The NSoJ Tannoy Podcast: Recent Episodes
National School of Journalism and Public Discourse (NSoJ)
A podcast by the National School of Journalism and Public Discourse (NSoJ) on the people and institutions that make Bangalore.
In this episode, we speak with the co-author of an Amazon #1 bestselling book: The New Reason to Work.
The book draws on the experiences of Roshan Paul and Ilaina Rabbat as co-founders of Amani Institute, and their vision for the future of work.
Host: Timothy Franklyn / www.nsoj.in
Music: Upbeat Party by scottholmesmusic.com
In this episode, we speak with the co-founder of The Amani Institute, Roshan Paul. Raised in Bengaluru, he has built a career by connecting with global citizens to solve some of the world’s toughest problems. Having graduated during troubled times, he tells us how difficult it is to leave a high profile job in America and transition to social entrepreneurship, and some of his personal convictions that led him to the line of social impact work.
We talk about Amani’s journey to where it is now, and his vision for Amani for the next decade. While discussing work in the social impact space, he talks about why solving social problems is comparatively tougher than business problems, and how leadership training, and capacity building programs make a difference in organizations. We also discuss how people enrolled in their program tackle challenges while transforming global lives.
Host: Timothy Franklyn
Podcast Team: Abhik Deb (NSoJ BA ‘21), Preetika Parashuraman (NSoJ BA ‘22), and Shriya Rajachandra (NSoJ BA ‘22)
Episode Producer: Preetika Parashuraman
Music: Upbeat Party by scottholmesmusic.com
In this episode, the veteran sports journalist and NSoJ adjunct faculty, Vedam Jaishankar, speaks with Timothy Franklyn about his recently launched book - Courage, Conviction, Controversy, and Cricket (Westland Sport, 2020). Vedam's third book is a collection of more than 40 incidents that have changed the face of cricket. While discussing his book, we talk about some of the sports most iconic moments that have shaped the way the game is played to today.
We talk about body line, Kerry Packer and player safety, Trevor Chappell and vaseline, why Bishen Singh Bedi lost his county cricket contract, body line, physical fitness and the Greg Chappell and Ganguly fallout, G.R. Vishwanath and the strange coin toss incident, the courage of BS Chandrashekhar who overcame polio to be a champion of the game, the tensions surrounding Rahul Dravid’s declaration in the test match against Pakistan, and more.
Head to long off, grab a pair of headphones and listen to the greatest hits of cricketing instances of courage, conviction and controversy.
Host: Timothy Franklyn
Episode Editor: Shriya Rajachandra (NSoJ BA '22)
Podcast team: Abhik Deb (NSoJ BA '21), Preetika Parashuraman (NSoJ BA '22) and Shriya Rajachandra (NSoJ BA '22).
Music: Upbeat Party by scottholmesmusic.com
In this episode, we talk with Shruti Vidyasagar and Shruthi Naik of Daksh. Daksh is a Bangalore based civil-society organization that uses data science to address the problem of pendency in Indian courts. Vidyasagar and Naik are editors of the recently released book Justice Frustrated: The systemic impact of delays in Indian courts. We talk about the impact of court delays on individuals, corporations and society, whether increasing the number of judges reduces pendency and how extrajudicial murders are linked to judicial delays. We also discuss Daksh’s zero-court experiment, the effect of court delays on vulnerable sections of society, and more. Join this conversation covering an area of vital importance for Indian democracy.
Editing and production team: Abhik Deb (NSoJ BA Class of '21), Preetika Parashuraman (NSoJ BA Class of '22) and Shriya Rajachandra (NSoJ BA Class of '22). Host: Timothy Franklyn.
Music: Upbeat Party by scottholmesmusic.com
In this episode, Timothy Franklyn speaks with Mikhail Sen, who plays a major role in Mira Nair’s TV series adaptation of Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy. We talk to Mikhail about how theatre moved from being a hobby while at St. Stephens to a career that has taken him around the world. He talks about his struggles in Mumbai as a young actor, his big break in Taj Express, playing the role of Indra Lal Roy (the only Indian flying ace in World War I), bartending at the National Theatre, and how a cricket match in England triggered a sequence of events leading up to being spotted by Mira Nair. Pull out an umbrella and hear Mikhail take us through his impressive journey from Bangalore to the world stage.
Podcast Team - Abhik Deb (BA Class of '21), Preetika Parashuraman (BA Class of '22) and Shriya Rajachandra (BA Class of '22).
Music: Upbeat Party by scottholmesmusic.com
In this episode of The NSoJ Tannoy Podcast, we talk with the foreign editor of the Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta. We talk about his perspectives of India from afar and of the United States viewed through Indian eyes. Chidanand gives us a sneak preview of the upcoming US elections, tells us who will be better for India: Trump or Biden, the US response to Covid and whether Trump's criticism of the WHO is valid. He also lets us in on some lesser known facts on the history of resort politics, including the role of Nandi Hills, why Hindutvasation of India will not work and the chances of PM Modi winning a third term. Grab your headphones and listen in on this inter-continental virtual conversation with the Bangalore man who is the long serving foreign correspondent of the world’s largest selling English newspaper.
Podcast Team: Shriya Rajachandra (NSoJ BA '22), Abhik Deb (NSoJ BA '21)
Research: Rishika Menon (NSoJ BA '21), Anuj Rayate (NSoJ BA '22), Anika Gomez (NSoJ BA '22)
Episode Editor: Abhik Deb
Music: Upbeat Party by scottholmesmusic.com
In this episode of the NSoJ Tannoy Podcast, we talk with one of the biggest names in Kannada films, Puneeth Rajkumar. Puneeth talks about the challenges faced by the film industry during the pandemic, the opportunities that OTT platforms have provided, his upcoming films, how the abduction of his father, the legendary Rajkumar, shaped him and his re-entry to the film world, the causes that he would stand up for, his views on politics and the person behind the powerstar image. Grab a cup of kashayam and join us in Puneeth’s PRK Productions office.
Podcast Team: Shriya Rajachandra (NSoJ BA '22), Abhik Deb (NSoJ BA '21)
Research: Rishika Menon (NSoJ BA '21), Anuj Rayate (NSoJ BA '22)
Episode Editor: Shriya Rajachandra
Music: Upbeat Party by scottholmesmusic.com
In the fourth episode of The NSoJ Tannoy Podcast, we talk with Dr. Naveen Thomas, the CEO of Bangalore Baptist Hospital.
We talk about Bangalore’s capacity to cope with the surge in Covid cases, surprising facts concerning Covid being airborne, when it will be safe for schools and colleges to reopen, how Baptist Hospital’s community health work has gone on during the pandemic, the compassion and courage of health professionals who refused to abandon their post, and the earliest time when we can expect a vaccine to be ready for public use.
While being certain that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, Dr Naveen Thomas highlights the uncertainty surrounding the peak of the pandemic in Bangalore. He busts the myths associated with Covid-19 and talks about the optimistic attitude of the hospital staff, how leading by example can influence the masses, the lack of transparency from the WHO and difficulties faced by the healthcare sector during these testing times.
Do not forget to wear your mask and join us as Dr Naveen Thomas opens our eyes to the importance of quality health care with compassion and other less talked about aspects of the pandemic.
Podcast team: Abhik Deb (NSoJ BA '21), Shriya Rajachandra (NSoJ BA '22). Research: Anika Gomez, Udbhavi Balakrishna, Shriya Rajachandra (all NSoJ BA '22).
Music: Upbeat Party by scottholmesmusic.com
In this episode of The NSoJ Tannoy Podcast, we talk with Bharath Mahadevan about how safe it is to fly during a pandemic, why international travel is restricted, how Covid-19 is different from SARS, 9/11 and other global events that impacted the airline industry, and what the future of air travel will be.
Bharath Mahadevan is a thought leader in the aviation industry. In his two decades long career, he has managed operations of Singapore Airlines in India and Singapore, and Jet Airways in North Asia. He is now country head of Scoot Airlines.
Grab a jacket and join us as we chat outdoors on a windy afternoon in Bangalore’s UB City.
Research: Udbhavi Balakrishna, Anuj Rayate (NSoJ BA '22)Music: Upbeat Party by scottholmesmusic.com
In this episode of the NSoJ Tannoy Podcast, we speak with a woman who single handedly galvanized an army of volunteers across India and around the world with a mission to provide assistance to persons stranded and in need of help during the lockdown. From 90 year old cancer patients getting life saving medicine to reaching persons sealed in their apartments without food, there have been more than 800,000 acts of kindness by Caremongers India that brought people assistance and comfort during these troubled times.
Not a single instance of cash was exchanged in all of this. Just acts of generosity with nothing to be gained but love and admiration by those who were helped. Listen to some incredibly moving stories of hope and meaning as Mahita Nagaraj speaks with us at Airlines Hotel in Bangalore. Pull a chair and join us as we chat over the sounds of birds chirping and cars annoyingly revving their engines!
Music: Upbeat Party by scottholmesmusic.com
In this episode of The NSoJ Tannoy Podcast, we speak with Prem Koshy on the history of Koshy’s Parade Cafe, and the existential questions that the global pandemic poses for this Bangalore institution.
We talk about the origins of the cafe in the 1940s, the connection to St. Mark’s Cathedral and Bishop Cottons, why waiters (and some customers) in Koshy’s think that they own the place, how Covid-19 has posed the greatest disruption to Bangalore since World War 2, why people are happy to drink coffee but not order a meal, and how herd consciousness among Bangaloreans can help keep Koshy’s open.
Music: Upbeat Party by scottholmesmusic.com