🎙️2 Must-Listens, 3 Winners: Kamba Ramayanam, Ethanol Blending Backlash & I-Day Quiz Winners

🎧 This Week In Swarajya Podcasts

Dear Listeners,

We are delighted to announce the winners of our Independence Day Quiz Contest! Out of 120+ entries, we have a clear first-prize winner with 9 points. For the second and third prizes, since several participants scored 8 points, the winners were determined based on who submitted their entries first.

The winners are:
🥇 1st Prize: RK Vellanki
🥈 2nd Prize: Dr Sankalp Srivastava
🥉 3rd Prize: Deepak Nagar

Note: We will be reaching out to the winners via email with further details.

Now, turning to the podcast:
Don’t miss the latest episode of ‘What This Means’, where writer, historian, and author TS Krishnan debunks the false narratives around the Kamba Ramayanam, Vali Vadha in Valmiki and Kamban Ramayanam, and also Rajendra Chola’s northern expedition and the ethics of Bharat's dharmic kings vs the foreign invaders. Listen to the full episode here.

The second story on 'What We Said' is something that affects us all and has been trending on social media — the backlash over ethanol blending. Why? Because with E20 fuel, consumers are paying the same price per litre as they did for 100 percent petrol, but are getting much less distance in return, effectively spending more to travel the same distance.

A policy that was supposed to be a climate win is instead leaving Indians with damaged engines, reduced mileage, and hidden price hikes, while offering no real choice or relief to the consumer. We break this down here.

Thank you for tuning in!

Your host,

Diksha Yadav

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