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All things India. The oldest and yet youngest country on earth: 1.4 billion people; massive scale, impossible to grasp and going like a train. But what's it like? What on earth's going on? Tune in, listen up and get to know India.Jasper Reid is an entrepreneur, commentator and Indophile living in New Delhi with his family and their various animals.
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Keeping birds

Keeping birds

2020-09-3018:01

In the last year we've looked after six birds in New Delhi and all six have moved on. We never knew about birds until we came to India, but then we didn't know about many things. The story of our birds and their/our karma.
Healthcare for Rookies

Healthcare for Rookies

2020-09-2918:54

What's healthcare like in India? A HUGE topic but here are some personal reflections and experiences to get the ball rolling. How does healthcare in India work? How on earth does one navigate the system? What do you do when bitten by a stray dog? What's Japanese Encephalitis?? Listen up and send me feedback @jasperindia
Revolutions Redux

Revolutions Redux

2020-09-2827:50

People tell me India is undergoing something akin to the British Industrial Revolution. Is this true? In this podcast I tackle this (big) topic by comparing the two countries and various factors (resources, demand, invention, regulation etc) and end up thinking about whether industrial revolutions matter and to whom.
How to Drive

How to Drive

2020-09-2710:59

If you want to get in to India, you need to drive in India. Not be driven, but drive yourself. Top tips on how to make this happen and what driving in Delhi feels like. Start your engines; shades down; hit the accelerator and don't look back.
Street Dogs

Street Dogs

2020-09-2710:51

India has 35 millions street dogs. Some call them Pariahs, others call them Indies and these clever, beautiful, soulful animals are a feature of life everywhere in the sub-continent. In the Mahabharat, King Yudisthira refuses to go to heaven if he can't bring his dog. Fear them or love them, the Indian street dog is India.
Lockdown

Lockdown

2020-09-2419:07

Six months ago to the day India was locked down to prevent the spread of Covid-19. What happened? What were the effects? What did we do as a family and a business? The feeling, the lessons and the people.
A story about coming back to India - the feeling, the rules, who's travelling, how it works (or doesn't) and how I'm thinking about the virus in India. A strange and unusual journey.
India Matters

India Matters

2020-09-2110:43

35 million people visit Thailand every year; 45 million visit Dubai. 8 million visit India. Why this should change and Why India Matters (...and always did)
Coronavirus Now

Coronavirus Now

2020-09-2010:14

An update from the frontline of the Coronavirus. India is about to become the country with the largest number of Covid cases on earth. What's happened? What does this mean?
India Bound Tips

India Bound Tips

2020-09-2010:31

In this episode I share thoughts on getting ready to come to India. Perhaps these are not really different to going to any new place. Let me know what you think.Jasper Reid, Delhi resident, Indophile, entrepreneur and one of four generations to live and work on the subcontinent
I Love India

I Love India

2020-09-1910:14

The first of my Letters from India. Why I love India. Jasper Reid, Delhi resident, Indophile, entrepreneur and one of four generations to live and work on the subcontinent
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