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.
18 Jan 2021
Baba and Bantai ep11: KBC- more than just a game show
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.
25 Dec 2020
Baba and Bantai Ep 10: The unrecognised damage of COVID-19 crisis
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.
1 Dec 2020
Baba and Bantai Ep 9: US and Bihar Elections (part-III)
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.
24 Nov 2020
Baba and Bantai Ep8: US and Bihar elections part II
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.
19 Nov 2020
Baba and Bantai ep7- US and Bihar election part 1
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.
8 Nov 2020
Baba and Bantai ep6- Arnab Goswami, Free speech and right wing vs left wing
Arnab Goswami's arrest last week got us many jokes but amid all that it also sparked finger pointing-what about free speech? What about journalists in other states if one cares about free speech? We discuss this and some more jokes follow.
25 Oct 2020
Baba and Bantai-Ep 5: Why is Scam 1992 so good?
We discuss Scam 1992's appeal-why the show is so good and what sets it apart from other recent web shows, the best parts about it and other views about the show. Scam 1992 is directed by Hansal Mehta and is streaming on SonyLiv.
18 Oct 2020
Baba and Bantai ep4- Tanishq ad, religion in ads and coding for kids
We take a look back at the Tanishq Ad controversy and look at the latest fad in education-coding for children. The Whitehat Jr's ad has been a discussion point for offering online coding courses to children as young as 6 for fees as high as 100,000 rupees.
11 Oct 2020
Baba and Bantai ep3- Violence and sex on OTT platforms
What does it take to make a hit web series in India? The plot must involve violence, sex, sometimes politics and on other times an international conspiracy. It is a common template. We take a look a look at this plotline and at the end also attempt to make our own tv show.
5 Oct 2020
Baba and Bantai- ep2 Power and Justice
Episode Two looks at the Hathras rape case with the lens of justice and power. The access to justice and representation in power of the weak sections of society. We talk about social media’s impact on creating walls which make it more difficult to empathise and the structure of political conversation around us.
27 Sept 2020
Baba and Bantai ep1- Farm bills
In this episode we talk about top stories of the last week and discuss what farm bills are and why farmers are protesting.
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