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The Indian police force of late has been in the thick of controversy for alleged extrajudicial killings or fake encounters. The motivation of the police behind the killings in many recent cases has come into question. The Supreme Court has categorically declared that extrajudicial killings violate the fundamental right to life enshrined in the Constitution. Such killings are nothing but the misuse of power by the police. We speak to families of people who lost their lives to controversial encounters. 

Speakers: 

Afroz 

Wife of late Zeeshan Haider 

 

Meeran Chadha Borwankar

Retired DG, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD)

 

PV Krishnamachary

Advocate

(Appeared for the 4 accused in in the rape and murder of Disha)

 

Ravindranath Angre

Former Mumbai police officer 

 

Zulfikar Nasir

Survivor, Hashimpura massacre (1987)
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India’s first trans photojournalist was stripped naked by a cop for refusing sexual favours. The Transgender community was mocked in the UP assembly. The Centre recently told the top court that it could not recognise same-sex marriages. The government has also barred gay and transgender persons from donating blood. In this Podumentary, you will hear the community’s struggles while facing mass discrimination.

Speakers

Payal and YashvikaLesbian coupleSocial media influencers

Thangjam Santa Singh Trans activist

Akhilesh YadavPresident Samajwadi Party

Satish MahanaSpeaker Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Tripthi Shetty Trans activistBusinesswoman

Saurabh KirpalSenior advocate Author

Bella SharmaTrans activistModel 

Rifaya IzmaTrans woman

Zoya Thomas LoboIndia’s first trans photojournalist
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The second seniormost judge of the Supreme Court of India had recently said that it would take at least 500 to 700 years to dispose of India’s pending bail applications. Why are bail cases pending in India? Hear this latest episode of our Podumentary! 

Speakers:

Dushyant DaveSenior Advocate, Supreme Court

Justice Madan LokurFormer Judge, Supreme Court 

Leah VergheseResearch Manager, Daksh

Sudhanshu S PandeySenior Advocate, Supreme Court

Vikas Singh President, Supreme Court Bar Association
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The last government of India census was conducted in 2011, and the next exercise was to have taken place in 2021. The government could not meet the 2021 timeline because of the Covid pandemic. But unfortunately, the census exercise continues to be delayed even when other pandemic-related restrictions have been lifted in the country. Why has the government put the census on hold and how has it impacted us? Hear this Podumentary out!

 

Speakers: 

Avani Kapur

Senior Fellow

Centre for Policy Research

 

Mala Ramanathan 

Professor, Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology 

 

PC Mohanan

Former Acting Chairperson

National Statistical Commission 

 

Sonalde Desai 

Professor | Director 

NCAER - National Data Innovation Centre, Delhi 

 

Udaya Shankar Mishra 

Professor

Centre For Development Studies 

 
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The Mid-Day Meal scheme, which is the government’s scheme for free Mid-Day meals in schools, was initially designed to better the nutritional standing of school-going children, but since the inception of this programme, the Mid-Day Meal scheme has been in the thick of controversy over the substandard quality of food served to children and the scheme’s poor implementation. Hear what’s going wrong with the scheme!

 

Speakers: 

 

Anuradha Talwar 

State Convener

Right To Food Campaign (RTFC)

West Bengal

 

Asif Hussain Sohail 

President, Telangana Parents Association for Child Rights and Safety

 

Chandan MaitiSecretary, Advanced Society for Headmasters and Headmistresses, West Bengal

 

Dr Sylvia Karpagam

Researcher

Public Health Doctor 

 

Dr Veena Shatrughna 

Former Deputy Director

National Institute of Nutrition

Hyderabad 

 
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Delhi Nurses Federation (DNF), a conglomeration of thousands of nurses, have decided to intensify their protests. The federation has stated that they have repeatedly written to the Delhi government to redress their grievances, but their pleas have fallen on deaf ears. Why are the nurses protesting, and how is the government putting public health at risk by not heeding the legitimate demands of the nursing community? Hear this Podumentary out!

 

Speakers: 

Amit Pandey

General Secretary

Lok Nayak Hospital Nurses Union 

 

Anita Mathew 

Senior Nursing Staff 

GB Pant Hospital

 

Devendra Kumar Jain

General Secretary 

GB Pant Hospital

 

Liladhar RamchandaniSecretary General

Delhi Nurses Federation

 

Punam

Nursing Officer 

Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital
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