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" The Seen and the Unseen " is India's premier long-form podcast hosted by Amit Varma. The podcast, which has been running since 2017, features long-form conversations with intellectuals, writers, economists, historians, and thought leaders from India and around the world. Amit Varma is a respected journalist and writer, twice winner of the Bastiat Prize for Journalism. The show is known for its rich intellectual content and the diversity of its guests, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in public policy, history, culture, or economics in India today. I am only sharing the books recommended related to International Affairs and Indian Politics: The Most Dangerous Place: A History of the United States in South Asia — Srinath Raghavan The Strategy Trap: India And Pakistan Under The Nuclear Shadow — Srinath Raghavan South vs North: India’s Great Divide — Nilakantan R. S. Commanding Hope — Thomas Homer-Dixon Private Truths, Public Lies — Timur Kuran What is P...

" The Seen and the Unseen " is India's premier long-form podcast hosted by Amit Varma. The podcast, which has been running since 2017, features long-form conversations with intellectuals, writers, economists, historians, and thought leaders from India and around the world.  Amit Varma is a respected journalist and writer, twice winner of the Bastiat Prize for Journalism. The show is known for its rich intellectual content and the diversity of its guests, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in public policy, history, culture, or economics in India today. I am only sharing the books recommended related to Literature & Fiction (International): Contemporary (Latest) If I Survive You — Jonathan Escoffery (2022) The Book of Goose — Yiyun Li (2022) Beautiful Thing — Sonia Faleiro (2021) A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes — Rodrigo García (2021) Earthlings — Sayaka Murata (2018) Turn of the Millennium Tinkers — Paul Harding (2009) All Aunt Hagar’s Children — ...

" The Seen and the Unseen " is India's premier long-form podcast hosted by Amit Varma. The podcast, which has been running since 2017, features long-form conversations with intellectuals, writers, economists, historians, and thought leaders from India and around the world. Amit Varma is a respected journalist and writer, twice winner of the Bastiat Prize for Journalism. The show is known for its rich intellectual content and the diversity of its guests, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in public policy, history, culture, or economics in India today. I am only sharing the books recommended related to Memoirs & Biography: Indian Authors My Daughters’ Mum  — Natasha Badhwar My Life in Full — Indra Nooyi The Brass Notebook: A Memoir — Devaki Jain Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India’s First Women in Medicine — Kavitha Rao Breaking Through: A Memoir  — Isher Judge Ahluwalia A Full Life — Sabira Merchant The Memoirs of Dr. Haimabati Sen — Haimabat...

" The Seen and the Unseen " is India's premier long-form podcast hosted by Amit Varma. The podcast, which has been running since 2017, features long-form conversations with intellectuals, writers, economists, historians, and thought leaders from India and around the world.   Amit Varma is a respected journalist and writer, twice winner of the Bastiat Prize for Journalism. The show is known for its rich intellectual content and the diversity of its guests, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in public policy, history, culture, or economics in India today. Here is a categorized arrangement of the provided books into related sections based on their themes related to Science & Technology: Genetics, Evolution, and Human Nature Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To — David Sinclair Hacking Darwin — Jamie Metzl Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters — Matt Ridley The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge — Matt Ridley The Or...

" The Seen and the Unseen " is India's premier long-form podcast hosted by Amit Varma. The podcast, which has been running since 2017, features long-form conversations with intellectuals, writers, economists, historians, and thought leaders from India and around the world. I am only sharing the books recommended related to  Indian History:  Post-Independence to Contemporary India (1970s–Present) India after Gandhi — Ramachandra Guha 1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh — Srinath Raghavan Emergency Chronicles: Indira Gandhi and Democracy’s Turning Point — Gyan Prakash India Moving: A History of Migration — Chinmay Tumbe Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi — Vinay Sitapati The Paradoxical Prime Minister — Shashi Tharoor The Generation of Rage in Kashmir — David Devadas Atomic State: Big Science in Twentieth-Century India — Jahnavi Phalkey Independence and Nation-Building Era (1940s–1970s) VP Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India — Narayani Basu The M...

" The Seen and the Unseen " is India's premier long-form podcast hosted by Amit Varma. The podcast, which has been running since 2017, features long-form conversations with intellectuals, writers, economists, historians, and thought leaders from India and around the world.  I am only sharing the books recommended related to Journalism & Media: 1. The New New Journalism — Robert Boynton This book offers deep insight into the craft and practice of modern journalism. It features interviews with 19 leading journalists who bring facts to life in compelling ways, making stories engaging and impactful. It inspires journalists and writers to improve storytelling techniques essential for today’s media landscape. 2. The Power Broker — Robert A. Caro This is a multi-dimensional portrait of American power and political influence. Through Robert Caro’s detailed biography, readers learn how power is gained, wielded, and its impact on ordinary people. It is a masterclass in politic...

" The Seen and the Unseen " is India's premier long-form podcast hosted by Amit Varma. The podcast, which has been running since 2017, features long-form conversations with intellectuals, writers, economists, historians, and thought leaders from India and around the world.  I am only sharing the books recommended grouped  into broad thematic categories that align with traditional library and academic classification systems in philosophy, psychology, ethics, and literature: Psychology and Cognitive Science The Elephant in the Brain  — Kevin Simler & Robin Hanson Human: The Science Behind What Makes Your Brain Unique  — Michael S. Gazzaniga Thinking, Fast and Slow  — Daniel Kahneman Ethics, Morality, and Philosophy of Goodness The Moral Arc: How Science Makes Us Better People — Michael Shermer Better Never to Have Been — David Benatar The Difficulty of Being Good — Gurcharan Das The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress — Peter Singer On ...