Express Conversations

In this episode, Alia Bhatt speaks about her transition into the role of producer at her production house Eternal Sunshine, the magic of submitting to the moment to make movies, and what it means to be a star in the age of OTT.

In this episode, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers speaks to Indian Express’ Anant Goenka and Kaunain Sheriff about the Indian government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, subsidies on fertilizers to protect farmers, preventing non-communicable diseases, and how he goes incognito in hospitals to see how the last mile implementation of policy plays out.

In this episode, Pankaj Jha, who played the notorious MLA in Amazon web series Panchayat, talks to Indian Express’ Nishant Shekhar about his days of theatre, life in Mumbai, how he never begged for a role, and why he never regretted missing out on big films.

In this episode, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the current leader of the opposition in Haryana, talks about what the Congress needs to do to give a good fight to the BJP, preparing for the 2024 elections and giving farmers their due in a session moderated by Manraj Grewal Sharma.

In this episode, political analyst Prashant Kishor speaks to Anant Goenka, Executive Director and Vandita Mishra, National Opinion Editor at the Indian express eAdda. They discuss the future of the BJP in Indian politics, the job of the Opposition in combating the spread of Hindutva, and whether the role of polarisation is overhyped.

In this episode, ODI's Managing Director, Dr Rathin Roy speaks about plateauing domestic consumption, implementing smart policy and the need to create employment to boost the economy.

In this episode, Nobel Prize Winners and professors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo speak about the explosion of inequality, fostering trust in economists, and the impact automation will have on the economy among other pressing topics.

In this episode, economist, journalist, and politician Arun Shourie dicusses the ideological and political techniques of the BJP, the problem with trying to create a “middle ground” when it comes to factual events, and the role the media plays in holding governments accountable.

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(This conversation was a part of Indian Express' Idea Exchange recorded on April 4, 2022)

In this episode, Indian Express' Senior Editor Amitabh Sinha speaks to nuclear physicists Anil Kakodkar and Suresh Gangotra, authors of the book: Fire and Fury: Transforming India’s Strategic Identity. They talk about about India’s nuclear industry, the strategic power of being a nuclear nation, and the national pride involved in the space programme.

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In this episode, UGC head M Jagadesh Kumar talks about how the common entrance exam for central universities won’t make board exams irrelevant but will take the pressure off students. This session was moderated by Sourav Roy Barman, Senior Correspondent, The Indian Express.