India A Story in the Making with Loveena Tandon

India A Story in the Making with Loveena Tandon

The India story holds promise, but questions are raised too. We sift through the noise to discover how the diverse global voices view India. Every week, Loveena Tandon, a journalist and filmmaker with over twenty years of international experience, talks to influential people of diverse backgrounds about what fascinates them about India, also exploring how their personal journeys connects with that of India. If you're looking to engage or do business with India, tune in for insights from those who've successfully navigated its complexities.

Episodes

High Five India - Amrit Chandan

April 2, 2026 • 34 secs
By April 2025, India had the world’s second-largest road network, and NHAI built 5,614 km of National Highways in FY 2024–25, beating its 5,150 km target (Gov. of India data).There is still more to do, with 13,400 km more in the pipeline over the next three years. With pollution rising, renewable energy is often seen as the future.But there is a catch. What is it? Watch this full conversation with Amrit Chandan, an Indian-origin...
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New Campus Conversations strand of India: A Story in the Making.

April 2, 2026 • 25 mins
New Campus Conversations strand of India: A Story in the Making. In this episode, we ask Gen Z what the “trad wife” trend means to them and whether young men are becoming more traditional while young women move in the opposite direction. This comes against the backdrop of a global study across 29 countries by Ipsos and King’s College London, which reveals something striking, nearly a third of Gen Z men believe a wife should alway...
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One of Them Women: The Indian Suffragettes

March 28, 2026 • 1 min
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Men vs Women

March 25, 2026 • 52 secs
A global study across 29 countries reveals something unexpected, among many other things.  Are young men becoming more traditional… while young women move in the opposite direction? And in India, the story gets even more layered.  We spoke to Gen Z to understand what’s really going on. FULL EPISODE COMING SOON ON: 📺 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions 🎙️ Podcast – Smart Link:https://bingepods.com/podcas...
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Are Gen Z Men and Women Becoming Incompatible?

March 17, 2026 • 36 mins
A new global study on gender attitudes by King’s College London and Ipsos, covering 29 countries and more than 23,000 people aged 18-75, raises some fascinating and worrying questions. ( REPORT: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/almost-a-third-of-gen-z-men-agree-a-wife-should-obey-her-husband ; https://www.kcl.ac.uk/assets/news/iwd-2026-global-charts-final.pdf ) The findings really got me thinking. If Gen Z men are becoming more traditi...
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Facts That Almost Sound Like Fiction | Teaser - Ep 45

March 14, 2026 • 49 secs
A global study by King’s College London’s Global Institute for Women’s Leadership and Ipsos surveyed 23,000 people aged 16–75 across 29 countries. And some of the findings totally blew me away! Are Gen Z men becoming more traditional?Do Gen Z women actually prefer traditional roles more than we think?And why does India stand out in some of the most interesting ways? Released to mark International Women’s Day, the study suggests a...
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Both, Not Half. A British Indian Story: Identity, Innovation & Belonging | Ep 44

February 6, 2026 • 62 mins
By 2040, the world could be dealing with a wave of retired batteries, enough to fill London’s Wembley Stadium 23 times over, every single year… to what made a child feel he’s “not the right look.” This episode really is a rollercoaster of many themes woven into one episode of a British Indian journey: Both, Not Half. Dr Amrit Chandan- scientist, innovator, and CEO of Lorefully, a Birmingham boy who had to reset his A-levels, then...
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India A Story in the Making | Both , Not Half | Teaser

February 5, 2026 • 1 min
If we don’t get a handle on the climate crisis, parts of our planet could become uninhabitable but is there still hope? On #IndiaAStoryInTheMaking, Dr Amrit Chandan, scientist, innovator, and entrepreneur, tells me what keeps him optimistic. Our full episode with Amrit (a British Indian story spanning three continents) is fun, honest, and full of heart: Both, Not Half, resilience, belonging, the craft of entrepreneurship, and why ...
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Myths Busted | Ep 44

February 2, 2026 • 1 min
The UK is home to nearly 1.9 million people of Indian ethnicity and Indian-owned businesses now form a powerhouse footprint: 1,197 companies, £72.14bn in revenues, and126,720 jobs supported, as the Grant Thornton India–UK Tracker reports. Every number has a story to tell. One of those stories is Dr Amrit Chandan, scientist, innovator, and CEO of Lorefully.  Born and raised in the UK, with roots that travel across three continents...
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India: A Story in Making | Rock Bottom to Forbes | Teaser Ep 44

January 29, 2026 • 56 secs
What does it mean to be a British Indian, to grow up carrying multiple identities, with origin stories across three continents? This is a story of how failure can shape a life. Amrit, the boy who once failed, is now Dr Amrit Chandan: Forbes 30 Under 30, award-winning tech innovator, and CEO of Lorefully. But this isn’t only his story. It will resonate with millions of immigrants across the globe, people who build lives and bu...
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Why India’s Republic Matters Beyond India?

January 26, 2026 • 2 mins
India’s Republic Day isn’t just a parade this year.It’s a statement — and possibly the start of a moment with consequences far beyond India. Full context and analysis on India Story Abroad Substack:  https://open.substack.com/pub/indiastoryabroad/p/why-indias-republic-day-matters-far?r=73scwn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true Please do Subscribe and let us know if you think about EU-India Trade deal? ...
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India: A Story in Making | 22 Languages & AI

January 23, 2026 • 58 secs
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India: A Story in Making | 22 Languages and AI? | Ep 43

January 23, 2026 • 17 mins
India could lead in geriatric care, says Prof Prokar Dasgupta OBE — one of the world’s leading robotic urological surgeons and recipient of the John Wickham Lifetime Achievement Award in robotic surgery (2023). From fall-detection tech to alerts that can reach families living far away, he explains where AI could make the most real-world difference. Ahead of the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi (19–20 Feb, Bharat Mandapam...
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India Story in Making | 22 Languages & AI? | Ep 43 | Teaser

January 19, 2026 • 1 min
All complex things boil down to simple truths — what makes life worth living, and laughing about. After all, every wave of technology — including this AI revolution — only matters if it makes life better. Ahead of the India–AI Impact Summit in New Delhi this February, I speak to two of the UK’s most eminent voices in AI and healthcare — Prof Prokar Dasgupta OBE and Prof Ajay Shah (King’s College London) — about India’s contribut...
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 My Mom Thought I’d Joined a Punk Rock Band | Shaunak Rishi Das

January 12, 2026 • 1 min
Hindu thought approaches life through knowledge (vidya), choice, and personal responsibility. Western theological thinking often frames life through sin and salvation. These are not competing truths, they are alternate philosophical traditions for understanding life, consciousness, and human agency. When one worldview is filtered through the lens of another, nuance can get lost and so can understanding. What  happens when someone...
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Curiosity knocked me out this year — in the best way.

December 26, 2025 • 7 mins
Here’s a little year-ender that isn’t about what made headlines… but what people quietly went looking for. Headlines tell you what happened. Searches tell you what people felt. So while the news cycle kept spinning, I wanted to see what was actually trending in people’s minds — the shifts in perception, the sudden obsessions, the new questions. In this short, snappy episode, we follow the searches that surged in 2025: about India ...
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Superstar on set. Seeker in a 4×6 ft ashram room.

December 19, 2025 • 1 min
Who was Vinod Khanna, really?In a candid, unfiltered conversation on India: A Story in the Making, Kavita Vinod Khanna talks about their love, lifeand the legacy she now carries through the Kavita & Vinod Khanna Foundation. While Dhurandhar shows one version of the border story, there’s another waiting to be told — from Gurdaspur, where Kavita is using sport to unleash the power of youth. 🎧 Full episode “Next Maradona Can Be fro...
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Next Maradona Can Be from India: An Unfiltered Conversation with Kavita Khanna | Ep 41

December 19, 2025 • 52 mins
Love does what logic can’t. Otherwise, how does a woman not even from Punjab end up changing the fortunes of people in a border constituency This is the story of Kavita Daftary—barrister, athlete, swimmer and squash player, LSE- and Harvard-trained—falling in love with Vinod Khanna, the superstar-turned-MP, and building a bond that went far beyond romance: a shared purpose toserve, to show up, and to leave a place better than they...
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She never wanted to marry. He was loved by millions.

December 13, 2025 • 1 min
In this rare, unfiltered conversation, Kavita Vinod Khanna opens up about her life with iconic actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna, her equation with Akshaye Khanna, and the work she now carries forward in his constituency of Gurdaspur, on the border with Pakistan – a region with a story far beyond what we see in hit films like Dhurandhar, which has taken the internet by storm. As the reel world talks about the border, the real s...
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No Spin, Straight Bat with Murali Kartik – Love, Life & Cricket on India: A Story in the Making

November 28, 2025 • 11 mins
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni have both carved history with their contrasting styles — fire and calm, aggression, and ice. But what does an insider really think of the two? That’s exactly what we ask Murali Kartik, India’s classical left-arm spinner known for his skill, grit and sharp cricketing mind, in this High Five India segment from the episode “No Spin, Straight Bat with Murali Kartik – Love, Life & Cricket,” on India: A Story in...
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