{"id":10345,"date":"2022-05-09T09:08:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T03:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/?p=10345"},"modified":"2022-05-09T20:43:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T15:13:02","slug":"episode-276-the-incredible-curiosities-of-mukulika-banerjee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/5\/9\/episode-276-the-incredible-curiosities-of-mukulika-banerjee\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 276: The Incredible Curiosities of Mukulika Banerjee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23045912\/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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Why do poor people in India vote even though there seems to be no point to it? Why does an ancient garment like the sari endure &#8212; but democracy seem in peril? Mukulika Banerjee joins Amit Varma in episode 276 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss the questions that kept her up at night &#8212; and the lessons they hold for us.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><b>Also check out:<br \/>\n<\/b>1. 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Edited by Mukulika Banerjee.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/2\/7\/episode-263-the-life-and-times-of-mrinal-pande\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/2\/7\/episode-263-the-life-and-times-of-mrinal-pande\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0m7ck5oGSEIKC2nSea_Zd6\">The Life and Times of Mrinal Pande<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 263 of The Seen and the Unseen.<br \/>\n8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Thomas-Hardy\/e\/B000APVQDK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1651775566&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Thomas-Hardy\/e\/B000APVQDK?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1651775566%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2zVXw4i4kzGMXloqy-Ut8w\">Thomas Hardy on Amazon<\/a>.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/s?i=digital-text&amp;rh=p_27%3AMaxim+Gorky&amp;s=relevancerank&amp;text=Maxim+Gorky&amp;ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/s?i%3Ddigital-text%26rh%3Dp_27%253AMaxim%2BGorky%26s%3Drelevancerank%26text%3DMaxim%2BGorky%26ref%3Ddp_byline_sr_ebooks_1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ga8wHTKIu2ZDg2oetnoVt\">Maxim Gorky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Leo-Tolstoy\/e\/B000APWJOK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&amp;qid=1651775771&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Leo-Tolstoy\/e\/B000APWJOK?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_2%26qid%3D1651775771%26sr%3D1-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2uWk6sGH1p_vUYjkcDaDMd\">Leo Tolstoy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Anton-Chekhov\/e\/B000AQ1MQK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&amp;qid=1651775792&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Anton-Chekhov\/e\/B000AQ1MQK?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_2%26qid%3D1651775792%26sr%3D1-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3TEeb2mOOsjnOE56DM5XTP\">Anton Chekhov<\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<br \/>\n10.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.one-act-plays.com\/comedies\/proposal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.one-act-plays.com\/comedies\/proposal.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2N72kRM9eHbvWj2U2LOL0a\">The Proposal<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Anton Chekhov.<br \/>\n11.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/s?k=hardy+boys&amp;i=digital-text&amp;crid=1BV6RWCBF8S1W&amp;sprefix=hardy+boys%2Cdigital-text%2C215&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/s?k%3Dhardy%2Bboys%26i%3Ddigital-text%26crid%3D1BV6RWCBF8S1W%26sprefix%3Dhardy%2Bboys%252Cdigital-text%252C215%26ref%3Dnb_sb_noss_1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw03eEEflB-DA7iKHjsCzMN5\">Hardy Boys<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/s?k=nancy+drew&amp;i=digital-text&amp;crid=2HF6VGLYA5TWQ&amp;sprefix=nancy+drew%2Cdigital-text%2C168&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/s?k%3Dnancy%2Bdrew%26i%3Ddigital-text%26crid%3D2HF6VGLYA5TWQ%26sprefix%3Dnancy%2Bdrew%252Cdigital-text%252C168%26ref%3Dnb_sb_noss_1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3eGfpI2NsQmnknMZl5bNeF\">Nancy Drew<\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<br \/>\n12.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/house-dead-Fyodor-Dostoevsky-ebook\/dp\/B07SQNRY2R\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DV93I22N81OF&amp;keywords=house+of+the+dead&amp;qid=1651776045&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=house+of+the+dea%2Cdigital-text%2C164&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/house-dead-Fyodor-Dostoevsky-ebook\/dp\/B07SQNRY2R\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3DDV93I22N81OF%26keywords%3Dhouse%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bdead%26qid%3D1651776045%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Dhouse%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bdea%252Cdigital-text%252C164%26sr%3D1-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1GTFXkGIgYCqMuvvmHDfzb\">The House of the Dead<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Fyodor\u00a0Dostoyevsky.<br \/>\n13.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.primevideo.com\/dp\/amzn1.dv.gti.60b5eaba-d8cf-7156-9e60-4e603477751b?autoplay=1&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.primevideo.com\/dp\/amzn1.dv.gti.60b5eaba-d8cf-7156-9e60-4e603477751b?autoplay%3D1%26ref_%3Datv_cf_strg_wb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3nthjrN5RRsgwGaoK7BlKt\">An American Werewolf in London<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; John Landis.<br \/>\n14.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Emergency-Personal-History-Coomi-Kapoor-ebook\/dp\/B06XXY6R4L\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DOG6BUVWNUHD&amp;keywords=coomi+kapoor&amp;qid=1651776591&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=coomi+kapoor%2Cdigital-text%2C204&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Emergency-Personal-History-Coomi-Kapoor-ebook\/dp\/B06XXY6R4L\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D3DOG6BUVWNUHD%26keywords%3Dcoomi%2Bkapoor%26qid%3D1651776591%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Dcoomi%2Bkapoor%252Cdigital-text%252C204%26sr%3D1-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1I1yq7Jd30Qa9-pW96ujBR\">The Emergency: A Personal History<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Coomi Kapoor.<br \/>\n15.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bqprime.com\/opinion\/india-at-71-where-have-all-the-leaders-gone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bqprime.com\/opinion\/india-at-71-where-have-all-the-leaders-gone&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2eMm_zMxocVJCV7KewyTqr\">Where Have All The Leaders Gone?<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n16.\u00a0<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\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ENGHA_ULCYG4Qy94N3-xm\">India\u2019s Greatest Civil Servant<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 167 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Narayani Basu, on VP Menon).<br \/>\n17.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Complete-Dramatic-Works-Samuel-Beckett-ebook\/dp\/B00B3M3H3G\/ref=sr_1_7?crid=JJQ33IIYX5HN&amp;keywords=samuel+beckett+play&amp;qid=1651776860&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=samuel+beckett+play%2Cdigital-text%2C159&amp;sr=1-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Complete-Dramatic-Works-Samuel-Beckett-ebook\/dp\/B00B3M3H3G\/ref%3Dsr_1_7?crid%3DJJQ33IIYX5HN%26keywords%3Dsamuel%2Bbeckett%2Bplay%26qid%3D1651776860%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Dsamuel%2Bbeckett%2Bplay%252Cdigital-text%252C159%26sr%3D1-7&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Ba72nHigkevooTOV7vwoI\">The Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett<\/a><\/i>.<br \/>\n18.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/in.ernet.dli.2015.126181\/page\/n3\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/in.ernet.dli.2015.126181\/page\/n3\/mode\/2up&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0eGjSk9ZenqwzbT35JaqoQ\">Abdul Ghaffar Khan: Faith Is A Battle<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; DG Tendulkar.<br \/>\n19.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Kabuliwala-Ravindranath-Tagore-ebook\/dp\/B08FCNDW1B\/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3HNKCAS53HFIM&amp;keywords=kabuliwala&amp;qid=1651777134&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=kabuliwala%2Cdigital-text%2C193&amp;sr=1-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Kabuliwala-Ravindranath-Tagore-ebook\/dp\/B08FCNDW1B\/ref%3Dsr_1_6?crid%3D3HNKCAS53HFIM%26keywords%3Dkabuliwala%26qid%3D1651777134%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Dkabuliwala%252Cdigital-text%252C193%26sr%3D1-6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2A8G9TdD_b_GojwfsCrPOb\">Kabuliwala<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Rabindranath Tagore.<br \/>\n20.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jiocinema.com\/watch\/movies\/kabuliwala\/0\/0\/0574bfa06d3e11eca72d911cc3250f62\/0\/0?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=MovieWatchAction&amp;utm_campaign=WatchAction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.jiocinema.com\/watch\/movies\/kabuliwala\/0\/0\/0574bfa06d3e11eca72d911cc3250f62\/0\/0?utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3DMovieWatchAction%26utm_campaign%3DWatchAction&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0031_GqFhB41_AagC7NZNV\">Kabuliwala<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(1961 film) &#8212; Hemen Gupta.<br \/>\n21.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/curiouswavefn\/status\/1516248156400365568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/curiouswavefn\/status\/1516248156400365568&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw37q4n2Lr4DzTjDW8uLV2I7\">&#8216;That Killed Cat Lives With Me&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Isaac Asimov&#8217;s quote.<br \/>\n22.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poetrymagazine\/poems\/44212\/the-love-song-of-j-alfred-prufrock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poetrymagazine\/poems\/44212\/the-love-song-of-j-alfred-prufrock&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1uz7sfHdfRnquxdLD1Ivyl\">The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; TS Eliot.<br \/>\n23.\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=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw34-pIY8paexHdEMh8IlOlT\">The Life and Times of Nirupama Rao<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 269 of The Seen and the Unseen.<br \/>\n24.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/10\/15\/episode-90-the-metoo-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/10\/15\/episode-90-the-metoo-movement\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2x0qdokO2x7GBpSbrzys7G\">The #MeToo Movement<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 90 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Supriya Nair and Nikita Saxena).<br \/>\n25.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/8\/13\/episode-31-urban-governance-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/8\/13\/episode-31-urban-governance-in-india\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1jrrTJsm9i6OBABC9dMK3o\">Urban Governance in India<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 31 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan).<br \/>\n26.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SirKazamJeevi\/status\/1517168129830711297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/SirKazamJeevi\/status\/1517168129830711297&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1rS-TeelSM5a3knpVmgjl6\">&#8216;Tell a Sanghi\/Bhakt at a job interview&#8230;&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; SirKazamJeevi&#8217;s tweet.<br \/>\n27.\u00a0<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\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0-zjPkHnpenPmZHoWB_7Ih\">A Life in Indian Politics<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 49 of The Seen and the Unseen (w JP Narayan).<br \/>\n28.\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=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Psguza_n_M5zI7nt_zlaA\">Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India<\/a><\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Akshaya Mukul.<br \/>\n29.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/5\/2\/episode-275-hussain-haidry-hindustani-musalmaan\/#:~:text=The%20Gita%20Press%20and%20Hindu%20Nationalism%C2%A0%E2%80%94%20Episode%20139%20of%20The%20Seen%20and%20the%20Unseen%20(w%20Akshaya%20Mukul).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/5\/2\/episode-275-hussain-haidry-hindustani-musalmaan\/%23:~:text%3DThe%2520Gita%2520Press%2520and%2520Hindu%2520Nationalism%25C2%25A0%25E2%2580%2594%2520Episode%2520139%2520of%2520The%2520Seen%2520and%2520the%2520Unseen%2520(w%2520Akshaya%2520Mukul).&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Yl7scFthK8brKY_QUrFrA\">The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul).<br \/>\n30.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/10\/18\/episode-195-memories-and-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/10\/18\/episode-195-memories-and-things\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Aezd5-Fw1AiJsewJtR4IX\">Memories and Things<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 195 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Aanchal Malhotra).<br \/>\n31.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/3\/28\/episode-270-aakar-patel-is-full-of-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/3\/28\/episode-270-aakar-patel-is-full-of-hope\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3QNsA29PevmYLzIlGaBSRi\">Aakar Patel Is Full of Hope<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 270 of The Seen and the Unseen.<br \/>\n32.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/5\/9\/episode-224-modeling-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/5\/9\/episode-224-modeling-covid-19\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw19aLFPVOd9AV4E6wvIFzJU\">Modeling Covid-19<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 224 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gautam Menon).<br \/>\n33.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jan.ucc.nau.edu\/~sj6\/Spivak%20CanTheSubalternSpeak.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jan.ucc.nau.edu\/~sj6\/Spivak%2520CanTheSubalternSpeak.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3HezrfP5chJjber9bQB6rx\">Can the Subaltern Speak?<\/a>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak.<br \/>\n34.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/81280352?source=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/81280352?source%3D35&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kFWpmg8ggebCBpFuGKMy9\">Gangubai Kathiawadi<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Sanjay Leela Bhansali.<br \/>\n35.\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=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3aCFreIJIDcyoiDPw-gJP7\">Nehru\u2019s Debates<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 262 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain).<br \/>\n36.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.primevideo.com\/dp\/amzn1.dv.gti.1977dcd6-87c6-43ea-bf56-53fcc85d50bc?autoplay=1&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.primevideo.com\/dp\/amzn1.dv.gti.1977dcd6-87c6-43ea-bf56-53fcc85d50bc?autoplay%3D1%26ref_%3Datv_cf_strg_wb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3IqYTMBmzCB1cwtIcRHkBd\">Mahanagar<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Satyajit Ray.<br \/>\n37.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Everybody-Lies-York-Times-Bestseller-ebook\/dp\/B0711Y3BVG\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GW0U74PLT8KB&amp;keywords=everybody+lies&amp;qid=1651781149&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=everybody+lie%2Cdigital-text%2C214&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Everybody-Lies-York-Times-Bestseller-ebook\/dp\/B0711Y3BVG\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D2GW0U74PLT8KB%26keywords%3Deverybody%2Blies%26qid%3D1651781149%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Deverybody%2Blie%252Cdigital-text%252C214%26sr%3D1-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dy8QMXJ8OpJkzXkUhxm2k\">Everybody Lies<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Seth Stephens-Davidowitz.<br \/>\n38.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkpragati.com\/bookshelf\/2972\/the-truth-about-ourselves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.thinkpragati.com\/bookshelf\/2972\/the-truth-about-ourselves\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2q8KEgEMmbQsBGFbuICqoK\">The Truth About Ourselves<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n39.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/casi.sas.upenn.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/iit\/2%20-%20Yogendra%20Yadav.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/casi.sas.upenn.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/iit\/2%2520-%2520Yogendra%2520Yadav.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw300LdM2VFNxFwl0nRL_q3I\">Electoral Politics in the Time of Change<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Yogendra Yadav<br \/>\n40.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkpragati.com\/housefull-home\/housefull\/2370\/the-economics-of-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.thinkpragati.com\/housefull-home\/housefull\/2370\/the-economics-of-voting\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Vs1YzfNYtA_pipRrVp01U\">The Economics of Voting<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma on Rational Ignorance.<br \/>\n41.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/the-baptist-the-bootlegger-and-the-dead-man-walking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/the-baptist-the-bootlegger-and-the-dead-man-walking\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Ti65GZ05HMRjQF5Ecw3A4\">The Baptist, the Bootlegger and the Dead Man Walking<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma on Lal Bihari Mritak.<br \/>\n42.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotstar.com\/in\/movies\/well-done-abba\/1260069109\/watch?utm_source=gwa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.hotstar.com\/in\/movies\/well-done-abba\/1260069109\/watch?utm_source%3Dgwa&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0qkhpTB-nar6mTJBACTTmu\">Well Done, Abba<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Shyam Benegal.<br \/>\n43.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/1\/24\/episode-261-rukmini-sees-indias-multitudes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/1\/24\/episode-261-rukmini-sees-indias-multitudes\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1vZjx351uX_lDOui4zPTKR\">Rukmini Sees India\u2019s Multitudes<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 261 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rukmini S).<br \/>\n44.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/4\/11\/episode-272-the-ferment-of-our-founders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2022\/4\/11\/episode-272-the-ferment-of-our-founders\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw33uTMr9qD5ueTJdRa3-1iH\">The Ferment of Our Founders<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 272 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Kapila).<br \/>\n45.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cprindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Seminar-752.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cprindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Seminar-752.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0CqXhj05KPXwQHpoZTW4ae\">Women in Rajniti and Lokniti<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Mukulika Banerjee (Go to page 19 to read).<br \/>\n46.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Nick-Hornby\/e\/B000APV99Q?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1652047416&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Nick-Hornby\/e\/B000APV99Q?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1652047416%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1OuQt5k110Mro1wcehDwHY\">Nick Hornby on Amazon<\/a>.<br \/>\n47.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/10\/18\/episode-247-the-business-of-winning-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2021\/10\/18\/episode-247-the-business-of-winning-elections\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0_g5y49oOa8mBSQ1q6-Sl7\">The Business of Winning Elections<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 247 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shivam Shankar Singh).<br \/>\n48.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Collective_effervescence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Collective_effervescence&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2WPydbeLxCul7VWxlgoZs8\">Collective Effervescence<\/a>\u00a0on Wikipedia.<br \/>\n49.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manchester_school_(anthropology)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manchester_school_(anthropology)&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26IcFBqqQzOKGHPfOQBEA6\">The Manchester School of Anthropology<\/a>.<br \/>\n50.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b006qnmr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b006qnmr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0n0XVNtkPm0kW-OJxk0SyH\">Desert Island Discs<\/a>\u00a0on BBC.<br \/>\n51.\u00a0<i>Deshe Bideshe<\/i>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Deshe-Bideshe-Siyed-Ali\/dp\/8178190001\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3LC5JELDUL9SE&amp;keywords=deshe+bideshe&amp;qid=1652047707&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=deshe+bidesh%2Cdigital-text%2C196&amp;sr=1-2-catcorr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Deshe-Bideshe-Siyed-Ali\/dp\/8178190001\/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3D3LC5JELDUL9SE%26keywords%3Ddeshe%2Bbideshe%26qid%3D1652047707%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sprefix%3Ddeshe%2Bbidesh%252Cdigital-text%252C196%26sr%3D1-2-catcorr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1oISjGUW9jsKilOV5qcpwW\">Bengali<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/dp\/B00ZVMKJ12\/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/dp\/B00ZVMKJ12\/ref%3Ddp-kindle-redirect?_encoding%3DUTF8%26btkr%3D1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw08BUh47SChD577kc1kmoDj\">English<\/a>) &#8212; Syed Mujtaba Ali.<br \/>\n52.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jG21qUpkfUI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DjG21qUpkfUI&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2P6TMFi8lFmtti9jnaXJdQ\">Uday Bhawalkar performs Raag Bhairav<\/a>.<br \/>\n53.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q5trNs7M3MU&amp;list=PLG8K12w0odpWtc_YhturclUWN8LnMak_R&amp;index=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3Dq5trNs7M3MU%26list%3DPLG8K12w0odpWtc_YhturclUWN8LnMak_R%26index%3D13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw29x618Rv8KbWkpKwOZ9v3U\">Dhrupad by Ustad Mohiuddin Dagar<\/a>.<br \/>\n54.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UerChOwsjq0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DUerChOwsjq0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1s40_7YjolHUmArQ6hfeYv\">Songs of the Earth<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Soumik Datta.<br \/>\n55.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=34tCngRE0LM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3D34tCngRE0LM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0pqSWAsRc2D3JJzcYrauI_\">Messengers<\/a> &#8212; Soumik Datta.<\/p>\n<p>This episode is sponsored by <b>Paradigm Shift<\/b>, a new podcast by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/microsoft.com\/ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/microsoft.com\/ai&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3VoaLPSTF-jsgKSyR8bvvJ\">Microsoft India<\/a>, produced by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/allthingssmall.in\/ats-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/allthingssmall.in\/ats-studio\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2J5NxVx6iERFPR-0pZNQ5Q\">ATS Studios<\/a>\u00a0and hosted by Harsha Bhogle..Listen to it on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/in\/podcast\/paradigm-shift\/id1622057409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/in\/podcast\/paradigm-shift\/id1622057409&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2vRuNoLEk2wm1g0-6Bj60M\">Apple<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0BEAHstuHnZqBODEwv54Jc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0BEAHstuHnZqBODEwv54Jc&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184772000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Bc8o0dKgQJ0NRhsSoigcy\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.in\/podcasts\/8863f047-97b8-43bf-b6da-514132ecc5e2\/paradigm-shift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/music.amazon.in\/podcasts\/8863f047-97b8-43bf-b6da-514132ecc5e2\/paradigm-shift&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184773000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2CrirUAzMPouNHgdRCnnpP\">Amazon Music<\/a> or any podcast app of your choice.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Amit\u2019s 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\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184773000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1TgYTWkvznIfnOzML2GHMD\"><b>The Art of Clear Writing<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1652153184773000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3mShKnQpMjR3qsT5TyXWI2\"><b>The India Uncut Newsletter<\/b><\/a>. 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