The Election Commission is compromising the integrity of India’s elections, its democracy & the legacy of the man who once restored it.

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No Indian woman wrestler has ever made two Olympic teams. Vinesh Phogat just earned her third Olympic quota. Massive moment for one the greats of Indian sport. But there's at least one person who won't be very happy with this.

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Ravish Kumar has launched his new website radioravish.com on which AI translation of his YouTube videos in Hindi will be available as podcasts in seven other languages (English, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu).

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Six-Week Show Begins But the Charisma Has Gone.

“Modi is as exciting as an old calendar on the kitchen-wall or as believable as a geriatric Amitabh Bachchan selling a concoction as an invigorating fruit drink.” #ThakelaKaka thewire.in/politics/six-w…

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The 5th cohort of the #Aavishkaar Fellows hip is here!

We are very excited to share that 7 #Aavishkaar Fellows have joined our team.

#Aavishkaar Fellowship is a 2-year program for young graduates to become #STEM educators and leaders, redefining #STEM Education in the country.

In The Incarcerations, LSE professor Alpa Shah tells the chilling story of the #Bhima -Koregaon case that transformed 16 human rights defenders into alleged Maoist terrorists, kept in jail for years without trial. Read an excerpt here

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Delhi will go to the polls without Arvind Kejriwal's voice. And I'm sure Jharkhand feels the absence of Hemant Soren.

It is surreal and unjust that two CMs were jailed right before one of the most critical national elections of our lifetimes. Don't normalise or accept this.

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🇮🇳 #India : New report, ahead of the upcoming #India Elections, highlights a sustained pattern of repression by Prime Minister #Modi , in his second term, to undermine #democracy and civic freedoms and to silence dissent & target #civilsociety

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my writer mentor said that we should consider the possibility of writing for our most generous readers, our most attentive & thorough readers

& I’ve loved that advice

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It is because of the progressives such as Jagdeep Chhokar and Harsh Mander that the idea of India that most Indians cherish is still alive. Their work as well as the struggles of workers and farmers and dalits and adivasis are a reason for some optimism in these dark times.