Watch the full interview here: https://bit.ly/HarshManderNL<br /><br />Harsh Mander is a human rights defender, social activist, writer, columnist, and former bureaucrat. <br /> <br />He talks to Meghnad S about the importance of dissent, the Indian society’s perception of poverty, growing institutional apathy towards the poor in the country, and how the Narendra Modi regime has used the coronavirus lockdown to strengthen its control over the functioning of the society.<br /> <br />Speaking about how the lockdown has affected the expression of public dissent, Mander explains that he has “obsessively” written and spoken about pressing matters throughout the lockdown and reached out to people, but “there is a certain energy and passion in a gathering”. <br /> <br />The country has recorded so many injustices during the lockdown but the people haven’t hit the streets, he says. However, he adds, “India has sort of not had its George Floyd kind of response.”<br /><br /><br />______________<br /><br />Sign up for our all-new media newsletter: https://bit.ly/StopPressNewsletter<br /><br />Support independent media and subscribe to Newslaundry: http://bit.ly/paytokeepnewsfree<br /><br />To watch this and many more videos, click on http://www.newslaundry.com/<br /><br />Follow and engage with us on social media:<br />Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry<br />Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry
