NL Hafta – Episode 30

This week on NL Hafta, Krishn Kaushik from The Caravan joins us as we discuss Essar’s Rs 250 crore defamation suit against The Caravan magazine and Kaushik. We try understanding why other media houses completely blacked out the story. Then the team moves on to discuss the much-talked about Indrani Mukerjea case. The team also deliberates whether political parties should come under Right to Information Act. The 2011 Census data on religion was released early this week. We discuss how the media reacted to the numbers and why the data matters. Finally, we talk about the newest star activist in town – Hardik Patel. We even dedicate a song to him.

For reference:

1. The Caravan‘s cover story on Essar: Doing the Needful
2. Newslaundry report on Essar’s defamation suit against The Caravan: Essar sues The Caravan for Rs 250 crore for its latest cover story and it’s got even more people to read it
3. RTI investigation series by Sandeep Pai: How politicians use PSUs as cash-vending machines
4. Kiran Gandhi’s piece on HuffingtonPost: Why I Ran The London Marathon During My Period And Didn’t Wear A Pad Or Tampon

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Produced by Kartik Nijhawan

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