 So you are staying in Pandara Road? Yes sir How long? I was there for 15 hours and after this form was filled I shifted to Rabindranagar which is After? I shifted to Rabindranagar in November but the form was filled till then so currently I am not staying there but I stayed there for 15 hours Is your father still serving? Yes sir And he is a Deputy Registrar in Supreme Court? Yes sir Deputy Registrar is district judge level or? It's the Joint Secretary level Joint Secretary? Is he a judge? No, it's the administrative side So what's the job of your father? So he is usually attached with a judge so currently he is with just a Sanjay Kishan call whichever cases are coming to the honourable judge they have to be allotted to various branches then a lot of documentation has to be done so all the work that is done before the judgement is given that is supervised by my father with a team of people and after the judgement has been delivered then after that also so many instructions need to be given to various stakeholders involved so mostly that You follow the lot of judgments keep on coming? You have interest in this or? I do sir I do have interest CGI I think very recently told still looking for prisons Sir could you please Are you still staring to go and are you still looking for prisons to deliver? Yes sir The verdict I believe it was I remember this pigeons free sir but I am forgetting the exact context sorry sir There is not a delay in release after bail Okay sir The bail orders are not reaching to jail and all Yes sir Because why won't they say? They say that this should be postal through postal means they should get it Okay sir That's the demands in this Okay Thank you sir What are your views on that bail? Delay after bail order were issued So it's a problem because it leads to congestion of prisons and it is also against the right to let's say liberty that humans deserve in the sense that they should only be imprisoned after they have been convicted and this also causes overcrowding this was also in news recently See they are already in jail Once court has given bail order that this should be released There is delay in that There is no question of congestion Condition is already there I am asking your views whether that delay can be cut short and what should be done? So the delay should definitely be cut short like the Honourable Chief Justice of India has said in the sense that there needs to be a fastening of administrative work from the judicial side so that people are not held up for longer as possible and that we can have a speedy resolution of these cases as much as possible And you have done something with the time to appear Yes sir So this was their CSR initiative called Teach India 2 months or 6 hours every week we would go to an NGO and teach 18 to 32 year olds English This was English specifically for employability in BPO's in shops so that they could get jobs out of this and it was an internship sir It was in school? I think so sir And after you got the feedback after you went with CSR? Yes sir they actually had a placement fair for them actually so they got jobs out of it and so it was useful for them sir and I think it was a personally enriching experience for me as well But 6 to 8 weeks they were able to speak English? So the basics, so the basics they would need for the job for example if they are working as a receptionist somewhere when the exact English one needs that they would understand and I hope then on the job they would pick up a lot more that was needed And you heard of a wind-like corridor, wind-like corridor? Yes sir So they are safe areas so to say wherein wildlife can move around and usually basic commercial transport is prohibited in these areas I had heard of this in the context of Karnataka the whole Bandhavgar Tiger corridors I have heard of it in the context of but I am not very Karnataka Bandhavgar? Yes Karnataka Bandhavgar? I could be mistaken sir I am sorry Okay how is the corridor? What is the concept of corridor? So I believe it is to safeguard the wildlife but I am not very sure about this, sorry sir Okay we have lot of surveys, survey of India Botanical survey, role in the survey No work there? Yes sir How many are there? Can you name another before? The forest survey of India Where it is? I am not sure sir The mines and minerals survey of India Yes sir Sorry sir I am not able to recall many You already do papers? Yes sir Anything about Kerala? Yes sir With regards to their minority scholarship scheme That they had to redistribute So it was previously given in an 80 to 20 percentage to Muslims and Christians Now after the High Court had annulled that They have refigured that to 60s to 40 percentage for Muslims and Christians That was at a signage? I believe the government has decided that so Meeting ends? Some dowry that took place there? Yes sir Dowry death was in use sir yes sir I do not know the details of the case But yes the conversation was about how Despite high literacy in the state We do see such issues against women Particularly dowry death I do not remember sir I do not remember details I am sorry Sir how do you see The new president in the US India-U.S relations Sir India-U.S relations enjoy bipartisan support in the US So most presidents in that way are in favour of having good relations with India Particularly with President Biden I think given that he has rejoined the climate negotiations with the UN The fact that he has consented to the Iran nuclear deal talks being rewired And engaged with the EU and UK again I think this will bade well for India's strategic interests sir You said bipartisan support But you get there and we still have some We had some limitations When it comes to some What are all those limitations How those limitations Will be changed in many ways The primary irritation with During Ronald Trump's time was with economics In the sense the GSB preference that India got That was suspended and the least The developing country status which we have at WTO That is something the US had a problem with Our intellectual property rights Those were irritants primarily I think with President Biden already A USTR 301 probe has been called off against India So I do believe there is some progress being made And hopefully there will be engagement So that other prickly areas can be sorted out You said about the GSB So generalized system of preferences Where in a developed country Gives tariff concessions to Imports from developing countries Or least developing countries like India And when China claims the status The developing countries And the least developed countries Or the least developed So I think India was also availing it And India is a developing country So they wanted to remove India from that list So because they feel that India by virtue Of being a member of the G20 Is economically well off enough To not need these concessions I think the fact is that Why were the fifth largest economy in the world today We recognize that that gives us some chance To be geographically beat In terms of our geopolitical position in the world Yes, we are a powerful country But we are also aware of the ground realities That we have certain small manufacturers Farmers who need these protections For India to progress into a much better space And I think that's why we do it Okay, what comes to your mind? So whenever I think Something happens around me Which impacts me in a particular way Which makes me think I write it down So it is called meditation on paper by some people But essentially it's reflective Of what is coming So it's called meditation on paper by some people So for example for me Whenever something happens If it's an interesting conversation Or a life event or anything I like to write it down It gives me perspective so that So journal writing and diary writing So journal writing and diary writing Are a subset of this But in a journal and diary writing The medium where you are writing Is important like a journal or a diary Or if it's not flexible Sometimes I will write on a google document also So I believe that is the difference And you were associated With the framework of policy research What were you doing? So they had a module called education in India And this was a two weeks Sorry, two months engagement Where they took us to the education policy In India, so I was engaged with that What period? So this was in 2019 July July August So it was actually a course So my contribution was being a good student Perhaps I was taught about What's happening and we could also Interact with some people But I was primarily a recipient Of information So what are the things you have learned From learning three major techniques From that course The first and most unique Was how the relevance of Traditional Indian schools Of thought in education How we can harness that Instead of just having a very Example For example in Shanti Niketan Rabindranath Tagore emphasized On learning with nature So today we have a very classroom Based learning, so perhaps some more outdoor Based learning, that's one The second thing we learned was About how technology can be Harnessed and the government is already Doing very well on that front So second was technology We reached good levels in enrolment We need to work on outcomes of students So a couple of diagnosis Of what's going wrong and what can be done better On the first metric of traditional Indian thought, I believe the emphasis On regional languages is important And good, and also how certain Courses in Different types of traditions Will also be provided in schools now Secondly, on the idea of using technology In a big way technology is being promoted Particularly in terms of interdisciplinary Education, so that technical Education is not just for the science Students, perhaps even the humanities Graduates can look into it. And third With learning outcomes in a huge way From the school level, the 5 plus 3 plus 3 plus 4 model vocational Education, having around the year Assessment instead of just one So I believe there are quite a few steps Which are being taken so About the railway station Could you please repeat, sir? What happened to the Andhravar railway station The honourable Prime Minister, I believe, inaugurated A revamped version of it But, and I'm not sure How it was inaugurated Why is this? It's a small It's a railway station It's got Very, very Another technological innovation Something about rail lines also There's a... I'm sorry I should have read up more on this I don't know Yes, sir Yes, sir Is it a painter from Kerala And he's credited for being India's first modern painter, so to say He combined Indian aesthetics With a more western approach So his painting of Goddess Saraswati Is something I've seen that's very beautiful Those are the contributions I remember What is OPEC in use for? The organisation of petroleum Exporting countries, sir So, recently With crude prices surging across the globe There have been calls for the OPEC To increase the supply of crude So that the prices can moderate Particularly India has been Reasing this demand And right now we see a standoff in the OPEC Between Saudi Arabia and Qatar If I'm not mistaken Sorry, sir. Thank you so much So there was a deal To keep the Oil supplied at a particular Low level in August of this year And UAE has been saying that We should increase but Saudi has not been agreeing And there's another problem with respect to A quota that the UAE has But I'll have to read up more on that Why did you not opt for English literature As an option? Sir, because I had studied literature for three years And while it's a great discipline I wanted to try something new more I thought PSI would help me Understand the ecosystem We're in a little more better In a more direct manner Sorry sir Yes, sir Because I had studied literature And I thought it would be nice to read something new Can you tell me some prominent Contemporary Indian English writers And their works Anita Desai Tiger Amitav Ghosh Khushwan Singh Chain to Pakistan There are more, sir What do you read? What kind of books do you read? I prefer non-fiction, sir What is your book? It's called Rebooting India By Mr. Nandan Nilikini It's about the journey of Aadhar Which was like a start-up within the government I thought that was fascinating Yes sir, it was Made in India Thank you How has COVID impacted education In terms of drop-off ratio In terms of gender Do you have any idea on that? Yes sir So according to the UN The COVID could lead to a generational catastrophe In terms of learning levels Because so many children have been restricted From going to school And technological access to education That's first Second in terms of gender Because as family incomes have been decreasing We see how girls are being disproportionately Perhaps not being sent to school Because there are not enough incomes available And third, the role of education Which is not just schools and books But it's also emotional intelligence in the child That is being curbed Because online you cannot always teach that the best So I believe these three are the main impacts So would you engage in contemplative writing today? I think so, sir What would you write about this interview? So I would write about the fact that perhaps I had thought that I would pull down my mask And that would lead communication But I think this is good enough as well So I believe something new to look forward to Hi Saloni Good afternoon sir Good afternoon So 15 years in Delhi Who is Amita sir? Recently a painting by her was in the news Sold very well She is a painter She has also been a writer I believe And Unfortunately I don't know enough about her Sorry But you travel daily in Amrita Sharifar Yes sir But you have studied about Amrita Sharifar I should have sir, sorry So what are the problems faced by women in Delhi? Pardon sir What are the problems faced by women in Delhi? And what steps has the government taken for it? Multiple problems One is the crime The rate of crime is fairly high Second in terms of labour force Participation ratio In Delhi it is very low around 18% Only when it comes to women Third would be In terms of Skilling and other such problems Fourth I think the migrant women That is another issue because Delhi is a hub of migrants What the government has done I believe on the women's safety issues There are marshals in the bus so that there is safety And training a lot of women In self-defense so on and so forth And sensitizing the police Second in terms of labour force participation rate So they are trying to scale women Government schemes Sahili Samanbhai Kindra scheme by the Delhi government It promotes SAGs and groups of women So that they can get employed together And for migrant women So I think a lot more needs to be done There hasn't been enough emphasis But I believe the government is looking into it Again few states which are pioneer in self-defense groups Sir Kerala Sir Kerala Manipur Maharashtra And that's it sir I can't think of more What about Tamil Nadu I don't have specific knowledge about it sir Okay So What is the role of opposition In a parliament The role of the opposition is to Represent the voice of so many people In the sense that any ruling party has certainly Got in support but there are so many other people Who voted for the opposition as well So first is to give true voice to the people Second is to keep a check on the ruling party Certainly so that rash decisions are not taken And third I believe the opposition Also helps to add to the quality of debate By adding more perspectives to a particular issue What will happen when there is No opposition or when there is A poor representation of opposition In a parliament So checks and balances are vital for Any party any government So I believe in the lack In the absence of an opposition I believe Hasty decisions could be taken And enriching perspectives might be missed out on So many people might feel that their views Are not being represented because They might not agree with whoever is in power So these things could happen sir So don't you think that the current What you said is happening in the present parliament today Not entirely sir I do understand why That may be your concern but Right now only before now that the monsoon Session is about to come up The government has been reaching out to opposition Leaders for certain key topics I believe the honorable defence minister Made an outreach and I believe Like the last session also the productivity Of debate was quite high so I don't think We're at that stage yet so I think India Is a pride in democracy What does constitution say about The English language According to article 343 It is an associate official language Of India along with Hindi However originally they had wanted it to be Only for 10 years now it's been extended indefinitely And And that's fact that I believe that is all the constitution Is in terms of English specifically See India is a growing power For participation in the human security council But you see Our prime minister is mentioning about the Even But So I think we need UN the question is in which Form I think we need a better, more Evolved UN which is more representative Of the developing world and which Needs definitely a lot of work In terms of what it is doing in India I can specifically think of the world food Program of the UN which has aided Nutrition programs particularly Uttar Pradesh and other states The UNDP also sponsors a few Projects here and there So I think it's good to have these agencies They bring together the best of the world The best practices in the world They promote cooperation and I think So in a world which is more and more interconnected We definitely need the United Nations Thank you so much Thank you