The SHASN Debate | Episode 1: Free Speech | Faye D’Souza, Zain Memon, Anand Gandhi

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2 ай бұрын

The SHASN Debate is the country’s new premiere platform for the art of civilized debate. The country’s leading thinkers, policymakers, advocates, and entrepreneurs argue about the most important problems of our times.
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The SHASN Debate
By Faye D’Souza
Created by Zain Memon
Produced by Anand Gandhi
The motion for our first episode is “Free Speech: Complete Freedom or Necessary Restrictions?”
Participants:
Apar Gupta - Lawyer, Co-founder/Director, Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF)
LinkedIn: / apar1984
X (Twitter): / apar1984
Instagram: / apar1984
Whatsapp Channel: whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCM...
Samyak Chakrabarty - Founder and Chief Architect, Workverse.
LinkedIn: / samyak-chakrabarty-524...
Instagram: / samyak_chakrabarty
Produced by Shreya Dudheria and Vinay Shukla
Curated by Tammanna Aurora
Hosted at IFBE, Ballard Estate, Fort, Mumbai
Line Producer: Sagar Gujarati
Associate Producers: Aakriti Saproo and Janvi Shukla
Art Director: Alisha Coelho Perreira
VFX and Animation: Shiva Paswan
Assistant Graphic Designer: Yash Patel
Editor: Mangesh Shelke
Editorial: Aayush Asthana
Fact Check Desk: Shristi Srivastava, Tammanna Aurora, Oamkaar Sadarangani
Fact Check Partner: Beetroot News
Team IFBI: Maitreyi Mittal, Sarita Vijayan
Title Sequence Animation: Sunakshi Puri
Title Sequence Footage: The Refinery
Subtitles: Sakshi Shivpuri
Play SHASN Now! Get it here: tinyurl.com/shasn-debate-Faye
Fact Check Links:
Internet Shutdown: www.hrw.org/report/2023/06/14...
Bal Thackery Death:
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
Shaheen Dhada and Rinu Shrinivasan Arrest:
www.npr.org/2012/11/29/166118....
Lokniti CSDS Survey:
ruralindiaonline.org/en/libra...
US Constitution First Amendment:
constitution.congress.gov/con...
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law:
www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8...
Kejriwal on Tablighi Jamaat:
www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-...
Section 66A of IT Act:
indianexpress.com/article/ind....
Parliament Passing Bills:
economictimes.indiatimes.com/...
I&B Ministry’s Regulation:
indianexpress.com/article/exp...

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@FayeDSouza 2 ай бұрын

Do you believe we enjoy Free Speech in India?

@abhishekbose8665 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Only till the point its not against the supremo. I agree with Apar's vision of the society but it will take a lot more than just free speech to build that world

@Geertwilders865 2 ай бұрын

Go to vatican if you dont like it here ,, nobody is begging you to stay

@chandanmazumdar1001 2 ай бұрын

Not at all.. We are afraid of speaking what we feel without any prejudice. However it depends on what effect it creates on power and as well society.

@rohanxdavis 2 ай бұрын

@@Geertwilders865 how's that bowl daddy modi is giving you? Keep licking it. Have some self respect and stand up with your fellow indians instead of playing middle manager for some politician lol

@MrVish6666 2 ай бұрын

@@abhishekbose8665 bring in the US constitution as it is in India with the Right to Arms. Only then i will agree to the Absolute free speech model. Otherwise it will result in riots and mass violence with the police running around with sticks and bike helmets

@theleakingpot 2 ай бұрын

Oh Boy. From celebrated news anchors shouting and spewing venom in the name of debate, this is a breath of fresh air. I am sure many Indians may have by now forgotten what a debate is. Thank you for reminding what a debate actually is. Let there be more. Thanks.

@IdrisHajee 2 ай бұрын

India needs a culture of healthy debate, unlike what we see on News Channels and their events. I hope this platform grows to become something of substance...

@subhamkumarsingh5667 2 ай бұрын

2 plate biryani laga idris😂

@IdrisHajee 2 ай бұрын

bhai eid is around the corner, zaroor khilayenge...

@mac_Ta 2 ай бұрын

Mereko special badke ka mangta. 😋

@ekla801 2 ай бұрын

Bro will you please watch this debate without making any nonsense commentaries. Is it important to bring the same repeated tv channel arguments every time.

@dipoboyrogu9366 2 ай бұрын

debating does nothing... its just virtue signaljng nothinv else

@YogeshSharma-dz7cj 2 ай бұрын

This is exactly the format we need ❤

@RR-yg7zg 2 ай бұрын

This is wonderful and need of the hour. Thank you Faye. Also plus one on the fact that freedom of speech should be absolute and must be the right of each and every citizen. Only then for ones who spread malice and hatred can be counter questioned and brought to justice.

@hitster 2 ай бұрын

No matter who wins, it’s the process which mattered. Loved the debate format and both sides carried out their discourse with elegance and without barking (aimed at most of our politicians)

@nikotine29 2 ай бұрын

loved this first episode! would have loved to see a longer version with less jump cuts though. it felt like both speakers were jumping from one thing to the next because the editing style chopped up their arguments.

@irroshnal 2 ай бұрын

We should get an uncut version!!

@diptisanghvi8786 2 ай бұрын

The problem with restriction is that it depends on the govt of the day in power. Its never implemented fairly. And this is the main reason it should be absolute. Without restrictions to avoid any unfairness

@rohanxdavis 2 ай бұрын

Heres a temperature check for free speech - Kashmiris DESERVE equal rights and the right to self determination.

@sanjeevsampath 2 ай бұрын

Lovely show Faye... look fwd for more

@JohnsonYesudass 21 күн бұрын

This is not for uncultivated minds. Such a debate is proof that democracy lives because of our need truth.

@mithilbhoras5951 2 ай бұрын

Can we please have more good faith debates like these, please?

@prathmeshmahajani 2 ай бұрын

Loved the editing, the set, the format, and the content of the debate, thank you Faye!

@salilshukla6272 2 ай бұрын

This looks like intelligence squared. I’m so proud of Anand and Zain and team for creating something like this in the Indian Context. Desperately looking forward to new updates! PS: I miss Hitchens so much, I’ve binged on every minute he has ever spoken on issues like these and I wish there was a way we could get him for future episodes.

@aaryatechsolutions4604 Ай бұрын

With the podcast I'm so proud of the comments there's still hope for our country ❤

@kunalchalia 2 ай бұрын

Love the format! Especially the fact checking. Keep it up Faye & the Team, eagerly looking forward to more such episodes in the series.

@JohnsonYesudass 21 күн бұрын

Free Speech in India exists so long as we dare to speak and stand by it..

@harman. 2 ай бұрын

Wow I loved this. Thankyou for bringing in this series Faye. Much love and respect.

@DivyaNair-mu2zy 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely love this format! Keep them coming Faye!

@inz2admin 2 ай бұрын

Great format, great arguments by Apar❤ (though many more by him were interrupted) Long live freedom of speech

@harshaprabhu227 2 ай бұрын

Please make more of these

@Amulya_Gera 2 ай бұрын

We all do want a world of health debates. Please make more of these...... Much Love and Support ❤

@BalrajGhai 2 ай бұрын

Excellent work, debates like these will help open up minds to different perspectives, thank you so much for hosting these and looking forward to the next debate!

@arung2207 2 ай бұрын

Very interesting! Keep it up!

@niharpathan9736 2 ай бұрын

Woww! Finally something that is bearable in the name of debate . Let's bring the decency back !!

@srivmanu 2 ай бұрын

Will the full uncut debate be posted? This is very intriguing.

@hitster 2 ай бұрын

All I can say is Apar was speaking from heart. He is passionate about what he believes - right or wrong ? It’s subjective and complicated. All I can say is India needs to debate in a civilised manner. Free speech?? My reply - debate it!

@pranjalhooda3513 2 ай бұрын

Please make more of these.

@swethlanasaraswat5936 2 ай бұрын

PLEASE DO MORE OF THIS.

@PrateekVarshney_PV 2 ай бұрын

Excellent new format, thanks team ❤ looking forward to more

@mohammadtahsin1495 2 ай бұрын

G8 initiative Faye, of course, with restrictions on both sides of debate on Freedom of Speech. Good going and hope to catch up more of such informed debates with amazing debaters like Apar Gupta & Samyak Chakrabarty with their own wisdom, expertise, and vision for the community, society and nation as a whole. Thank You

@FayeDSouza 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad you liked the video!

@EjazAyoub 2 ай бұрын

So much respect for you Faye … Creating such a space in the prevailing hostile environment is an act of tremendous bravery .. Kudos to the entire team for pulling this off..

@Thunder1nav Ай бұрын

Hope is Eternal with Faye

@Madmaxjack 2 ай бұрын

Reminds me a little bit of "we the people" that used to be telecast on pre Adani NDTV..ah the good ol days

@airdrumsradio 2 ай бұрын

Hope to see more of this. ❤❤

@nikitaambasana3171 2 ай бұрын

Amazing. A respectful debate after years.

@suryangshujoarder9318 2 ай бұрын

More power to you Faye. Debates like these are the need of the hour.🎉❤🎉

@mansisingh92510 2 ай бұрын

We want more debate episodes like this ❤.

@lakshmi7138 2 ай бұрын

Yayyy!! Awesome new initiative! ❤

@rekhamenon3998 2 ай бұрын

When we talk of freedom we are speaking of a platform where trust, and honesty exists, so that social consciousness can arise to tackle any hidden agenda of hatred and oppression. Creating restrictions only compounds the notion that people are not smart about their choices and therefore need to be restricted. When you have the freedom to speak your mind there is a learning that evolves in the social consciousness which makes for a better world diverse yet united, or you get a uniform society where everyone repeats the rhetoric of the person in power. If you need to see the impact of restrictions you should compare India and China in the eighties and nineties.. I second Gupta’s views because it takes courage to trust than to restrict just because things could go wrong.. just talk to a child who has experienced freedom of speech and one who hasn’t.. you’ll without a doubt second Gupta.

@ujvalagokhale4530 2 ай бұрын

very intresting..democracy means full freedom of speech ,no one should be stopped from speaking their mind punished or jailed.

@gishu81 2 ай бұрын

Refreshing to see a real civil debate

@suvarnaeera 2 ай бұрын

Interesting program

@shanvirawat2988 2 ай бұрын

I am sinking in the sanity of this debate. Too elated to think of free speech. There still is hope in people and diverse voices can make reasonable arguments without mudslinging and calling each other names. Kudos to Faye!❤

@secondstar67 2 ай бұрын

Very good issue , Faye appreciate your courage and indepth understanding of current issues and then presenting them to people , for them to decide.

@Job391 2 ай бұрын

I love this kind of conversation .

@user-un9is7nd1f 2 ай бұрын

Super work Faye. Excellent compering. Of course you are above current "normal" journalism

@breakfree897 2 ай бұрын

What a debate!

@bennybabyty 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful debate, I agree with Apar, I think utopia would be to believe that ppl in power would be just. Freedom of speech is necessary to question the power

@xabdulraheem 2 ай бұрын

I like this format

@shwetakelkar1678 2 ай бұрын

Loved it, Faye. Keep these coming👍.

@Vijay-to4bq 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@FayeDSouza 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Omnamahshivaya010 2 ай бұрын

We never had an issue on freedom of speech until 2014 ! Nowadays for anything and everything we have to bear the consequences which is worrying?😔😞☹️

@ekla801 2 ай бұрын

Haha I think you were born after 2014

@Omnamahshivaya010 2 ай бұрын

@@ekla801 Yes! Any problems 😂😂😂

@ekla801 2 ай бұрын

@@Omnamahshivaya010 There is no problem,am just saying keep the basic facts correct and stay away from fools because nowadays internet is available to everyone so it is not difficult to do research on anything or any topic. You will easily find many articles about which government actually restrict freedom of speech.

@ekla801 2 ай бұрын

@@Omnamahshivaya010 aur ye mai tumhare liye hi bol raha hu bhai kyuki aise lame comments Bina kisi evidence ke sath debate karoge to log tumhe bully kar denge

@Omnamahshivaya010 2 ай бұрын

@@ekla801 : My comment is based on my life experience ! For that no need any research or proof !

@rsb0000 2 ай бұрын

The debate subject is a no-win for anyone. Free speech is needed but can be misused. Checks on free speech by authorities is needed but can be misused. Fact is we the people need to behave and speak responsibly and so should the authorities. This is practically impossible.

@Msnovy 2 ай бұрын

I wanted both of them to address law interference in both their realities.

@leespidey 2 ай бұрын

Really thought it was a Netflix show 😂, great editing & quality.

@himanshumodionline 2 ай бұрын

Very, very engaging.

@talkaholicsproductions 2 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@AkshayZarey 2 ай бұрын

Loved it! ❤

@Pjrdjf 2 ай бұрын

Free speech wins this round for me. A lot of incidents can be curbed, if we could criticize the government.

@PrateekVarshney_PV 2 ай бұрын

It'll be nice to see the debaters shaking hands at the end

@maulikthakkar6146 2 ай бұрын

Illuminating.

@FayeDSouza Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@RahulSharma-zp6qy 2 ай бұрын

Reasonable restriction is required.

@govindvijay.j1177 2 ай бұрын

Next "Privacy vs Right to information "please

@grandmasterjo1 Ай бұрын

Quite liked the debate but reading a pre programmed script defeats the very purpose of debate. Debate is studying the subject and preparing an argument. Reciting loses the very essence of a debate However very good pointers on both sides 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@TanayHVora 2 ай бұрын

Damn! This might just be the best thing to come out of the shithole that Indian media (mostly mainstream) has become!🔥

@Sandy-lm4xx 2 ай бұрын

Amazing! Loved it! Looking forward for more😊

@FayeDSouza 2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@ranjitgorde3612 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations, Faye! This is a brilliant stuff

@Jayrum293 2 ай бұрын

I think the argument is tilted wrongly. It is better to frame it as free speech versus arbitrary restrictions.

@mohammedmurtaza3257 2 ай бұрын

Freedom of speech is a fundamental right in many societies, but it's not absolute. Reasonable restrictions may be placed on speech to prevent harm, such as incitement to violence, hate speech, or defamation. Balancing freedom of speech with other societal interests is often a complex and ongoing challenge.

@kalyanreddy7833 2 ай бұрын

Can u suggest this moral lessons to ur muslim countries

@subhamkumarsingh5667 2 ай бұрын

So Charlie hebdo cartoons should be allowed in india right?

@ady_k 2 ай бұрын

Forget Charlie hebdo.. they could not digest quotes from their own kitab

@aanakrukavi 2 ай бұрын

Can I say 56 year old Muhammed married 9 year old Ayesha. This is what Nupur Sharma spoke.

@ady_k 2 ай бұрын

@@aanakrukavi muslims do not disagree with that. Do they?

@ajithj617 2 ай бұрын

Why does my mind imagine police walking in there and arrest everyone? Why my mind imagine govt taking down this video? Why my mind is like this?

@dorfusfrakeldoodle 2 ай бұрын

Because like the first guy said, we as a society live in fear. We're looking for the shoe to drop and can't conceive that we are allowed such info or quality of programming

@mahesh_new_zealand 2 ай бұрын

Great initiative Faye. Much appreciated it

@N3iL7 2 ай бұрын

He just lied about Umar Khalid. He didn't invite violence. He emphasised on Gandhi ji's idea non-violence.

@Sandeepan 2 ай бұрын

Why there isn't that many comments here

@atlantisjs 2 ай бұрын

Mr Chakravarty appears to be lacking analytical power and prejudiced

@WhatsInAName222 2 ай бұрын

Outstanding conversation and very nicely moderated. I land firmly on Apar’a side. Once you give the state the power to regulate speech, it’s only a slippery slope towards authoritarianism and that’s the path India is on today.

@syedaummehabiba Ай бұрын

Hehe apar wins ♥️

@shresthasharma1093 2 ай бұрын

All love and support, Faye ❤

@sdee9600 2 ай бұрын

💯

@lexferanda 2 ай бұрын

Samyak says - "Your free speech ends where my nose begins" and 2 mins later says - "Don't criticise the country when a foreign President is visiting...? That's a pretty big nose, dude. That's when you lost. Otherwise, well played, but Apar is a damn good opponent to lose to.

@PrateekVarshney_PV 2 ай бұрын

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high... Where knowledge is free... Need to go back and read what Tagore had thought it would be

@mac_Ta 2 ай бұрын

Reading the comments, evidently people are still confused what free speech is. To clear things up a bit, Free Speech is a constitutionally guaranteed right where the govt has NO power to limit or restrict what people say. Least of all to jail them for speaking their mind. This is different from cancelling where people ostracize/condemn their peers for trash talk(whatever it be). How different? For the simple reason, people cannot jail people.

@akshayde 2 ай бұрын

Could have established what "freedom of speech" means for the audience. that definition itself is divisive I feel. people think its about saying whatver to anyone and everybody things of it in different ways

@jashandeepkaur123 2 ай бұрын

A said something. X heard it and got so enraged that he felt like he needs to burn a couple houses to let out his anger. X went ahead and burned a couple houses cause he was so enraged! Who should be restricted here? A or X. Why couldn’t X learn to express his reaction in non violent ways? Why can’t X reply to words by words?

@MorningLightLucifer 2 ай бұрын

that is the primal nature of humans of the current world - when you come to a point of giving in to anger and hatred, words are no longer the tools you use to express your feelings and is further fueled when you have others especially if its a mob propelling you to violence

@michellemoraes1699 2 ай бұрын

The crazy part is how a word or sentence is twisted n misinterpreted by the ruling party, whatever the opposition parties says. But the ruling party can say n do anything.

@ady_k 2 ай бұрын

Nice debate.. I have no issues with both sides. I only have a problem with half baked journalists who don't have an idea on current affairs

@user-jz7hy4oq8j 2 ай бұрын

Dhaaga khol diye bhaiya... I hope bhakt understand. india ready to a big change

@fatemakagalwala918 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate the effort Faye but pls get right wing speakers with a better IQ if that is possible at all. Even the LGBTQ debate (a while back) where the conservative voice was a right-winger, the man was so damn dumb, the entire debate became unwatchable and quite pointless by the end of it. I know its a tough ask but pls get right wingers with a better IQ if that is humanly possible. Otherwise great effort.

@aninditabanerjee7486 2 ай бұрын

Though I support absolute freedom of speech, I thought Samyak made more sense. The end poll looks skewed because the 'for' fellow really didn't make such a compelling argument

@Goofpsy 2 ай бұрын

Great format. Great hosting and arguments Faye. Apar was so disappointing, I don't know how the audience turned at the end. Maybe it was the use of the word USA. 😂

@anshikakushwaha3423 2 ай бұрын

I almost forgot what actual debate looked like😂so debate is not fighting and shouting right

@videavish 2 ай бұрын

Valiant effort but a naive debate. The Delhi riots was not caused by the people which said Goli Maro. The reports are out.

@yvettedsouza7064 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Faye for providing this platform. Makes me believe in a beautiful India.

@liv4nation781 2 ай бұрын

The Guy in maroon is in his own realm... He considers World is filled with saints. Tomorrow if someone kills someone, he might end up literally supporting the action.

@mac_Ta 2 ай бұрын

Quite good but disappointed that Apar kind of fumbled on the Manipur debate. There were quite a few points that could have been made.

@shamimgaziani3806 2 ай бұрын

We need military rule

@SanjaySharma-rh7bo 2 ай бұрын

Jab Ghar mein free speech nahi hai toh Bahar kaise aur kyon milegi

@DavidDLalsa 2 ай бұрын

Indian policy debate, why refer to the U S of America Constitution. Irrelevant reference.

@rajanisantu 2 ай бұрын

ok uncle

@AshishKumar-bo3eb 2 ай бұрын

Echochamber.. wasted my time..😂

@rajanisantu 2 ай бұрын

ok bhakth

@harshaprabhu227 2 ай бұрын

Apar Gupta is trying to cross talk a lot... So much that they cut his audio... And I'm happy they did... This should be a debate and not another "the nation wants to know"