Episodes

  • S2E5: Reason and the Makers of Modern India | A conversation with Prof. Rudrangshu Mukherjee
    Dec 28 2021

    The final episode of the second season of The YIF Podcast - The Professor will see you now, will feature Prof. Rudrangshu Mukherjee (Chancellor,  Ashoka University; DPhil, Oxford University). The episode will begin with a masterclass on the topic - "A journey without an end: Hazrat Mahal, a forgotten rebel of 1857", followed by a candid conversation with the professor, hosted by Jahanara Rabia Raza, YIF, Class of 2014 (Learning Experience Designer, 9.9 Education).

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    52 mins
  • S2E4: Women, Society and Changing India | A conversation with Prof. Urvashi Butalia
    Dec 28 2021

    The fourth episode of the second season of The YIF Podcast - Professor will see you now, will feature Prof. Urvashi Butalia (Author, Publisher & Founder, Zubaan Books). The episode will begin with a masterclass on the topic - "The Personal is Political: Reflections on a Feminist Life", followed by a candid conversation with the professor,  hosted by Surya Harikrishnan, YIF Class of 2018 (Chief of Staff to Samir Jain, Vice Chairman, Times Group)

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    33 mins
  • S2E3: Indian Foreign Policy | A conversation with Prof. Arun Kumar Singh
    Dec 28 2021

    The third episode of the second season of The YIF Podcast - The Professor will see you now, will feature Prof. Arun Kumar Singh (Former Ambassador of India to the United States). The episode will begin with a masterclass by Prof. Singh on the topic - "Prognosis: USA-India relations in the new Biden Administration", followed by a candid conversation with the professor, hosted by Shashank Sharma from the YIF, Class of 2017 (Consultant, Deloitte Canada).

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    35 mins
  • S2E2: Economics and Public Policy | A conversation with Prof. A.K.Shiva Kumar
    Dec 28 2021

    The second episode of the second season of The YIF Podcast - The Professor Will See You Now, will feature Prof. A.K. Shiva Kumar (YIF Faculty, Economics and Public Policy; PhD, Harvard University) over a candid conversation about his personal journey, YIF subject and inspiring ideas that drive him.

    This episode has been hosted by Amrutha Datla, YIF '19 (Associate, Chief Minister's Office, Haryana).

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    38 mins
  • S2E1: Shakespeare and the World | A conversation with Prof. Madhavi Menon
    Dec 27 2021

    The first episode of the second season of The YIF Podcast - The Professor Will See You Now, will feature Prof. Madhavi Menon (YIF Faculty, Shakespeare and the World; Professor of English, Ashoka University; PhD, Tufts University) over a candid conversation about her journey, YIF subject and inspiring ideas that drive her.

    This episode has been hosted by Shiv D Sharma, YIF '15 (Critical Writing  Faculty, YIF; Fulbright and Inlaks Scholar).

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    37 mins
  • Season 2 - The Professor Will See You Now - Teaser
    Dec 24 2021

    Exclusive conversations with world-class faculty teaching at the Young India Fellowship, cutting across disciplines of Literature, Foreign Policy, Economics and Public Policy, History, Gender Studies and more!

    Watch out for Season 2 of The YIF Podcast. Coming soon!

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    2 mins
  • S1E7: Developing new eyes: Perspectives on social justice | With Prathima M (Designer, PhD Student, MIT Media Lab) and Arpitha K (Environmental Lawyer, PhD Student, European Uni Institute
    Sep 21 2021

    Welcome to the seventh episode of The YIF Podcast - Developing new eyes: Perspectives on social justice, where we celebrate the inspiring journeys of our diverse alumni.

    The guests for this episode are Prathima Muniyappa (YIF '14), Designer and Conservator, PhD Student, MIT Media Lab, and Arpitha Kodiveri (YIF '12), Environmental Lawyer and Researcher, PhD Student, European University Institute. They will be in conversation with our host for Season 1, Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha (Founding Dean, YIF and ISB, Founder and Trustee, Ashoka University).

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    53 mins
  • S1E6: Reimagining the world: Becoming a creative artist | With Kritika Pandey (Writer, Winner, Commonwealth Short Story Prize) and Sumedha Bhattacharyya (Dance Artist, Erasmus Mundus Scholar)
    Sep 21 2021

    Welcome to the sixth episode of The YIF Podcast - Reimagining the world: Becoming a creative artist, where we celebrate the inspiring journeys of our diverse alumni.

    The guests for this episode are Kritika Pandey (YIF '14), Writer, Winner, Commonwealth Short Story Prize, and Sumedha Bhattacharyya (YIF '16), Dance Artist, Erasmus Mundus Scholar. They will be in conversation with our host for Season 1, Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha (Founding Dean, YIF and ISB, Founder and Trustee, Ashoka University).

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    37 mins