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This week, Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Shardool Katyayan and Anand Vardhan are joined by senior journalist Saeed Naqvi.

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This week, Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Shardool Katyayan and Anand Vardhan are joined by senior journalist Saeed Naqvi.

On the consecration of the Ram Mandir, Saeed lays out the many ways in which Ram has been invoked as a deity by poets of all religions over the centuries. He explains why the messaging surrounding the temple has been a betrayal of the Indian society’s syncretic nature throughout history. 

The panel then discusses the political dividends and the media circus surrounding the consecration, and people’s connection with lord Ram.

The discussion then moves on to the Bharat Ratna awarded to late former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur. Anand says, “He (Thakur) was perhaps one of  the first political leaders to give 3 percent reservation to women and economically weaker sections.”

This and a lot more. Tune in!

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Timecodes

00:04:47 - Headlines

00:11:14 - Ram Mandir consecration

01:15:55 - Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur

01:21:10 - Mamata Banerjee to fight without INDIA alliance

01:26:36 - Letters

01:38:16 - Recommendations

Hafta letters, recommendations, songs and references

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This week, Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by author, translator and journalist Sugata Srinivasaraju and journalist Rishika Pardikar.

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This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by Sanjay Hegde, a senior advocate at the Supreme Court. 

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This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by Business Standard consulting editor Radhika Ramaseshan.

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This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal are joined by Dhanya Rajendran, editor-in-chief of The News Minute.

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This week on NL Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal are joined by journalist Neerja Chowdhury, author of the book How Prime Ministers Decide.

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This week on NL Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal are joined by journalist Neerja Chowdhury, author of the book How Prime Ministers Decide.

The panellists talk about the 2024 general elections, trying to make sense of voter behaviour. On Mallikarjun Kharge as a possible PM face, both Neerja and Anand say he’d have to face down a formidable opponent.

In the context of the mass suspension of opposition MPs this week, the panel discusses the implications of the bills passed during the winter session and how they can be potentially weaponised.

This and a lot more. Tune in!

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Timecodes

00:09:24 - Headlines

00:18:42 - Mallikarjun Kharge as INDIA bloc’s PM face?

00:035:25 - MPs suspended, mimicry of Jagdeep Dhankar

00:54:18 - Criminal code bills

01:11:45 - Letters

01:41:40 - Recommendations

Hafta letters, recommendations, songs and references

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This week on NL Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by Centre for Policy Research fellow Rahul Verma, and journalist and researcher Aruna Chandrashekhar.

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This week on NL Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by journalists Ashutosh Bhardwaj and Samrat X.

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