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Sneha Gore Mehendale

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On the occasion of world radio day, this episode traces the evolution of the earliest broadcasting medium- Radio. It features Dr. Ujjwala Barve in conversation with Sneha Gore Mehendale where they do a succinct recap of the All India Radio (AIR
This episode moves away slightly from any history of cinema. It talks of history as depicted IN cinema. In the first part of this three-way conversation, a film-maker and a film scholar discuss various related issues. 'Historical fiction', the
Doordarshan (DD), India’s public service broadcaster is six decades old. And boy, what changes has Doordarshan seen during these years! From twice a week, educational broadcast to a 24- hour channels and a dense network of correspondents, DD ha
The Ramadan special food offered in Mumbai's old by-lanes of Bhendi Bazaar and Muhammad Ali Road is a part of personal history of many people. As this area gets ready for massive renovation, we trace the memories of this place with a former res
Cinema is a ‘reflection of the society’, yes. And hence, it is also a moving document of our history. Indian cinema provides us innumerable glasses to look at the evolution of the society around us. This episode traces the evolution of settings
Most of the food exchanges are so well assimilated that it is impossible to say that they once belonged somewhere else. In part two of the conversation with Keertida Phadke, we talk of food that is native to India but is shining and getting as
Food is fluid. It moves with time, with people, with cultures. Food exchanges only enrich a culture and most of the food exchanges are so well assimilated that it is impossible to say that they once belonged somewhere else.This episode traces
History is not always past events. Sometimes you also live in truly historic times, much like the current pandemic. As the vaccine for CoVid-19 becomes the new global quest, we here talk about this facet of the current times and future history-
The issue of Naxalism has plagued India for more than the past five decades with no solution in sight. This episode features journalist Siddharthya Roy in conversation with Sneha Gore Mehendale discussing the history, present and the relevance
The 2004 elections, which the government preponed in overconfidence, yielded an unexpected result. What was more unexpected was that Sonia Gandhi refused to become the PM and appointed Dr. Manmohan Singh as the PM. He served on that post for a
In the later half of the 1990s, the political situation in India became super unstable with no government being steady. India saw 4 elections in those 10 years. We discuss the elections of 1996,98 and 99 in this episode.
The late 80s have a nation going through a major change where governance takes a back seat, political opportunism is ripe and social fabric is being churned and strained like never before. This episode talks about the elections of 1989 and 1991
The 1984 elections were held slightly earlier than expected due to the assasination of Indira Gandhi, the then sitting PM. This episode talks about Indira's regime part two, reluctant rise of rajiv Gandhi and the general socio political situati
The first non-congress government, rampant with factions, ego, and opportunism, could not even complete a full term.This episode discusses the situation in the Janata regime, the 1980 elections and how Indira returned to the power with a thump
In the middle of the stormy decade, came an unprecedented political move- the emergency from 1975 to 1977. The democracy was almost dead for 19 long months. The 1977 elections, which came after this draconian rule, decimated the Congress for th
The elections of 1971 happened on the backdrop of multiple major sociopolitical churnings. Indira era began a couple of years before that, decimating the political opposition and cementing her position by the victory in 1971 Bangladesh war. Th
The fourth general election of 1967 is brought a beginning of a new era. The grand old party in India getting more factionized,clear emergence of a political opposition, and India still surviving as a single country, despite predictions of doom
Moving to the 1960s, where Congress had completed a decade of power and other sociopolitical factors were playing a role in the electoral politics. importantly, the third election of 1962 also coincides with the Sino-Indian war. Joining us on
That is the name of the system using which India has its election. It is crucial to understand what it is as it can massively swing elections this way or that way. Sneha gore Mehendale discusses this important phenomenon with Neha Phadke Maha
Did you know that the second general elections of India in 1957 is when the first incident of booth capturing was recorded?!Listen to this episode that talks about such interesting things along with the backdrop of the 1957 elections and the a
The implementation of the Mandal commission's report had deep rooted repercussions, especially in the northern India.What were these effects? Where are we with reference to the issue of caste-based reservations? What does the future hold? Is t
1990s remain one of the most turbulent decades of the modern India, and one of the three Ms that caused this turbulence was 'Mandal'. The report of Mandal commission, advocating caste based reservations, specifically, OBC quota in central gover
Part two of this wonderful conversation has Dr. Sajjan Kumar talk about why has communalism become an everyday phenomenon, and if at all, there is a hope that India gets rid of this issue.
The Demolition of Babri Masjid gave way to a new type of communalism in India. It is not a sporadic issue anymore, it has seeped into our daily lives. In this excellent conversation with Sneha Gore Mehendale, Dr. Sajjan Kumar explains why exac
Parle G is an iconic made in India story by all means.A 90 year old biscuit brand,it boasts of being the world's largest selling biscuit! In this episode, Sneha Gore Mehendale & Dr. Nilesh Gokhale trace the trajectory of this much beloved bisc
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