Ep 01 Looking Back - Prison Writing, Politics and Activism with Kobad Ghandy

Our co-host Priya Kapoor gets on a call with Kobad Ghandy for the first episode of Beyond the Lines. Born in the cradle of upper-middle-class privilege in a Bombay Parsi household and educated at one of India’s finest schools, Kobad Ghandy’s life and career could have scaled heights in the bustling world of corporate finance. Only it did not. Instead, he chose to declass himself to become a radical activist working for the oppressed of the country. This is the story of an honest man and his partner, Anuradha’s, to a difficult destiny. Having languished in Indian prisons for over a decade, he talks about of his long incarceration, of his fellow prisoners, and of the Kafkaesque experiences with the Indian legal system sending shivers down one’s spine. This is the candid and unfiltered account of how an unjust system breaks the brave and bold hearted.

Hosts and Executive Producers: Priya Kapoor and Chirag Thakkar.

Show Producer: Aria Nanji.

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