India is a complex country. The last few decades have been full of tumult. How does one make sense of it all? Raghu Sanjaylal Jaitley joins Amit Varma in episode 214 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about the many frames he uses to look at our politics, economics, culture and Dilip Kumar.
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2. Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, featuring Raghu Jaitley.
3. Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, featuring Sanjay Lal.
4. It Happened One Night.
5. Persuasion — Yascha Mounk’s newsletter.
6. The Coddling of the American Mind — Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt.
7. A Meditation on Form — Amit Varma.
8. Public Opinion — Walter Lippman.
9. The World Outside and the Pictures in our Heads — Walter Lippman.
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11. Puliyabaazi — Saurabh Chandra and Pranay Kotasthane’s podcast.
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13. Remembering Frédéric Bastiat (2007) — Amit Varma.
14. The Candemakers’ Petition — Frédéric Bastiat.
15. Frédéric Bastiat’s writings at Bastiat.org and Amazon.
16. Also on Amazon, the books of Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises.
17. Imagined Communities — Benedict Anderson.
18. The First Assault on Our Constitution — Episode 194 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tripurdaman Singh).
19. Who Broke Our Republic? — Episode 163 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Kapil Komireddi).
20. The Emotional Dog and its Rational Tail — Jonathan Haidt.
21. Political Ideology in India — Episode 131 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rahul Verma).
22. The Three Languages of Politics — Arnold Kling.
23. Naya Daur, the anti-Nehruvian film from 1957.
24. Nehru’s Hero: Dilip Kumar In The Life Of India — Meghnad Desai.
25. The Twitter threads on Mahmood Farooqui by Kavita Krishnan and Audrey Truschke.
26. Misogyny and our Legal System — Episode 58 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Madhav Chandavarkar and Hamsini Hariharan).
27. The Harshacharita of Banabhatta.
28. Murty Classical Library of India.
29. The End of History and the Last Man — Francis Fukuyama.
30. The Light that Failed — Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes.
31. Elite Imitation in Public Policy — Episode 180 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan and Alex Tabarrok).
32. What Really Happened? — Lawrence H White on the 2008 Financial Crisis.
33. Range Rover — Archives of Amit Varma’s poker column for the Times of India.
34. The BJP’s Magic Formula — Episode 45 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Prashant Jha).
35. How the BJP Wins — Prashant Jha.
36. The Concept of the Political — Carl Schmitt.
37. Most of Amit Varma’s writing on Demonetisation, collected in one Twitter thread.
38. Lessons from an Ankhon Dekhi Prime Minister — Amit Varma.
39. Beware of the Useful Idiots — Amit Varma.
40. The Tragedy of Our Farm Bills — Episode 211 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah).
41. Fun Home — Alison Bechdel.
42. Restaurant Regulations in India — Episode 18 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Madhu Menon).
43. Kalyug — Shyam Benegal’s 1981 film.
44. India After Gandhi — Ramachandra Guha.
45. Ramachandra Guha on The Seen and the Unseen: 1, 2, 3, 4.
46. The Ideas of Our Constitution — Episode 164 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Madhav Khosla).
47. India’s Founding Moment — Madhav Khosla.
48. Jadunath Sarkar, Jagdish Bhagwati and Amartya Sen on Amazon.
49. The Idea of India — Sunil Khilnani.
50. The Indian Trilogy — VS Naipaul.
1. Anticipating the Unintended — Pranay Kotasthane and Raghu Sanjaylal Jaitley’s newsletter.
2. Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, featuring Raghu Jaitley.
3. Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, featuring Sanjay Lal.
4. It Happened One Night.
5. Persuasion — Yascha Mounk’s newsletter.
6. The Coddling of the American Mind — Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt.
7. A Meditation on Form — Amit Varma.
8. Public Opinion — Walter Lippman.
9. The World Outside and the Pictures in our Heads — Walter Lippman.
10. A Venture Capitalist Looks at the World — Episode 213 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Sajith Pai).
11. Puliyabaazi — Saurabh Chandra and Pranay Kotasthane’s podcast.
12. ये लिबरल आख़िर है कौन? — Episode 37 of Puliyabaazi (w Amit Varma).
13. Remembering Frédéric Bastiat (2007) — Amit Varma.
14. The Candemakers’ Petition — Frédéric Bastiat.
15. Frédéric Bastiat’s writings at Bastiat.org and Amazon.
16. Also on Amazon, the books of Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises.
17. Imagined Communities — Benedict Anderson.
18. The First Assault on Our Constitution — Episode 194 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tripurdaman Singh).
19. Who Broke Our Republic? — Episode 163 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Kapil Komireddi).
20. The Emotional Dog and its Rational Tail — Jonathan Haidt.
21. Political Ideology in India — Episode 131 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rahul Verma).
22. The Three Languages of Politics — Arnold Kling.
23. Naya Daur, the anti-Nehruvian film from 1957.
24. Nehru’s Hero: Dilip Kumar In The Life Of India — Meghnad Desai.
25. The Twitter threads on Mahmood Farooqui by Kavita Krishnan and Audrey Truschke.
26. Misogyny and our Legal System — Episode 58 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Madhav Chandavarkar and Hamsini Hariharan).
27. The Harshacharita of Banabhatta.
28. Murty Classical Library of India.
29. The End of History and the Last Man — Francis Fukuyama.
30. The Light that Failed — Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes.
31. Elite Imitation in Public Policy — Episode 180 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan and Alex Tabarrok).
32. What Really Happened? — Lawrence H White on the 2008 Financial Crisis.
33. Range Rover — Archives of Amit Varma’s poker column for the Times of India.
34. The BJP’s Magic Formula — Episode 45 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Prashant Jha).
35. How the BJP Wins — Prashant Jha.
36. The Concept of the Political — Carl Schmitt.
37. Most of Amit Varma’s writing on Demonetisation, collected in one Twitter thread.
38. Lessons from an Ankhon Dekhi Prime Minister — Amit Varma.
39. Beware of the Useful Idiots — Amit Varma.
40. The Tragedy of Our Farm Bills — Episode 211 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah).
41. Fun Home — Alison Bechdel.
42. Restaurant Regulations in India — Episode 18 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Madhu Menon).
43. Kalyug — Shyam Benegal’s 1981 film.
44. India After Gandhi — Ramachandra Guha.
45. Ramachandra Guha on The Seen and the Unseen: 1, 2, 3, 4.
46. The Ideas of Our Constitution — Episode 164 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Madhav Khosla).
47. India’s Founding Moment — Madhav Khosla.
48. Jadunath Sarkar, Jagdish Bhagwati and Amartya Sen on Amazon.
49. The Idea of India — Sunil Khilnani.
50. The Indian Trilogy — VS Naipaul.
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