[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hate speech or freedom of speech, the Indian judiciary has failed on both fronts. On one hand activists, lawyers, authors, poets, comedians (you can add your favorite 'wtf' moment here from the wide range of people targeted by the government) have been hounded and silenced
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Memes are perhaps the most influential and intuitive form of expression. Once a meme is out in the wilderness of the internet, no one can predict when, and how a meme will "go viral". Like all means, memes have also carried hateful ideas and while
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] From our beloved "Shehenshah" Prime Minister Modi Ji to his chaddi-buddy, the Chanakya of Modiocracy, Home Minister Amit Shaah, to the budding Hindutva hero and Delhi pogrom fame Kapil Mishra- hate speech (subtle, and not so subtle) has been one of the most effective tools
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] "What do you know about India? You are sitting in Amreeka, enjoying". If this sounds like a familiar response when you criticize the Indian government on how the farmers' protest has been mishandled, you are not alone. And the grass is not really greener either.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As content creators, it is not easy to talk about a crisis as heartbreaking and sad as farmers suicide while keeping everyone engaged in a world where entertainment is instantly available. While working on this episode, this reality hit us hard, and for the "Culture
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Since the passing of the new farm laws by the Indian government, thousands of farmers are sitting in protest around Delhi, the capital of India, trying to tell the government that they are not happy with the laws. The impact of this protest is felt
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In this episode, we talk about political prisoners in India. Dissent in India is seen as an "act of treason" by both the government and the propaganda fed public. This has created a crisis in the form of indiscriminate arrest of dissenters all over the
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this teaser for the upcoming podcast Hindu Muslim High High, Meraj and Prerna talk (and banter) about (pop) culture and politics of and about the Indian diaspora. Over the last several years, there has been a tectonic shift as India moves from a more "progressive"