How Kerala says it ended extreme poverty: An IAS officer explains on South Central 50

Read: Ayodhya of the south: https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-n... Take a monthly subscription: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscri... Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/south-central For viewers outside India: https://buy.stripe.com/dR6bK841T9ll0G... South Central Feedback Survey: https://forms.gle/fotHnLrY7uEVbzSB8 Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P... Recommendations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... 00:00- Introduction 01:44 - Ayodhya of the south 04:03 - Headlines 14:02 - Kerala eradicates extreme poverty 49:26 - Mamdani wins 01:09:51 - Yogendra Yadav on SIR 01:25:02- Recommendations In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Anisha Sheth first discuss Kerala’s announcement that it has eradicated extreme poverty. They are joined by T.V. Anupama, IAS officer and Special Secretary, Local Self Government Department and Devaswom, and Freddy Thomas, Assistant Professor at the School of Law, Christ University. The discussion explores how families were identified, the state’s micro-plan approach to welfare, and the challenges of sustaining such interventions over time. In the second part of the episode, the hosts are joined by senior journalist Prajwal Bhatt from New York to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City’s mayor. Prajwal explains how Mamdani’s campaign mobilised young voters and sections of Indian Americans, including “Hindus for Zohran,” while drawing sharp reactions from segments of the Indian right wing.