The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

Amit Varma

All Episodes

Apr 24, 2023

Pushpesh Pant Feasts on the Buffet of Life

He taught international relations for a living, and he lived Indian culture -- food, clothes, music, films, languages, the whole package. Pushpesh Pant joins Amit Varma in episode 326 of The Seen and the Unseen...

324 mins

Apr 17, 2023

Shaili Chopra and the Sisterhood

Women in India are much more than either bechari, badass or bitch -- and they won't be defined any more by the male gaze. Shaili Chopra joins Amit Varma in episode 325 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss her...

262 mins

Apr 10, 2023

Akshaya Mukul and the Life of Agyeya

Agyeya was a writer, a rebel, a soldier, a lover-- and a man who shaped modern Hindi literature. Akshaya Mukul joins Amit Varma in episode 324 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about the life of this remarkabl...

255 mins

Apr 03, 2023

SVB, Banking and the State of the Economy

What happened at SVB? Is our banking system in crisis? What are we to make of our economy? Ajay Shah and Mohit Satynanand join Amit Varma in episode 323 of The Seen and the Unseen to tackle these complicated qu...

196 mins

Mar 27, 2023

The Life and Times of Mita Kapur

She's been an author, an entrepreneur, a literary agent, an organiser of events and a mother -- but her finest achievement is perhaps her making of herself. Mita Kapur joins Amit Varma in episode 322 of The See...

256 mins

Mar 20, 2023

Josh Felman Tries to Make Sense of the World

He's a renowned economist, he's worked in the IMF, he's an Asia specialist and he loves India. Josh Felman joins Amit Varma in episode 321 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about his life, his times, and all t...

262 mins

Mar 13, 2023

South India Would Like to Have a Word

India is run in a top-down way with a Northern bias -- and this is a problem. Nilakantan RS joins Amit Varma in episode 320 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss how and why our Southern states perform so much...

239 mins

Mar 06, 2023

Jahnavi and the Cyclotron

It is a truth universally acknowledged that anyone possessed of an obsession will run into the forces of inertia. Jahnavi Phalkey joins Amit Varma in episode 319 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss her histor...

290 mins

Feb 27, 2023

The Liberal Nationalism of Nitin Pai

The task of nation-building did not end with our founders, and does not stop at our politicians. It's up to us to build the India we want to see. Nitin Pai joins Amit Varma in episode 318 of The Seen and the Un...

333 mins

Feb 20, 2023

Rohini Nilekani Pays It Forward

Samaaj came before Sarkaar and Bazaar. We are more than subjects of the state and consumers of the market. Rohini Nilekani joins Amit Varma in episode 317 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss her life and her...

211 mins