Over five lakh students are flying out to pursue their education dream overseas despite soaring costs and rising risks in the job market. Why are freshmen fleeing and why are the Indian universities so behind the curve? Will a new brand of institutes change the Indian education landscape? Host Anupriya explores this brain drain with Ashish Dhawan, Chairman, Board of Trustees at Ashoka University, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University Prof. (Dr.) C Raj Kumar, Education Advisor Kim Dixit, Co-Founder & CEO of Red Pen and undergrad freshman at Oxford Treya Agarwal.

Over five lakh students are flying out to pursue their education dream overseas despite soaring costs and rising risks in the job market. Why are freshmen fleeing and why are the Indian universities so behind the curve? Will a new brand of institutes change the Indian education landscape? Host Anupriya explores this brain drain with Ashish Dhawan, Chairman, Board of Trustees at Ashoka University, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University Prof. (Dr.) C Raj Kumar, Education Advisor Kim Dixit, Co-Founder &amp; CEO of Red Pen and undergrad freshman at Oxford Treya Agarwal.

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The Morning Brief

The Great Student Migration - Is India's education system flawed or failing?

Weeks Later: The Silence Finally Breaks

The Paper Trail and the Missed Deadline

New to the Floor, First to Be Exploited

The Two Words That Indict TCS Leadership

Consent Can't Survive a Power Imbalance

Section 299, POSH & a Tangled Legal Web

One IC, Two Cities: A POSH Act Failure

Off the Radar: POSH Fails Nashik's Workers

India Inc. and the Accountability It Avoids

The POSH Checklist Every Executive Needs

Conclusion

Credits

The TCS Nashik case has become one of the most disturbing workplace harassment scandals in India’s recent corporate history. The NCW’s findings point to systemic intimidation, leadership failure, weak POSH implementation and a culture of silence inside a major listed company. In this episode, Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Aparna Mittal, Founder of Samāna Centre for Gender, Policy and Law, about governance deficits, fear-driven workplaces, misuse of authority, whistleblower failures and why younger employees remain especially vulnerable. 

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The TCS Nashik case has become one of the most disturbing workplace harassment scandals in India&rsquo;s recent corporate history. The NCW&rsquo;s findings point to systemic intimidation, leadership failure, weak POSH implementation and a culture of silence inside a major listed company. In this episode, Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Aparna Mittal, Founder of Samāna Centre for Gender, Policy and Law, about governance deficits, fear-driven workplaces, misuse of authority, whistleblower failures and why younger employees remain especially vulnerable.&nbsp;
Listen in: You can follow Anirban Chowdhury on his social media:<a href="https://twitter.com/AnirbanET"> X</a> and<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirban-chowdhury-b5067219/"> Linkedin </a>Check out other interesting episodes like:<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/et-deep-dive-swipe-left-on-reality/id1568661777?i=1000763614435&amp;l=te">ET Deep Dive: Swipe Left on Reality</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/india-wants-manufacturing-at-25-of-gdp-will-ai-in/id1568661777?i=1000760758322">India wants manufacturing at 25% of GDP &mdash; will AI in factories help?</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tanay-kothari-wants-to-kill-the-keyboard/id1568661777?i=1000758892178">Tanay Kothari Wants To Kill The Keyboard</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000738205536"> </a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/from-doer-to-director-the-linkedin-playbook-for-the-ai-age/id1568661777?i=1000756242616">From Doer to Director: The LinkedIn Playbook for the AI Agea</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000756051799">Semaglutide Goes Generic: Big Pharma&rsquo;s Moat Breaks</a>&nbsp; and<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777"> much more</a>.
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TCS Nashik, NCW's Findings & The POSH Failure

Mango Memories and Identity

From Fruit to Global Frenzy

 India Grows Most Exports Least

Supply Chain Cracks and Cold Chain

 Inside Mango Exports to US

Spoilage Packaging and Irradiation

Domestic Markets and Climate Threat

Farmers Speak Risk and Middlemen

Direct to Customer and Profit Gaps

Startups PPP and Mango Innovation

Mango Festival and Value Addition

Scaling Solutions and Closing Thoughts

India grows 40% of the world’s mangoes. Yet exports less than 1%.

So where does the rest go?

In this episode of The Morning Brief, Anirban Chowdhury and Forum Gandhi talk to T Damodaran, Director, ICAR-CISH, Jyotsna Kaur Habibullah, founder of Lucknow Mango Festival, Kaushal Khakhar,  CEO, Kay Bee Exports and mango farmers to unpack the hidden economics of India’s favourite fruit — from climate change destroying flowering cycles and farmers battling middlemen, to irradiation rules, export bottlenecks and fake Alphonsos flooding markets.

The episode travels from Ratnagiri orchards to American supermarket shelves, from mango diplomacy to mango kombucha.

At stake is far more than a summer delicacy.

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India grows 40% of the world&rsquo;s mangoes. Yet exports less than 1%.
So where does the rest go?
In this episode of The Morning Brief, Anirban Chowdhury and Forum Gandhi talk to T Damodaran, Director, ICAR-CISH, Jyotsna Kaur Habibullah, founder of Lucknow Mango Festival, Kaushal Khakhar, &nbsp;CEO, Kay Bee Exports and mango farmers to unpack the hidden economics of India&rsquo;s favourite fruit &mdash; from climate change destroying flowering cycles and farmers battling middlemen, to irradiation rules, export bottlenecks and fake Alphonsos flooding markets.
The episode travels from Ratnagiri orchards to American supermarket shelves, from mango diplomacy to mango kombucha.
At stake is far more than a summer delicacy.
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Mangonomics

Uber’s Best Year Yet

Why India Matters Most

Policy Talks and Gig Benefits

Fuel Prices and Demand Surge

Bike Taxis and Transit Ecosystem

Everything App and Local Logistics

Will Uber Eats Return

Adani Data Centers and AI

India Tech Centers and AI Coding

AI Work and Autonomous Jobs

Robotaxi Partnerships and Travis

India’s Growth and Competition

EV Transition and Infrastructure

AI Agents and No Moats

Wrap Up and Credits

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says India could become Uber’s largest market globally over the next decade and on whether he is open to a partnership with Travis Kalanick. In this conversation with ET’s editor, ETtech.com, editor-startups, emerging business, new economy Samidha Sharma and Pranav Mukul, he explains Uber’s India strategy across AI, EVs, bike taxis, logistics, and autonomous driving. He discusses the company’s new partnership with the Adani Group, why India’s engineering talent is central to Uber’s AI stack, and how the company sees itself evolving into a broader logistics and work platform. The discussion also covers competition, quick commerce, public transport integration, and whether AI will augment workers or eventually replace them.

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says India could become Uber&rsquo;s largest market globally over the next decade and on whether he is open to a partnership with Travis Kalanick. In this conversation with ET&rsquo;s editor, <a href="http://ettech.com">ETtech.com</a>, editor-startups, emerging business, new economy Samidha Sharma and Pranav Mukul, he explains Uber&rsquo;s India strategy across AI, EVs, bike taxis, logistics, and autonomous driving. He discusses the company&rsquo;s new partnership with the Adani Group, why India&rsquo;s engineering talent is central to Uber&rsquo;s AI stack, and how the company sees itself evolving into a broader logistics and work platform. The discussion also covers competition, quick commerce, public transport integration, and whether AI will augment workers or eventually replace them.
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