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All things India. The oldest and yet youngest country on earth: 1.4 billion people; massive scale, impossible to grasp and going like a train. But what's it like? What on earth's going on? Tune in, listen up and get to know India.Jasper Reid is an entrepreneur, commentator and Indophile living in New Delhi with his family and their various animals.
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In the last year we've looked after six birds in New Delhi and all six have moved on. We never knew about birds until we came to India, but then we didn't know about many things. The story of our birds and their/our karma.Av Jasper Reid
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What's healthcare like in India? A HUGE topic but here are some personal reflections and experiences to get the ball rolling. How does healthcare in India work? How on earth does one navigate the system? What do you do when bitten by a stray dog? What's Japanese Encephalitis?? Listen up and send me feedback @jasperindia…
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People tell me India is undergoing something akin to the British Industrial Revolution. Is this true? In this podcast I tackle this (big) topic by comparing the two countries and various factors (resources, demand, invention, regulation etc) and end up thinking about whether industrial revolutions matter and to whom.…
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If you want to get in to India, you need to drive in India. Not be driven, but drive yourself. Top tips on how to make this happen and what driving in Delhi feels like. Start your engines; shades down; hit the accelerator and don't look back.Av Jasper Reid
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India has 35 millions street dogs. Some call them Pariahs, others call them Indies and these clever, beautiful, soulful animals are a feature of life everywhere in the sub-continent. In the Mahabharat, King Yudisthira refuses to go to heaven if he can't bring his dog. Fear them or love them, the Indian street dog is India.…
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Six months ago to the day India was locked down to prevent the spread of Covid-19. What happened? What were the effects? What did we do as a family and a business? The feeling, the lessons and the people.Av Jasper Reid
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A story about coming back to India - the feeling, the rules, who's travelling, how it works (or doesn't) and how I'm thinking about the virus in India. A strange and unusual journey.Av Jasper Reid
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35 million people visit Thailand every year; 45 million visit Dubai. 8 million visit India. Why this should change and Why India Matters (...and always did)Av Jasper Reid
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An update from the frontline of the Coronavirus. India is about to become the country with the largest number of Covid cases on earth. What's happened? What does this mean?Av Jasper Reid
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In this episode I share thoughts on getting ready to come to India. Perhaps these are not really different to going to any new place. Let me know what you think. Jasper Reid, Delhi resident, Indophile, entrepreneur and one of four generations to live and work on the subcontinentAv jasper
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The first of my Letters from India. Why I love India. Jasper Reid, Delhi resident, Indophile, entrepreneur and one of four generations to live and work on the subcontinentAv jasper
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