Ranchi

Type: Location

As of November 2026, Ranchi has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Radiolab (Feb 2026). Where Tathagata Mahintamani noticed redundant clothing among patients early in his career.

Ranchi is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area of what is present-day Chhattisgarh. The Jharkhand state was formed on 15 November 2000 by carving out the Bihar divisions of Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas. Ranchi is being developed as a Smart City because it w