Hafta 135: Baba Ram Rahim, Floods in India, Demonetisation and more

Manisha Pande is back on Hafta after covering the violence that followed the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. Abhinandan Sekhri, Anand Ranganathan, Anand Vardhan, Raman Kirpal and Manisha Pande discuss the outbreak of violence after the conviction. They speak about the media coverage of the Mumbai floods and why it is different from floods in other parts of the country. They discuss the CBI probe against Robert Vadra, the son-in law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. At last, they talk about Anna Hazare’s warning to Narendra Modi regarding Lokpal Bill and the merits of the decision to deport Rohingya refugees. Listen up, there’s a song dedication in the end too.

For reference:

1. A review of #NLHafta from Shirley, Aniket, P and Aditya
2. Sony Music India: A. R. Rahman, Kapil Sibal, Lata Mangeshkar – Laadli | Raunaq
3. NPR: Episode 790: Rough Translation in Ukraine
4. Goodreads: Night by Elie Wiesel
5. ScoopWhoop: Pun Ki Baat – Delhi On Domestic Helps
6. BBC: Vivek Kaul on demonetisation
7. Newslaundry: Five part series on demonetisation
8. Swarajya: Modi’s DeMo gambit failed
9. Asian Development Research Institute
10. Swarajya: Why people are willing to die for Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
11. Guardian: TB vaccine BCG effective for twice as long as previously thought – study
12. The New York Times: Tips for aspiring op-ed writers
13. Newslaundry: How #RamRahimSingh’s ‘Premis’ turned into a violent mob
14. Newslaundry: #DeraViolence: Unknown Body Number 3
15. Newslaundry: The media’s united stance in face of the Panchkula riots
16. Newslaundry: How a godman turned into a ‘Darinda’ for the inmates of Dera Sacha Sauda
17. Newslaundry: Ram Rahim’s delusions point to a personality disorder
18. Newslaundry: Where are the jobs promised by this government?
19. Newslaundry: Of the 30 dead, and morning walks in PanchkulaListen to all our podcasts on the Newslaundry App.

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