Ep 450: Small Doors Into the Large Rooms of India

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On Independence Day week, why not look back at some highlights and lowlights of the last 79 years? Pranay Kotasthane and Raghu S Jaitley join Amit Varma in episode 450 of The Seen and the Unseen, and each of them presents his list. You will find hope and despair, celebration and lament, multitudes. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Pranay Kotasthane on Twitter, LinkedIn, Amazon and the Takshashila Institution. 2. Anticipating the Unintended — Pranay Kotasthane and Raghu S Jaitley's newsletter. 3. Puliyabaazi — Pranay Kotasthane's podcast (with Saurabh Chandra & Khyati Pathak). 4. The Long Road From Neeyat to Neeti — Episode 313 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pranay Kotasthane & Raghu S Jaitley). 5. Caste and the Census -- Episode 417 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pranay Kotasthane & Raghu S Jaitley). 6. Pranay Kotasthane Talks Public Policy — Episode 233 of The Seen and the Unseen. 7. Raghu Sanjaylal Jaitley's Father's Scooter — Episode 214 of The Seen and the Unseen. 8. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen w Pranay Kotasthane: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. 9. Clerk -- Manoj Kumar. 10. Mile Sur Mera Tumhara. 11. AiyyoShraddha on Mile Sur Mera Tumhara. 12. A Life in Indian Politics — Episode 149 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jayaprakash Narayan). 13. Ek Chidiya, Anek Chidiya. 14. The Sporting Spirit -- George Orwell. 15. War Minus The Shooting -- Mike Marqusee. 16. India vs Pakistan, Final at Sharjah, Apr 18 1986. 17. The Soccer War -- Ryszard Kapuscinski. 18. History of European Morals — WEH Lecky. 19. Omkara -- Vishal Bhardwaj. 20. Gol Maal -- Hrishikesh Mukherjee. 21. The Shirur Mutt case. 22. Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity — Manu Pillai. 23. Planning Democracy — Nikhil Menon. 24. The History of the Planning Commission — Episode 306 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Nikhil Menon). 25. Abby Philips Fights for Science and Medicine — Episode 310 of The Seen and the Unseen. 26. Aankhen To Kholo Swami. 27. Caged Tiger: H