S02 E17: The Future of News Media in a Democracy (feat. Dr Aasim Khan)
The news media is sometimes called the "fourth pillar of democracy" but at a time when its business model is under attack thanks to large in...
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The Ganatantra podcast is about politics in India, but steering clear of intrigue and personalities, and the everyday news cycle. Join political science thinker Dr Sarayu Natarajan, the foun...
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S02 E16: Ganatantra Year End Special Part 2 - Elections
As we head towards the end of 2019, Sarayu and Alok discuss the General elections and State Assembly elections of the year and what they tol...
S02 E15: The CAA, NRC and Censoring Protest
We're releasing this special episode of Ganatantra today to talk about the recently passed Citizenship Amendment Act, fears over a proposed...
S02 E14: Ganatantra Year End Special Part 1 - Events
Alok and Sarayu discuss the big political events of 2019 - Article 370 in Kashmir, the Supreme court judgment on Ayodhya and the CAA/NRC - a...
S02 E13: State Governors - Colonial relics or Constitutional symbols?
The political and constitutional crisis in Maharashtra, which unfolded after the 2019 Assembly elections once brought to the public glare th...
S02 E12: Elections, Citizenship and Democracy (feat Dr Ornit Shani)
The Indian Constitution guaranteed universal adult franchise from the moment it came into force. In a country with inequalities and division...
S02 E11: The Indian Armed Forces and Civilian oversight (feat Srinath Raghavan)
Unlike India's neighbouring countries, the Indian Armed Forces have never intervened in any manner in the affairs of civilian government. Th...
S02 E10: Politics and the Indian Judiciary (feat Aparna Chandra)
In the last decade or so, the Indian higher judiciary and its functioning have come under the scanner like never before. The Supreme Court's...
S02 E09: Migration and Marginalization (feat. Chinmay Tumbe)
Large scale migration has been a feature of life in the Indian subcontinent in the last two centuries, both within and out of the region. In...
S02 E08: Maoists and Adivasis (feat Alpa Shah)
Popular discourse about Maoists in India veers from the extremes of heroism to demonization with little attempt to address the nuances of th...
S02 E07: The struggle for Adivasi Rights (feat. Rajni Soren)
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of India ordered state governments to begin eviction of Adivasis and Forest dwellers whose claims for f...
S02 E06: Dalit Political Representation
Across India, radical Dalit movements have dipped their toes into electoral politics as they have tried to represent their communities in in...
S02 E05: At the margins of work: Understanding the platform gig economy
The platform gig economy has brought several changes in the way work is performed and organised. Some kinds of work challenge the very under...
S02 E04: The Transgender movement: Understanding marginalisation (feat: Nadika Nadja)
The historic NALSA judgment (National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India, 2014) was historic in that it read in major rights to be a...
S02 E03: Combating marginalization: Reservation of seats and jobs
Few issues in post independence India have caused as much heated debate as the issue of reservation in government jobs and college seats. Th...
S02 E02: Migration, Marginalization and Citizenship: The NRC in Assam
The preparation of the final list of the National Register of Citizens has stirred up more than its share of controversy with two million or...
S02 E01: Introduction to Season 2
Ganatantra Season 2: We're back from hiatus and we have an exciting new lineup of episodes for you! In this intro episode, Sarayu and Alok o...
Ep. 28: Article 370: The history and future of Kashmir
In this episode, we're joined by Dr Andrew Whitehead to frame the debate over Article 370's abrogation in the context of Kashmir's complicat...
Ep. 27: Article 370: The constitutionality and politics of repeal
The abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution has been a long standing promise of the Bharatiya Janata Party and it would not surprise t...
Ep. 26: Patronage networks in urban housing in Bengaluru
Over the last six months we have discussed the macro of Indian politics, addressing large themes and looking at the politics at State level....