We the People (Indian TV series): Difference between revisions
| Line 42: | Line 42: | ||
! scope="col" | Date |
! scope="col" | Date |
||
! scope="col" | Title |
! scope="col" | Title |
||
! scope="col" | Topic |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| January 1 || Best of We The People 2012 |
| January 1 || Best of We The People 2012 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| January 6 || Every woman's battle: The enemy within |
| January 6 || Every woman's battle: The enemy within || [[Rape in India]] |
||
|} |
|} |
||
Revision as of 13:19, 10 January 2013
| We the People | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Presented by | Barkha Dutt |
| Country of origin | India |
| Production | |
| Production location | New Delhi |
| Running time | 39 to 40 minutes without commercials |
| Original release | |
| Network | NDTV |
We The People is a television talk show in India hosted by journalist Barkha Dutt. The programme is aired every Sunday night at 8 pm on NDTV 24x7.[1]
Show format
It is a debate show on current affairs where about six to eight panellists are invited for every discussion. The panel usually consists of politicians, social scientists, academicians, social workers and celebrities, depending on the topic of discussion. There is also an audience which often poses questions directly to the panellists. Sometimes, they are also asked for a snap poll to weigh an argument.
The show encompasses a wide variety of topics and is not limited to political issues.
Awards and accolades
We The People has recently won the 14th Asian Television Award for Best Talk Show for the year 2008.,[2] and Best Talk Show (English) at the "NT Award 2000".[3] Barkha has been awarded as "the most intelligent TV host" by Indian Television Awards, and also as Best Talk Show Anchor.[4]
List of episodes
| Date | Title | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Best of We The People 2012 | |
| January 6 | Every woman's battle: The enemy within | Rape in India |
| Date | Title | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Democracy's midnight mayhem | |
| January 15 | Why does India still not have a national military memorial? | Indian Armed Forces |
| February 12 | Age row: Ceasefire or lost battle? | |
| February 18 | Minority welfare or maximum politics? | |
| February 26 | The state in your bedroom? | Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code |
| March 8 | Women's day: Substance or symbolism? | International Women's Day |
| March 18 | India: No country for working women? | Women in India |
| March 25 | Pornography or erotica: Who decides? | |
| April 1 | After the ceasefire: Lessons learnt? | |
| April 15 | Should the state negotiate with hostage takers? | |
| April 22 | Surrogacy: Outsourcing childbirth? | Commercial surrogacy in India |
| April 29 | Rajya Sabha: House of Elders now House of Glamour? | Rajya Sabha members |
| May 6 | Siachen: Time for a thaw? | Siachen conflict |
| May 7 | Hillary Clinton on FDI, Mamata, Hafiz Saeed and outsourcing (special episode) | |
| May 13 | Are single sex institutions outdated? | |
| June 3 | The subsidies debate: Pro aam-aadmi or anti-growth? | Subsidies in India |
| June 10 | 'Bond'-ing doctors into duty? | |
| June 17 | The politics of minority quotas | Reservation in India |
| June 24 | India: The big bazaar of organ trade? | Organ trade in India |
| July 1 | President's pardon: The clemency debate | Pratibha Patil communes death sentences |
| July 8 | Hitting cancer for a six | Interview with Yuvraj Singh |
| July 29 | Mayhem at Manesar | Manesar violence July 2012 |
| August 5 | Sedition laws: Essential or archaic? | Sedition laws in India |
| August 12 | India's steel frame: Still standing strong? | |
| August 19 | We the Olympians: A distant dream or within reach now? | India at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
| August 26 | Is the government caught in a censorship web? | |
| September 2 | Riots and the rule of law | |
| September 9 | India-Pakistan: Prisoners of hostility? | |
| September 16 | Cellphone towers: India's safety check | |
| September 23 | Clinical trials: The India report | |
| October 7 | Euthanasia: Mercy killing or murder? | Euthanasia in India |
| November 11 | Are religious traditions tilted against women? | Role of women in religion |
| November 18 | Should the state fund political parties? | |
| November 25 | Internet freedom: In danger of being stifled? | |
| December 2 | Politics and the 'Great' Indian middle class | |
| December 9 | Time to re-think capital punishment? Capital punishment in India | |
| December 16 | Moditva: Lessons for India? | |
| December 23 | Will capital punishment be a deterrent to rapists? | 2012 Delhi gang rape case |
References
External links
 | This article about a non-fiction television series is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |