Ideas of India
Hosted by Senior Research Fellow Shruti Rajagopalan, the Ideas of India podcast examines the academic ideas that can propel India forward.
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Aishwarya Kekre on Land Fragmentation and Its Impact on Structural Transformation
Kekre and Rajagopalan discuss shrinking farm sizes, manufacturing constraints, and the challenge of assembling land for industry
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Rana Hasan on Harnessing the Economic Potential of Indian Cities
Hasan and Rajagopalan discuss urban governance, land use regulation, and the role of cities in creating jobs and growth
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Gaurav Chiplunkar on the Frictions in India’s Labor Market
Chiplunkar and Rajagopalan discuss female labor force participation, labor market frictions, job matching, and information flows
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Shreyas Narla and Kadambari Shah on the 'The 1991 Project'
Narla and Shah discuss the 1991 project, its origin, scope, goals, public repository, and oral histories.
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M.R. Madhavan on Party Power and the Decline of India’s Legislatures
Madhavan and Rajagopalan discuss the Rajya Sabha, money bills, and constitutional design in India’s parliamentary system
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Rahul Sagar on the Birth of Indian Nationalism
Sagar and Rajagopalan discuss Mama Parmanand, the origins of Indian political theory, the role of religion, and the liberal project of state-building
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Sajjid Chinoy on Whether India Faces Another 1991 Moment
Chinoy and Rajagopalan discuss capital flows, private investment, and India’s next reform agenda
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Ritam Chaurey on Placing the Firm at the Center of India’s Structural Transformation
Chaurey and Rajagopalan discuss how regulation shapes firm choices in India
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Liberalism, Nihilism, and the Collapse of Sincerity
Mehta and Rajagopalan discuss power, conformity, and dissent in modern India
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Shruti Rajagopalan and Milan Vaishnav on India’s Delimitation Dilemma
Vaishnav and Rajagopalan discuss delimitation, federalism, and the future of representation in India
