Electronic voting in Pakistan's fragile democracy - A conversation with Hassan Javid
In this podcast, Francesca Recchia speaks to Hassan Javid about the decision to introduce electronic voting machines in Pakistan for the general elections to be held in 2023. Javid explores the circum...
10 Feb 202246min
The rapidly shrinking press freedoms in Pakistan - A conversation with Abbas Nasir
In this podcast, Francesca Recchia sits down with Abbas Nasir to discuss the rapidly deteriorating press freedoms in Pakistan. They discuss the Pakistan military's intervention into the news media ind...
2 Dec 20211h 1min
The RSS and the making of the Deep Nation: A history of the RSS from fringe to State
In this episode, Suchitra Vijayan sits down with Dinesh Narayanan to discuss the formation of the RSS, its links with the BJP, its role in violence and the distortion of history to create role models ...
29 Nov 20211h
No land's people: Documenting Assam's NRC crisis
In this episode, Suchitra Vijayan sits down with Abhishek Saha to discuss the xenophobic rhetoric around issues of migration and citizenship. What does belonging to a land look like? How is the way we...
25 Aug 202144min
Who is the murderer: Francesca Recchia in conversation with Reem Khurshid
In this episode, Francesca Recchia is in conversation with Reem Khurshid, a political cartoonist and illustrator based in Karachi. Reem Khurshid recently collaborated with Justice Project Pakistan to...
15 Juli 202124min
Writing fiction in a dystopian world: On privilege, narrative building and reprieve in storytelling
In this episode, Francesca Recchia is in conversation with Mohammad Hanif, a fiction writer and journalist based in Karachi. Mohammad Hanif, an acclaimed name in South Asian literary circles, often u...
23 Juni 202134min
Urban displacement and grassroots activism in Karachi
In this episode, Francesca Recchia is in conversation with Fatima Zaidi, a journalist, activist and member of the Karachi Bachao Tehreek. Karachi Bachao Tehreek is a grassroots coalition of lawyers a...
9 Juni 202140min
Urban conflicts and promises in Karachi: evictions, development and activism.
In this episode, Francesca Recchia is in conversation with Arif Hasan, an architect, urban historian and activist from Karachi. Looking at the recent anti-encroachment drives that have targeted vulner...
3 Juni 202145min
