This is Episode 94 of The Pragati Podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath. [iframe src=”; height=”90″ width=”640] Internet access is an essential part of many of our lives. And in 2019, there are more than 500 million broadband internet connections in the country. While celebrating this success, we also need to ask how our rights and freedoms must be protected on the internet. Net...
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This a speech given by the abolitionist (and former slave) Frederick Douglass on July 5, 1852. It has been described as the "perhaps the greatest antislavery oration ever given."
The rest of the world is figuring out the good that cannabis can do. We knew it back in the day -- but have a backward attitude today.
What does it mean to be free? What is the basis of individual rights? Episode 64 of The Seen and the Unseen is a rerun of an old episode of The Pragati Podcast, as Amit Varma tells Pavan Srinath what it means to be a libertarian, and why it all boils down to one word: Consent.
For decades, there has been a stricture in Karnataka that non-Kannada films cannot be dubbed into Kannada. The idea behind this was to protect the local film industry -- but were the unintended consequences just the opposite? Pavan Srinath joins Amit Varma in Episode 15 of The Seen and the Unseen..
Welcome to Brainstorm, Pragati’s attempt to create a space where diverse minds can discuss big issues in a respectful way. Every month, we will gather together five thinkers (and one moderator) who will discuss one big subject in a thoughtful, unhurried manner.