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The StorytellerThe Storyteller #7 - Pratik Palor | How to earn from 0 to 1 CroreAbout the guests: The Storyteller this week brings you Pratik Palor, A CA Gold Medalist, who has built an entire career in Personal Finances. About the Host: Bharat Nair, a once popular Radio jockey in Bangalore - is now a writer and podcaster - who also works as the creative director of The Bangalore Editorial. Read his book: The Wondermint https://www.amazon.in/WonderMint-Bhar..
2025-07-181h 27
BIC TALKSA Date With BangaloreWhat makes a city uniquely itself? Is it its geography, history, location, demographic? Is it its leaders, influencers, inspirations? Or is it something else, an undefinable but palpable spirit, wrought over centuries of a combination of all these, that seeps into the soil and charges the air, infecting residents and visitors alike? Two decades of exploring, discovering, researching – and reading, writing, and talking – about her hometown have convinced Roopa Pai, author, columnist, and co-founder of the heritage walks and tours company, BangaloreWalks, that the latter is true – cities are neither born nor made, they become. Her collection of evocat...
2025-06-2657 min
IBS-B Talk ShowLove Letter to BengaluruIn this episode, join your host Krishna as we explore the vibrant city of Bengaluru, also known as the Garden City. We delve into:
Must-visit Historical Places: Discover the rich history and iconic landmarks that define Bangalore's heritage.
Garden City: Learn why Bangalore earned this charming nickname, with its lush parks and green spaces.
Food: From street food to fine dining, get a taste of Bangalore's diverse and delectable culinary scene.
Culture and Entertainment: Experience the city's lively cultural landscape, from traditional art forms to contemporary performances.
Nightlife: Dive into Bangalore's bustling nightlife, with tips on the best...
2024-08-0113 minIBS-B Talk ShowIBS Bangalore internship chronicles ( Work Ex-Edition)Welcome to a 2 part episode where we dive into the different experiences of Ibs Bangalore students during their 3 month internship journey. In the first episode we have Vishesh who is an ambitious young man with prior work ex. Join us in this episode as we dive into his unique internship journey, tune in to discover the valuable insights, challenges, and success stories that emerge when blending academic expertise with real-world know-how.
2023-10-2707 min
BIC TALKSRooting a CityOver 150 years ago, in 1870, a public park was inaugurated in Bangalore. Designed by British engineer Richard Sankey, it spread over 100 acres and encompassed features typical to the city—granite outcrops, lush greenery, wide avenues and government buildings. Originally named Meade’s Park, it has been known to generations of Bangaloreans as Cubbon Park—sanctuary, lung space, thoroughfare, battlefield, picnic spot, repository of urban biodiversity, and public park. In this episode of BIC Talks, author and ecologist Harini Nagendra speaks to author and co-founder of BangaloreWALKS Roopa Pai about her book, Cubbon Park, The Green Heart of Bangalore - the first...
2023-04-2527 min
EatSure presents The RCB Podcast - Game ChangersS02 E09 - Shahbaz AhmedEatSure presents The RCB Podcast - Game Changers with Shahbaz Ahmed
Shahbaz Ahmed's cricket story, which began in 2003, is just picking up speed. Over the last two-three years, this all-rounder has been a game-changer for Bengal, his domestic team, and also us at RCB. He and DK pulled us out of all kinds of scraps this season.
Shahbaz’s success is special because he had a rather unconventional journey into top-level cricket. He doesn’t come from a big cricketing city, he hasn’t played age-group cricket, he never had a famous coach, he was always...
2023-02-2435 min
Technology, Together.#3.08 Research-based planning for sustainable and liveable citiesGlobally, urbanization, urban development and management debates have been influenced by the “smart city” idea – an idea that has emerged fashionable both in policy and practice. Its main focus appears to be on the role of Information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, although related socio-economic as well as political factors have also been discussed.
Today, we have with us Dr. Anjali Karol Mohan, an urban and regional planner with an experience of over two decades to discuss what do we miss out when we take a technology-centric approach to urban planning as is the case with Smart Cities...
2022-06-2449 min
BIC TALKSCricket and the Sub-ContinentWar Minus the Shooting,talks about the 1996 Cricket World Cup and was published in 1998. Combining personal reflection and social observation, this work paints a complex portrait of a sub-continent in ferment, set against the backdrop of the 1996 cricket World Cup, the most extravagant and controversial event in the long history of the game. The book delves into the dilemmas that dog modern cricket - ball-tampering, biased umpires, media moguls and sponsors, race and national identity, gambling syndicates, and much more. In this conversation that took place in December 2021 during the Bangalore Literature Festival at Bangalore...
2022-05-3128 min
Technology, Together.#3.06 A Free, Fair and Equitable Digital SocietyEverything we do in our everyday lives - from interpersonal relations to work, from travel to entertainment- are almost ubiquitously mediated through digital technologies. So much so that we can hardly prise apart the digital from the social. We live in a digital society that is increasingly complex and unpredictable, leading to new patterns in our existing social institutions and relations. While these changes bring in new opportunities, they also raise concerns about sustainability, equity and justice in a digital world. In response to some of these questions IIITB introduced an interdisciplinary MSc programme in Digital Society in 2015 which...
2022-05-1238 min
BIC TALKSStruck by DataHow do you see India? Fuelled by a surge of migration to cities, the country's growth appears to be defined by urbanisation and by its growing, prosperous middle class. It is also defined by progressive and liberal young Indians, who vote beyond the constraints of identity, and paradoxically, by an unchecked population explosion and rising crimes against women. Is it, though? In this conversation with Journalists Samar Halarnkar and Sudipto Mondal, about her book, Whole Numbers and Half Truths, data-journalism pioneer Rukmini S. draws on nearly two decades of on-ground reporting experience to piece together...
2022-02-2739 min
BIC TALKSCemetery Labour During the PandemicAs COVID-19 raged through Bangalore, the city’s crematoria and burial grounds were overwhelmed with the dead and their grieving kin. The hard labour of processing corpses as well as collective grief fell on Bangalore’s crematorium and cemetery workers. Overwhelmingly Dalit, city funerary workers are generationally condemned to labour under a social stigma that is designed to deprive them of dignity, regular wages, social security, advancement opportunities, and adequate housing. In this episode of BIC Talks, anthropologist Shreyas Sreenath interviews researcher and activist Swathi Seshadri. Swathi recently co-authored a report released by the All India Central Coun...
2021-07-251h 15
BIC TALKSRelevance of a Story WriterSaadat Hasan Manto was born on 11 May, 1912 in Ludhiana. Bangalore International Centre and Bangalore Literature Festival marked the author and playwright’s birth month through a BIC Streams session with the Mary Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University, Ayesha Jalal and writer, columnist and translator of Manto’s non-fiction work, Aakar Patel. Drawing parallels to the times of partition characterised by turmoil and tragedy in which Manto - who has been described as a distressingly prophetic and daring writer - lived and wrote, this episode of BIC Talks speaks to the nuances of making sense of a ma...
2021-06-1954 min
The Bangalore RingBangalore Ring magicians make June showers magicalThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://ibmring177.com/2021/06/16/bangalore-ring-magicians-make-june-showers-magical/
2021-06-1604 minThe Bangalore RingBangalore Ring Magicians get together to beat the April BluesThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://ibmring177.com/2021/04/11/bangalore-ring-magicians-get-together-to-beat-the-april-blues/
2021-06-1602 minThe Bangalore RingMagic in Full Flow at the March Meeting of the Bangalore RingThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://ibmring177.com/2021/03/18/magic-in-full-flow-at-the-march-meeting-of-the-bangalore-ring/
2021-06-1602 minThe Bangalore RingMembers of Bangalore Ring profess their love for MagicThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://ibmring177.com/2021/02/17/members-of-bangalore-ring-profess-their-love-for-magic/
2021-06-1603 minThe Bangalore RingThe Bangalore Ring meets to usher in the New Year in StyleThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://ibmring177.com/2021/01/17/the-bangalore-ring-meets-to-usher-in-the-new-year-in-style/
2021-06-1601 minThe Bangalore RingBangalore Ring Anniversary Bash proves MagicalThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://ibmring177.com/2020/09/28/bangalore-ring-anniversary-bash-proves-magical/
2021-06-1601 min
BIC TALKSThe Black Panther Files 2After five years of trying to spot the elusive black panther – Karia – of the Kabini forest, author and philanthropist Rohini Nilekani completes her story after finally sighting the black panther she was searching for. But where? And what happens next? Will the end of one quest mark the beginning of another? In Part 2 of the talk ‘Romancing the Black Panther’ Rohini Nilekani completes her story about her quest for the black panther, and how it brings her deeper into the heart of Kabini. A forest that is home to much biodiversity – it is part man-made and part natural, t...
2021-04-2442 min
BIC TALKSLineages of the PresentManu V Devadevan interviews HS Shivaprakash on the beginning of his life as a poet, his influences and his evolution - personal and literary - over half a century. The conversation traces the timeline of contemporary Kannada Literature in parallel with that of world literature through a personal lens. The speakers delve into what makes the experience of a poem or a play different from that of a novel. Touching upon his childhood in Bangalore of the 60s to his life as a traveller, this session is a glimpse into the making of one of the most p...
2021-04-0657 min
BIC TALKSVitality of VerseThe elemental relevance of poetry in lives and times such as ours is what binds this conversation with poet Ranjit Hoskote and Journalist Supriya Nair together. Ranjit's newest collection of poetry, Hunchprose is a response to and reflection of the many lives the poet possesses within him. This conversation delves deep into inspirations, memories and experiences that affords us a glimpse into the life of the polymath and how life traces verse and vice versa. Ranjit Hoskote is a poet, cultural theorist and curator. His seven collections of poetry include Vanishing Acts, Central Time and J...
2021-03-1848 min
BIC TALKSA Pivot to PodcastingPavan Srinath talks to Lekha Naidu about creating BIC Talks and releasing 100 episodes of the podcast since March 2020, when the pandemic lockdowns began in India. On this episode Pavan takes the guest seat, as Bangalore International Centre’s Programme Manager Lekha Naidu talks to him about the joys, lessons and challenges of podcasting. They discuss how BIC pivoted to podcasting within a week of the first nation-wide lockdown, how they managed to record deep conversations almost entirely remotely, and what kept the show going. Pavan also shares a few of his favourite moments and episodes from the la...
2021-03-1640 min
BIC TALKSScandal in the Time of CoronaIn early March 2020 as the shadow of the pandemic loomed large and uncertainty - financial and otherwise was the order of the day, Yes Bank joined a long parade of banking and financial scandals arisen due to malpractice. Another one seemingly bitten the dust when the moratorium on Yes Bank was imposed by the RBI. Journalist Furquan Moharkan had been following this story long before it broke and his research is now the basis for the book, The Banker who Crushed his Diamonds. In conversation with Furquan is editor Shreya Punj, while taking us through w...
2021-03-1326 min
BIC TALKSRediscovering Dadabhai NaorojiHistorians Dinyar Patel and Prashant Kidambi discuss the life and legacy of Dadabhai Naoroji, who Gandhi referred to as the ‘Father of the Nation’. Dinyar has authored the book, Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism (Harvard University Press, 2020). They discuss Naoroji’s life and work as an Indian nationalist thinker, as a member of the British parliament, and as a leading intellectual whose legacy lives on even beyond India in various anti-colonial, nationalist and suffragette movements. This episode of BIC Talks was originally streamed live on BIC Streams on February 13th, in association with the Bangalore Literatu...
2021-03-0551 min
BIC TALKSGlimpses of KabulAuthors Taran Khan and Samhita Arni share personal experiences and stories from their time spent in Kabul, peeling away the many layers that make up the city and its rich and tumultuous history. Taran N. Khan is a journalist based in Mumbai, and author of Shadow City: A Woman Kabul. Taran spent time working in Kabul between 2006 and 2013. She grew up in Aligarh and was educated in New Delhi and London. Shadow City, her first book, won the Tata Literature Live! First Non-Fiction Book Award for 2020. It has also been nominated for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing A...
2021-03-0249 min
BIC TALKSBengal Politics in FluxJawhar Sircar and Siddharth Raja discuss the political dynamics of West Bengal, in the run up to the state assembly elections of 2021. They discuss the political history of the state, the ethnic, caste and class lines along which politics has taken place over the 20th century, and what conflicts lie ahead for the state in the 2021 elections. Jawhar Sircar is a public intellectual and a retired civil servant who writes and speaks often in the popular press. He served as the CEO of Prasar Bharati, India’s public broadcasting agency between 2012 and 2016. Before that, he was Secretary, Min...
2021-02-261h 02
BIC TALKSFire-Proofing Our CitiesFire safety engineer Sumit Khanna and Vasanthi Hariprakash talk about how each of us can play our role in reducing the risk of fire accidents as we lead our lives in cities. Both Sumit and Vasanthi are associated with the Beyond Carlton trust. They discuss India’s fire safety codes and policies, discuss implementation challenges, and explore important questions about fire safety that every citizen can ask – about their homes, apartments, offices, malls, hotels and any places they visit. Beyond Carlton is a citizen-led initiative that works to improve fire-safety awareness across India. It was starte...
2021-02-2346 min
BIC TALKSDancing Women in Indian CinemaAuthor and scholar Usha Iyer talks to dancer Poorna Swami about the rich history of women dancing in Hindi cinema. Usha and Poorna explore the agency and power dynamics that various Indian actors and dancers had over the decades, how dancing in cinema can be seen as a continuation of various dance traditions in India, and discuss the roles played by important women like Vyjayanthimala, Helen, Madhuri Dixit and Saroj Khan. Usha Iyer is an assistant professor of film and media studies at Stanford University. She is the author of Dancing Women: Choreographing Corporeal Histories of Indian...
2021-02-1944 min
BIC TALKSBuilding a Successful Business EthicallyAuthor and business leader Hema Hattangady talks to editor Karthik Venkatesh and shares her personal and professional journey from when she took over as the CEO of a family-owned hardware electronics-based energy management company in 1996, and ethically grew the business manifold, and finally sold the business to a multi-national company in 2009. Along with Ashish Sen, Hema has recently written a book- Liftoff: The Story of Conzerv, which chronicles her experiences. Karthik Venkatesh is a Senior Editor at Westland Books, and occasionally writes for the popular press on language, history and culture. BIC Talks is brought t...
2021-02-1643 min
BIC TALKSMass Media and Public EngagementThis podcast episode features a presentation by poet, cultural theorist, writer, translator and independent curator, Ranjit Hoskote, followed by a discussion with architect and writer, Prem Chandavarkar. Ranjit Hoskote walks us through the engagement of an extraordinary set of people who used the mass media of their time to bring their passion, be it art, science or human endeavour to a larger audience. He draws attention to four television series that used the wide-reaching impact of the medium. By elaborating on each of the individual styles and political and philosophical positions of these four ‘popularisers’ whose ‘democratising project...
2021-02-1140 min
BIC TALKSIndia's Nuclear Energy JourneyPadma Vibhushan & Atomic Energy Guru Dr MR Srinivasan and Science Historian Dr Jahnavi Phalkey discuss the rich story of India’s nuclear programme and its development over 70 years. India’s first research reactor, Apsara, went critical in 1956 and today, there is a network of nuclear power generating reactors across the country, forming a critical part of India’s power grid. Srinivasan and Phalkey discuss India’s journey from the early days under Homi Bhabha, through the Geopolitics of the Cold War, Sanctions, the 2005 Indo-US nuclear deal, all the way through till today. Dr MR Srinivasan is Forme...
2021-02-0954 min
BIC TALKS91. Towards Real Climate ActionZaid Hassan and Sweta Daga discuss how systemic climate action is possible, and how significant climate change mitigation is possible by building thousands of teams to work on the challenge across the world. They discuss how the burden of climate action cannot be thrust onto individuals while the causes remain systemic, but argue for how cross-sectoral, local, action-oriented teams could lead the way. Sweta Daga is a storyteller and facilitator who has told stories across platforms, from television and film to theatre. As a freelance journalist, she has worked in India focusing on climate justice with intersections...
2021-02-0536 min
BIC TALKSBudget 2021: Promise and RealityColumnist and Emerging Markets investor Narayan Ramachandran returns to BIC Talks to talk to host Pavan Srinath about the Government of India budget, from a larger perspective rarely seen in print or TV. Jyotsna Jha from the Centre for Budget and Policy Studies also shares her views on how the social sector has fared in this year’s budget. Listen in as the speakers explore the storytelling, the inferred ideology and the details of the 2021-22 Union Budget. They examine what has changed and what has stayed the same, and how the Union Government has chosen to rea...
2021-02-0345 min
BIC TALKSMusic and South AsiaAmbassador Nirupama Menon Rao speaks to artists and scholars Ahmad Naser Sarmast, Neil Nongkynrih and Ravibandhu Vidyapathi about how a South Asian identity can be expressed through music. This is a follow-up to Episode 86 of BIC Talks, and an edited version a live online event hosted by the South Asian Symphony Foundation. The foundation’s co-founder Ambassador Menon Rao spoke to five artistes from across South Asia, and three of them are featured on this episode. The full event can be accessed on the SASF YouTube channel. Ahmad Naser Sarmast is an Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist. He is...
2021-01-2926 min
BIC TALKSA Test Series for the AgesIndia is yet to get over its giddy excitement with the recently completed cricket Test series that was truly one for the ages. After being written off by all experts post the Adelaide Test (where India recorded its lowest ever score of 36), India bounced back to win at Melbourne, draw at Sydney and pull off a miracle at the Gabba in Brisbane (where the last time a visiting team won was in 1988). To help us unpack what happened we have an Australian and Indian perspective from Gideon Haigh, senior cricket writer and Sharda Ugra, sports journalist. Gideon...
2021-01-2543 min
BIC TALKSKesavananda Bharati and the Basic Structure DoctrineSudhir Krishnaswamy and Shruti Viswanathan unpack the enduring impact of the Indian Constitution’s Basic Structure doctrine on India’s socio-political and judicial landscape. India’s Basic Structure doctrine arose from Supreme Court’s Kesavananda Bharati judgment from 1973. It came about by a wafer-thin judgment with a margin of 7-6, and placed restrictions on the power of the Parliament to amend the Indian Constitution. In effect, this affirmed that the Constitution, not Parliament, was supreme in India. Sudhir and Shruti explore how this case came before the Supreme Court, the broad principles of the doctrine, and its evolutio...
2021-01-2252 min
BIC TALKSSouth Asian Identity through MusicAmbassador Nirupama Menon Rao speaks to musicians TM Krishna and Ali Sethi about how a South Asian identity can be expressed through music. This episode of BIC Talks is an edited version of the first half of a live online event hosted by the South Asian Symphony Foundation. The foundation’s co-founder Ambassador Menon Rao spoke to five artistes from across South Asia. The full event can be accessed on the SASF YouTube channel. As a brief aside, South Asian Symphony Orchestra's Nivanthi Karunaratne, will be representing SASO in the Hope & Harmony Ensemble, formed by Was...
2021-01-1927 min
BIC TALKSMalik Ambar and African Origin Leaders in IndiaHistorian Omar H Ali talks about African origin leaders and shapers of medieval India on Episode 85 of BIC Talks. Africa and India have a rich history of interaction ranging several millennia, with African origin sailors, merchants, soldiers, scholars, musicians, and explorers finding home in India or contributing significantly to Indian history. Perhaps the greatest among them was Malik Ambar, born in Abyssinia, arriving in India as a slave, and rising to power as the Prime Minister and de-facto ruler of the Ahmednagar Sultanate early in the 17th century. Omar H. Ali is Dean of...
2021-01-1525 min
BIC TALKSA Harsh Winter in LadakhStrategic affairs analyst, journalist, and former Indian Army officer Sushant Singh talks to host Pavan Srinath about the India-China conflict in Ladakh, eight months in. Sushant shares what it takes for the Indian Army to deploy between 50 and 60,000 troops on the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh and maintaining a winter deployment. He also discusses the challenges faced by soldiers living through the winter in altitudes going up to 18,000 feet, with blistering winds and little to no prior infrastructure. The conversation also includes an eye on the future, on how the India-China conflict could pan out i...
2021-01-1242 min
BIC TALKSWomen's Sexuality from Colonial to Modern IndiaDurba Mitra and Sreeparna Chattopadhyay discuss Durba’s book, “Indian Sex Life: Sexuality and the Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought.” They explore how British authorities and Indian intellectuals develop ideas about deviant female sexuality to control and organise society in colonial India. They also discuss the legal and societal implications of these ideas that continue to shape Indian society to this day. Dr. Durba Mitra is Assistant Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality and Carol K. Pforzheimer Assistant Professor at the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University. Mitra works at the intersection of feminist and queer studies. Her res...
2021-01-0851 min
BIC TALKSFood and FaithIn this episode author Shoba Narayan discusses her new book- Food and Faith - A Pilgrim's Journey Through India with poet and scholar Mani Rao. What is the role of religion in your life today? Do you commune with the divine through rituals? Or is it a comforting routine, going to church or temple once a week or month? Are these questions making you uncomfortable? Do you think religion is a private act to be done in the confines of one’s home, with family, and not something to declare publicly? These are the questions this book see...
2021-01-0135 min
Sangat Vaani#32 Reflections & Blessings 2020 (by Bangalore Sangat ) 31-12-2020An Episode dedicated to look back into 2020 and Shukrana to our beloved Guruji for keeping the sangat parivar safe in his lotus feet
2020-12-302h 01
BIC TALKSRomancing the Black PantherThe elusive Kariya or Saya, resident of the Nagarahole forests has become the stuff of folklore and legends, sending sighters into a tizzy. He even has his own film. In this episode, author and philanthropist Rohini Nilekani recounts her journey looking for this big cat in the wild. Romancing The Black Panther was part of the Bangalore Literature Festival 2020 and this episode is an edited extract from the session.
2020-12-3026 min
BIC TALKSMasala LabThis podcast is based on a talk that author Krish Ashok gave at the Bangalore Literature Festival 2020 at the Bangalore International Centre. Ever wondered why your grandmother threw a teabag into the pressure cooker while boiling chickpeas, or why she measured using the knuckle of her index finger? Why does a counter-intuitive pinch of salt make your kheer more intensely flavourful? What is the Maillard reaction and what does it have to do with fenugreek? What does your high-school chemistry knowledge, or what you remember of it, have to do with perfectly browning your onions? ...
2020-12-2527 min
BIC TALKSIndia’s Endless Rural CrisisEconomist Narendar Pani talks to journalist Anusha Ravi Sood about rural India’s enduring economic and social crisis that does not seem to have an end in sight. They discuss some of the root causes of the ongoing farmer protests, and go beyond them to explore the dynamics of farming, migration and urban jobs over the last few decades. They discuss challenges that have remained unaddressed, and have even become worse. Dr Narendar Pani is a Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore. An economist by training, author of many books, he take...
2020-12-1145 min
BIC TALKSGirls Out of SchoolJyotsna Jha talks to host Pavan Srinath about how Indian girl children have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jyotsna and her colleagues have published a new study on how children’s education is faring amidst deep economic uncertainty faced by millions of Indian families, by surveying over 3,100 households across 4 states – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Telangana. In this episode, Jyotsna shares the state of the gender gap in education and society before the pandemic, and how girls are faring now, with schools shut down and families in economic crisis. Things look dire, with girls losin...
2020-12-0133 min
BIC TALKSThe Tale of a Colonial ShikhariJoshua Mathew talks to Sheila Kumar about the life and story of Donald Anderson (1934-2014), one of the last colonial hunters or shikharis, who was a resident of Bangalore and lived a life quite removed from 21st century experiences and norms. They discuss Joshua’s 2018 book, The Last White Hunter: Reminiscences of a Colonial Shikhari and the themes explored in the book. They talk about the changing perspectives on how hunting was once a sport, how life in central Bangalore has evolved in the last century, and the larger-than-life character that was Don Anderson. Joshua Mathew is th...
2020-11-2433 minIBS-B Talk ShowSIP Talks With Alumni - IIOur host Neha is back with another episode of SIP in IBS Bangalore. This time three alumni from the batch 2020 share their insightful journey of the internship days they went through. So keep yourself tuned for some very interesting experience and tips.
2020-11-1521 min
BIC TALKS64. From Lincoln to TrumpIn this podcast Professor Zelizer in conversation with Prateeti Punja Ballal examines the origins of the Republican Party, the GOP, since the 1950s, focusing on how it changed from becoming the party of Lincoln to the party of Trump. Zelizer argues that this transformation has been in the works for decades. This episode is an edited audio discussion first aired as a BIC Streams livecast. Julian E Zelizer has been among the pioneers in the revival of American political history. He is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University, a...
2020-11-031h 23IBS-B Talk ShowDiscover the SIP at IBS Bangalore.Our hosts for this episode Shivani Mishra and Devika Menon are back with a interesting episode for students.
Summer internship program or SIP at IBS is a window of opportunity for all the students in gaining the corporate exposure which is a must.
Want to know more about the SIP process at IBS Bangalore. Listen on
2020-11-0216 min
BIC TALKSSex in Indian Epics & LiteratureAuthors Devi Yesodharan and Samhita Arni talk about how sex is depicted in literature and epics and how they can inform healthier conversations in the 21st century. They explore how Indian epics like Kalidasa’s Kumārasambhava, to Andal’s poetry, to the Arabian Nights and Dante’s Divine Comedy, approach various aspects on sex, courtship, and relationships. They also talk about how distorted modern sex education and understanding can be, and what role literature can play in dispelling taboos. Devi Yesodharan is the author of Empire, a historical fiction novel on the Tamil king Rajendra Chola. Her book...
2020-10-2645 min
BIC TALKSChowdiah and the Music of MysoreMusician and Museum Director Manasi Prasad joins host Pavan Srinath to talk about the life and work of Mysore T Chowdiah (1885 – 1967), violin maestro, innovator, composer and teacher of Carnatic music. Manasi also discusses the larger role of Mysore in music and performing arts over the last two centuries, and locates Chowdiah within it. She also shares Chowdiah’s compositions, which have not received their due before now. Manasi spear-headed the creation of the Mysore T Chowdiah Project – www.chowdiah.com, with support from the Indian Music Experience and the Shankar Mahadevan Academy’s Archive to Alive programme. The...
2020-10-2356 minIBS-B Talk ShowInside IBS Bangalore - PlacementsICFAI Business School (IBS) Bangalore has an unmatchable record of providing good placements to its students and concluded its final placements for the year 2019 with 97% result out of a batch of 373 students. With a very active placement cell along with Career Management Center (CMC) that acts as a mediator between the students and companies. Given the right platform, the institute believes that its students can achieve unparalleled heights in the field of business management and set their own performance standards in the industry.
This podcast is a short glimpse on the placement at IBS Bangalore.
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2020-10-1817 min
IBS-B Talk ShowNew Experiences Looms!!!Its time where we will be kick-starting our new voyage in the city of Bangalore exploring, discovering, and let’s not forget studying! This city will be our new home for quite some time. Our guest for today is someone who once had the same eagerness and enthusiasm as we do, alumina of IBS-B, Jaseem Shaikh. He has shared his journey and experience in Bangalore and in IBS-B.
Music: https://www.bensound.com
2020-10-0616 min
BIC TALKSState of Housing in IndiaArchitects, educators and curators Rahul Mehrotra and Kaiwan Mehta talk to host Pavan Srinath about the ideas behind the ongoing State of Housing – Aspirations, Imaginaries and Realities in India exhibition at the Bangalore International Centre. Rahul, Kaiwan and Ranjith Hoskote curated the State of Housing exhibition in 2018 as a traveling exhibition, which is now at BIC in Bangalore for the month of September, 2020. The naturally ventilated gallery is open to the public on all days. If you are in Bangalore and would like to schedule a visit, write to operations (at) bangaloreinternationalcentre (dot) org. Lea...
2020-09-2258 min
IBS-B Talk ShowCuriosity - Fuel for discovery and learning"Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning"
Curiosity has always been the driving power for human invention. It drives us to find and learn new things. Do you think curiosity and learning correlated?
Here is an interview with Director of IBS Bangalore Mr. Murlidhara, giving us insights on curiosity and learning.
2020-09-2116 min
BIC TALKSConservation and Conflict in HampiHeritage practitioner-scholar Krupa Rajangam talks to host Pavan Srinath about how a noble effort like heritage conservation can end up displacing and inflicting everyday violence on people living in heritage zones. Krupa talks about how the World Heritage Site of Hampi has existed before, during and after the Vijayanagara period – and the region is home to over 60,000 residents today. Can modern-day residents of Hampi receive justice and rights, while heritage is also simultaneously conserved? Krupa Rajangam is a conservation architect with 20 years field-based conservation experience. As a doctoral scholar at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, she has...
2020-09-1546 min
IBS-B Talk ShowTeacher's Day SpecialHappy Teacher’s Day!!!
We learn all our life and every person we meet teaches us something new. We wish them all and thank them to help us grow.
Teachers are the pillars of a country who guide and shape the destiny of students. Their sole motto is to make all their students a better human being and share their knowledge and experiences.
Dr. Harish Ramachandra Rao, Dy. Director (Academics) & Dy. Campus Head and ACO at IBS Bangalore Business School will share with us his journey as a teacher.
2020-09-0509 min
Calvary Bible Fellowship, BangaloreGeorge Mattackal - THE CHURCH AND POLITICSThis recording is from a teaching session at Calvary Bible Fellowship, Bangalore, on the subject of The Church & Politics. It is re-adapted and uses content from LOTE Ministries from the series ”Culture Shock” by Chip Ingram.
2020-08-301h 25
BIC TALKSLooking Back: Cholera Control and ColonialismBIC Talks is pleased to present the first full episode of a brand new podcast, Scrolls and Leaves, on Pandemics and Borders. Scrolls & Leaves is a podcast featuring stories from the margins of history. Global events are usually explained through a mainstream gaze, and lack perspective from other societies, and experiences. Hosts Mary-Rose Abraham and Gayathri Vaidyanathan meander through little-known tales from history, science and cultures to contextualize the present. In this episode, the hosts and their collaborators walk listeners through compelling stories from the defining pandemic of the 19th century, Cholera. Featuring stories from In...
2020-08-2840 min
BIC TALKS43. An Evening in the Best Exotic Marigold HotelDeborah Moggach, BAFTA nominated author and script writer, talks to novelist Jaishree Misra on Episode 43 of BIC Talks. This is a part of the #WorldLit series of conversations in collaboration with the Bangalore Literature Festival. Did you know that Deborah Moggach’s book ‘These Foolish Things’ was based in Bangalore? This was made into the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and became Jaipur’s gain! Deborah talks to Jaishree about this book, its screen adaptation and what it involved to. They also discuss Deborah’s screenplay adapting Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ for the 2005 film sta...
2020-08-2253 min
BIC TALKS42. Justice FrustratedHarish Narasappa and Sarayu Natarajan explore the wide-ranging implications of judicial delays on Indian society, delve into why delayed justice is such a pernicious problem, and talk about how it can be addressed. Sarayu and Harish discuss themes explored in the recent book Justice Frustrated: The Systematic Impact of Delays in India, edited by Shruthi Vidyasagar, Shruthi Naik and Harish Narasappa. Harish Narasappa is a lawyer and co-founder of Daksh India, a not-for-profit organisation based in Bangalore. Since 2014, Daksh has been running the Rule of Law project, to evaluate judicial performance and in particular, to study the...
2020-08-1846 min
BIC TALKS41. The Pandemic in FocusAnthropologists Veena Das and Maya Ratnam explore what sociology and anthropology can inform us about the ongoing pandemic and crisis and how it affects the everyday lives of people, the nature of the State, and societal reaction to the crisis. Veena Das is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at the Johns Hopkins University. Before joining Johns Hopkins University in 2000, she taught at the Delhi School of Economics for more than thirty years and also held a joint appointment at the New School for Social Research from 1997- 2000. Veena is passionately interested in the question of how ethnography generates c...
2020-08-1530 min
BIC TALKSThe Future of MeatVarun Deshpande and Ramya Ramamurthy of the Good Food Institute discuss the future of meat and the viability of plant-based substitutes with researcher and journalist Shailesh Rai. Varun and Ramya talk to Shailesh about the recent success of the Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods brands in the US, about what makes true meat substitutes work, why they are necessary, and how they can contribute to sustainable food consumption across the world. They dive into the technology, the trends, the culture and conflicts around food, and demystify up and coming food technologies that could fundamentally change what we...
2020-08-1141 min
BIC TALKSThe Life and Legacy of VKRV RaoEconomists S.L. Rao, Uma Kapila and Ravi Kanbur discuss the life and work of V.K.R.V. Rao. V.K.R.V. Rao (1908-1991) was an eminent Indian economist, politician and institution builder. Studying under John Maynard Keynes, Rao worked on some of the earliest estimates of India’s national income statistics and published a range of important economic research on poverty, developmental economics, and macroeconomics. Apart from a career in politics, Rao also mentored generations of Indian economists, and helped establish numerous Indian institutions like the Delhi School of Economics, the Institute of Economic Gr...
2020-07-2835 min
BIC TALKSIdentity, Belonging and DislocationAuthor Annie Zaidi and writer Poorna Swami discuss home, belonging, displacement and identity on Episode 35 of BIC Talks. Annie Zaidi won the Nine Dots Prize for 2019-20 by exploring the question, ‘Is there still no place like home?’ and published Bread, Cement, Cactus: A Memoir of Belonging and Dislocation in May 2020. Annie and Poorna discuss how where people are born, where they live, what they speak, where they feel safe are all tied to their sense of identity and belonging, sometimes determined by themselves, and sometimes by others. Annie Zaidi is a journalist, scriptwriter and author...
2020-07-2435 min
BIC TALKS34. Nandi Hills through the AgesNandi Hills is a popular tourist destination for Bangaloreans. Siddharth Raja talks to Pavan Srinath about how the real history, heritage and the action is at the foot of the Nandi Hills rather than the top. Siddharth walks listeners through the rich geological history, medieval history, the marvellous architecture of the Bhoganandishwara Temple and its surroundings, and shares glimpses of the past that have survived to this day. Siddharth and Pavan also briefly discuss challenges to heritage conservation at the edge of a growing metropolis like Bangalore. Siddharth Raja is a corporate lawyer by weekday, a...
2020-07-2134 min
BIC TALKS33. Women who shaped the Indian RepublicPriya Ravichandran and Shruti Viswanathan explore the role of women in the Constitution making and nation building process on Episode 33 of BIC Talks. Priya and Shruti explore the rise of political feminist consciousness in the Indian national movement, looking at the influence of global, and home grown, suffragette movements on the Indian independence movement. They also discuss the roles of individual women in the Constituent Assembly and their political and personal struggles. While political rights were granted to women under the Constitution, the Constituent Assembly and the Indian Republic fell short of guaranteeing equity in pu...
2020-07-1744 min
BIC TALKSTrans Lives: Quest for DignityTrans rights activist Bittu and Tejas AP discuss the challenges faced by the Trans community in India, the politics and policies around trans rights and gender equity, and the quest for marginalised individuals to live a life of dignity. This is the second of 2 episodes on BIC Talks discussing trans rights, trans lives and the long road to true gender inclusion and equity in India. Previously on Episode 27, lawyer Jayna Kothari had spoken to Tejas AP about the important legal judgments in India that have promoted trans rights, and the for positive rights for gender minorities.
2020-07-1032 min
BIC TALKSNavigating the US Visa banNoted US Immigration Attorney Sheela Murthy talks to Strategic HR Advisor Hema Ravichandar on navigating the latest ban and restrictions of US Visas. In June 2020, the Trump Administration used record unemployment figures in the United States of America to push through further Visa restrictions on H-1B, L-1, L-2 and various other visa categories. These visas as well as accompanying permits and authorisations are the means by which hundreds of thousands of Indians are currently studying, working or seeking employment in the US. Sheela and Hema not only discuss the impact of the latest set of...
2020-07-0736 min
BIC TALKSJapan and the Writer's LifePico Iyer talks to fellow author and journalist Samanth Subramaniam about his 32 years of living in Japan, learning from an ancient culture that remains hauntingly familiar and entirely impenetrable in the same breath. This is the second episode of BIC Talks as a part of the WorldLit series in collaboration with the Bangalore Literature Festival. In 2019, Iyer published twinned books about his adopted home, A Beginner’s Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations and Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells, addressing ping-pong and the art of trying to find hope in a time of uncertainty. These ar...
2020-07-041h 14
BIC TALKSThe Statues are Falling!Rahul Rao (@thariel) and Poorna Swami discuss whether cities, nations and communities should retain statues honouring 18th and 19th century slave traders and imperialists. There are movements to bring down the statues of Confederate Generals in the United States of America, Colonial rulers in Europe, Gandhi in Africa. Rahul and Poorna explore if they are morally justified. If they are, where does one draw the line? Rahul Rao is a senior lecturer at SOAS, the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, and the author of ‘Out of Time: The Queer Politics of Postcoloniality’ (Oxford Unive...
2020-06-3028 min
BIC TALKSWinding Path to Trans EqualitySupreme Court Advocate Jayna Kothari and Tejas AP talk about trans rights, important legal judgments in India, the US and elsewhere in recent years, and the path towards gender equity and inclusion. This is the first of two episodes hosted by Tejas on gender equity, and here Jayna unpacks the recent US Supreme judgment on LGBTQ workers’ discrimination, the decriminalisation of Section 377 in India, the 2014 NALSA vs. Union of India judgment on gender-based discrimination in India, and more. They discuss how India needs to now move beyond decriminalisation and start affirming positive rights for LGBTQ+ individuals, and pas...
2020-06-2633 min
BIC TALKSNovels and Writers are Here to StayBestselling author Chetan Bhagat talks to Journalist Shrabonti Bagchi about the COVID-19 pandemic, his reactions to it as a writer, and about the future of books and publishing beyond 2020. This is the first podcast in a new WorldLit series, a collaboration between the Bangalore Literature Festival and the Bangalore International Centre. The BIC-BLF WorldLit series will feature podcast episodes here on BIC Talks, and live events on BIC Streams. In this episode of BIC Talks, Chetan Bhagat talks to Shrabonti Bagchi about his reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ways in which it is...
2020-06-1629 min
BIC TALKSTreating CancerOncologist Dr. Hari Menon talks to host Pavan Srinath about how treatable cancer is today, and a how cancer diagnosis is no longer always terminal. Dr. Hari Menon is the director of hemato-oncology at Cytecare Cancer Hospital in Yelahanka, Bangalore. Previously, he was a Professor at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Don’t miss filmmaker and theatre practitioner Ranjan Kamath’s readings of his poems, ‘Planet Under Repair” and ‘Home Thoughts from Unknown Indians’ in this episode of BIC Talks. BIC Talks is brought to you by the Bangalore International Centre. Visit the BIC website fo...
2020-06-0232 minSangat Vaani#1 Shukrana - 'शुकराना' (by Manish Bharani) 30-05-2020"Shukrana" with a soulful trail of shabads and satsangs from Bangalore Guruji Sangat !!
2020-05-291h 08
BIC TALKSAarogya Setu protocolArghya Sengupta from the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, talks to host Pavan Srinath about the Aarogya Setu app. He discusses how the Aarogya Setu (“Health Bridge” or “Bridge to Health”) app works, how it can benefit health services as well as app users, its trade-offs on privacy, and how its use should be voluntary and not mandated by rules. Aarogya Setu is a COVID-19 tracking app launched by the Government of India on April 2, 2020 and has been downloaded over a 100 million times till date. Arghya and a team from Vidhi assisted the government in drafting a...
2020-05-1528 min
BIC TALKSMigrants in TormentJournalist Rohini Mohan talks to Clifton D’Rozario and Rajendran Narayanan on the dire challenges faced by millions of migrant workers stranded across India during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. Rohini Mohan (@rohini_mohan) is an award-winning independent journalist based in Bangalore, writing on human rights and politics. Clifton D' Rozario (@clifroz) is a practicing advocate with Manthan Law, and is the National Secretary, All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) and the State Secretary CPI (ML) Liberation.Rajendran Narayanan (@rajendran_naray) is an assistant professor at Azim Premji University, and a volu...
2020-05-0847 min
BIC TALKSThe Fiscal Action WE Need NowEconomist Dr. Indira Rajaraman talks to host Pavan Srinath about what immediate fiscal action can be taken by Union and State governments in India, as the month of May 2020 begins, and India exits the COVID-19 lockdown in a phased manner. Dr Rajaraman shares how disaster relief funds can be used and deployed rapidly to all states, how governments in India need to gain the trust of the trucking and transport industry, and enable them to resume the movement of goods across the country and within states, with a priority on foodgrains and perishable food like fruits and v...
2020-05-0136 min
BIC TALKSThe Future for Performing ArtsArundhati Nag, Nandita Das and V Ravichandar join host Pavan Srinath for a conversation on the future of arts and culture. They discuss how artists from all walks of Indian society are managing in these challenging times, and what the future might hold for artists, art spaces, philanthropy and funding, for what many may see as a low priority. Arundhati Nag is an celebrated film and theatre actor, a Padma Shree and a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award recipient, and the founder of Ranga Shankara in Bangalore. Nandita Das is an actor, director and social advocate...
2020-04-2431 min
ISKCON BangaloreMar 20, 2020 HG Chanchalapathi Dasa SB 5.1.15#SrimadBhagavatam #BhagavadGita
Listen to Srimad-Bhagavatam lectures given daily by the devotees at ISKCON Bangalore. These lectures enlighten you about the science of God and you will learn more about Spiritual science.
Visit this link: www.iskconbangalore.org/daily-lectures
Listen to the lectures given by His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada by visiting this link:
www.iskconbangalore.org/daily-lectures
2020-03-2048 minISKCON BangaloreMar 19, 2020 HH Stoka Krishna Swami SB 6.1.34 - 36#SrimadBhagavatam #BhagavadGita
Listen to Srimad-Bhagavatam lectures given daily by the devotees at ISKCON Bangalore. These lectures enlighten you about the science of God and you will learn more about Spiritual science.
Visit this link: www.iskconbangalore.org/daily-lectures
Listen to the lectures given by His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada by visiting this link:
www.iskconbangalore.org/daily-lectures
2020-03-1950 minISKCON BangaloreMar 18, 2020 HG Madhu Pandit Dasa SB 4.4.31 - 34#SrimadBhagavatam #BhagavadGita
Listen to Srimad-Bhagavatam lectures given daily by the devotees at ISKCON Bangalore. These lectures enlighten you about the science of God and you will learn more about Spiritual science.
Visit this link: www.iskconbangalore.org/daily-lectures
Listen to the lectures given by His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada by visiting this link:
www.iskconbangalore.org/daily-lectures
2020-03-1844 minISKCON BangaloreMar 15, 2020 HH Stoka Krishna Swami SB 1.13.11#SrimadBhagavatam #BhagavadGita
Listen to Srimad-Bhagavatam lectures given daily by the devotees at ISKCON Bangalore. These lectures enlighten you about the science of God and you will learn more about Spiritual science.
Visit this link: www.iskconbangalore.org/daily-lectures
Listen to the lectures given by His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada by visiting this link:
www.iskconbangalore.org/daily-lectures
2020-03-1659 min
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastConceiving The PromiseSunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 23 December 2018
Speaker - Pastor Michael Paul Varghese
2018-12-231h 11
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastDeath Cannot Rule YouSunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 16 December 2018
Speaker - Pastor Michael Paul Varghese
2018-12-161h 18
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastFaith, Love & RevelationSunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 09 December 2018
Speaker - Pastor Michael Paul Varghese
2018-12-091h 02
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastKeeping The First LoveSunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 02 December 2018
Speaker - Pastor Michael Paul Varghese
2018-12-021h 21
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastFaith In The BlessingSunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 25 November 2018
Speaker - Pastor Anoop Cherian
2018-11-251h 57
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastSecret To SuccessSunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 18 November 2018
Speaker - Dr. Ade Adebanjo
2018-11-181h 43
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastReap Like RuthSunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 11 November 2018
Speaker - Pastor Chitra Michael Varghese
2018-11-112h 01
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastWith God, You Are A Majority!Sunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 04 November 2018
Speaker - Pastor Michael Paul Varghese
2018-11-041h 57
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastFrom Milk To Meat - Sunday AM Message - 28 October 2018Sunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 28 October 2018
Speaker - Pastor Michael Paul Varghese
2018-10-281h 50
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastSunday AM Message - 21 October 2018Sunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 21 October 2018
Speaker - Pastor Michael Paul Varghese
2018-10-212h 09
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastSunday AM Message - 14 October 2018Sunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 14 October 2018
Speaker - Pastor Michael Paul Varghese
2018-10-141h 48
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastSunday AM Message - 07 October 2018Sunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 07 October 2018
Speaker - Pastor Michael Paul Varghese
2018-10-071h 32
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastThe Pilgrim - Sunday AM - 30 September 2018Sunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 30 September 2018
Speaker - Pastor Michael Paul Varghese
2018-09-301h 53
Word Of His Grace - Audio PodcastThe Abundant Entrance - Sunday AM - 23 September 2018Sunday AM Message broadcast by Grace Chapel Bangalore
Dated - 23 September 2018
2018-09-231h 19
The Bangalore BitsBB 74: In Conversation With Avdi Grimm In Conversation With Avdi Grimm
Avdi Grimm is in town(Bangalore) for RUBYCONF India 2018. Earlier today Atul Jha had a chance to sit with and talk about state of Ruby and other programming languages
Links
RubyConf India
Avdi's Blog - Virtuouscode
Twitter - @avdi
2018-02-1015 minThe Bangalore BitsBB 35: India Tech News Round up India Tech News Round up
MichaelMoore Predits Tump Win in July
IoT Center of Excellence opens in Bangalore
Z Nation Lab has launched an incubation and accelerator programme in Mumbai
Earlier Feb Loaded with seed fund, Kalaari plans a ‘convertible’ ride
HCL, Microsoft start IoT incubation centre
Reliance Big Entertainment forays into mobile video with Chillx
You Tube For Kids India
2016-11-1027 min