Freedom

Freedom varies for individuals, shaped by circumstances and stages of life. But lately it feels like we, especially Indians, cannot express their freedom to a full extent. Why is that? The essay, published on the Dreamer's Jotter blog, attempts to answer this question.

Does meritocracy exist? If it does, is it good for the society? Are reservations a hindrance to the ideal of growth? The episode, an audio version of the essay published in the Dreamer's Jotter blog deals with these questions.

This episode is the audio version of the blog post⁠ Capital in the Twenty-First Century Book Review. This book is published in 2013 and was written by Thomas Piketty Thomas Piketty is a French economist who is a professor of economics at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, associate chair at the Paris School of Economics and Centennial Professor of Economics in the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics. - from Wikipedia Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@dreamersjotter⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠DreamersJotter⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@dreamersjotter⁠

This episode is the audio version of the blog post ⁠Whole Numbers and Half Truths by Rukmini S | Book review This book is published in 2021 and was written by Rukmini S, Rukmini S. is an independent data journalist based in Chennai, India. Her work focuses on inequality, gender, caste, and politics. Rukmini was previously National Data Editor of The Hindu and now writes independently for Indian and international publications. She also hosted a pandemic podcast, The Moving Curve, which won an Emergent Ventures COVID-19 India Prize in 2020.  - from Center for the Advanced Study of India website. Twitter: ⁠⁠@dreamersjotter⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠DreamersJotter⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@dreamersjotter⁠

This episode is the audio version of the blog post Why don’t you write something I might read? Book Review. This long-titled book is published in 2022, where Suresh Menon, a sports columnist by profession writes about his love for literature and engages the readers with his eloquent description about the books he read and the authors he admired. Twitter: ⁠@dreamersjotter⁠ Instagram: ⁠DreamersJotter⁠ YouTube: ⁠@dreamersjotter

This episode is the audio version of the blog post The Language Instinct Book review. The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language is a 1994 book by Steven Pinker, written for a general audience. Pinker argues that humans are born with an innate capacity for language. He deals sympathetically with Naom Chomsky's claim that all human language shows evidence of a universal grammar. - Wikipedia Twitter: @dreamersjotter Instagram: DreamersJotter YouTube: @dreamersjotter

Red Pill is a semi-dark story that revolves around the protagonist imagining, experiencing, and learning about the horrors the world has been experiencing, from post-war East Germany to today's ultra-right. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://dreamersjotter.wordpress.com/2022/01/24/red-pill-by-hari-kunzru-book-review/

A review of the book "Immortal India" written by Amish, of Shiva Trilogy book series fame.  This episode is an audio version of the blog post available at https://dreamersjotter.wordpress.com/2017/09/13/immortal-india-review/

A review of the book "Emergency Retold" written by Kuldip Nayar, an Indian journalist, human rights activist and a former member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha). This episode is an audio version of the blog post available at https://dreamersjotter.wordpress.com/2019/05/14/emergency-retold-review/

A review of the book "Poor Economics : A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty" written by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, both professors of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This episode is an audio version of the blog post available at https://dreamersjotter.com/2020/08/23/poor-economics-review/