François Gautier speaks to Madhu Trehan on his love for Indian spirituality, the need for a militant Hindutva, how the people of Gujarat should be on trial and not Modi, the need for a nationalist leader who’s not scared to go to war and more.
Can You Take It Tavleen Singh?
by NL Team
December 5, 2012
Tavleen Singh speaks to Madhu Trehan on Durbar, why Rajiv Gandhi was bound to make mistakes, Hindi journalism not being in good shape, Indira Gandhi’s illiterate electorate, “Lady Bountiful” a.k.a. Sonia Gandhi, the fallout from writing this book and more...
Can You Take It Ramachandra Guha?
by NL Team
December 1, 2012
Ramachandra Guha speaks to Madhu Trehan on his new book, Congress being a “family firm”, Hindutva hate mailers, “spineless” Manmohan Singh, the future of the Gandhis if Shastri hadn’t died, Rahul Gandhi being unfit to lead the Congress and more…
Can You Take It Ravish Kumar?
by NL Team
November 24, 2012
NDTV’s Ravish speaks to Madhu Trehan about “Lutyen’s journalism” and how the government prefers speaking to the English media, social media’s role in empowering women, the PMO’s twitter account, the response to media coverage of Bal Thackeray’s death, and more…
Can You Take It Paranjoy Guha Thakurta?
by NL Team
November 10, 2012
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta speaks to Madhu Trehan about the Fourth Estate being the real estate, paid news, media oligopolies, the journalist-extortionist, Karti Chidambaram and the IT Act, the intolerant minority - and shares a revelation about Naveen Jindal and Zee’s Sudhir Chaudhary.
Can You Take It Markandey Katju?
by NL Team
October 30, 2012
Markandey Katju, Chairman - Press Council, speaks to Madhu Trehan about “asking for more teeth” for the PCI, being the greatest fighter for freedom of the press, why politicians should be up for public scrutiny, the need to investigate India Today & more.
Can You Take It Deepak Sharma?
by NL Team
October 19, 2012
Deepak Sharma, Editor, SIT, India Today Group, talks to Madhu Trehan on his investigation during Operation Dhritrashtra, his shock at finding the Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust office a “ghost bungalow” & how the Khurshids took the UP govt and him for a ride, and much more.
Can You Take It Sachin Kalbag?
by NL Team
October 17, 2012
Sachin Kalbag, Executive Editor of Midday, speaks to Madhu Trehan about tabloid journalism and the stories that need to be told, the personality of Midday and its focus on investigative journalism, J Dey, the need to stand up to government bullying and more…
Can You Take It Tim Sebastian?
by NL Team
October 12, 2012
Tim Sebastian speaks to Madhu Trehan about being expelled from Russia, the difference in working in Doha and in India, “lively” Indian journalism, the need to err on the side of freedom, interviewing Amitabh and Abu Hamza, Tony Blair’s refusal to appear on Hard Talk and more.
Can You Take It Carol Andrade?
by NL Team
October 9, 2012
Carol Andrade, Editor - Afternoon Despatch & Courier talks to Madhu Trehan about a time when The Times Of India was the best newspaper in the country, the paid content revolution in India, what journalism was and what it’s become, the Despatch’s RTI Page and more…
Can You Take It Kumar Ketkar?
by NL Team
October 2, 2012
Kumar Ketkar, Editor of Dainik Divya Marathi talks to Madhu Trehan on his biases, being against the politics of Shiv Sena, BJP and RSS, surviving life-threatening attacks and being sympathetic towards Indira Gandhi. And lots more...
Can You Take It Manish Tewari?
by NL Team
September 20, 2012
Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari talks to Madhu Trehan on how the CAG report on 2G is “hogwash”, what Nira Radia said about him is also “hogwash”, and how well he sleeps at night with a clear conscience. And more…
Can You Take It R Jagannathan?
by NL Team
September 15, 2012
R Jagannathan, digital don and Editor-in-Chief, Firstpost talks to Madhu Trehan about how the traditional print model is broke and can't be fixed, the only reason why online media should align with print media, why plagiarism is a crime with a small C, his advice for Kapil Sibal and more.
Can You Take It Jonathan Shainin?
by NL Team
August 17, 2012
Jonathan Shainin, Senior Editor at Caravan, speaks to Madhu Trehan on coming to India, how “he’s not an Indian, but an Indian journalist”, using the journalistic “bullshit meter”, his twitter skirmish with Suhel Seth, Arindam Chaudhuri and the Streisand effect, and making Caravan relevant.
Can You Take It Arun Shourie?
by NL Team
August 6, 2012
Arun Shourie speaks to Madhu Trehan on “being sacrificed” by Ramnath Goenka, fatwas and kaafirs, the Manu Smriti and the need for a Hindu soul with an Islamic body, the culture of appeasement, Modi and the “coup against Vajpayee”, BJP not being a particularly religious party and more.
Can You Take It Kuldip Nayar?
by NL Team
August 1, 2012
Kuldip Nayar speaks to Madhu Trehan about exonerating General Thapar, his love affair with Pakistan, asking for the Kohinoor back, interviewing AQ Khan, leaders who only thought of their own political gain, and why he left out MO Mathai’s interview on his relationship with Indira Gandhi.
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