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ContributeSiddharth Bhatia, founder editor of The Wire, joins this week’s Hafta to talk about the crisis in Uttarakhand, what became of The Sun’s selfie contest and much more. From Sanjay Dutt’s appeal to reform jail manuals, Shoaib Akhtar and Virendra Sehwag sniping while doing commentary, and the dangerous but ignored shortage of water in India, there’s much food for thought. Plus, a sneak peek into a possible NL Presidential candidate list (Hint: His name has a big B in it.)
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