Our economy was going down, down, down well before Covid-19 struck. And now? Vivek Kaul joins Amit Varma in episode 177 of The Seen and the Unseen to spread his usual quota of sunshine and joy.   Also check out: 1. TikTok and Indian Society — An online course by Amit Varma. 2. Bad Money — Vivek Kaul. 3. Taking Stock of Covid-19 — Episode 169 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan). 4. The Nuances of Lockdown — Episode 176 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Anup Malani). 5. The Indian Economy in 2019 — Episode 153 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul). 6. India’s Lost Decade — Episode 116 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Puja Mehra). 7. The Art and Science of Economic Policy — Episode 154 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vijay Kelkar & Ajay Shah). 8. Demystifying GDP — Episode 130 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rajeswari Sengupta). 9. Ponzi Schemes — Episode 142 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul). 10. The State of Our Farmers — Episode 86 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gunvant Patil). 11. India’s Agriculture Crisis — Episode 140 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Barun Mitra & Kumar Anand). 12. Rajesh Jain and Dhan Vapasi — Episode 94 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rajesh Jain). 13. Economy bears burden as goods trains travel light — Vivek Kaul. 14. As people act in their self-interest, India is getting into a recession — Vivek Kaul. 15. RBI’s moves may not snap banks’ wariness to lend — Vivek Kaul. 16. Six reasons why the fiscal package is more about putting people’s own money into their hands than actually kickstarting crippled economy — Vivek Kaul. 17. Explained: RBI’s negative role in the government’s Rs 20 lakh crore package — Vivek Kaul’ 18. Should the RBI print money to revive the economy? It’s not as simple as it sounds — Vivek Kaul. 19. Why India needs more than liquidity dreams — Vivek Kaul. 20. How India’s soaring fiscal deficit affects you — Vivek Kaul. 21. Easynomics: Why State Bank of India is not lending — Vivek Kaul. 22. A GST cut can put auto sales on fast track to revival — Vivek Kaul. 23. 10 things you need to know about Indian real estate in the aftermath of coronavirus — Vivek Kaul. 24. India’s economy was in a rut even before Covid-19 struck — Vivek Kaul. 25. The Forgotten Man — Amity Shlaes. 26. Modern Money Theory — L Randall Wray. 27. Monetization: Neither Game Changer not Catastrophe Today — Raghuram Rajan.