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Private Truths, Public Lies

28 episodes

Wanting

28 episodes

In Service of the Republic

24 episodes

Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India

23 episodes

The Power Broker

22 episodes

The Case Against Sugar

18 episodes

Early Indians

17 episodes

English

17 episodes

The Big Fat Surprise: why butter, meat, and cheese belong in a healthy diet

16 episodes

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

16 episodes

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Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government Is Holding Indians Back

7 episodes

Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China

3 episodes

Exit, Voice, and Loyalty

5 episodes

In Defence of Politics

1 episode

India After Gandhi

10 episodes

Kashmir Under 370: A Personal History

1 episode

Lake Wobegon Days

1 episode

Lust For Life

1 episode

Made in India: The Story of Desh Bandhu Gupta, Lupin and Indian Pharma

1 episode

Strategy

1 episode

The Agony And The Ecstasy

1 episode

The Great Transformation

1 episode

The Passions and the Interests: Political Arguments for Capitalism before Its Triumph

2 episodes

Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century

3 episodes