While We Watched

The Prime-Time Indian TV journalist, Ravish Kumar, is in trouble. Famous for his unflinching takedowns of the ruling establishment, his nerves have begun to fray from carrying the torch of ‘good journalism’ for too long. In the public eye, Ravish has become a regular fixture. In the Indian media landscape, Kumar’s show is a far cry from the new industry standard of high-decibel, polarizing, blustering TV news debates. The dangerously deteriorating standard of public discourse finds Ravish at the receiving end of harassment, intimidation, threats to his life and even violence against his family.