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
August 29, 2026 • 7 mins
If you were Trump today, who would you call first?
And if you could listen in on a conversation between any two world leaders, who would they be?
From Trump and Modi to Gandhi and Arafat, this High Five went from the playful to the profound rather quickly.
But perhaps the ‘timeliest’ question was this: what is it about India that the world still doesn't quite understand?
As India prepares to host BRICS next month, ...
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August 14, 2026 • 41 mins
As India celebrates its 80th Independence Day, we ask a very different independence question: is it cool to be Indian abroad today? If so, when did India become cool, and what changed?
There was a time when being Indian abroad could mean trying to fit in, changing an accent, hiding your spirituality or keeping parts of your identity firmly at home.
Today, yoga, meditation, mindfulness, Indian food, music and cul...
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August 13, 2026 • 32 secs
There was a time when many Indians growing up abroad tried to lose the
accent, shorten the name or play down where they came from.
Has that changed?
India now has the world’s largest diaspora, with around 18 million
Indian-born people living abroad. And as India’s economic and cultural
influence has grown, perhaps the way Indians abroad see themselves has shifted too.
So when did the shift happen?
Is it cool to be I...
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July 17, 2026 • 2 mins
India in one word?
In this High Five India segment, Vivek Desai entrepreneur, co-founder of iMeUsWe, and the man who traced India’s name story through 1.6 billion public records answers some fun but revealing questions.
Along the way, where does Chanakya one of the ancient world’s most influential thinkers on statecraft, economics and power figure in all this?
But the full story begins in the main...
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July 11, 2026 • 27 mins
Millions of young Indians are walking into a workforce that AI is quietly rewriting.
India is growing faster than almost every major economy on earth, 6.4%, says the IMF, even as the rest of the world wobbles.
That's the dichotomy we sit in today, the rules are being rewritten as we speak.
So how does India sustain this growth when its greatest asset, its demographic dividend, sits on such uncertain ground?...
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July 10, 2026 • 50 secs
6.4% growth. That's the IMF's number for India this year, enough to keep it among the fastest-growing major economies on earth, even as the rest of the world wobbles through uncertainty.
But growth numbers don't tell you who's working. And that's where the story gets complicated.
Unemployment is rising. AI is rewriting the rules of what a job even is. So, the question isn't whether India will grow it's what will power that growth...
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July 3, 2026 • 15 mins
In this High Five India, two leading psychiatrists step away from
the clinic to talk about the people they turn to when life gets tough, the
healing power of friendship, running, migrant identity, what India still
teaches them, and, of course, the great debate over the ultimate comfort food!
For the full conversation on anxiety, loneliness, mental health,
social media, culture, and practical tools to cope, watch the full episode o...
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June 20, 2026 • 24 mins
Hopes and deals aside, the US–Iran crisis continues and so does the global reshuffling of alliances.
In a fragmented world, where rivals compete but still depend on each other, countries are having to rethink where they stand.
India has chosen its own path from non-alignment to multi-alignment. But can it continue to balance competing powers while protecting its own interests?
On India: A Story in the Making, we explore t...
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June 19, 2026 • 39 secs
Deal. Then no deal.
As the US-Iran crisis continues with no clear end, the world is recalculating old alliances and new partnerships.
In this fragmented world, India is walking its own path from non-alignment to multi-alignment.
But can it continue to balance all sides?
India: A Story in the Making asks: Can India stay neutral?
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June 13, 2026 • 2 mins
What does a 150-year-old story of princesses tell us about identity
today?
When Indian, Ethiopian, European and British worlds meet, is identity
something we inherit, or something we create?
In this High Five India from Ep 49 of India: A Story in the Making, we explore The Last Princesses of Punjab, a story of resilience,
resistance and authenticity.
An India story that travelled the world and refused to fit into just one
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May 29, 2026 • 6 mins
"I could smell India before I could see it," a dear British friend told me after his first visit. It made me laugh then think.
To outsiders, India can feel like a sensory ambush: colour, noise, chaos, and contradiction arriving all at once. How does anything get done here?
It's one of the sharpest threads running through this candid High Five with Sir Vince Cable: Episode 47: Eclipsing the West. We get into what the world consist...
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May 16, 2026 • 57 mins
What is your name story? And what is the name story of India?
Shakespeare asked, “What’s in a name?”
For an Indian, the answer may be-everything.
A name can carry faith, family, region, memory, aspiration, love, and the dreams parents quietly place in their child’s future.
Believe it or not, Ram and Lakshmi are among India’s all-time favourite names since Independence. But why? Why did names like R...
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May 13, 2026 • 1 min
What do names in India tell us about the country?
Believe it or not, a passionate cricket lover and businessman sifted through 1.6 billion public records to find the answer.
In this sneak peek from the upcoming episode on India:A Story in the Making, where I talk to Vivek Desai, entrepreneur and co-founder of iMeUsWe ( https://www.imeuswe.in/home) , a man who collects moments that matter, from rare cricket memorabilia to fa...
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May 12, 2026 • 36 mins
“Change in behaviour of a child is a classical symptom of something not going well,” says Dr. Subodh Dave, Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
“And if you’re not on social media, you’re an outcast,” adds Prof. JS Bamrah CBE, Senior NHS Consultant Psychiatrist, speaking about the growing pressures facing young people today.
At a time when the UK is moving towards phone-free schools and d...
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May 10, 2026 • 1 min
Change in behaviour of a child is a classical symptom of something not going well,” says Dr. Subodh Dave, Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. “And if you’re not on social media, you’re an outcast,” adds Prof. JS Bamrah CBE, Senior NHS Consultant Psychiatrist, speaking about the growing pressures facing young people today.
At a time when the UK is moving towards phone-free schools and debating ...
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May 8, 2026 • 40 secs
Loneliness is like smoking 15 cigarettes a day.”
The world has changed, we know that.But the real question is: what action do we take in response?
This Mental Health Awareness Week, we explore what “action” really means for parents, young people, immigrants,and communities learning how to talk about mental health before it becomes a crisis.
Here’s a sneak peek into our insightful episode, W...
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May 1, 2026 • 29 mins
This is history that doesn’t need dramatising. It already surpasses fiction.
How do you befriend the very Crown that exiled your family?
Born to Maharaja Duleep Singh, the same ruler who, as a child, was made to sign away the Koh-i-Noor, raised in Britain, and moving within the inner circles of the empire that stripped their family of everything the Duleep...
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April 30, 2026 • 31 secs
Who were these “lost princesses” of Punjab, born into royalty, to the last Maharaja of Punjab, but raised in exile? And why is their story being told now at Kensington Palace?
This is a sneak peek to an episode that explores a pivotal moment in India-Britain history, when the British Raj was in its final phase, and India’s independence movement was gathering force.
Exiled by empire yet moving within its inner ci...
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April 27, 2026 • 38 secs
Did you know LSE’s (London School of Economics ) social science department has a deep India connection?
Two women. One mission- a mother-daughter duo, Herabai and Mithan Tata, who came to LSE in 1919 and took their fight for Indian women’s right to vote to the heart of British Parliament.
And even the foundation stone of LSE has a story to tell, about them, and about India.
Full story on India: A Story in the Ma...
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April 24, 2026 • 10 mins
What does it mean to belong to two worlds at once?
Dr Amrit Chandan’s journey, from a Birmingham boy resetting his A-levels to becoming a scientist, innovator, CEO of Lorefully, a Forbes 30 Under 30
honouree, and winner of the Hawley Award for Engineering Innovation,
is remarkable. But what makes this conversation special is how deeply human it is.
This is a story of identity, resilience, and belonging that will
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