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Inside India’s growing independent news ecosystem

As trust in Big Media wanes, a new ecosystem of journalism is taking shape, driven by people outside the mainstream. But how are they building a new approach to journalism and storytelling? How can new ideas help the media stay relevant without renouncing credibility? And what’s it like to connect…

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South Central 40: Election Commission’s credibility crisis and the nun who took Bishop Franco to court

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath first discuss the ‘vote chori’ press conference by the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, issuing a seven-day ultimatum to Rahul Gandhi and anyone else casting doubts on the election process. Senior investigative journalist and Executive Editor…

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South Central 39: How Prajwal Revanna was convicted, National Award row

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath first discuss the conviction of former Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna in the first of four cases of rape against him. The panel, joined by TNM Karnataka bureau chief Anisha Sheth, weighs in on why…

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South Central 38: Kerala nuns arrested in Chhattisgarh, TCS layoffs

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by Human Rights Law Network founder and senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, TNM Kerala bureau chief Haritha John, Sriram Rajagopal, and A Welkin.

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South Central 37: VS Achuthanandan’s legacy and gag orders in the Dharmasthala case

In this episode of South Central, Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the life and legacy of V S Achuthanandan with environmentalist Sridhar Radhakrishnan and senior journalist Sreejan Balakrishnan.

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South Central 35: Vijay Mallya’s half-truths and Kingfisher’s fall, Bharat Mata controversy in Kerala

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath first discuss the Vijay Mallya podcast and why political patronage for big businessmen is detrimental. Joining them is senior business journalist Sucheta Dalal.

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South Central 34: Karnataka’s DKS-Siddaramaiah tussle and RSS hypocrisy on Preamble

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath first discuss the tussle between DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah over the state’s Chief Minister-ship.

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South Central 33: The CBFC’s absurd demand of 127 cuts for Punjab 95, director Honey Trehan speaks

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath first discuss the controversy around director Honey Trehan’s film Punjab 95, starring Diljit Dosanjh, based on the life and death of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. The film’s release has been stalled by the Central Board of…

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South Central 31: Chinmayi Sripaada’s Thug Life performance and follow-up of Bengaluru stampede

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the Bengaluru Chinnaswamy stampede with senior journalist Nandini Chandrasekhar. They weigh in on whether the Karnataka government is scapegoating the police and evading responsibility.

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South Central 30: RCB’s post-win tragedy and Kamal Haasan’s Kannada origin row

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss RCB's long-awaited IPL victory and the tragic deaths that followed in the stampede at the franchise’s success meet in Bengaluru. Sports journalist Venkat Ananth weighs in on the discussion with important pointers about fandom, the…

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South Central 29: BJP’s Muslim messaging and can you really separate art from the artist?

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the dichotomy of the BJP’s Muslim-messaging within India and abroad. In the second section, they also talk about whether art can be truly separated from the artist. Joining the discussion are The Wire’s editor Seema…

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South Central 27: India-Pakistan tensions, and the theatre of TV news

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the India-Pakistan ceasefire following Operation Sindoor and examine the role of the media during moments of military escalation. The panel is joined by defence expert Sushant Singh and senior journalist Prem Panicker.

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South Central 25: India’s response to Pahalgam attack and the World Press Freedom Index

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss India’s response to the Pahalgam attack and what India’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index reflects. Also part of the discussion are international relations expert Professor Amitabh Mattoo and senior journalist Nirupama Subramaniam.

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South Central 24: Bengaluru's language row, Vice President’s allegations of SC overreach

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by The News Minute’s Anisha Sheth, comedian and writer Nithin Kamath and lawyer Suhrith Parthasarathy,

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South Central 22: US crackdown on Indian students, Waqf bill

In this episode, Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by The Hindu’s Suhasini Haidar and lawyer Zafarullah Khan.

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South Central 21: Empuraan controversy, students’ protests in Hyderabad

In this episode, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by The News Minute’s Nandini Chandrashekar, lawyer Nikhil Narendran and environmental journalist Bahar Dutt.

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South Central 20: Kunal Kamra row, judicial accountability, Kiran Bedi tapes

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by independent journalist Nikita Saxena and Alok Prasanna Kumar of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. The panel discusses the controversy surrounding stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, the need for judicial accountability, and what the Kiran Bedi tapes reveal.

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South Central Ep 19: Journalists’ arrest in Telangana, India’s ASHA workers’ struggle

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, Leena Reghunath, are joined by TNM’s executive editor Sudipto Mondal, Mana Telangana editor Amar Devulapalli, and public health researcher Malu Mohan.

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South Central Ep 17: Cinema’s role in ‘fueling’ crime in Kerala, hyper-nationalism in Indian cricket

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by feature filmmaker Don Palathara, senior sports journalist Sharda Ugra and social media influencer Aysha Mahmood.

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South Central Ep 16: Delimitation’s impact on South India, Karnataka now ‘Naxal-free’

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by activist and journalist Shivasundar and retired bureaucrat PV Ramesh to discuss India’s looming delimitation exercise and Naxalism’s journey in Karnataka.

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South Central Ep 15: Centre vs TN over language policy, media censorship

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by TNM’s executive editor Sudipto Mondal and senior journalist K Venkataramanan to discuss the union government withholding education funds from Tamil Nadu over the three-language policy and what it signals about its control over…

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South Central Ep 14: Mass layoffs at Infosys, self-censorship in film industry

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath are joined by The News Minute’s Sudipto Mondal, political commentator Tara Krishnaswamy and independent journalist Anna MM Vetticad.

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South Central Ep 13: Chennai police vs media, Kumbh cover-up, Telangana caste survey

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande and The News Minute’s Sudipto Mondal and Jahnavi.

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South Central Ep 12: Tamil Nadu’s Iron Age discovery, copyright battles on AI

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath are joined by Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and independent journalist Sowmiya Ashok.

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South Central Ep 11: The judgements of the RG Kar and Greeshma-Sharon Raj cases

In episode 11 of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath are joined by TNM’s Nandini Chandrashekar, investigative journalist Poonam Agarwal, and lawyer Anup Surendranath.

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