Friend Of The Court: Episode 1; Jain Hawala Diaries: Part 1
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31 Oct 2022 10:58 AM IST
Description: It's 1991. Rajiv Gandhi has been assassinated and PV Narasimha Rao has just been sworn in. Militancy is on the rise in Kashmir. The CBI discovers a mysterious set of diaries while investigating terror financing networks. The trail leads to the Jains, a powerful business family That in turn points to Rs 65 crore being paid to various prominent figures, including politicians...
Description: It's 1991. Rajiv Gandhi has been assassinated and PV Narasimha Rao has just been sworn in. Militancy is on the rise in Kashmir. The CBI discovers a mysterious set of diaries while investigating terror financing networks. The trail leads to the Jains, a powerful business family That in turn points to Rs 65 crore being paid to various prominent figures, including politicians and bureaucrats. Blitz magazine gets the scoop, splashing it on the front page. But the matter quickly dies down. How does the black economy work? What is the hawala system? Why is this scandal being hushed up?
Guest speakers in this episode include:
Credits
Host: Raghu Karnad
Research and Writing:
Research Manager: Ramya Boddupalli
Legal Researcher: Vipinn Mittaal
Scriptwriter: Ramya Boddupalli
Script editor: Bhavya Dore
Fact checker: Vipinn Mittaal
Advisors: Lawrence Liang, Ranvir Singh, Shyam Divan and Vivek Divan
Production:
Head of Production: Shaun Fanthome
Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas
Producer: Abbas Momin
Producer/Sound Editor: Joshua Thomas
Production Assistant: Sakshi Nair
Sound Design & Mix: Kartik Kulkarni
Graphic Designer: Sephin Alexander
News clip about Rajiv Gandhi's assasination: https://youtu.be/3QVODgQQfCs
News clip of PV Narasimha Rao's swearing in ceremony: https://youtu.be/yLuL1lhPwNM
News clip of Ram Mandir chants : https://youtu.be/1QBK_FPYA9c
Excerpts of Devi Lal, Sharad Yadav, Ram Jethmalani and Vineet Narain from original Kalchakra report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da9rNEWy0wc&t=4s
Doordarshan News clip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT8BLJujVvU
Reporting from Kashmir- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb34Ap2muJI&t=401s
Sucheta Dalal interview with Harshad Mehta scam 1992 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDWuKIhPPug&t=207s
The full transcript and list of resources can be found here: https://www.anildivanfoundation.org/episode1
