Dispatch from the Kerala floods

Today on 3 Things, Kerala correspondent Vishnu Varma joins us over the phone from Kochi to discuss the current situation Kerala, his observations from a relief centre, and rescue operations being conducted in the face a calamity of this magnitude. Unprecedented rains have brought the state to a standstill and essential services have taken a hit, with shortages in medical supplies and drinking water reported from several places. Last, we discuss writer and filmmaker Sagari Chhabra’s account of members of the Indian National Army’s Rani of Jhansi regiment whose achievements have gone unrecorded and unacknowledged.