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Research Radio

Economic and Political Weekly 63 Episodes Jun 15, 2026

Research Radio brings academic rigour to ask and address complex questions. Our show lets you learn directly from researchers who are at the forefront of their fields, investigating topics ranging from food security programmes to queer rights legislation.

Episodes

EPW Conversations- The Great Nicobar Project: A Holistic Folly Jun 15, 2026 00:29:00 The Project for Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island, a large-scale infrastructure project, is more folly than national gain. The project remains a purely commercial endeavour built on large-scale destruction of the ecologically pristine islands and the alienation of their indigenous people. In this edition of EPW Conversations, we speak with Pankaj Sekhsaria, researcher and author with th
Kāvyaśāstra and Censorship in Premodern India Nov 13, 2024 00:51:07 On this episode of Research Radio we have Sreenath V S and Mini Chandran discussing their paper To Write Was to Cense: Kāvyaśāstra and Creative Freedom in Premodern India Sreenath V S teaches at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras. Mini Chandran teaches at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur.. For more episodes and to listen to EPW's other podcast
The First Bible Women of Rayalaseema Feb 16, 2024 00:50:16 On this episode of Research Radio we have Chakali Chandra Sekhar discussing his paper titled “⁠Dalit Women and Colonial Christianity: First Telugu Bible Women as Teachers of Wisdom”. Chakali Chandra Sekhar is currently working as a lecturer in English at SRR & CVR Govt Degree College, Vijayawada, in Andhra Pradesh, India. For more episodes and to listen to EPW's other podcast Supplement he
Crisis and change in the world and in the United States Dec 5, 2023 00:47:29 On this episode of Research Radio we have Inderjeet Parmar discussing his paper titled “Poly Crisis or Organic Crisis?: The Crisis of the United States and the US-led World Order”. Inderjeet Parmar teaches international politics at City, University of London. For more episodes and to listen to EPW's other podcast Supplement head to ⁠https://www.epw.in/podcasts⁠ Subscribe to EPW to access all o
Rethinking India's Agricultural Extension System Oct 16, 2023 00:36:36 On this episode of Research Radio we have A Suresh discussing his paper titled "Reinventing Agricultural Extension System in India: The Road Ahead" which he co-authored with V K Sajesh, R N Padaria, and A K Mohanty. Dr. A Suresh is Principal Scientist and Professor of Agricultural Economics at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Central Institute of Fisheries Technology in Koch
Evaluating India's Entrepreneurship Policy Aug 31, 2023 00:49:18 On this episode of Research Radio we have Anish Tiwari discussing his paper titled “⁠The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of ‘Startup India": A Review of India’s Entrepreneurship Policy” which he co-authored with Teresa Hogan and Colm O’Gorman. Anish Tiwari is a former Marie S Curie doctoral fellow, Dublin City University, Ireland. He is currently Senior Associate at PWC, Ireland. For more epi
Understanding Urban Digitalisation Projects in India: Platformisation, Infrastructuring, and Datafication Jul 11, 2023 00:37:40 On this episode of Research Radio we have Khaliq Parkar discussing his paper titled “Platformisation, Infrastructuring, and Datafication: Regional Variations in the Digitalisation of Indian Cities” which he co-authored with Marie-Helene Zerah and Gaurav Mittal. Khaliq Parkar is with the Centre d’études en sciences sociales sur les mondes africains, américains et asiatique (CESSMA) Université Par
Brahminical Environmentalism and Conservation Laws in India Jun 19, 2023 00:37:19 In this episode of Research Radio, we have with us Sanjana Meshram and Aditya Rawat discussing conservation law in India and how it perpetuates Brahminical environmentalism. Today's discussion is based on their paper titled "Entrenching Brahminical Conservation: An Analysis of the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act". Sanjana Meshram is a lawyer and heads the litigation team at the
Special Episode: Review of Urban Affairs 2023 Apr 12, 2023 00:55:03 Over the past 12 years the EPW Review of Urban Affairs has tried to be a finger to the pulse of Urban Studies in India. In this special episode of Research Radio we speak with two members of the advisory group of the Review of Urban Affairs, Dr. Karen Coelho and Dr. Anant Maringanti, to look back at the RUA over the years and discuss the papers in the most recent edition. Karen Coelho is with the
Indian Labour Intermediaries and Global Production Networks Apr 3, 2023 00:51:21 In this episode of Research Radio, we have with us Dr. Keshab Das to discuss the changing role of intermediaries in the relationship between labour and capital as Indian labour gets increasingly integrated into global production networks based on his paper "Labour Agency and Global Production Networks in India: Intermediaries—Old and New". Dr. Keshab Das is Visiting prof at the institut
Dalits and the Environmental Movement in India Mar 12, 2023 00:38:49 In this episode of Research Radio, we have with us Prof. Mukul Sharma who will be discussing his work on Dalits and the environmental movement in India based on his papers titled "The Making of Moral Authority: Anna Hazare and Watershed Management Programme in Ralegan Siddhi", "The Vrindavan Conservation Project" and "Dalits and Indian Environmental Politics". Prof. M
Electoral Politics in ‘Jatland’: The Changing Political Landscape in Haryana Feb 2, 2023 00:38:25 In this episode of Research Radio, we have with us Dr. Radhika Kumar, who will be discussing the changing political landscape in the ‘Jatland’ of Haryana. This discussion is based on her papers titled ‘Saffronising 'Jatland': Mapping Shifts in the Electoral Landscape in Haryana’, ‘Stooping to Conquer: Jats and Reservations in Haryana’, ‘Why a Nationalist Rhetoric Failed the BJP in Haryana’

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