Fighting For A Better Society w/
Jayaprakash Narayan, the man behind Loksatta Party, enters the Permit Room and talks about a corrupt free nation, Shankar's Bharateeyudu, India before liberalisation, India during Emergency, how he prepared for the IAS exam, his early days of being an IAS officer, the tax system, how a reformer brings about change and much more.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Episode precap
2:35 - How Bharateeyudu showed the complexity of society’s problem
8:27 - Can we see a corrupt free nation?
14:56 - How was India before liberalisation?
26:10 - Why are school fees so high?
37:05 - Is capitalism efficient in reducing corruption?
39:44 - What was the impact of the emergency?
59:15 - Why shift from medicine to public administration?
1:07:16 - How did he prepare for IAS?
1:10:07 - Early days of him being an IAS officer
1:28:20 - Will education and certificates be valuable in the future?
1:39:53 - Should the NDPS Act be amended?
1:50:28 - Should taxpayers get extra benefits?
1:55:49 - His achievements in politics
2:04:21 - How to improve sexual and financial education?
2:09:21 - Should the tax system be changed?
2:19:03 - Should there be a military tax?
2:21:35 - Is the UPSC exam overhyped?
2:27:40 - How can the old city be developed?
2:39:07 - AI and dignity of labour
2:45:27 - Impact of freebies
2:51:30 - How to question the government?
2:55:05 - Why are people scared of politicians and police?
3:01:01 - Comfort food and favourite songs
3:06:49 - Author recommendations
3:12:14 - How to be a good parent?
3:13:44 - Basics of good governance
3:16:18 - Is it necessary to distribute money to win elections?
3:26:56 - Why did he start a political party?
3:38:52 - How to approach the opposite gender?
3:43:54 - Favourite politicians
3:46:33 - What is patriotism?
3:56:58 - Where does black money go?
Permit Room is the latest Tenglish podcast that is hosted by Hriday Ranjan and Sai Santhosh. Watch and listen to them banter amongst themselves and with guests from all walks of life.
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