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Bharatvaarta
by Bharatvaarta
Bharatvaarta podcast is a commentary on politics, policy and culture focused on India. The podcast brings together people from different walks of life who have varied and interesting perspectives on what's happening around us.
Episodes
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What Makes Great Companies? Lessons from India's Best Businesses | Saurabh Mukherjea
What makes a business truly exceptional is not just how fast it grows, but how it navigates setbacks, withstands uncertainty, and emerges stronger over time. Saurabh Mukherjea, founder of Marcellus Investment Managers and a widely read author on business and markets, joins us to explore what...
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Why Are Insurance Commissions Becoming a National Debate? | Monika Halan
What really happens to your money when you buy an insurance policy in India? Monika Halan explains - and it’s a question the whole industry is suddenly being forced to answer. Insurance mis-selling is finally India’s biggest money debate. IRDAI’s new consultation paper has capped commissions,...
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If AI Changes How We Work, How Do You Stay Relevant? Manish Sabharwal
India doesn't have a jobs problem. It has a wages problem. That reframe from Manish Sabharwal sets up one of our sharpest conversations on why India keeps producing record numbers of graduates who still feel stuck - and what a young person should actually do about it. Roshan Cariappa sits down…
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What Is the Real Business Model Behind AI? Ft. Vivek Raghan, Co-Founder Sarvam AI
AI is getting better. AI models are getting more capable. And yet, in many cases, the cost of using AI keeps falling. So… who is actually paying for all of this? In this conversation, Roshan Cariappa sits down with Vivek Raghavan, Co-founder of Sarvam AI, to unpack one of the biggest questions...
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If God is Formless, Why Do Hindus Worship So many Idols? Ft. Ami Ganatra
Who is a Hindu? And what does it really mean to be one? Many of us grew up calling ourselves Hindu, but the deeper we look, the more questions emerge. Is Hinduism a religion or a way of life? How did the gods and deities we worship today evolve? And what ideas hold together such a diverse...
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How Much of "Made in India" Defence Is Actually Indian?
India wants to become a defence superpower. But how can that happen when we still depend heavily on foreign technology, engines, sensors and weapons? In this conversation, Roshan Cariappa sits down with Vivek Krishnan, CEO & Co-Founder of SSS Defence, and Dinesh Shivanna, Co-Founder & CTO of SSS...
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The World Is Changing. How can India Become the Voice of the Global South?
The world is changing - and India is being forced to make choices. China has transformed itself into an economic and strategic superpower. The United States is still the world's dominant power, but its relationship with China is changing. Russia remains a major geopolitical force. And the Global...
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If RSS Is So Powerful, Why Doesn't It Take Power? The Reign Behind Indian Politics | Sachin Nandha
The RSS does not contest elections. So where does its influence over Indian politics and society actually come from? In this focused Bharatvaarta conversation, Roshan Cariappa speaks with Sachin Nandha about the organisation, ideology and structure of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) - and…
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"Who Is Funding This?" Mohandas Pai On NGOs, Foreign Money, Religious Conversions & Indian Politics
A closer look at one of the sharpest threads from our full conversation with Mohandas Pai. The complete episode - covering the Gen Z protests, the NEET crisis and India's youth unemployment story, along with everything below - is live here: https://youtu.be/hG48jHX7xks This cut focuses on the...
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Mohandas Pai on NEET Protests, Education Reforms, Reservations and India's Future | Bharatvaarta
22 lakh students wrote NEET this year. There were about 1.35 lakh seats. That gap is where the protests came from — but Mohandas Pai's argument is that NEET was only the trigger. The real story is a generation that did everything it was told to do, and found nothing waiting on the other side. In...
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How India Is Ending Naxal Terror | The Untold Strategy Behind the Final Crackdown FT. Tuhin Sinha
Every nation has a story, but some chapters are written in blood. For decades, India fought an enemy that didn't wear a uniform - an ideology that spread through forests, cities and silence, in one of the longest internal-security battles in the country's history. Roshan Cariappa sits down with...
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Who's Actually Blocking Young Indians From Politics? | BJP National Spokesperson | Bharatvaarta
1985: Rajiv Gandhi says 15 paise of every rupee actually reaches the poor. 2009: Rahul Gandhi puts the number at 5%. Twenty-four years apart, same party, and by their own accounting the leak had got worse. That pair of numbers is where this conversation lands in its final minutes, and Tuhin A....
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Professional Politicians Are The Most Dangerous People | Bhaskar Rao - On Bengaluru collapse
Why did Bengaluru - a city that could have been India's New York, Chicago or Tokyo - collapse into traffic, flooding, garbage, water shortage and "work in progress" chaos? Former Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao (IPS) sits down with Bharatvaarta for an unflinching conversation on urban...
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“India Needs A New Constitution” | Prof. Gautam Desiraju
One Indian’s vote is worth 2.5 times another Indian’s vote. According to Professor Gautam Desiraju, that single fact reveals a deep flaw in Indian democracy—and fixing it could require redrawing the map of India itself. Most Indians have never heard the word delimitation. Yet Professor Desiraju...
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Why He Walked Away From Microsoft To Build India's AI | Rishi Bal, BharatGen CEO
Most Indians, when they get a job at Microsoft in Seattle, never look back. Rishi Bal did look back. He left a comfortable engineering career in the US — at one of the world's most valuable tech companies — and came home to build something India doesn't yet have: its own AI. Today, Rishi is the…
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A Former Ambassador Reveals What Happens Inside India's Toughest Global Negotiations | Mohan Kumar
The post-WW2 world order is dead. The UN doesn't work. The WTO can't function. Multilateralism has collapsed. And the world is now in a dangerous "interregnum" — a period of fragmentation, conflict, and competing alliances where every country is fighting to shape what comes next. So what does…
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"India Has 25 Years To Grow Rich Before It Grows Old " — Neelkanth Mishra, EAC-PM | Bharatvaarta
India has 20–25 years. After that, the demographic window closes. That is the central claim of this conversation. India is racing to do in 50–60 years what the West did in 150–200. To grow rich before it grows old. To become a developed economy while still a democracy — something almost no large...
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🤯How PM Modi Won, Deepfake Politics & India's AI Race 🚨| Shashi Shekhar Vempati
This is about How BJP Pulled Off The Biggest Political Comeback Of Our Generation! Behind the historic BJP victory wasn't just a charismatic leader — it was a small group of professionals who quietly built India's first real digital election machine. Shashi Shekhar Vempati was one of them. A…
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India's Middle Class is breaking | ft. Saurabh Mukherjea
India is growing. But why does the average Indian still feel stuck? In this conversation with Saurabh Mukherjea, we break down what’s really happening to India’s middle class — from stagnant incomes and rising debt to job uncertainty and changing financial behaviour. Based on real data, field...
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Is India Repeating Its Biggest Historical Mistake🤯 | Vivek Raghavan, Maker of Aadhaar, CEO Sarvam AI
India is the 2nd largest user of ChatGPT in the world. We are also the largest FREE user of ChatGPT! So what are we really doing? "We're exporting our data and importing intelligence — exactly like we used to export cotton and import cloth." — Vivek Raghavan This isn't just a tech conversation....
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Story of Maharani Tarabai - Maratha Queen who Defeated Aurangzeb | Medha Bhaskaran
After the execution of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the Maratha Empire stood on the brink of collapse. Leadership was uncertain. The Mughals were advancing. And the idea of Swaraj seemed close to fading. But history didn’t unfold the way it was expected to. In this conversation, Medha Bhaskaran…
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Why Hindus Don't Have One God And More | Ami Ganatra
India’s civilisational identity is often taken for granted — but few questions are as fundamental, and as complex, as this one: Who are we as Hindus? In this wide-ranging conversation, Ami Ganatra joins Bharatvaarta to explore the philosophical foundations of Hindu thought — from identity and...
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The Empire That Almost Ruled India | Uday S. Kulkarni
India’s past is often told as a sequence of empires rising and falling — but few moments were as decisive as the 18th century, when one power came remarkably close to reshaping the entire subcontinent. In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Uday S. Kulkarni joins Bharatvaarta to trace the rise of...
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Cold War 2.0 Explained | Velina Tchakarova on Wars, Power & India’s Choices
The world is entering a phase where crises no longer unfold in isolation — wars, supply chains, energy chokepoints, sanctions, and strategic rivalries are now tightly connected inside a rapidly accelerating global power transition.In this wide-ranging conversation, Velina Tchakarova joins...
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India’s Hardest Choices in 2026 | Abhijit Chavda
India is entering a decade where its biggest challenges will not come from visible enemies alone — but from the choices it makes under pressure in a rapidly fragmenting world order. In this wide-ranging and rigorous conversation, Abhijit Chavda joins Bharatvaarta to examine the hard geopolitical...
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Hitler: The Proclaimed Messiah of the Palestinian Cause | Aabhas Malhadiyar
History is often presented as settled, resolved, and safely contained in textbooks. But the reality is far messier — shaped by ideology, selective memory, and the narratives societies choose to preserve or suppress. In this wide-ranging and deeply challenging conversation, Aabhas Malhadiyar...
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Understanding the Deep State | Former R&AW Chief Vikram Sood
India is entering an era where power no longer sits only in governments, elections, or visible institutions — it operates through deep systems, narratives, capital flows, intelligence networks, and corporate influence. In this wide-ranging and uncompromising conversation, former R&AW chief Vikram...
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Deregulation, Civil Service Reform & India’s Growth Story | Manish Sabharwal
⚔️ Manish Sabharwal — Why India Isn’t Creating Jobs, Regulatory Cholesterol & Fixing the Administrative State 🇮🇳📉 India doesn’t lack land. It doesn’t lack capital. And it certainly doesn’t lack labour. So why isn’t it combining into prosperity the way it did in China? In this sharp…
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Inside the RSS: How the Sangh Shapes Policy & Politics in Modern India | Sachin Nandha
⚔️ Sachin Nandha — Inside the RSS, Rashtra vs Raja & How Power Really Works in India 🇮🇳🧠 The RSS has never contested an election — yet it remains one of the most influential forces shaping modern India. So what exactly is the RSS? An ideology? An organisation? A movement? Or something far more...
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The Algorithmic War — Big Tech, Geopolitics & India’s Security Future | Col. Pavithran Rajan
⚔️ Col. Pavithran Rajan — Are We Already at War? Algorithms, Sovereignty & The Future of India’s National Security 🇮🇳🛰️ War today isn’t declared — it’s engineered. In this explosive conversation, Col. Pavithran Rajan breaks down why the world has entered a permanent state of “Persistent...
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Path to Becoming a Defence Superpower || SSS Defence Co-Founders Vivek & Dinesh
⚔️ Vivek Krishnan & Dinesh Shivanna — India’s Defense Tech Reality, Broken Incentives & What Must Change 🇮🇳🚀 Instagram → /carygotthebluesg ambition is rising — but the gap between what we need and what we can currently produce is still dangerously wide. In this deep and brutally honest...
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How Modern Wars Are Fought — Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla
⚔️ Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla — Civil–Military Fusion, China’s Rise & The Future of India’s National Security 🇮🇳🚀⏱️ Chapters🎧 Listen & Subscribe👤 Guest — Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.)👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa Wars are no longer won only on the battlefield — they are won in labs, factories, and...
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Manu Joseph Unfiltered | Poverty, Feminism, BJP, PM Modi, and more
⚡ Men Can’t Be Feminists? | Manu Joseph on Privilege, PM Modi’s Decline & The India We Ignore 🔥 India is growing fast — economically, culturally, globally. Yet on the ground, millions remain unseen. In this probing conversation, Manu Joseph joins Roshan Cariappa to break down the ideas we rarely...
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Decoding India's epic timeline: Mahabharata through science | Nilesh Oak- Author
⚔️Did the Mahabharata actually happen – Nilesh Oak on Evidence, Astronomy & India’s Ancient Timeline 🌌📜 For over a century, scholars have debated when the Mahabharata actually happened — with hundreds of conflicting dates and theories. In this episode, researcher Nilesh Nilkanth Oak joins…
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Why the West Misunderstands Indians and Hindus | Vishal Ganesan- Researcher
For over a century, the West has viewed Hindus through its own lens — first as mystics, now as misunderstood outsiders. In this conversation, Vishal Ganesan, founder of Frontier Dharma and Hindoo History, joins Roshan Cariappa to unpack how old prejudices have evolved into modern bias — and why...
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How Raja Marthanda Varma Defeated the Dutch | Raghu & Pushpa Palat – God’s Own Empire
⚔️ The King Who Defeated the Dutch – Raghu & Pushpa Palat on Raja Marthanda Varma and Travancore’s Forgotten Legacy 👑 Raja Marthanda Varma was the only Indian ruler to defeat a European power — ending the Dutch ambitions to colonize India. Yet, his story rarely finds space in Indian textbooks.…
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Aurangzeb, Whitewashing & India’s Forgotten Truths | Saurabh Lohogaonkar – Author
Aurangzeb, History & the Politics of Memory – Saurabh Lohogaonkar on India’s Distorted Past ⚔️📖 Aurangzeb remains one of the most polarizing figures in Indian history — remembered as both an emperor and a tyrant, a ruler and a destroyer. But what happens when centuries later, his legacy is...
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Why Muslims Still Feel Separate | Prof. Salvatore Babones – Political Sociologist
India’s democracy continues to puzzle the West — thriving amid diversity, faith, and chaos, yet repeatedly misjudged by global indices and foreign intellectuals. In this wide-ranging conversation, Prof. Salvatore Babones joins host Roshan Cariappa to unpack the bias behind Western democracy...
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H-1B Visas, Cyber Coolie Myth & India’s Tech Destiny | Mohandas Pai – Infosys Veteran & Investor
India’s technology story is at a crossroads — from America’s visa games and rising protectionism, to India’s own challenges with innovation, policy, and capital. In this hard-hitting conversation, veteran investor and public intellectual Mohandas Pai joins us to decode what it all means for…
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Deep State, Pakistan & India’s Next Moves | Vikram Sood – Former R&AW Chief
India’s neighborhood and the wider world are in flux — from youth-led protests in Nepal and regime change in Bangladesh, to Pakistan’s endless games and China’s march to 2049. In this no-holds-barred conversation, former R&AW chief Vikram Sood joins us to decode what it all means for India’s...
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How GST 2.0 could transform Indian Middle Class | Ajay Rotti - Taxation Expert
India’s tax system is once again at a crossroads with GST 2.0. What began as the biggest reform in independent India was riddled with compromises, complexities, and billion-rupee disputes — but what do the new changes really mean for ordinary citizens? Tax lawyer and founder of Tax Compaas, Ajay...
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Why India Is “Problematic” for the US | @AbhijitChavda on Trump Tariffs, India's Response, & More
India’s foreign policy faces new challenges as the US shifts from calling us a “partner” to branding us “problematic.” What does this mean for India’s place in the world? Abhijit Chavda breaks it all down. In this explosive conversation, Abhijit Chavda breaks down how Washington’s view of India…
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Why Bollywood Glorifies Akbar and Ignores Ch. Shivaji Maharaj | Medha Bhaskaran
In this hard-hitting follow-up, author Medha ji dismantles pop-culture myths around the Mughals and revisits why Ch. Shivaji Maharaj’s revolution mattered. She challenges romanticized screen portrayals (Salim the “hero,” Akbar the “liberal”) with court chronicles and references, then contrasts…
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The Real Story Behind Netflix’s Khakee | IPS Amit Lodha
In this honest and deeply inspiring episode, IPS officer and bestselling author Amit Lodha — the real-life hero behind Netflix’s Khakee: The Bihar Chapter — shares raw insights from his journey of justice, storytelling, and service. From chasing hardened criminals across Bihar to writing...
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The Forgotten Genocide That Sparked Swaraj | Medha Bhaskaran
In this stirring episode, author Medha Bhaskaran uncovers the brutal history of the Hindu holocaust, forgotten battles, and the rise of Shivaji — not just as a warrior, but as a revolutionary leader who transformed barren land and broken people into a thriving Swarajya. From centuries of invasion...
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The Ananthan Ayyasamy Story: Farm Labourer to Global Tech Star
In this incredible conversation, Intel technologist and grassroots leader Ananthan Ayyasamy shares his astonishing rise—from farm labor and caste barriers in rural Tamil Nadu to becoming a top 1% realtor in the U.S. and writing patents at Intel. But the story doesn’t stop there. Ananthan gave it...
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The End of 9-to-5: Saurabh Mukherjea on AI, Jobs, and Building Wealth in the new era
In this bold and wide-ranging conversation, investor and author Saurabh Mukherjea explains how artificial intelligence is triggering the biggest shift in India’s white-collar workforce in decades. With powerful data, historical insight, and personal anecdotes, he unpacks how job roles, education...
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India vs China: What’s Holding Us Back? Neelkanth Mishra Explains 🚀🇮🇳
In this insightful conversation, economist Neelkanth Mishra (Chief Economist, Axis Bank) breaks down how India can unlock its true growth potential—and the invisible challenges holding us back. From workforce participation to capital cycles, from China’s competitive lessons to India’s fiscal...
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India Is Losing the AI War | Rajiv Malhotra(Author, Thinker)
In this explosive conversation, public intellectual and Infinity Foundation founder Rajiv Malhotra reveals how India is sleepwalking into a new era of digital and ideological colonization. From the failure to build indigenous AI platforms to the dangers of caste-based politics and woke education,...
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