"There's never been an urban solution to a rural problem ... only the people on the ground know the solution to rural problems." This has been the driving principle of Bunker Roy, who in 1972 founded the Barefoot College, in the village of Tilonia in Rajasthan, India, with the mission provide basic services and solutions in rural communities with the objective of making them self-sufficient. Guest: Bunker RoyHost: Dr Trent BrownProducer: Kog RavindranAudio Engineer: Gavin NebauerThis podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.

"Magic has an incredible power to unite, to transgress cultural and social boundaries, and to create communities of feeling." - Professor Craig JeffreyCREDITSHost: Professor Craig JeffreyProducer: Kog RavindranAudio Engineer: Gavin NebauerThis podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.

What is power and how does it operate in India today? Who commands power and how does power infuse politics and everyday social relations? And have power relations changed in India over time?CREDITSGuest: Professor John HarrissHost: Dr Trent BrownProducer: Kog RavindranAudio Engineer: Gavin NebauerThis podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.

Recent demonetisation efforts by Narendra Modi have attempted to address underlying issues of power and distribution in India. But have these measures addressed the problem of India's 'black economy' ? CREDITSHost: Dr Trent BrownGuest: Professor Stuart CorbridgeProducer: Kog RavindranAudio Engineer: Gavin NebauerThis podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.

If India's bulging youth population can be harnessed in the next 20 years, it will set the country on an unprecedented run of economic growth. But how do you provide skills training to 400 million Indians by 2022? That's the task Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set for himself and his government. CREDITSHost: Dr Trent BrownGuest: Dr Divya NambiarProducer: Kog RavindranThis podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.

Ram Guha and Gideon Haigh are two of cricket's most passionate fans. They also happen to be two of the sport's best writers. Listen in as they catch up for the first time in many years. This is one fascinating conversation you don't want to miss.CREDITSHost: Gideon HaighGuest: Ramachandra GugaProducer: Kog RavindranAudio Engineer: Gavin NebauerThis podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.This podcast is brought to you in association with Asialink Business.

Historians often neglect India’s role in World War II. In his new book ‘India's War: The Making of Modern South Asia, 1939-1945’, historian Dr Srinath Raghavan explores India’s contribution to the war effort and the tremendous way in which the war impacted India. CREDITSHost: Souresh RoyGuest: Dr Srinath RaghavanProducer: Kog RavindranAudio Engineer: Gavin NebauerThis podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi can claim to have restored India’s economic growth trajectory and built a remarkable international profile. He has positioned himself domestically as a leader who gets things done. However, he is seeking to make fundamental changes to the relationship between New Delhi and the states, between politics and business, and, more controversially, between society and religion.CREDITSHost: Dr Trent BrownGuest: Pramit Pal ChaudhuriProducer: Kog RavindranAudio Engineer: Gavin NebauerThis podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.

Join us as political cartoonist Ajit Ninan from the 'Times of India' discusses the daily process of capturing the public discourse of the world's largest democracy.CREDITSHost: Sushi DasGuest: Ajit NinanProducer: Kog RavindranAudio Engineer: Gavin NebauerThis podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.

Feminist icon and publisher Urvashi Butalia discusses the deep desire Indian woman have to change their lives and her role in giving these women a voice.CREDITSHost: Dr Dolly KikonGuest: Urvashi ButaliaProducer: Kog RavindranAudio Engineer: Gavin NebauerThis podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.