Maneesh Taneja
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Ikkis: Thoughts on another Propaganda Movie
Maneesh Taneja reviews Sriram Raghavan’s Ikkis, on Arun Khetarpal and Basantar. He admires Raghavan’s craft but judges the film a failed propaganda piece, with a weak Aman ki Asha story…
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Book Review- Sanghi Who Never Went to a Shakha: Anatomy of Polarization
A review of Rahul Roushan’s memoir Sanghi Who Never Went to a Shakha, which traces his move from indifference to his Hindu identity to wholesale acceptance of it and a…
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A Brown Pundit Visits China
After five days in Shanghai and Beijing, the author reports on China’s imposing infrastructure and unobtrusive but ever-present state, the absence of religiosity and billboards, and high female workforce participation,…
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Book Review: A New Idea of India- Harsh Gupta & Rajeev Mantri
A review of Harsh Gupta and Rajeev Mantri’s A New Idea of India, which the reviewer sees as an earnest attempt to present the modern Indian state as heir to…
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Book Review: Jugalbandi- The BJP Before Modi, by Vinay Sitapati
A review of Vinay Sitapati’s Jugalbandi, on the partnership of Vajpayee and Advani through the RSS, Jan Sangh and BJP. The reviewer finds it extensively researched, a ringside view of…
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All Things Tamil Cinema
Maneesh Taneja talks to Sai and Arun about Tamil cinema: its history, its relationship with the politics of Tamil Nadu, its evolution and the cults of personality it has produced,…
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Book Review: Shrayana Bhattacharya’s Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh-India’s Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence.
Maneesh Taneja reviews Shrayana Bhattacharya’s Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh, which uses the film star’s fandom to tell the stories of lonely young Indian women with limited income and agency. He…
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7 Steps to Financial Freedom: My First Book
An investment adviser announces his first book on personal finance. He describes the rapid growth of Indian retail investing, warns about fin-influencers and derivatives trading (citing a SEBI study that…
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Episode 15: The Vijayanagara Empire
In episode 15 of the history podcast, Shrikanth and Gaurav talk to Maneesh Taneja about the Vijayanagara Empire, which the post says outlasted the Mughal Empire and whose legacy survives…
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Episode 13: History of South India from 1100-1400 AD
In episode 13 of the history podcast, Shrikanth, Mukunda and Gaurav talk to Maneesh Taneja about South India from 1100 to 1400 AD: the dynasties that ruled, the spirit of…
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Amana Begam Ansari on Muslims and Women in India
Maneesh Taneja talks to Amana Begam Ansari about being a Muslim woman in India, covering the state of affairs, challenges facing the Muslim community and the country, caste dynamics, and…
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History and Evolution of Malayalam Cinema
A podcast conversation on the history and evolution of Malayalam cinema, covering how it differs from Tamil and Telugu cinema, the influence of communism on its early years, and the…
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A Conversation on Politics in Tamil Nadu
Maneesh Taneja and Omar Ali talk to K Jayaraman about Tamil Nadu politics, from the origin of the Dravidian movement and its rise as a political force to the decline…
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History Podcast Episode 12: Social Milieu of North India 700-1200AD
In episode 12 of the history podcast, Mukunda and Jay talk to Maneesh Taneja about the cultural and social milieu of North India from 700 to 1200 AD: the waning…
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Start-up Ecosystem In India
Maneesh Taneja has a freewheeling conversation with Roshan Cariappa, host of the Start-up Operator podcast, on India’s start-up ecosystem: a beginner’s guide to its industries and geographies, ending with the…
