The UK and other Commonwealth countries have a large Indian diaspora and they have all been naturally interested in what’s going on in India with respect to the farm law reform.  

Our guest for this episode is Dr Anand Ranganathan. Anand is a Professor at the Special Centre for Molecular Medicine at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He is also an author, columnist and rules the Indian television airwaves every night with his 30-second quips.

India enacted three laws in September 2020 to liberate its agriculture sector from decades of restrictive market practices. These changes have however led to farmer protests in parts of India - specifically Punjab and Haryana. These protests have been extensively covered in the Western media after some celebrities were roped in to tweet in favour of these protests.  

This episode attempts to demystify the farm laws and the ongoing protests. This is a joint production between Bharatvaarta and Conservative Friends of Commonwealth (CFOC). CFOC seeks to strengthen the Conservative ties with the Commonwealth to promote and uphold shared values of democracy. The UK and other Commonwealth countries have a large Indian diaspora and they have all been naturally interested in what’s going on in India with respect to the farm law reform.  

Our guest for this episode is Dr Anand Ranganathan. Anand is a Professor at the Special Centre for Molecular Medicine at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He is also an author, columnist and rules the Indian television airwaves every night with his 30-second quips.

Ahead of International Women’s Day (March 8th), we speak to a couple of outspoken voices on social media, Monica Verma (Researcher, Political Economy) and Pratyasha Rath (Researcher, Behavioural Science) about the challenges that women face and potential social and political solutions to alleviate their experience. Monica and Pratyasha begin by discussing women’s participation in politics, why there is a lack of adequate representation, what can be done to increase the same, and also how women’s votes can impact can cause a significant impact.

Ahead of International Women’s Day (March 8th), we speak to a couple of outspoken voices on social media, Monica Verma (Researcher, Political Economy) and Pratyasha Rath (Researcher, Behavioural Science) about the challenges that women face and potential social and political solutions to alleviate their experience. Monica and Pratyasha begin by discussing women’s participation in politics, why there is a lack of adequate representation, what can be done to increase the same, and also how women’s votes can impact can cause a significant impact.

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the Ease of living Index of cities, 50th anniversary of Gavaskar's debut, Record FDI inflows and more.

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the Ease of living Index of cities, 50th anniversary of Gavaskar's debut, Record FDI inflows and more.

It has been a year of Bharatvaarta; we published our first episode  (“Namaste Trump”) on Feb 25th 2020. Since, we have recorded over 125  podcasts, interviewed the likes of Amish Tripathi, Sridhar Vembu, and  Smriti Irani, and covered various topics within Politics, Policy, and  Culture. In this episode, Ravi Shankar (Author, Columnist, PR Expert)  talks to Bharatvaarta Host, Roshan Cariappa, about the genesis of  Bharatvaarta, what makes the podcast unique, and what we have coming up  in the future.  

It has been a year of Bharatvaarta; we published our first episode  (“Namaste Trump”) on Feb 25th 2020. Since, we have recorded over 125  podcasts, interviewed the likes of Amish Tripathi, Sridhar Vembu, and  Smriti Irani, and covered various topics within Politics, Policy, and  Culture. In this episode, Ravi Shankar (Author, Columnist, PR Expert)  talks to Bharatvaarta Host, Roshan Cariappa, about the genesis of  Bharatvaarta, what makes the podcast unique, and what we have coming up  in the future.