Apr 30, 2020

Economist 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...

Apr 27, 2020

Samhita Arni and Gautham Shenoy share their thoughts on pandemic literature and science fiction, and what light they can shed on the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, with host Pavan Srinath.

Stories set during pandemics can reveal a lot about human society, conflict, power and politics – from The Iliad, to UR...

Apr 23, 2020

Arundhati 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...

Apr 20, 2020

Medical Scientist Dr Gagandeep Kang talks to host Pavan Srinath about the development of vaccines, ongoing efforts on COVID-19, and the challenges of developing immunity and resistance against the pandemic.

More than a hundred vaccine candidates are being developed across the world, with several novel vaccine efforts...

Apr 16, 2020

Washington D.C. based journalist Chidanand Rajghatta talks to V Ravichandar and Pavan Srinath.

New York City and the United States of America have become the global centre of the Coronavirus pandemic in April 2020, with over half a million people testing positive for SARS-COV-2 across the US, and a loss of over 20,000...