In this episode of the India Briefing, we speak with Milan Vaishnav, host of The Grand Tamasha and Amit Varma, host of The Seen and the Unseen on the lessons, the critical ideas and observations that they have encountered through conversations across the years and how they have helped shape their understanding of India.

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Episode Notes: 

The Seen and the Unseen with Amit Varma

Everything and Everything with Amit Varma and Ajay Shah

The Grand Tamasha Podcast with Milan Vaishnav

Re-examining America’s bet on India - Milan Vaishnav and Ashley Tellis

Ashley J. Tellis on India’s China conundrum 

The Incredible Curiosities of Mukulika Banerjee

Sowmya Dhanaraj Is Making a Difference

Amitava Kumar Finds His Gulmohar Tree

The Life and Times of Mrinal Pande

The Life and Times of Ira Pande

Swapna Liddle and the Many Shades of Delhi

Rakhshanda Jalil Watches the Changing World

The Life and Times of Shanta Gokhale

The Life and Times of Jerry Pinto

The Gentle Wisdom of Pratap Bhanu Mehta

What Have We Done With Our Independence? - Pratap Bhanu Mehta joins Amit Varma

Ram Guha Writes a Letter to a Friend 

Kashmir and Article 370 - Srinath Raghavan joins Amit Varma

The Citizenship Battles - Srinath Raghavan joins Amit Varma

The Loneliness of the Indian Woman - Shrayana Bhattacharya joins Amit Varma

The Loneliness of the Indian Man - Nikhil Taneja joins Amit Varma

The Forces that Shaped Hinduism - Manu Pillai joins Amit Varma

Ranjit Hoskote is Dancing in Chains

Populism, South Asian Style

Taking On India’s Patriarchal Political Order

Dalits in the New Millennium 

Cultivating Democracy: Politics and Citizenship in Agrarian India by Mukulika Banerjee

Is India a Flailing State?: Detours on the Four Lane Highway to Modernization by Lant Pritchet

The Indian Supreme Court in the Modi Era

Decoding the 2024 Indian General Elections

The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism - Akshaya Mukul joins Amit Varma

Vinayak Calling Vinayak

Hindutva and Violence: V.D. Savarkar and the Politics of History by Vinayak Chaturvedi

Savarkar by Vaibhav Purandare

The Ferment of our Founders - Shruti Kapila joins Amit Varma

The Life and Times of Indian Economy - Rajeswari Sengupta joins Amit Varma

Chandrahas Choudhury’s Country of Literature
Migrants and Machine Politics: How India's Urban Poor Seek Representation and Responsiveness by Adam Michael Auerbach, Tariq Thachil 
H-Pop : The Secretive World of Hindutva Pop Stars by Kunal Purohit
When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics by Milan Vaishnav 
Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva by Janaki Bakhle
Private Truths, Public Lies – The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification by TImur Kuran 
Accelerating India's Development: A State-Led Roadmap for Effective Governance by Kartik Murlidharan
In Service of the Republic: The Art and: The Art and Science of Economic Policy by Ajay Shah, Vijay Kelkar