Archis Anupam Mohapatra

Make your dreams come true by doing shit and not waiting on others!!!

[Kartavya @Paijaan28]

Gora Sahab has done more for the betterment of this country than your baap.

[Sarayu Pani @sarayupani]

Me and my 30,000 armed, lathi wielding friends were all alone

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

My dear friends, something important.

I am deeply honored to share that I am one of the eight finalists globally shortlisted for the 2026 John Maddox Prize.

Established in 2012 in memory of Sir John Maddox (the legendary former editor of Nature and Fellow of the Royal Society), this global prize, spearheaded by Sense about Science and supported by the Royal Society. It was previously co-awarded by Nature. And honors individuals who stand up for sound science and evidence in the public interest, advancing critical discussions despite facing hostility, powerful vested interests, and severe obstacles.

For me, an India-based science communicator and clinician, this recognition carries immense weight. This is the very first time a resident from the Indian Subcontinent has been shortlisted for the Maddox Prize.

Speaking truth to power against pseudoscience, predatory health misinformation, and unscientific traditional remedies in a cultural and political ecosystem that heavily endorse them, comes at a steep personal, legal, and professional cost.

To stand alongside seven extraordinary global finalists—from public health researchers working under fire in Gaza, to scientists defending rigorous evidence in the UK, France, Bolivia, Mexico, New Zealand, and the US—is deeply humbling for me.

I may or may not win. But with this shortlist, India’s advocacy for evidence-based medicine has a place on this global stage. Our patients, our public conversations and our struggles to defend scientific integrity matter beyond our borders.

I hope this encourages more doctors and researchers across India, the wider subcontinent and West Asia to speak openly, engage the public and stand by sound evidence.

Whatever the result, the work continues.
Jai Hind.

Please read the official announcement and details of other candidates here: https://t.co/BydZnidvXh

[Archis Anupam Mohapatra @1Archis]

Using a hammer to solve every problem would only lead to disaster.They aren't trained to handle protests.Well,no one is trained for anything by the looks of things in this country.Women and kids getting mauled by uniform and goons in broad daylight with hundreds of people around.

[Rema Nagarajan @RemaNagarajan]

RAF personnel manhandling a woman protestor.
Courts have gone blind?

[mas.to / @kingslyj]

Schroedinger's Form 6.

[THALA @THALAJuni0r]

I AM JUST NUMB WATCHING THIS .

Every citizen should watch this how police is harassing woman.

[Nitin Prajapati @Prajapat204]

पत्रकार "रवि राज", IPS प्रशांत चौधरी से पूछता है कि

"पत्रकारों पर लाठी क्यों चल रही है?!"

IPS प्रशांत चौधरी उसको पकड़ लेते हैं।

होनहार पत्रकार "रवि राज" कहता रहता है कि

"मेरे पास PRESS की ID है"

लेकिन IPS प्रशांत चौधरी उसे दुबला पतला समझकर बस में ले जाकर पटक दिए जिसके वजह से रवि के कमर में काफी चोट आई है।

[Soham सोहम سو��م @SohamShah07]

Well, speaking for myself as a young reporter, I know Jean Dreze because I read history and economics and politics of India. And many of my young journalist friends do the same.

Flipping the question, as a young journalist if you don't know Jean Dreze, are you reading enough?

[Archis Anupam Mohapatra @1Archis]

How does one convince oneself that silencing a peaceful protestor is somehow an act worth defending?

[Archis Anupam Mohapatra @1Archis]

but the willingness of others to harass, intimidate and brutalise those who dare to protest peacefully,as though exercising one's constitutional rights were a crime deserving of punishment. How does one arrive at a point where another person's dignity, and safety mean so little?

[The DeshBhakt 🇮🇳 Akash Banerjee @TheDeshBhakt]

For those still in Delhi Police's custody, it might be a very long night. If a SC advocate - Fidal Tom - can be allegedly assaulted & detained in this manner; one only only shudders to think what others might have to go though.
Govt is in full panic mode & has gone weapons free

[Neha @neha_aisa]

UPDATE

My phone had been taken away by the police. I got my phone back now. Women have also been released from Maidan Garhi PS.

[Satish Acharya @satishacharya]

Thousands of security personnel on the streets and not a single one to protect these youngsters from these goons?

[Varun C. MD, DM @drcheruvarun]

There was a human being behind every uniformed Gestapo too. Just saying

[Roshan Rai @RoshanKrRaii]

This is what an average andh bhakt of Narendra Modi is capable of unleashing on this country, its women, its people.

Terrorists roaming around in Police Protection.

My hate for Sanghis and Modi just got vindicated after watching this video.

[praxis @praxis_exe]

I always wondered how a country of 20-30 crore people was ruled by merely a few thousand Britishers. I'm seeing it now in real time: the descendants of those who favoured the British.

[Vinayy Mahabal Mishra @vinayymishraap]

रात के 12 बज रहे हैं, दिल्ली बॉर्डर पर बसो को चेक किया जा रहा है। अगर थोड़ा सा भी पुलिस को लगता है की ये प्रोटेस्ट म���ं शामिल होगा तो उसे गिरफ्तार किया जा रहा है। मुबारक हो। आपातकाल में आपका स्वागत है। नार्थ कोरिया बनाने के लिए नरेंद्र मोदी का बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद। अब बस सबको गोली मार दो कहना बाक़ी रह गया है।

[atul kasbekar @atulkasbekar]

Just a reminder that most of the Indians shot at Jallianwala Bagh were shot by Indians in uniforms

Gen. Dyer didn’t kill them all himself

There are lessons in history that keep getting repeated

[ravish kumar @ravish_journo]

थोड़ा उमर ख़ालिद, शरजील इमाम को भी याद कीजिए। छह साल हो गए। ट्रायल भी नहीं। ज़मानत भी नहीं। आकृति चौधरी को भी याद कीजिए, जिस पर फ़र्ज़ी आधार पर NSA लगा दिया गया, सत्यम ��र्मा को भी याद कीजिए। स्टेन स्वामी और साईं बाबा को भी। दस साल साईं बाबा को बिना किसी आधार के जेल में रखा गया।

सड़क पर सुरक्षा बलों की तैनाती आपातकाल की आहट बताई जा रही है। दरअसल यह तेरह साल की चुप्पियों के अपराधबोध की सांस्थानिक अभिव्यक्ति है।