In this episode, we spoke to Milan Vaishnav, the host of the popular podcasts ‘Grand Tamasha’ about the criminalisation of politics. Most Indians are familiar with the phenomenon of politicians with criminal records and appear to have accepted their participation in the democratic process . In today’s episode, Milan helped us unpack this uneasy balance by exploring why political parties give tickets to criminals, why people continue to vote for them and whether this status quo is likely to change.



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Reading list:


Milan Vaishnav. When crime pays: Money and muscle in Indian politics. Yale University Press, 2017


James Crabtree, Lunch with the FT: Raghuram Rajan. Financial Times August 15 2014 https://www.ft.com/content/b049ce16-230e-11e4-a424-00144feabdc0#axzz3B60Xysad


Association for Democratic Reform https://adrindia.org/



CREDITS:

Host: Leah Verghese

This is a Maed in India production.

Producer: Nikkethana K

Sound Mixing: Lakshman Parsuram

Project Supervisor: Shaun Fanthome

In this episode, we spoke to Milan Vaishnav, the host of the popular podcasts ‘Grand Tamasha’ about the criminalisation of politics. Most Indians are familiar with the phenomenon of politicians with criminal records and appear to have accepted their participation in the democratic process . In today’s episode, Milan helped us unpack this uneasy balance by exploring why political parties give tickets to criminals, why people continue to vote for them and whether this status quo is likely to change.   If you like our podcast do consider supporting us with a donation at the link below: <a href="https://www.dakshindia.org/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dakshindia.org/donate/&source=gmail&ust=1660910804065000&usg=AOvVaw0su1iZ1nHz81Zg9ObVE4b2"> https://www.dakshindia.org/donate/</a>   Reading list: <ol> <li dir="ltr"> Milan Vaishnav. When crime pays: Money and muscle in Indian politics. Yale University Press, 2017 </li> <li dir="ltr"> James Crabtree, Lunch with the FT: Raghuram Rajan. Financial Times August 15 2014<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b049ce16-230e-11e4-a424-00144feabdc0#axzz3B60Xysad" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ft.com/content/b049ce16-230e-11e4-a424-00144feabdc0%23axzz3B60Xysad&source=gmail&ust=1660796540098000&usg=AOvVaw2HLxdhg5baY3AMQ5IzJ8gE"> https://www.ft.com/content/b049ce16-230e-11e4-a424-00144feabdc0#axzz3B60Xysad</a> </li> <li dir="ltr"> Association for Democratic Reform<a href="https://adrindia.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://adrindia.org/&source=gmail&ust=1660796540098000&usg=AOvVaw0dCC-TJeIdW_I0tJO5krxH"> https://adrindia.org/</a> </li> </ol>   CREDITS: Host: Leah Verghese This is a <a href="https://www.maedinindia.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.maedinindia.in/&source=gmail&ust=1660796540098000&usg=AOvVaw0ZXqBmEbfQRSpdJm3Pwrja">Maed in India</a> production. Producer: <a href="https://twitter.com/NikkethanaKamal" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/NikkethanaKamal&source=gmail&ust=1660796540098000&usg=AOvVaw0FE5DZTmqA7R7LtDh-bnlV">Nikkethana K</a> Sound Mixing: <a href="https://twitter.com/february_31st" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/february_31st&source=gmail&ust=1660796540098000&usg=AOvVaw3aZ5qzETIVSOUOvHmtyU7i">Lakshman Parsuram</a> Project Supervisor: <a href="https://twitter.com/shaunfanthome" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/shaunfanthome&source=gmail&ust=1660796540098000&usg=AOvVaw2Zc8fl4obxf727f_xM7SGj">Shaun Fanthome</a>

Welcome to the DAKSH podcast. DAKSH is a Bangalore-based non-profit dedicated to judicial reforms and access to justice in India. Through this series, we will critically examine India’s laws, judicial administration, the prison system, family law and other topics that we hope will help you understand our public institutions and your rights. Join us every Tuesday, as we discuss and decode this system.

DAKSH Podcast

In this episode, we spoke to Milan Vaishnav, the host of the popular podcasts ‘Grand Tamasha’ about the criminalisation of politics. Most Indians are familiar with the phenomenon of politicians with criminal records and appear to have accepted...

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