NL Hafta

Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Shardool Katyayan, Raman Kirpal, Anand Vardhan, Rinchen Norbu

newslaundry@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A weekly current-affairs and political commentary panel show focused on Indian politics, democracy, and public affairs, featuring recurring Newslaundry panelists alongside external journalists, historians, and subject-matter experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch established journalists, historians, policy experts, and India-focused political analysts; booking difficulty is medium because the show has featured prominent public intellectuals and senior media professionals.

Metrics

Episodes: 1270

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 2.4M subscribers

Instagram: 764.0k followers

Contact Information

newslaundry@gmail.com

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Host

Abhinandan Sekhri - Recurring panelist on Newslaundry’s weekly current-affairs program.

Manisha Pande - Recurring panelist on Newslaundry’s weekly current-affairs program.

Shardool Katyayan - Recurring panelist on Newslaundry’s weekly current-affairs program.

Raman Kirpal - Recurring panelist on Newslaundry’s weekly current-affairs program.

Anand Vardhan - Recurring panelist on Newslaundry’s weekly current-affairs program.

Rinchen Norbu - Recurring panelist on Newslaundry’s weekly current-affairs program.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Established journalists, historians, public intellectuals, broadcasters, and policy or political-affairs experts with authoritative India-focused expertise.
Required Achievements:  
Senior editorial or reporting roles, Published historical or political analysis, Recognized expertise in Indian public affairs

Recent Guest Discussions

Arjun Pandit - The Film Satluj And The Discussion Surrounding Jaswant Singh Khalra.

Hartosh Singh Bal - The Film Satluj, Punjab’s History And Politics, And The Case Of Jaswant Singh Khalra.

Ramachandra Guha - Coalition Governments And Democratic Resilience.

Recent Topics

Indian Politics, Journalism, Democracy, Public Affairs, History

Episodes

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NL Hafta Snippet : Who was Jaswant Singh Khalra? | Hafta panel discusses Satluj

July 11, 2026

This week on Hafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Shardool Katyayan are joined by Hartosh Singh Bal, Executive Editor of The Caravan, and sports broadcaster Arjun Pandit.The discussion begins with Hartosh’s critique of the film Satluj (previously known as Punjab 95), which he labels as propaganda carrying partial truths. Hartosh, who has reported on Punjab for years, is also the nephew of KPS Gill – the highly controversial officer who helmed the state police at the height of militanc...

NL Hafta Snippet : Do Coalition Governments Make Democracies More Resilient?

July 04, 2026

This week on Hafta, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Anand Vardhan and Rinchen Norbu are joined by historian Ramachandra Guha. Check out previous Hafta recommendations, references, songs and letters. Produced by Amit Pandey with production assistance from Sourav.Sound by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NL Hafta Snippet : Who Stole From the Ram Mandir?

June 27, 2026

The alleged theft of donations from the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has opened a window into the opaque finances of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. Our Hafta panel discusses the SIT investigation into missing funds from donation boxes, the unanswered questions around the crores collected during the temple construction drive, and the land purchase controversy that implicated trustee Anil Mishra – with no consequences.The panel examines who Champat Rai (the general secretary of th...

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