Tune in : https://pod.link/582585399/episode/f50ecd6ad07337485ec213e08bc51061 This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Raman Kirpal are joined by music producer and public health consultant Dr Aiswarya Rao. On the controversy around TM Krishna being conferred the Sangita Kalanidhi award by the Madras Music Academy and the Carnatic music fraternity’s response, Rao says it is an “intra-Brahmin musician dispute”. One faction wants to “take Carnatic music to the masses”, while the other wants to maintain its “hegemony”. On Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest, Manisha says the PMLA Act is “scary”. “You cannot get bail in PMLA till the court is satisfied that there is prima facie no case.” This and a lot more. Tune in! Subscribe to Newslaundry: https://www.newslaundry.com/subscription?ref=hafta Power NL and TNM's coverage of the 2024 general elections: https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund?ref=nl-social Download the all-new Newslaundry app: https://www.newslaundry.com/download-app Join us on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va61PEo0QeacOqU9vr2k 0:00-1:57 Introductions 1:58- 5:32 NL-TNM General Elections 2024 Fund 5:33 - 12:09 Headlines 12:10 - 14:48 Controversy over award to TM Krishna 14:49 - 29:26 Brahmanical hegemony of the classical arts 29:27 - 30:52 Dr. Aiswarya Rao’s recommendations 30:53 - 38:41 Kejriwal’s arrest and BJP’S attack on Opposition leaders 38:42 - 39:46 Delhi cops clamp down on media coverage of AAP protests 39: 47 - 46:23 Change in voting trends following Kejriwal’s arrest 46:24 - 49:07 India’s inclination towards dictatorial tendencies 49:08 - 59:17 Framing Modi as the credible leader: the BJP media machine's success 59:18 - 1:16:17 Podcast letters 1:16:18 - 1:25:19 Newslaundry team recommendations Follow and engage with us on social media: Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry