Hafta 139:  BHU, #TakeAKnee, Yashwant Sinha, Mahmood Farooqui and more

Siddhant Mohan, journalist and photographer from Varanasi, joins us to discuss the BHU students’ protest in Varanasi. Abhinandan Sekhri, Anand Ranganathan, Anand Vardhan, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Siddhant talk about the protests in BHU. Who were the students responsible for all the chaos? Was there violence? The Hafta Gang discusses Yashwant Sinha’s criticism of the economy. Yogi Adityanath will be celebrating Diwali in Ayodhya this year. Is there a political motive behind this? Why are NFL players protesting and when did they start kneeling down? Also, the Delhi High Court acquitted Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui of rape charges case for allegedly raping a US researcher. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too.

For reference:

1. Newslaundry: #NLDhulai: Don’t focus too much on Arnab-Rajdeep rivalry!
2. Newslaundry: A review of  #NLHafta by Anonymous, Rahul, Binoy Lewis and Pratyush
3. Milk, the film
4. Radiolab: ‘Now What Am I Known For?’ Trying to Find Oliver Sipple’s Legacy
5. Pash’s poem Sabse Khatarnak Hota Hai
6. Newslaundry: NL Interviews: Manu Joseph on his third novel Miss Laila
7. Newslaundry: NL Interviews: Yashwant Sinha on how BJP ‘dumped’ his Kashmir reports
8. Harsh Mander’s Looking Away: Inequality, Prejudice and Indifference in New India
9. Hindustan Times: Bihar’s scary new flood
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