Amoolya Rajappa discusses the need for the privileged classes to start including migrant identities in the mainstream consciousness of the mobile-led media infrastructure.
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Over 4 million on #ClimateStrike today. In 163 countries. And counting...
If you belong to the small number of people who feel threatened by us, then we we have some very bad news for you:
This is just the beginning. Change is coming - like it or not. #FridaysForFuture

“When you build a dam, you destroy the single most important thing about a river: the flow.”

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Fact: India tops the world in migration, but we are ready for bloodbath against internal migration.

Here's a thread no one asked for - freelance journalism. Or just writing. Let's get started.

#Coffeeplanters in #Kodagu in #Karnataka are still suffering from the effects of the #deluge and #landslides of August 2018 that resulted in loss of #topsoil , crops and yield. #Coffeegrowers are now seeking better #reservoirmanagement villagesquare.in/2019/05/31/kod…

Journalism, I think we need to have a conversation about bad bosses and toxic newsrooms.

1. I’m so shook about what is happening in Sri Lanka, I’m not sure what to do. I’ve just been sitting here staring at Twitter like a helpless goof.

I thought I would provide just a snapshot of the country for people unfamiliar:

Memories of Passersby

The Helavas of Karnataka have been reciting family histories from carefully maintained records for centuries. Despite odds, they carry on, with the hope that some of their offspring would continue the tradition. thewire.in/society/the-si…

Helavas’ distinctive profession probably makes them the only tribe in India that has sustained the recitation of family histories for centuries.

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A lot more interesting than anything from ancestry.com. The semi-nomadic Helavaru community in Karnataka maintain genealogical records and sing of the ancestors. By Amoolya Rajappa villagesquare.in/2019/02/15/sin…

To intensify the social movement against alcoholism, a women-centred seminar with renowned women social thinkers, activists and women engaged in antiliquor movement. Join us in this struggle to erase the social evil of alcoholism!
#GramSevaSangh #MadyaNishedAndolan

My latest on the threat of ageing dams in India, a pressing issue that needs better policy intervention.

Being a connoisseur of #Lambani #embroidery for over years now, I’m delighted to have finally written about these amazing women who are striving to preserve their unique craft and heritage.

I can't believe this just happened. This is a president who is rapidly unraveling.

#ourstipendourright
we work 18 hrs a day for zero salary!
CM of Karnataka DK Shivakumar B.S.Yeddyurappa H D Kumaraswamy
#OurStipendOurRight

'Over hundreds of years, we have successfully mastered the art of co-existing with tigers...It is we who first tend to sick animals, inform the forest guards of tiger and elephant deaths.”
By Amoolya Rajappa for Village Square
#forests #wildlife #tigers
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Read my latest on the soliga tribals in BR Hills. Their resolute battle for winning forest rights is exemplary indeed. Thanks Village Square and Soumya Sarkar.

People marooned in #Keralaflood2018 crying out for urgent rescue can't wait - PMO India get your priorities and proportions right - Ardh Kumbh Mela got Rs 1200 crore but you give just Rs 100 crore to #RescueKerala #RebuildKerala ? #Morefundsforkerala without delay!