Bollywood's soft power and the far-right government

Monday, 30 March 2026 - 8:30am to 9:00am

In this episode of Women on the Line, we hear from Dr Anubha Sarkar, Lecturer of Global Creative Industries at City St George’s, University of London and Deputy Programme Director for the Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication, about Bollywood’s soft power and the rise of right wing Hindu ideologies, rising anti-Muslim sentiments and nationalism in India.

You can also listen to Kannagi's first interview with Dr Sarkar from 2021 on the same topic here: https://www.3cr.org.au/tuesday-breakfast/episode-202111020700/radio-reim...

Women on the Line

Monday 8:30am to 9:00am

A national feminist current affairs program for community radio. A gender analysis of contemporary issues, as well as in-depth analysis by a range of women and gender diverse people around Australia and internationally. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network (CRN).

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Cleis Hart, Kannagi Bhatt, Phuong Tran, Xen Nhà & Scheherazade Bloul.

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