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Aug 11, 2023 • 21min

Busting myths about Muslim ghettos in Indian cities

Researchers Ghazala Jamil from JNU and Qudsiya Contractor from TISS talk to Chandrima Banerjee about myths regarding Muslim-dominated areas in cities and why they are easy targets for demolition drives.
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Aug 9, 2023 • 21min

Ask Devdutt Pattanaik: What do the myths say about marriage?

Author and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explains how faiths view marriage and love as well as the stories that explain how to deal with marriage.
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Aug 7, 2023 • 33min

The issues with India's new forest law

ATREE's Dr Sharachchandra Lele decodes the issues with the Forest Conservation Amendment Bill cleared by Parliament and why it may not do a very good job of protecting India's forests
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Aug 4, 2023 • 21min

Why Indian police forces are not good at curbing riots

Retired DIrector General of Police VN Rai and Common Cause's Radhika Jha explain the challenges police face in tackling communal violence and why their record at curbing such incidents isn't very good.
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Aug 2, 2023 • 16min

The team hoping to be heroes for Srinagar's downtown

Hinan Manzoor, co-founder of Srinagar-based football club Downtown Heroes, talks about the larger aim of the club and the challenges of starting a football team in Kashmir during a pandemic.
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Jul 31, 2023 • 29min

Bird's flown, is the end of Twitter near?

The latest change by Elon Musk has seen a change in Twitter's logo. Joyojeet Pal, Associate Professor at University of Michigan, explains what could result in the death of the platform. He also explains why it's still surviving and how research into hate speech has been hit by Elon Musk's changes.
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Jul 28, 2023 • 30min

The importance of Jim Corbett

Hunter, storyteller and conservationist. Jim Corbett wore many hats and here's why his story remains relevant decades later.
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Jul 26, 2023 • 26min

Omar Abdullah on the state of Kashmir and INDIA's challenges

Omar Abdullah, former J&K chief minister and National Conference vice-president, tells Harinder Baweja why he's still fighting against the repealing of Article 370 and how the national opposition alliance is shaping up
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Jul 24, 2023 • 19min

A video horrifies the nation, but what next in Manipur?

Patricia Mukhim, editor of the Shillong Times, explains why she feels the Prime Minister's statement wasn't enough, the potential effect of the viral video in violence-hit Manipur and the risk of violence spreading in the region.
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Jul 21, 2023 • 29min

Is a Khalistani threat looming upon us?

Ajai Sahni from the Institute for Conflict Management talks about three recent deaths involving the leaders of separatist groups and how India needs to tackle the influence of Khalistani groups abroad

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