{"id":10266,"date":"2022-03-28T08:20:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T02:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/?p=10266"},"modified":"2022-03-28T08:20:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T02:50:40","slug":"episode-270-aakar-patel-is-full-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/3\/28\/episode-270-aakar-patel-is-full-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 270: Aakar Patel Is Full of Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22589405\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/0e7c7b\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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Aakar Patel joins Amit Varma in episode 270 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss politics, the media and his reasons for being hopeful in spite of all the doom and gloom.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><b>Also check out<\/b>:<br \/>\n1. Aakar Patel on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aakar__patel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/aakar__patel&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ZjaMUklUuyIe7P_lnyMpH\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Aakar-Patel\/e\/B075J9J5TN%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Aakar-Patel\/e\/B075J9J5TN%253Fref%3Ddbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Ls0l4Ht1oggj5A-8dxUfe\">Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/columnist\/aakar-patel-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/columnist\/aakar-patel-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw20a63b88wOcdCBCEZp3bPR\">Deccan Chronicle<\/a><\/i>,\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/author\/search\/keyword\/aakar-patel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/author\/search\/keyword\/aakar-patel&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1VwpBmHR-lg61s_2uWihO9\">Business Standard<\/a><\/i>\u00a0and the\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/blogs\/author\/aakar-patel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/blogs\/author\/aakar-patel\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Xtb031obNpxqm5CQO3xNU\">Times of India<\/a><\/i>.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Our-Hindu-Rashtra-What\/dp\/9389648890\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3G682Q51W7SZ3&amp;keywords=aakar+patel&amp;qid=1648398607&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=aakar+patel%2Cdigital-text%2C197&amp;sr=1-2-catcorr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Our-Hindu-Rashtra-What\/dp\/9389648890\/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3D3G682Q51W7SZ3%26keywords%3Daakar%2Bpatel%26qid%3D1648398607%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Daakar%2Bpatel%252Cdigital-text%252C197%26sr%3D1-2-catcorr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1zm6K6VINBYVMnmOv9eJ8O\">Our Hindu Rashtra: What It Is. How We Got Here<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Aakar Patel.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Price-Modi-Years-Aakar-Patel\/dp\/9391234224\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3G682Q51W7SZ3&amp;keywords=aakar+patel&amp;qid=1648398607&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=aakar+patel%2Cdigital-text%2C197&amp;sr=1-1-catcorr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Price-Modi-Years-Aakar-Patel\/dp\/9391234224\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D3G682Q51W7SZ3%26keywords%3Daakar%2Bpatel%26qid%3D1648398607%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Daakar%2Bpatel%252Cdigital-text%252C197%26sr%3D1-1-catcorr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0VNI-2TE1SymGqyVp4ntjw\">Price of the Modi Years<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Aakar Patel.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/4\/8\/episode-115-the-intellectual-foundations-of-hindutva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/4\/8\/episode-115-the-intellectual-foundations-of-hindutva\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0tNasCirGQQ_ZnQutSDREB\">The Intellectual Foundations of Hindutva<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 115 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Aakar Patel).<br \/>\n5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YeFzeNAHEhU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DYeFzeNAHEhU&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1vBa4cwtZb5gNAd6w4PmT-\">The Tank Man video<\/a>. (And\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tank_Man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tank_Man&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw30IQgu7zOdDv72Rbu37N5z\">the Wikipedia page<\/a>.)<br \/>\n6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/August_Landmesser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/August_Landmesser&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Ef8RdmWcT7eURkllIp-It\">August Landmesser<\/a>, who may have been the man who didn&#8217;t salute.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/12\/6\/episode-254-the-life-and-times-of-abhinandan-sekhri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/12\/6\/episode-254-the-life-and-times-of-abhinandan-sekhri\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0f-0iTtiWoUzPrDmOv5fRn\">The Life and Times of Abhinandan Sekhri<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 254 of The Seen and the Unseen.<br \/>\n8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amitvarma\/status\/1488459014392332289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/amitvarma\/status\/1488459014392332289&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1YBcsTnktPuPK02XvlXHVb\">Amit Varma&#8217;s Twitter thread<\/a>\u00a0on Westland shutting down.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/gp\/product\/B08QV6DRKC\/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/gp\/product\/B08QV6DRKC\/ref%3Ddbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2HlRjhWUAVUkMYPIqNXAPe\">Exit, Voice, and Loyalty<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Albert O. Hirschman.<br \/>\n10. Selected episode of The Seen and the Unseen on the economy:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/11\/22\/episode-252-the-state-of-our-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/11\/22\/episode-252-the-state-of-our-economy\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3csm6z7Otw2QKPS5nNLQXh\">1<\/a>,\u00a0<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\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1MC6eoiQWP6WtttHs383gc\">2<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/5\/30\/episode-227-taking-stock-of-our-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/5\/30\/episode-227-taking-stock-of-our-economy\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0GCNM7vp597L6_cxT71_4n\">3<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/12\/30\/episode-153-the-indian-economy-in-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/12\/30\/episode-153-the-indian-economy-in-2019\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Iyr0qytxXFz2VBRCJUndl\">4<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/8\/26\/episode-135-two-economic-crises-2008-amp-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/8\/26\/episode-135-two-economic-crises-2008-amp-2019\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3t8QiryB1yLyKkd-QVI2ml\">5<\/a>,\u00a0<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\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643674000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ceNve4dWIatw8KGlnNKcA\">6<\/a>.<br \/>\n11.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Nehru-Debates-that-Defined-India-ebook\/dp\/B09GH2KD1X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X4D8WMU1QKOD&amp;keywords=tripurdaman+singh&amp;qid=1643487735&amp;sprefix=tripurdaman+singh%2Caps%2C169&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Nehru-Debates-that-Defined-India-ebook\/dp\/B09GH2KD1X\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D1X4D8WMU1QKOD%26keywords%3Dtripurdaman%2Bsingh%26qid%3D1643487735%26sprefix%3Dtripurdaman%2Bsingh%252Caps%252C169%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0R5F10emchtZBVOSojpNZ3\">Nehru: The Debates that Defined India<\/a><\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain.<br \/>\n12.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/1\/31\/episode-262-nehrus-debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/1\/31\/episode-262-nehrus-debates\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0nOk7KRJ2t4RsTGzncpUck\">Nehru&#8217;s Debates<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 262 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain.)<br \/>\n13.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Gita-Press-Making-Hindu-India-ebook\/dp\/B074Q756P1\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=akshaya+mukul&amp;qid=1568976261&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Gita-Press-Making-Hindu-India-ebook\/dp\/B074Q756P1\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dakshaya%2Bmukul%26qid%3D1568976261%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sr%3D1-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1hr987IW08i_wIFXBJ0mfw\">Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India<\/a><\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Akshaya Mukul.<br \/>\n14.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/9\/23\/episode-139-the-gita-press-and-hindu-nationalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/9\/23\/episode-139-the-gita-press-and-hindu-nationalism\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1t9pL2lEfD68oinNk8rK5C\">The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul).<br \/>\n15.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Peoples-Constitution-Rohit\/dp\/0691192553\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1648400053&amp;sr=1-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Peoples-Constitution-Rohit\/dp\/0691192553\/ref%3Dtmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1648400053%26sr%3D1-4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0B27Ne00fBPXoIDiazvU5V\">A People&#8217;s Constitution<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Rohit De.<br \/>\n16.\u00a0<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\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3YntPhlmdhnFIl2TlM6YTe\">Narendra Modi takes a Great Leap Backwards<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Amit Varma on Demonetisation.<br \/>\n17.\u00a0Most of Amit Varma\u2019s writing on DeMon, collected in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amitvarma\/status\/877045393975943172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/amitvarma\/status\/877045393975943172&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3XCNBIp4t_Vn8Nl7sRxK56\">one Twitter thread<\/a>.<br \/>\n18.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Indias-Undeclared-Emergency-Constitutionalism-Resistance\/dp\/9390679117\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3H8HS1KVBH3WU&amp;keywords=arvind+narain&amp;qid=1648400259&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=arvind+narain%2Cdigital-text%2C202&amp;sr=1-1-catcorr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Indias-Undeclared-Emergency-Constitutionalism-Resistance\/dp\/9390679117\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D3H8HS1KVBH3WU%26keywords%3Darvind%2Bnarain%26qid%3D1648400259%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Darvind%2Bnarain%252Cdigital-text%252C202%26sr%3D1-1-catcorr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2iWg-ru6eQ0kT_oPc2YXNj\">India&#8217;s Undeclared Emergency<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Arvind Narrain.<br \/>\n19.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Silent-Coup-History-Indias-State-ebook\/dp\/B099K1YT3D\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3VDDQYIFUI236&amp;keywords=josy+joseph&amp;qid=1631499509&amp;sprefix=josy%2Caps%2C273&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Silent-Coup-History-Indias-State-ebook\/dp\/B099K1YT3D\/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3D3VDDQYIFUI236%26keywords%3Djosy%2Bjoseph%26qid%3D1631499509%26sprefix%3Djosy%252Caps%252C273%26sr%3D8-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0XnXN65D0-lYMagltSiN3t\">The Silent Coup: A History of India\u2019s Deep State<\/a><\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Josy Joseph.<br \/>\n20.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/9\/13\/episode-242-indias-security-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/9\/13\/episode-242-indias-security-state\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Xj2zpvokBIRRVLq3eF9kI\">India\u2019s Security State<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 242 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Josy Joseph).<br \/>\n21.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/COLOURS-CAGE-PRISON-Arun-Ferreira-ebook\/dp\/B00SMDT4MC\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=arun+ferreira+colors+of+the+cage&amp;qid=1648400398&amp;sprefix=arun+ferre%2Caps%2C236&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/COLOURS-CAGE-PRISON-Arun-Ferreira-ebook\/dp\/B00SMDT4MC\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Darun%2Bferreira%2Bcolors%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bcage%26qid%3D1648400398%26sprefix%3Darun%2Bferre%252Caps%252C236%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0iHBDv7n3qDwk5GnrCJ_Zb\">Colours of the Cage: A Prison Memoir<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Arun Ferreira.<br \/>\n22.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Sixteen-Stormy-Days-Amendment-Constitution-ebook\/dp\/B0842TJSZ8\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tripurdaman+singh&amp;qid=1602371575&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Sixteen-Stormy-Days-Amendment-Constitution-ebook\/dp\/B0842TJSZ8\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dtripurdaman%2Bsingh%26qid%3D1602371575%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2lSnlX6ifjrw2DWlJ-XONZ\">Sixteen Stormy Days<\/a><\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Tripurdaman Singh.<br \/>\n23.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/10\/11\/episode-194-the-first-assault-on-our-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/10\/11\/episode-194-the-first-assault-on-our-constitution\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1j2MeGJjHOjML8oLe5iv40\">The First Assault on Our Constitution<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 194 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tripurdaman Singh).<br \/>\n24.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/INTEGRAL-HUMANISM-ANALYSIS-BASIC-ELEMENTS-ebook\/dp\/B01N0FO37U\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=37TD3YD11RFIT&amp;keywords=integral+hinduism&amp;qid=1648400578&amp;sprefix=intergral+hinduism%2Caps%2C194&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/INTEGRAL-HUMANISM-ANALYSIS-BASIC-ELEMENTS-ebook\/dp\/B01N0FO37U\/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3D37TD3YD11RFIT%26keywords%3Dintegral%2Bhinduism%26qid%3D1648400578%26sprefix%3Dintergral%2Bhinduism%252Caps%252C194%26sr%3D8-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw32i8_w3aKDQLBPfWdDmHq0\">Integral Humanism<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Deendayal Upadhyaya.<br \/>\n25.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Crowd-Gustave-Bon-ebook\/dp\/B09NNG6KGB\/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=gustave+le+bon&amp;qid=1648400638&amp;sprefix=gustave+le+%2Caps%2C204&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Crowd-Gustave-Bon-ebook\/dp\/B09NNG6KGB\/ref%3Dsr_1_4?keywords%3Dgustave%2Ble%2Bbon%26qid%3D1648400638%26sprefix%3Dgustave%2Ble%2B%252Caps%252C204%26sr%3D8-4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1sU0aCzPB09_StBppuONoP\">The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Gustave le Bon.<br \/>\n26.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Crowds-Power-Elias-Canetti-ebook\/dp\/B09LSXKLSW\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EJ9YLSIGLBH3&amp;keywords=crowds+and+power&amp;qid=1648400728&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=crowds+and+power%2Cstripbooks%2C423&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Crowds-Power-Elias-Canetti-ebook\/dp\/B09LSXKLSW\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D3EJ9YLSIGLBH3%26keywords%3Dcrowds%2Band%2Bpower%26qid%3D1648400728%26s%3Dbooks%26sprefix%3Dcrowds%2Band%2Bpower%252Cstripbooks%252C423%26sr%3D1-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0H68l-cDeb2RTPHpWjXPhM\">Crowds and Power<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Elias Canetti.<br \/>\n27.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/3\/21\/episode-269-the-life-and-times-of-nirupama-rao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/3\/21\/episode-269-the-life-and-times-of-nirupama-rao\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0WPmTGgJRQIiCqu-4dEEEG\">The Life and Times of Nirupama Rao<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 269 of The Seen and the Unseen.<br \/>\n28.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/8\/19\/episode-134-kashmir-and-article-370\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/8\/19\/episode-134-kashmir-and-article-370\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3SbR5DElizpHnujpZuCTC1\">Kashmir and Article 370<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 134 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan).<br \/>\n29.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/8\/2\/episode-236-the-life-and-times-of-vir-sanghvi\/#:~:text=Steven%20Van%20Zandt%3A%20Springsteen%2C%20the%20death%20of%20rock%20and%20Van%20Morrison%20on%20Covid%C2%A0%E2%80%94%20Richard%20Purden.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/8\/2\/episode-236-the-life-and-times-of-vir-sanghvi\/%23:~:text%3DSteven%2520Van%2520Zandt%253A%2520Springsteen%252C%2520the%2520death%2520of%2520rock%2520and%2520Van%2520Morrison%2520on%2520Covid%25C2%25A0%25E2%2580%2594%2520Richard%2520Purden.&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0dHYQICWJ4268VLL8vG-fi\">Steven Van Zandt: Springsteen, the death of rock and Van Morrison on Covid<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Richard Purden.<br \/>\n30.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/State-Building-Governance-World-Century-ebook\/dp\/B071NQBFQ8\/ref=sr_1_8?crid=1FAZGT57FNE4H&amp;keywords=francis+fukuyama&amp;qid=1648401033&amp;sprefix=francis+fukuyama%2Caps%2C206&amp;sr=8-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/State-Building-Governance-World-Century-ebook\/dp\/B071NQBFQ8\/ref%3Dsr_1_8?crid%3D1FAZGT57FNE4H%26keywords%3Dfrancis%2Bfukuyama%26qid%3D1648401033%26sprefix%3Dfrancis%2Bfukuyama%252Caps%252C206%26sr%3D8-8&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3f8ZVduYmJo1kpTnBWQo6Z\">State Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Francis Fukuyama.<br \/>\n31.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Origins-Political-Order-Prehuman-Revolution-ebook\/dp\/B004Y5460W\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1FAZGT57FNE4H&amp;keywords=francis+fukuyama&amp;qid=1648401033&amp;sprefix=francis+fukuyama%2Caps%2C206&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Origins-Political-Order-Prehuman-Revolution-ebook\/dp\/B004Y5460W\/ref%3Dsr_1_3?crid%3D1FAZGT57FNE4H%26keywords%3Dfrancis%2Bfukuyama%26qid%3D1648401033%26sprefix%3Dfrancis%2Bfukuyama%252Caps%252C206%26sr%3D8-3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ropcGGigookeaFmZdg6O8\">The Origins of Political Order<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Francis Fukuyama.<br \/>\n32.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Political-Order-Decay-Industrial-Globalisation-ebook\/dp\/B00KDB2JP0\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1FAZGT57FNE4H&amp;keywords=francis+fukuyama&amp;qid=1648401033&amp;sprefix=francis+fukuyama%2Caps%2C206&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Political-Order-Decay-Industrial-Globalisation-ebook\/dp\/B00KDB2JP0\/ref%3Dsr_1_4?crid%3D1FAZGT57FNE4H%26keywords%3Dfrancis%2Bfukuyama%26qid%3D1648401033%26sprefix%3Dfrancis%2Bfukuyama%252Caps%252C206%26sr%3D8-4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw19f0HDQ0AO521umL9H3jgl\">Political Order and Political Decay<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Francis Fukuyama.<br \/>\n33.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_man_theory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_man_theory&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1R09DYbJpSRKbCdD0-J1UI\">The Great Man Theory of History<\/a>.<br \/>\n34.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/opinion\/opinion-the-modi-fication-of-bjp-and-india-2590485\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/opinion\/opinion-the-modi-fication-of-bjp-and-india-2590485&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3j1-VeMGddltjV2b_Kndvc\">Modi\u2019s Domination \u2013 What We Often Overlook<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Keshava Guha.<br \/>\n35.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/My-Country-Life-L-K-Advani\/dp\/8129113635\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1836757HK692I&amp;keywords=lk+advani&amp;qid=1648401276&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=lk+advani%2Cdigital-text%2C196&amp;sr=1-1-catcorr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/My-Country-Life-L-K-Advani\/dp\/8129113635\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D1836757HK692I%26keywords%3Dlk%2Badvani%26qid%3D1648401276%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Dlk%2Badvani%252Cdigital-text%252C196%26sr%3D1-1-catcorr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ysxqwFnQmopP1GaayY3N6\">My Country, My Life<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; LK Advani.<br \/>\n36.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/5\/6\/episode-119-modis-lost-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/5\/6\/episode-119-modis-lost-opportunity\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1On5m0sMACY9QuYFiNBNnu\">Modi\u2019s Lost Opportunity<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 119 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Salman Soz).<br \/>\n37.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Rude-Life-Vir-Sanghvi-ebook\/dp\/B097S3DZJF\/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=vir+sanghvi&amp;qid=1627851692&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Rude-Life-Vir-Sanghvi-ebook\/dp\/B097S3DZJF\/ref%3Dsr_1_3?keywords%3Dvir%2Bsanghvi%26qid%3D1627851692%26sr%3D8-3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2_Atrqs2Fwt-FGZD2Ms8Zz\">A Rude Life<\/a><\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Vir Sanghvi.<br \/>\n38.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/8\/2\/episode-236-the-life-and-times-of-vir-sanghvi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/8\/2\/episode-236-the-life-and-times-of-vir-sanghvi\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1RcdWdFUQpXZRUOHHwjy8j\">The Life and Times of Vir Sanghvi<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 236 of The Seen and the Unseen.<br \/>\n39.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Jugalbandi-Before-Modi-Vinay-Sitapati-ebook\/dp\/B08MV2ZW7Z\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1607209626&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Jugalbandi-Before-Modi-Vinay-Sitapati-ebook\/dp\/B08MV2ZW7Z\/ref%3Dtmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1607209626%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Ixr8_PKV8RbA-1wJPiYPT\">Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi<\/a><\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Vinay Sitapati.<br \/>\n40.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/12\/6\/episode-202-the-bjp-before-modi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/12\/6\/episode-202-the-bjp-before-modi\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw330Ulajcmb9A1uX-AeaKXn\">The BJP Before Modi<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 202 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vinay Sitapati).<br \/>\n41.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/lessons-from-an-ankhon-dekhi-prime-minister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/lessons-from-an-ankhon-dekhi-prime-minister\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw29I3AeOTuIVaCJW6uycv1U\">Lessons from an Ankhon Dekhi Prime Minister<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n42.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VRODGLMtAgM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DVRODGLMtAgM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0xW71tsC-YwvqlOYR506DU\">Excerpts from Narendra Modi&#8217;s interview<\/a>\u00a0by Madhu Kishwar.<br \/>\n43.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.india-seminar.com\/2002\/513\/513%20ashis%20nandy.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.india-seminar.com\/2002\/513\/513%2520ashis%2520nandy.htm&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2D_KzhAei_Qoh7iJxMd4hi\">Obituary of a Culture<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Ashis Nandy.<br \/>\n44.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/43290\/the-second-coming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/43290\/the-second-coming&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0gpIFHVtV8UM84vVWFM-Gh\">The Second Coming<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 William Butler Yeats.<br \/>\n45.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkpragati.com\/opinion\/1971\/beware-useful-idiots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.thinkpragati.com\/opinion\/1971\/beware-useful-idiots\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3q2dSgiZhGw6bJVuBrOWGz\">Beware of the Useful Idiots<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n46.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Joydas\/status\/1495106376598654980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/Joydas\/status\/1495106376598654980&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3HZUkYhqzIBJigcHJ34fb4\">Joy Das&#8217;s tweet thread<\/a>\u00a0about Indian Muslims being called Pakistanis.<br \/>\n47.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/7\/17\/episode-27-television-price-controls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/7\/17\/episode-27-television-price-controls\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3AU9WbHcmoJh-d6S5rvAkV\">Television Price Controls<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 27 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ashok Malik).<br \/>\n48.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/8\/12\/episode-133-fighting-fake-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/8\/12\/episode-133-fighting-fake-news\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2A_i-L7NLf_kI2bm4yUjR2\">Fighting Fake News<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 133 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pratik Sinha).<br \/>\n49.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/3\/7\/episode-267-dhanya-rajendran-fights-the-gaze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/3\/7\/episode-267-dhanya-rajendran-fights-the-gaze\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0hRZ_n150-gAgIX0J4o1W0\">Dhanya Rajendran Fights the Gaze<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 267 of The Seen and the Unseen.<br \/>\n50.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aakar__Patel\/status\/1267006501950029829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aakar__Patel\/status\/1267006501950029829&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1IaOVNEjZk9_oGuZmP7EEV\">Aakar Patel&#8217;s tweet<\/a>\u00a0on protests as a craft.<br \/>\n51.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/79054\/here-comes-the-groom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/79054\/here-comes-the-groom&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3l4sBqgoPBKJEcTkLGA0iq\">Here Comes The Groom: A Conservative Case for Gay Marriage<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Andrew Sullivan.<br \/>\n52.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/2\/2\/episode-158-radically-networked-societies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/2\/2\/episode-158-radically-networked-societies\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw19na64w6m8-ZpipFIPQ0BB\">Radically Networked Societies<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 158 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Aakar Patel).<br \/>\n53.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5HcunTidTUrOaf8V0iJcvl?si=x8GDompoSx2NE-Lean6t2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5HcunTidTUrOaf8V0iJcvl?si%3Dx8GDompoSx2NE-Lean6t2g&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2-t3MtqcfMiRRr8-ux1zSl\">Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4nZmnoNMkDwdutbWCJhL22?si=zf2C0iWlSUKSW502llj5sg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4nZmnoNMkDwdutbWCJhL22?si%3Dzf2C0iWlSUKSW502llj5sg&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0_U5FZLZ-kLS99E9MdOPJx\">Kumar Gandharva<\/a>\u00a0on Spotify.<br \/>\n54.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Histories-Penguin-Press-Ancient-Classics-ebook\/dp\/B00F01IN6M\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2OYEIIRHV6FWS&amp;keywords=herodotus&amp;qid=1648405416&amp;sprefix=herodotus%2Caps%2C286&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Histories-Penguin-Press-Ancient-Classics-ebook\/dp\/B00F01IN6M\/ref%3Dsr_1_4?crid%3D2OYEIIRHV6FWS%26keywords%3Dherodotus%26qid%3D1648405416%26sprefix%3Dherodotus%252Caps%252C286%26sr%3D8-4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1RdC0ocCnnMc2JOry8Dw4z\">The Histories<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Herodotus.<br \/>\n55.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Plato\/e\/B0105T5Z32?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1648405508&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Plato\/e\/B0105T5Z32?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1648405508%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw357rKyeCxZmjptFlaAgLwX\">Plato<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Aristotle\/e\/B000AQ4LM2?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1648405529&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Aristotle\/e\/B000AQ4LM2?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1648405529%26sr%3D1-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0eWGW6oVBvRO5URGDpm5vc\">Aristotle<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Aeschylus\/e\/B000AQ6P2Q?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&amp;qid=1648405575&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Aeschylus\/e\/B000AQ6P2Q?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_2%26qid%3D1648405575%26sr%3D1-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw29TNzuG9NY_--in0MsVbOE\">Aeschylus<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Sophocles\/e\/B00B976T58?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&amp;qid=1648405614&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Sophocles\/e\/B00B976T58?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_2%26qid%3D1648405614%26sr%3D1-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0kyB5tQRZ9Vq2f48ayIj7i\">Sophocles<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Euripides\/e\/B000APJFCO?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&amp;qid=1648405694&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Euripides\/e\/B000APJFCO?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_2%26qid%3D1648405694%26sr%3D1-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3lSLmjMkwehIcdCd0rrR-o\">Euripides<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Julius-Caesar\/e\/B000APFYX8?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_16&amp;qid=1648405739&amp;sr=1-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Julius-Caesar\/e\/B000APFYX8?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_16%26qid%3D1648405739%26sr%3D1-16&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1YeaFItf1djv90ZfubxBtw\">Julius Caesar<\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<br \/>\n56.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Baburnama-Zahirudin-Muhammad-Babur-Padshah-ebook\/dp\/B01MTC17AI\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1UZFBUEIUDSMU&amp;keywords=baburnama&amp;qid=1648405790&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=baburnama%2Cdigital-text%2C215&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Baburnama-Zahirudin-Muhammad-Babur-Padshah-ebook\/dp\/B01MTC17AI\/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3D1UZFBUEIUDSMU%26keywords%3Dbaburnama%26qid%3D1648405790%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Dbaburnama%252Cdigital-text%252C215%26sr%3D1-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3EpIKbt1V-E0oKFSm-tGWf\">Baburnama: A Memoir<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Babur.<br \/>\n57.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Life-Bee-Maurice-Maeterlinck-ebook\/dp\/B004TQVKKK\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1648405835&amp;sr=1-1-spons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Life-Bee-Maurice-Maeterlinck-ebook\/dp\/B004TQVKKK\/ref%3Dtmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1648405835%26sr%3D1-1-spons&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1qZDMhsaMVNsCOhwMyPr79\">The Life of the Bee<\/a>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Maurice Maeterlinck.<br \/>\n58.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Edward-O-Wilson\/e\/B000AQ4776?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&amp;qid=1648405917&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Edward-O-Wilson\/e\/B000AQ4776?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_2%26qid%3D1648405917%26sr%3D1-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1XakBjxN4wlsbbVTsX0hig\">Edward O Wilson on Amazon<\/a>.<br \/>\n59.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NASASpaceflightVideos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NASASpaceflightVideos&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw15hunpWhzbsuYPFYsxYKUW\">NASASpaceflight<\/a>\u00a0on YouTube.<br \/>\n60.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2wOqMjp9TyABvtHdOSOTUS?si=pgQMeq4MSPubq6poFBY74w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2wOqMjp9TyABvtHdOSOTUS?si%3DpgQMeq4MSPubq6poFBY74w&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ImxWgD6NpZsugod_3BYk0\">Ludwig van Beethoven<\/a>\u00a0on Spotify.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Amit\u2019s online course,\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/clear-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/clear-writing\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3hgLtLcCm8kAisPd-7HLQ-\">The Art of Clear Writing<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>And subscribe to\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.substack.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648520643675000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Lx6ycEuF2DHm2r2ou2WxJ\">The India Uncut Newsletter<\/a><\/b>. It\u2019s free!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff Things are bad &#8212; so bad that he&#8217;s written two books about it. 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