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When you hear those statistics that tell you the oceans are warming and you wonder where those numbers come from, this is where: From scientists me...
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- Added: Jun 20, 2019
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 13
The 85 year old Ruskin Bond is a bit of an accidental Indian, but he is also one of the most loved Indian writers. Sandip Roy met him at the Tata S...
- Added: Jun 18, 2019
- Length: 06:00
Carlos Samaniego created Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Ángeles, or Mariachi Rainbow, back in 2000 for a pride event. Almost two decades later, the group...
- Added: Jun 17, 2019
- Length: 06:53
Sandip Roy compares our current heat wave to a typical “Indian Summer.”
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- Added: Jun 10, 2019
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 1
When Queen Harish came on stage you could not look away. She whirled, she twirled. Her sequined skirts billowed around her. Her arms were filled wi...
- Added: Jun 04, 2019
- Length: 06:00
When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. In elections, though, you might just live to fight another day.
- Added: May 28, 2019
- Length: 06:00
India has a new government. But when all the sound and fury end, the real work of democracy begins in this, the greatest democratic experiment in t...
- Added: May 21, 2019
- Length: 06:00
Manna Dey’s birthday is May 1. He would have been 100 years old.
- Added: Apr 29, 2019
- Length: 06:00
On April 15th While Americans rush to file their taxes, Bengalis in Kolkata celebrate their new year.
But April 15 is also World Art Day. And this...
- Added: Apr 16, 2019
- Length: 06:00
As this year's election season heats up in India, women are making themselves heard.
- Added: Apr 09, 2019
- Length: 06:00
When people get spooked, even ghosts can disappear.
- Added: Mar 12, 2019
- Length: 06:00
- Added: Mar 04, 2019
- Length: 06:00
Sandip Roy has his annual date with America... at the Oscar's.
- Added: Feb 26, 2019
- Length: 06:00
Feb 21st is International Mother Language Day.
Learn more at http://www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday/
- Added: Feb 18, 2019
- Length: 06:00
The Kolkata Book Fair is one of the largest in the world. But it also has space for the smallest of publishers.
- Added: Feb 11, 2019
- Length: 06:00
In the first episode of Peace of Mind, we’re talking about fear and its power to shape our view of the world. Our guests are author Dave Eggers, Sn...
- Added: Jan 22, 2019
- Length: 29:11
An environmental success story.
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- Added: Jan 17, 2019
- Length: 24:10
- Purchases: 1
Sandip investigates the journey of a small town Scottish postmaster to his resting place in Kolkata.
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- Added: Jan 14, 2019
- Length: 06:00
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India is home to some of the most polluted cities in the world, but also home to some of the first champions of recycling.
- Added: Jan 07, 2019
- Length: 06:00
Sandip reflects on the name game.
- Added: Dec 17, 2018
- Length: 06:00
In Cricket crazy india, an obscure game played with a very strange shaped ball takes hold.
- Added: Dec 03, 2018
- Length: 06:00
It looks just like a little white table tennis ball, but spongy and sweet. The Rosogolla is Bengal’s most famous sweet but Sandip is overwhelmed by...
- Added: Nov 26, 2018
- Length: 06:00
Sandip Roy remembers the veterans of World War 1, the Indian veterens.
- Added: Nov 13, 2018
- Length: 06:00
A short-form trackless piece exploring the special importance of harp music during the holiday season, filled with relaxing holiday music! Includes...
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- Added: Nov 13, 2018
- Length: 03:35
- Purchases: 4
A survey by one of the country's top media research firms sheds light -- if not love -- on the holiday music we love to hate.
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- Added: Nov 13, 2018
- Length: 03:47
- Purchases: 4