NL Hafta – Episode 53

This week on NL Hafta, Vikas Kumar, a photojournalist with Catch News, joins us. Vikas was attacked by the Delhi police when he was covering students protesting Rohith Vemula’s death outside the RSS headquarters. We discuss the incident and police brutality in general. We also talk about the importance of a photojournalist in today’s age of the ‘smartphone’.

Anand Ranganathan is back! He gives us a scientist’s lowdown on the zika virus and we discuss the kind of coverage the outbreak has been getting in Indian and international media. We also discuss the Tanzanian student being harassed in Bangalore and question India’s attitudes. The team talks about Anupam Kher’s visa denial and the fact that some celebrities are wearing their politics on their sleeve.

In closing, we dedicate a song to the Delhi Police.

For Reference:

• Vikas’ pictures of the protest and lathi charge outside the RSS HQ
• Newslaundry’s story on human sacrifice: Black magic murders and human sacrifice: Where’s the public and media outrage?
• Police manhandled veterans protesting OROP
• CNN : Donald Trump mash up
• Christine Chubbuck’s profile in the Washington Post
• Tunku Vardarajan’s  advice to Middle Eastern entering Europe
• The RadioLab Podcast: Where to draw the line.