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DH film writers Vivek Mysore and R Krishna Kumar in conversation

Hello and Welcome back to DH Radio's Movie Talk series.

In this episode, DH film writers Vivek Mysore and R Krishna Kumar talk about the Hindi remake of Vikram Vedha and compare it with the original released in Tamil, in 2017.

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An interaction with former IMD Director General KJ Ramesh

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Accurate rainfall prediction could have minimised the urban flooding mess that Bengalureans endured recently. Despite an app developed specifically for this purpose, it was not even downloaded and used for a coordinated response.

To get more insights into this missed opportunity, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to the former Director General of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Dr K J Ramesh.

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A lake expert suggests solutions, both short term and long term

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Continuing from the previous episode where we discussed why despite record rains, Bengaluru's lakes have not been filled, we take a look at the solutions, both short and long term.

Traditionally, the city's connected lake system had prevented big floods such as the one we witnessed recently. There was a systemic, built-in mechanism in place. DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan anchors a solution-based talk with V Ramprasad, CoFounder, Friends of Lakes.

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An interaction with Friends of Lakes founder V Ramprasad

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Record rains that lashed Bengaluru and flooded its roads recently, should have been good news for the city's lakes. But it did not.

Since most of these water bodies haven't been de-silted for decades, most of the flood waters simply got washed away beyond the city limits to the neighbouring State.

To understand what really happened, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks of V Ramprasad, CoFounder, Friends of Lakes.

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Bengaluru's Bicycle Mayor and entire cycling community are outraged

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It took years of active campaigning for the government to agree to set up a 17-km popup cycling lane in Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road (ORR). But now, after the floods, the bollards that separated the lanes from the main motorway have been removed.

What does this mean to the city's cycling community, struggling to build a basic infrastructure, step-by-step?

In this episode, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to Bengalur's first Bicycle Mayor, Sathya Sankaran to get a bit more deeper into the issue.

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THIRTY METER TELESCOPE (TMT): Developing its software with a ThoughtWorks Indian connection

A deeper look at the world's largest telescope in the making.

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The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), once commissioned, will be three times bigger than the existing one, and is designed to unravel many more secrets of the universe, including possible life in distant planets and galaxies.

The data collected from the TMT is bound to be in zillions of gigabytes and petabytes. To make sense of it all, the project office of TMT at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics here in Bengaluru, and ThoughtWorks, a global tech firm, have collaborated to develop an observatory software system for the telescope.

To understand TMT and the software system a bit more deeper, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to Gunjan Shukla, Director, South East Asia, ThoughtWorks.

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An interaction with Sathya Sankaran, Sanjeev Dyamannaver and Rajkumar Dugar

Hello, and Welcome to DH Radio. We are starting a new series, Monday Mobility, from this week.

In this first episode of Monday Mobility, DH Radio goes back to the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Network, and takes a look at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new deadline of 40 months to complete the project.

DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to seasoned mobility activists Sathya Sankaran, Sanjeev Dyamannavar and Rajkumar Dugar to understand why, three months after the grand foundation stone laying ceremony, nothing much has moved on the ground.

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BRAHMASTRA PART-1: A Breakdown Audio

A deep-dive into what went wrong with the film, and how the sequel can fill those gaps

Hello, and Welcome back to another edition of DH Radio's Filmy Friday series.

In this episode, we have DH Radio's Akash Hegde dive deep into the latest Hindi fantasy action adventure film Brahmastra Part-One-Shiva, and do a Breakdown Audio.

The film has had polarising reactions, triggering big debates for and against it in social media. Everybody seems to have an opinion on this Bollywood offering.

DH Radio tries to understand where it can get better, and so, Akash does an elaborate analysis of what actually went wrong with the film, and how the sequel can fill those gaps.

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Deepthi Navaratna dives deep into her just released book on Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar

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In this episode, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan talks to Deepthi Navarathna, who has just released her book 'The Maverick Maharajah: Life and Times of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar.'

It is about the fascinating journey of a historical, iconic figure with deep connections to both Mysuru and Bengaluru.

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An Indian startup, Space Aura, is ready to soar

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Using space balloons at altitudes exceeding 35km, an Indian startup, Space Aura, has proposed to do what no Indian has even dreamt of: Foray deeper and higher into Space Tourism. Make India a Space Tourism hub.

To explain all about this fantastic journey, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to Aakash Porwal, the CEO and Founder of Space Aura.

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