Abheek Barman

Journalist, now Consulting Editor, ET. Omnivorous reader, fond of football, jazz and the Scottish Enlightenment. Trained in Economics in Calcutta and Delhi.

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

First gaali then crocodile tears
https://t.co/XAtHZjH1of

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

Well it DID happen. They were daggers drawn bw N & ...

[vasabjit banerjee @vasabjit_b]

Every time an Americanist or a American Comparativist says, "a civil war or insurgency can't happen here," I see the 'gaze': how they view and evaluate the rest of the world as 'other.'

Don't tell me, it can't happen here. Explain to me why America is so different.

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

Thus. Another watered down serving of rasam, a blasphemy for finance, Parliament & our great spice laden sip. Reform? Duh. Corporate maalish? Yeah!!
@nsitharaman @Vishj05 @AunindyoC @INCIndia @BJP4India
@ravishndtv @tjoseph0010
https://t.co/PVTTJhcVgN

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

Thus. Another watered down serving of rasam, a blasphemy for finance, Parliament & our great spice laden sip. Reform? Duh. Corporate maalish? Yeah!!
@nsitharaman @Vishj05 @AunindyoC @INCIndia @BJP4India
@ravishndtv @tjoseph0010
https://t.co/PVTTJhuw8l

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

Sorry to be a pedantic bore. July was sambhered by August.
In September everything has been turned into bisibelehulianna, with a slap on the face of Parliament.
Apparently it does not exist, nor a Finance Bill...

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

@vasabjit_b Quick answer. Nobody in India then thought their & their kids' future was tied to adopting Audi, Adidas, Apple. Nor with Aryabharta.

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

@tjoseph0010 boss screw it :) People who are "Proud Indians" now had no idea of history (still don't) & were always content with grandfather's opium mix...
The same mix is now vastly retail & at least 35% of voters sucked it up till recently.

[Tony Joseph @tjoseph0010]

You have to ask: how come we didn’t know about the Harapppan Civilization before Marshall wrote about it? Because we wrongly imagined our Civilization began with the later arrival of Indo-European language-speakers who called themselves ‘Arya’

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

My ET column on GST today https://t.co/6NMqamupKS

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

Some can of course read the social media version of ManusamhIta....
Sry Mnsmht
U gd?

[Mattojiwd @GivenUpOnGodot]

@AbheekBarman @tjoseph0010 Or maybe some of them can read, and dissemination of false conclusions is standard operating procedure with them.

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

They wouldn't be bhakts if they COULD read...
@tjoseph0010
@GivenUpOnGodot
#AryaNaught

[Tony Joseph @tjoseph0010]

It is amusing to see rightwing handles sharing genetic studies that clearly & unambiguously confirm migration of Steppe pastoralists who brought Indo-European languages into India between 2000 BCE and 1500 BCE, to argue that the study disproves such migration!! Can't they read?!

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

@UJJAVALSHAH2 @meg_chow @AltNews @free_thinker Correct.
SM is the ONLY way to expose "duplicacy".
U ld d wy frnd v vl flw.

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

An early Bhakt ...

[Vaibhav @vw_twitt]

@sonaliranade @bainjal Legacy of Mugabe continues...

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

@UJJAVALSHAH2 @meg_chow @AltNews @free_thinker They were told the truth.

[Meghana Choukkar @meg_chow]

My 10 year old niece asked me if Rajiv Gandhi was a Muslim 🤦. After I busted that fake news for her, so many more came tumbling out. Left me horrified at the thought of how a generation of kids is growing up on fake news. Must introduce her to @AltNews @free_thinker

[Saket Gokhale @SaketGokhale]

There’s a solo battle on multiple fronts that I’m fighting & this one’s the most important.

It’s impossible without ur support.

Every help (small or big) means a LOT & I’d be incredibly grateful for your support.

I can’t do this alone. Pls do contribute & spread the word.

[Augustine Varkey @logicalindianz]

What are our Children learning now ?? @sanjayuvacha . This is Class 6 Kendriya Vidyalaya Question Paper !!! Please read it !!!

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

Our genetic ancestry, minus spin & cowdung.
Explained by @tjoseph0010
Do read & RT...

[Tony Joseph @tjoseph0010]

Today is a big day. Two long-awaited genetic studies have been published now – the updated version of the widely-read ‘The Genomic Formation of South and Central Asia’ is out in Science, and the first study of a genome from a Harappan site, Rakhigarhi, is out in Cell.

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

After Chandrayaan 2 flop:
What Modi reportedly said: "You have done a great service ... I am with you."
What Modi really said: "Great job... For the manned mission, put the Opposition on board."

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

Ghee shakkar

[Rajesh Parikh @rajeshparikh999]

Dear Indians, In Year 2021, there will be a new fresh Election....
Modi Govt will not last this full term till 2024.
MARK MY WORDS.

[Abheek Barman @AbheekBarman]

Indeed. It's hot & humid in Delhi. Pouring in Mumbai & Kolkata. Warm & cloudy in Chennai. Might rain in Hyderabad.
NOBODY should go out in bad weather.
And the SC should extend it's summer holiday to monsoon, work in October & close again from Nov to Sept.

[Krishnadas Rajagopal @kdrajagopal]

Iltija (Mehboob Mufti's daughter) says she needs SC permission to have the freedom to move around Srinagar

CJI: Why do you need to move around? It is very cold in Srinagar