Bharatvaarta

The focus of this episode is the business of professional sports in India. Our guest, Gautam Thakar, is the CEO of Star Sports – the largest sports broadcaster in the country with a revenue of over ₹9,000 crores and a viewership of hundreds of millions for some of their flagship shows. It’s highly likely you’ve watched one of Gautam’s channels this week and even more likely that someone in your family has. Gautam has a very interesting background. He has over 20 years’ leadership experience. He started his career in the dotcom era as a founding member of Bazee.com which was later acquired by eBay in 2004. He has had notable stints as CEO of Shopping.com (also an eBay acquisition), at LivingSocial (acquired by Groupon) and spent about five years early in his career with Procter and Gamble. On this podcast, we speak about the nuances of managing a professional sports business in India, about how the experience of watching and following sports has changed, about how India’s sporting idols mirror the growing aspirations of the country, how technology and social media has spurred product and business innovation in sports, what India can do to achieve greater sporting success at the Olympics, and more.

On International Workers’ Day or May Day as it is more popularly known, Aashish Chandorkar (Public Policy Commentator), Harsh Madhusudhan (Economist, Investor, Author), and Rangesh Sridhar (Political Expert) speak to our host, Roshan Cariappa, about the history of Communism in India, its overlapping with the Indian freedom movement, the influence of the Left on Nehruvian politics, the rise to power thereafter through the support of the Indira Gandhi government, the impact of the left on our culture, the left's administration of states like West Bengal, global dynamics - the rise of wokeness and the New Left, scope for political revival, and much more. [This podcast is available on all popular platforms.]

In this episode, we will uncover fascinating insights on how you can track your mental health, the mind-body connection, the spiritual & cultural basis for mental health, coping with addiction, anxiety, and stress, and much more. Join Roshan Cariappa as he talks to Smita Barooah, noted counsellor on these issues.

What does Sachin mean to an Indian cricket fan? Is he seen just as a cricketer who gave an entire nation plenty of joy as a batsman? Probably not, Sachin was an emotion for an entire generation of cricket lovers in India. His performances dictated the mood of an entire nation. What he means to India and its cricket fans is something that can be discussed for hours on end.In this episode, Roshan talks to Aashish Chandorkar (Author & Public Policy Analyst), Abhishek Paul (Chartered Accountant and a cricket fan), Srivatsa Subbanna (Management Consultant and Analytics Expert). They talk about what Sachin means to the Indian cricket fan, some of his best innings across formats, his competitors and successors and his cricketing legacy.

In this fascinating conversation with Dr. Bhooshan Shukla, a leading Child Psychiatrist & Parenting Coach, we speak about various facets of Parenting in the digital age. How should you raise responsible, happy, fulfilled children? What can you do to inspire great values in them? How can you resolve differences and conflicts? How can you control your children's overexposure to gadgets ? How should you introduce your children to sexuality? What can you learn from Parenting across generations and cultures? Listen to Dr. Bhooshan address all these questions and more in a practical and insightful manner. [This podcast is available on all popular platforms.]

Is the globalized World we live in coming apart? In this episode of the Bharatvaarta, Roshan is joined by Aashish Chandorkar (Author, Public Policy Expert, and Commentator), Rajeev Mantri (Investor, Author, and Public Policy Commentator) and Srivatsa Subbanna (Management Consultant & Analytics Expert) to discuss the broad underpinnings of Globalization. The ongoing pandemic has exposed the fragility of our connected World and it has drawn reactions economically and socially from various countries. It is in this context that our guests try to unpack some of the related trends and examine what could change going forward. To that end, they discuss trade, policy, the role of institutions, localism, and more in this fascinating conversation. Do listen and share! (This podcast is available on all popular platforms such as Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Breaker, Pocketcasts, and so on).

In this episode of the Bharatvaarta podcast, we are joined by Jagatjit Sahu, a practitioner when it comes to fitness and fasting. This episode discusses the factors affecting immunity and steps one should take to improve one's inbuilt immunity. Jagatjit also talks about the importance of strength training and how it helps in fat loss. Tune in to this fascinating episode to get an insight into what it takes to build strenght and immunity. We must caution you that the purpose of this episode is to seed ideas and that listeners should exercise their own discretion and consult qualified health professionals before adopting the ideas discussed here.

In this episode of the Bharatvaarta podcast we are joined by Public Policy Analysts & Commentators - Aashish Chandorkar and Rohit Jayaraman in company with Economist & Author, Bodhisattava. The episode discusses the ongoing lockdown in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants focus on what the impact has been thus far, some key events during this period, and possible exit strategies going forward. Tune in to understand more on what you can expect going forward. Bharatvaarta is available on other popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Pocketcasts, and Breaker. If you like our content, don’t forget to subscribe and share this with others. Happy listening!

Namaste!  In the first of our #PurvaPaksha series, we bring together two eminent personalities – Harsh Gupta and Sridhar Vembu, to speak about India’s Economic growth. Harsh is an Investor and Author. He has a deep understanding of Politics, Governance, and Culture that grounds his views on Economics in reality. He believes that India is underleveraged on our debt and that it is critical to our growth – that "we cannot wait for people to buy things cash down to fuel growth.” Sridhar is one of India’s best-known technology entrepreneurs and is an original thinker on a variety of topics ranging from technology and business to science and culture. He believes India should focus on production capabilities instead and the debt-fuelled consumption mode of growth would be a “recipe for disaster.”  In this episode of Bharatvaarta, Harsh and Sridhar speak about, why they are optimistic about India's Economy, key policy measures that can spur growth, making our villages self-sustaining, reviving the Dharmic basis for prosperity, among other things. It was a fascinating experience listening to the two of them approach ideas from different perspectives. If you love longform conversation, you’re in for a treat! You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts and more.

- Impact of a lockdown on India’s economy  - India’s response / what the Govt. should do - How the infection could pan out in India  - Media’s reporting of Covid-19 globally - Impact of Covid-19 on Healthcare Policy