Deekshith R Pai

[The Migration Story @TMigrationStory]

As the Gulf War continues, India faces severe shortage of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG). Several households are switcdhing to alternative fuel sources like firewood, both in the rural and urban centres, with migrant households being the most vulnerable to this switch.
While India’s annual LPG consumption more than doubled between 2011–12 and 2024–25, rising from around 15 million metric tons to 31 million metric tons, more than 93% of this growth was met through imports. This dependence on imported LPG causes severe stress during times of fuel crisis like the one India is facing right now. When families are now returning to firewood, it poses multiple health hazards, especially for women who are responsible for cooking. And among the most vulnerable to this crisis are the migrant communities.

In this video, The Migration Story’s special correspondent Aishwarya Mohanty explain how India’s efforts for pushing clean fuel for cooking is facing a major risk from the ongoing Gulf War. Sunil Mani, Policy Advisor of the Energy Program at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, also joins the conversation.

Watch the full video here:
https://t.co/KfWsiNB7iS

Story by: Aishwarya Mohanty @pirouetteworld
Research Assistance: Aadhya Angirish, Jasmeh Kaur, Nihira Pillai
Video Editor: Deekshith Pai @DRPai98

#gulfwar #migrantworker #lpgcrisis #greenenergy #cleanfuel #india

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

In today's episode of #North #Indians trying hard to write about #SouthIndian #films:
Madam Simran, a simple #Google #search would tell you that this is #DhruvaSarja , the son of #ArjunSarja 🤦‍♂️

@dna pay and get better writers. #Martin #martinreview

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

Dear @Koimoi
#Vaazha and #Vaazhai are two different #Movies
Vaazha, the one in the article, is a #MalayalamCinema
Vaazhai, the one in the picture, is a #TamilCinema
We in the #South are fed up of dealing with your stupidity in the 21st Century too. 🤦‍♂️

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

But you conveniently #phogat her when she was battling it out in the streets @Amul_Coop
The hypocrisy of the brands when they want to MILK the opportunity 🤡

#PhogatVinesh #IndiaAtOlympics #WrestlingFederationofIndia #Amul

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

@vijethbalila Offense is the best defence. Speak Hindi like this to stop Hindi imposition.

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

Why are migrant women workers unable to access the basic healthcare facilities like insurance, pre/post natal care, PDS, ICDS, ASHA workers' support?

Watch the video (by yours truly) to know more.

#migration #india #women #workers #healthcare #indiamedia

[The Migration Story @TMigrationStory]

Check out our video story on women brick kiln workers who tell @anumayhem why they are unable to access public healthcare facilities they are entitled to.
Video editing and production: @DRPai98
Read full story here: https://t.co/C7wgsnvQz5
https://t.co/hFCKK4WPH5 via @YouTube

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

Through Shalmali Shetty, I try to understand curatorial process, an artist's ideation and the global platform for artists and their art in these unpredictable times.

[The Chakkar @TheChakkar]

Spiritual Homecomings: “What is the relationship a person has to a landscape, their land, and a home?” From her curatorial project ‘The nights will follow the days’ Shalmali Shetty speaks about her career, global themes of homecoming, and more. By @DRPai98 https://t.co/HZcLy94WfB

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

Honoured to have worked on this video with footages from the field captured by the migrant women cane cutters to document their plight in the sugarcane fields of MH and KA.
A movement I have always wanted to see take shape - impacts of first hand narratives.

[The Migration Story @TMigrationStory]

In Maharashtra's sugarcane fields, women migrant workers are using their phones to capture challenges. Watch this video to know why they are demanding justice. Visual storytelling @DRPai98 Footage SOPPECOM @MahilaKisan #migration #sugarcane #Labour
https://t.co/IV3stjYOIh

[The Chakkar @TheChakkar]

‘Our silence on these gross violations of the ecological balance was even more threatening. Is this just the planet’s last aviary? Or could it be the last human on Earth?’

A photo essay from the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa - by @DRPai98 https://t.co/xJxvBlPqPe

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

Wrote a small piece about the #Megastar #Mammootty and his recent choices of films along with his new venture @MKampanyOffl It has always been a delight to discuss Malayalam films.

@mammukka #Mollywood #Mohanlal #lijojosepellissery #jeobaby #KaathalTheCore #rorschach #puzhu

[The Chakkar @TheChakkar]

‘Like the Rorschach inkblot test, the audience’s predicament kept changing throughout the movie. In a character portraying varying shades of ruthlessness and sadism, Mammootty yet again hit it out of the park.’

@DRPai98 on the evolutions of the “Megastar” https://t.co/AyhNGKyrY6

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

@geevishnu This SMS deal also had a funny twist. Apparently Vora, a Gujarati, wrote this threat to Dey, a Bengali, in Marathi 😂 Fusion you see. Of course the 'reporter friend' couldn't remember the SMS exactly in court while police couldn't produce the SMS. Proper Bolly stuffs...

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

@mygovassam @News18Northeast @CMOfficeAssam

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

It rains ice in the Island of Majuli! But when the avg temp is 35°C? Any explanations experts?
@weatherindia @Indiametdept @mcbbsr @MinistryofEnvi2 @PTI_News @ANI @scroll_in @TheWireScience @htTweets @IndianExpress @MongabayIndia @down2earthindia #ice #rains #majuli #assam

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

@dharamjeeth @AyangTrust @DcMajuli #assam #farming #LAND #rights
#womenempowerment #WomenTalking @CMOfficeAssam @smritiirani @PMOIndia @scroll_in @firstpost @TheQuint @newslaundry @TOIIndiaNews @TheHinduScience @htTweets @rinikibsharma @himantabiswa @NewsLiveGhy @DY365 @News18India

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

@RailwaySeva The ultra fast response from @RailwaySeva. Their priority efforts are working. The train is now 9 hrs late. This is what happens when authorities are unaccounted for their lack of response. Such apathy towards hundreds of passengers. #IndianRailways @AshwiniVaishnaw @RailMinIndia

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

Our train 02986 Dbgrh - SMVT train is 8 hrs late. I was supposed to reach Bglr by now and I'm still nowhere close. Do I get any compensation for this? I'm spending for my water, food and such precious time is getting wasted. @RailMinIndia @AshwiniVaishnaw #IndianRailways

[Ayang Trust @AyangTrust]

We distributed 100 #sprinklers impacting 300 #farmers across #Majuli. The sprinklers are expected to increase the produce of the farmers and their impact overall.

#livelihood #livelihoods #sustainabledevelopment #income #sustainabledevelopmentgoals

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

@MyGovArunachal @dcseppa @PemaKhanduBJP @MinOfCultureGoI @MIB_India @unwomenindia @dpradhanbjp @smritiirani @thebetterindia @YourStoryCo @startupindia

#vocalforlocal #women #womenempowerment #ArunachalPradesh #ruralempowerment #womeninbusiness #startupindia

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

Nearly 4000 women under 340+ SHGs form one East Kameng Sangcha Ane Market Co-op Soc. Ltd. Their dream, first ever exclusively SHG run Supermarket - LoKal, has today come to life in Seppa, East Kameng. I am happy to be a part of this inspirational project. @AyangTrust

[Deekshith R Pai @DRPai98]

@NABARDOnline supported training programs underway in Seppa, Arunachal Pradesh, initiated by @dcseppa and conducted by @AyangTrust in collab with @ArSRLM for women SHG members
Video by yours truly.

@PemaKhanduBJP @dpradhanbjp @smritiirani

[DC East Kameng @DC_Seppa]

With the support of @NABARDOnline, District Administration in collaboration with ArSRLM & @AyangTrust is organising training and skill development programmes for SHG women in food processing, handloom and handicrafts sectors. #VocalForLocal #AtmaNirbharBharat @PemaKhanduBJP