Narayani Basu on K. M. Panikkar: India's Impossible Man

Today my guest is Narayani Basu, who is a historian and the author of the latest book, A Man for All Seasons: The Life of K. M. Panikkar . Her last book was a biography of V.P. Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India . We talked about KM Panikkar, his comparison with VP Menon, the Indian nationalist movement in the interwar years, the origins of India's diplomatic relationship with China, Pannikar's Zionism and much more. Recorded August 1st, 2025. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Connect with Ideas of India

You can listen to Narayani Basu on K. M. Panikkar: India's Impossible Man online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Narayani Basu on K. M. Panikkar: India's Impossible Man is an episode from Ideas of India by Shruti Rajagopalan.

This episode is 01:20:03 long.

This episode was published on Aug 28, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Ideas of India when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.