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Episode 03

Nidhi Suresh: On Asking Slow and Quiet Questions

Madhuri Adwani and Juhi Jotwani

Fri 22 Mar 2024

The third episode features Nidhi Suresh who takes us to Lakhimpur and Hathras, and makes visible the violence that takes place on the scene post the crime. She negotiates quid pro quo with local reporters and highlights the importance of slow and quiet questions even (and especially) when hordes of reporters are covering one story.

Nidhi Suresh is a freelance journalist who has previously reported for Newslaundry and Deutsche Welle. After reporting in Kashmir for a year, she completed her Masters in conflict studies and human rights from Utrecht University, Netherlands. At Newslaundry, she covered gender, crime and politics.

10 years ago, F-Rating was created to help classify films which are written or directed by one or more female film-makers, or feature complex female characters who contribute significantly to the story. But what if ‘feminist’ is not a noun but an adjective? What if the feminist lens lends itself to all practices and not only film-making? Nirantar Radio brings to you ‘F-Rated Interviews’ where The Third Eye team speaks to different practitioners about their practice – but with a feminist lens.

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Artwork: Tavisha Singh

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Madhuri Adwani produces, records and edits narratives and sound pieces on Nirantar Radio. She also mentors and facilitates workshops as part of The Learning Lab where her core enquiry is ‘how do we write and tell our narratives’.

Juhi is a writer and a researcher who writes long form pieces, provides editorial support, and produces podcast episodes and audio pieces for The Third Eye’s podcast channel Nirantar Radio.