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ADR Speaks is a podcast series on issues related to electoral & political reforms. It focuses on the findings of ADR reports analysing background details of candidates, sources of political parties' income, election expenditure, Electoral Bonds etc. In these episodes, ADR breaks down key findings of its reports for simple understanding & accessibility to the general public, enabling them to make an informed choice. ADR podcast will also host discussions with experts, research scholars, public intellectuals, former election officials etc. on issues concerning India's democratic politics.

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Lawbreakers being the lawmakers: A paradox in Indian democracy- Part 1

26th March, 2025 | 1. Maj Gen Anil Verma (Retd) (Head of ADR) 2. Dr S.Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India 3. Shri Gaurav Gogoi Member of Parliament & Deputy Leader of Indian National Congress in Lok Sabha 4. Shri Prashant Bhushan, Senior Lawyer, Supreme Court of India 5. Advocate Ruben Mascarenhas, Working President, Aam Aadmi Party-Mumbai

Lawbreakers being the lawmakers: A paradox in Indian democracy- Part 2

26th March, 2025 | 1. Maj Gen Anil Verma (Retd) (Head of ADR) 2. Dr S.Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India 3. Shri Gaurav Gogoi Member of Parliament & Deputy Leader of Indian National Congress in Lok Sabha 4. Shri Prashant Bhushan, Senior Lawyer, Supreme Court of India 5. Advocate Ruben Mascarenhas, Working President, Aam Aadmi Party-Mumbai

Simultaneous Elections: A Necessity or a Distraction- Part 1

29th January, 2025 | 1. Prof Jagdeep Chhokar (Founder Member & Trustee of ADR) 2. Shri O.P. Rawat, former Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India 3. Shri P.D.T. Achary, former Secretary General, Lok Sabha 4. Ms Preeti Sharma Menon, National Executive Member and National Spokesperson, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) 5. Dr Niranjan Sahoo, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)

Simultaneous Elections: A Necessity or a Distraction- Part 2

29th January, 2025 | 1. Prof Jagdeep Chhokar (Founder Member & Trustee of ADR) 2. Shri O.P. Rawat, former Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India 3. Shri P.D.T. Achary, former Secretary General, Lok Sabha 4. Ms Preeti Sharma Menon, National Executive Member and National Spokesperson, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) 5. Dr Niranjan Sahoo, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)

In Focus by The Hindu: What the Electoral Bonds verdict of the Supreme Court implies | In Focus podcast

17th February, 2024 | Prof Jagdeep Chhokar (Founder Member & Trustee of ADR)

TOI Podcast: Why electoral bonds need to change

03rd November, 2023 | Maj Gen Anil Verma (Retd), Head of ADR

TOI Podcast: "What’s behind the Aadhaar-voter id link?"

22nd December, 2021 | 1. Mr S.Y Q, Former Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India 2. Maj Gen Anil Verma (Retd), Head of ADR 3. Mr Raman Jit Singh Chima, Asia Policy Director and Senior International Counsel, Access Now 

Episode 26: "Institutional Laxity towards Increasing Criminality in Indian Legislature" - Part 2

16th December, 2021 | 1. Dr Nasim Zaidi, Former Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India 2. Dr K.V.K. Santhy, Associate Professor at NALSAR 3. Ms Poonam Agarwal, Editor-Investigations, The Quint

Episode 26: "Institutional Laxity towards Increasing Criminality in Indian Legislature" - Part 1

16th December, 2021 | 1. Dr Nasim Zaidi, Former Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India 2. Dr K.V.K. Santhy, Associate Professor at NALSAR 3. Ms Poonam Agarwal, Editor-Investigations, The Quint

Episode 25: Women Representation in Electoral Politics: A lack of political will? - Part 2

14th June, 2021 | 1. Dr Malini Bhattacharya (Former MP from CPI(M)) 2. Ms Karuna Nundy (Advocate, Supreme Court of India) 3. Ms Anushka Shah (Founder, Civic Studios) 4. Ms Pooja Ganesh Thaokar (Sarpanch of Bela, Maharashtra)

Episode 25: Episode 25: Women Representation in Electoral Politics: A lack of political will? - Part 1

14th June, 2021 | 1. Dr Malini Bhattacharya (Former MP from CPI(M)) 2. Ms Karuna Nundy (Advocate, Supreme Court of India) 3. Ms Anushka Shah (Founder, Civic Studios) 4. Ms Pooja Ganesh Thaokar (Sarpanch of Bela, Maharashtra)

Episode 24: वित्तीय वर्ष 2019-20 के लिए राष्ट्रीय राजनीतिक दलों के आय और व्यय का विश्लेषण

13th October, 2021 | Bhavana Arya, (Program Executive, Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 24: Analysis of Income & Expenditure of National Political Parties for FY 2019-20

11th October, 2021 | Shelly Mahajan(Senior Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 23: Special Lecture | Maj Gen Anil Verma Retd | Politicising the Pandemic: Impact on Electoral Democracy | IMPRI

27th September, 2021 | Maj. Gen. Anil Verma (Retd.), Head, ADR)

Episode 22: राजनीतिक दलों द्वारा आपराधिक मामलों वाले उम्मीदवारों के चयन के लिए दिए गए कारणों का प्रकाशन (प्रारूप C7) - भाग 2

21st September, 2021 | Sachin Kumar (Senior Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 22: राजनीतिक दलों द्वारा आपराधिक मामलों वाले उम्मीदवारों के चयन के लिए दिए गए कारणों का प्रकाशन (प्रारूप C7) - भाग 1

21st September, 2021 | Sarita Bhist (Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 22: Publication of Reasons Given for Selection of Candidates with Criminal Cases by Political Parties (Format C7) - Part 2

31st August, 2021 | Bipasha Nath(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 22: Publication of Reasons Given for Selection of Candidates with Criminal Cases by Political Parties (Format C7) - Part 1

31st August, 2021 | Bipasha Nath(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 21: Publication of criminal cases against candidates selected by political parties along with reason for such selection - Part 2

14th June, 2021 | Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from West Bengal, AITC Member, Hon'ble Mr Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India, Shri OP Rawat, Former Chief Election Commissioner, Prof Trilochan Sastry, Founder Member, Chairman & Trustee of ADR, Shri Alok Prasanna, Co-founder and Lead, Vidhi Karnataka

Episode 21: Publication of criminal cases against candidates selected by political parties along with reason for such selection - Part 1

14th June, 2021 | Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from West Bengal, AITC Member, Hon'ble Mr Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India, Shri OP Rawat, Former Chief Election Commissioner, Prof Trilochan Sastry, Founder Member, Chairman & Trustee of ADR, Shri Alok Prasanna, Co-founder and Lead, Vidhi Karnataka

Episode 20: Electoral Bonds A case of collective institutional complicity - Part 2

14th June, 2021 | Prof Jagdeep Chhokar (Founder Member & Trustee of ADR), Mr Gautam Bhatia (Lawyer, Author & Constitutional Expert), Mr Vihar Durve (RTI Activist), Mr Nitin Sethi (Journalist, Member of The Reporters' Collective, Media Lead at The National Foundation for India & Partner at Land Conflict Watch)

Episode 20: Electoral Bonds A case of collective institutional complicity - Part 1

14th June, 2021 | Prof Jagdeep Chhokar (Founder Member & Trustee of ADR), Mr Gautam Bhatia (Lawyer, Author & Constitutional Expert), Mr Vihar Durve (RTI Activist), Mr Nitin Sethi (Journalist, Member of The Reporters' Collective, Media Lead at The National Foundation for India & Partner at Land Conflict Watch)

Episode 19: Voting Facilities for the Migrant Workers-Part 2

14th June, 2021 | Dr S.Y. Quraishi (Former CEC, Election Commission of India), Dr Nasim Zaidi (Former CEC, Election Commission of India), Shri O.P. Rawat (Former CEC, Election Commission of India), Prof Ashwani Kumar (Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences), Shri Rajiv Khandelwal (Executive Director, Aajeevika Bureau)

Episode 19: Voting Facilities for the Migrant Workers-Part 1

28th May, 2021 | Dr S.Y. Quraishi (Former CEC, Election Commission of India), Dr Nasim Zaidi (Former CEC, Election Commission of India), Shri O.P. Rawat (Former CEC, Election Commission of India), Prof Ashwani Kumar (Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences), Shri Rajiv Khandelwal (Executive Director, Aajeevika Bureau)

Episode 18: पश्चिम बंगाल में 2004 से उम्मीदवारों और सांसदों/विधायकों के आपराधिक और वित्तीय विवरणों के आधार पर विश्लेषण

26th March, 2021 | Ashok Bisht(Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 18: Analysis of Criminal and Financial Background Details of Candidates and MPsMLAs since 2004 in West Bengal

26th March, 2021 | Bipasha Nath(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 17: Form 26 - A step towards making an informed choice

15th March, 2021 | Shivani Kapoor(Program Officer-Legal, ADR)

Episode 16: वित्तीय वर्ष 2017-18 और 2018-19 के दौरान पंजीकृत गैर- मान्यता प्राप्त राजनीतिक दलों द्वारा प्राप्त दान का विश्लेषण

16th February, 2021 | Bhavana Arya(Program Executive-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 16: Analysis of Donations received by Registered Unrecognised Political Parties during FY 2017-18 & FY 2018-19

15th February, 2021 | Shelly Mahajan(Senior Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 15: बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव 2020: विधायकों को प्राप्त वोट शेयर में जीत का अंतर और उनकी प्रतिनिधित्वता का विश्लेषण

11th January, 2021 | Nancy Srivastav(Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 15: Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Analysis of Vote Share, Margin of Victory and Representativeness of Winners

11th January, 2021 | Bipasha Nath(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 14: हमारी चुनावी और राजनीतिक प्रक्रिया में धनबल का दुरुपयोग: जवाबदेही और पारदर्शिता, महत्वपूर्ण विश्लेषण और अनुशंसित सुधारों की आवश्यकता क्यों है?

1st January, 2021 | Salman Ahmad(Senior Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 14: Abuse of money power in our electoral and political process

28th December, 2020 | Shivani Kapoor(Program Officer-Legal, ADR)

Episode 13: सोशल मीडिया पर राजनीतिक प्रचार/अभियान का विनियमन

21st December, 2020 | Prem Prakash( Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 13: Regulation of political propaganda/campaigning on social media

14th December, 2020 | Nandini Raj( Sr. Program Associate-Communications, ADR)

Episode 12: वित्तीय वर्ष 2018-19 के दौरान राष्ट्रीय राजनीतिक दलों द्वारा कॉर्पोरेट और व्यापारिक घरानों से प्राप्त दान का विश्लेषण

24th November, 2020 | Hemant Bhist(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 12: Analysis of donations from Corporates & Business Houses to National Political Parties for FY 2018-19

24th November, 2020 | Shelly Mahajan(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 11: राजनीति में बढ़ती आपराधिकता: वर्तमान कानूनी और संवैधानिक प्रावधान, हाल ही में सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के निर्णय, महत्वपूर्ण विश्लेषण और अनुशंसित सुधार।

16th November, 2020 | Sachin Kumar(Senior Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 11: Increasing criminality in politics - Present legal and constitutional provisions, recent Supreme Court judgments, critical analysis and recommended reforms.

9th November, 2020 | Shivani Kapoor(Program Officer-Legal, ADR)

Episode 10: महिलांवर होणाऱ्या अत्याचाराशी संबंधित प्रकरणे जाहीर केलेल्या खासदार / आमदारांचे विश्लेषण

26th February, 2021 | Sameena Shaikh (Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 10 : महिलाओं के ऊपर अत्याचार से सम्बन्धित मामले घोषित करने वाले सांसदों/विधायकों का विश्लेषण

19th October, 2020 | Suraj Singh(Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 10 : MPs and MLAs with Declared Cases Related to Crimes against Women

19th October, 2020 | Bipasha Nath(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 9: निवडणूक बाँड योजनेचा राजकीय पक्षांच्या आर्थिक पारदर्शकतेवर विपरीत परिणाम

28th September, 2020 | Sameena Shaikh (Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 9: चुनावी बॉन्ड् योजना से राजनीतिक दलों के वित्तीय पारदर्शिता पर दुष्प्रभाव

5th October, 2020 | Hemant Bhist(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 9: The Electoral Bonds Scheme hit transparency in political funding

5th October, 2020 | Shelly Mahajan(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 8: वित्त अधिनियम २०१७, पारदर्शकता किंवा अस्पष्टतेकडे पाऊल ?

28th September, 2020 | Sameena Shaikh (Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 8: वित्त अधिनियम, 2017 - पारदर्शिता या अस्पष्टता की ओर कदम ?

28th September, 2020 | Sachin Kumar(Senior Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 8:Finance Act, 2017: Step towards Transparency or Opacity?

28th September, 2020 | Shivani Kapoor(Program Officer-Legal, ADR)

Episode 7: Growing Need of Robust Cybersecurity During Elections

14th September, 2020 | Divya Arora (Senior Software Analyst, ADR)

Episode 6: (Malayalam) Youth Participation in Indian Elections

28th August, 2020 | Translation by HOPE India

Episode 6: लोकसभा निवडणूक २०१९ मधील तरुणांचे प्रतिनिधित्व

28th August, 2020 | Sameena Shaikh (Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 6: लोकसभा चुनाव 2019 में युवाओं के प्रतिनिधित्व

24th August, 2020 | Vivek Chandra Bhatt (Assistant Program Associate-Election Watch), ADR)

Episode 6: Youth Participation in Indian Elections

24th August, 2020 | Nandini Raj(Program Associate-Communications), ADR)

Episode 5: (Malayalam) Analysis of Bihar 2015 Election Candidates, and Chances of Winning of Crorepati Candidates and Candidates with Criminal Background

10th August, 2020 | Translation by HOPE India

Episode 5: बिहार निवडणूक २०१५: कोट्याधीश उमेदवार आणि गुन्हेगारी खटल्यांसह उमेदवारांच्या विजयाच्या शक्यतांचे विश्लेषण

10th August, 2020 | Sameena Shaikh (Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 5: बिहार चुनाव 2015 - करोड़पति उम्मीदवारों और आपराधिक मामलों वाले उम्मीदवारों की जीतने की संभावना का विश्लेषण

10th August, 2020 | Aman Soni(Senior Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 5: Bihar 2015 Elections - Analysis of Chances of Winning of Crorepati Candidates and Candidates with Criminal Cases

10th August, 2020 | Bipasha Nath(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 4: (Malayalam) Analysis of Sources of Income of National Political Parties for FY 2018-19

27th July, 2020 | Translation by HOPE India

Episode 4: आर्थिक वर्ष २०१८-१९ मध्ये राष्ट्रीय राजकीय पक्षांच्या उत्पन्नाच्या स्त्रोतांचे विश्लेषण

27th July, 2020 | Sameena Shaikh (Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 4: वित्तीय वर्ष 2018-19 के दौरान राष्ट्रीय राजनीतिक दलों की आय के स्त्रोतों का विश्लेषण

27th July, 2020 | Bhavana Arya(Program Executive-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 4: Analysis of Sources of Income of National Political Parties for FY 2018-19

27th July, 2020 | Shelly Mahajan(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 3: (Malayalam) Why Political Parties should be brought under the ambit of RTI Act

21st July, 2020 | Translation by HOPE India

Episode 3: राजकीय पक्ष माहिती अधिकार कायद्या अंतर्गत का आणावे

21st July, 2020 | Sameena Shaikh (Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 3: राजनीतिक दलों को आरटीआई अधिनियम के दायरे में क्यों लाना चाहिए

13th July, 2020 | Sachin Kumar(Senior Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 3: Why Political Parties should be brought under the ambit of RTI Act?

13th July, 2020 | Shivani Kapoor(Program Officer-Legal, ADR)

Episode 2 :Episode 2: (Malayalam) Analysis of Money and Muscle Power in Indian Elections

2nd July, 2020 | Translation by HOPE India

Episode 2 :भारतीय निवडणुकांमध्ये धन आणि बाहुबळ यांच्या प्रयोगाचे विश्लेषण

2nd July, 2020 | Sameena Shaikh (Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 2: भारतीय चुनावों में धन और बाहुबल के प्रयोग का विश्लेषण

29th June, 2020 | Navin Singh Moni(Program Associate-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 2: Analysis of Money and Muscle Power in Indian Elections

29th June, 2020 | Bipasha Nath(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 1: (Malayalam) Analysis of Funds Collected and Expenditure Incurred by Political Parties during Lok Sabha Elections 2019

30th June, 2020 | Translation by HOPE India

Episode 1: लोकसभा २०१९ च्या निवडणुकी दरम्यान राजकीय पक्षांद्वारे एकत्रित केलेले धन आणि खर्चाचे विश्लेषण

30th June, 2020 | Sameena Shaikh (Program Executive-Election Watch, ADR)

Episode 1: लोकसभा 2019 चुनावों के दौरान राजनीतिक दलों द्वारा एकत्रित धन और व्यय का विश्लेषण

16th June, 2020 | Hemant Bhist(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)

Episode 1: Analysis of Funds Collected and Expenditure Incurred by Political Parties during Lok Sabha Elections, 2019.

15th June, 2020 | Shelly Mahajan(Program Associate-Political Party Watch, ADR)


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