In these times of shrill nationalistic rhetoric, there is a danger that we may become less globalised instead of more.

But internationalisation (aka I18N) is key to India's progress.

Ajay Shah & I discuss why in episode 48 of Everything is Everything: youtube.com/watch?v=OUVhRm…

A bit late to the party but I have to share how much I enjoyed Sowmya's pertinent questions about society.

Often we hear people say how their helper or driver or local vegetable seller just doesn't want to change.

Sowmya gives us insights into that apparent resistance.

Felt like there was something missing in my life for the past few days, realised its because i haven't listened to the seen and the unseen by Amit Varma in a while. Such a beautiful episode :’)

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As much as I want to gatekeep Amit Varma's Everything is Everything; I believe in this show's capability to revive brain cells in the country for those willing.

Please watch and laugh at this masterclass of subtlety. Genius.

youtu.be/6PZKyBQXE88?si… via YouTube

Such an amazing episode! कुशल मेहरा made me question so many of my priors! All in all, super interesting and lots of TIL. Also love how Amit and Kushal both engage with ideas they are strongly opposed to. Definitely going to revisit it, and definitely reading Kushal's book

Get two of the best podcasters in the country,with considrered intellectual positions, on a common platform - what you get is a lot of food for thought. Spent better part of last night listening to this.

May there be more such interactions Amit Varma and कुशल मेहरा !

Q. If 1000 villages came together to form a governing body, what would it be called?

A. Kilogram Panchayat! 😀🤣😂🤣😉

Now watch our episode on decentralisation!

youtu.be/wArMaqpNvFE?si…

I finally had a chat with Amit Varma on his podcast. Amit is a great host and his strength lies in his preparation. I am surprised I spoke so much about my family because I never do on my own podcast 😬😬I didn't even realise we spoke for six hours!!!!
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Q. If 1000 villages came together to form a governing body, what would it be called?

A. Kilogram Panchayat! 😀🤣😂🤣😉

Now watch our episode on decentralisation!

youtu.be/wArMaqpNvFE?si…

This was an excellent discussion. So much food for thought. Especially liked the idea of sharing the GST between the union, state and city govts. 👍🏽

Thank you Amit and Vinay for posting this. I found the part about the Simputer and the startup’s earliest attempts fascinating. Also Vinay’s thoughts on engineering education ring so true.

listened to this on my train to Chennai on Thursday (at 2X - indians speaking English I can parse much better).

very very well worth it. fantastic episode

India is too large to be governed in a top-down way, with an all-powerful center.

It makes a mockery of democracy.

In episode 47 of Everything is Everything, Ajay Shah and I discuss why we need Decentralisation, with more states + empowered cities: youtube.com/watch?v=wArMaq…