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We The People is a television talk show in India hosted by . The programme is broadcast every Sunday night at 8 pm on NDTV 24x7. It was originally hosted by Barkha Dutt.[1][2][3]
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.
Awards and accolades[]
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[]
2001[]
Date
Title
Topic
February 4
Gujarat earthquake: The aftershock
October 21
The Indian Muslim voice
2005[]
Date
Title
Topic
December 18
Sex change: Breaking free
December 25
Divided by borders, united in grief
2006[]
Date
Title
Topic
January 1
Best of 2005
January 8
Do public figures have the right to private life?
January 15
Should IIMs be allowed to go global?
January 29
Is Chennai India's most conservative city?
February 5
Demolition: Is the capital headed for chaos?
February 26
Minority report: Will a religious survey harm the Indian Army?
March 5
Will quotas in private schools make education more accessible?
March 12
Is Islam's moderate voice silent?
March 19
Should there be regulations for sting operations?
March 26
Office of profit: Is the law irrational?
April 2
Should we take beauty pageants seriously?
April 10
Will the OBC quota create equality?
April 16
Rape cases: Should we have stricter laws?
April 30
Should the quota system be scrapped?
May 14
Budhia: Are we helping or hurting him?
May 21
Is religion hijacking creativity?
June 4
Is celebrity activism meaningful?
June 11
Is society to harsh with drug users?
June 18
Indo-Pak debate: A generation gap?
June 25
Is India's military still biased against women?
July 2
Is 90 percent not enough for college admissions anymore?
July 9
Are religious traditions fair to women?
July 14
Mumbai blasts: Time to get tough on terrorism
July 30
Does India really honour its soldiers?
August 6
Cola row: Is there too much fuss over fizz?
August 13
Is India still in awe of royalty?
August 18
Have the rules of marriage changed?
August 27
Should Vande Mataram be mandatory?
September 10
Are teachers undervalued and underpaid?
September 25
Is there any point in banning smoking in films?
October 1
Gandhigiri: Is it realistic?
October 22
The fight for gay rights
October 29
Behind the veil
November 5
Do media campaigns help or hurt justice?
November 12
Medical tourism: Have hospitals become hotels?
November 19
Do we need stricter alcohol laws?
December 3
Godmen & Politics: Unholy alliance?
December 3
Do spiritual leaders encourage blind faith?
December 10
Freedom vs faith: Has India forced MF Husain into exile?
December 17
Has the Afzal debate been politicised?
December 31
Trapped by nature: India's sex change phenomena
2007[]
Date
Title
Topic
January 7
Are Noida killings India's shame?
January 14
Policing the internet: Possible or desirable?
January 28
Have Indians lost faith in the judicial process?
February 4
Death debate: Should euthanasia be legalised?
February 12
Who should decide what we watch?
February 25
Will Samjhauta blasts be a turning point in Indo-Pak relations?
March 11
Do Indian women still need feminism?
March 18
Is there a conflict between farms and WB factories?
March 26
Will you go under the knife to look better?
April 1
Is Team India being unfairly targeted?
April 8
Muslims: Pushed into a stereotype?
April 15
Flag & Anthem: Are Indians over-sensitive?
April 22
Has tabloid journalism become a norm?
April 30
Has judicial activism crossed the line?
May 6
Does popular opinion sanction encounter killings?
May 13
Has art been hijacked by moral police?
May 19
Do temples have a right to restrict entry?
May 20
Are extremists defining Sikh identity again?
June 17
Is politics a man's world?
June 24
Drugs: Why can't India say no?
July 9
Are Indians obsessed with weight?
July 22
Should it be legal to select the sex of your child?
August 5
Is sympathy for Sanjay justified?
August 12
Single Men = Good fathers?
August 26
Is anti-Americanism outdated?
September 2
Should the sex trade be legalised?
September 16
Should faith influence government policy?
September 23
Are sting operations unethical?
September 29
Do people have the right to die with dignity?
September 30
Indian Military Academy: Soldiering on
October 7
Why is modern India intolerant?
October 15
Can single men make good fathers?
October 28
N-deal rollback: UPA's image hurt?
November 11
Is the ban on child labour unrealistic?
November 19
Nandigram: Can the CPM recover?
November 25
Can creative freedom be absolute?
December 9
Has Gujarat progressed under Modi?
2008[]
Date
Title
Topic
January 13
Should blogs be regulated?
January 20
Should politicians be considered for Bharat Ratna?
January 27
Does India take its national symbols too seriously?
February 3
Does India overplay the race card?
February 10
Is 18 old enough for marriage?
February 17
Pakistan: Democracy or dictatorship?
March 2
Should history be determined by popular sentiment?
March 9
Is India a fair field for men and women?
March 16
Scarlett Keeling case: Goa's dark side?
March 23
Would you go under the knife to look better?
March 30
Will higher salaries for bureaucrats improve performance?
April 6
Can politics and sports be kept separate?
April 13
Will quotas create equity or end excellence?
April 20
Can non-violence still be effective?
April 27
Does materialism define the New India?
May 4
Should smoking and drinking be banned on-screen?
May 11
Do women need political reservation?
May 18
Has India become indifferent to terror attacks?
June 1
'Police'ing the media?
June 15
Are India and America finally equal partners?
June 22
Amitav Ghosh's sentiments behind Sea of Poppies
August 3
Should the sex trade be legalised?
August 10
Jammu & Kashmir: The siege within
August 24
How should India deal with 'azaadi' demands?
August 31
Mamata, a roadblock for Nano dream?
September 7
Made-to-order babies?
September 14
Not just skin-deep prejudice
September 14
Is India losing the war against terror?
September 21
Can SIMI and Bajrang Dal be equated?
September 28
Why are Indians obsessed with fairness?
October 5
Is it time to decriminalise homosexuality?
October 12
Have the attacks on Christians destroyed India's image?
October 19
Will the financial crisis change India's attitude to money?
October 26
Is India's city of dreams getting destroyed by regionalism?
November 2
Obama or McCain: Who is better for India?
November 9
Can India's political establishment create an Obama like inspiration?
November 16
'Hindu' terror: Myth or fact?
November 23
Is the Indian dream in danger after the global financial crisis?
November 30
Enough is enough: India's 9/11
December 7
Anger into action: What can India do next?
December 14
Anatomy of anger
December 21
Has the Minority Affairs Minister embarrassed India's Muslims?
