The release of Barbie the movie seems the perfect excuse to look for the origins of patriarchy with science writer Angela D Saini.

Barbie Land

With social media app Threads trying to trip up Twitter, Sandip Roy wonders about why we have the itch to be on these platforms at all.

Threadbare

Sandip takes a ride back in time on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, an UNESCO World Heritage train.

Nilgiri Mountain Railway

The inclusion of Millets as the main grain of the White House dinner with Narendra Modi signals a sea change in the perception of ancient grains.

Millets!

The iconic Tupperware made a huge impression in India and still does.

Tupperware Party

At a time when June is celebrated as Pride month both in Kolkata and San Francisco, Sandip reflects on a what it took to reconcile both parts of one's identity. Queer and South Asian, and all those who helped make it happen.

Pride Then and Now

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has always featured women in her writing and her new book Independence is no different.

Independent Chitra

In the wake of the terrible train accident in eastern India Sandip remembers a gentler kind of train travel in India.

An Indian Train Story

Sandip Roy remembers Tina Turner as the only rockstar whose poster he put up in his bedroom as a boy in Kolkata.

Simply the Best (remembering Tina Turner)

River towns in India are often temple towns and come with their own rituals. But Sandip Roy visits Jabalpur which comes with boatmen who talk in rhyme.

The River of Jabalpur

Every week NPR contributor (and former San Franciscian) Sandip Roy brings you a little taste of the 'new India' – a letter home from his other home.

Harry Belafonte's death provoked an outpouring of mourning in India.

Remembering Harry

The coronation of King Charles came with its own special dish - a coronation quiche.

Coronation Quiche

April was Dalit History Month in India. But even though caste-ism is officially outlawed in India, some of the old biases remain.

Dalit History Month

Kolkata’s streets continue to clog with cars. The fate of an already established, cleaner transit option, teeters in the balance.

Fading Beauties: Streetcars of Desire Pt. 2

Kolkata was the first city in India to have streetcars and the only city to still have them.

Streetcars of Desire

Responsible for typefaces of all slants and bolds, Rajeev Prakash is India’s Fontwala!

The Fontwala

Where did my English muffin go from my Eggs Benedict?

Where did my English muffin go?

The short documentary Oscar win for The Elephant Whisperers is being widely celebrated in India because it's a first for India. But what will it mean for India's elephants, both the ones in the wild and the ones in captivity?

The Elephant Whisperers

Sandip Roy is getting nostalgic after Naatu Naatu wins an Oscar for best song in a film.

The Songs We Carry

It’s time to play Holi in India and Sandip Roy grabs a fistful of joy!

Fistfull of Joy

I enjoy listening to this podcast! Sandip Ray is succinct in his expression and keen in his observation...

Orange Hat

I’ve loved this podcast for about a year now.  Sandip Roy is a renowned author and we are lucky to get to hear his dispatches.  Every week a new story about life in India, told in English but with enough Hindi to give the audience some sense of the sound of the language.  The themes of the stories are not just about India, however, but rather can be applied to the world.  And the music and street noises we hear behind the voices really makes for a complete feast of a story.  Thank you Mr. Roy and the staff at KALW!

India and the world by Sandip Roy

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