From the Bookshelves
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Ep 25. Dr Viral Acharya on questions that kept him up at night
The former deputy governor of the RBI details the pressures and fallacies that derail decisions at the central bank, and what could help clean up the mess, on this episode. His latest book on fiscal dominance is called 'Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India'
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Ep 24. John Bolton on his explosive book about the Trump administration
Talking about the tell-all 'Room Where it Happened', Trump's erstwhile National Security Advisor joins us on this week's episode to reveal insights on how the President's White House functions—or why it doesn't
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Ep 23. Urjit Patel's 'Overdraft': Is the govt to blame for the bad loan mess?
The former RBI governor pens down the government's habit of shaping macroeconomic policies through government banks and LIC and what happens to the savers money when the government is busy lending to the "living dead" borrowers through public sector banks. Patel also talks about the dilution of IBC laws and the implications of the same on the banking ecosystem. On this episode, economic journalist and author of The Lost Decade Puja Mehra discusses why this book is important and well-timed
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Ep 22 Rajat Gupta on his fall from grace, and picking up the pieces
In his tell-all memoir 'Mind without Fear', Gupta, once the poster-boy of India's corporate elite, divulges life before and during imprisonment, arrested for insider trading. On this week's episode, he talks about his regrets, second chances and his battle with what he believes is an 'unfair and biased' justice system
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Ep 21. Gerald Posner: Cannabis, heroin and the poison at pharma companies
Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Gerald Posner joins us on this week's episode to discuss his book 'Pharma', tracing the heroes and villains of the pharmaceutical industry—stories of greed, corruption, drugs and reckless profiteering—especially relevant in the Covid-19 world
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Ep. 20. Brian Dumaine: What does Amazon really want?
Journalist and author Brian Dumaine decodes 'Bezonomics', which is also the name of his new book, on this week's episode. We trace the rise of Amazon, its new foray into finance, the AI flywheel it has become and the all-important question: What does the future looks like for the ecommerce behemoth?
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Ep. 19. RC Bhargava: India's auto sector in a post-pandemic world
The chairman of Maruti Suzuki will launch his book 'Getting Competitive' this week, which charts India's economic journey since Independence. As the leader of India's largest automotive company, Bhargava also dissects the future of mobility, and the auto sector, which was grappling with challenges well before Covid-19 hit on this episode
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Ep. 18. Vivek Kaul: What's behind the mess at Indian banks?
Journalist and author Vivek Kaul discusses bad loans, the NPA muddle and the threat to India's banking system, through a conversation about his new book, 'Bad Money'
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Ep. 17. Bhavdeep Kang: The untold story of Ashok Khemka
53 transfers in 28 years. That's how often IAS officer Ashok Khemka was transferred around; that's an average of 6.5 months versus the norm of two years. On this week's episode, the co-author of the book 'Just Transferred' chronicles the story of Khemka, an unlikely hero, whose tale also speaks of how democracy has been undermined by bureaucracy in India
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Ep. 16. Adithi Rao, Candida Louis: What it's like for a woman to ride through India
A tale of inspiring adventure that follows the motorcycle diaries of biker Candida Louis, this week's book pick is 'Candid Tales: India on a Motorcycle'. Louis joins us to regale us with her experiences of the heartwarming and the eccentric, along with the book's author, Adithi Rao
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Ep 15. Santosh Mehrotra: Can India fix its jobs crisis?
Even before the pandemic, India's economy had slowed, creating fewer jobs than in the previous decade. The human development economist discusses the situation during and after Covid-19 and possible solutions, along his book, 'Reviving Jobs'