On this episode of Cyrus Says we meet Pavan Srinath, a fellow & faculty member at Takshashila institution - an independent think tank based in Bangalore. He's a bio science geek who dropped out of a PhD and stumbled into working and teaching public policy. Hear him talk about:

• Life at IIT Madras and its lingua franca

• Being a slave to bacteria

• The policy podcast he hosts called 'The Pragati Podcast'

• Suggestions on how to fix traffic and infrastructure congestion in India's big cities.

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