F-Rated Interview
F-Rated Interview
Nirantar Radio introduces a new show featuring F-Rated conversations aka, Feminist Rated Conversations. 10 years ago, F-Rating was created to help classify films which are written or directed by one or more female film-makers, or feature complex female characters who contribute significantly to the story. But what if ‘feminist’ is not a noun but an adjective? What if the feminist lens lends itse…Social links:
Ep.06 Suneeta Prajapati: The Joys Of Reporting Crime
In the finale episode of Season 1 of the F-Rated Interview, Suneeta takes us through her childhood in the mining town of Mahoba where she went from reading whatever scraps of newspaper she could find to becoming an award-winning journalist with Khabar Lahariya. For Suneeta, crime reporting is a so…
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Ep. 05 Safina Nabi : Reporting Outside the Newsroom
In this episode, Safina narrates bitter-sweet experiences of reporting within one's own community and listening to women who are so rarely heard by anyone, let alone the mainstream media. Having found her feet in freelance journalism without giving in to the temptations of sensational breaking news…
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Ep.04 Neha Dixit : What does crime reporting tell you about society?
The fourth episode features Neha Dixit who claims that journalists need their legs more than their brains. As she narrates experiences from sting operations and press releases, she demystifies investigative journalism and reveals how it's not one mysterious tip but rather mundane legwork that break…
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Ep.03 Nidhi Suresh : On Asking Slow and Quiet Questions
The third episode features Nidhi Suresh who takes us to Lakhimpur and Hathras, and makes visible the violence that takes place on the scene post the crime. She negotiates quid pro quo with local reporters and highlights the importance of slow and quiet questions even (and especially) when hordes of…
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Ep.02 Neetu Singh : Making of a Mukammal Story
The second episode features Neetu Singh, who built her career with Gaon Connection, and by consistently challenging the notion that a journalist’s job stops at the report. With tremendous insight into how to work with local structures to get a job done, Neetu Singh reminds us that it all begins - a…
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Ep.01 Priyanka Dubey - The Inner World of a Crime Reporter
The first episode features Priyanka Dubey, who talks to us about her journey of documenting violence and crime, her inner life and mental landscape after doing this job for the last 14 years, and how she carries grit and poetry to every scene of crime. Born in Bhopal and currently based in Indore,…
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Ep.00 Yeh ‘F-Rated’ Kya Hai?
Nirantar Radio introduces a new show featuring F-Rated conversations aka, Feminist Rated Conversations. 10 years ago, F-Rating was created to help classify films which are written or directed by one or more female film-makers, or feature complex female characters who contribute significantly to th…
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