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Popular Podcasts in India

Podcasts have been available in India for many years but it is only since 2017 it has gained some traction. We find people of all ages showing an interest in Podcast in India, but we have a long way to go.

If any of these have stopped being active please do let me know. Some of the popular podcasts in India are:

Crime Podcasts in India

Indian Language Podcasts

  1. Beyond Blood: A True Crime Podcast – Tamil
  2. Indian Crime Story – Hindi
  3. Puliyabaazi Hindi Podcast: Fortnightly podcast hosted by Pranay Kotasthane & Saurabh Chandra. Out every alternate Tuesday
  4. The Tollywood Project: Two NRIs talk on movies, technology and many other Telugu related topics.
  5. Thalé-Haraté Kannada Podcast is a weekly talk show that bridges Kannada and English, as well as Karnataka and the world
  6. Cricket Kannadiga
  7. Hubhopper is india’s largest platform for podcasts and audio content with over a million hours of content across 15 languages
  8. Kaggaanubhava, a Kannada podcast on YouTube based on the late DV Gundappa’s famous work Mankuthimmana Kagga

Indian Startup Podcasts

  1. FactorDaily Outliers by renowned startup-tech journalist Pankaj Mishra. A podcast about the ones who chose to take the road not taken.

Technology Podcasts in India

  1. Ex Machina uncovers the hidden stories about how technology changes society and how the technologies developed in India are going to affect the world. Ex Machina is hosted by Rahul Matthan
  2. Forbes India Podcast: Related to travel, technology.

Others

  1. Audiomatic is the place for high-quality, narrative podcasts from top-rated talent in India.
  2. Cyrus Says: Hosted by the inimitable Cyrus Broacha, Cyrus Says is the definitive show on life in urban India, politics, sports, civic sense, traffic, kids, food, and everything that matters.
  3. Forbes India Podcast: Related to travel, technology.
  4. History of India: A light weekly podcast by Kit Patrick covering the history of India, from 6th century B.C. onwards.
  5. Hubhopper is India’s largest platform for podcasts and audio content with over a million hours of content across 15 languages
  6. IVM Podcasts: Provides high-quality podcasts of all shapes and sizes.
  7. Maed in India: India’s first indie music podcast
  8. Mrigashira is a unique podcast focusing on the developments in the PR, communication and media industry.
  9. My Seven Chakras features thought leaders, visionaries and experts who have dedicated their lives to raising the level of human consciousness.
  10. The Capitalmind Podcast: On Debt Mutual Funds Taking Losses and What You Can Do About It
  11. The Inconceivable Desis: A podcast dipping into pop culture, books, movies.. and discovering their Indian connections
  12. The Inspiring Talk: Today’s most successful and inspiring personalities every Monday.
  13. Our Last Week is a fortnightly podcast by neuro-science researcher and physicist Anuvab Pal and world-renowned philosopher Kunaal Roy Kapur.

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