EP 00
The Hundred-Year Bet
Flagship documentary — filmed on the construction site of a landmark international branch campus.
- — Anchor institution (to be announced)
- — Design & delivery partners
- — Architects and engineers of record
— Instrument 01 · The Big Build
The podcast and film series for the people
building India's classrooms.
Six pieces per city — one flagship documentary and five themed roundtables. Recorded close, released openly, archived for the decade. Vol. I is shot in Bengaluru across August 2026 and unveiled to the room at the Taj West End on 22 September.
1 flagship + 5 episodesRecorded · Aug 2026Bengaluru
The Format
One flagship film. Five themed roundtables. Recorded across one month, in one city.
Each season opens with a flagship documentary on a generation-defining campus build, then walks the full arc of how a campus actually gets decided, designed, financed, governed and judged.
- Pieces per city
- Six. One flagship film + five themed roundtable episodes, ~45–60 min each.
- Recording window
- Across August 2026 — long-form, on-location at sites and studios in Bengaluru.
- Editorial cast
- 12–15 leaders per season across the spine. Chosen on merit, never for sale.
- Public release
- From October 2026. Spotify · Apple Podcasts · JioSaavn · YouTube. Free, in perpetuity.
Vol. I · Bengaluru · The Episodes
The flagship and the five-theme spine, in order.
EP 00 is the flagship film. EP 01–05 form the spine that repeats in every future city — so the corpus stays comparable, year over year.
- EP 00Curated target
The Hundred-Year Bet · Flagship Film
The flagship, The Hundred-Year Bet, follows the making of a landmark international branch campus — filmed mid-construction.
- EP 01Curated target
The Ground
Land, geography, demand. What they're betting on, and where — before a single brick is laid.
- EP 02Announced
The Build
Brief vs. as-built. Announced with EDI as Official Design Partner through three Bengaluru project studies: KAI Early Years, Inventure Academy and BASE University.
- EP 03Curated target
The Alliance
Cross-border tie-ups, franchise economics, the scale playbook. Chains, partnerships, and the operating model.
- EP 04Curated target
The Handoff
Consolidation, M&A, succession. Sell, scale or hold — the second decade of the build-out.
- EP 05Curated target
The Verdict
The capital view — PE, family offices, foundations. Who is writing the cheques, on what terms, and what the buildings are really for.
The Cast · Vol. I
35 named voices on the editorial spine. Chosen on merit.
Each episode anchors on three to five voices drawn from the 35-person Bengaluru cast — operators, architects, allocators, builders and one foundation.
EP 01
The Ground
Bets, land, demand. The economics of where a campus gets placed.
- — A leading developer
- — A research / data voice
- — A landowner-operator
EP 02
The Build
Brief to as-built through EDI's Bengaluru project studies — early years, K-12 and higher education.
- — Education Design International (EDI) · Official Design Partner
- — KAI Early Years
- — Inventure Academy
- — BASE University
EP 03
The Alliance
Partnerships, franchise, scale economics.
- — A K-12 chain operator
- — A private university
- — An international-partnership school
EP 04
The Handoff
Consolidation, exits and succession.
- — A consolidator / strategic
- — A scaled-or-exited founder
- — A legacy institution
EP 05
The Verdict
The capital view, on the record.
- — A private-equity allocator
- — A family office
- — A foundation voice
Where it shows up
Spotify
From October 2026
Apple Podcasts
From October 2026
JioSaavn
Indian distribution
YouTube
Long-form + cuts
— Vol. I · Bengaluru
The recording is launched in the room. Be in that room.
The Big Build · Vol. I is unveiled to the 50-person Boardroom on 22 September 2026 at the Taj West End. Fifteen reserved seats around the cast — open now.