The NSoJ Tannoy Podcast

In this episode, we speak with the co-author of an Amazon #1 bestselling book: The New Reason to Work.The book draws on the experiences of Roshan Paul and Ilaina Rabbat as co-founders of Amani Institute, and their vision for the future of work. Host: Timothy Franklyn / www.nsoj.inMusic: Upbeat Party by scottholmesmusic.com

In this episode, we speak with the co-founder of The Amani Institute, Roshan Paul. Raised in Bengaluru, he has built a career by connecting with global citizens to solve some of the world’s toughest problems. Having graduated during troubled times, he tells us how difficult it is to leave a high profile job in America and transition to social entrepreneurship, and some of his personal convictions that led him to the line of social impact work. We talk about Amani’s journey to where it is...

In this episode, the veteran sports journalist and NSoJ adjunct faculty, Vedam Jaishankar, speaks with Timothy Franklyn about his recently launched book - Courage, Conviction, Controversy, and Cricket (Westland Sport, 2020). Vedam's third book is a collection of more than 40 incidents that have changed the face of cricket. While discussing his book, we talk about some of the sports most iconic moments that have shaped the way the game is played to today. We talk about body line, Kerry Pa...

In this episode, we talk with Shruti Vidyasagar and Shruthi Naik of Daksh. Daksh is a Bangalore based civil-society organization that uses data science to address the problem of pendency in Indian courts. Vidyasagar and Naik are editors of the recently released book Justice Frustrated: The systemic impact of delays in Indian courts. We talk about the impact of court delays on individuals, corporations and society, whether increasing the number of judges reduces pendency and how extrajudicial ...

In this episode, Timothy Franklyn speaks with Mikhail Sen, who plays a major role in Mira Nair’s TV series adaptation of Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy. We talk to Mikhail about how theatre moved from being a hobby while at St. Stephens to a career that has taken him around the world. He talks about his struggles in Mumbai as a young actor, his big break in Taj Express, playing the role of Indra Lal Roy (the only Indian flying ace in World War I), bartending at the National Theatre, and how a c...

In this episode of The NSoJ Tannoy Podcast, we talk with the foreign editor of the Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta. We talk about his perspectives of India from afar and of the United States viewed through Indian eyes. Chidanand gives us a sneak preview of the upcoming US elections, tells us who will be better for India: Trump or Biden, the US response to Covid and whether Trump's criticism of the WHO is valid. He also lets us in on some lesser known facts on the history of resort politic...

In this episode of the NSoJ Tannoy Podcast, we talk with one of the biggest names in Kannada films, Puneeth Rajkumar. Puneeth talks about the challenges faced by the film industry during the pandemic, the opportunities that OTT platforms have provided, his upcoming films, how the abduction of his father, the legendary Rajkumar, shaped him and his re-entry to the film world, the causes that he would stand up for, his views on politics and the person behind the powerstar image. Grab a cup of ka...

In the fourth episode of The NSoJ Tannoy Podcast, we talk with Dr. Naveen Thomas, the CEO of Bangalore Baptist Hospital.We talk about Bangalore’s capacity to cope with the surge in Covid cases, surprising facts concerning Covid being airborne, when it will be safe for schools and colleges to reopen, how Baptist Hospital’s community health work has gone on during the pandemic, the compassion and courage of health professionals who refused to abandon their post, and the earliest time when we ca...

In this episode of The NSoJ Tannoy Podcast, we talk with Bharath Mahadevan about how safe it is to fly during a pandemic, why international travel is restricted, how Covid-19 is different from SARS, 9/11 and other global events that impacted the airline industry, and what the future of air travel will be. Bharath Mahadevan is a thought leader in the aviation industry. In his two decades long career, he has managed operations of Singapore Airlines in India and Singapore, and Jet Airways in Nor...

In this episode of the NSoJ Tannoy Podcast, we speak with a woman who single handedly galvanized an army of volunteers across India and around the world with a mission to provide assistance to persons stranded and in need of help during the lockdown. From 90 year old cancer patients getting life saving medicine to reaching persons sealed in their apartments without food, there have been more than 800,000 acts of kindness by Caremongers India that brought people assistance and comfort during t...