Arup K. ChatterjeeO.P. Jindal Global UniversityStephen CasperHarvard Kennedy SchoolArun MampazhySemiconductor AnalystSiwan AndersonUniversity of British ColumbiaVishesh RajaramSpeciale InvestSrikanth ViswanathanJanaagrahaKlaus PrettnerAI & TechnologyTanmoy ChakrabortyIIT DelhiSrinath SrinivasaIIIT BangaloreVivian GomezStartups, Business & InvestingSantosh MehrotraProfessorM. V. RamanaIndia, Economy & WorkArjun RamaniThe EconomistGaurav KhannaUC San DiegoAdhar MasandIndia, Economy & WorkRaghav ToshniwalAI & TechnologyRavi HandaHanda UncleBhavik VasaGetVantageAditya KaranamCulture, Philosophy & EthicsIndranil TiwaryCTO, IncentivDiganth JagadishCulture, Philosophy & EthicsParsuram VenkateshCulture, Philosophy & EthicsRanjith MenonChiratae VenturesVikram GawandeStartups, Business & InvestingMarmik MankodiAVP, Blume VenturesBhanu ChopraFounder, RateGainAlan DsouzaOutbox LabsJoseph SebastianBlume VCSuthirth VaidyaProduct, nference (Anumana)Pranav SrinivasanCo-founder, Accio RoboticsAnant PatniSDE-3, BharatPeRavi RajamonyVice President, March CapitalRishabh GoelCEO, Dodo PaymentsHarsh PokharnaCo-founder & CEO, OKCreditSaurabh JainCo-founder, Stable MoneySasank ChilamkurthyCo-founder, qure.ai & JOHNAICVinay DubeyCo-founder & CMO, Wint WealthR. BalkiDirector of Pad Man, ShamitabhPawan Kumar RaiStartups, Business & InvestingTanay PratapEx Microsoft, founder of InvactAjay ShahIndia, Economy & WorkAlok MehtaBlume VCRamachandran RameshIndian Chess GrandmasterAnand NeelakantanCulture, Philosophy & Ethics
The Podcast
Slow takes only. Long conversations with the people shaping how we live, work and think, mostly about India’s economy, technology, and the people building both.
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Why Is Bangalore So Hard to Fix?Srikanth Viswanathan · Janaagraha1 Oct 2026 · 56 min
Can India Build Frontier AI?Tanmoy Chakraborty · IIT Delhi21 Sept 2026 · 52 min
Why More Features Won't Save Your StartupVivian Gomez10 Sept 2026 · 98 min
Should You Leave India? FIRE, Moving Abroad & the 1% TrapRavi Handa · Handa Uncle6 Jun 2026 · 67 min
Ramayana, Religion, Time as God, Hinduism & The Diversity of TruthAnand Neelakantan21 Jan 2023 · 149 min
Every episode, by topic
44 episodes
Who Were India's Railways Really Built For?Arup K. Chatterjee · O.P. Jindal Global University4 Nov 2026 · 57 min
Will AI Agents Spread Like an Invasive Species?Stephen Casper · Harvard Kennedy School24 Oct 2026 · 45 min
The History and State of India's Chip Industry, Part 1Arun Mampazhy · Semiconductor Analyst17 Oct 2026 · 72 min
Why Does Dowry Still Exist in India?Siwan Anderson · University of British Columbia11 Oct 2026 · 37 min
How Do You Fund Deep Tech in India?Vishesh Rajaram · Speciale Invest9 Oct 2026 · 26 min
Why Is Bangalore So Hard to Fix?Srikanth Viswanathan · Janaagraha1 Oct 2026 · 56 min
Who Gets AI's Wealth? Jobs, Wages & IndiaKlaus Prettner27 Sept 2026 · 51 min
Can India Build Frontier AI?Tanmoy Chakraborty · IIT Delhi21 Sept 2026 · 52 min
Who Controls the Web After AI?Srinath Srinivasa · IIIT Bangalore17 Sept 2026 · 75 min
Why More Features Won't Save Your StartupVivian Gomez10 Sept 2026 · 98 min
"The government is lying to you": India's jobs crisisSantosh Mehrotra · Professor26 Aug 2026 · 62 min
The Case Against Nuclear PowerM. V. Ramana22 Aug 2026 · 66 min
India Is Not the Next China: jobs, factories and the AI threatArjun Ramani · The Economist17 Aug 2026 · 65 min
How America Accidentally Built Indian Tech: H-1B, Y2K & the Brain GainGaurav Khanna · UC San Diego3 Aug 2026 · 68 min
Career Breaks in India: Runway, Guilt & Coming BackAdhar Masand25 Jul 2026 · 63 min
The AI Arms Race Begins: Sovereign AI, China, India & Frontier ModelsRaghav Toshniwal27 Jun 2026 · 83 min
Should You Leave India? FIRE, Moving Abroad & the 1% TrapRavi Handa · Handa Uncle6 Jun 2026 · 67 min
The Real AI Goldmine Isn't Foundation ModelsBhavik Vasa · GetVantage28 May 2026 · 43 min
Effective Altruism & Animal Advocacy in IndiaAditya Karanam12 May 2026 · 75 min
Why Software Engineering Will Never Be the SameIndranil Tiwary · CTO, Incentiv5 May 2026 · 80 min
Reclaiming Your Attention: The Ultimate Competitive AdvantageDiganth Jagadish14 Apr 2026 · 41 min
The Ethics of Eating Meat: A Philosophical Deep DiveParsuram Venkatesh30 Mar 2026 · 57 min
The Evolution of Venture Capital in India (2006-2026)Ranjith Menon · Chiratae Ventures15 Jan 2026 · 62 min
Startup Exits, IPOs and the $1 Billion MythVikram Gawande28 Nov 2025 · 43 min
Consumer Tech Playbook for IndiaMarmik Mankodi · AVP, Blume Ventures21 Nov 2025 · 48 min
India's first public SaaS companyBhanu Chopra · Founder, RateGain26 Sept 2025 · 31 min
Scaling to $10M ARR in under 13 monthsAlan Dsouza · Outbox Labs9 Sept 2025 · 34 min
On TrustJoseph Sebastian · Blume VC1 Sept 2025 · 101 min
AI in HealthcareSuthirth Vaidya · Product, nference (Anumana)17 Jun 2025 · 69 min
Pranav SrinivasanCo-founder, Accio Robotics9 Jun 2025 · 62 min