NL Hafta – Episode 61

Siddharth Bhatia, founder editor of The Wire, joins this week’s Hafta to talk about the crisis in Uttarakhand, what became of The Sun’s selfie contest and much more. From Sanjay Dutt’s appeal to reform jail manuals, Shoaib Akhtar and Virendra Sehwag sniping while doing commentary, and the dangerous but ignored shortage of water in India, there’s much food for thought. Plus, a sneak peek into a possible NL Presidential candidate list (Hint: His name has a big B in it.)

For reference:

1. Water Privatization by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke
2. Slate: Barney Frank Is Not Impressed by Bernie Sanders
3. Mohammed Hanif: Can Pakistan win its war against the Taliban?
4. The Ladies Finger: In Thrall of Particular Men
5. Bob Garfield on false equivalence
6. BBC: Is India facing its worst-ever water crisis?
7. Sex Is a Coping Mechanism
8. The Sun’s Cleavage Selfie Competition Backfires With Hilarious Results
9. The Guardian: Rajendra Pachauri speaks out over sexual harassment claims
10. Jimmy Fallon’s Do Not Play
11. Anand’s piece on River-linking: A Bend in the River

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