News and Views

In a conversation with The Quint, Mevani speaks about the Congress' chances in the upcoming elections in the state, Hardik Patel's move to the BJP and their relationship, and his own journey from activism to mainstream politics. Tune in to this episode of News and Views.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chhath Puja 2022: बिहार (Bihar) में एक बार फिर से छठ पूजा कि धूम है. बिहार के साथ-साथ झारखंड(Jharkhand) और यूपी (Uttar Pradesh) में भी कुछ कम रौनक नहीं है. दिल्ली (Delhi) से छठ के मौके पर लाखों लोग बिहार जाते हैं, अपनों से मिलने और त्योहार मनाने. लेकिन कुछ लोग छूट भी जाते हैं. इस वीडियो पॉडकास्ट में क्विंट के ऐसे ही चार पत्रकार अपने घरों से जुड़ी छठ की यादें साझा कर रह रहे हैं. Learn more about yo...

In this episode of News and Views, The Quint's Nishtha Gautam sits down with best-selling author Amish Tripathi. They discuss a range of topics from religion to violence to atheism and Amish's new book - War of Lanka.  Tune in!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The T20 World Cup season is on. And we thought, how about we talk about a dream Twenty20 Indian squad of all-time and all-formats? In this episode of News and Views, we have a crazy panel of cricket enthusiasts, Rohit Khanna, Meghnad Bose, and Saundarya Talwar with our host Prateek Lidhoo. We discuss the openers, middle order, bowlers, the captain, and the coach. We even went ahead and chose the r...

Recently, four cough and cold syrups – manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical company – were linked to the death of 66 children from diethylene glycol (DEG) poisoning in the Gambia.  Tracing the history of DEG poisoning in India leads down a murky path of convoluted, and dysfunctional drugs regulation systems in the country, and throws up the big question of, just how safe are the drugs made in...

 A wise man once said, "Love and fraud can happen with anyone." Don't worry, I'm the one who said it. And I don't know about love, but I have some intense fraud stories from our guests Prerna, Verda, and Prince. We've seen stories of scammers in shows like Netflix's Jamtara, but here is the other side. I talked to some people who got scammed of their money, and their trust in human virtues. Watch...

In The Quint’s News and Views Podcast, we were joined by senior journalist Saba Naqvi and Supreme Court lawyer Nabeela Jamil, to discuss the what the hijab means in a place like Iran versus what it is means for the students of Karantaka, and where does ‘choice’ feature in all this.  Tune in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Gandhi Jayanti, we speak to Professor Vinayak Chaturvedi about the many criticisms of Mahatma Gandhi. From BR Ambedkar's critique to the Feminist Critique. He talks about Gandhi's legacy now and in the future, and answers a pertinent question: If Gandhi is the father of the nation, is Savarkar the Ghost father of the nation? Professor Vinayak Chaturvedi teaches history at the University of Cali...

Miyaan biwi razi, but interfaith marriages in some parts of India, not so easy. Athira Sujatha from Kerala knows this too well. Athira moved the Supreme Court challenging provisions of the Special Marriage Act,1954 that mandate publishing the personal information of inter-faith couples before 30 days of their wedding. India's apex court refused to entertain her petition. On 29 August, the apex cou...

Pratik Gandhi who is known for his work in Hansal Mehta's Scam 1992 where he portrays the role of Harshad Mehta was touted to be the 'Breakout Star' of 2020. In this episode of News and Views, Gandhi spoke to The Quint's Swati Chopra about his journey as an actor, the struggles of living in Mumbai and what it takes to be a versatile actor. Tune in!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Simply put Brahmastra is a superhero film. As yours truly sat down with the 3D glasses perched on my nose, watching men and women with superhuman abilities battle it out, I couldn’t help but wonder how we invariably think of the Marvel template every time we hear ‘superhero’. Tune in to listen to the full review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seema Seth spent about 30 years in the corporate world as a soft skills trainer before she set out to better the lives of children from marginalised communities through her NGO, Nayi Disha. We spoke to Seth to learn more about this initiative Tune in to listen to our full conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can a mother-in-law impact our country’s GDP? Are women claiming rightful independence? Why are single women rocking it? In her new book, 'Sisterhood Economy', journalist-turned-entrepreneur Shaili Chopra investigates what’s powering or stopping women to play their role in the functioning of the economy. By talking to more than 500 different women, across classes, castes, cities, ages, ambitions a...

The Gujarat government's decision to release 11 men convicted for the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano, and the murder of 13 members of her family, is nothing but "abuse and misuse" of the executive power, said prominent lawyer Vrinda Grover, adding that the order has let down the women of India – especially Muslim women. In an interview with The Quint, Grover, who has worked with survivors and victims of...

On 15 August, Meira Kumar, the former Lok Sabha speaker, tweeted: “100 years ago my father Babu Jagjivan Ram was prohibited from drinking water in school from the pitcher meant for Savarna Hindus. It was a miracle his life was saved. Today, a nine-year-old #Dalit boy has been killed for the same reason. 75 long years after Independence, caste system remains our greatest enemy.” Babu Jagjivan Ram w...

(Trigger Warning: Descriptions of transphobia.) Meet Adam Harry from Kerala, India's first transgender trainee pilot, whose fight against transphobia has paved way for a more inclusive workspace. In this episode of News and Views, he speaks about why he wanted to become a pilot, and what it took to get where he is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ek Villain sadly returns for no good reason. The story is supposed to have a villain, a hero and a damsel in distress. Actually, make that two. But it’s just a confused, messy rehash of psychopath killer movies that takes itself so seriously that it becomes unintentionally funny, almost hilarious and does no one any favours. Listen in for the full review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

The remake of Sailesh Kolanu‘s 2020 Telugu film by the same name, Hit: The First Case ends with the promise of a second film. But given the bewildering proceedings in this, one is already apprehensive about the next installment. For one, the dialogues by Girish Kohli lend the film an artificial hue. It’s like two people speaking outlines rather than having a conversation that appears genuine. The...

Taapsee has the tough task of playing someone who isn’t very expressive. Mithali keeps to herself, she speaks softly with her face registering very little of what she actually feels. It's her eyes that do most of the talking and Taapsee Pannu nails it brilliantly never slipping out of character. But post interval, the film appears to have disowned its own characters, and for that matter, the audie...

Our guest on this episode of News and Views is Indian American chef Chintan Pandya of the blockbuster and critically-acclaimed restaurant in New York City, known as Dhamaka, who recently won the James Beard Foundation Award for the Best Chef, New York State.  Along with his business partner, Roni Mazumdar, Pandya is on his way to change how the world looks at Indian cuisine. We managed to grab hol...

All’s well that ends well in a Dharma film. Jugjugg Jeeyo is no different . It’s the kind of glitter and shimmer one has come to expect, where chaos is played up for laughs and cantankerous fights are taken to a shrill high only to inevitably get drowned by dhol beats, naach gaana and Patiala pegs. A happy song plays with the end credits and we get two hours watching well-dressed, beautiful people...

IPL's media rights for the next five years sold for a mammoth Rs 48,000 crore, but what does this mean for the BCCI's power to control Indian cricket? With so much money coming in and the board answerable to broadcasters, will international cricket take a back seat? We chat with Amrit Mathur, who’s worked closely with the IPL and the BCCI in the past and we’ll talk about what the 48k crore coming...

Runway 34 is propelled by Ajay Devgn’s swag. There is no other way to put it . His slo-mo walk exudes equal doses of cockiness and confidence. Captain Vikrant Mathur has a photographic memory. He never misses a detail, can fly a plane literally with his eyes shut and simply has to press an unlit cigarette between his lips when faced with the prospect of impending death. “Na fuel hai, na visibility...

Jersey marks the Hindi directorial debut of Gowtam Tinnanuri who remade his own 2019 Telugu hit by the same name. It tells the story of Arjun Talwar, a failed but talented cricketer, who wants to make a comeback to the Indian cricket team in his late 30s to fulfill his son’s wish. It wouldn’t be incorrect to consider Jersey a sports film considering it doesn’t deviate much from the tropes one has...

When K.G.F Chapter 1 released, it resonated with people across the country and carved a unique image for the Kannada film industry in Indian cinema. Therefore the hype around the sequel, K.G.F: Chapter 2, was immense. The main theme of the film is to emphasise that it doesn't matter if you live for 100 years, you cannot and should not live a life of slavery. It's in line with Dr. BR Ambedkar’s quo...