Ignition

22 February 2023

The scary China story we need to hear | Brahma Chellaney, Jayadeva Ranade

How do you deal with a dragon holding fire? A tech giant. An economic powerhouse. An autocracy. A country with the largest army. China’s says it has an “alternate vision for humanity”. (But spends $200 billion a year on suppressing internal dissent & ‘public safety’.)

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21 February 2023

Ektaa Kapoor on passion, feminism, spirituality. Beating the boys club

Regressive. Progressive. Diva of stereotypes. Purveyor of porn. Radical. Superstitious. A tyrant. She’s been called all of those opposites. And embraces it.

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1 February 2023

Historian Manu Pillai interview on hot history debates & colourful stories

History is not just about the hunt. Or about victors & vanquished. It’s about fascinating three dimensional characters. And the complex impacts they left in their time. And ours.

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17 January 2023

South star Rana Daggubati interview | Personal journey, tech, & mythology

Star Wars. Wild elephants. Comic books. Jungles. And, Thanos. That’s a whacky combination of influences for stardom & success. But the actor, producer, tech investor says that’s what helped pull him back from the abyss, and become who he is.

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