We The People

On We The People, a discussion on the forgotten tragedy of Kashmiri Pandits. Will their rehabilitation remain a political slogan? Militancy has gone down by 80 per cent, but why have Pandits not been able to go home. Is the demand for separate enclaves valid or promotes ghettoisation?

The government proposes that in heinous crimes the Juvenile Board will decide if an under 18 can be tried under adult law. On We The People, we debate the proposed government amendments to the Juvenile Law. Also, a boy who first killed when he was 13, says he is a reformed adult. Should juvenile law be about retribution or reform?

From stem cell science in the Mahabharata to Lord Ram's Pushpak Viman as the first aeroplane - are these flight of fancy or "Indianisation" of education? Are Dinanath Batra's books equating mythology with science? And where is the middle space between de-colonising and saffronising education? Dinanath Batra joins the debate with writer and columnist Pushpesh Pant, AAP leader and former UGC member Yogendra Yadav, scientist Gauhar Raza, BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli, professor of History at JNU Aditya Mukherjee, Kamal Sandesh executive editor Shiv Shakti Bakshi and professor of education at IGNOU Chandra B Sharma.

Param Vir Chakra winners join families of martyrs for this special broadcast from Kargil.

The Hindi vs English row recently hit the civil services exams as aspirants said the UPSC is biased against Hindi-medium students. On We The People, we debate: Is English a must-know language to be a bureaucrat? And is English the language of elitism or economic mobility?

The BJP government says no to making public the 1962 war report citing national security. From 1948 to 1984, several official documents still remain "classified". On We The People, we debate: Is India's contemporary history buried in secrecy? Should the military have final say on declassifying war histories? And why hasn't India followed the global example of mandatory declassification of secrets after a safe cut-off period?

On We The People, we discuss what does the 'have it all' debate mean for women in India. Are women more trapped in the work-life balance debate than men? Does the home pull back women from professional rise? And why the guilt syndrome? Actor and BJP MP Kirron Kher, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals Sangita Reddy, Former Chairperson of Royal Bank of Scotland Meera Sanyal, Director of Department of Assisted Reproduction & Genetics at Jaslok Hospital Dr Firuza Parikh, Managing Director of Ortel Communications Jagi Mangat Panda, Managing Partner of Counselage Suhel Seth and Economist Dr Surjit Bhalla, along with an engaging audience, debate whether women can have it all.

Is communication changing the rules of politics? In an age of hyper-communication can our politicians ignore the power of social media anymore? We debate on We The People.

On We The People tonight, we debate if Article 370 is a bridge between Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the country or is it proving to be a barrier in its development?

Is the trend of civil servants, cops and diplomats joining politics healthy or a bend in the steel frame? The Election Commission had proposed a cooling-off period for bureaucrats who wanted to join politics but the government rejected it. On the We The People, we debate if that proposal should be made mandatory?

Is 2014 Lok Sabha polls all about the Common Man vs Corruption? Will corruption be the dominant agenda in the forthcoming elections?

The government says 300 plus deaths per year are because of the so-called 'honour' killings; activists however put the figure at 1000 per year. Is political patronage of all parties keeping anti-women, anti-Dalit diktats of parallel courts like Khaps alive? On We The people, we debate the clash between 'custom' and individual freedom, does India need separate law for khaps?

Child rights activists argue that focus of juvenile crime must be on reform not retribution. Should Juvenile Laws remain unchanged? On We The People, we debate if crimes of rape and murder be treated with 'kid' gloves?

Can Indian Feminism ape the Western model of the 70s. Does the word 'feminism' still have resonance in the 21st century. On We The People, we debate if women in the 21st century are finally free?

After Narendra Modi says the present tax system is a burden on the common man, will the BJP really scrap or rehaul it? Is a competitive courtship of the Middle Class driving BJP's new Tax Plan? AAP gives free water, BJP Tax free times? On We The People, we debate what's driving the BJP to examine a contentious proposal on scrapping direct taxes.

On We The People, we debate who AAP will hurt more in 2014: the Congress or the BJP? Will the rise of Arvind Kejriwal bring down the Congress or dent Narendra Modi's PM plans?

As the stand-off between India and America continues over the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York earlier this month, a debate on We The People: Is the US guilty of double standards?

In India, 15 people take their own lives every hour. That's 370 suicides a day. The new mental health bill says decriminalise suicide. What about abetment to suicide? Is it a legitimate or unfair law? We debate on We The People.

This election season, on We The People, we debate whether electoral financing is the root of corruption. Also, do current laws allow "ghapla" in accounting? Why should political donations below Rs 20,000 be exempt from disclosures? And why should anonymous donations be permitted?

Has the PM bowing down to domestic politics on the Sri Lanka issue set a dangerous precedent for politics directing diplomacy? We discuss on We The People.