Amit Shah, Bharatiya Janata Party’s president, called Gandhi a ‘chatur baniya’ and that kicked up quite a storm in the media. Did Shah’s remark get unnecessary media attention or was it important to discuss the implications of it considering the position he holds? T R Vivek, journalist and author, joins the Hafta gang to discuss this, along with Ramachandra Guha’s column in The Indian Express stating that Gandhi had transcended caste and a rebuttal to his piece by Newslaundry columnist Tejas Harad.
Abhinandan Sekhri, Anand Ranganathan, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan, along with our guest, Vivek, discuss the Cauvery issue, farmers protests in Madhya Pradesh and loan waivers announced by the state governments. Are loan waivers a feasible solution? The team also discusses Information & Broadcasting ministry’s decision to deny a certificate to three films for screening at Kerala festival and more. And there are two song dedications too.
For reference:
- A review of #NL Hafta from Abir Dasgupta, Abdul Basidh and Ravi Prasad
- Newslaundry: Cauvery: A basin on the burn
- The Indian Express: Does Gandhi have a caste?
- Newslaundry: Does Ramachandra Guha have a caste?
- Swarajya: The Good Bania And The Bad Bania
- Newslaundry: NL Tippani: Yo Amit Shah not so chatur
- Wired: India’s silicon valley is dying of thirst. Your city may be next
- A conversation with Michael Eric Dyson
- Ice Cube and Simone Sanders on white privilege
- Swarajya: Modi’s DeMo Gambit Failed: Costs Exceed Gains And Farm Anger Is The Final Piece Of Evidence
- Manu Joseph on TEDx: What We Don’t Say About Friendship
- The Stranger: The Bravest Woman in Seattle
- Al Jazeera: Indian media wants Dalit news but not Dalit reporters
- NPR‘s podcast Planet money: Episode 777: Free Love, Free Market
- Newslaundry: Will Khaplang’s demise trigger the end of NSCN(K)?
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