{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67333512b63a79b5811fcc97/67dd7cdaec9837e25e7d7fd5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"South Central 19 | Telangana Arrests Journalists | India’s ASHA Workers Ignored?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67333512b63a79b5811fcc97/1742567623681-43c24c83-aa9b-46c4-ae9f-205dfa201859.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Are the arrests of journalists in Telangana a sign that the Revanth Reddy government is misusing power? Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, Leena Reghunath, and Sudipto Mondal speak with Amar Devulapalli, Editor of Mana Telangana, about what these arrests signal for press freedom in the state.</p><p><br></p><p>They also speak with independent public health researcher Malu Mohan about why ASHA workers—hailed as heroes during the pandemic—are still denied basic labour rights. From lack of pay to being treated as volunteers despite full-time work, the discussion exposes the deep structural neglect of women in India's public health system.</p><p><br></p><h3><em>All this and more—tune in!</em></h3><p><br></p><p><em>Write to us on what you would like to speak about to </em><a href=\"mailto:southcentral@thenewsminute.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>southcentral@thenewsminute.com</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Audio Timecodes</strong></p><p><br></p><p>00:00:00 - Intro</p><p>00:34:00 - Support TNM&nbsp;</p><p>00:02:34 - Headlines&nbsp;</p><p>00:06:28 - Telangana Arrests Journalists&nbsp;</p><p>00:37:08 - Plight of ASHA workers&nbsp;</p><p>01:07:15 - Letters&nbsp;</p><p>01:12:57 - Recommendations&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Check out the </em><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SuGm5-JwvRc4SCazAtW9956IKfsy3RrTJOFMsvbhmGE/edit?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>recommendations and references from this episode</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Become a subscriber- </em><a href=\"https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Click here</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Contribute to our reporting fund. </em><a href=\"https://pages.razorpay.com/reporting-fund\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Click here.</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! </em><a href=\"https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAPDLKCxoB4y7QzMZ20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Click here</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Produced by Bhuvan Malik, edited by Jaseem Ali</em></strong></p>","author_name":"The News Minute"}