Reporters Without Orders Ep 72: #MumbaiRains, #ChandniChowk violence, Zaira Wasim & more
Jul 5, 2019
41:37
This week on Reporters Without Orders, Cherry Agarwal sits down with Newslaundry Hindi reporter Basant Kumar and Newslaundry Desk writer Gaurav Sarkar.The podcast kicks off with the panel discussing the heavy rains that lashed Mumbai. Speaking about the government's response, Gaurav said, "I don't think there is a lot that they can do because Mumbai has reached its saturation point." But do Cherry and Basant agree?Meanwhile, Basant points out that the water crisis in Maharashtra has received limited reportage.The panel also discusses the Chandni Chowk incident. Commending Delhi Police, Basant says, "We should praise the police for keeping the situation as calm as it is."The discussion moves on to the alleged firing of one of Canada's top cartoonists, Michael de Adder. The cartoonist's contract was terminated by a publishing company in New Brunswick after a cartoon he did on US President Donald Trump went viral on social media.The panel also talks about actor Zaira Wasim’s Bollywood exit. Was it religious indoctrination or an individual's choice. For this and more, listen up!
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