Request Abhinandan/Manisha to read this letter. I don't think I’m alone in this feeling but I like Abhinandan swearing on the podcast, it conveys a deep emotion of feeling fucked. It might be crude, but "fuck" is a feeling that at least begins to address the bizarre unfolding of events in our country. I feel much better knowing that I’m not the only one who’s so riled up. So please, Abhinandan, embrace the fuckery. To the other subscribers, yaar, tum logon ko fuck se kya pareshaani h? Here is a link that says swearing is good for you.
Couldn't find the link for voting, please record my preference as being weekly readout of letters. Reduce letter length to 100 words.
Dr AK
Talking about Purola incident, how can an entire community be crucified based on the actions of two individuals? How can so many people come to the streets for something they have nothing to do with? Shouldn't they demand for productive jobs and a better standard of living rather than marching on the streets to chant "Jai Shree Ram"? How can so many people be filled with so much communal hatred? Is this a form of entertainment for people? Since when did "secular" become a derogatory word or have we always been like this?
Dhruv Agnihotri
Any plans to upload full video podcasts somewhere for subscribers? I watch my other favourite podcasts on YouTube now since they have started uploading video podcasts on YouTube as well.
Omendra
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Hi team,
Hope you all are doing well!
Just going through this week's podcast and listened to one of the letter concerning left liberal " Bhagat Singh", yes thats the name.
Also nowadays, it has become very easy to throw out left-wing and right-wing.
I think you should have a Cheatsheet episode on where this "wings" come from because many don't know what they represent. And neither right- nor left-wing is good for any democracy. For example, North Korea left-wingers and Iraq, Iran are right-wingers, so decide who do you want to be??
Anonymous
The panelists calling out the anti-Muslim rhetoric and driving them out of Uttarakhand was done well. But to paint such a one-sided story smacks of the bias of the panellists. Raman saying that all Hindu youths were lazy and Muslims were hardworking is unbelievable. Also, the whole Hafta turned out to be an echo chamber against Hindus. The drug problem was glossed over. More realistic and nuanced debate is expected. By not inviting a RW voice, you managed to keep the whole discussion one-sided.
Anonymous
Hi Team NL,
Wanted to comment on the CoWIN data leak, and the government's claim that the app wasn't breached. Well, obviously! A data leak of this volume is more likely to have originated from the database than an app. Analogy: if your whole street is flooded, you don't look at your kitchen tap, you look at the water tower or the lake. This only makes the story MORE alarming, not less.
Fully agree with all the panellists about the gravity of the issue and to add it is a serious national security issue. If it is this easy to steal Indian citizens' data, how unlikely is it that Chinese intelligence has the same data? Could they use it to compromise people in key roles through blackmail or inducement? And what other types of data are "protected" in this flimsy manner? It is scary to think of the ramifications, though our "nationalist" govt wants to ignore them.
It's a pity this "IT superpower" country fails to understand that if data is the new oil, it needs to be secured similarly.
Cordyceps
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So now there is a new name for ineptitude. It's called "stylesheet".
In English there is no द - so Shardul would be pronounced as शार्ड डल. So in one fell swoop, he would become a "not so sharp broken glass piece" from a "lion". And since Hafta is an English show, those following English stylesheet should call him that! Why do you want to get into the politics of a religion? This might seem crude, but like dogs (and other animals) urinate to mark territory, some people are using language to achieve the same effect.
In today's age, it's so easy to hear the original authentic sound and just repeat it. Here is a short list of other words which are now mispronounced at an institutional level in India: Uruguay, mass, Smriti Mandhana, tier, gross, ijaazat, Kuala Lumpur, Anshuman, Jadeja, consumer, Lokmanya Tilak, heinous, Nathuram godse, equity, putty, suicide, dais, Odisha and, wait for it, even Abhinandan's favourite Padukone. None of them are difficult to pronounce!
Kumar
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