News Capsule For The Month of March 2025

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  Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can sign up using the email on the left sidebar.  Article of the month Kerala  Kerala state budget presented in the state assembly.  CPIM's state meeting ends in Kollam with a strict change of ideology.  An elephant goes on a rampage in a temple festival.  CASA says it will enter electoral politics in Kerala.  Six were arrested in an Aluva drug bust. Kochi Metro has yet to fix the Kaloor Stadium glitch. A Kerala cop was caught red-handed while taking a bribe for passport verification.  Rites Ltd emerges as the sole bidder for Phase III Kochi metro line.  Director of Empuraan film 📽 Prithviraj says he'll be making 17 voluntary edits to the film after the backlash.  BJP has nominated former minister and technocrat Rajeev Chandrashekhar for the post of State President ahead of local elections this year and State elect...
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The Need for Legal Literacy- A Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners and readers!!

This episode is brought to you by Newshamster, a digital news portal based out of Bengaluru and you can check them out at www.thenewshamster.com. You can also check them out on all social media handles. 

About The Collaborator 

Newshamster is a digital news portal based out of Bengaluru and you can check them out at www.thenewshamster.com. You can also check them out on all social media handles.  They cover in-depth stories on Bengaluru city, Karnataka and Indian Politics. The advantage they provide is to obtain local news in the English language for easy understanding.  

About The Guest 

We have a guest for the podcast- Sreerag Shylan 

Sreerag Shylan is a corporate lawyer working at a prestigious law firm in Kerala. During his days as a law student, Sreerag has marked his presence in various national competitions and has showcased an interest in the matters of Indian politics. Being a keen observer and an avid reader of Indian history and the post-modern era of Indian politics, Sreerag has a way of connecting law to the daily lives of a common citizen and thus believes that law shall only serve its purpose if it showcases the right path to getting justice for the citizens. Sreerag is an active participant in various legal awareness campaigns and has always ensured that his ideology is never compromised.

You connect to him on LinkedIn.

Summary of the podcast 

Generally, these topics aren’t much available in the mainstream media, because they are believed hard to crack and don't address the basics. But, through our podcasts, we disprove this misconception that these cannot be understood by common people. We explain in simple terms various subtopics under this vast topic in the form of conversational and discussion styles. Everything is easy to follow and understandable in the episode. 

Law is something that we study in a 5-year or 3-year LLB in college. Even though 'Legal Studies' is a proper subject in classes 11 and 12 in India but it is seldom taught across the country compared to other subjects. Majority of our population is starved of basic legal literacy in the country. The last time many people would have studied law in a proper sense would be in class 10, hence the population at large the need to know what is law, the scope of the law in their lives, understand how the law works, and a few laws which are important for everyone to be aware of. 

In this podcast episode, the panellists answer all the questions pertaining to the topic. In addition to the topic at hand, the panellists discussed case studies, court verdicts, etc. UCC which has been part of Indian political debates. Sreerag used various relatable examples to illustrate various what is law, the approaches and commonly faced legal issues. Lastly, he gave a list of resources that people can use to get the latest legal updates whether it is through news or social media. The speaker of the day urges the audience to be legally and politically aware. The only solution is to keep reading as suggested by him. 

We cover in detail the following topics-
  1. Introduction 
  2. Brief introduction- Law and legal studies
  3. Need for legal literacy among us
  4. Law and how it impacts common people
  5. Recent issues- UCC & Defamation in India
  6. What are some important laws that everyone should be aware of 
  7. Legal materials, references, resources, media sources
  8. Conclusion and Resources 
Where can you find the podcast?

If you are a regular consumer of a podcast you will be very well aware of the various platforms used to hear them. Some platforms allow you to listen without logging in while others require compulsory logging in. 

As you know the most popular app is Spotify. Here is the Spotify frame. 


Also, feel free to listen to previous episodes and follow us there as well.

If you have any preference on where to listen to the podcast, then choose any platform from those given below and listen at your convenience. 

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This summary is just a small glimpse of the podcast, do listen to the full podcast from your favourite platform, at your convenient speed and space. Also, feel free to listen to previous episodes and follow us there as well.

DM on our FB, Insta page or comment down for collaborations. 

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