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The twice born: Talking to Indian Brahmins with Aatish Taseer
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In this episode, Sandip speaks to author and journalist Aatish Taseer about his experiences writing The Twice Born: Life... Read more
25 Nov 2018
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7: Devdutt Pattanaik on mythology, tribalism and #377
7: Devdutt Pattanaik on mythology, tribalism and #377
Mythologist and writer Devdutt Pattanaik talks about life for LGBTQI people after #377, Indian society's relationship wi... Read more
16 Sep 2018
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30: What we get wrong about Yoga, with Devdutt Pattanaik
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32: How much corporate India changed a year after 377, with Parmesh Shahani
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