The end of a calendar year is often a time when 'lists' come out. I have never made one, but this year I wanted to briefly talk about what I spent a lot of my time* this year on - The Seen and Unseen podcast hosted by @amitvarma

* not even counting reading from show notes
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I am going to talk what stuck in my mind, made me reflect, gave me reason to pause and question my beliefs. The list is not in any order, just going with the flow of my thoughts.

(Went to the site to find out episode numbers)

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"Consultants have confidence, researchers have confidence intervals" @karthik_econ in his marathon 4 hour episode (where he spoke at 1.5x) on the state of education in India. His findings on what impacts quality were eye-opening. Episode 185

https://t.co/VWqGH6Ewox

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RSS shakhas are not about indoctrination, they are mainly about team building. A trait carried forward into the BJP which has never split in spite of differences.

@vinay_sitapati talking about the jugalbandi of ABV and LKA leading to the rise of the BJP. Episode 202

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The Ibadat khana of Akbar was a place where he would be provocative & trigger discourses on religion.

@quizzicalguy in Episode 173

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