Coming up tomorrow: the 15th story (& the last one) of my series:
Let Them Eat Rice People's Archive of Rural India.
Do pls read Lenin's story from Tiruvanamalai dist & his extraordinary work, conserving & cultivating traditional rice varieties.
Pics M. Palanikumar photography
Research grant Azim Premji University

Are Muslims bearing more children? Or are fertility rates actually declining? A fact-check on Modi's controversial speech in Rajasthan, from Vignesh Radhakrishnan and Rebecca Rose Varghese

Rajdeep Sardesai All govts build roads, some also build bridges.

What utter joy this #doaurdopyaar is. Uff. So much to love in the writing and the performances. Pratik Gandhi and #VidyaBalan are so so lovely in this film. And such sizzling chemistry. Shirsha Guha Thakurta you've made an assured debut as director. Well done.

I Am it (Soros ka mercenary) He never wore a mask. People who voted for him and gave him their power are wearing blinds.

Intellectual Orator Vs Platform Speaker. Never the twain shall meet.

Also folks, stop sharing the damn video. Triggering. And gives them the engagement they want
Screenshot. Don't QT.

You know, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar was right after all. He chose the word well. You think someone can't sink lower, and they show you every time, how they can ,.and will.

Can't decide what's worse. An elected PM of a democratic country riling up one community against another during elections using deliberate misinformation or a posse of journalists going out of their way to legitimize what is clearly a communal dog whistle.

Calling 15% of India’s population “ghuspethiyas” (infiltrators) and accusing the principal opposition party of only allocating resources to “those producing a number of children” is fringe level politics, to say the least. Today, the Prime Minister has openly stooped so low that

Just for this reply dear Imtiaz, just for this, take all our love. But honestly the questioner did not deserve the dignity of a reply.

Long post:

There would be an appeal for Justice for Neha in India.

But

There would be no appeal for Justice Ruksana, Ainaz, Afnan, or Haseena.

Do you ever wonder why?

Because the Sanghis want you to believe that Fayaz is a sociopath, a villain, and the worst example of

#TamilNadu | “I couldn’t sell even a cup of tea on the day the prime minister came for his campaign,” a restaurant owner said. “I have a lot of Muslim customers. I don’t want to lose business listening to these BJP people.”

Sujatha Sivagnanam reports.
caravanmagazine.in/politics/bjp-t…

'Jjoys' of train travel. Don't come at me saying we have Vande Bharat. Sit for 7 hrs on a seat that looks fine, but is broken within. Your back has stories to tell. Also, not asking for much in an ac seater. Pls keep roaches away. And ensure loos have water. Maq-cbe intercity

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Karnataka is witnessing the rise of political daughters. Sowmya Aji writes.

thenewsminute.com/karnataka/lok-…

National broadcaster Doordarshan colours its historic flagship logo in saffron!

As its ex-CEO, I have been watching its saffronisation with alarm and feel —
it’s not Prasar Bharati any more
— it’s Prachar Bharati! thenewsminute.com/news/national-…

1. Positing on #Manipur elections: Am doing this as an exercise to help friends this side of the chicken neck process Manipur politics better.

The systematic dismantling of one of the largest and most accessible public transport systems in the world has largely gone unnoticed.

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.

Listen, it's simple. Go and vote. Don't vote for the fascists. Vote for whoever is most likely to defeat your local fascist. Don't do privileged bullshit like NOTA. Tell this to your family and friends as well. It looks insurmountable, but we owe it to ourselves to try our best.