{"podcast":{"title":"In Focus by The Hindu","slug":"in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346","podcast_index_feed_id":421346,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/THGU4956605070","website_url":"https://www.thehindu.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9e58a93a-ab36-11ec-8428-3f3370f316e0/image/716085c49f9a7b0412f1144186014fea.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Hindu","episode_count":1349,"summary":"A podcast from The Hindu that delves deep into current developments with subject experts, and brings in context, history, perspective and analysis.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T02:19:51.428428+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346"},"episode":{"title":"In Conversation with Romila Thapar: Is Hindutva compatible with democracy?","slug":"in-conversation-with-romila-thapar-is-hindutva-compatible-with-democracy","published_at":"2026-06-20T14:32:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/in-conversation-with-romila-thapar-is-hindutva-compatible-with-democracy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/THGU3823921585.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/THGU3823921585.mp3","summary":"Romila Thapar, an extraordinary scholar known for shaping our understanding of ancient Indian history, and for instituting critical inquiry at the heart of Indian historiography, has come out with an expansive memoir, titled ‘Just Being’. In this special edition of InFocus-Weekend, she speaks about her new book, the past, the present, and traces the role and impact of Hindutva in India’s present back to its roots in discredited colonial theories. Host: G Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu Producer: Shiksha Jural Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Romila Thapar, an extraordinary scholar known for shaping our understanding of ancient Indian history, and for instituting critical inquiry at the heart o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2978,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/episodes/in-conversation-with-romila-thapar-is-hindutva-compatible-with-democracy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/in-conversation-with-romila-thapar-is-hindutva-compatible-with-democracy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}