First, Indian Express’ Kiran Parashar joins us to explain the Belagavi border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka. 

Second, Indian Express’ Navjeevan Gopal talks about Goldy Brar’s alleged detention and subsequent interview. (12:28)

Third, Indian Express’ Asad Rehman discusses the 2019 supreme court judgement which allotted 5-acres land for a mosque in Ayodhya and why it has been delayed. (19:12)

Hosted by Anwiti Singh

Scripted and Produced by Anwiti Singh, Utsa Sarmin, and Rahel Philipose. 

Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar and Abhishek Kumar 

The Indian Express has released a new history podcast show called Pages from the past. In its first season, hosts Adrija Roychowdury and Damini Jaiman explore the stories of five princely states that were reluctant to join the Indian union in 1947. You can listen to the first episode of this 5-episode season for free on indianexpress.com or download our app where all the episodes are available for free. You can find the links here:

Listen to the first episode for free on The Indian Express website: https://indianexpress.com/audio/pages-from-the-past/ep-1-travancore-the-reluctant-princes-4/8307677/

Or listen to all the episodes for free on The Indian Express app:

iOS link: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/indian-express-news-epaper/id506351833 

Android link: 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.indianexpress.android&hl=en_IN&gl=US&pli=1