In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026, which has triggered protests across the country. They are joined by advocate Arvind Narrain of the Alternative Law Forum, who was part of the panel of lawyers who fought for IPC 377 to be struck down. Joining in is also Rumi Harish, a musician and a queer, trans, masculine and social justice activist. In the second part of the episode, the hosts discuss the controversy over the lyrics of the new song from the movie KD: The Devil, and the problematic gaze of ‘item songs’. They are joined by TNM senior reporter Shivani Kava and Associate Editor Sukanya Shaji.
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Audio Timecodes
00:00:00 - Introductions
00:02:21 - Headlines
00:11:20 - Trans Bill 2026
00:43:16 - KD Song Lyrics
01:13:56 - Recommendations
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Produced by Bhuvan Malik, edited by Jaseem Ali, written by Sukanya Shaji.
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