ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash

ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash


Latest Episodes

EP 166 - NCP Split, Maharashtra Politics, Congress, 'Washing Machine' Jibe with Praful Patel
April 30, 2024

Praful Patel is a Rajya Sabha MP, former Union Aviation Minister, and the working president of the NCP. He is also a former president of the All India Football Federation and also served as a member of the FIFA Council. Patel inherited his passion for pol

EP 165 - Exposing Global Media's 'Bias' on Modi & India with Shashi Shekhar
April 28, 2024

Shashi Sekhar is the former CEO of Prasar Bharati, India's public broadcaster. He assumed office in 2017 and served a five-year term till 2022. An alumnus of IIT-Bombay, he was the youngest and first non-bureaucrat to hold the public office since its crea

EP 164 - U.P. Politics, Dalit Identity, BSP-SP Break-Up with 'Behenji's' Successor Akash Anand
April 25, 2024

28-year-old Akash Anand is the National Coordinator of the Bahujan Samaj Party. Nephew of BSP supremo Mayawati, Akash joined the party in 2016 and rose through the ranks, to become the the second most important leader in the party. In December 2023, Mayaw

EP 163 - Meet BJP's Dr CN Manjunath, Cardiologist Praised by Obama, Taking on Congress' DK Brothers
April 23, 2024

Dr. Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath, known as Dr. C N Manjunath, is a renowned cardiologist, who was the director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research for 18 years, the largest Heart Care Centre in Southeast Asia. Under his lead

EP 162 - Will the BJP-JD(S) Alliance Trump Congress in Karnataka? HD Kumaraswamy Answers
April 20, 2024

HD Kumaraswamy, known as the 'kingmaker' of Karnataka politics, served as Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2018 to 2019 and from 2006 to 2007. He is contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Mandya constituency, which his son Nikhil lost to actor S

Ep 161 - Bengaluru Challenges, India Alliance, Electoral Bonds, Democracy Debate with Rajeev Gowda
April 18, 2024

Rajeev Gowda wears many hats - he is an academician, spokesperson, professor, and social worker. Formerly a Rajya Sabha MP, he is now a Congress candidate for the Bengaluru North Lok Sabha constituency, a Vokkaliga stronghold. He is contesting against BJP

EP 160 - 2024 Polls, Karnataka Politics, Water Crisis, Tax Devolution with Tejasvi Surya
April 16, 2024

Tejasvi Surya, the dynamic BJP MP representing Bengaluru South in the 17th Lok Sabha is also the President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha since September 26, 2020. At just age 33, the youngest BJP MP in the 17th Lok Sabha is a captivating speaker, an

EP 159 - China's Global Network Triggering Street Protests Across The World?
April 15, 2024

China's global influence has expanded rapidly, not only economically but also through its extensive networks of technology, and information dissemination, triggering street protests across the world, like Black Lives Matter in the US and pro-Palestine pro

Ep 158 - Border Tensions, 'Targeted' Killings in Pak, India Alliance, 2024 Polls with Rajnath Singh
April 11, 2024

Rajnath Singh is serving as the 29th Defence Minister of India since 2019. He is also the Deputy Leader of the House of the BJP since May 30, 2019. Singh also held the post of BJP President from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2014. Additionally, He s

EP 157 - Mythology and History, Art of Storytelling, Sanatana, Bharat vs India with Ashwin Sanghi
April 10, 2024

Ashwin Sanghi is among Indias highest-selling English fiction authors. He has written several bestsellers in the Bharat Series (including The Rozabal Line, Chanakyas Chant, The Krishna Key, The Sialkot Saga, Keepers of the Kalachakra, The Vault of Vishn