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In this episode of The Lead, get to know what is happening in Myanmar, where a recent military coup took place displacing an elected government, and how citizens of the Asian country are reacting to the cracked and internet ban.

Ahmed Shariff: A few weeks ago, a military coup overthrew the government in Myanmar. The leaders have been arrested and it's a military rule there. DH's Akash Sriram spoke to some citizens in Myanmar and gathered what they made of the situation. In today's episode, we are joined by Akash to know more. Hi, Akash and welcome to DH Radio.

Akash Sriram: Hi, Ahmed. How are you?

Ahmed: I'm good. Akash, you have closely been watching what has been happening in our neighbouring country, Myanmar. Can you briefly let us know what is happening there, we know that there has been a coup, can you give us a background?

Alash: What happened was, to begin with, in November, the NLD which is the National League for Democracy, which is Ang Sang Su Kyi's party, that party had won the election for the second time in a landslide...

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Congress govt in Puducherry toppled after CM Narayanasamy failed to win the trust vote in the Assembly. He has resigned as the CM of the Union Territory. Dadra and Nagar Haveli MP Mohan Delkar was found dead in a hotel in the Marine Drive area of Mumbai. A Delhi court sent 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi to one-day police custody. Tomorrow, February 23, order on her bail will be issued.

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K Hari Kumar, author of novels like "When Strangers Meet", "That Frequent Visitor",  "The Other Side of Her" and "India's Most Haunted" and the one who has penned the screenplay for the series Bhram, talks about the Horror genre, dark tourism and more.

Ahmed Shariff: Horror! a genre that excites and brings us close to the unknown. It delves deep into our fears and inhibitions and brings to the fore the myths, legends and that dark shade of our creative genius.

Today to talk about this genre we are joined by the author of novels like "When Strangers Meet", "That Frequent Visitor",  "The Other Side of Her" and "India's Most Haunted" and the one who has penned the screenplay for the series Bhram, K Hari Kumar.  Hi, Hari and welcome to DH Radio.

Hari Kumar: Thank you for having me on DH Radio.

Ahmed: It's great to have you on our show. Hari, my first question to you is: What made you choose horror as your writing genre? What is it about the genre that gets you excited and gets you going?

Hari: I grew up in the 90s and feasted on Scooby-Do cartoons, 'Real Ghostbusters' and R L Stine's 'Goosebumps', apart from these there were these periodicals like 'Chandamama' and 'Children's Digest' with had plenty of hair-raising ghost stuff. There was plenty of mythological horror in 'Chandamama' like stories of 'Vikram and Betal' with eerie pictures in the magazine. All those things fascinated me...

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In your evening news brief, Centre highlights the need to fast track Covid-19 vaccinations; Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says  E Sreedharan is likely to have a "minimal" impact on the upcoming Kerala Assembly polls and Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open final.

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In your evening news brief, Delhi Police opposes Disha Ravi’s bail plea; Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dubs the rising fuel price a "vexatious issue”; Japan's Naomi Osaka beats Jennifer Brady in straight sets in Australian Open final and Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar rules out imposing of lockdown, as of now, in any part of the state.

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In your evening news brief, Disha Ravi sent to three-day judicial custody; Jharkhand High Court rejects RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's bail plea in the Dumka Treasury case and WhatsApp says it has conveyed to the Indian government that it remains committed to protection of privacy of personal conversations across the country

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This week we discuss our reads of the week, a story of missed identity of a bookstore, a little about George Orwell and comfort books in the form of chicklets like 'The Brigit Jones's Diary'.

Ahmed Shariff: Hi, sir and welcome to another episode of Read of the week.

L Subramani: Hi, Ahmed. It's wonderful to be here with you again and talk about books. So what is happening at your end, you were supposed to get into the Orwellian world.

Ahmed: I will tell you a little story, of what happened to me. This is a perfect plot fr any Orwellian writer. So, I'll tell you this story, so fasten your seat belts...

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In your evening news brief of February 18, 2021:

Popularly called 'Metroman', E Sreedharan is set to join BJP and may even contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala

Novak Djokovic beats Aslan Karatsev to enter Australian Open finals 

China says the disengagement process at the LAC was progressing smoothly.

In this episode of The Lead from DH Radio, writer-engineer Mookonda Nitin Kushalappa explains the diversity and uniqueness of the Kodava culture including the attire, jewellery, festivals and food. Kodagu also called Madikeri is a district in the state of Karnataka famous for its cool holiday destinations and the place of origin of River Cauvery.

Dhanyata M Poovaiah: Hi, I am Dhanyata M Poovaiah and we have with us Mookonda Nitin Kushalappa.

Nitin is an engineer-cum-writer and he often writes about Kodagu and Kodava culture. Welcome, Nitin.

Mookonda Nitin Kushalappa: Hi Dhanyata.

Dhanyata: In what way is the Kodava culture unique?

Nitin: The reasons for Kodava culture being unique are many. Firstly, the origins of the Kodavas are relatively unknown. And you can say that due to the geographical isolation because of the hills of Kodagu, the culture is distinct...

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In your evening news brief, Priya Ramani acquitted in defamation complaint filed by M J Akbar; Price of petrol crosses the Rs 100 per litre mark in Rajasthan and Activist Nikita Jacob granted three-week transit bail.

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