Hi, I'm Meghnad

I'm an author, journalist, YouTuber and standup comedian. In February 2025 I contested the Delhi Assembly election from Malviya Nagar as an independent. Now I'm on the road meeting other independents, and working towards the 2029 Lok Sabha election.

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Project Omelette

Can an independent stand alone, fight alone, and win?

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India's first open-source independent political campaign, with Meghnad as patient zero. Between now and the 2029 Lok Sabha election, it tests whether a candidate without a party can put up a real fight, and builds towards a network of independent candidates.

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The Independents*

Why would anyone fight an election without a party, and stay independent even after winning? We drove from Delhi to Ayodhya and Bihar to interview independent candidates and hear it from them.

  • The film

    Filmmaker Satwik's cut: emotional and story-first. It moves through five independents in about an hour, asking who still holds on to hope as the world grows darker.

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  • The YouTube show

    Meghnad's cut of the same footage: slower and more explainy. Each episode chases down one candidate, gives the context of that place, and ends with their full interview. Coming soon: episode one free, the rest members-first.

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  • Meghnad riding in an auto-rickshaw, clutching his backpack
  • Meghnad grinning on a dusty roadside, hair blown by the wind
  • Meghnad at the wheel as the sun sets
  • A busy market street at dusk, seen from the car

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Screenings

The Independents, live in your city

One hour of film, then an hour of Q&A with the people who made it.

already screened in

  • Delhi
  • Bangalore
  • Goa
  • Mumbai
  • Pune

coming soon to

  • Kolkata
  • Nagpur
  • Hyderabad
  • Dehradun
  • Delhi

Dates aren't confirmed yet. New dates go up on our Urbanaut page as soon as they're final.

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Season 2

Next on the road

We're planning to interview more independents across Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Uttarakhand, plus four independent candidates in Goa.

  1. Ferozepur
  2. Khadoor Sahib
  3. Amritsar
  4. Pathankot
  5. Srinagar
  6. Baramulla
  7. Kargil
  8. Udhampur
  9. Chakrata
  10. Dehradun
  11. Delhi

Be a local contact

Live in one of these places? We need local contacts to help with research and on the ground. Email with your city and phone number, and we'll call you.

Chandigarh, Amritsar, Srinagar, Kargil, Dehradun, Goa

Email meghnerd@gmail.com

Support the work

Memberships and screening tickets fund Season 2

YouTube membership

Most of the channel is members-first, including the full Independents episodes and behind-the-scenes streams.

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YouTube

@meghnerd

Long-form deep dives on Indian politics and society, and The Independents.

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Livestreams

FAFO streams and the Political Therapy Show, live with the community.

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Books

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    Parliamental

    Political satire from inside the corridors of power.

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    Citizen Meghnerd Journal, Vol. 1

    Political therapy and applied civics: the citizen and the system.

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    volume two

    Citizen Meghnerd Journal, Vol. 2

    The citizen in society: media, economy and local governance.

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Journals, badges, stickers and more for the Nerds ka Parivaar.

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