Last week's newsletter picks out reportage that is inherently anti-establishment. Be it an expose on Manipur's vanishing forests in the backdrop of the strife in the state, a series exposing the Election Commission's SIR that wiped out 97 lakh voters in Tamil Nadu, how big businesses continue to fund political parties in India and a piece on the Indians named in the Epstein files.
As a seasoned journalist, my staunch view is that journalism has to be inherently anti-establishment. Apart from reportage that makes complex government gibberish lucid for citizens, publications should dedicate resources and space for in-depth reportage that asks tough questions.
Today’s curation reflects that train of thought. My first recco is a top-class investigation about Manipur’s vanishing forests in the backdrop of the strife in the border state.
Staying with the news cycle, there’s a piece focussing on the Indians who were named in Epstein files.
My personal favourite is a series by a mainstream newspaper picking holes in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu which wiped out 97 lakh voters. It’s an 8-part series and worth your time; do check it out.
Another curation this week is a piece on how big businesses continue to pump millions into India’s political parties.
Lastly, do check out a detailed analysis of what the elections in Bangladesh mean for India’s border districts.
Happy reading!
Our Curation For The Week
1. Did poppy cultivation drive Manipur’s deforestation and ethnic conflict
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2. The Indians in Epstein’s web
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3. Investigating SIR in Tamil Nadu which wiped out 97 lakh voters
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4. How big businesses pump millions into India’s political parties
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5. Jamaat’s win in Bangladesh border districts and its impact on India
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