The Caravan‘s Hartosh Singh Bal joins the regular Hafta gang to discuss the tussle in the judiciary in the wake of the press conference held by four of the seniormost judges of the Supreme Court. Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan, Raman Kirpal and Bal also talk about Judge Loya’s son’s press conference. Abhinandan weighs in on the Jignesh Mevani-RepublicTV standoff and the idea of a free press. This Hafta, the panellists also talk about Babe’s article on Golden Globe winner Aziz Ansari as well as the Aadhaar hearing in the Supreme Court. Lastly, they discuss Delhi government’s announcement to install CCTV cameras in schools. Will this decision be appreciated by parents? Listen up to find out.
We also have a bunch of emails from our subscribers and a song dedication too.
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Anand Vardhan
– Book: Imperfect
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Raman Kirpal
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Manisha
– Aziz Ansari and the performance of masculinity
– Aziz Ansari Is Guilty Of Not Being a Mind Reader.
Other references:
– Aadhaar is an evolving endeavour, UIDAI responsive to public concerns | By Nandan Nilekani
– We’re all in this together: Aadhaar isn’t building a surveillance dystopia, it asserts your individual identity vis-à-vis the state.
-A review of NL Hafta by Vicky, Vijay, Arindam and Sourabh Bhutani
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