Best Akash Kumar and Ruchir Kaul Podcasts (2025)

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Unearthing Recent Geospatial Data Reforms | क्या नक्शा नीति में परिवर्तन से बदलेगा अर्थव्यवस्था का नक्शा? 45:09

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In the sixth episode of Arth Unearth, we take up the recently announced geospatial data reforms by the Government of India. Akash talks to Shriya Karanam of Locale.ai on what it means for the industry and appears on Delhi-based economist Kumar Anand's YouTube show Janhit Junction where both of them talk about its possible seen and unseen effects on…

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Unearthing NITI Aayog's New Model Bill on Land Titles | भूमि विवाद और नीति आयोग की नई पहल 42:56

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Land disputes and lack of clear land titles have been a major hindrance in the path of Indians improving their economic well-being for decades. Institutional reforms in this direction have been slow. In the fifth episode of Arth Unearth, Akash and Kumar Anand talk about NITI Aayog's New Model Bill on Land Titles which seeks to change that for bette…

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Ep 4 | Unearthing Bambai Main Ka Ba | Migration & Urbanization | Chinmay Tumbe 1:16:55

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In the fourth episode of Arth Unearth, hosts Akash and Ruchir are joined by Prof Chinmay Tumbe of IIM Ahmedabad, author of "India Moving: A History of Migration". They talk about the Bhojpuri Rap Song Bambai Main Ka Ba and deconstruct a variety of puzzling questions on migration and urbanization.

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Ep 3 | Unearthing Extraction: Part 3 | Should Drugs be Legalized? 18:57

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In the third episode of Arth Unearth, Israr Hasan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2020 Netflix movie Extraction. This is the third and final part where they talk about the background of the movie; drug cartels. They bring out economic theory and empirical evidence to talk about how prohibition and the war on drugs has fared so far an…

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Ep 3 | Unearthing Extraction: Part 2 | Private Mercenaries 14:19

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In the third episode of Arth Unearth, Israr Hasan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2020 Netflix movie Extraction. They deconstruct a variety of things together, starting from Edward Said’s conception of Orientalism, yellow filtering in Hollywood movies and then moving on to discuss private mercenaries and the case for drug legalizatio…

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Ep 3 | Unearthing Extraction: Part 1 | Edward Said's Orientalism 24:58

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In the third episode of Arth Unearth, Israr Hasan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2020 Netflix movie Extraction. This is the first part where they talk about the movie's portrayal of Bangladesh & yellow filtering in Hollywood. We break down sociological concepts like Edward Said's conception of Orientalism and the white messiah or sa…

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Ep 2 | Unearthing Contagion & COVID-19: Part 2 33:49

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In the second episode of Arth Unearth, Srinath Muralidharan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2011 movie Contagion in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic that is plaguing the world currently. This is the second part where they deconstruct complex issues like testing and vaccine development. They also discuss the lockdowns and their…

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Ep 2 | Unearthing Contagion & COVID-19: Part 1 30:26

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In the second episode of Arth Unearth, Srinath Muralidharan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2011 movie Contagion in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic that is plaguing the world currently. This is the first part of the second episode. Here, they discuss the origin, symptoms, transmission, preventive measures as well concept of R…

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Episode 1: Unearthing Panchayat | Amazon Prime Video 42:51

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In the first episode of Arth Unearth, Sanjeet Kashyap joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the Amazon Prime Video Show Panchayat, starring Jitendra Kumar and produced by TVF. They deconstruct a variety of fascinating branches of economics like Nudge Economics, Population Economics and Public Choice Economics. They also discuss the Govt. of In…