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In the sixth episode of Arth Unearth, we take up the recently announced geospatial data reforms by the Government of India. Akash talks to Shriya Karanam of Locale.ai on what it means for the industry and appears on Delhi-based economist Kumar Anand's YouTube show Janhit Junction where both of them talk about its possible seen and unseen effects on the economy, the modus operandi of the reform and how it connects to Nobel Laureate F.A. Hayek's Conception of Information and Knowledge. The First Part of the Show (with Shriya) is in English and the Second Part (with Kumar) is in Hindi. Skip Directly to 14:20 for the Hindi Discussion. Follow Arth Unearth on Twitter and Instagram.

Land disputes and lack of clear land titles have been a major hindrance in the path of Indians improving their economic well-being for decades. Institutional reforms in this direction have been slow. In the fifth episode of Arth Unearth, Akash and Kumar Anand talk about NITI Aayog's New Model Bill on Land Titles which seeks to change that for better. Follow Arth Unearth on Twitter and Instagram. This episode is a rerun of a recent episode of Kumar Anand's YouTube show Janhit Junction. Kumar is a Delhi-based economist. In the past, he has worked with Centre for Civil Society as its Director for Advocacy and with National Institute of Public Finance and Policy as a Consultant.

In the fourth episode of Arth Unearth, hosts Akash and Ruchir are joined by Prof Chinmay Tumbe of IIM Ahmedabad, author of "India Moving: A History of Migration". They talk about the Bhojpuri Rap Song Bambai Main Ka Ba and deconstruct a variety of puzzling questions on migration and urbanization.

In the third episode of Arth Unearth, Israr Hasan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2020 Netflix movie Extraction. This is the third and final part where they talk about the background of the movie; drug cartels. They bring out economic theory and empirical evidence to talk about how prohibition and the war on drugs has fared so far and what can be done going ahead.

In the third episode of Arth Unearth, Israr Hasan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2020 Netflix movie Extraction. They deconstruct a variety of things together, starting from Edward Said’s conception of Orientalism, yellow filtering in Hollywood movies and then moving on to discuss private mercenaries and the case for drug legalization. This is the second part where they talk about private mercenaries and their history.

In the third episode of Arth Unearth, Israr Hasan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2020 Netflix movie Extraction. This is the first part where they talk about the movie's portrayal of Bangladesh & yellow filtering in Hollywood. We break down sociological concepts like Edward Said's conception of Orientalism and the white messiah or savior complex.

In the second episode of Arth Unearth, Srinath Muralidharan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2011 movie Contagion in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic that is plaguing the world currently. This is the second part where they deconstruct complex issues like testing and vaccine development. They also discuss the lockdowns and their impact on supply chains and talk about, at great length, government stimulus programs and what they mean for the economy.

In the second episode of Arth Unearth, Srinath Muralidharan joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the 2011 movie Contagion in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic that is plaguing the world currently. This is the first part of the second episode. Here, they discuss the origin, symptoms, transmission, preventive measures as well concept of R0 in relation with COVID-19.

In the first episode of Arth Unearth, Sanjeet Kashyap joins hosts Akash and Ruchir to talk about the Amazon Prime Video Show Panchayat, starring Jitendra Kumar and produced by TVF.  They deconstruct a variety of fascinating branches of economics like Nudge Economics, Population Economics and Public Choice Economics. They also discuss the Govt. of India’s MGNREGA scheme, female reservations in government as well as the need of judicial and bureaucratic reforms.

In the preview episode of Arth Unearth, hosts Akash and Ruchir talk about what this show is going to be all about.