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We the People (Indian TV series)

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We the People
Presented bySarah Jacob
Country of originIndia
Production
Production locationNew Delhi
Running time39 to 40 minutes without commercials
Production companyNDTV
Original release
NetworkNDTV 24x7
Release2001 (2001) –
present

We The People is a television talk show in India hosted by Sarah Jacob. The programme is broadcast every Sunday night at 8 pm on NDTV 24x7. It was originally hosted by Barkha Dutt.[1][2][3]

Show format

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We the People is a debate show on current affairs. A six- to eight-person panel is invited for each discussion. A panel typically consists of politicians, social scientists, academicians, social workers and celebrities, depending on the topic. The live audience often poses questions directly to panelists and are occasionally asked for a snap poll to weigh in on an argument. The show encompasses a wide variety of topics and is not limited to political issues.[citation needed]

Awards and accolades

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We The People won the 14th Asian Television Award for Best Talk Show for the year 2008 and Best Talk Show (English) at the "NT Award 2000".[4] Barkha was named "the most intelligent TV host" by Indian Television Awards, and also as Best Talk Show Anchor.[5]

List of episodes

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2001

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Date Title Topic
4 February Gujarat earthquake: The aftershock
21 October The Indian Muslim voice

2005

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Date Title Topic
18 December Sex change: Breaking free
25 December Divided by borders, united in grief

2006

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Date Title Topic
1 January Best of 2005
8 January Do public figures have the right to private life?
15 January Should IIMs be allowed to go global?
29 January Is Chennai India's most conservative city?
5 February Demolition: Is the capital headed for chaos?
26 February Minority report: Will a religious survey harm the Indian Army?
5 March Will quotas in private schools make education more accessible?
12 March Is Islam's moderate voice silent?
19 March Should there be regulations for sting operations?
26 March Office of profit: Is the law irrational?
2 April Should we take beauty pageants seriously?
10 April Will the OBC quota create equality?
16 April Rape cases: Should we have stricter laws?
30 April Should the quota system be scrapped?
14 May Budhia: Are we helping or hurting him?
21 May Is religion hijacking creativity?
4 June Is celebrity activism meaningful?
11 June Is society to harsh with drug users?
18 June Indo-Pak debate: A generation gap?
25 June Is India's military still biased against women?
2 July Is 90 percent not enough for college admissions anymore?
9 July Are religious traditions fair to women?
14 July Mumbai blasts: Time to get tough on terrorism
30 July Does India really honour its soldiers?
6 August Cola row: Is there too much fuss over fizz?
13 August Is India still in awe of royalty?
18 August Have the rules of marriage changed?
27 August Should Vande Mataram be mandatory?
10 September Are teachers undervalued and underpaid?
25 September Is there any point in banning smoking in films?
1 October Gandhigiri: Is it realistic?
22 October The fight for gay rights
29 October Behind the veil
5 November Do media campaigns help or hurt justice?
12 November Medical tourism: Have hospitals become hotels?
19 November Do we need stricter alcohol laws?
3 December Godmen & Politics: Unholy alliance?
3 December Do spiritual leaders encourage blind faith?
10 December Freedom vs faith: Has India forced MF Husain into exile?
17 December Has the Afzal debate been politicised?
31 December Trapped by nature: India's sex change phenomena

2007

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Date Title Topic
7 January Are Noida killings India's shame?
14 January Policing the internet: Possible or desirable?
28 January Have Indians lost faith in the judicial process?
4 February Death debate: Should euthanasia be legalised?
12 February Who should decide what we watch?
25 February Will Samjhauta blasts be a turning point in Indo-Pak relations?
11 March Do Indian women still need feminism?
18 March Is there a conflict between farms and WB factories?
26 March Will you go under the knife to look better?
1 April Is Team India being unfairly targeted?
8 April Muslims: Pushed into a stereotype?
15 April Flag & Anthem: Are Indians over-sensitive?
22 April Has tabloid journalism become a norm?
30 April Has judicial activism crossed the line?
6 May Does popular opinion sanction encounter killings?
13 May Has art been hijacked by moral police?
19 May Do temples have a right to restrict entry?
20 May Are extremists defining Sikh identity again?
17 June Is politics a man's world?
24 June Drugs: Why can't India say no?
9 July Are Indians obsessed with weight?
22 July Should it be legal to select the sex of your child?
5 August Is sympathy for Sanjay justified?
12 August Single Men = Good fathers?
26 August Is anti-Americanism outdated?
2 September Should the sex trade be legalised?
16 September Should faith influence government policy?
23 September Are sting operations unethical?
29 September Do people have the right to die with dignity?
30 September Indian Military Academy: Soldiering on
7 October Why is modern India intolerant?
15 October Can single men make good fathers?
28 October N-deal rollback: UPA's image hurt?
11 November Is the ban on child labour unrealistic?
19 November Nandigram: Can the CPM recover?
25 November Can creative freedom be absolute?
9 December Has Gujarat progressed under Modi?

2008

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Date Title Topic
13 January Should blogs be regulated?
20 January Should politicians be considered for Bharat Ratna?
27 January Does India take its national symbols too seriously?
3 February Does India overplay the race card?
10 February Is 18 old enough for marriage?
17 February Pakistan: Democracy or dictatorship?
2 March Should history be determined by popular sentiment?
9 March Is India a fair field for men and women?
16 March Scarlett Keeling case: Goa's dark side?
23 March Would you go under the knife to look better?
30 March Will higher salaries for bureaucrats improve performance?
6 April Can politics and sports be kept separate?
13 April Will quotas create equity or end excellence?
20 April Can non-violence still be effective?
27 April Does materialism define the New India?
4 May Should smoking and drinking be banned on-screen?
11 May Do women need political reservation?
18 May Has India become indifferent to terror attacks?
1 June 'Police'ing the media?
15 June Are India and America finally equal partners?
22 June Amitav Ghosh's sentiments behind Sea of Poppies
3 August Should the sex trade be legalised?
10 August Jammu & Kashmir: The siege within
24 August How should India deal with 'azaadi' demands?
31 August Mamata, a roadblock for Nano dream?
7 September Made-to-order babies?
14 September Not just skin-deep prejudice
14 September Is India losing the war against terror?
21 September Can SIMI and Bajrang Dal be equated?
28 September Why are Indians obsessed with fairness?
5 October Is it time to decriminalise homosexuality?
12 October Have the attacks on Christians destroyed India's image?
19 October Will the financial crisis change India's attitude to money?
26 October Is India's city of dreams getting destroyed by regionalism?
2 November Obama or McCain: Who is better for India?
9 November Can India's political establishment create an Obama like inspiration?
16 November 'Hindu' terror: Myth or fact?
23 November Is the Indian dream in danger after the global financial crisis?
30 November Enough is enough: India's 9/11
7 December Anger into action: What can India do next?
14 December Anatomy of anger
21 December Has the Minority Affairs Minister embarrassed India's Muslims?
28 December J&K verdict: End of separatism?

2009

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Date Title Topic
11 January No war, no peace: India's Pakistan problem?
18 January Should Satyam be saved?
25 January The Slumdog phenomenon
2 February Is peace possible between India and Pakistan?
8 February The Advertising debate
15 February The culture wars
1 March Jai Ho: From Dharavi to LA and back
8 March Should IPL and elections be held together?
15 March Regional parties: The Kings makers?
22 March Death, love, life on TV
29 March New middle-class political activism
6 April Politics in the age of TV
12 April Small parties: big ambitions
19 April Should godmen stay out of politics?
26 April How safe are our schools and colleges?
3 May Who's afraid of Mayawati?
10 May Who is India's Obama?
24 May Will Indian polity get a younger soul?
31 May Ragging: From tradition to abuse
7 June Racism: Indians as targets
14 June Women and Affirmative Action
21 June Royalty in the age of democracy
28 June One nation, one Board: Is India ready?
5 July The right to be gay
12 July Royalty and Indian politics
2 August Right to motherhood
16 August Has India over-reacted to the swine-flu?
23 August Political parties scared of history?
30 August Religious symbols in a secular society
6 September Is politics killing history and literature?
13 September Austerity, Congress style?
20 September Should everyone in India know Hindi?
27 September Women in Army: Time for a greater role?
4 October Gandhi's legacy: Are we too politically correct?
11 October Is Mumbai no longer cosmopolitan?
25 October The Maoist Muddle
25 October Is a peace initiative with the Maoists possible
1 November The Indira Gandhi legacy
8 November Vande Mataram and Fatwa politics
15 November National language: What's that?
22 November 26/11: Lessons learnt?
6 December India's skin deep prejudice
13 December Nation vs regionalism
20 December Private lives, public gaze
27 December Ruchika's case: Mockery of justice?

2010

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Date Title Topic
3 January Best of We The People 2009
10 January Is India soft on sexual misconduct? Rape in India
17 January Get a picture or save a life?
24 January Is TV exploiting young children?
31 January Mukesh Ambani, Montek at LSE debate
7 February Mumbai and the idea of India
28 February MF Husain: Let down by India?
7 March Being Muslim in today's India?
14 March Re-branding Modi?
28 March "Salaam Namaste" to pre-marital sex?
4 April Right to education: Quantity over quality?
11 April Maoists vs the state
18 April IPL: Indian Political League
16 May Is globalisation a bad word?
23 May Young politicians, old ideas?
30 May India's maoist challenge
6 June The death penalty debate
20 June Is Twitter here to stay?
27 June Office relationships: Harassment or consensual?
4 July Government vs Army on the Armed Forces Act?
11 July India's population: Boon or bane?
18 July The language wars
25 July Surrogacy: Exploiting the poor?
1 August Commonwealth games: National shame?
8 August India: The Twitter republic
15 August Superbug: Bias against India? New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1
22 August Is the 'real India' forgotten?
12 September Pension for ex-Army men: A question of equality?
19 September Ayodhya verdict: Time for closure?
26 September Ayodhya: Is 'reconciliation' realistic?
24 October India: Game for corruption?
31 October Alimony and the modern woman
14 November Is corruption in our roots?
21 November Government show who is "The Big Boss"?
28 November The new-age neta
5 December The art of giving
19 December Will WikiLeaks change diplomacy world over?
26 December Binayak Sen: Targeted by the state?

2011

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Date Title Topic
2 January Best of We The People 2010
16 January Does India care for its soldiers?
23 January Will books survive the digital age? Jaipur Literature Festival
26 January Army: Overused, under-appreciated?
30 January Endgame in sight for 'Afghan-Pak' crisis?
20 February Is the India story endangered by scams?
27 February Is capital punishment deterrent for rapists?
13 March The euthanasia debate
27 March Ticket to India-Pakistan thaw?
10 April The Tamil Nadu poll blockbuster
17 April Being gay: The parents' story
24 April The anatomy of a bribe
1 May Maharaja in royal mess
15 May Land wars: Farmers' rights vs industrialisation
22 May Homecoming possible for pandits in J&K?
29 May Women and power: Bucking the trend?
12 June Army an option for Indian youth?
26 June Viewer's choice: We the People on Gujarat quake
3 July Neeraj Grover's parents on their son's murder
10 July Does India need a separate prevention of communal violence bill?
17 July Has Mumbai been numbed by terror?
24 July Has spirituality turned into a profit industry?
31 July Corruption kills the growth story?
11 August Indian cinema: Hijacked by politics?
15 August Fasting for change- Satyagraha or theatre?
21 August Anna and the great Indian middle class
28 August Anna's movement: The challenges & lessons
4 September Copycat politics over mercy pleas?
11 September Has India been numbed by terror?
25 September Can you live on just ₹ 32 a day?
2 October Gandhigiri in the age of violence
9 October Telangan: An idea whose time has come?
16 October Mayawati's Park: Extravaganza or empowerment?
23 October Will right to recall make politicians accountable?
30 October Does the army still need special powers in J&K?
6 November Is social media changing human equations?
13 November Love, sex and cinema
20 November Terror errors: Weakening India's fight?
27 November From argumentative India to intolerant India?
4 December Has Parliament become a house of Adjournments?
11 December The return of Anna Hazare
18 December From Uphaar AMRI, is it a license to kill?

2012

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Date Title Topic
1 January Democracy's midnight mayhem
15 January Why does India still not have a national military memorial? Indian Armed Forces
12 February Age row: Ceasefire or lost battle?
18 February Minority welfare or maximum politics?
26 February The state in your bedroom? Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code
8 March Women's day: Substance or symbolism? International Women's Day
18 March India: No country for working women? Women in India
25 March Pornography or erotica: Who decides?
1 April After the ceasefire: Lessons learnt?
15 April Should the state negotiate with hostage takers?
22 April Surrogacy: Outsourcing childbirth? Commercial surrogacy in India
29 April Rajya Sabha: House of Elders now House of Glamour? Rajya Sabha members
6 May Siachen: Time for a thaw? Siachen conflict
7 May Hillary Clinton on FDI, Mamata, Hafiz Saeed and outsourcing (special episode)
13 May Are single sex institutions outdated?
3 June The subsidies debate: Pro aam-aadmi or anti-growth? Subsidies in India
10 June 'Bond'-ing doctors into duty?
17 June The politics of minority quotas Reservation in India
24 June India: The big bazaar of organ trade? Organ trade in India
1 July President's pardon: The clemency debate Pratibha Patil communes death sentences
8 July Hitting cancer for a six Interview with Yuvraj Singh
29 July Mayhem at Manesar Manesar violence July 2012
5 August Sedition laws: Essential or archaic? Sedition laws in India
12 August India's steel frame: Still standing strong?
19 August We the Olympians: A distant dream or within reach now? India at the 2012 Summer Olympics
26 August Is the government caught in a censorship web?
2 September Riots and the rule of law
9 September India-Pakistan: Prisoners of hostility?
16 September Cellphone towers: India's safety check
23 September Clinical trials: The India report
7 October Euthanasia: Mercy killing or murder? Euthanasia in India
11 November Are religious traditions tilted against women? Role of women in religion
18 November Should the state fund political parties?
25 November Internet freedom: In danger of being stifled?
2 December Politics and the 'Great' Indian middle class
9 December Time to re-think capital punishment? Capital punishment in India
16 December Moditva: Lessons for India?
23 December Will capital punishment be a deterrent to rapists? 2012 Delhi gang rape case

2013

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Date Title Topic
1 January Best of We The People 2012
6 January Every woman's battle: The enemy within Rape in India
13 January Cinema: A cult or misogyny Objectification of women in Indian cinema
20 January Judiciary: symbol of hope and change for women? Low conviction rate in rape cases in India

2020

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Date Title Topic Note
15 March India Fights Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in India First edition without an audience due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.
22 March How India Fought Back Against Coronavirus The Janata Curfew
29 March Let Down by Lockdown? COVID-19 lockdown in India

References

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  1. ^ Sudeshna, Devi (2019). "A Textual Analysis of the Television Talk Show We The People". Journal of Global Communication. 12 (1): 6. doi:10.5958/0976-2442.2019.00002.8. ISSN 0974-0600. S2CID 199312111. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2020 – via IndianJournals.com.
  2. ^ Parameswaran, Radhika (3 September 2015). "Shaming the Nation on Public Affairs Television: Barkha Dutt tackles colorism on We the People". Journalism Studies. 16 (5): 680–691. doi:10.1080/1461670X.2015.1054175. ISSN 1461-670X. S2CID 142766089. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. ^ Khorana, Sukhmani (1 August 2014). "The Political is Populist: Talk Shows, Political Debates, and the Middle-Class Public Sphere in India". Media International Australia. 152 (1): 98–107. doi:10.1177/1329878X1415200111. ISSN 1329-878X. S2CID 142413564. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2020 – via SAGE.
  4. ^ CNN-IBN, NDTV bag TV awards The Hindu, 19 July 2007. Archived 9 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Television Awards : NDTV Sweeps the Television Awards of 2006 Hero Honda Indian Television Academy Awards (HHITA), 2006 Barkha Dutt was awarded the 'Best Anchor Award - Talk Show' article is related to Television Awards, NDTV, Indian Telly Awards, Best Anchor Award - Talk Show, Best Lifestyle Show, Indian Television". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
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