In the first episode of the Mitti Pao podcast, we take a look at the politics around the second wave of coronavirus in India and the rise of the Tehreek-e Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) movement. While these may seem worlds apart, they ultimately share the same core - states unable and unwilling to ride the majoritarian and anti-rational tigers they fed.&nbsp;
Sound and artwork credits: Natallia Khaniejo&nbsp;
Timestamps (approximate)




-33:00 India's second wave, sympathetic Pakistanis and India Today's Infographic Islamophobia

onwards Tehreek-e Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the spectre of blasphemy laws

Episode 2: Despising Shylock, Envying Sharon

The ‘Mitti Pao’ podcast is at its very core, a gupshup session over a cup of chai. Hosted by two Punjabis, or if you prefer the neologisms, an Indian and a Pakistani, it is an attempt to talk about life and its absurdity on both sides of the Radcliffe line. Here, we take a dig at the very serious analysis that serious analysts do in serious places like newspapers, television and conferences. Our aim here is not to ‘shed light’, nor do we think ourselves capable of doing so. Rather, in the spirit of our title, we treat our conversation as a means to make sure you know lesser than you did