Hafta 94: Demonetisation, Modi’s Mother in Queue, Mallya’s Loan & the Reddy Wedding

This week we are joined by journalist Vivek Kaul who is also the author of the three-part series Easy Money. We discuss demonetisation, and Sekhri seems convinced that Modi’s mother standing in a queue of a bank, was a photo-op. We also talk about Vijay Mallya’s loan being written off; Mamta and Kejriwal’s rally against demonetisation and the big fat wedding of Janardhan Reddy’s daughter. And look out for an interesting song dedication to Modi in the end.

For reference:

1. A Review of #NLHafta from Gokulkumar Nair, Sriram Murlidharan and Mohammad Azharudin
2. Indian Express: Government shouldn’t interfere in working of media: PM Narendra Modi
3. Vivek’s Kaul’s Diary: Regular Demonetisation of Paper Money is a Stupid Idea
4. NPR: Superheroes And The F-Word: Grappling With The Ugly Truth Under The Capes
5. Newslaundry: Raghuram Rajan’s Successor Is A Committee
6. The Economist: The slumps that shaped modern finance
7. Vivek Kaul’s book: Easy Money: Evolution of Money from Robinson Crusoe to the First World War
8. The Huffington Post: Bernie Sanders Could Replace President Trump With Little-Known Loophole
9. Ia Rankin’s book: Rather Be the Devil (Inspector Rebus 21)
10. YouTube: Jag Ghoomeya Maro Modi Sa Koi Nahi

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