Society & Public Issues

20 June 2022

Super reform? Or super disaster? 4 generals on the raging Agnipath controversy

In an hour of desperation and alarming unemployment, does introducing the Agnipath scheme weaken the backbone of Indian defence? India's decorated war-heroes discuss the implications that it will have for the country's future. How to rescue the army from becoming a stagnant and ineffective institution. And respond to the exigencies of warfare in a dynamic, tech-driven world.

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11 May 2022

Iconic editor Tina Brown on masculinity & BoisLockerRoom. Interview with Shoma Chaudhury on ENQUIRY

Tina Brown, an award winning journalist, iconic editor and director of Women in the World, spoke about about her experience on working with Harvey Weinstein, impact of social media, masculinity and more.

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21 March 2022

Rockstar scientist Anita Sengupta on how electric planes are just 5 years away

After having landed the Curiosity Rover on Mars, rocket scientist Anita Sengupta is building hydrogen-powered aeroplanes. What is the future of transport and how can we make it more sustainable?

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11 February 2022

Candid insights by Muslim women on the Hijab, Hindutva & the churn within Muslims

The uniform controversy in Karnataka brought together Muslim activists, authors and journalists. They speak on what the hijab represents to them. Navigating religion in the present political context. And what it means to be Muslim feminists.

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21 January 2022

Is Muslim population explosion real? SY Quraishi takes on an explosive issue

Former CEC, S Y Quraishi and author of "Population Myths", takes on polarising questions of religious divides, right-wing narratives, and India's population scare that implicates Muslims.

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20 October 2021

Influential writer-activist Naomi Klein on climate justice & how the young are changing the world

How to translate climate action into climate justice, and subsequently social justice? Climate activist and author of "How to change everything" lays out the path to transition into a green economy and equitable society

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22 August 2021

Eye-opening Christiana Figueres talk on Climate Emergency. The danger & hope

The activist who got 195 countries together for the Paris Agreement, Christina Figueres, sheds light on climate diplomacy, corporate infrastructure, and how mitigating climate change can be the first step towards undoing economic and gender injustices.

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13 August 2021

Punchy Shashi Tharoor chat on Pegasus, authoritarianism & tech in a free country

With governments across the world compromising privacy for data, how to read and navigate technology's new terrain? Watch Shashi Tharoor make a strong case for political accountability, democratic debate, and the safety of digital citizens.

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21 July 2021

Harsh Mander on Fr Stan Swamy, activism, terror laws & the danger of being good

Why are the apostles of peace being implicated for perpetuating hate? Activist Harsh Mander speaks about the political prisoners of Bhima Koregaon, the death of Fr. Stan Swami, and the idea of India they have been fighting for.

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26 May 2021

Peace is the best revenge: Robi Damelin & Bassam Aramin on losing children to war

An Israeli mother and a Palestinian father come together in a support group for parents who have lost their children to war. Watch them forge strength from their suffering in a conversation on hope, peace and reconciliation across enemy lines.

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