E55: Kumi Naidoo - How human rights and climate justice go hand in hand
My guest this episode is the distinguished Kumi Naidoo - a human rights and climate justice activist. Naidoo first began his journey at the...
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A new topic to ponder about with every episode. Hosted by journalist Mahathi Rangarajan.
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E54: Aashima Dogra, Nandita Jayaraj - How can women in Indian science no longer be the exception but the norm?
What is it like to be a woman scientist in India? Why don't we see enough of them? If you're quick to point the superstar ones, sadly they'r...
E53: Ankush Sabharwal - Are we ready for AI?
Artificial intelligence or AI is quite the buzzword these days. Many of us would not have missed the news pouring in about AI - sometimes it...
E52: Smish Designs - The Art of Protest
How often have you shared a digital artwork on social media to simply convey your thoughts on an issue? The power of digital art to convey d...
E51: Anjali Gopalan - The way forward for the Indian queer community
In many ways, Anjali Gopalan has been a torchbearer for the LGBTQIA+ community. She started Naz Foundation in 1994 to lead a dedicated fight...
E50: Chef Thomas Zacharias - Taking the #Indianfoodmovement back to its roots
The Bombay Canteen is considered as one of the most popular restaurants in the country and its food most sought out. It has been adjudged as...
E49: Dr. Susmita Mohanty - Exploring space missions beyond NASA
As someone who has a keen interest in space, I'm very excited to finally feature Dr. Susmita Mohanty, spaceship designer and a serial space...
E48: Raksha Muthukumar - Tech unions keep Big Tech in check
Tech unions are considered a rarity in Silicon Valley. So, when Google employees announced the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU), named after Goo...
E47: Priyadharsini - Who are the voices behind our news?
Who make up the Indian newsrooms? Do journalists cover diverse voices? Priyadharsini is the founder director of The Blue Club (TBC), a grass...
E46: Dr. Anup Surendranath - Should we hang those who commit heinous crimes?
I've been of the opinion that death penalty is justified for those convicted of heinous crimes. But in doing so, am I completely isolating t...
E45: Kutti Revathi - The potent mix of body politics and regional poetry
Dr. Revathi, or Kutti Revathi as she is often known as, is my first guest on the podcast that I'm talking to for the second time. The last t...
E44: Jyotsna Siddharth - The politics of caste, love and discrimination
Can you remember the time when the topic of love and marriage was discussed around you, the issue of caste was never brought up? A quick Goo...
E43: Neelam Jain - Bringing the trans community to corporate India
There has been much talk about diversity and inclusion in the workplace, galvanised by the growing clout of social media.But how much of tha...
E42: Deep Bajaj - The freedom for women to stand and pee
If you're a person with a vagina, be it binary or non binary, using public toilets has always been an icky experience. So what do we do? We...
E41: Part 2 - Nikesh Murali - Attention economy and the Indian podcast industry
This episode is the second part of my conversation with Nikesh Murali, writer and creator of the acclaimed podcast, Indian Noir. Before you...
E40: Part 1 - Nikesh Murali - The evolving audio boom
I'm thrilled to share with you all that Maharani Talks has completed a year! And one of the first podcasters I reached out to is Nikesh Mura...
E39: Apoorva Bakshi - The power of local stories to go global
I remember when I watched Delhi Crime, it was gut wrenching, and took me back to the time when news reports were trickling in about Jyoti Si...
E38: Arjun Bahl, Thanish Thomas - Thought-provoking street art can spark change
In 2014, Arjun Bahl and Thanish Thomas along with three of their co-founders, Hanif Kureshi, Giulia Ambrogi and Akshat Nauriyal, went to Sha...
E37: Amrita Samant - Capturing the world of families
When Amrita Samant decided to pursue her passion and take up maternity and child photography back in 2013, little did she realise she would...
E36: Varun Sheth - Amplifying every small act of giving through crowdfunding
When Varun Sheth was keen to go abroad after his graduation, he tried to raise funds for his education through crowdsourcing from his relati...