Ideas of India

Through conversations with top thinkers in the social sciences and beyond, economist Shruti Rajagopalan explores the ideas that will propel India forward.

Ramachandra Guha on the Origins of Indian Environmentalism
Jun 5, 2025 – 01:20:29
Rajmohan Gandhi on Revenge and Reconciliation in South Asia
May 22, 2025 – 01:18:15
Rajmohan Gandhi Reflects on India's Founding Fathers
May 8, 2025 – 01:39:25
Taking Stock of the Indian Economy with Prachi Mishra
Apr 24, 2025 – 01:25:20
Sajith Pai on India's Digital Divides
Apr 10, 2025 – 01:23:09
Jasti Chelameswar on Constitutional Interpretation and Judicial Independence
Mar 27, 2025 – 01:16:24
Akshay Jaitly on India's Energy Sector Challenges, Reforms, and Future Pathways
Mar 13, 2025 – 01:18:07
Christopher Coyne on War, Conflict, and the Quest for a Stable Peace
Feb 27, 2025 – 01:45:49
Katherine Schofield on The Hidden History of Music in Mughal India
Feb 13, 2025 – 01:19:05
Anton Howes on Trade, Innovation, and the Forgotten History of Salt
Jan 30, 2025 – 01:48:33
Anant Sudarshan on Market Solutions to Air Pollution, Energy Policy, and Ecological Disruption
Jan 16, 2025 – 01:39:31
2024 in Review
Dec 26, 2024 – 01:19:13
Pravin Krishna on the Political Economy of Multilateral and Preferential Trade Agreements, Trade Liberalization, and the Future of Global Trade
Dec 5, 2024 – 01:31:41
Deepti Sharma on Survey Methods and the Hidden Biases in Economic Data
Nov 21, 2024 – 36:48
Kushagr Bakshi on Constitutional Interpretation and the Transformation of Federalism
Nov 14, 2024 – 54:17
Aarushi Kalra on Digital Polarization and Toxicity, Understanding User Behavior, Social Media Algorithms, and Platform Incentives
Nov 7, 2024 – 49:45
Abishek Choutagunta on Federalism, President’s Rule, and Constitutional Design
Oct 31, 2024 – 54:07
Atanu Chatterjee on Governance and Design in Slum Rehabilitation
Oct 24, 2024 – 58:20
Steven Brownstone on Agricultural Subsidies, Mechanization, and Historical Land and Labor Institutions in India
Oct 17, 2024 – 46:53
Deepika Padmanabhan on Language, Identity, and Nation-Building in South India
Oct 10, 2024 – 46:03
Sukrit Puri on the Entanglement between Business and Politics in India
Oct 3, 2024 – 57:59
Rolly Kapoor on Group Travel and Women's Job Search Behavior in India
Sep 26, 2024 – 40:15
Ruchir Sharma on America’s Debt and the Future of Capitalism
Sep 12, 2024 – 01:18:52
Amol Agrawal on the Bankers who Built Modern India
Aug 29, 2024 – 01:24:24
Amartya Lahiri and Devashish Mitra on Trade and Manufacturing-Led Economic Growth in India
Aug 15, 2024 – 01:36:16
Anirudh Burman on Rethinking India’s Land Regulation
Aug 1, 2024 – 01:29:33
Kadambari Shah and Shreyas Narla on Continuing the Reform Agenda
Jul 18, 2024 – 01:21:16
Sajith Pai Unpacks the 2024 Indus Valley Annual Report and the Changing Indian Consumer
Jul 4, 2024 – 01:24:19
Anne Krueger Reflects on 50 Years of Rent-Seeking, Trade, and Economic Development
Jun 20, 2024 – 01:14:11
Karthik Muralidharan Examines the State of the Indian State
Jun 6, 2024 – 01:57:34
Arjun Ramani and Thomas Easton Decode India's Changing Economic Landscape
May 23, 2024 – 01:45:34
Rohit Lamba Reimagines India’s Economic Policy Emphasis
May 8, 2024 – 01:19:22
Rasheed Griffith Explores the Complexities of the Caribbean
Apr 25, 2024 – 01:31:39
Pranay Kotasthane Unravels the Global Semiconductor Industry
Apr 11, 2024 – 00:00
Badri Narayanan and M. Krishnan Navigate the Choppy Waters of Fisheries Negotiations
Mar 28, 2024 – 01:00:35
Aparna Chandra Puts the Supreme Court on Trial
Mar 14, 2024 – 01:35:02
Doug Irwin on the History and Political Economy of Trade Policy
Feb 22, 2024 – 01:17:03
Rahul Matthan on AI, Privacy, and Digital Public Infrastructure
Feb 8, 2024 – 01:36:38
Aditya Balasubramanian on Swatantra Party and Opposition Politics in India
Jan 25, 2024 – 01:10:10
The Art of Talking Films with Nasreen Munni Kabir
Jan 11, 2024 – 01:28:20
2023 in Review
Dec 28, 2023 – 01:16:23
Rajat Kochhar on Agricultural Market Power and Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change
Dec 14, 2023 – 40:11
Vani Swarupa Murali on the Lack of Decentralization in India and Its impact on Water Depletion
Nov 30, 2023 – 36:05
Kartikeya Batra on Long-Run Effects of Land Redistribution in India
Nov 16, 2023 – 45:44
Vatsal Khandelwal on Pessimistic Belief Correction and its Impact on Well-Being
Nov 2, 2023 – 37:35
Sarath Pillai on the Influence of Nineteenth Century German Thought on Early Twentieth Century Indian Constitutionalists
Oct 19, 2023 – 41:39
Rithika Kumar on the Impact of Male Migration on Women’s Political Engagement
Oct 5, 2023 – 31:59
Vanisha Sharma on the Effects of Internet Expansion in Developing Communities
Sep 21, 2023 – 28:57
Duncan Webb on Reducing Anti-Transgender Discrimination in India
Sep 7, 2023 – 36:36
Amit Ahuja and Devesh Kapur on the Complexity of Violence and Fragility of Order in India
Aug 31, 2023 – 01:23:06

Recent Reviews

SomaTekumalla

Passionate Guests and Host

This is a great source of quality information about India. I am thoroughly impressed by the knowledge and passion exhibited and the sincerity of their ideas Thank You. These learned guests seem to care a lot about unemployed youth in India and are cautioning us to avoid a demographic curse.
Moron$

Shruti is exceptional

Almost every episode is fascinating and enlightening. Thanks for sharing and teaching.
brx12345

Long and boring

Very little interesting information unless you have DEEP ties to India.
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Can be better

Ajay Shah as always is brilliant, lucid and his clarity of thoughts is absolutely phenomenal. Host seems more interested in showing off her own knowledge than breaking down ideas from the guests.