Cinthya

Writer, editor, accumulator of useless facts. I run a little library called Reading Room:

[Women Posting W's @womenpostingws]

This hip hop fusion dance routine gotta be the dopest thing I've seen today

[Poorvi پوروی گپتا 🌈 @PoorviGupta08]

Amidst the opulence of Billionaire Ambani's wedding & its plethora of events to showcase wealth and power, I write for @yesmagazine about radical Indians who upended the caste-based wedding system and patriarchy to perform self-choice ceremonies
READ: https://t.co/sx2KrpZcIX

[Musthafa PC @Musthafa_PC]

17 years ago, on my graduation day at IIMB, I witnessed an event that inspired me greatly. One that had Mukesh Ambani as the Chief Guest.

Now, 17 years later, IIMB hosts a similar spectacular event to welcome their new batch and I was honoured to attend it as the Chief Guest. I wasn’t expecting it.

It’s always special to address a bunch of young, bright students looking forward to life with a lot of hope and passion. Here’s my 7-minute message to the future leaders!

#IIMB #GraduationDay #FutureLeaders #ChiefGuest #BrightMinds #Entrepreneurship #IIMAlumni

[Flint Dibble 🍖🏺 @FlintDibble]

[ARCHAEOLOGY THREAD] One of the most pernicious racisms I see regularly is the myth that Africa has been an unimportant place in human history

But the archaeology of Africa is incredible. Black Lives matter, and so does their history
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[Megha Mandavia @MeghaMandavia]

Coming out of my Twitter/X hibernation to post this 100% relatable & genius take by @mahimavashisht
on Why Productivity Hacks Don't Work for Women: https://t.co/d951Miw8DC

[Sujit Nair @sujitnair90]

“The day I got my postgraduate degree, I didn’t waste a minute– I rushed back to my village, Ausgrum in Bengal to become a teacher. Yes, I had higher salary offers from schools in bigger towns, but for me, the 169 Rs. I was offered at my school village meant everything; I was hungry to teach the students from my village who needed a good teacher the most.
And I taught at my school for 39 years and only retired because I’d hit my ‘retirement age’– 60, what a ridiculous concept!
So there I was at 60, retired and expected to spend my years drinking sugary tea and whiling away my time on the charpoy! But I was restless, I didn’t want to retire and kept asking myself, ‘What shall I do now?’ A few days later, I got the answer.
One morning, around 6:30 AM, I saw 3 young girls enter my house. I was shocked when they told me they’d cycled for over 23 kms to see the Master who’d retired! They were young tribal girls who were desperate to learn; with folded hands they asked, ‘Masterji, will you teach us?’ I immediately agreed and said, ‘I can teach you, but you will have to pay my school fees for the whole year–are you ready to pay?’
They said, ‘Yes, Masterji, we will manage the money somehow.’
So I said, ‘Yes, my fees are Rupee 1 for the whole year!’
They were so happy, they hugged me and said, ‘We will pay you 1 Rupee and 4 chocolates also!’
I was elated! So, after they left, I put on my dhoti and went straight back to my school and requested them to give me a classroom to teach…they refused. But I wasn’t going to stop– I had years of teaching left in me, so I went back home, cleaned my verandah and decided to start teaching there.
That was in 2004–my Pathshala started with those 3 girls and today we have over 3000 students per year, most of whom are young tribal girls. My day still starts at 6 AM with a walk around the village and then I open my doors to students coming from all over– some of the girls walk for 20 plus kilometres; I have so much to learn from them!
Over the years, my students have gone on to become professors, heads of departments and IT professionals– they always call me and give me the good news and as always, I ask them to please give me some chocolates! And last year, when I won the Padmashree, my phone didn’t stop ringing; the whole village celebrated with me–it was a happy day, but I still didn’t allow my students to bunk class!
And my doors are open to all– come visit me and my Pathshala anytime; our village is beautiful and all my students are bright–I am sure you can learn something from them!
So that’s my story– I am a simple teacher from Bengal who enjoys his tea and evening naps on his charpoy. The highlight of my life is being called Master Moshai–I want to teach until my last breath; it’s what I was put on this planet to do!”

Sujit Chattopadhyay

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Shri Sujit Chatterjee for Literature and Education. A retired school teacher from Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, he is recognised over the state for his free coaching center named “Sadai Fakirer Pathsala”. (Courtesy: Characters of Calcutta)

[Daniel Storey @danielstorey85]

No spoilers, but this is the cleverest football advert I've ever seen.

[Radhika Santhanam @radhikasan]

Maulana Azad - India's first education minister and key founding members of Jamia Millia Islamia, several IITs, IISc and the School of Planning and Architecture - omitted from NCERT textbooks. @dawalelo https://t.co/FOOaGHWPxf

[Cinthya @CinthyaAnand]

A good cup of tea can heal the soul.

Tinariwen - "Iswegh Attay" https://t.co/2qEO0Mkhfy via @YouTube

[Cinthya @CinthyaAnand]

#Karnataka #Bangalore

[Naveen Menezes @naveenmzs]

Just five days are left for citizens to either add their names on the electoral roll or make any corrections including change of address.

BBMP & all other local bodies to stop accepting Form 6 & Form 8 requests after April 11. #KarnatakaAssemblyElection2023

[Mohammed El-Kurd @m7mdkurd]

The BBC invited me to talk about Al-Aqsa, but *of course* had two “experts” (who I didn’t know were gonna be there) condescend to me about rockets instead.

[Mukta Joshi @mukta_jo]

Dear all, @thatissorad and I are working on creating a crowdsourced database of pro bono and low-cost lawyers for women in need. We encourage you to share this form widely so the database becomes as extensive as possible. The form is accessible here: https://t.co/bRrVVou9id 1/n

[Peter Dynes @PGDynes]

This summer may push India closer to the limits of human survival. Rising temperatures are forecast in the coming weeks after India experienced its hottest February on record. The region is at serious risk of wet-bulb if global temperatures continue to rise.

[Cinthya @CinthyaAnand]

@radhikasan Good read @radhikasan. There's a world of Indian children's literature ready to take up that space such as works from @tulikabooks

[Cinthya @CinthyaAnand]

@indiancourser @heffersbookshop is still open in Cambridge 😊

[Cinthya @CinthyaAnand]

A love letter to coffee https://t.co/LlSHDe586a from @theatlantic

[Cinthya @CinthyaAnand]

"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn." - Gore Vidal

[SunoIndia @SunoIndia_in]

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