Namrata Kolachalam

Journalist. Bylines: @TheAtlantic, @Slate, @Citylab, @RoadsKingdoms, @AtlasObscura, @FiftyTwoDotIn, @TheWorld, @NPR, etc

[Namrata Kolachalam @NKolachalam]

Himalayan mountain springs are a lifeline for millions living in northern India. Now, many of them are running dry. As part of NPR's week-long look at climate solutions, I traveled to Uttarakhand to speak with women working to bring these springs back. https://t.co/X2b5vjtFi5

[Sudarshan Birla @birla_sb_]

Spent the last week building something I couldn't stop thinking about 😁. Mumbai has thousands of street cats (I love cats). They live in our lanes, outside our buildings, in most of the cafes.

So I built meowmbai - A community map where you spot, explore, & pin Mumbai's street cats.

Every cat gets a profile. Every neighborhood gets a count. People can upload cat sightings, discover cats around the city, explore adoption opportunities, & find helpful resources for cat care.

It's live. Go find your local cat. Have fun at
https://t.co/NbY1d7axLx 🐾🐈

#mumbaicats #meowmbai #cats #mumbai

[surajyengde @surajyengde]

read/listen to his story on reservation in india by @NKolachalam for the @TheWorld

https://t.co/CgMz2GZxfe

[Ruchi Gupta @guptar]

The lopsided balance of power between capital and labour: the workers have no ability to refuse to wear the cameras which are training systems which will eventually replace the workers themselves

[kev joon @never_oppressed]

I genuinely feel sick. This is just beyond anything the mind can fathom. And I keep thinking of what Ta-Nehisi Coates said. If you can’t draw the line at the genocide in Gaza, you can’t draw it anywhere else. Moral failure, on a mass and collective scale, brought us here.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

This is a threat of genocide and merits removal from office. The President’s mental faculties are collapsing and cannot be trusted.

To every individual in the President’s chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat.

[Prem Thakker @prem_thakker]

The world not screeching to a halt when the US killed more than 100 little school girls on the very first day of this "liberating war" led us exactly to this moment

[Yale Environment 360 @YaleE360]

This summer record-breaking cloudbursts fueled widespread flooding in Pakistan, destroying up to half of the seasonal harvest.

Rainfall in the region is growing ever more extreme, scientists say, and climate change is the root cause.

Read more: https://t.co/qjgJZ9JVDO

[Justin Nisly @justinnisly]

don't think I've seen happier crows than the ones hanging out on boats in the Vizag Fishing Harbour

[Justin Nisly @justinnisly]

Elephants keep coming to Andhra Pradesh, driven by habitat loss & climate change, with deadly results for humans & elephants alike. Last month, @NKolachalam and I spent a week meeting with farmers across the state for a series about increasing human-elephant conflict.

[The World @TheWorld]

Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and human activity have degraded the traditional habitats for some elephants in India, pushing them and humans into increasingly narrower spaces. Some people are seeking better ways to adapt to the changes. https://t.co/P7a1ItAaoM

[The World @TheWorld]

For the first time, elephants can be seen in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, as they are pushed out of their natural habitats for varying reasons. This has led to an increase in human-elephant encounters, which can often spell trouble. https://t.co/SPyB6eOAm2

[Namrata Kolachalam @NKolachalam]

@Thamee_thammu Hi, I am an American journalist doing a story about Ambikapathy. Could you please follow me for a DM? I'd love to hear about your experience.

[Subhra Priyadarshini @Subhrapr]

In the past 50 years, climate change-induced warming has triggered melting of the Himalayan water reserves at a far quicker rate than in any other recorded period. People lving at the roof of the world still lack actionable guidance. https://t.co/CMsQ8zURaS

[Samanth Subramanian @samanth_s]

In this week's @NewYorker: My profile of Ganesh Devy, who assembled the first Indian survey of languages in a century, and who now lives in Dharwad as a protest against forces who will kill writers and impose religions and languages [1]

https://t.co/Virbr222TY

[Kenny Torrella @KennyTorrella]

A new investigation into chicken giant Foster Farms shows how the USDA allows companies to mislead consumers on animal welfare: https://t.co/nsKhaF79mu

[Justin Nisly @justinnisly]

one of the Rose-Ringed Parakeets that visits every evening is working on a horizontal bar routine

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

We have received an extremely concerning report that the Sheikh Radwan primary health care centre in northern #Gaza was struck today while parents were bringing their children to the life-saving #polio vaccination in an area where a humanitarian pause was agreed to allow vaccination to proceed. Six people, including four children, were injured.

A @WHO team was at the site just before. This attack, during humanitarian pause, jeopardises the sanctity of health protection for children and may deter parents from bringing their children for vaccination.

These vital humanitarian-area-specific pauses must be absolutely respected. Ceasefire!

[The Wire @thewire_in]

The Wire’s @sukanyashantha's report exposing caste segregation in Indian prisons has led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling declaring caste-based practices unconstitutional. States/UTs ordered to revise prison rules and tackle broader discrimination.

#Watch:

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

My @ObserverUK piece on the India-shaped holes in the two magnificent Silk Road shows at the British Library & the British Museum- how can a show on Asian trading networks omit India, the biggest cultural & trading power of them all?

https://t.co/Rn04ukc6cn