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The Project for Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island, a large-scale infrastructure project, is more folly than national gain. The project remains a purely commercial endeavour built on large-scale destruction of the ecologically pristine islands and the alienation of their indigenous people. In this edition of EPW Conversations, we speak with Pankaj Sekhsaria, researcher and author with three decades of work in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, on the theme of ‘The Great Nicobar Project: A Holistic Folly.' The discussion delves into why the costs of such construction projects, especially in an ecologically vulnerable and tectonically volatile landscape, could be much higher than anticipated. To access our recent EPW ⁠#editorial⁠ on this matter, which explains why the economic logic and strategic relevance of the project are questionable, tap on the link below: https://www.epw.in/journal/editorials/great-nicobar-project-holistic-folly.html 

On this episode of Research Radio we have Sreenath V S and Mini Chandran discussing their paper To Write Was to Cense: Kāvyaśāstra and Creative Freedom in Premodern India Sreenath V S teaches at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras. Mini Chandran teaches at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur.. For more episodes and to listen to EPW's other podcast Supplement head to ⁠⁠⁠https://www.epw.in/podcasts⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to EPW to access all our content including the archives of The Economic and Political Weekly and The Economic Weekly dating back to 1949. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.epw.in/subscribe.html⁠⁠ Sound Effect from Pixabay

On this episode of Research Radio we have Chakali Chandra Sekhar discussing his paper titled “⁠Dalit Women and Colonial Christianity: First Telugu Bible Women as Teachers of Wisdom”. Chakali Chandra Sekhar is currently working as a lecturer in English at SRR & CVR Govt Degree College, Vijayawada, in Andhra Pradesh, India. For more episodes and to listen to EPW's other podcast Supplement head to ⁠⁠https://www.epw.in/podcasts⁠⁠ Subscribe to EPW to access all our content including the archives of The Economic and Political Weekly and The Economic Weekly dating back to 1949. ⁠⁠https://www.epw.in/subscribe.html⁠

On this episode of Research Radio we have Inderjeet Parmar discussing his paper titled “Poly Crisis or Organic Crisis?: The Crisis of the United States and the US-led World Order”. Inderjeet Parmar teaches international politics at City, University of London. For more episodes and to listen to EPW's other podcast Supplement head to ⁠https://www.epw.in/podcasts⁠ Subscribe to EPW to access all our content including the archives of The Economic and Political Weekly and The Economic Weekly dating back to 1949. ⁠https://www.epw.in/subscribe.html⁠

On this episode of Research Radio we have A Suresh discussing his paper titled "Reinventing Agricultural Extension System in India: The Road Ahead" which he co-authored with V K Sajesh, R N Padaria, and A K Mohanty. Dr. A Suresh is Principal Scientist and Professor of Agricultural Economics at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Central Institute of Fisheries Technology in Kochi. For more episodes and to listen to EPW's other podcast Supplement head to https://www.epw.in/podcasts Subscribe to EPW to access all our content including the archives of The Economic and Political Weekly and The Economic Weekly dating back to 1949. https://www.epw.in/subscribe.html