Seema Says

The Mamdani-Trump Bromance and Lessons it Has for India

The Wire's Editor Seema Chishti talks about the Zohran Mamdani-Donald Trump meeting in the White House Oval Office, the four labour codes recently notified by the Union government and the questions they raise, and why independent filmmakers had to resort to a public plea regarding showings at multiplexes and film distribution.
Seema's recommendations:
1.⁠ ⁠A review of the just-retired Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai’s tenure by Gautam Bhatia
2.⁠ ⁠Two exhibitions: Aban Raza and film posters
Jahnavi's recommendation: Now You See Me: Now You Don't

Sheikh Hasina Verdict, Bihar Results and Indian Football

The Wire's Editor Seema Chishti takes on this week's big news in a new episode of Seema Says: a Bangladesh tribunal has given former PM Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal the death sentence for 'crimes against humanity' during last year's protests; the NDA has swept Bihar; and India's football management is in chaos, with matches on hold.
Seema's recommendations:
A review of Heaven Lake, written by Vikram Seth on travelling in China by Jeremiah Jenne - done as part of vintage reviews on China Books Review.
Bodkin, on Netflix – A drama set in Ireland – a journalist, researcher and a podcaster in search of a real-crime story for a podcast
Jahnavi's recommendation: An easy, quick and fudgy brownie recipe for the winter, from none other than Katherine Hepburn
Around 3:20, Seema has said 2006 instead of 2008. The error is regretted