Video | ‘Is Narendra Modi the new Indira Gandhi?’: Sagarika Ghose and Rajdeep Sardesai discuss

This dialogue is a part of the month-long #ReadInstead online litfest organised by Juggernaut in association with Scroll.in.

Apr 10, 2020 · 12:51 pm

Video | ‘Is Narendra Modi the new Indira Gandhi?’: Sagarika Ghose and Rajdeep Sardesai discuss — Left: Illustration by Nithya Subramanian; Right: Sagarika Ghose (top) and Rajdeep Sardesai (bottom)

‘Who has been the most powerful Indian Prime Minister: Narendra Modi or Indira Gandhi?’

On day 15 of #ReadInstead litfest, journalists Sagarika Ghose and Rajdeep Sardesai discuss the similarities and dissimilarities between the two prime ministers.

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Sardesai has authored books like Newsman: Tracking India in the Modi Era and 2014: The Election that Changed India.

Rajdeep Sardesai explains how marketing professionals run Narendra Modi’s and BJP’s social media

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Rajdeep Sardesai: Why are India’s political leaders unwilling to be held accountable to the press?

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Meanwhile, Ghosh’s biography of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Indira: India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister is slated to be made into a film.

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How Indira Gandhi gained love, gave up Oxford, and found her calling

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Indira Gandhi: The alpha female who was attracted to alpha males

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The #ReadInstead campaign was set up in response to the lockdown people are living through because of the coronavirus.

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The online literary festival will include some of Juggernaut’s biggest authors and consist of conversations, workshops, competitions, masterclasses and more.