Voice of Youth S1 E1: Pulkit Kohli aka Mir Atish on News Rap
Rapper and producer Pulkit Kohli, who performs as Mir Atish, was the first guest on Voice of Youth, talking about rapping on social and political issues.
Pulkit Kohli, who performs as Mir Atish, is a music producer and rapper whose songs take on social and political issues. He was the first guest on Voice of Youth, in the episode released on 22 November 2020.
The episode notes credit him with starting a style he calls news rapping. One of his best-known tracks is ‘Manushitty’. The conversation is raw and informal, the way the first season of the podcast set out to be.
Listen to Season 1, Episode 1
The episode runs for about 30 minutes. Play it above, or find it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Voice of Youth is India People Blog’s podcast of honest, long-form conversations with young Indians who are building, questioning and changing things. Every episode is on the Voice of Youth page. Have a story the country should hear? Apply to be a guest.
