He was a physician, and then an IAS officer, and then a universally-respected politician. Jayaprakash Narayan joins Amit Varma in episode 334 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe his lifelong quest to complete our task of nation-building.  (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.)  Also check out: 1. A Life in Indian Politics — Episode 149 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jayaprakash Narayan). 2. The State of Indian Politics — Episode 50 of The Seen and the Unseen (w JP Narayan). 3. The Myth of Sisyphus (Amazon) (Wikipedia) -- Albert Camus. 4. Factfulness — Hans Rosling. 5. The best stats you’ve ever seen — Hans Rosling. 6. What’s Consolation For An Atheist? (2008) -- Amit Varma. 7. Barun Mitra, Philosopher and Practitioner -- Episode 264 of The Seen and the Unseen. 8. Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government Is Holding Indians Back — Subhashish Bhadra. 9. Subhashish Bhadra on Our Dysfunctional State -- Episode 333 of The Seen and the Unseen. 10. India’s Greatest Civil Servant — Episode 167 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Narayani Basu, on VP Menon). 11. We Are Fighting Two Disasters: Covid-19 and the Indian State — Amit Varma. 12. Rajesh Jain and Dhan Vapasi -- Episode 94 of The Seen and the Unseen. 13. Team of Rivals — Doris Kearns Goodwin. 14. The Tragedy of Our Farm Bills — Episode 211 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah). 15, The Indian State Is the Greatest Enemy of the Indian Farmer -- Amit Varma. 16. Fixing Indian Education — Episode 185 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan). 17. Education in India — Episode 77 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Amit Chandra). 18. Understanding Indian Healthcare — Episode 225 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan). 19. The Importance of the 1991 Reforms — Episode 237 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan and Ajay Shah). 20. The Forgotten Greatness of PV Narasimha Rao — Episode 283 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vinay Sitapati). 21. The Life and Times of Montek Singh Ahluwalia — Episode 285 of The Seen and the Unseen. 22. India’s Lost Decade — Episode 116 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Puja Mehra). 23. Narendra Modi takes a Great Leap Backwards — Amit Varma. 24. The Double ‘Thank-You’ Moment — John Stossel. 25. Whatever happened To Ehsan Jafri on February 28, 2002? — Harsh Mander. 26. Metrics of Empowerment — Episode 88 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Devika Kher, Nidhi Gupta & Hamsini Hariharan). 27. We Should Celebrate Rising Divorce Rates (2008) — Amit Varma. 28. South India Would Like to Have a Word — Episode 320 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Nilakantan RS). 29. Animal Farm -- George Orwell. 30. Guns, Germs And Steel -- Jared Diamond. 31. Yuval Noah Harari on Amazon. 32. The Economic Government of the World: 1933-2023 -- Martin Daunton.  Check out Amit’s online course, The Art of Clear Writing.  And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It’s free!  Episode art: ‘Build’ by Simahina.

He was a physician, and then an IAS officer, and then a universally-respected politician. Jayaprakash Narayan joins Amit Varma in episode 334 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe his lifelong quest to complete our task of nation-building. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO <a href="https://seenunseen.in/">SEENUNSEEN.IN.</a>) Also check out: 1. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/2/episode-149-a-life-in-indian-politics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/2/episode-149-a-life-in-indian-politics/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw2TR3Ewh0RBUOTevuyhk_ak">A Life in Indian Politics</a> — Episode 149 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jayaprakash Narayan). 2. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/1/8/episode-50-the-state-of-indian-politics" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/1/8/episode-50-the-state-of-indian-politics&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1FTPRWm63iUd46bzQmfzrU">The State of Indian Politics</a> — Episode 50 of The Seen and the Unseen (w JP Narayan). 3. The Myth of Sisyphus (<a href="https://www.amazon.in/Myth-Sisyphus-Vintage-International/dp/0525564454/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1TOEX6FM18CYF&keywords=myth+of+sisyphus&qid=1687142474&sprefix=myth+of+sisyphus%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Myth-Sisyphus-Vintage-International/dp/0525564454/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3D1TOEX6FM18CYF%26keywords%3Dmyth%2Bof%2Bsisyphus%26qid%3D1687142474%26sprefix%3Dmyth%2Bof%2Bsisyphus%252Caps%252C229%26sr%3D8-2&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw3iCQBSOk8UJVadBG68k4jc">Amazon</a>) (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Sisyphus" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Sisyphus&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1Abf0oDVQ27FoTLssPnY0W">Wikipedia</a>) -- Albert Camus. 4. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Factfulness-Reasons-Wrong-Things-Better-ebook/dp/B0769XK7D6/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=factfulness&qid=1625971898&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Factfulness-Reasons-Wrong-Things-Better-ebook/dp/B0769XK7D6/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dfactfulness%26qid%3D1625971898%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1CCx1fr77KIzE1FEDqwW9R">Factfulness</a> — Hans Rosling. 5. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2022/10/17/episode-299-the-reflections-of-samarth-bansal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2022/10/17/episode-299-the-reflections-of-samarth-bansal/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw2JZQBxeIw19EVxLOntplW1">The best stats you’ve ever seen</a> — Hans Rosling. 6. <a href="https://indiauncut.com/whats-consolation-for-an-atheist/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.com/whats-consolation-for-an-atheist/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw3S69E0kFNJm3tprZanAqAN">What’s Consolation For An Atheist?</a> (2008) -- Amit Varma. 7. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2022/2/14/episode-264-barun-mitra-philosopher-and-practitioner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2022/2/14/episode-264-barun-mitra-philosopher-and-practitioner/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw2KZi2HBptgv6kzQAznuCkZ">Barun Mitra, Philosopher and Practitioner</a> -- Episode 264 of The Seen and the Unseen. 8. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Caged-Tiger-Government-Holding-Indians-ebook/dp/B0C3GSB8VC/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1MJ30LZXEJZ8R&keywords=caged+tiger+subhashish+bhadra&qid=1686535641&sprefix=caged+tiger%2Caps%2C250&sr=8-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Caged-Tiger-Government-Holding-Indians-ebook/dp/B0C3GSB8VC/ref%3Dsr_1_3?crid%3D1MJ30LZXEJZ8R%26keywords%3Dcaged%2Btiger%2Bsubhashish%2Bbhadra%26qid%3D1686535641%26sprefix%3Dcaged%2Btiger%252Caps%252C250%26sr%3D8-3&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1uCwrO8Od7jEh2qfb4fBMf">Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government Is Holding Indians Back</a> — Subhashish Bhadra. 9. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2023/6/12/episode-333-subhashish-bhadra-on-our-dysfunctional-state/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2023/6/12/episode-333-subhashish-bhadra-on-our-dysfunctional-state/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1s5FzwqSRn8oJSR3KFAlMr">Subhashish Bhadra on Our Dysfunctional State</a> -- Episode 333 of The Seen and the Unseen. 10. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/4/5/episode-167-indias-greatest-civil-servant/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/4/5/episode-167-indias-greatest-civil-servant/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw0b1MpZI3Q63MXe6HbjQF5H">India’s Greatest Civil Servant</a> — Episode 167 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Narayani Basu, on VP Menon). 11. <a href="https://indiauncut.com/we-are-fighting-two-disasters-covid-19-and-the-indian-state/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.com/we-are-fighting-two-disasters-covid-19-and-the-indian-state/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw3lez7mE2qbPzBVfvW9VG1B">We Are Fighting Two Disasters: Covid-19 and the Indian State</a> — Amit Varma. 12. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/11/11/episode-94-rajesh-jain-and-dhan-vapasi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/11/11/episode-94-rajesh-jain-and-dhan-vapasi/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw2GzfK-Mw0Y9eq-xPEy_3al">Rajesh Jain and Dhan Vapasi</a> -- Episode 94 of The Seen and the Unseen. 13. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Team-Rivals-Political-Abraham-Lincoln-ebook/dp/B002RI98BA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=S5VWS9M40IN7&keywords=team+of+rivals&qid=1652637577&sprefix=team+of+rival%2Caps%2C382&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Team-Rivals-Political-Abraham-Lincoln-ebook/dp/B002RI98BA/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3DS5VWS9M40IN7%26keywords%3Dteam%2Bof%2Brivals%26qid%3D1652637577%26sprefix%3Dteam%2Bof%2Brival%252Caps%252C382%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1VXsyoxhzTBbFgKlLCCiMz">Team of Rivals</a> — Doris Kearns Goodwin. 14. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2021/2/7/episode-211-the-tragedy-of-our-farm-bills/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2021/2/7/episode-211-the-tragedy-of-our-farm-bills/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw3H77jFy_gvMoqqN1d60InH">The Tragedy of Our Farm Bills</a> — Episode 211 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah). 15, <a href="https://indiauncut.com/the-indian-state-is-the-greatest-enemy-of-the-indian-farmer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.com/the-indian-state-is-the-greatest-enemy-of-the-indian-farmer/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1-6NFmS7qjdI9p35Zp5Fz1">The Indian State Is the Greatest Enemy of the Indian Farmer</a> -- Amit Varma. 16. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/8/9/episode-185-fixing-indian-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/8/9/episode-185-fixing-indian-education/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw04I16pGc7Ni1GopihO5xl2">Fixing Indian Education</a> — Episode 185 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan). 17. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/7/16/episode-77-education-in-india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/7/16/episode-77-education-in-india/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1Qo-RPPhT-sSArk0fIs58H">Education in India</a> — Episode 77 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Amit Chandra). 18. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2021/5/16/episode-225-understanding-indian-healthcare/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2021/5/16/episode-225-understanding-indian-healthcare/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw3IM3GRSDO_Xq58V8A5vjHT">Understanding Indian Healthcare</a> — Episode 225 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan). 19. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2021/8/9/episode-237-the-importance-of-the-1991-reforms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2021/8/9/episode-237-the-importance-of-the-1991-reforms/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1I27eQ3jZm324-zvu7MTBQ">The Importance of the 1991 Reforms</a> — Episode 237 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan and Ajay Shah). 20. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2022/6/27/episode-283-the-forgotten-greatness-of-pv-narasimha-rao/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2022/6/27/episode-283-the-forgotten-greatness-of-pv-narasimha-rao/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw30n05sSxFOqOnKwj4pPPGD">The Forgotten Greatness of PV Narasimha Rao</a> — Episode 283 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vinay Sitapati). 21. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2022/7/11/episode-285-the-life-and-times-of-montek-singh-ahluwalia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2022/7/11/episode-285-the-life-and-times-of-montek-singh-ahluwalia/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1_M0hPVcI_pRV9uDUOyeI2">The Life and Times of Montek Singh Ahluwalia</a> — Episode 285 of The Seen and the Unseen. 22. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/4/15/episode-116-indias-lost-decade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/4/15/episode-116-indias-lost-decade/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw2DcFW8iYhaiHOCpN6xDA10">India’s Lost Decade</a> — Episode 116 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Puja Mehra). 23. <a href="https://indiauncut.com/narendra-modi-takes-a-great-leap-backwards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.com/narendra-modi-takes-a-great-leap-backwards/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1GR29bzTxz74XsNlK_VK2S">Narendra Modi takes a Great Leap Backwards</a> — Amit Varma. 24. <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/05/the_double_thankyou_moment.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/05/the_double_thankyou_moment.html&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1JHHEsItdPRhc_AnYItpmF">The Double ‘Thank-You’ Moment</a> — John Stossel. 25. <a href="https://scroll.in/article/1028354/harsh-mander-whatever-happened-to-ehsan-jafri-on-february-28-2002" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scroll.in/article/1028354/harsh-mander-whatever-happened-to-ehsan-jafri-on-february-28-2002&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1jDwBqx9udCXrthn0-D1jR">Whatever happened To Ehsan Jafri on February 28, 2002?</a> — Harsh Mander. 26. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/10/1/episode-88-metrics-of-empowerment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2018/10/1/episode-88-metrics-of-empowerment/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1YhUW7gCqa6YDVy1-VQs5a">Metrics of Empowerment</a> — Episode 88 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Devika Kher, Nidhi Gupta & Hamsini Hariharan). 27. <a href="https://indiauncut.com/we-should-celebrate-rising-divorce-rates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.com/we-should-celebrate-rising-divorce-rates/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1UZulr6pnblV-6Shp2fOW1">We Should Celebrate Rising Divorce Rates</a> (2008) — Amit Varma. 28. <a href="https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2023/3/13/episode-320-south-india-would-like-to-have-a-word/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2023/3/13/episode-320-south-india-would-like-to-have-a-word/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw0QOXv_wDZceLV28qrqQuEH">South India Would Like to Have a Word</a> — Episode 320 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Nilakantan RS). 29. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Animal-Farm-George-Orwell-ebook/dp/B07FM3S3VH/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=george+orwell&qid=1606008997&sr=8-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Animal-Farm-George-Orwell-ebook/dp/B07FM3S3VH/ref%3Dsr_1_5?keywords%3Dgeorge%2Borwell%26qid%3D1606008997%26sr%3D8-5&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1KpAY6tg9fO5lb2y_C_S9p">Animal Farm</a> -- George Orwell. 30. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Guns-Germs-Steel-Jared-Diamond/dp/0099302780/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1HZOBRDP6NJLL&keywords=jared+diamond&qid=1687146493&sprefix=jared+diamond%2Caps%2C252&sr=8-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Guns-Germs-Steel-Jared-Diamond/dp/0099302780/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3D1HZOBRDP6NJLL%26keywords%3Djared%2Bdiamond%26qid%3D1687146493%26sprefix%3Djared%2Bdiamond%252Caps%252C252%26sr%3D8-2&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw0bvL5bnGK8JAbedkZTNF_2">Guns, Germs And Steel</a> -- Jared Diamond. 31. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Yuval-Noah-Harari/e/B00J21BCIW?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1687146506&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Yuval-Noah-Harari/e/B00J21BCIW?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1687146506%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw1GaK5kKGoqaRAbf9p5AeCT">Yuval Noah Harari on Amazon</a>. 32. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Economic-Government-World-1933-present-ebook/dp/B09VBZPPYF" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Economic-Government-World-1933-present-ebook/dp/B09VBZPPYF&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw3zJIH7cpXk1WBxRrT9e2ox">The Economic Government of the World: 1933-2023</a> -- Martin Daunton. Check out Amit’s online course, <a href="https://indiauncut.com/clear-writing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.com/clear-writing/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw0SciE7irnHes4upMygDEHT">The Art of Clear Writing</a>. And subscribe to <a href="https://indiauncut.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.substack.com/&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw08HPzLmQPzFzmQEUTKn5ux">The India Uncut Newsletter</a>. It’s free! Episode art: ‘Build’ by <a href="https://twitter.com/i_am_simahina" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/i_am_simahina&source=gmail&ust=1687233621145000&usg=AOvVaw04S8-w8iDFimakYtOZ7VLk">Simahina</a>.

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He was a physician, and then an IAS officer, and then a universally-respected politician. Jayaprakash Narayan joins Amit Varma in episode 334 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe his lifelong quest to complete our task of nation-building.  (FOR FULL...

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