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The Undismal Paradox

The Undismal Paradox

A podcast to help you understand and break down Interesting situations that we see today. The podcast"s name is derived from the term "Dismal Science", coined by Thomas Carlyle to describe economics. It consists of various short "series", each of which revolving around a particular topic. Enjoy listening and learning about numerous interesting scenarios! Series 1: China vs Rest of the world PART1- Chinese Takeaways Part 2- Rise of China Series 2: Enlighten Series 3: Crisis-Picuous Consumer Do

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00:00:56

Mondays: Beyond The Stream - Trailer

The Undismal Paradox ·

2021/06/13

How many hours do you spend curating your fire playlist every week? A survey says that we Indians typically spend 19.1 hours grooving to music, while the global average is around 18 hours a week. We love our music, don’t we!? Four students of economics, wondered if we could explore the economics behind the music industry. We have a playlist of fun facts Taylor-made just for you. We’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is stream!

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01:02:40

Travelling Back to College with Siddhart Deshmukh

The Undismal Paradox ·

2021/05/15

Welcome to the 8th episode of The Undismal Paradox Season 2!! In this episode, Prof. Ashish Kulkarni chats up with 'The Travelling Professor', Siddhart Deshmukh! Siddhart's career profile is endless. He has worked as a product manager at Sony Entertainment Television, been a senior executive in marketing communications at Birla AT&T, served as the COO at Cohezia, a UK based venture studio, and is currently the Senior Advisor and Adjunct Professor at MICA, Ahmedabad. Siddhart also hosts the

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00:58:06

Forever a learner with Navin Kabra

The Undismal Paradox ·

2021/04/02

Welcome to the sixth episode of The Undismal Paradox Season 2! In this episode, Prof.Ashish Kulkarni chats up with Navin Kabra. Navin Kabra is a software technology professional who has over two decades of experience in the industry, and is currently the co-founder and CTO at Reliscore.com, an online platform for assessing technical skills required by companies. He is a popular figure in Pune's Tech circles and Twitter too, with over 10K people following him! Dr. Ashish Kulkarni is an Assistant

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01:28:47

Starting a Start Up with Milind Sharma

The Undismal Paradox ·

2021/03/21

Welcome to the fifth episode of The Undismal Paradox Season 2! There is a slight change this time around, The host for today's episode is Prof.Saylee Jog, and the guest is a fellow SSE Alumni, Milind Sharma. Milind Sharma is the Co-Founder of PepperTap - an on-demand hyperlocal grocery delivery startup, and NuvoEx - a premium e-commerce logistics company. He also served as Vice President at Shadowfax (Another logistics company which had bought NuvoEx). He is currently working on a new startup of

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01:46:31

Understanding the 'P' in GIPE with Rohith Jyothish

The Undismal Paradox ·

2021/03/11

Welcome to the fourth episode of The Undismal Paradox Season 2! In this episode, Prof. Ashish Kulkarni chats up with Rohith Jyothish. Rohith Jyothish is a visiting faculty at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune and a teaching fellow at the Department of Political Science, Ashoka University (Delhi NCR). He is also Assistant Editor at the peer-reviewed academic journal, Big Data & Society. Previously, he worked in public policy organizations in management, research and founder

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01:21:45

The Future of Indian Agriculture with Dr. Pradeep Apte

The Undismal Paradox ·

2021/03/05

Welcome to the third episode of The Undismal Paradox Season 2! In this episode, Prof. Ashish Kulkarni chats up with Dr. Pradeep Apte on the future of Indian agriculture. Dr. Pradeep Apte is a professor of economics at Ferguson college and a visiting faculty at GIPE. He specializes in Operations Research, Econometrics, International trade and Agricultural economics. He has published several research papers and books over the span of his academic career and has been a part of various committees

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01:38:10

Understanding Urbanization with Binoy Mascarenhas

The Undismal Paradox ·

2021/02/25

Welcome to the second episode of The Undismal Paradox Season 2 ! In this episode, Prof. Ashish Kulkarni chats up with a fellow GIPE alumnus, Binoy Mascarenhas, on the process and importance of planned urbanization. Binoy Mascarenhas is an Urban Planner and Economist with 14 years of experience in implementing innovative and sustainable solutions to global urban challenges. He served as the Head of Urban Transport at the World Resources Institute (WRI) till 2019 where he managed urban transport and

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01:01:53

The Art and Science of Public Policy with Neha Sinha

The Undismal Paradox ·

2021/02/18

Welcome to the second edition of The Undismal Paradox podcast!! This time we have decided to experiment with the video format because we realize that as listeners, one always wants to watch the folks talking, and especially when it's such an intelligent conversation. In the first episode, we have Neha Sinha in conversation with Ashish Kulkarni, both are batch mates from the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. Neha Sinha is Deputy Director and Associate Fellow at IDFC Institute. In addition

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00:08:46

Mondays : Rise of China Episode 4: Post Covid BRI

The Undismal Paradox ·

2020/08/16

The coronavirus pandemic is the real deal, something straight out of a sci fi movie and... well by now we all know its 'larger' impacts on every aspect of human life, but let us focus on the biggest project ever undertaken and how covid is gonna impact that in the final episode of 'RISE OF CHINA' .

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00:08:10

Mondays : Rise of China Episode 3 : Debt-Trap Diplomacy

The Undismal Paradox ·

2020/08/03

The actual goal of China is something more than economic development... Some notes for your reference : 1)https://africacenter.org/spotlight/implications-for-africa-china-one-belt-one-road-strategy/ 2)https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/china-confronts-major-risk-of-debt-crisis-on-the-belt-and-road-due-to-pandemic/

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00:12:43

Fridays : The Crisis-Picuous Consumer Episode 6 :...

The Undismal Paradox ·

2020/08/01

The Crisis-picuous Consumer spells out what the future of the world looks like in light of the recent spurt in adoption of automation and policies like re-shoring. Also, is globalisation, as we know it, destined for an imminent demise? Has the age of the hyper-connected global economic system long since had its day?

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00:14:58

Fridays : The Crisis- Picuous Consumer Episode 6 :...

The Undismal Paradox ·

2020/07/30

The Crisis-picuous Consumer spells out what the future of the world looks like in light of the recent spurt in adoption of automation and policies like re-shoring. Also, is globalisation, as we know it, destined for an imminent demise? Has the age of the hyper-connected global economic system long since had its day?

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00:10:10

Wednesdays: Enlighten Episode 6 :The power of a nudge

The Undismal Paradox ·

2020/07/28

Tune in for Enlighten's season finale, where we introduce an interesting and currently trending concept - the Nudge - and how it can play a crucial role in not only in the energy sector, but in our daily lives as well. The attached links will help not only to further explain this, but give some additional insights to the

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00:18:41

Fridays: The Crisis-Picuous Consumer Episode 5 : T...

The Undismal Paradox ·

2020/07/23

What's going on with travel and transportation right now? Will this sector bounce back or will we just stay cooped up forever? Listen to this week's episode for all the answers! Some show notes for reference: WSJ video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Yh1SsdmQE&feature=youtu.be Mumbai Local travellers: https://curlytales.com/mumbai-locals-are-now-being-disinfected-in-lieu-of-the-coronavirus/ Vehicle sales

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00:19:20

Wednesdays : Enlighten Episode 5 : Perceptions: The...

The Undismal Paradox ·

2020/07/21

Tune in to check out the second part of the interview with Vasundhara Ma'am where we continue to break down and understand the various misconceptions surrounding the Standards and Labeling Program.

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00:20:32

Mondays : Chinese Takeaways Episode 3 : Let's hear it...

The Undismal Paradox ·

2020/07/19

Tune in to this episode to know how exactly startup world works as we interview Mr.Milind Sharma. This was the end of first series . If you have loved this series do share your reviews on our social media handles. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/The-Undismal-Paradox-112970387123189/ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/theundismalparadox?igshid=13bhcg87pi3zi TWITTER: https://twitter.com/undismalparadox?s=09

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00:12:37

Fridays : The Crisis- Picuous Consumer Episode 4 :...

The Undismal Paradox ·

2020/07/16

The pandemic has suddenly thrown a lot of things into disarray and most things into perspective. the swiper generation has suddenly become much more conscious of spending and has started saving. but, on the other hand, spending is also important. it's what drives the economy. and yet, we also need to save. so what does one do? spend, or save? join us on this episode to find out which is the way forward! Here is a link for your reference

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00:16:13

Wednesdays : Enlighten Episode 4 : Perceptions: The...

The Undismal Paradox ·

2020/07/14

Check out our episode where we discuss the misconceptions of the Standards and Labeling Program which we had mentioned in our previous episode, with the help of an interview with an expert in the energy sector.

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00:09:09

Mondays : Rise of China Episode 2 : The trillion...

The Undismal Paradox ·

2020/07/13

"Belt & Road Initiative" The most ambitious project ever taken. What is in it for China? Some links for you : https://images.app.goo.gl/3rN25dfPGSvQTpHe7 https://youtu.be/EvXROXiIpvQ

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00:20:22

Fridays : The Crisis - Picuous Consumer Episode 3...

The Undismal Paradox ·

2020/07/10

Last time round we moved work online. This time, let's see what happens when shopping and learning are thrown into the mix- featuring three students and a prof.

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