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Hafta 288: Media's coverage of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and the Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan
Manage episode 269181750 series 1429065
In this week’s episode, the in-house panel featuring Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Raman Kripal is joined by Mayank Shekhar, a film critic and recipient of the ‘Ramnath Goenka Award. He’s also the author of Amazon’s bestselling book, ‘Name Place Animal Thing’ and also has a podcast titled ‘Sit With Hitlist’
The discussion begins with the problematic coverage of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and how it has now transformed into a political issue. Mayank says, “It’s a toxic mix of everything that is wrong with the country — the state of politics, and news media.” “ Whatsapp messages are now taken seriously on news channels” which has led to ED inquistioning Rhea Chakraborty about her makeup, adds Abhinandan.
Raman is of the view that the Enforcement Directorate’s involvement in the entire affair confirms that the case has become political. Manisha thinks this will last till the Bihar elections. She also expresses her shock at women anchors like Anjana Om Kashyap and Navika leading the toxic reportage with, Kyu iske paise kharch karwa rahi thi, pyar tha ya dhoka tha? Why did she spend his money? Was it love or betrayal?
The discussion also touches upon the media circus around the ‘Ram Mandir bhoom ipujan‘ which demolished any hope of secularism. Abhinandan says, “It'd need another Bapu-like leader to undo the damage.”
This and a lot more, only on NL Hafta. Tune In!
Timecodes:
05:18 - Headlines and announcements
09:23 - Media coverage of Sushant Singh Rajput's death and Bollywood's silence
30:58 - Subscriber letters
43:42 - On media coverage of Ayodhya's Mandir Bhoomi Pujan and India's shifting political climate
01:17:34 - Subscriber letters
01:26:22 - Prashant Bhushan and the contempt proceedings against him
01:32:38 - Announcements and Recommendations
Recommendations:
Mayank
Amar Singh Obituaries by Priya Sehgal, Vir Singhvi
Raman
PB Mehta writes: Ayodhya’s Ram temple is first real colonisation of Hinduism by political power
Deeno Daan - Poem by Rabindranath Tagore
Manisha
What's At Stake For Bollywood 'Elite' In Sushant Singh Rajput Case
Abhinandan
Somali rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Hawa Abdi dies
Secularism gave up language of religion. Ayodhya bhoomi pujan is a result of that
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1408 episodes
Manage episode 269181750 series 1429065
In this week’s episode, the in-house panel featuring Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Raman Kripal is joined by Mayank Shekhar, a film critic and recipient of the ‘Ramnath Goenka Award. He’s also the author of Amazon’s bestselling book, ‘Name Place Animal Thing’ and also has a podcast titled ‘Sit With Hitlist’
The discussion begins with the problematic coverage of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and how it has now transformed into a political issue. Mayank says, “It’s a toxic mix of everything that is wrong with the country — the state of politics, and news media.” “ Whatsapp messages are now taken seriously on news channels” which has led to ED inquistioning Rhea Chakraborty about her makeup, adds Abhinandan.
Raman is of the view that the Enforcement Directorate’s involvement in the entire affair confirms that the case has become political. Manisha thinks this will last till the Bihar elections. She also expresses her shock at women anchors like Anjana Om Kashyap and Navika leading the toxic reportage with, Kyu iske paise kharch karwa rahi thi, pyar tha ya dhoka tha? Why did she spend his money? Was it love or betrayal?
The discussion also touches upon the media circus around the ‘Ram Mandir bhoom ipujan‘ which demolished any hope of secularism. Abhinandan says, “It'd need another Bapu-like leader to undo the damage.”
This and a lot more, only on NL Hafta. Tune In!
Timecodes:
05:18 - Headlines and announcements
09:23 - Media coverage of Sushant Singh Rajput's death and Bollywood's silence
30:58 - Subscriber letters
43:42 - On media coverage of Ayodhya's Mandir Bhoomi Pujan and India's shifting political climate
01:17:34 - Subscriber letters
01:26:22 - Prashant Bhushan and the contempt proceedings against him
01:32:38 - Announcements and Recommendations
Recommendations:
Mayank
Amar Singh Obituaries by Priya Sehgal, Vir Singhvi
Raman
PB Mehta writes: Ayodhya’s Ram temple is first real colonisation of Hinduism by political power
Deeno Daan - Poem by Rabindranath Tagore
Manisha
What's At Stake For Bollywood 'Elite' In Sushant Singh Rajput Case
Abhinandan
Somali rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Hawa Abdi dies
Secularism gave up language of religion. Ayodhya bhoomi pujan is a result of that
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1408 episodes
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