New India: How Not To Be Gaslighted By It | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (38)

Dr Parakala dwells on the main features of India's dominant national public discourse in the Episode. Today in India political discourse has come to such a stage that if you support the government and praise the Kashi Vishwanath corridor you’re a nationalist and a patriot. And if you speak about hunger and unemployment you’re are branded an anti national and an urban naxal. This is the narrative the government, the ruling party and its supporters are very effectively pushing. Our social media and instant messaging services like WhatsApp are inundated with this narrative. An influential section of our print and television media to a large extent reflect this narrative today. Citizens are gaslighted by this powerful narrative.