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Chirag chats with Shashank Chowdhury for an accounting perspective on the Union Budget 2018 & a recap of the other reviews we’ve done:

* [Health](http://talk.ekdrishti.in/13)
* [Defence](http://talk.ekdrishti.in/15)
* [Agriculture](http://talk.ekdrishti.in/14)
* [MSME](http://talk.ekdrishti.in/)

Col. Rakesh Sharma (retd.) joins us to review the Defence allocations & implications within the Union Budget 2018.

We review the healthcare aspects of the Union Budget 2018 with Dr. Jagadish Hiremut.

Hariprasad N joins us to discuss Right to Education (RTE) Act. We cover issues with the law itself, the resultant decline in educational quality and the fundamental discrimination it continues to propagate across the country.

Special Guest & data guru [Vijay Chada](https://twitter.com/centerofright) joins the show to talk about India’s jump in rankings in the recently released World Bank Doing Business Report 2018.

* [World Bank Doing Business Report 2018: India](http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/india)
* [Two insolvency professional entities recognized by IBBI](https://ekdrishti.in/two-insolvency-professional-entities-recognized-by-ibbi-69f475f5e7b3?source=linkShare-7570374edbfe-1509903353)
* [Supreme Court orders lower courts to expedite timeframes](https://ekdrishti.in/supreme-court-conclude-bail-applications-in-1-week-magisterial-trial-in-6-months-sessions-trial-96193be9c09e?source=linkShare-7570374edbfe-1509906448)
* [Cabinet orders shutting down on Foreign Investment Promotion Board](http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=162097)
* [Additional funds under Fund of Funds for startups (FFS) approved](https://ekdrishti.in/additional-fund-of-funds-for-startups-ffs-proposals-to-improve-aifs-and-better-cover-startup-a8d2e96138be)
* [Centre cautions states on not meeting Real Estate Act’s April 30 deadline](https://ekdrishti.in/centre-cautions-chief-ministers-of-not-meeting-real-estate-acts-april-30-deadline-e318ef63a93b)

* [GoI’s own State-wise EODB](http://eodb.dipp.gov.in)
* [GoI sets goal of top 50 in 3 years](http://www.livemint.com/Politics/UftqeUiYVYiO0jLekhCWGJ/Arun-Jaitley-says-taking-India-among-top-50-in-ease-of-doing.html)

Special guest & author [Saiswaroopa Iyer](https://www.amazon.in/Saiswaroopa-Iyer/e/B018KERMIA/) joins the show to talk about her latest book “ _Avishi”_ , self-publishing and the rise of Dharmic fiction.

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**Links**

* Saiswaroopa Iyer on Amazon: [Abhaya](https://www.amazon.in/Abhaya-Legend-Diwali-Narakasura-Reimagined-ebook/dp/B018ITMZ3Y) (75% off right now) • [Avishi](https://www.amazon.in/Avishi-Vishpala-Rig-Veda-Reimagined-ebook/dp/B074MZV8MZ/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8)
* [The time is right for a new literary genre—Dharmic Fiction](https://swarajyamag.com/ideas/the-time-is-right-for-a-new-literary-genre-dharmic-fiction)
* [Telugu Bhagvatam](http://www.telugubhagavatam.org)
* [Krishnavatara by K M Munshi](https://www.amazon.com/Krishnavatara-1-Magic-Flute-Dr-K-M-Munshi/dp/8172764634)
* [Debut authors, here’s why publishers are finding it difficult to market your books](https://scroll.in/article/834652/debut-authors-heres-why-publishers-are-finding-it-difficult-to-market-your-books)
* Authors:
* [Sundari Venkataraman](https://www.amazon.in/Sundari-Venkatraman/e/B00IBEUJV2)
* [Susan Kaye Quinn](http://susankayequinn.com/)
* [Rachel Abbott](http://www.rachel-abbott.com/)
* [Lakshmi Hariharan](http://laxmihariharan.com/)