30 Best India Research Podcasts

1. All Things Policy

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Ever wondered how automation will change the world? Maybe you puzzle over what India could do to ease traffic congestion, or how China's aircraft carriers will transform Indian Ocean geopolitics? All Things Policy, a daily podcast brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, brings you all the answers. Every weekday, our researchers break down complex economic and geopolitical ideas through the lens of current events. For everyone from the busy executive to the curious student, All Things Policy is all you'll need to understand the world (and appreciate your breakfast) better.MORE Hosts Arindam Goswami, Shobhankita Reddy, Aishwaria Sonavane, Anisree Suresh, Ashwin Prasad
Producer/Network Takshashila Institution
Email ****@takshashila.org.in
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2. The Thing About Wildlife

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The Thing About Wildlife offers long and insightful conversations with Indians working closest to nature: researchers, educators and conservationists.
Host Ishika Ramakrishna
Producer/Network Ishika
Email ****@cwsindia.org
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Twitter 778Instagram 2.2K Avg Length 81 min Format Long form Since Jun 2021 Get Email Contact

3. Kidacity- Learn. Take Action

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Welcome to Kidacity where kids learn and take action together. I'm always learning about new professions and how they are important in the world and as I learn about the existence of a cool profession, it gets added to my long list of future jobs, much like many of my friends.But, I realised that I really dont know that much about each of these professions except the basics such as what they do. Therefore, as a part of my brand new season - Season 11, I am on a quest to interview people of 21 different professions, from architects to authors , entrepreneurs to engineers and many more, to learn all about how a normal day looks like for them, what they had to learnt in university to pursue their jobs, they chal..MORE Host Samarth Chitta
Producer/Network Samarth Chitta
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

4. Pratidhvani - Humanizing Science

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Namaste, Hola, & Welcome from G.V. Pavan Kumar. Pratidhvani (ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ/प्रतिध्वनि) means reflection or resonance (of sound). Here, the aim is to resonate with knowledge & humanize science. The podcast conversation has two themes: 1) Intellectual journey of scientists, philosophers and historians of science; 2) History & Philosophy of Physical Sciences & Technology I am a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India. I run this podcast in my personal capacity...MORE Host G V Pavan Kumar
Producer/Network G V Pavan Kumar
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10Twitter 3.5K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Mind your Buffalo

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Ambedkarite professor/researcher rants a lot about the social life & absurdities in India. Is occassionally funny but mostly mediocre.
Host Ravi Kant
Producer/Network Buffalo Intellectual
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Location Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 42 Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Queerness and Storytelling in India

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This podcast hosts writers, readers, artists, and activists who listen to, read, or document 'queer' stories and their afterlives. This space hopes to hold conversations that question what queerness in India feels, looks, and sounds like. It may push Indian writers and publishers, especially upper-caste Hindus to check their cultural and social capital and interrogate the Indian dominance in South Asia and studies on South Asia. It is an attempt to share joy or discomfort, suspicion, or solidarity, or just gossip and flirt...MORE Host Rajorshi Das
Producer/Network Rajorshi Das
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Eight Years in Paris

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Travel Musings of my life as an Indian Research Scientist &Traveller in Europe for a period of 8 Years
Host Nandakumaran Moorkath
Producer/Network Prof(Dr) Nandkumar
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Kuwait
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Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

8. Policy Beyond Politics

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Discussions and interviews with guests who are eminent policy researchers and practitioners on contemporary public policy issues (widely debated or conveniently missed), curated by the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).CPPR, based in Kochi (Kerala, India), is an independent, public policy think-tank dedicated to in-depth research and scientific analysis with the objective of delivering actionable ideas to transform society.MORE Host Banisha Begum Shaikh
Producer/Network Centre for Public Policy Research
Email ****@cppr.in
Location Kochi, Kerala, India
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Apple Reviews 1Facebook 11.8KTwitter 2.8KInstagram 2.2K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. Mint Equitymaster Investor Hour

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Mint Equitymaster Investor Hour is a weekly podcast dedicated to learning from the best investment minds of our times. Tune in with host Rahul Goel, the CEO of one of India's most respected independent research companies, Equitymaster, for a lot of learning that could help you make better decisions in life and investing.This is a Mint production, brought to by HT Smartcast.MORE Host Rahul Goel
Producer/Network HT Smartcast
Email ****@livemint.com
Location New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Apple Reviews 11Facebook 1.2MTwitter 2.1MInstagram 726.7K Avg Length 89 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Planning in India

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Over the last seven decades, planners in India have tried different approaches and adopted various methods to plan the Indian cities. From the early days of centralised Master planning to current emphasis on local town planning schemes, they embraced different tools. The state has put in place ambitious renewal schemes and smart city missions. However, questions, such as how to make planning mechanisms work for India persists as solutions either appear elusive or fall short of their objectives.This podcast series, titled Urban Planning in India, is a reflection on the urban story so far...MORE Producer/Network Center for Research on Architecture and Urbanism Jointly with Center for Urban Planning and Policy, CEPT University
Email ****@cept.ac.in
Location Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Apple Rating 1/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 189Twitter 1.1KInstagram 5K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. From the bookshelves of Forbes India

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Every fortnight, Forbes India's Divya Shekhar brings you conversations about business, economy, life and society, as seen through the written word. The episodes chronicle what's cool, contextual and worth talking about in the world of books and publishing. With personal stories, reportage, research or investigation, our guests throw the spotlight on some of the most relatable and relevant ideas of our time and help us make sense of the people and trends that shape the world.​MORE Host Divya J Shekhar
Producer/Network Forbes India
Email ****@nw18.com
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Apple Reviews 3Facebook 574KTwitter 1.3MInstagram 1.9M Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

12. India Speak: The CPR Podcast

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As India navigates its way through the 21st-century, it confronts crucial challenges. Tune into India Speak, the podcast by the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), as experts shed light on some of the most important issues of our times and how India can address them. These issues include politics, climate change, governance, foreign policy, technology, state capacity, urbanisation, land rights, sanitation, economy and more.MORE Producer/Network CPR
Email ****@cprindia.org
Location New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Apple Reviews 6Facebook 15.4KTwitter 61.3KInstagram 17.1K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. Indian Legends - Indian Mythology Podcast

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Indian Legends is an Indian Mythological Podcast in which we will explore legends from different cultures in the Indian subcontinent. We follow character journeys from mythological epics such as the Mahabharata, Ramayana and other cultural texts to better understand their contribution to these stories.All stories for this episode will be based on research done over a period of years from various written and folk sources. Minor variations exist between texts and no one author has sole accepted canonship of these religious scripts- I'm simply using the text I am most familiar with.MORE Producer/Network Indian Legends
Email ****@gmail.com
Location India
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. The Raisina Podcast

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The Raisina Podcast is a series of conversations that address the most challenging issues faced in the emergence of a new world order by bringing together practitioners and experts from India and all over the world.MORE Producer/Network Observer Research Foundation
Email ****@orfonline.org
Location New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 21Facebook 293.2KTwitter 145.4KInstagram 58.5K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. Ghost Encounters Unfiltered

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Ghost Encounters Unfiltered is a podcast series by Pooja Vijay, Sarbajeet Mohanty and Savio Furtado of the Parapsychology And Investigations Research Society (PAIRS). The podcast primarily focuses on dissecting infamous Paranormal cases, with the help of decades of experiences the trio holds along with their experiences from the Supernatural world.MORE Hosts Sarbajeet Mohanty, Pooja Vijay, Savio Furtado
Producer/Network Scare Events India
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Location Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Apple Reviews 15Facebook 3.4KTwitter 147Instagram 7.2K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Core: User to UX

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Core is the dynamic education for the dynamic world of user and UX research. We will have free flowing discussions and with people who are sailing the stormy waters. People who are working in the dynamic environment of changing markets and user needs. Who have to run experiments, make new discoveries and take note of each nuance as there is no other way!If you are someone obsessed with understanding your users, their behavior, their needs and how to genuinely fulfill those needs. Then this podcast is for you, no matter at what level of your career you are at.MORE Host Sweekriti
Producer/Network Sweekriti
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Location New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Apple Reviews 1Twitter 32 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. PCOS and

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Welcome to PCOS and 'You' podcast, a show dedicated to empowering and educating menstruators with PCOS.In this podcast, Nidhi Singh [PCOS Coach and; the Founder of PCOS Club India] will cover all aspects of PCOS, including the latest research, practical advice for managing symptoms, and ; personal stories from women living with PCOS. Whether you're newly diagnosed or have been living with #PCOS for years, this podcast is for you. Our goal is to provide a supportive and informative community for women with PCOS, so they can take control of their health and live their best lives.MORE Host Nidhi Singh
Producer/Network Nidhi Singh
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Location Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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Facebook 713Twitter 62Instagram 41.6K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. Anil K Rajvanshi

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This is the podcast of Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf). He is currently the Director and Hon. Secretary of Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) (https://nariphaltan.org). He has more than 43 years of experience in renewable energy R&D and rural development. He did his B.Tech and M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from I.I.T. Kanpur in 1972 and 1974 respectively. He received his Ph.D. in Mech. Engg. from University of Florida, Gainesville, USA in 1979. He was also on the faculty of University of Florida (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering) for 2...MORE Host Anil K Rajvanshi
Producer/Network Anil K Rajvanshi
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Satara, Maharashtra, India
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Twitter 315 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

19. Talking Frontiers

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Talking frontiers aims to create conversations, exchange ideas, and stories by showcasing the rich and proliferating scholarship on North East India and the erstwhile colonial north eastern frontiers of British India. Geographically this frontier included not only the seven states that make up north east of India but also parts of present day Bangladesh, and Myanmar. The region was part of global networks with dynamic precolonial trade and commerce, and monastic orders...MORE Producer/Network Reeju Ray
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Delhi, India
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. FacultyCast

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FacultyCast is a podcast series produced by ISB Executive Education. The podcast features ISB professors who continue to broaden the horizons of new knowledge. Gain research-backed perspectives on complex challenges to manage and lead effectively.MORE Producer/Network Indian School of Business
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Facebook 132.5KTwitter 1.2KInstagram 21.4K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

21. Scholar's Knowledge to Wisdom

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The INTRO episode of the 'Scholar's Knowledge to Wisdom' podcast, hosted by Ruby from Punjab, India, discusses the issue of scholar dropout in the science field. It highlights the 37% PhD dropouts reported by Telegraph India in 2015-2016 and the fact that hardly half of Indian researchers complete their degrees within ten years. The podcast aims to bring together PhD scholars to share experiences and provide insights for those pursuing science goals.MORE Host BHULLAR GARCHA RUBY
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Location Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

22. WiZR Voices

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Whether you've just entered the workforce, want to level up in your career, or switch things up, Wizr Voices will help you get there. We'll dive deep into the different career spaces in India with data and research deep dives, and insightful conversations with industry experts.MORE Hosts Malavika Issar, Anushka Chhikara
Producer/Network Wizr Voices
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Apple Reviews 2Facebook 7.4KTwitter 23Instagram 577 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

23. Shoolini University Podcasts

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Enjoy the podcast from Shoolini University, where every Shoolinian contributes towards high-quality research. Being the No. 1 Research-based university in India, Shoolini allows students to grow their critical thought process. Be a part of the ever-growing Shoolini family and give wings to your dreams.MORE Producer/Network Shoolini University
Email ****@shooliniuniversity.com
Location Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Facebook 82.2KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 22.2K Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

24. Inside India by Indian School of Business (ISB)

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ISB Executive Education presents Inside India, a Knowledge Series that brings to you research insights from our faculty on key management issues impacting India Inc. today. Join us as we tackle enduring themes like building firm resilience, understanding diversity dynamics, creating innovation ecosystems and more.MORE Producer/Network Indian School of Business
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Apple Reviews 1Facebook 132.5KTwitter 1.2KInstagram 21.4K Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

25. Center of Policy Research and Governance

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A podcast by the Center of Policy Research and Governance dives into discussion and information regarding current policy developments and national affairs.
Email ****@gmail.com
Location New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Facebook 1.2KTwitter 903Instagram 2K Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

26. Knowell Series By Stratify HIN

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ईस पॉडकास्ट सीरीज मे हम कुछ इसे उनसुलझे रहस्यों और सीक्रेट्स के बारेमे चरचा करते ही जोकि बोहोत कम चर्चित हे समाज के अंदर।MORE Producer/Network Stratify India
Email ****@gmail.com
Location India
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Twitter 3Instagram 43 Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

27. Dear Money with Moumita Paul

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A podcast on personal finance and investment for the non-finance enthusiast. There are no short cuts to making wealth. Every episode has tips and takeaways to make saving-investing easy and fun. Everything is around the Indian economy. The podcast also features guests who are money experts. Podcast is available across major platforms.Moumita Paul has 12 years of experience as an economic researcher and a teacher. She has worked with well known companies. Her work has been published by prominent journals. Do you want to talk to Moumita on the show? Email to ****@gmail.comMORE Host Moumita Paul
Producer/Network Moumita Paul
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

28. IndiaAsksWhy

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There is so much happening around us. How often do we pause and 'think'? Join Utsuka and Jigyasa as they explore the world around them through their curious lens. Each episode features a curious question and a researcher exploring it.MORE Hosts Shweata N. Hegde, Ruchi Manglunia
Producer/Network IndiaAsksWhy
Email ****@gmail.com
Location India
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Twitter 586Instagram 343 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact