The Sandip Roy Show Podcast
1) Indulge: Is India the next cheese frontier?
When we think of cheese, names like Brie, Gouda, or Cheddar usually come to mind — but not India. Yet India, home to the world’s largest dairy herd, is now witnessing a quiet but remarkable cheese rev...Show More
2) Kunzang Choden on Bhutan beyond the tourist trail
Many of us grew up with only a patchy knowledge of Bhutan. And these days, most stories about the country in India tend to focus on tourism. But what was it like to grow up in Bhutan in the 1950s and ...Show More
3) 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
4) 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
5) 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
6) 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
7) 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
8) 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
9) 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
10) 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