Itihaas 2.0

In this second part of the polio episode, Sneha and Dr. Sanjay Mehendale discuss what were the hurdles in successful implementation of the polio eradication programme, and how can India ensure that it stays polio free.

In 2014, the World Health Organization declared India as Polio Free. For a poor,populous and diverse country like India, this is a huge achievement. In this episode, Sneha is in conversation with Dr. Sanjay Mehendale, a very senior public health expert, and they explore the story behind pushing polio out of India.

Starting with a single-screen theatre, PVR has become the undisputed king of multiplexes in India. We explore this story that is full of twists, is inspiring and is proudly 'Made in India'.

This is a story of India's iconic tipple, a very old vatted rum, Old Monk. Despite not being considered as a very glamorous drink, it has millions of die-hard fans and is definitely, a successful made-in-India story.

hailing from Hardidwar, a small town on the Ganges, Baba Ramdev and his brand Patanjali has reached unprecedented heights. This episode of 'made in India' is a very short story of this game changer of Indian FMCG sector.

Continuing the story of India's space mission, Dr Chitnis speaks about various interesting details- how did they find the spot of launching station at Sriharikota, what is ISRO culture and why ISRO is a creative organization!

Despite being a poor nation, India launched a great space programme. In last 60 odd years, India has come a long way from being a beginner to making and launching satellites for other countries.
In conversation with Padmabhushan Dr. E. V. Chitnis, a living history of India's space programme listening to this fascinating history.

The Right to Education, as seen in the last episode is a landmark legislation in India, shaping our future generations.
Are the provisions realistic though? what are the hurdles? What is the on ground situation? Sneha Gore Mehendale and Ketaki Latkar discuss it.

It was really a historic decision by the Govt of India and draft and implement the basic right to education for all its citizens. What does it say? And moreover, is it working in the way that will achieve what it intends to achieve?
Sneha and Ketaki discuss this in this two part episode.

The UID initiative by the Govt. of India was one of the milestone decisions in the last 70 years. And to say that it is significant would be an understatement as the UID or 'Aadhar' has become a key- document for an Indian. It is supposed to be linked to almost everything and hence has sparked off intense debates.
This episode does a quick recap of how it began, where are we now with reference to Aadhaar and what are the challenges that we are facing.

Voice: Sneha Gore Mehendale & Karan Deshmukh