The world is complex, India contains multitudes, and we need more numbers, better numbers, to make sense of it all. Rukmini S joins Amit Varma in episode 436 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about Data For India -- and to share some surprising insights.

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Also check out:
1. Rukmini S on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
2. Data For India.
3. Whole Numbers And Half Truths — Rukmini S.
4. The Importance of Data Journalism — Episode 196 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rukmini S).
5. Rukmini Sees India's Multitudes — Episode 261 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rukmini S).
6. India's Demographic Dilemmas: Part 1. Part 2. Part 3 -- Rukmini S.
7. Anaemia in India -- Rukmini S.
8. How one village swung India's workforce numbers in 2022-23 -- Pramit Bhattacharya and Nandlal Mishra.
9. The rise of 'custom tailoring' -- Nileena Suresh.
10. Everything that turned out well in my life followed the same design process — Henrik Karlsson.
11. Homebound -- Neeraj Ghaywan.
12. Taking Amrit Home -- Basharat Peer.
13. Railsong -- Rahul Bhattacharya.
14. A Suitable Boy -- Vikram Seth.
15. Many Roads to Paradise -- Shyam Selvadurai.
16. Funny Boy -- Shyam Selvadurai.
17. When Memory Dies -- A Sivanandan.
18. Our World in Data.
19. After the Spike -- Dean Spears and Michael Deruso.
20. Films, Feminism, Paromita — Episode 155 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Paromita Vohra).
21. Caste, Capitalism and Chandra Bhan Prasad — Episode 296 of The Seen and the Unseen.
22. Pramit Bhattacharya Believes in Just One Ism — Episode 256 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pramit Bhattacharya).
23. Martin Wickramasinghe and Anuja Chauhan.
24. Pride and Prejudice -- Jane Austen.
25. Kaathal – The Core -- Jeo Baby.
26. Olivia Dean on Spotify and YouTube.

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Episode art: 'Play With Numbers' by Simahina.