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Om Prakash is an engineer from IIT Bombay, and holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business. After spending a little over a decade in the automobile sector, he chose to shift full-time into policy research and the social sector. His work has focused on the climate crisis and plastic pollution, and he has been actively involved in public campaigns, including TaxTheTop1%.

The podcast was recorded on: June 2025

Follow:
Instagram –   / kuna_kamra  
X (Twitter) – https://x.com/kunalkamra88/

Timestamps:
0:00 – Opening
0:25 – From Glass Bottles to a Plastic World
0:52 – The Overflowing Tap: Understanding the Plastic Crisis
2:41 – Plastic’s Origins: War, Oil & Mass Production
3:34 – How “Use & Throw” Culture Was Created
6:31 – Liberalization & India’s Plastic Explosion
9:29 – Monopoly, Policy & Who Controls Plastic Production
10:54 – Public Money Behind Petrochemical Growth
12:29 – Taxes, Pricing & Why Plastic Stays Cheap
16:05 – Oil Imports, Economy & Hidden National Costs
18:25 – Waste Management vs. Production Control
21:03 – The Truth About Single-Use Plastic Bans
24:34 – Recycling Myths & Downcycling Reality
28:01 – Microplastics: The Invisible Health Crisis
33:52 – Toxic Chemicals & Human Health Risks
38:54 – Environmental Damage & Lost Livelihoods
46:11 – Corporate Accountability & Brand Pollution
50:08 – Plastic Colonialism & Global Waste Trade
57:54 – The Global Plastics Treaty & Political Divide
1:04:29 – Real Solutions: Reuse Systems & A Plastic-Free Future

Credits:
• Research Head: Anirban Bhattacharya
• Camera Operator / Mixing and Mastering / Intro Music — @Mahansangeet :   / hi_mahan  
• Camera Operator / Video Editor / Intro Animation — @RevantTalekar :   / revanttalekar  
• Camera Operator / Guest Logistics Coordinator — @VybhavSharma   / vybhavsharma  
• Production Assistant — Haran Shetty