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Ami Ganatra is an alumna of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). A management professional, she is also a devout yoga practitioner, a certified yoga instructor, and a student of Sanskrit and Indian knowledge systems.  

In her latest book, 'Ramayana Unravelled: Lesser Known Facets of Rishi Valmiki’s Epic', Ami attempts to address some key concerns: How did his childhood and youth shape Rama? Why did Rama agree to go on vanvas – was it only to obey his father or was there more to it? How was the relationship of Rama and Seeta? Is the Ramayana inherently misogynist, considering the characterisation of Seeta, Shurpanakha, Kaikeyi and Tara? What led to the downfall of Ravan? and more.  

Her earlier book 'Mahabharata Unravelled: Lesser-Known Facets of a Well-Known History' brought to light fascinating details and aspects of the people and events in the great epic not commonly known and answered some often-asked questions and clarified prevalent myths.

Kaushal S. Inamdar is an Indian music composer and singer in Marathi and Hindi movies. His work in music spans from composing music for films, television, drama to events, concerts in Hindi and Marathi, composing music for ballets, advertisements, and also albums.

0:00 Introduction 1:26 नए संगीत जैसी कोई चीज नहीं है? 5:04 सारा खेल 12 सुरों का है 6:28 🎵 पंछी बनूँ उड़ती फिरूँ 🎵 8:14 🎵 कजरारे कजरारे तेरे कारे कारे नैना 🎵 11:13 क्या सभी संगीतकार धुनें चुराते हैं? 12:17 लता जी Vs मदन मोहन जी 🎵 माई रे 🎵 19:35 Musicians don’t get angry if you accuse them of plagiarism 20:38 क्या महान संगीतकार भी धुन उठाते हैं? 27:37 बॉलीवुड में संगीत का एकीकरण हो गया है - गानों में फ़र्क़ ही नहीं पता चलता 29:13 आज संगीत इतना तेज क्यूँ हो गया है? पहले slow म्यूज़िक होता था 33:59 क्या भारतीय संगीत का पतन हो रहा है? 38:00 भारतीय संगीत का भविष्य 44:55 Lack of talent in Bollywood music 46:00 संगीत का पंजाबीकरण 51:15 Popular music is immoral 53:01 ऐसा कोई नहीं है जिसको म्यूज़िक की समझ ना हो 1:03:04 Lyrics and Music don’t go together these days!

Dr Amit Thadhani is a practising general surgeon and Director, Niramaya Hospital, Kharghar Navi, Mumbai, a 75-bed hospital that was a dedicated COVID-19 Hospital during the pandemic. 

0:00 Intro 1:32 Why Ayushmann Bharat failed to live up to expectations 3:32 Compensation rates for most procedures are outrageous 7:35 Understanding the economics of complicated economic procedures 9:00 Why private hospitals conduct so many tests of patients 11:55 Violence against doctors is more in Govt hospitals 16:06 Cost of an ICU patient per day - How govt harasses private hospitals 19:52 Doctors aren’t looting - People don’t understand costs of hospitals 23:41 Why costs are less in govt hospitals 26:39 Why govt is imposing 2011 rates in 2022 30:06 Side effects of bad govt policies in medical sector 35:11 Ayushman Bharat rates are 1/10th of market rates! 36:14 Govt rates are decided without applying common sense 40:15 Why some private hospitals are part of Ayushman Bharat 43:45 How govt should’ve decided rates 48:19 Scheme failed to expand medical infra 50:52 How to make Ayushman Bharat successful 54:15 Modi govt has done good work in public health 57:30 How tough govt regulations stifle medical infra capacity in India

Ratan Sharda has been awarded a PhD for his thesis on RSS. He is an author, columnist and renowned TV panelist. He has written 9 books of which 7 are on RSS, one on Guru Nanak Dev and one on Disaster Management; translated two books about RSS – The Incomparable Guruji Golwalkar and M S Golwalkar: His Vision and Mission, from Hindi to English; written by the foremost RSS thinker Shri Ranga Hari. He has edited/designed 12 books.  

His most popular books on RSS are RSS360 degree, Sangh & Swaraj, RSS – Evolution from an Organisation to a Movement, Prof Rajendra Singh Ki Jeevan Yatra and Conflict Resolution: The RSS Way.

Nityānanda Miśra is an author based in Mumbai. He works in the investment banking industry. He has edited and authored eight books in Sanskrit, Hindi, and English. Born in Lucknow, Misra is an MBA fro

Mayank Gandhi is a social activist who was previously a member of core committee in the India Against Corruption movement and a National Executive Member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).  

Presently he is the chief trustee and founder of the non-governmental organization Global Vikas Trust which aims at transforming the drought-hit villages of Marathwada, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, by aiming to increase the income of India's farmers.

A Microbiologist turned Development Economist,  Ravishankar is a social commentator  and a political enthusiast. An alumnus of IIT Guwahati and St Berchmans College, he is into Socio politics of Kerala, environmental issues and genetics. Ravi is on Twitter @oru_pavam_nair.  

Ananth Krishna is lawyer, author and commentator. He has a deep interest in constitutional law and follows the politics and culture of Kerala closely. Ananth is on Twitter @Ananth_Krishna_

Scholar and Poet of Sanskrit and Persian languages, Dr. Balram Shukla has University degrees in both with gold medals. He values necessity of these source languages to identify India in its integrity.

For his outstanding and promising presence in these fields of studies, he has been conferred with many awards amongst which President of India award – “Badarayan Vyasa Samman” and “Kalidasa Sammana” (Uttar Paradesh Sanskrit Sansthan) are notable.

Presently he is teaching in Sanskrit Department, University of Delhi.

Rashmi Samant is one of the leading young voices for Hindu Human Rights. She was the first Indian to get elected as Oxford University's Student Union President. Through her plight, she highlighted the discrimination and harassment vocal and politically aware Indians have to endure in foreign university campuses. She has written for Firstpost, Sunday Guardian, and The Times of India to name a few, and has appeared on national and international news portals like CNN-News18, Republic World, Times Now, India Today among others.

Rohit Pathania is an author, analyst and observer with varied interests in politics, history and environment.