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Welcome to South Central, a podcast from The News Minute dedicated to bringing the south of India to the forefront. Each episode dives into the stories, challenges, and perspectives that shape the region and often go unheard in national conversations. South Central is led by TNM's Editor-in-Chief Dhanya Rajendran and co-hosted by TNM's Reporting Head, Pooja Prasanna. Together, they bring sharp insights, on-the-ground expertise, and a commitment to exploring the issues that truly matter in the south. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- Today1h 38m
Journalism in the age of influencers | South Central @ 100
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- 1 weeks ago1h 15m
Christophe Jaffrelot on CJP, RSS, BJP and the future of Indian democracy | South Central 99
In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by political scientist and scholar Professor Christophe Jaffrelot for an extended conversation on the RSS, the BJP, the rise of Hindutva and the changing nature of Indian democracy.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:36 - Headlines00:08:20 - The BJP, RSS and the spread of Hindutva01:10:34 - RecommendationsCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click hereTo check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor -Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya T T and Anakha CJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago1h 8m
Key developments in protests and crackdown in Delhi | South Central 98
In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna examine the legal questions surrounding the detention of Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, the use of peace bonds and the limits of the state’s power to prevent protests. They are joined by Apar Gupta, advocate and founder-director of the Internet Freedom Foundation, to discuss the role of executive magistrates, preventive detention and the implications for the right to dissent.In the second part of the episode, the hosts speak to Sravasti Dasgupta of The Wire about YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy’s statement that he regrets supporting the 2023 law governing the appointment of Election Commissioners, and what this could mean for the political positioning of parties that have maintained that they are not aligned with either the BJP-led NDA or the INDIA bloc.00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:12 - Headlines00:08:09 - Key developments in protests and crackdown in Delhi00:41:51 - Are regional parties moving away from the BJP?01:03:10 - RecommendationsCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click hereTo check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Vignesh Manickam, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya TT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 3 weeks ago1h 11m
Why were journalists being detained and beaten by Delhi Police? | South Central 97
In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Anisha Sheth examine what happens when journalists covering protests are detained by the police, and what it means for press freedom and the right to dissent in India. They are joined by Siddharth Varadarajan, founding editor of The Wire, and Abhinandan Sekhri of Newslaundry, to discuss allegations of police violence, the targeting of journalists documenting the protests, and the lack of a stronger collective response from mainstream media. In the second part of the episode, the hosts speak to TNM Associate Editor Sukanya Shaji about the crash near Kochi airport in Kerala in which three young people were killed, the legal provisions applied in the case, allegations of rash and drunken driving, and the wider debate around privilege, accountability and the victim-blaming that followed.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:32 - Headlines00:08:41 - Police action against protesters in Delhi00:48:44 - Kochi Mini Cooper car crash001:03:09 - RecommendationsCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click hereTo check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya TT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 4 weeks ago1h 1m
Does Gyanesh Kumar have immunity from the law? | South Central 96
In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Anisha Sheth are joined by activist Shivasundar to discuss the nationwide protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal.In the second part of the discussion, they are joined by lawyer and legal scholar Alok Prasanna, co-founder of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, who talks about the legal immunity enjoyed by the CEC.Audio time codes: 00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:42 - Headlines00:08:12 - SIR protests00:27:19 - Can Election Commissioners be prosecuted?00:56:55 - RecommendationsSupport our legal fund. Click hereCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click hereTo check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Sreerag T K, Social Media - Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Oct 2, 202653 min
Parakala Prabhakar on the ECI, SIR and the deletion of voters | South Central 95
In this week’s South Central, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Anisha Sheth are joined by political economist and author Dr Parakala Prabhakar for an extended conversation on the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the deletion of voters and the larger questions these developments raise about India’s electoral democracy.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:35 - Headlines00:09:35 - ECI, SIR and the deletion of votersSupport our legal fund. Click hereCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click hereTo check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 25, 20261h 15m
Veeramani case, Reporter TV raid and ECI dissent | South Central 94
This week’s South Central examines the questions surrounding the Veeramani case in Tamil Nadu, allegations of police inaction and a culture of silence. Hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by TNM’s Chennai Bureau Chief Shabbir Ahmed.The episode also discusses the police raid on the Reporter TV newsroom and the wider debate over press freedom and media ownership, with senior journalist MG Radhakrishnan joining the conversation.The episode also looks at reported dissent within the Election Commission of India, questions over electoral roll verification and the centralisation of voter data, and what the rift means for transparency and voter trust. The hosts are joined by independent investigative journalist Poonam Agarwal.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:08 - Headlines00:08:12 - Veeramani POCSO case00:27:19 - Reporter TV raid00:47:08 - The Election Commission and internal dissent1:09:35 - RecommendationsSupport our legal fund. Click hereCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click hereTo check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 18, 20261h 13m
Could AI destroy humanity? | What’s happening in Telangana politics? | South Central 93
In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna explore whether AI could pose an existential threat to humanity, and what regulation and the debate over whether AI development needs to slow down.They are joined by Sarayu Natarajan, founder of Aapti Institute and Visiting Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Deepthi Bathini, AI Policy and Strategy Fellow at Successif and Associate Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University.In the second part of the episode, the hosts turn to the political developments in Telangana, including the ruckus during the Assembly session, the BRS-Congress confrontation and the growing questions over Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s control over both the government and the party.They are joined by senior Deccan Herald assistant editor SNV Sudhir, who covers Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:39 - Headlines00:09:17 - Warnings about the risks of AI00:48:12 - Current political scenario in Telangana1:10:15 - RecommendationsSupport our legal fund. Click hereCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click hereTo check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya TT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About South Central
Welcome to South Central, a podcast from The News Minute dedicated to bringing the south of India to the forefront. Each episode dives into the stories, challenges, and perspectives that shape the region and often go unheard in national conversations. South Central is led by TNM's Editor-in-Chief Dhanya Rajendran and co-hosted by TNM's Reporting Head, Pooja Prasanna. Together, they bring sharp insights, on-the-ground expertise, and a commitment to exploring the issues that truly matter in the south. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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