I do three podcasts: on Sanskrit, Birds and Wine. The Sanskrit Podcast— where the ideas of ancient India meet the modern world. Listen to the Sanskrit Podcast on Youtube here and iTunes here Bird Podcast here Indian Wine Podcast here
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Having listened to several fascinating podcasts, I have been wanting to try it myself. I have to thank Aditya Mhatre of Indicast for helping me set up the podcast, and offering to host it at his Indicast website. I want to try a few things myself before taking him up on his offer. Here then are some of my podcasts.
Talking wine with Anna Abbona
Anna Abbona of Marchesi di Barolo winery was in India on a four-city tour to
promote her wines. I spoke to her about her wines
Shashank Dalvi’s Big Year of Birding
Shashank Dalvi’s Big Year of Birding all over India.
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Interview with Dr. Jerry Jackson about Bird adaptation
Dr. Jerry Jackson is a legend in ornithology, for his life-long fascination with the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. I met him on a windy evening in Lakes Park, Fort Myers for a chat about the birds of Southwest Florida.
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The Peacock
This episode is about the peacock, not because it is the national bird of India, which it is. But because it gave rise to the second most important work in evolutionary biology. I speak of course of Charles Darwin’s theory of sexual selection.
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The Great Indian Bustard: can it be saved from the brink of extinction?
Can the Great Indian Bustard be saved from the brink of extinction?
Read MoreDestination Bharatpur
The Keoladeo Ghana National Park is arguably India’s most famous national park for birds. This episode offers you a bird’s eye view of the park
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Genius of Birds with Jennifer Ackerman
Jennifer Ackerman has been writing about science and nature for 30 years. Her most recent book, The Genius of Birds (Penguin Press, April 2016), explores the intelligence of birds
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Indian Wine Podcast
I love wine. I drink wine. So hosting a podcast seems like a natural way forward. Ergo, the Indian Wine Podcast Indian Wine Podcast is hosted by Shoba Narayan. In which she talks to wine lovers mostly based in India, or of Indian origin about wine, tasting, terroir, vintage, and everything in between. This podcast…
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New episode in Bird Podcast
Check it out here. A few years ago, I cold-emailed Jairam Ramesh, then minister of rural development, with one question: how could urban individuals contribute to rural India? He called me from Gumla, Jharkand. “Do you know where Gumla is?” he asked. Sheepishly, I said No. After some small talk—his mother lives in Bangalore— I…
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