"Dalit vs Savarna": सोशल मीडिया वॉर के बीच Narendra Modi और Rahul Gandhi की क्या है रणनीति?

Are you actively engaged in research across science, technology, or academia? We'd love to hear from you. Write to us with your field of expertise, institution, and contact details at: pragyan@indianexpress.com Read our investigation into the arrests made during the Noida workers protest here: https://indianexpress.com/article/exp... Watch our video on it here:    • छात्रों को माफी, मजदूरों को जेल! Noida Wor...   Watch other episodes of Saam Daam Dand Bhed:    • साम दाम दंड भेद | Saam Daam Dand Bhed   In this episode we decode the political strategies, caste equations and historical stories shaping Indian politics. We begin with Gen-Z and women voters. Why are these crucial groups becoming more vocal, why is that a worry for the BJP, and how are Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi reworking their pitch to young voters, women and Dalit communities? We also look at how both parties use social media, trends and digital optics to stay relevant. The episode then turns to caste, reservation and Dalit identity. With the BJP facing hard questions on reservation and its traditional vote base, how is it trying to strike a balance? Congress is playing Dalit identity politics more aggressively, from 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' to the 'Shuddhikaran' row. But can that messaging become a grassroots organisation strong enough to challenge the BJP? Finally, we revisit the life of Ram Jethmalani, one of India's most fearless and controversial lawyers and politicians: the Bofors fight, his confrontation with Rajiv Gandhi, and his decision to contest Lucknow against his old friend Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Produced by: Indian Express Hindi Edited by: Hardik Jain Timestamp 0:00 The king, the corpse and the nail: a folk tale 3:04 Welcome to Saam Daam Dand Bhed, two episodes today 4:00 An appeal to scholars: send us your research 5:56 Jacob Coxon's warning: AI beyond human control within a decade 7:05 The Satya Niketan building collapse and the killing of Chongtham Vikram Singh 8:07 Amit Kumar in Kanpur, Vidyanand Bapat in Pune 9:14 BAPS, the Eiffel Tower shutdown and another Ram Rahim release 10:21 Dhirendra Shastri's meat remark stirs Bengal 12:11 Today's big question: has the shape of political rallies changed? 14:57 Meet the panel: Manoj CG, Dr Vikas Pathak and Aakash 16:24 Modi at SRCC and Vadodara: GDP, Naxals and the 'mental Naxal' 19:06 Vikas Pathak: the generation that has only known a Modi government 22:13 'Naraz phupha': the push to deny Rahul a youth icon image 24:22 Ministers' reels and the photo war between both IT cells 27:50 Aakash: a 240 seat government and a changed social media 32:28 Who leads on Instagram? BJP reacting, Congress acting 34:32 Congress fighting itself in UP and Punjab 35:57 What does CG stand for? The story behind Manoj CG's name 38:14 How 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' is built: the full strategy 43:37 Who gets on stage? Screening the delegations 44:50 The tribal case in Pune and the birth of 'Smash the Patriarchy' 47:31 Women voters: a question mark on Modi's strongest constituency 52:09 Not a CAA style protest: this one cuts across Hindu society 53:04 What is the big idea now, with the Hindutva projects done? 54:31 Stop calling them children: Aakash on the language used for protesters 57:09 Nationalism, Nehru, Indira and how long the Emergency argument lasts 59:59 Roads, expressways and why the prosperity is not visible 1:01:45 Opposition energy while in power: who do you hold accountable? 1:03:43 The caste arithmetic: BJP's biggest contradiction 1:06:50 The 2024 jolt, the course correction and the UGC regulation 1:08:23 From Karni Sena to Ajeet Bharti: upper caste anger and the anti quota push 1:13:25 BRICS, Russia, China and Trump's claim on Operation Sindoor 1:15:39 The 2012 to 2014 BJP model: Amit Shah and Sunil Bansal in UP 1:18:29 'Sangathan Srijan': the quiet organisational overhaul in Congress 1:21:45 The Shuddhikaran row and the electoral maths of the Dalit vote 1:24:37 Who are Congress's faces in north India? 1:26:57 Rajendra Pal Gautam, Ambedkarite politics and Congress's dilemma 1:30:30 Gehlot, Pilot, Digvijaya: the reckoning in Rajasthan and MP 1:33:15 Aakash sums up: cadre party versus mass party 1:35:31 The real question: is 2029 the fourth battle of Panipat? 1:37:16 The five anti Modi blocks and the missing glue 1:39:43 Sonam Wangchuk, Delhi Police and the rift with the Home Ministry 1:40:37 Sansmaran: Ram Jethmalani 1:43:45 Neerja Chaudhary and Coomi Kapoor: that night in 1977 1:47:49 1989: the sit in outside Chandra Shekhar's house and the beating 1:50:44 Jethmalani the maverick: the controversial briefs and the warm heart 1:56:16 The 1980s: BJP is founded, Blue Star and the 1984 riots 1:58:35 Shah Bano, the Ayodhya lock, Mandal and the Rath Yatra 2:00:14 Poem: Kumar Vikal's 'Khaufnaak Samay Ke Bachche'