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Great to see an episode on cycling. I found out that TdF is one of the highest watched sports event in the world. I started following cycling from last 2 years, got inspired and got a cycle and have done 5000 Kms on it since. I channel my inner Vingegaard while going over a flyover and channel my inner Tom Pidcock while coming down.

How are you guys so holistic, I mean you guys can articulate the hard core economics and yet be these creative movie-writers! I also want to be like this 😢

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Trust me it is one of the best sports to watch, and cycling today is having a new age moment. It was the TDF 2020 - stage 20 that sucked me into this sport and with GCNPlus it was served on a platter.

This episode is for cycling what drive to survive is for F1!

I'm still not done with the latest TSATUS episode and here comes another episode of EiE 😀.. really pushing my cognitive limits! 😁

I don’t think I could do the bangalore - kanyakumari - bangalore cycling trip that I did in the summer of 1990 again. Even with better roads, cycles and facilities to eat and rest. Cycling is tough. Competitive cycling is another level altogether

Being from Bangalore and living in Gent, Belgium and being immersed in cycling, I loved the episode. Pretty much watch all the races. I have tried to explain a few tactics to my dad but with a lot less clarity than this episode. Thankfully he watches all your episodes while I listen to most of your podcasts. So will happily forward this to him. 'Allez, Allez, Allez!'

Something similar but different. czcams.com/video/Mmdxs_0yYwc/video.html This is a self documented film by Josh Reid where he cycles 15000 Km from China back to home.

Was the Dave Brailsford taken from Atomic Habits?

Loved the episode. Never knew competitive cycling was so much fun.

One of my deepest regret is not having the means do sports while growing up. As Ajay said, this is why economic prosperity matters. It not only unlocks sporting potential among many other things, also helps everyone live life a little richer in terms of experiences. Thanks to both of you for this lovely episode.

Here after 2 months. Love the new thumbnail template.

what a nordic vibe. there should be a true crime podcast by you two in this scenic background

Great episode . At some point would you consider taking a bit about the Kerala model of development and how much of it is attributable to the land reforms in the 1950s to 1970s. Such go against the grain of markets doesn’t it

THIS SHOW IS GOLD. People often say that with internet, information has become more democratised, it has become accessible, and every common person can now learn a lot. But honestly, most of the content is often incomplete, misleading or simply propaganda. The knowledge of CZcams shorts and the tons of content creators is entertaining, but is like junk food to me. For real knowledge, thoda kasht karna padta hai. You know what guys, you may never reach 1 million subscribers etc(I guess you are not aiming for that anyway?), but this show is like the most premium luxury dining wrt the junk food i mentioned earlier. I feel so lucky to stumble upon this show. I absolutely disagree with Amit ji's point about the post 2015 period being a bad period wrt reforms, but man what a lovely lovely episode this was. I so wanted to know the stories about the people behind these reforms, and you guys did a fabulous job. Though Ajay ji please tell more insider stories, I love the economics and the treasure of knowledge you give, but I love the fun insider stories even more 😂😂(btw that Dry cleaning story I first heard on ThePrint, Shekhar ji told it).

I like sound of the rain in background

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Sir Main thing is Absence ( Relatively) of Feedback loop Mechanism is the main cause of Soviets, China , Hitler .. They will never be able to match societies where freedom exists.

I am a UPSC aspirant and quite honestly some of these debates are part of our exam syllabus and have been asked in good detail in civil services exam. It's funny that how even civil services recognises these benefits in theory but not in practice.

You seem to make high presumption on North and South, West divide on specific metrics. But there are many outliers too. 1. GST collection that reflects consumption levels Odisha generates more GST than Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh generates more than Kerala despite both former states having lower populations wrt latter. 2. Gujarat has a higher poverty rate than West Bengal as per MPI 2023 of NITI Aayog despite high income prosperity. 3. A South state like Andhra Pradesh has lowest Literacy rate in the country. Now I agree on broad economic divide but there are many outliers too which should not be ignored.

Omg the idea of millions of northies migrating here scares the shit out of me. This is gonna create huge problems

Interestingly, since 2018, there have been 285 Grandmasters and 47 Junior Grandmasters (Grandmasters currently younger than 20). Of these, 12% of the Grandmasters are Indian, and 10% are Russian. But among the Junior Grandmasters, 30% are Indian, while only 4% are Russian. There is a notable upcoming shift in the chess epicentre from the former Soviet Union towards India.

Amit ji ! Please do at least one live match commentary with Sagar Shah for Gukesh Finals!!! 🙏 Wanna see "The Seen and the Unseen moves in Gukesh vs Ding"🔥

This conversation reminds me of the quote that the "indo-pak border is the line that disappears when you cross it." that I heard on Chris Lydon's series on Pakistan back in 2011. It's true of the EU too in terms of porosity, but more so between and Pakistan given the spectre of division and the diametrically opposite affinities one experiences on the "other side".

Borrowing a few ideas from the episode India Needs Decentralization and Nassim Taleb's Antifragile, I wonder if it would make sense for districts/city states arising organically and evident geographically to be universally accepted as the biggest unit of adminstration with people, goods, and capital free to move as suitable.

was the guy kunal shah , the question which you quoted from your anon friend

Absolutely brilliant !

Please do an episode on bade ghulam Ali Khan.. You even cut my question in ask me section... Explore nikhil banerjee aamir khan ahmed jaan thirkwa... Please amit

Make a session on ways (technological/otherwise) to curb low-level corruption at sarkari offices, since it is hard to change human behavior especially "get-things-fastly-through" mindset of the Indian public that has worsened the situation of giving in to paying bribes at the sarkari offices

As usual great conversation ❤❤

No mention in chapter 6 of the polgar sisters as an experiment and challenge by their father? Anand’s second, GMJonathan Rowson has a chapter in his book, Moves that Matter, about women chess players.

Such a beautiful conversation! Loved Amit's insights and the deep love that he so evidently has for chess. And Ajay's larger, zoomed out view of chess, and the segue into the more general questions, his ability to simplify complex questions, it's such a delight! Enjoyed this conversation hugely!

Wonderful conversation.....if we could get a 4-5 hour podcast on chess ,would be great.

58:33 this factoid seems dubious

Big fan of Ajay's shirts 🫠

This discussion brought to mind Shanti Bhavan, the school set up by Abraham George for underprivileged children. It may have around 300 graduates by now. Some of them have been accepted to Stanford, Dartmouth, MIT, Chicago, Duke, etc. How much potential must never get realized in India?

Hi Amit and Ajay, Great episkde. Love your content. There was very repetitive use of mylapore circle for chess booming in madras. I dont think the place has any significance to the contribution of chess. In my opinion, it was vishy who opened the gates and not to mention velammal school who has greatly supported these chess GMs like Gukesh, Pragg , vaishali , sethuraman , adhibhan etc. Another important credit in the chess circle needs to go to RB Ramesh who is a GM himself who is a trainer for Pragg. Also on a side note, i listen the episdoe while on my commute. The honking in the background always throws me off , I turn back to see if someone behind me is unhappy . Also happened in thr AMA episode. Hope you guys can fix the background audio noises 😅

Finally chess!

I wonder If I would have been happier if it was 64th episode or now that it is earlier.

Brilliant episode! Thank you both for all that you do.

What's up with the background noise😂

Hi Amit Sir. Hope you are doing well. Been a follower since IVM days but not really in touch with podcast nowadays. So just wondering, Is the podcasts still active or have you started of your own Because i see no mention of IVM Also it would be a great idea if you can do an episode with your best recommendation of books and movies (separately discussing in details) which has a great impact on your life or in general you would suggest people to give at least a read or watch that can help a person in different phases of there life for making better decisions overall

Loved the sagar shah appreciation as a fellow sagar admirer

Hi Amit and Ajay, my favourite episode until now has been Beauty of Finance and I had a request regarding whether you can do similar episode with a bit more focus and sort of a primer on Macroeconomics, specifically from the buy-side practitioner and investor perspective . (Apologies if something like this has already been made as I haven’t listened to every episode) Another episode I’d love to see would be actionable tips to incorporate first principles thinking in your life, figuring out one’s life’s work as soon as possible and improve decision making in general. Thanks!

Funny how Amit innocently asks if there are chess circles in Mylapore. Maybe there are. But I don't know if he is aware that it is probably just the usual alias/pejorative used for Tamil Brahmins.

The backdrop suggests you guys are on your way to the fellowship council at Rivendell

What location is this?

Nice shirt ajay

Love it when Amit casually starts flexing his 2000 rating...!