NL Hafta – Episode 59

Are there times in a marriage when ‘no’ doesn’t really mean ‘no’? Is the controversy over Bharat Mata exposing India’s ugly side? And what is going on with this Kangana Ranaut-Hrithik Roshan scandal? This week film critic and author ​Mayank Shekhar joins us as we weigh in on the topics that made news. From Shaktimaan and animal cruelty to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Delhi’s posh set cheering for Amit Shah, we ask questions and get some answers on this edition of Hafta.

For reference:

1. The Wire: The Original ‘News Trader’: The Irresistible Rise of Subhash Chandra
2. Scroll.in: Dear Kanhaiya Kumar, here’s some unsolicited advice. Regards, Kiran Nagarkar
3. Times Now: Time to legitimise marital rape law?
4. Amit Shah’s speech at India Today Conclave.
5. Radiolab: The Rhino Hunter
6. Agents of Ishq: A Lavni About Consent: The Amorous Adventures of Megha and Shakku
7. Pew Research Center: 5 key takeaways on politics, media and polarization
   
8. Justice Verma Committee Report.
9. Scroll.in: Here’s how not to teach a class: JNU’s Ayesha Kidwai responds to her colleague Makarand Paranjape
10. Scroll.in: Is the Left so short on substance?: JNU’s Makarand Paranjape’s rejoinder to colleague Ayesha Kidwai
11. Bloomberg: The Journalist and the Troll: This Man Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online

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