Society & Public Issues

29 November 2020

Shock facts. And solutions: Why farmers are protesting I Devender Sharma

In a passionate, eye-opening conversation, food and trade expert Devinder Sharma punches in a hard truth about India’s farmers: Their problem is our problem.

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16 November 2020

Mental health activist & billionaire Neerja Birla on our depression epidemic

Neerja Birla has developed a helpline through which one can reach out in case of a mental health crisis. In a pertinent discussion on mental illness, she shares her learning from her daughter and her own experience.

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18 October 2020

Anant Goenka, owner, The Indian Express, on why he’s ashamed to be in the media

At a time when few in the media fraternity are willing to speak on record, Anant Goenka, executive director of The Indian Express, did not hold his punches as he critiqued the state of TV journalism in India today. Is journalistic ethics a thing of the past? Or is redemption at all possible?

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30 September 2020

Kara Swisher on the dangers of Big Tech, our #SocialDilemma & how to fix it

Fake news. Hate speech. Propaganda. Data mining. Internet technology, the most important invention of our time has become a double-edged sword. Iconic tech journalist, Kara Swisher breaks down the big picture and what guardrails need to be put in place.

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24 August 2020

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on hate speech, trolls & Facebook controversy

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey takes on the issue of hate speech, the party’s attitude to minorities, and what he believes are intrinsic communal fault lines in India. He also put forth his dissenting position on the overturning of Article 377.

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7 August 2020

Reality check on Covid & vaccines.Meet Adar Poonawalla, the man at the heart of it

Adar Poonawalla speaks about the attitude towards the healthcare industry in India and what needs changing. Is the pandemic going to be the lynchpin for healthcare becoming a priority? What lies ahead?

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1 August 2020

Startling insights from Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on India’s economy, health & media

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon Chairperson and India’s first self-made woman billionaire, speaks on COVID, the stark divide between bailouts for big industry and smaller enterprises, and how the pandemic has changed her thinking.

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22 July 2020

Global media expert Anya Schiffrin on crisis of journalism in America & India

Anya Schiffrin, author of 100 years of Global Muckraking, spells out the scale of the crisis that global media is facing today. The dangers of losing press freedom. Possible solutions. And some hopeful signs.

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14 July 2020

Eye-opening interview on police encounters & torture. Frmr top cop Prakash Singh

Former top cop Prakash Singh took on the issue of communalization of the police and its relation to riots and protests. What is the root cause of all that is going wrong with policing in India?

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28 May 2020

Gripping Adam Tooze interview on how Covid will change psyche of Global Leadership

New infectious diseases like COVID-19 and climate change are directly correlated. And it affects each one of us — at this very moment. If you don’t see the connection, watch historian Adam Tooze cast fascinating light on planet and human health.

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