Uncle, Please Sit!
Uncle, Please Sit!
Playlist by Uncle, Please Sit!From holding court in drawing rooms they have moved on to the much wider canvas of Whatsapp forwards. Who are these people who confidently squeeze out rubbish from everything they have read on twitter…Follow the podcast:
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Ep. 35: Leaving the city...for Good
On the season finale of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar talk to a couple who left the city for greener pastures. Literally. Vahishta Mistry was a senior media and startup executive and Neha Sumitran was the web editor of National Geographic Traveller India Magazine. Almost two years ago they …
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Ep. 34: Why does everyone love to hate gaming?
On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar are joined again by senior tech journalist, Jaison Lewis, to discuss gaming. The panel talks about the influence of gaming, it's massive market-size, and why so many people tend to dismiss it as frivolous or as child's play. Something …
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Ep. 33: Blame it on Nehru
On this episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar are joined by Dr Aparna Pande, the author of "Making India Great - The Promise Of A Reluctant Global Power" and Director of the Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia at the Hudson Institute. The topic of discussion this week revolv…
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Ep. 32: The Indian Economy - A Short History (Part 2)
On this episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar are joined again by Anupam Manur, Assistant Professor at the Takshila Institute, to continue their conversation on the Indian economy. In the first part of this discussion, the panel explored the guiding philosophies of the Nehruvian years, I…
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Ep. 31: The Indian Economy - A Short History (Part 1)
On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar chat with Anupam Manur, an expert studying the intersection of economics, technology, and public policy. The topic of conversation this week is the Indian Economy. In the first of a two-part episode, the panel discusses the status of t…
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Ep. 30: Air pollution - How did it get so bad?
On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar chat with energy policy expert and author of The Great Smog of India,Siddharth Singh, about air pollution in India. Over the last three decades, India has seen unprecedented economic growth. Unfortunately, this growth has been accompan…
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Ep. 29: Money Matters - Why are we so clueless?
How much do we know about our investment options? Why do so many of us feel lost when it comes to our personal finances? Is the stock market a safe bet for people like us? Questions like these often tend to leave most of us confused and feeling clueless. On this episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!" we …
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Ep. 28: Hindi Chini Bye Bye
This week on an all-new episode of Uncle Please Sit, Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are diving deep into what uncles fear the most - and it's not jewelry commercials or pride parades. This week, we're talking about China. Joining us is Hamsini Hariharan, a China commentator, a columnist for C…
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Ep. 27: Smash the patriarchy
Patriarchy. Its a word we hear a lot these days, but what does it mean exactly? Who or what is the patriarchy? And why does it need to be smashed? Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani have as guest Karanjeet Kaur, senior journalist and Creative Editor at Arre, and that's exactly what we're talking …
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Ep. 26: Social Media - Has it taken over our lives completely?
On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar talk to senior tech journalist, Jaison Lewis, about social media and the power it exerts over our lives. The recently released Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma" has started many conversations around the effects of social media a…
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