🇮🇳 India Episodes

<p>In this episode of the BJPod, we have a special guest -- Gaurav Probir Pramanik (@gauravpramanik on twitter) -- a social, environmental activist and a twitter celeb. We talk about his life, his work with and within the LGBTQ community in India and a lot more. Also, the representation of LGBTQ community in Indian media, with a special mention to Fardeen Khan and Jay Shah. Along the way, a lot of pop culture and bollywood references, in this fun episode of BJPod.</p>

<p>Cinema halls are opening up next week. And so we thought maybe it’s time to look at India’s largest movie chain PVR and see what’s happening down there.</p>

<p>In today’s Finshots, we talk about everybody’s favourite insurance company  that might IPO very soon— LIC.</p>

<p>In today's Finshots, we talk about Stagflation.</p>

<p>In today's Finshots, we talk about the problem of plenty.</p>

<p>In today’s Finshots, we talk about how a failing data storage device brought the Tokyo Stock Exchange to its knees.</p>

<p>In today's Finshots, we talk about Bilateral Netting.</p>

In this week's episode of 'Paisa Vaisa', Host Anupam Gupta is joined by Prasad Ramani, Founder and Chief Behavioral Officer at Syntoniq Inc. Syntoniq is an advisor assessment tool which helps in building engaging,

<p>Last week, in an unprecedented move, shareholders of Lakshmi Vilas Bank ousted seven directors from the company all in one go. Insiders stated that the decision was predicated on the fact that Lakshmi Vilas Bank had been underperforming for a while now. But here’s the thing. There’s more to this story than what meets the eye. And so today, we will talk about what really went down at Lakhsmi Vilas Bank.</p>

<p>In today's Finshots, we talk about What happens when things aren't exactly as they seem.</p>

<p>In today's Finshots, we talk about Google and its new policy that might force developers to shell out a 30% commission on all in-app sales involving digital goods.</p>

<p>Are people selling junk bonds because they might actually be junk? That’s the question we try and answer today.</p>

<p>In today's Finshots, we talk about airports, Adani and break even equations.</p>

<p><em>In today's Finshots, we talk about the latest ruling on the Vodafone Tax matter and explain the whole case in as few words as possible.</em></p>

In this week's episode of 'Paisa Vaisa', Host Anupam Gupta is joined by a returning guest, Nikhil Mantha, COO & Co-founder of Piggy.

<p>A couple of weeks ago, Tata Sons and the construction giant Shapoorji Pallonji Group were on the verge of fighting another bitter courtroom battle that would have further strained their relationship. But then within a matter of days, both parties reached a compromise that would help them walk away from the feud rather amicably. And if you’re wondering what this story is about and why any of this is relevant, today’s Finshots Market is for you.</p>

<p>In today's Finshots, we discuss how a pandemic affects women and their role in the unpaid labour market.</p>

<p>In this episode of BJPod, we begin with how #JusticeforSSR became #JusticeforKangana. We quickly move on to talking of oversimplification in Indian movies and pick out characters from three movies -- Pardes, Naayak and RDB.&nbsp;</p> <p>On the scale of Barjatiya to Johar, where does the Ghai-verse lie?&nbsp;</p> <p>Is Bauji in Pardes an upgrade of the DDLJ bauji?&nbsp;</p> <p>We then talk of how the worldview of protagonists in films like Nayak fails to account for systemic evils other than financial corruption. Is Anil Kapoor in Nayak Kejru?</p> <p>In the final lap of the episode, we discuss how even an exceptional cinematic experience like RDB also treats these issues on a very superficial scale.</p>

<p>In today’s Finshots, we talk about high denomination currencies and what’s happening to them.</p>

<p>Yesterday, HSBC shares plunged to their lowest level since 1995 after an investigative report <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54225572">alleged</a> that the bank facilitated a money-laundering scheme.</p> <p>And obviously we need to talk about it.</p>