Baba And Bantai Raghav Thakkar & Suyash Pande

We talk about protests against farm laws that are ongoing in areas surrounding Delhi. We discuss negotiations between the government and farmer organisations, how the process was doomed from the manner in which these laws were passed by the parliament to why this government's old tactics in dealing with protests are not working. We also discuss romanticisation of occupations in politics of army, of the police and also of the farmers.

Kaun banega crorepati has gained the status of being more than just a game show, and now tells its audiences spate of encouraging stories, is also vehicle of social change and brings families together at a time when media is filled with divisive content.

There is no data about the damage to the unorganised sector in the last nine months of this crisis. All we have are anecdotes, and here we share a few.

In the final part, our guest Anurag tells us about the work Nitish Kumar and his government has done in Bihar over the years. We also talk about why jobs were such a crucial issue in Bihar and why is there a dearth of private jobs.

The US elections saw a bit of anti incumbency play especially with the handling of coronavirus. However despite coronavirus, Anti-CAA protests, migrant crisis BJP-led NDA will form government under Nitish Kumar for 4th time. We ask our friend and news researcher Anurag why people still did not choose the alternative.

As the first guest to our show we have…our roommate Anurag Anand. He is a researcher for a news company and is joining us to talk about the US elections. Why is the US election relevant? How does it affect an Indian businessman or someone interested in studying there?
The episode is the first part of three-part series on elections. The second and third part will talk about Bihar elections.