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Another Election Show: Hurdles to the BJP’s south plan, opposition narratives
May 02, 2024 07:12 - 1 hour - 129 MBOver the past decade, the BJP has been fighting tooth and nail to make inroads in southern politics. The Congress, meanwhile, has pushed the narrative of an “iron wall” between the north and south. The grand old party has a stronger grassroot presence and nuanced pitch, while the BJP’s approach in the region is decentralised, with “voices from the ground being heard” from each constituency. The electoral pitch, however, is focused on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In Bengaluru, ...
Another Election Show: In Uttarakhand, what will decide votes? UCC, Ankita Bhandari or illegal tombs
April 16, 2024 08:21 - 51 minutes - 119 MBThe Another Election Show caravan has reached Uttarakhand. In this episode, Atul Chaurasia sits down with the leaders of political parties’ youth wing, journalists and students of DAV College in Dehradun to understand the undercurrents in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. We particularly gauge the mood in the Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency, which earlier recorded volatile political scenarios, and has mostly been held by the BJP. In the current polls, BJP’s former chief minister Tri...
Another Election Show: In Azam Khan-bastion Rampur, what’s the poll plank? Ram mandir or jobs?
April 16, 2024 07:26 - 38 minutes - 71.4 MBPolling for the Lok Sabha elections is set to begin. So, Atul Chaurasia and Manisha Pandey have hit the ground, to bring you the most authentic voices on Another Election Show – starting from Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur. Rampur – a bastion of the now-jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan – is one of the 102 seats to go to polls in the first phase of the elections beginning on April 19. The constituency with 52 percent Muslim vote share, and 48 percent vote share of Hindus and others, has been ...
Morning Show: Who is BJP’s real star campaigner in Madhya Pradesh?
November 15, 2023 08:18 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBIn this episode, we look at the BJP’s poll campaign in Madhya Pradesh and the factors that may lead to voter fatigue. How is the Ladli Behna scheme faring? Why is the BJP fighting the polls in the name of Modi? Despite chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan being the tallest BJP leader in the state, has he been sidelined in the polls campaign? We also discuss issues of corruption, malnutrition and politics of ‘freebies’ in Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, Congress has put up an aggressive campaig...
मॉर्निंग शो: ‘मुफ्त’ की घोषणाओं और ‘कभी न पूरे होने वाले’ चुनावी वादों पर क्या सोचता है मध्य प्रदेश का युवा?
November 11, 2023 05:30 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBन्यूज़लॉन्ड्री की टीम मध्य प्रदेश में विधानसभा चुनाव की कवरेज के लिए ग्राउंड पर है. हर बार की तरह इस बार भी टीम "मॉर्निंग शो" के जरिए विभिन्न वर्गों के बीच जाकर उनकी राय जान रही है. मॉर्निंग शो के इस एपिसोड में हमारी टीम ने राज्य के ताजा चुनावी मुद्दों को लेकर युवाओं से बातचीत की. इसके लिए हमारी टीम भोपाल में स्थित जागरण लेक सिटी यूनिवर्सिटी परिसर पहुंची. इस दौरान छात्र-छात्राओं से विभिन्ना पार्टियों द्वारा ‘मुफ्त में सुविधाएं और सेवाएं दी जाने की घोषणाओं समेत चुनावी वादों पर खुलकर चर्चा क...
Morning Show: What Chhattisgarh’s young voters think of education, welfare state, manifestos
November 07, 2023 04:36 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBIn this episode, we try to understand the issues that matter to young voters, and how they view the manifestos of political parties and the concept of a welfare state. We reach the Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya campus in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur, where questions on education, corruption, the Mahadev app scam case, as well as the track record of the Bhupesh Baghel government come up during our conversation with students. Students tell us what they think about the promises made by political...
Morning Show: Paddy as poll pivot, Mahadev app, Chhattisgarh pride
November 06, 2023 08:31 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBIn this episode of Morning Show from Chhattisgarh’s Raipur, we talk about the poll issues with some of the credible voices of the state, including senior journalists, social activists and a former bureaucrat. The price of paddy has reportedly emerged as the biggest poll issue in the current elections in Chhattisgarh. In its manifesto, the BJP has promised to purchase paddy at Rs 3,100 per quintal. Meanwhile, the Congress has promised to increase the rate from Rs 2,600 to Rs 3,000 per q...
मनोज झा: इंडिया एलायंस, जी-20, संसद का विशेष सत्र और मोदी के हाथ में भाजपा
September 14, 2023 11:55 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBएनएल इंटरव्यू में इस बार राष्ट्रीय जनता दल (आरजेडी) के राज्यसभा सांसद मनोज झा से बातचीत हुई. इसमें ‘इंडिया’ और भारत के बीच उठे विवाद, जी 20 के आयोजन, एक देश, एक चुनाव, संसद का विशेष सत्र के अलावा मीडिया द्वारा विपक्ष को निशाना बनाने की प्रवृत्ति पर विस्तार से बातचीत हुई. विपक्षी गठबंधन ‘इंडिया’ के सत्ता में आने के एक सवाल पर मनोज झा कहते हैं, “यदि हमारी पार्टी की सरकार बनती है तो भाजपा को भी आज़ादी मिलेगी. मोदीजी के नेतृत्व में भाजपा की सांस भी फूल रही है. भाजपा को भी आज़ादी की ज़रूरत है.”...
While We Watched director on what’s it like to be Ravish Kumar, NDTV, news in crisis
September 13, 2023 12:49 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBWhile We Watched is a documentary centered on journalist Ravish Kumar, his time at NDTV newsrooms, and his existential dilemmas as a journalist in ‘New India’. The film has won critical acclaim at noted international film festivals. In this conversation with Manisha Pande, the documentary’s director Vinay Shukla talks about following Ravish for two years with his camera, the process of making the film, what it conveys about journalism, and more. On the decision to make a documentary abou...
NL Interview: Rift in Manipur-Mizoram relations, reweighing NDA alliance: Mizoram’s lone MP C Lalrosanga
August 02, 2023 07:39 - 30 minutes - 42.6 MBThousands of Kukis have taken shelter in Mizoram amid the continued unrest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NL Interview: BJP Kuki MLA Paolienlal Haokip on crime against women in Manipur, governments’ action
July 27, 2023 13:38 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MBThe BJP MLA from Saikot in Manipur’s Churachandpur district said he believes prime minister Narendra Modi’s priorities are misplaced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
इंटरव्यू: क्या कहते हैं ‘हू किल्ड मूसेवाला’ किताब लिखने वाले जुपिंदरजीत सिंह (टीज़र)
July 07, 2023 07:14 - 4 minutes - 6.24 MBन्यूज़लॉन्ड्री इंटरव्यूज की इस कड़ी में ट्रिब्यून अखबार के वरिष्ठ संवाददाता और लेखक जुपिंदरजीत सिंह से मशहूर पंजाबी गायक सिद्धू मूसेवाला की हत्या पर उनकी नई किताब 'हू किल्ड मूसेवाला: द स्पायरलिंग स्टोरी ऑफ वायलेंस इन पंजाब' को लेकर बातचीत हुई. यह इंटरव्यू एक पॉडकास्ट के रूप में है. अपनी इस किताब में सिंह ने मूसेवाला की हत्या से जुड़े अनेक पहलुओं पर रोशनी डाली है. किताब में वह सिद्दू मूसेवाला और उनके आसपास के लोगों के साथ-साथ, उनकी हत्या से जुड़े किरदारों की पृष्ठभूमि, इस अप्रत्याशित घटना को...
The abc of Caste Politics in Karnataka — it's not just about Lingayats | Another Election Show
May 09, 2023 12:01 - 49 minutes - 114 MBJournalist and author Sugata Srinivasaraju sits down with Manisha Pande and Atul Chaurasia to discuss caste politics in Karnataka. Sugata gives a brief history of two dominant communities Vokkaligas and Lingayats, and how they became important in Karnataka’s electoral politics. Sugata says it is a myth to say that Lingayats and Vokkaligas determine politics in India and it is a myth perpetrated by the Lingayats themselves. He explains why this election is all about subcastes. He says the Panc...
Bengaluru is crumbling, voting wisely will help | Another Election Show
May 09, 2023 11:57 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBIs your MLA responsible for the dug up road outside your house? What is the job of an MLA? Why does Bengalururu — a city famous for its activism — record low voting percentage? Manisha Pande discusses these themes with Srinivas Allavilli, an activist and co-founder of Citizens for Bangalore. The two also discuss some of the pressing issues facing the city, the state of its lakes and how money power is central to electoral politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Headline: BJP’s corruption taint & Congress’ Caste Census promise: NL & TNM discuss Karnataka Elections
April 30, 2023 02:07 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBBig News Coming In: Newslaundry and The NewsMinute are forming an alliance for more public interest journalism. Going forward you will see the two organizations collaborate on reporting projects and growth strategy. In this episode, Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna of the NewsMinute and Manisha Pande and Atul Chauraisa of Newslaundry discuss key issues on voters' minds this election season. Will the BJP be able to overcome multiple allegations of corruption? How evocative is the caste cens...
क्यों जान दांव पर लगाकर भी अमेरिका जाना चाह रहे हैं लोग, सब्सक्राइबर्स के साथ बसंत कुमार की बातचीत
April 25, 2023 11:53 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBऐसा कौन होगा जो अमेरिका जाने का सपना नहीं देखता होगा? गुजरात में भी ज्यादातर लोगों की चाह अमेरिका जाने की है. अहमदाबाद, गांधीनगर और मेहसाणा जिले के कई गांव ऐसे हैं, जहां आधे से ज्यादा लोग अमेरिका में रह रहे हैं. यहां के गांवों में घूमते हुए लोगों के अंदर अमेरिका जाने की बेचैनी का अंदाजा आसानी से लगाया जा सकता है. हमें अपनी पड़ताल के दौरान कुछ लोग तो ऐसे भी मिले हैं जो दर्जनों बार अमेरिका जाने की कोशिश कर चुके हैं. हालांकि, वे असफल रहे और अभी भी उनकी ये कोशिश जारी है. हमने पाया कि कैसे लोगो...
Pharma woes: Dinesh Thakur and Prashant Reddy on India’s regulatory shortcomings
April 19, 2023 05:16 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIn their 2022 book The Truth Pill, lawyer Prashant Reddy T and public health activist Dinesh S Thakur explored various aspects of modern pharmacology and pharmaceutical practices in India. Now, in this conversation with Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri on February 9, they talked about the shortcomings of pharmaceutical regulations in India. Prashant quoted a former drug controller, who said, “If I had to apply American standards of quality to the Indian industry, I’ll have to shut down more ...
Listen: Newslaundry editors and reporters analyse Gujarat and Himachal election results
December 08, 2022 13:29 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBThe Bharatiya Janata Party has scripted a spectacular victory in Gujarat, improving even on its 2002 election performance under Narendra Modi, who has since gone on to be the prime minister. The Aam Aadmi Party has made big gains in terms of vote share, seemingly at the expense of the Congress, which has put up its worst performance ever. The grand old party, however, is posies to defeat the incumbent BJP in Himachal Pradesh. Newslaundry editors Atul Chaurasia and Manisha Pande and reporte...
PM Modi’s unfailing electoral appeal & AAP versus Congress
December 05, 2022 14:07 - 54 minutes - 51 MBAs Gujarat votes in the second phase of the assembly election, the Newslaundry election team discusses whether the BJP is poised to return to power. They explore why voters want to put their faith back in a party that’s been in power in Gujarat for over 25 years, PM Modi’s connect with the state, and why price rise and inflation don’t affect his appeal to voters. The team also discusses latest entrant AAP and its potential vote bank, how this is an election where the state will choose its m...
How long will Gujarat BJP rely on Modi’s face Morning Show Ep 2 with Gujarat University students
November 30, 2022 10:36 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBOn the #MorningShow, Atul and Manisha catch up with students of Gujarat University. Young people in their 20s have grown up seeing only one party in rule – the #BJP. How do they assess the party’s work? Do they yearn for a change? And what do they think of vikaas in Gujarat? On law and order, students born in 2002 believe that they have seen a peaceful state compared to their parents’ experience, while others feel strict action is needed against illicit liquor and drug trade in the state. ...
क्या Gujarati Media 'AAP' से बच- बचाकर चल रहा है Morning Show 01
November 30, 2022 10:33 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBcontribute to our NL Sena fund: https://www.newslaundry.com/nl-sena/g... #gujaratassemblyelection पर यह न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री का पहला #morningshow है. इस एपिसोड में हमारे साथ लेखक-व्यंग्यकार उर्वीश कोठारी और द हिंदू के सीनियर असिस्टेंट एडिटर महेश लांगा शामिल हुए. इस एपिसोड में भारतीय जनता पार्टी के 27 साल के शासनकाल पर चर्चा हुई. आखिर ऐसा क्या है जिसके दम पर गुजरात में भाजपा लगातार चुनाव जीत रही है? साथ में मुख्य विपक्षी दल कांग्रेस का चुनावी मैदान में न दिखना और #aamaadmiparty के प्रचार-प्रसार प...
BJP’s freebies in Himachal and is #ClimateChange an election issue Morning Show Ep 3
November 30, 2022 10:28 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBPower our election coverage: https://www.newslaundry.com/nl-sena/g... On this #MorningShow, Atul and Manisha are joined by Ashwini Sharma, former bureau chief of Indian Express and currently with Outlook and Rajeev Khanna, associate editor with Citizen. They discuss BJP’s manifesto promises and compare them with what Congress is offering. They talk about factionalism within #BJP and Prime Minister #NarendraModi’s micromanagement. They also discuss Modi’s speech and why it connects with his ...
What do Himachal University students want this election Morning Show Ep 2
November 30, 2022 10:27 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBManisha and Atul catch up with the students of journalism department in #HimachalUniversity. Students talk about issues that are important this election — infrastructure, employment opportunities, healthcare and good roads. They speak about lack of teachers in schools and why English is an aspirational language. Students also speak of major issues in their villages — lack of good infrastructure in hospitals and proper roads. They also discuss the state of current media, their favourite anchor...
Morning Show is back! Atul & Manisha discuss elections in Himachal Pradesh Another Election Show 01
November 30, 2022 10:25 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBAtul Chaurasia and Manisha Pande were in Shimla this morning. They talk about the upcoming #HimachalPradeshElections with two veteran journalists Archana Phul and Adhir Rohal. The Old Pension Scheme comes out as a key issue this election along with unemployment. They discussed factionalism in the BJP, the lack of strong leadership in Congress, and why AAP is not a strong factor in the hill state. Himachalis like to change their government every five years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
मॉर्निंग शो: मोरबी पुल हादसे के बाद क्या चाहते हैं वहां के वोटर्स
November 28, 2022 07:03 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBगुजरात विधानसभा चुनावों पर हम एक और मॉर्निंग शो लेकर आए हैं. इस एपिसोड में हमारे साथ मोरबी के स्थानीय लोग शामिल हुए. बता दें कि मोरबी पुल हादसे में 135 लोगों की जान चली गई. यह पुल 31 अक्टूबर को गिर गया था. वहां वर्तमान में क्या स्थिति है इसके लिए न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री की टीम ने मोरबी का दौरा किया. जहां हमने वहां के लोगों से बात की और पूछा कि क्या मोरबी हादसे का असर गुजरात चुनाव पर भी पड़ेगा? मोरबी में लोगों के दिलों में क्या है, वह किसे वाट करना चाहते हैं, उनके मुद्दे क्या हैं, क्या मोरबी पुल हादस...
(Teaser) Prasoon Pandey on his iconic Times of India campaign, ad industry | Back In Time, Ep 8
October 27, 2022 14:50 - 6 minutes - 8.73 MBIn the final episode of Back In Time, Kunal Kamra sits down with Prasoon Pandey – his former boss, mentor and among the most iconic ad filmmakers – to chat about the Times of India ad campaign. They discuss Prasoon’s inspiration and how he convinced the brand to take such a different approach. “Because you weren’t personal, because you weren’t bitter, your pieces had a life of its own,” he says about portraying the common man’s anger in the ad. He also talks about how cartoonist RK Laxman i...
Impolite Conversations: Negotiations with security laws
October 23, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 83 MBOn September 10, Newslaundry and the Internet Freedom Foundation hosted FoE Con 2022, a forum that brought together media personalities and leading voices in the legal sphere to map the media and regulatory framework in contemporary India. The panel discussion titled “Negotiations with Security Laws” was moderated by Vakasha Sachdev, lawyer and editorial lead of Logically. She was joined by Hartosh Singh Bal, journalist and political editor of the Caravan, and Vrinda Grover, human rights la...
Impolite Conversations: Court stories
October 21, 2022 15:07 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBOn September 10, Newslaundry and the Internet Freedom Foundation hosted FoE Con 2022, a forum that brought together media personalities and leading voices in the legal sphere to map the media and regulatory framework in contemporary India. The panel discussion “Court Stories” was moderated by Abhinandan Sekhri, founder of Newslaundry. He was joined by lawyers Rebecca John and Sonam Gupta, and Alt News cofounder Pratik Sinha. The panel discussed how press freedom in India is impacted by th...
(Teaser) Meenakshi Arora on workplace harassment and formulation of the Vishaka guidelines | Back In Time, Ep 7
October 20, 2022 14:10 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBIn this episode, Kunal Kamra sits down with Supreme Court lawyer Meenakshi Arora, who was instrumental in formulating the Vishaka guidelines in India to help enforce gender equality in workplaces. They talk about workplace conditions for women before the guidelines and why it was important to take action. On whether we might ever see an end to harassment in the workplace, Meenakshi says, “As long as there are genders, it won’t.” They also talk about the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial and the...
Impolite Conversations: Lessons from the Emergency
October 20, 2022 11:34 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MBOn September 10, Newslaundry and the Internet Freedom Foundation hosted FoE Con 2022, a forum that brought together media personalities and leading voices in the legal sphere to map the media and regulatory framework in contemporary India. The panel discussion “Lessons from the Emergency” was moderated by independent journalist Neha Dixit. She was joined by journalist and author Kalpana Sharma and senior advocate Chandra Uday Singh. Kalpana explained how orders at the time “were more or l...
(Teaser) Suhaib Ilyasi on creating India’s Most Wanted and Bollywood sting operations | Back In Time, Ep 6
October 13, 2022 13:55 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBIn this episode, Kunal Kamra sits down with TV producer and director Suhaib Ilyasi, who hosted the iconic crime show India’s Most Wanted in the late 90s and early 2000s. Suhaib talks about the show’s creation, its impact, and his reputation as one of the first TV anchors to sensationalise news. Talking about his sting operation of actors Shakti Kapoor and Aman Verma, he says, “It was necessary to highlight the inappropriate acts young girls in Bollywood were forced to do.” Suhaib and Kunal ...
(Teaser) Shashanka Ghosh on building Channel V | Back In Time, Ep 5
October 06, 2022 13:30 - 5 minutes - 8 MBKunal Kamra sits down with Shashanka Ghosh, director and former creative head of Channel V. “Channel V was the cool guy around,” Shashanka says, “and saying ‘ye dekh, ye dekh’ from around the world.” They talk about what made the channel relatable to urban Indian youth, organisational challenges in an age of analog, and how fun it was to create homegrown content that wasn’t an imitation of the west. Shashanka describes the process of creating popular Channel V characters like Lola Kutty a...
(Teaser) Raghu Rai on photographing Indira Gandhi and Bhindranwale - Back in Time, Ep 4
September 29, 2022 13:14 - 4 minutes - 6.71 MBIn this episode, Kunal Kamra sits down with eminent photojournalist Raghu Rai, who discusses what it was like to capture Indira Gandhi’s essence from her first term to her last. He talks about her unique brand of politics and how she changed over the decades. A turning point was the 1975 Allahabad High Court judgement that convicted Gandhi of electoral malpractices. “It was the beginning of a different Indira,” Raghu says. He also talks about covering the JP movement, photographing Bhindr...
NL Interview: Roop Rekha Verma on why she stood as journalist Siddique Kappan's surety
September 24, 2022 15:51 - 30 minutes - 28.7 MBRoop Rekha Verma is former acting vice chancellor of Lucknow University, a professor of philosophy and a social activist. She made news earlier this week when she agreed to stand as surety for Siddique Kappan as a condition of his bail. Kappan, a journalist from Kerala, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police while he was on his way to report on the brutal gangrape of a teenage Dalit girl by four upper caste men in Hathras nearly two years ago. Kappan was slapped with charges under the sed...
NL Interview: Barkha Dutt on NDTV’s takeover by Adani and the state of Indian TV news
September 24, 2022 06:34 - 1 hour - 100 MBBarkha Dutt has had a long journey in journalism. She describes covering the Kargil war in 1999 and the Covid pandemic in 2020-21 as the bookends of her career. A veteran TV journalist, Barkha quit NDTV in 2017 and launched her own independent media organisation, Mojo Story. Her new book, To Hell and Back: Humans of Covid, recounts countless stories of grief, grimness, and goodwill that she encountered over two years of traveling across the country to report on the pandemic. In this inte...
CID writer on why the TV show is a cultural phenomenon | Back in Time - Ep 3 (Teaser)
September 22, 2022 14:18 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MBKunal sits down with Naila Chogle to talk about her life and work as a writer on CID, one of India’s most watched TV shows, her mentor and the show’s creator BP Singh, the show’s promotion of the films of stars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor; and striking the balance between reality and fiction in a police procedural drama. Listen to the full podcast by being a subscriber on newslaundry.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
(Teaser) CID writer on why the TV show is a cultural phenomenon | Back in Time - Ep 3
September 22, 2022 14:18 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MBKunal sits down with Naila Chogle to talk about her life and work as a writer on CID, one of India’s most watched TV shows, her mentor and the show’s creator BP Singh, the show’s promotion of the films of stars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor; and striking the balance between reality and fiction in a police procedural drama. Listen to the full podcast by being a subscriber on newslaundry.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia on India’s liberalisation | Back in Time, Ep 2 (sneek peek)
September 15, 2022 16:01 - 6 minutes - 8.42 MBIn episode 2, Kunal and economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia explore how India achieved liberalisation in 1991 – the economic crisis and what caused it, and what led India to open up to the world. On the nature of India’s economy at the time, Montek says, “India had locked itself in a highly restricted situation.” They also discuss public investment in industries, income inequality, and how private industry can push public industry to do better. Listen to the full podcast here. Hosted on Aca...
(Teaser) Montek Singh Ahluwalia on India’s liberalisation | Back in Time, Ep 2
September 15, 2022 16:01 - 6 minutes - 8.42 MBIn episode 2, Kunal and economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia explore how India achieved liberalisation in 1991 – the economic crisis and what caused it, and what led India to open up to the world. On the nature of India’s economy at the time, Montek says, “India had locked itself in a highly restricted situation.” They also discuss public investment in industries, income inequality, and how private industry can push public industry to do better. Listen to the full podcast here. Hosted on Aca...
(Teaser) Anand Patwardhan on religious extremism | Back in Time, Ep 1
September 08, 2022 14:27 - 6 minutes - 8.92 MBWelcome to Back In Time, our brand new show hosted by Kunal Kamra. Kunal sits down with writers, filmmakers, journalists, lawyers and economists to, well, go back in time and discuss critical moments in independent India’s history. In episode 1, Kunal revisits 1990s India with documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan. Anand takes us back to his time shooting Ram Ke Naam, which explored the sociopolitical climate leading up to the Babri Masjid demolition. Hindu fundamentalism drummed up wide ...
Anand Patwardhan on religious extremism | Back in Time, Ep 1 (Sneak peek)
September 08, 2022 14:27 - 6 minutes - 8.92 MBWelcome to Back In Time, our brand new show hosted by Kunal Kamra. Kunal sits down with writers, filmmakers, journalists, lawyers and economists to, well, go back in time and discuss critical moments in independent India’s history. In episode 1, Kunal revisits 1990s India with documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan. Anand takes us back to his time shooting Ram Ke Naam, which explored the sociopolitical climate leading up to the Babri Masjid demolition. Hindu fundamentalism drummed up wide ...
Session with Sena: Reporting on Ramdev’s rise and Shivraj Chouhan’s Bulldozer Raj
August 29, 2022 14:02 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBAt Newslaundry, we always strive to produce in-depth stories. And thanks to your contributions to our NL Sena projects, we’re able to do just that. Most recently, we published a series of reports as part of two Sena projects – The Yogi Who Has It All and Bulldozing a New Imagine in MP. The first is a look at Ramdev’s journey from a schoolboy in a small Haryana village to a yoga guru helming a Rs 10,000-crore business empire, and the second delves into the demolition of mostly Muslim homes...
NL Interview: Facebook whistleblower on how the company favours those in power
June 09, 2022 07:11 - 43 minutes - 40.6 MBLast November, in an interview with Newslaundry, data scientist and former Facebook employee Sophie Zhang described the social media company’s reluctance to act against fake accounts in India. Now, in this interview with Chitranshu Tewari, Sophie explains how she had offered to testify before India’s parliamentary standing committee on information, and why she shared documentation on her work on India with local journalists and media houses. Sophie says Facebook chose not to take action o...
No, Vir Sanghvi, the Uniform Civil Code has nothing to do with ‘secular liberals’
June 03, 2022 13:04 - 10 minutes - 9.63 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NL Interview: Anupama Chopra on her latest book and growing ‘nationalism’ in Hindi cinema
May 10, 2022 09:47 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBIn this episode of NL Recess, film critic and founder of Film Companion, Anupama Chopra, speaks to Manisha Pande about her journey from the world of print and TV into the digital landscape, consequences of vicious demonisation of Bollywood on mainstream television news and the reflection of jingoistic nationalism in Hindi cinema. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In conversation with subscribers: Reporting on the 2022 assembly elections (Teaser)
March 17, 2022 14:23 - 4 minutes - 10.2 MBWhat does it take to cover assembly elections on the ground? On March 9, the team that covered the polls – in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab – interacted with subscribers on Newslaundry’s Discord server to talk about how they searched for reports and gauged the pulse of the electorate. They took subscribers through their experiences of meeting voters with various political ideologies, the campaigns that stood apart, the issues that mattered, and how parties fared across the spec...
Morning Show Episode 4: There is more to Goa than partying! | #AnotherElectionShow
January 31, 2022 06:09 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MBOn a bright Sunday morning, Atul, Manisha and Meghnad sit with journalist #FrederichNoronah to discuss the newspapers of the day. We look at the issue of unemployment in #Goa. Frederich tells us about the injection of communal politics in Goa, the uniqueness of the #Konkani language, the issue of conversion, concerns of the Goan #Catholic community and why this will be a very confusing election. He also says it’s super irritating when people think all you do in Goa is party and drink. We cou...
Morning Show Ep 3: High-speed internet as an election issue, Covid deaths in Goa
January 29, 2022 12:31 - 27 minutes - 49.8 MBJanuary 29, 2022. This morning, the headlines bring the grim news that there have been 20 Covid deaths in Goa within a day﹘many of those who succumbed to the virus were unvaccinated. Meanwhile, the Congress has issued an ad that makes lack of high-speed internet in Goa an election issue. We also tell you all about Goa’s couple candidates. If all 10 of them win, 25 percent of the Assembly will be husband-wife duos. Also, a rundown on candidates with the highest number of criminal cases. BJP...
Morning Show Ep 2: ‘Is a political party bribing journalists in Goa?’
January 29, 2022 12:29 - 25 minutes - 47.8 MBJanuary 28, 2022 Welcome to the second episode of the Morning Show, where we take you through the major newspaper headlines as Atul, Manisha and Meghnad travel to states set for the 2022 Assembly elections. In this episode, we have Gomantak group editor Raju Naik on board. He tells us about the mediascape in Goa and how a political party may be offering bribes to editors. Naik explains that most Goan newspapers are owned by mining companies and dependent on government advertising. Full di...
Morning Show Ep 1: Catch the newspapers in Goa
January 29, 2022 12:28 - 20 minutes - 37.8 MBJanuary 27, 2020 We have a new show up! Atul, Manisha and Meghnad are on the election trail and will be traveling through Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab. Today, they are in Panjim and take you through the newspapers in the Morning Show. Which political party has the most ads? What's making headlines in the front pages? Who are political cartoons taking potshots at? Watch the video here. Catch this and more, every morning on Newslaundry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...