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How Sangh mobilised Thiruparankundram unrest | Let Me Explain 104 | Pooja Prasanna
16:22|The unrest in Thiruparankundram during this year’s Karthigai Deepam festival did not emerge overnight. What unfolded on December 3 and 4 was the result of coordinated mobilisation, a controversial court order, and the reopening of a long-sensitive dispute on a shared sacred hill.TNM’s reporter was on the ground documenting how activists from BJP, RSS, Hindu Munnani and other right-wing groups mobilised from across Tamil Nadu. How did this mobilisation happen? What is the controversial court order? Pooja Prasanna explains in this week’s Let Me Explain.Read our ground reports here: https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/ground-report-the-organised-sangh-mobilisation-behind-the-thirupurakundram-unresthttps://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/ayodhya-of-the-south-a-timeline-of-time-immemorialhttps://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/ayodhya-of-the-south-the-sanghs-southern-rehearsalFor suggestions and feedbacks, write to lme@thenewsminute.comLike Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeIf you are watching from abroad, click this link: https://buy.stripe.com/28o01q9md0OPdtm8wRBecome a TNM subscriber- https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscriptionProduced by Megha Mukundan, Script by Pooja Prasanna, Research by Azeefa Fathima, Reporting by Abhishek Vijayan, Camera by Ajay R, Satish, Edit by Nikhil Sekhar ET, Dharini Prabharan
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How Kerala keeps not electing BJP | Let Me Explain 103 | Pooja Prasanna
15:07|Why has the BJP struggled to translate its long presence in Kerala into political power? In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna looks at the Sangh Parivar’s decades-long organisational work in the state, the slow rise in BJP’s vote share, and why electoral success has remained limited. From Kerala’s lived secularism and dense social geography to literacy, political culture, and strong rival fronts, we break down what makes Kerala different and why the BJP’s familiar playbook has not worked here.For suggestions and feedbacks, write to lme@thenewsminute.comLike Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeBecome a TNM subscriber- https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscriptionIf you are watching from abroad, click this link: https://buy.stripe.com/28o01q9md0OPdtm8wRContribute to our reporting fund on shady business of stolen footage: https://pages.razorpay.com/hiddenProducer: Megha MukundanScript: Lakshmi PriyaResearch inputs: Pooja PrasannaCamera: Ajay REditor: Nikhil Sekhar ETGFX: Dharini Prabharan
Women at the heart of Tamil Nadu’s factory economy | Let Me Explain 102 | Pooja Prasanna
17:59|Nearly half of India’s women factory workers are employed in one state: Tamil Nadu. In this week’s Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna travels to factory floors in the state to understand how women came to power Tamil Nadu’s industrial economy. From electronics and garments to auto components, women form the backbone of manufacturing. This success is shaped by decades of industrial policy, welfare schemes, and investments in education.This episode looks closely at both sides of the story: the opportunities that factory work has created for women, and the deep inequalities that continue to structure their labour. Through ground reports and conversations with workers, union organisers, and economists, we unpack what Tamil Nadu’s model has achieved and what still remains unresolved.For suggestions and feedbacks, write to lme@thenewsminute.comOur journalism needs your support. Subscribe to The News Minute today. Avail our 26% discount offer: https://pages.razorpay.com/GcaZzOyR26Support our series on shady business of stolen footage: https://pages.razorpay.com/hiddenLike LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeIf you are watching from abroad, click this link: https://buy.stripe.com/28o01q9md0OPdtm8wRProducer: Megha MukundanScript: Lakshmi PriyaCamera: Ajay R, Nithesh Kumar MEditor: Nikhil Sekhar
Inside the RSS US lobbying mystery | Let Me Explain 101 | Pooja Prasanna
12:07|Did the RSS hire US lobbyists? Official disclosures in the US list the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as a client of one of America’s biggest lobbying firms. But the RSS denies any involvement. In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down the filings, the controversy, the firms involved, and what this means for India’s democracy and for India–US relations.For suggestions and feedbacks, write to lme@thenewsminute.comOur journalism needs your support. Subscribe to The News Minute today. Avail our 26% discount offer: https://pages.razorpay.com/GcaZzOyR26Support our series on shady business of stolen footage: https://pages.razorpay.com/hiddenLike LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeIf you are watching from abroad, click this link: https://buy.stripe.com/28o01q9md0OPdtm8wRProducer: Megha MukundanScript: Lakshmi PriyaResearch: Lakshmi Priya, Maria Teresa RajuCamera: Ajay REditor: Nikhil Sekhar ET
When policy starts with women: The Karnataka example | Let Me Explain 100 | Pooja Prasanna
12:17|What happens when a government designs welfare with women at the centre?In Karnataka, the five guarantee schemes — Shakti, Gruha Lakshmi, Gruha Jyoti, Anna Bhagya and Yuva Nidhi — have reshaped how women move, work, spend and decide. Two major studies now give us the clearest picture of what changed on the ground. A 151% rise in women’s bus travel. Better spending on food and healthcare. Reduced household stress. New access to work and education.In the 100th episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna travels across Karnataka to understand how intentional welfare has shifted women’s lives and what it means for public policy.Let Me Explain just turned 100! A hundred attempts to cut through noise. A hundred times we asked the questions that needed asking.Stay tuned & support us: https://pages.razorpay.com/support-lmeIf you are watching from abroad, click this link: https://buy.stripe.com/28o01q9md0OPdtm8wRFor suggestions and feedbacks, write to lme@thenewsminute.comBecome a TNM subscriber- https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscriptionProduced by Megha Mukundan, Script by Lakshmi Priya, Camera by Ajay R, Graphics by Dharini Prabharan, Edited by Nikhil Sekhar
Indian women’s cricket deserves more than celebration| Let Me Explain
10:42|India has just won its first-ever ICC Women’s World Cup — a victory decades in the making.From travelling in unreserved train coaches to lifting the trophy before packed stands, this is a story of grit, resilience, and history rewritten.But behind the celebrations lies another story, of unequal pay, limited matches, and a cricketing system that still treats women as an afterthought.In this week’s Let Me Explain, Dhanya Rajendran looks beyond the trophy to trace the long, uneven journey of women’s cricket in India — from the forgotten years of the WCAI to the billion-rupee WPL — and asks whether this World Cup win will finally bring the change Indian cricket has long owed its women.For suggestions and feedbacks, write to lme@thenewsminute.comSupport our series on shady business of stolen footage: https://pages.razorpay.com/hiddenLike LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeBecome a TNM subscriber- https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscriptionIf you are watching from abroad, click this link: https://buy.stripe.com/28o01q9md0OPdtm8wR
BJP’s battle for Karnataka’s old Mysuru | Let Me Explain 97 | Pooja Prasanna
12:49|For decades, Karnataka’s old Mysuru belt remained out of the BJP’s reach, shaped instead by Vokkaliga-led caste equations and JD(S) dominance. But that’s changing fast. From Maddur’s clashes to the propaganda of fictitious characters Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda, Hindutva politics is entering Karnataka’s heartland.In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down how the BJP–JD(S) alliance is transforming old Mysuru into a new political and communal battleground, and what it means for Karnataka politics.For suggestions and feedbacks, write to lme@thenewsminute.comLike Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeBecome a TNM subscriber- https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscriptionIf you are watching from abroad, click this link: https://buy.stripe.com/28o01q9md0OPdtm8wRProduced by Megha Mukundan, Script by Pooja Prasanna, Edited by Nikhil Sekhar ET, graphics by Vignesh Manickam, Camera by Ajay R