The Sandip Roy Show Podcast
1) Why India needs to take sleep seriously ft Dr GC Khilnani
In this episode, host Sandip Roy discusses India’s national sleep crisis, a problem that affects all ages, from anxious teenagers to overworked professionals, with Dr. G.C. Khilnani, a renowned pulmon...Show More
2) The underbelly of the gig economy ft Vandana Vasudevan
In recent years, online retail has transformed how we shop—bringing everything from food to taxis to our doorstep. The convenience is undeniable, but the gig economy behind it remains largely unexamin...Show More
3) How we love the mango but know very little about it ft Sopan Joshi
Summer in India brings with it the irresistible charm of mangoes, and the predictable flood of mango themed stories. These usually blend nostalgia, tales of nawabi indulgence, exotic varieties, and th...Show More
4) Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's forgotten PM ft Sanjeev Chopra
Long relegated to the footnotes of history, Lal Bahadur Shastri is often overshadowed by the towering legacies of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. But what if Shastri hadn’t died suddenly after sig...Show More
5) How Indians in America took on Indira Gandhi’s Emergency ft Prof Anand Kumar and Sugata Srinivasaraju
On June 25, 1975, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of Emergency in India—an era marked by censorship, arrests, and a suspension of civil liberties. While the resistance within India is we...Show More
6) Ruchir Joshi on the Calcutta you don’t know
In this episode, host Sandip Roy Show is joined by author Ruchir Joshi who takes us back to Calcutta in the early 1940s, an era charged with political upheaval, global war, and cultural ferment. Set a...Show More
7) Pride Month Special: How has gayness evolved in popular culture?
To what extent has gay representation in Indian popular culture evolved? Is it now simply trendy to include gay characters, or are these portrayals also becoming deeper and more meaningful? This week,...Show More
8) Forget Hindi or English, what about the other 777 languages? ft Ganesh Devy and Anvita Abbi
India recently saw heated debates around the three-language formula — a policy suggesting students learn a modern Indian language like Hindi, and English. While some saw it as a backdoor push for Hind...Show More
9) The Mystery of the Awadh 'Royals' of Delhi's Malcha Mahal ft Aletta André and Abhimanyu Kumar
In 1975, Begum Wilayat Mahal and her children, Princess Sakina and Prince Ali Raza, moved into New Delhi Railway Station, claiming to be descendants of the House of Awadh. After a decade at the statio...Show More
10) The Urdu newspaper that dared to speak truth to power ft Chander Mohan and Jyotsna Mohan
Long before press freedom indexes were even conceived, the Urdu newspaper Pratap was speaking truth to power in undivided India — and paying a heavy price for it. Launched in 1919, Pratap quickly ran ...Show More