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Egocracy, Digital Freedom & Data Privacy | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (16)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - June 16, 2021 19:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Parakala deals with Indian Government's attempts to throttle our freedom of expression on the digital platforms; the tech companies unbridled collection of our personal data without our consent, and the safety of our data in the hands of both government and tech companies.
Mired in Past, Messing with Present, Muddled about Future | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (15)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - June 09, 2021 06:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingParakala Prabhakar speaks about how the Narendra Modi government's thinking is mired in the past, how its actions are messing with the present and how muddled it is about the way forward for the country.
An Independent Public Inquiry - We Must Have | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (14)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - June 02, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingParakala Prabhakar speaks about the inescapable need to immediately constitute an Independent Public Inquiry to scrutinise the roles of our central and state governments, as well the conduct of the public in handling the tragic situation arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vaccine Mess, Moral Paralysis & Egocratic Government | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - May 26, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode Dr Parakala Prabhakar talks about the nature and extent of India’s COVID-19 vaccine mess.
Covid Agony: The Unseen Psychological Part | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (12)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - May 19, 2021 13:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPsychologically, what does Covid mean to the families who lost their dear ones? What does it mean to people who are infected and waging a battle for their lives? What does it mean to those who are treating them? And helping them? What does it mean to the rest of us who are so far safe. But who k...
Covid-19, Governance & Mother's Day | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (11)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - May 11, 2021 04:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis week I talk about his mother, and about the condition of migrant labour whom he sees everyday on his street, and tries to understand what does governance in India mean to their lives during the current deeply troubling times of raging Covid-19 pandemic and breakdown of health infrastructure...
Covid-19, Governance & Mother's Day | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - May 11, 2021 04:00 - 1 second ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis week I talk about his mother, and about the condition of migrant labour whom he sees everyday on his street, and tries to understand what does governance in India mean to their lives during the current deeply troubling times of raging Covid-19 pandemic and breakdown of health infrastructure...
2021 State Elections: Make No Mistake, It’s A Saffron Surge! | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (10)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - May 05, 2021 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLet's examines what the outcome of the state elections, the results of which were announced on May 2nd, would mean to different political formations that were engaged in a bitter fight in four states and one union territory. What implications would the results have for our democratic polity in t...
2021 State Elections: Make No Mistake, It’s A Saffron Surge! | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - May 05, 2021 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLet's examines what the outcome of the state elections, the results of which were announced on May 2nd, would mean to different political formations that were engaged in a bitter fight in four states and one union territory. What implications would the results have for our democratic polity in t...
India is crying for Maitri: Maitri from its Government | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (9)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - April 28, 2021 06:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis week Parakala Prabhakar examines the narrative of denial of the large scale human tragedy inflicted by Covid-19 that’s unfolding before our eyes, the compelling and inescapable reality on the ground, and then calls out the Faustian bargain some influential sections of India's civil society ...
India is crying for Maitri: Maitri from its Government | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (9)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - April 28, 2021 06:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis week Parakala Prabhakar examines the narrative of denial of the large scale human tragedy inflicted by Covid-19 that’s unfolding before our eyes, the compelling and inescapable reality on the ground, and then calls out the Faustian bargain some influential sections of India's civil society ...
Covid Surge, National Numbing & Accountability | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (8)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - April 21, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis week, we will take a look at the health emergency caused by Covid-19 that is overwhelming us and try to understand what this crisis reveals about the preparedness of union government, accountability in our political system, and numbing of our senses to the large scale human tragedy that’s u...
Amrutmahotsav, IMF & Reimagining Indian State | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (7)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - April 14, 2021 07:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe are readying to celebrate the Amrutmahotsav of our Independence. There are many achievements in the last 75 years of our nation's independent journey to celebrate. But there are also many unfinished tasks. Many new challenges. Many subversions of our efforts. There are explanations, justifi...
Amrutmahotsav, IMF & Reimagining Indian State | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - April 14, 2021 07:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe are readying to celebrate the Amrutmahotsav of our Independence. There are many achievements in the last 75 years of our nation's independent journey to celebrate. But there are also many unfinished tasks. Many new challenges. Many subversions of our efforts. There are explanations, justifi...
BJP & State Elections 2021: Saffron Surge? | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (6)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - April 06, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn less than a month we will know the outcome of the bitter electoral battles that are underway now. Four states and one union territory are in the midst of a no holds barred election campaign. Two major national formations - the BJP and Congress - and three important regional formations - the T...
BJP & State Elections 2021: Saffron Surge? | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - April 06, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn less than a month we will know the outcome of the bitter electoral battles that are underway now. Four states and one union territory are in the midst of a no holds barred election campaign. Two major national formations - the BJP and Congress - and three important regional formations - the T...
Poverty Data & Data Poverty | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (5)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - March 31, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIndia’s number of poor has increased by 75 million and the middle class has shrunk by 32 million, in the wake of pandemic, according to Pew Research Centre. This need not be an inevitable consequence of the pandemic. The reason why we let so many fall into the hell of poverty is that the governm...
Poverty Data & Data Poverty | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - March 31, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIndia’s number of poor has increased by 75 million and the middle class has shrunk by 32 million, in the wake of pandemic, according to Pew Research Centre. This need not be an inevitable consequence of the pandemic. The reason why we let so many fall into the hell of poverty is that the governm...
Bonsai Universities & Ripped Jeans | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (4)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - March 31, 2021 11:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDevelopments in the privately funded Ashoka University and the publicly funded Universities BHU, JNU and Jamia are disconcerting. Two eminent academics quit Ashoka. Prof Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Dr Arvind Subramanian. The former was eased out because the university’s founders felt that his writing...
Bonsai Universities & Ripped Jeans | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - March 31, 2021 11:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDevelopments in the privately funded Ashoka University and the publicly funded Universities BHU, JNU and Jamia are disconcerting. Two eminent academics quit Ashoka. Prof Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Dr Arvind Subramanian. The former was eased out because the university’s founders felt that his writing...
PSU Mega Sale & Vizag Steal | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - March 25, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingUnion Government wants to sell away public sector undertakings and as a part of its privatisation drive wants to sell Vizag Steel Plant. In this week's episode I question the economic rationale behind the government's intent for privatisation. Reforming the PSUs means professionalising its manag...
PSU Mega Sale & Vizag Steal | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (3)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - March 25, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingUnion Government wants to sell away public sector undertakings and as a part of its privatisation drive wants to sell Vizag Steel Plant. In this week's episode I question the economic rationale behind the government's intent for privatisation. Reforming the PSUs means professionalising its manag...
Narendra Modi Vs Sardar Patel : The Renaming Game | Motera | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - March 25, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this week’s Midweek Matters, let's deconstruct the renaming of what is now the world’s largest cricket Stadium. The stadium which was called Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad was last week renamed as Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium. What could it mean to the legacy of Sardar Pat...
Narendra Modi Vs Sardar Patel : The Renaming Game | Motera | Midweek Matters | Parakala Prabhakar (1)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - March 25, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this week’s Midweek Matters, let's deconstruct the renaming of what is now the world’s largest cricket Stadium. The stadium which was called Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad was last week renamed as Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium. What could it mean to the legacy of Sardar Pat...
A Spectre Is Haunting This Government - The Spectre Of Digital News | #MidweekMatters | OTT Platform
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - March 25, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this week’s Midweek Matters, Let's unpack the implications of the new IT Rules 2021 for our democratic polity. Modi Government’s indecent hurry to bring in these new regulations to rein in digital news platforms without discussion in Parliament and consultations with civil society and advocac...
A Spectre Is Haunting This Government - The Spectre Of Digital News | #MidweekMatters | OTT Platform (2)
Midweek Matters with Dr. Parakala Prabhakar - March 25, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this week’s Midweek Matters, Let's unpack the implications of the new IT Rules 2021 for our democratic polity. Modi Government’s indecent hurry to bring in these new regulations to rein in digital news platforms without discussion in Parliament and consultations with civil society and advocac...
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