Horn OK Policy

Horn OK Policy is a podcast hosted by Adarsh Kumar that explores profound economic and policy matters that affect India from the ground up. Politically agnostic but religiously logical, the podcast aims to cast aside sensationalism and biased viewpoints to take cold and factual deep dives into matters that affect Indians. Music by Zubin Kirpalani (aka Sonto) & Village Polka!

Episodes

Ep 4: Farm Laws & Protests

Dr. Mekhala Krishnamurthy, Professor of Sociology at Ashoka University, discusses the Farm Bills passed by the Central Government in mid-2020. Protests against these central reforms have been relentless, especially from the farming comm...

March 30, 2021 • Season 1 • Episode 4 • 1:57:02

Ep 3: A V-Shaped Recovery in Employment, Income, and Consumption?

Prof. Marianne Bertrand of Chicago Booth and Dr. Kaushik Krishnan, Chief Economist at CMIE, discuss to what extent India is showing a V-shaped recovery. "V-shaped recovery" and "green shoots" are being flung around in newspapers an...

November 29, 2020 • Season 1 • Episode 3 • 1:18:50

Ep 2: Land Laws Labyrinth

Dr. K.P. Krishnan, Prof. at NCAER and former Secretary of Land Resources, introduces great clarity to the black box that is land reforms in India. Land laws and legislation are a labyrinth in India. They have historically posed nig...

September 26, 2020 • Season 1 • Episode 2 • 1:24:07

Ep 1: Labour Crisis in India

Prof. Santosh Mehrotra, head of the Center for Informal Sector and Labour Studies at JNU and a former Planning Commission member, joins us today to analyze the labour crises during and before COVID19 and how policymakers should resolve them.&nb...

July 22, 2020 • Season 1 • Episode 1 • 1:14:08

Ep 0: Preface/The First Horn

In Episode Zero of Horn OK Policy, host Adarsh Kumar gives a preface to the podcast, which aims to address economic and policy-related issues that affect India. Music by Zubin Kirpalani (aka Sonto) & Village Polka!

July 18, 2020 • 4:56