{"id":3538,"date":"2017-03-20T13:56:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T08:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=4070"},"modified":"2017-03-20T13:56:44","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T08:26:44","slug":"the-seen-and-the-unseen-episodes-6-to-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/the-seen-and-the-unseen-episodes-6-to-10\/","title":{"rendered":"The Seen and the Unseen: Episodes 6 to 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just realised that I haven&#8217;t been mirroring episodes of my weekly podcast, The Seen and the Unseen, on India Uncut. So here, at a go, are episodes 6 to 10, in reverse chronological order.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/3\/20\/episode-10-digital-india\" title=\"Episode 10: Digital India\">Episode 10: Digital India<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5179299\/height\/90\/width\/400\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Big Brother is watching you, and you have no protection. There has been much hype about how &#8216;Digital India&#8217; will transform our lives, but there are unseen elements to it that should make you worry. Devangshu Datta joins Amit Varma to discuss why it is so alarming that there are no laws in India to protect privacy and defend against data theft.<\/p>\n<p><b>Also read<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkpragati.com\/opinion\/702\/billion-indians-pants-off\/\" title=\"A Billion Indians With Their Pants Off -- Devangshu Datta\">A Billion Indians With Their Pants Off<\/a>&#8212;Devangshu Datta.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/3\/13\/episode-9-the-profit-motive-in-education\" title=\"Episode 9: The Profit Motive in Education\">Episode 9: The Profit Motive in Education<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5157135\/height\/90\/width\/400\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jawaharlal Nehru once said that profit is a &#8216;dirty word&#8217;. He wasn&#8217;t alone in his distrust of the profit motive, which is effectively banned in education in India. Amit Varma chats with education reformer Parth Shah on why this thinking is misguided, and might be responsible for the pathetic state of education in India.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/3\/7\/episode-8-the-medical-council-of-india\" title=\"Episode 8: The Medical Council of India\">Episode 8: The Medical Council of India<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5143522\/height\/90\/width\/400\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Healthcare in India is in a dismal state, and so is the state of medical education. Pavan Srinath joins Amit Varma to discuss the role of the Medical Council of India in this mess. Is it a responsible industry watchdog helping keep standards high&#8212;or is it a part of the problem?<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/2\/28\/episode-7-mrp\" title=\"Episode 7: MRP\">Episode 7: MRP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5120761\/height\/90\/width\/400\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For any shopper in India, there is no acronym as comforting as MRP: Maximum Retail Price. When you see that on any packaged good, you feel assured that you won&#8217;t be ripped off. But is it really that simple? Prithwiraj Mukherjee joins Amit Varma to discuss the seen and unseen effects of MRP.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/2\/21\/episode-6-surgical-strikes\" title=\"Episode 6: Surgical Strikes\">Episode 6: Surgical Strikes<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5100383\/height\/90\/width\/400\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On September 18, 2016, a group of terrorists attacked an Indian army brigade headquarters near the town of Uri in J&amp;K. Nineteen people died, and there was immense pressure on the Indian government to retaliate. The prime minister, Narendra Modi, eventually launched what he described as &#8216;surgical strikes&#8217;, meant to be a show of strength and resolve. Defence analyst Pranay Kotasthane joins Amit Varma to discuss the Seen and Unseen effects of these surgical strikes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just realised that I haven&#8217;t been mirroring episodes of my weekly podcast, The Seen and the Unseen, on India Uncut. 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