Postcards
Postcards
Podcast Description
Postcards, Your passport to all things people, policy, and politics!
Postcards is a platform dedicated to discussing topics often overlooked or underrepresented in mainstream media. Each episode is a one-on-one journey with a guest, designed to engage everyone—from policy experts to those simply curious about the world around them. Dive into conversations that amplify unheard voices, explore transformative ideas, and spark meaningful change.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers a range of significant themes including intersectional feminism, climate policy, and women's labor rights. Specific episodes delve into topics like the role of caste in gender justice, the impact of climate policies on marginalized communities, and the experiences of women in informal labor, all intended to provoke thought and spur dialogue around social equity.
Postcards, Your passport to all things people, policy, and politics!
Postcards is a platform dedicated to discussing topics often overlooked or underrepresented in mainstream media. Each episode is a one-on-one journey with a guest, designed to engage everyone—from policy experts to those simply curious about the world around them. Dive into conversations that amplify unheard voices, explore transformative ideas, and spark meaningful change.
Why does rural India remain largely invisible in mainstream newsrooms?
In this episode of Postcards, Nikunj Agarwal sits down with Shalini Singh, journalist and co-founder of the People's Archive of Rural India (PARI), to explore the gaps in mainstream media coverage and the importance of reporting stories from the ground.
The conversation looks at why rural India receives so little space in national newspapers, how parachute reporting can misrepresent communities, and why empathy is essential to meaningful journalism. From reporting on child labour in Meerut to working towards policy change for leprosy survivors who faced barriers in accessing welfare schemes due to fingerprint verification, Shalini reflects on her two-decade journey in journalism.
The episode also explores the realities of Delhi's polluted Yamuna stretch, the relationship between journalism and public policy, and what development with dignity looks like when the experiences and voices of communities are placed at the centre of the story.
📰 Why does rural India receive so little attention in mainstream newsrooms?
What happens when journalists reports on communities without understanding their lived realities?
Can empathy make journalism more accountable and inclusive?
And what does it take to tell stories that lead to meaningful change?
Want to explore the stories, articles, research, and recommendations discussed during this conversation? You can find these resources, along with the episode transcript and information about our events and community, on our 1-1 Notion page.
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TEAM
🎙️ Host: Nikunj Agarwal
🎤 Guest: Shalini Singh, Journalist and Co-founder, People's Archive of Rural India (PARI)
📖 Research: Nazaneen and Alfiya
🎬 Production: Nazaneen
🎞️ Video Editing: Nazaneen
📝 Mentors: Anjani, Shaiza and Shafali
📩 Enquiries: [email protected]
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