Prem Panicker, Author at Indus Dictum

Narendra Modi and Subramanian Swamy

L: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi; R: Subramanian Swamy (Image: Youtube)

Economy Politics Society

Dotting the ‘i’

January 3, 2018 Prem Panicker 1 Comment aadhar, AIADMK, Banaras Hindu University, Bharatiya Janata Party, Demonetisation, GDP, Moments from 2017, narendra modi, Subramanian Swamy

A listicle of listicles & notable moments from 2017: Aadhar, Demonetisation, BJP, Padmavati, terrorism in Kashmir, Banaras Hindu University, Narendra Modi & more

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Hindu-Muslim Violence, riots, civil unrest. 401733 09: A mob of Hindus wielding swords and sticks back off after Indian Rapid Reaction Force officers stopped them from attacking a small group of Muslims March 1, 2002 in Ahmadabad, India, two days after a Muslim mob attacked a train, killing 58 people in the Indian state of Gujarat. Indian troops arrived in the riot-torn western state of Gujarat but were unable to quell the Hindu-Muslim violence that has claimed the lives of 251 people. (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)

Image: Ami Vitale/Getty Images

News Politics Society

Anatomy of an ‘Unrest’

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 Prem Panicker 0 Comments Bihar, Communal riots, fake news, Featured, Indian Media, journalism, media, narendra modi, prime minister, Rajasthan, Shiv Aroor, supreme court, uttar pradesh

By his own admitted actions, Aroor has amplified an unsubstantiated allegation, which gave it oxygen, which led to communal tension; his journalistic choices have been bad throughout.

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Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid And Distractions

November 1, 2017November 22, 2017 Prem Panicker 1 Comment Bangalore Literature Festival, cricket, fake news, Featured, journalism, media, prem panicker, Rahul Dravid, Sports, Virat Kohli

How do two sets of people construct two wildly contrasting worlds for themselves, in one of which Dravid is a villain and in the other he is the wronged figure?

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Economy Government Policy Politics Society

Modi, The Mahabharata, and Hubris

October 14, 2017November 22, 2017 Prem Panicker 7 Comments congress, Constitution, democracy, donald trump, economics, electionss, Featured, GST, History, india, International, Law, mahabharata, modi, namo, narendra, narendra modi, prem panicker, public affairs, tax, trump

Previously voiceless sections of the media are finding their voices, and these voices are sharp, they are critical, they excoriate

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Law Policy Politics

55 Dead. 515 Injured.

October 5, 2017November 22, 2017 Prem Panicker 0 Comments Featured, gun related violence, guns, las vegas, mandalay bay hotel, national rifle association, prem panicker, stephen paddock, usa, violence

This is the 227th incident of gun-related violence in the US this year.

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Arnab Goswami

Politics Society

Post Fact Ergo…

September 23, 2017November 22, 2017 Prem Panicker 2 Comments alt facts, arnab goswami, arundhati roy, fake news, Featured, journalism, media, prem panicker, republic TV

In course of the channel’s brief tenure, Goswami has shown a very casual relationship with the truth

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Gauri Lankesh, Journalist (Gauri Lankesh Patrika)

Culture Government Politics Society

The Fault, Dear Brutus…

September 15, 2017November 22, 2017 Prem Panicker 3 Comments art, BJP, Civil Rights, Featured, Freedom of Speech, fundamental rights, Gauri Lankesh, intolerance, journalism, prem panicker, totalitarianism

If the times are turbulent, then it is the joint responsibility of the artist and his audience to demand that peace is restored

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