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Dyason House Podcast: Passing Time and Youth in India

17 Jun 2019
By Professor Craig Jeffrey
Youth in India engaging in

India, the most populous democracy in the world, is asserting itself as a force on the world stage at an impressive rate. With a development this rapid, there are bound to be complications.

This episode saw us sit down with Professor Craig Jeffrey, director of the Australia India Institute, to discuss some of the challenges facing youth in India, the surprising innovations employed to overcome them, and the social phenomenon of “time-pass.”

The Dyason House Podcast is run by the AIIA VIC branch.

 

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