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Jahnavi Sen
Politics
The Wire Wrap | Delhi Stampede, Vikatan Cartoon, New CEC Appointed
The Wire's Jahnavi Sen is joined by Jomy Thomas, bureau chief at Malayala Manorama, and Seema Chishti, editor of The Wire, to talk about the official response and attempts to obfuscate the casualties.
Feb 20, 2025
Culture
‘The Past Is No Past at All’: Jenny Erpenbeck on German History, Abusive Relationships and Music
“To get a complex picture of a time, you need many voices. Only a choir of those voices can reach something resembling the truth, if at all. My story is just one of those voices.”
Feb 04, 2025
Politics
The Wire Wrap: Trump's Divisive Orders, 75 Years of Constitution, Draft UGC Regulations
Jahnavi Sen is joined by Anuradha Mitra Chenoy, adjunct professor at the Jindal School of International Affairs, and Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta, political editor of The Wire, to discuss the Trump presidency and more.
Jan 30, 2025
Culture
'The Slide to Illiberalism Represents a Dialling Down of Compassion': Paul Lynch
In conversation with The Wire in Kozhikode, Lynch talked about what he sets out to do when he writes, how literature can build empathy, how technology has changed us, and more.
Jan 30, 2025
Culture
Exploring India's Complicated Relationship With Cannabis
Writer and journalist Karan Madhok’s book 'Ananda' is a deep-dive into the cannabis plant – what it is, what it does, and how Indian society looks at and reacts to it.
Jan 28, 2025
Culture
'With Every Change in Geography, Destinies Change': Abraham Verghese
The author of 'The Covenant of Water' talks about his connection with and understanding of geography, his mother's manuscript about growing up in Kerala, what it’s like to be a doctor during a crisis, and more.
Jan 28, 2025
Culture
'Power Systems Wound Us Continuously...Literature Can Be a Great Healing Tool'
In conversation with author Defne Suman about the secrets nations keep, the impacts of hidden – but not forgotten – violence, and the stories that draw her in.
Jan 27, 2025
Culture
'We Have to Engage With the Hardness of the World if We Are to Create Something New'
On the sidelines of Kerala Literature Festival 2025, Professor Dilip M. Menon spoke to The Wire about deviating from conventional history writing, the lasting importance of the Constitution of India, and more.
Jan 27, 2025
Politics
The Wire Wrap | Another Trump Presidency, Delhi Elections, Continuing Violence in Manipur
Jahnavi Sen discusses what the next four years could mean for the US, the world and India with Omair Ahmad, editor of The Third Pole, and Siddharth Varadarajan, founding editor of The Wire.
Jan 14, 2025
Editors Pick
834 Attacks on Christians in India in 2024, 100 More Than 2023: Rights Group
"The alarming frequency of attacks translates to more than two Christians being targeted every day in India simply for practising their faith," the United Christian Forum said.
Jan 10, 2025
Analysis
Why The Wire's Sukanya Shantha Filed a Petition Against Caste-Based Practices in India's Prisons
In which situations can judicial intervention help broaden the impact of journalistic work? Sukanya Shantha notes
Oct 07, 2024
Politics
Watch | ‘Hindu Rashtra is a Modern, Western Project, Not at All Indigenous’: Nivedita Menon
The JNU professor spoke to The Wire about her latest book, Secularism as Misdirection: Critical Thought from the Global South.
Aug 21, 2024
Politics
Watch | The Wire Wrap: New Criminal Laws, Exam Scam, Kejriwal's Bail Stayed
The Wire's Jahnavi Sen speaks to senior advocate in the Supreme Court Sanjay Hegde and The Wire's national affairs editor Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty.
Jun 26, 2024
Politics
Watch | The Wire Wrap: Mood in UP, Campaign Overview, Payal Kapadia, 'Alternate' Media, Rafah
The Wire's Jahnavi Sen speaks to documentary filmmaker and Chal Chitra Abhiyan founder Nakul Singh Sawhney and The Wire's Editor Seema Chishti.
Jun 01, 2024
Recent
Modi Took a 180-Degree Turn on Aadhaar, But the ‘I Am Me’ Card’s Flaws Remain
In 2014, Narendra Modi referred to the Aadhaar programme as a “political gimmick”. Two years later, his government pushed the Aadhaar Act through parliament. In the last 10 years, while carefully maintaining that it is a “voluntary” programme, his government has slowly but surely ensured that Aadhaar is mandatory in all the ways that matter.
May 31, 2024
Politics
Watch | The Wire Wrap Ep 13: Modi on Adani-Ambani, EC's Role, India From Abroad
The Wire's Jahnavi Sen speaks to Sushant Singh, Lecturer, Yale University and Consulting Editor, Caravan and Siddharth Varadarajan, Founding Editor, The Wire.
May 10, 2024
Politics
Narendra Modi Is Right, Adani-Ambani Should Be an Important Poll Issue
While falsely accusing the Congress of no longer bringing up these two business moguls, the prime minister failed to answer some burning questions on the duo and their relationship with his administration.
May 08, 2024
Video
Watch | The Wire Wrap Ep 12: Manipur Violence, EC's Role, Revanna Case
The Wire's Jahnavi Sen is joined by senior journalist Sanjay Kumar Jha and The Wire's national affairs editor Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty.
May 03, 2024
Economy
Watch: The Inequalities AI Is Creating – and Deepening – Around the World
Madhumita Murgia, the AI Editor at Financial Times, explains what she found during her research, focused on the lives of individuals living far away from Silicon Valley.
May 01, 2024
Politics
The Wire Wrap Ep 10: BJP's Manifesto, Religious Campaigning, SC and Patanjali
On this episode of The Wire Wrap, The Wire's Jahnavi Sen is joined by development economist Dipa Sinha and The Wire Hindi's editor Ashutosh Bhardwaj.
Apr 22, 2024