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Arth UnearthUnearthing Recent Geospatial Data Reforms | क्या नक्शा नीति में परिवर्तन से बदलेगा अर्थव्यवस्था का नक्शा?In the sixth episode of Arth Unearth, we take up the recently announced geospatial data reforms by the Government of India. Akash talks to Shriya Karanam of Locale.ai on what it means for the industry and appears on Delhi-based economist Kumar Anand's YouTube show Janhit Junction where both of them talk about its possible seen and unseen effects on the economy, the modus operandi of the reform and how it connects to Nobel Laureate F.A. Hayek's Conception of Information and Knowledge.
The First Part of the Show (with Shriya) is in English and the Second...
2021-02-2145 min
Arth UnearthUnearthing NITI Aayog's New Model Bill on Land Titles | भूमि विवाद और नीति आयोग की नई पहलLand disputes and lack of clear land titles have been a major hindrance in the path of Indians improving their economic well-being for decades. Institutional reforms in this direction have been slow. In the fifth episode of Arth Unearth, Akash and Kumar Anand talk about NITI Aayog's New Model Bill on Land Titles which seeks to change that for better. Follow Arth Unearth on Twitter and Instagram.
This episode is a rerun of a recent episode of Kumar Anand's YouTube show Janhit Junction. Kumar is a Delhi-based economist. In the past, he has worked with Centre for Ci...
2021-02-0742 min
Arth UnearthEp 4 | Unearthing Bambai Main Ka Ba | Migration & Urbanization | Chinmay TumbeIn the fourth episode of Arth Unearth, hosts Akash and Ruchir are joined by Prof Chinmay Tumbe of IIM Ahmedabad, author of "India Moving: A History of Migration". They talk about the Bhojpuri Rap Song Bambai Main Ka Ba and deconstruct a variety of puzzling questions on migration and urbanization.
2020-10-281h 16
Arth UnearthEp 3 | Unearthing Extraction: Part 3 | Should Drugs be Legalized?In the third episode of Arth Unearth, Israr Hasan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2020 Netflix movie Extraction. This is the third and final part where they talk about the background of the movie; drug cartels. They bring out economic theory and empirical evidence to talk about how prohibition and the war on drugs has fared so far and what can be done going ahead.
2020-10-1118 min
Arth UnearthEp 3 | Unearthing Extraction: Part 2 | Private MercenariesIn the third episode of Arth Unearth, Israr Hasan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2020 Netflix movie Extraction. They deconstruct a variety of things together, starting from Edward Said’s conception of Orientalism, yellow filtering in Hollywood movies and then moving on to discuss private mercenaries and the case for drug legalization.
This is the second part where they talk about private mercenaries and their history.
2020-10-1114 min
Arth UnearthEp 3 | Unearthing Extraction: Part 1 | Edward Said's OrientalismIn the third episode of Arth Unearth, Israr Hasan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2020 Netflix movie Extraction. This is the first part where they talk about the movie's portrayal of Bangladesh & yellow filtering in Hollywood. We break down sociological concepts like Edward Said's conception of Orientalism and the white messiah or savior complex.
2020-10-1124 min
Arth UnearthEp 2 | Unearthing Contagion & COVID-19: Part 2In the second episode of Arth Unearth, Srinath Muralidharan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2011 movie Contagion in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic that is plaguing the world currently. This is the second part where they deconstruct complex issues like testing and vaccine development. They also discuss the lockdowns and their impact on supply chains and talk about, at great length, government stimulus programs and what they mean for the economy.
2020-09-2633 min
Arth UnearthEp 2 | Unearthing Contagion & COVID-19: Part 1In the second episode of Arth Unearth, Srinath Muralidharan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2011 movie Contagion in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic that is plaguing the world currently. This is the first part of the second episode. Here, they discuss the origin, symptoms, transmission, preventive measures as well concept of R0 in relation with COVID-19.
2020-09-2630 min
Arth UnearthEpisode 1: Unearthing Panchayat | Amazon Prime VideoIn the first episode of Arth Unearth, Sanjeet Kashyap joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the Amazon Prime Video Show Panchayat, starring Jitendra Kumar and produced by TVF.
They deconstruct a variety of fascinating branches of economics like Nudge Economics, Population Economics and Public Choice Economics. They also discuss the Govt. of India’s MGNREGA scheme, female reservations in government as well as the need of judicial and bureaucratic reforms.
2020-09-1142 min
Arth UnearthEpisode 0: Unearthing the ArthIn the preview episode of Arth Unearth, hosts Akash and Ruchir talk about what this show is going to be all about.
2020-09-0704 min