Ep. 619: feat. Pratap Bhanu Mehta

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the great Prakash Bhanu Mehta, celebrated Indian Academician and Contributing Editor & Columnist for The Indian Express. Pratap is also an author, scholar and commentator. Cyrus and Pratap discuss various aspects of the Budget 2021, how a budget is basically a promise by the government which is contingent on lots of 'if this happens, then this promise will be redeemed', how the Budget 2021 is actually pretty good, what has gotten people excited about the budget, brand announcements about privatisation like that of Air India, how the budgets for the agriculture sector have gotten better, other positive aspects of the Budget, how the new budget will affect middle class families, what Me. Mehta thinks about the GameStop stock frenzy, and lots lots more. Follow Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Twitter @pbmehta: https://twitter.com/pbmehta You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antariksht Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at [email protected] Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha ( https://www.instagram.com/cyrus_broacha ) In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.