Hafta 133: Gorakhpur tragedy, Charlottesville violence, Modi, Rohith Vemula & more

In Gorakhpur, BRD Medical College knew it was running out of oxygen but did nothing about it. Journalist Manoj Singh, who covered the Gorakhpur tragedy for us joins the Hafta gang on this week’s episode. Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan, Atul Chaurasia and Manisha Pande discuss Modi’s Independence Day speech. Also, hundreds of white men marched in a white nationalist rally through the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. They were holding torches and chanting racist slogans. The Hafta gang also talks about the latest probe panel report on Rohith Vemula’s suicide. Listen up, there’s a song dedication in the end too.

For reference:

1. A review of #NLHafta from Anonymous, Himanshu, Arindam Halder and Prakash Iyer
2. Vice: Charlottesville: Race and Terror
3. Swarajya: Prime Minister Modi Did Well To Indirectly Call Out Hamid Ansari’s Views As Minoritarian
4. Newslaundry: Modi was spot on, Muslim alarmism isn’t statesmanship
5. The Media Rumble
6. The News Minute: Female genital cutting is being practiced in Kerala: An investigation
7. The Washington Post: This week should put the nail in the coffin for ‘both sides’ journalism
8. CJR: With teamwork and hustle, Toledo Blade dominated after Charlottesville attack
9. The Indian Express: The too late nation
10. Goodreads: A Rasa Reader: Classical Indian Aesthetics
11. Goodreads: All The Light We Cannot See 
12. Goodreads: India After Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy
13. Vox: I’m a woman in computer science. Let me ladysplain the Google memo to you
14. Real Time with Bill Maher: New Rule: The Troll Party
15. Newslaundry: Modi shows signs of ‘maturity’ in fourth Independence Day speech