NL Hafta- Episode 70: Do we have the freedom to practise freedom of expression?

Tanmay Bhat’s Snapchat video on Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar opened up the doors to the topic that we love to debate, but fall short on following it to a T. Do we have the freedom to exercise freedom of speech or is that too much for India to handle? As the news broke earlier this week of Robert Vadra buying property in London through a proxy, three news organisations claimed that they were the ones to ‘break’ the news. Who can really lay claim to the story and does it really matter? Speaking of the media, Arnab Goswami made a “disclosure” and we’d claim #NLimpact for, but Goswami’s emotional speech about the political affiliations of a few of his family members wasn’t complete. Plus, we discuss how Barkha Dutt kept her cool while debating the issue of triple talaaq in The Buck Stops Here and an article from Fountain Ink about corruption by the Aam Aadmi Party. Listen up and enjoy!

Mails for Hafta:

1.  Review of #NLHafta from Aj Parikh
2.  Review of #NLHafta from Saahil
3.  Review of #NLHafta from Jyothi
4.  Review of #NLHafta from Abhijith

For reference:

1. New York Magazine: Democracies end when they are too democratic.
2. billmoyers.com: Elites vs. Too Much Democracy: Andrew Sullivan’s Afraid of Popular Self-Government
3. Mint: ‘Discrepancies’ drive GDP growth
4. Fountain Ink: Unravelling the AAP myth
5. Newslaundry: How AAP Is Engaging With The Media
6. Newslaundry: The house(s) that Robert Vadra may (or may not) have bought

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