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पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश, हरियाणा, उत्तराखंड से आए किसानों पर हुआ लाठीचार्ज, शबरीमाला मंदिर में महिलाओं के प्रवेश पर आए सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले पर केरल में महिलाओं का व्यापक विरोध और लखनऊ में विवेक तिवारी की पुलिसकर्मी द्वारा हत्या जैसे विषयों पर आधारित रही इस हफ्ते की न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा.स्वतंत्र पत्रकार और दिल्ली यूनिवर्सिटी में अस्थायी शिक्षिका स्वाति अर्जुन इस हफ्ते चर्चा की मेहमान पत्रकार रहीं. न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के असिस्टेंट एडिटर राहुल कोटियाल, प्रतीक गोयल पैनल में शामिल रहे. इसके अलावा अमित भारद्वाज फोन पर चर्चा में जुड़े. चर्चा का संचालन न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के कार्यकारी संपादक अतुल चौरसिया ने किया.शबरीमाला मंदिर में महिलाओं के प्रवेश की आयुसीमा पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट का फैसला और उस पर केरल में मचे संग्राम पर विस्तृत चर्चा हुई. चर्चा की शुरुआत करते हुए अतुल चौरसिया ने कहा, “या तो आप आस्तिक हो सकते हैं या फिर नास्तिक. आस्था में तर्क के लिए कोई स्थान नहीं हो सकता है.”अतुल ने आगे जोड़ा, “आप यज्ञ में आहुति देते हैं तो उसके लिए तीन उंगलियों से आहुति देने का प्रावधान है. तर्क यह कहता है कि पूरे हाथ से उठाकर आहुति आग में डाल द

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek into the complete episode.This week of NL Hafta features  Chetan Bhagat, a writer, author, columnist and a motivational speaker, along with host Abhinandan Sekhri and in-house panellists Madhu Trehan, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan, who discuss everything from the murder of an Apple Executive, to the firing of 297 PTI employees and the farmer's protest that took place at the Delhi-UP border on Gandhi Jayanti.Listen to the full episode here: https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/10/05/hafta-192-vivektiwarimurdercase-pti-sacking-farmers-protest-and-more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Reporters Without Orders is back this week to discuss what made news, what didn’t, and what should have made headlines. This week’s show features host Cherry Agarwal along with our guests Sruthisagar Yamunan, a Legal Correspondent at Scroll.in, Chitranshul Sinha, a Supreme Court Advocate, along with in-house panellists Rohin Verma and Amit Bhardwaj.The conversation starts with the discussion of dissenting voices in the Aadhaar, Sabarimala, and Bhima-Koregaon cases. The panel discusses how judges in courtrooms have a different opinion on the same topics that they come across. “The judges will keep their personal views out of the court,” expressed Sinha. He explains that this could be due to class, caste, or even economic or social background. The panel discusses the legalities of the Aadhaar case in detail and what they mean.“The assumption is that Aadhaar benefits the poor,” added Sinha. “It might if it is implemented properly. Fundamentally, people do not understand the opposition to Aadhaar.”Rohin sheds lig

In this issue of NL Hafta, Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of The Caravan, joins the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Vardhan, Manisha Pande and Raman Kirpal. They discuss The Caravan’s cover story on Anil Ambani and the Rafale deal.Manisha tells us about the reading down of Section 377, and how it is major a civil rights victory in India. The unanimous decision by the Supreme Court was met with much elation, we hear more about the sequence of events that led to this historic win.Abhinandan then brings up the report on Kanhaiya Kumar contesting in Begusarai on a CPI seat. Anand Vardhan talks about Begusarai, a region prominently known for Left politics.The conversation then moves on to Myanmar where two Reuters journalists were arrested under the Official Secrets Act after their report on the killing of 10 Rohingya men and boys. Madhu Trehan compares Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela, and talks about Kyi’s perception as a humanitarian, during the current civil crisis in Myanm

The 200 years of the evolution of Hindi journalism has close ties to the journey of the language itself by Anand Vardhan. Read the article here: https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/10/03/emergence-of-modern-hindi See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The latest episode of The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap brings you all-that-happened in the past week. Hosts Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri talk about an advertisement on ‘Kerala Tourism’ by Samsonite, on the occasion of World Tourism Day. Both hosts were impressed by the message sent across by the ad and recommended that everyone give it a watch. “I love that it is sensitive and woke on gender,” expressed Abhinandan.The conversation then moves towards Tanushree Dutta’s sexual harassment controversy where both our hosts discuss the issue. They debate whether #MeeToo will work even in the realm of Bollywood, and discuss the reasons whether it will or will not work. Rajyasree expresses that “No A-list star has spoken” and that even women weren’t coming forward to speak up. Abhinandan says: “The stakes in showbiz are so high that if you make it, I mean just the power of the star is so huge that you don’t want to compromise.” Moving on from women in Indian Cinema to Farhan Akhtar’s Rearview Mirror, bo

इससे पहले की चर्चा में इस हफ्ते क्या खास रहा, न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के पाठकों को हमें यह सूचित करते हुए खुशी हो रही है कि आगामी 2 अक्टूबर को न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री हिंदी अपनी पहली वर्षगांठ मना रहा है. इस अवसर पर हमने एक विशेष परिचर्चा का आयोजन किया है, जिसका शीर्षक है- “गांधी का राष्ट्रवाद बनाम संघ का राष्ट्रवाद: कितने दूर, कितने पास.” कार्यक्रम नई दिल्ली के लोधी रोड स्थित इंडिया इस्लामिक कल्चरल सेंटर में शाम 6 से 8 बजे तक होगा. ध्यान रहे, इस परिचर्चा में भाग लेने के लिए आपको न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री का सब्सक्रिप्शन लेना होगा. जो पहले से सब्सक्राइबर हैं, वह यहां रजिस्टर कर सकते हैं.राफेल डील को लेकर भाजपा औककांग्रेस के बीच जारी कशमकश, आधार पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट का निर्णय, एडल्टरी कानून धारा 497 को निरस्त किया जाना, बॉलीवुड अभिनेत्री तनुश्री दत्ता के यौन उत्पीड़न के आरोपों पर अमिताभ बच्चन का यह कहना, "वह न तो नाना पाटेकर, न ही तनुश्री हैं, ऐसे में वह कुछ नहीं कह सकते", अयोध्या राम जन्मभूमि और बाबरी मस्जिद मामले से जुड़े "मस्जिद इस्लाम का अभिन्न अंग है या नहीं" की सुनवाई के दौरान कोर्ट का कहना कि मामले को बड़े बेंच में नहीं भेजा जाएगा, इस ह

On the sidelines of The Media Rumble, Manisha Pande speaks to journalists on issues that concern women in the media. How does one deal with sexism? How do women demand equal pay for equal work? Shubhra Gupta, film critic for The Indian Express, Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler, Neha Dixit, freelance journalist and Sunetra Choudhury, political editor with NDTV 24x7, have a freewheeling conversation and share their experiences and expectations. Listen up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s been a crazy week with the Supreme Court giving us one verdict after the other to discuss and dissect. In this episode, we have our in-house columnist and Constitution expert Meghnad and freelance journalist Rishi Majumder join the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan and Manisha Pande.Abhinandan and Meghnad are distraught since they finally have to get their Aadhaar cards made. The SC has upheld its constitutional validity and mandated it for filing income tax returns. The team discusses the verdict and its high and low points. The conversation then moves towards the Rafale deal. Madhu suggests an all-new pronunciation and Abhinandan wonders if we’re living in an age where we are desensitised to scams. Amit Shah’s ‘termite’ speech also gets discussed and Rishi, who’s from Assam, tells us about the narrative of ‘the other’ in the state. Listen up.PS: Subscribers, don’t forget to register for our NL Hindi event on October 2 and catch us for the NL Chatbox this Saturday at 10 am, IST. See

This week’s edition of Reporters Without Order features our host Cherry Agarwal, along with Newslaundry Hindi’s Rohin Verma, our correspondent Amit Bhardwaj and our guest Prem Shankar Mishra, principal correspondent, Navbharat Times, Lucknow.The podcast kicks off with a discussion on a protest called by the Safai Karamchari Andolan. Can such protests make a dent? Amit thinks these protest may not make much difference. He says manual scavenging was abolished by the Supreme Court back in 2014 but it still continues. However, protests such as these keep the debate going. With one death every five days, these debates are important. Moving on, Rohin explains how one picture got people to come together and raise funds for 11-year-old Gaurav. His father, Anil, had died a couple of days earlier while cleaning a Delhi Jal Board sewer. Rohin also explains the complications that arose later. The panel also talks about media’s coverage of manual scavenging-related issues and its role over time. In light of these deaths,

How cow protection became the centrepiece of the Sangh Parivar’s politics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A brief historical survey of cow protection in India. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Supreme Court delivered two critical judgments on Thursday. However, the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid verdict took precedence over the adultery law in terms of media coverage. Those championing for the construction of Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya are elated. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has declared that the ruling has cleared the blockade and paved the way for a Ram Mandir at the Ram Janmabhoomi.The three-judge Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer – in 2:1 majority judgement – declined to refer the Ayodhya-Ram Janmabhoomi title dispute to a larger Bench. It also refused to reconsider the 1994 Ismail Faruqi judgement that stated mosque was not an integral part of Islam. However, the Apex court also maintained that the 1994 verdict would have no bearing on the present title suit. The SC will start the hearing of the title suit from October 29. Newslaundry spoke to Zafarul Islam Khan, chairperson of Delhi Minorities Commission and Islamic scholar, on the issue. Kh

On this episode of Awful and Awesome, Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss plus-size Model Tess Holliday’s Cosmo cover, Manto, Serial the podcast and more.The Cosmo cover with Holliday created quite a lot of stir in the media. Abhinandan and Rajyasree discuss the reactions it has elicited. Rajyasree talks about Twinkle Khanna’s book, Pajamas are Forgiving and compares Twinkle with Chetan Bhagat in the context of their writing style. The two, then, talk about Manto directed by Nandita Das. Abhinandan didn’t quite like the music in the movie, especially the song by Raftar. Abhinandan feels that Manto, one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, deserved a better film. Rajyasree compares the film with ‘poorly made school play’. Moving on, Rajyasree speaks about a new show called Side Hero, starring Kunaal Roy Kapur and directed by Rohan Sippy, and why it’s worth a watch. Abhinandan talks about the third season of the podcast, Serial. He talks about the art of storytelling and also adds that he didn’t

छत्तीसगढ़ में मायावती की बसपा और अजित जोगी की पार्टी जनता कांग्रेस से गठबंधन का फैसला, डूसू अध्यक्ष अंकित बसोया की डिग्री पर बवाल, राष्ट्रीय स्वंयसेवक संघ का दिल्ली में तीन दिवसीय आयोजन, देहरादून के स्कूल में गैंगरेप आदि इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय रहे.गांव कनेक्शन के कंसल्टिंग एडिटर हृदयेश जोशी चर्चा में मेहमान पत्रकार के रूप में शामिल हुए. हृदयेश के साथ पैनल में थे न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री संवाददाता अमित भारद्वाज और राहुल कोटियाल. न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के कार्यकारी संपादक अतुल चौरसिया ने चर्चा का संचालन किया.अगले तीन महीने में छत्तीसगढ़, राजस्थान और मध्य प्रदेश में विधानसभा चुनाव होने हैं. छत्तीसगढ़ में मायावती की बसपा ने अजित जोगी की पार्टी जनता कांग्रेस के साथ गठबंधन किया है. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Hafta, Manoj Mitta, journalist and author, joins the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Raman Kirpal and Manisha Pande to discuss the recent arrests of human rights activists across the country by Maharashtra police and Rahul Gandhi's attempt to absolve Congress from the anti-Sikh riots that took place in 1984 after Indira Gandhi's assassination.The panel also discusses Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi Marlena’s decision to drop her last name. This and a lot more on this episode of Hafta. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek into the complete episode.In this episode, stand-up artist Sanjay Rajoura joins the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan. They discuss the resignation of New York Review of Books editor, over a Jian Ghomeshi article, the fiasco over Virat Kohli's absence from the Asia Cup, Mohan Bhagwat's comments on Hindutva and more. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After the hiatus last week, The Awful and Awesome Entertainment wrap is back with a bang, along with our hosts Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri. The conversation starts with Rajyasree’s review on the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards; she found all of the 60-minute show boring, and shares the things that were talked about at the awards: Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage—who is known to play Tyrion Lannister in the series—won the 'sexiest dwarf' award. Netflix had many nominations and both hosts discuss how the media-service provider makes its money. Abhinandan goes on to tell us about a Time Magazine article review on the Emmy Awards and his opinion about the show. The conversation then moves towards Big Boss. “I have always felt that Big Boss, in the larger picture, is a commentary on the lowest that is in us as performers, as producers, as viewers and also as advertisers,” said Abhinandan. Rajyasree informs us that this is the last season of Big brother (UK). She then talks about how, apart from Anup Jalota, she

This week’s Reporters Without Orders features our host Cherry Agarwal, along with Rohin Verma, Gaurav Sarkar and Mithun MK, senior reporter with The Newsminute. The conversation begins with Mithun telling the panel about the horrific murder of a Dalit man, Pranay Perumalla, that took place in Telangana. The 24-year-old was killed in front of his pregnant wife. Mithun tells the panel that it is 19th case of inter-caste marriage-related honor killing in Telangana since the state came into being. The panel also discusses national as well as local media’s coverage of the same. The recent murder of 43-year-old Kedar Singh Jindan, Dalit RTI activist, is also discussed. The panel also discusses media’s coverage of other caste-related issues. Does the media shy away from covering caste atrocities when victims are Dalits?The panel also talks about how newsroom composition influences media coverage. Mithun believes that the hiring policy of media houses should have affirmative action but Gaurav is not completely convin

सहारनपुर जिले के छुटमलपुर गांव में जश्न का माहौल है. हजारों की संख्या में दलित युवा, दलित कार्यकर्ता और सरकारी कर्मचारी संघों का जत्था का जत्था गांव की चौपाल में आता जा रहा है. चौपाल के ठीक सामने वाला घर इस पूरे आकर्षण के ‘नायक’ का निवास स्थान है. भीम सेना के संस्थापक और चंद्रशेखर रावण के नाम से मशहूर दलित नेता जमानत पर रिहा हो गए हैं. बीते 16 महीनों ने उन्हें अपने राजनैतिक और सामाजिक लक्ष्यों को हासिल करने की दिशा में और ज्यादा दृढ़ संकल्पित कर दिया है. रावण का दावा है कि वो भाजपा को सत्ता से उखाड़ फेकेंगे. वे अब दलित समुदाय को एक नया स्वप्न दिखा रहे हैं. यह नया स्वप्न है केंद्र की सत्ता पर दलितों का कब्जा.“मेरे ऊपर भरोसा रखिए,” चौपाल में मौजूद भीड़ से मुखातिब होते हुए रावण कहते हैं. “मैं कभी भी गैरजरूरी, अधारहीन बयानबाजी नहीं करता. अगले एक से डेढ़ साल में मैं पूरे देश में संघ के बराबर या उससे भी बड़ा संगठन खड़ा करूंगा. यह देश उन्हीं आदर्शों पर आगे बढ़ेगा जिन पर बढ़ना चाहिए.” आगे की रणनीति बनाने के लिए रावण दिन-रात अपने समर्थकों से मुलाकात में व्यस्त हैं. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informa