Neha Raykar

Director @IDinsight. Maternal & child health. Nutrition. Monitoring & Evaluation. PhD Econ @UCRiverside. Views are personal. She/her.

[IDinsight @IDinsight]

🚨 HOT OFF THE PRESS: IDinsight’s 2023 Year in Review https://t.co/SZrgKU87Cx

We are closing out this year with highlights from the last 12 months. Check out our projects, initiatives, and teams' influential work to elevate voices, foster inclusivity, and contribute to a world that upholds the dignity of every person.

🔗 Read our 2023 Year in Review: https://t.co/SZrgKU87Cx

#IDinsight2023 #IDiYearInReview

[Neha Raykar @Neha_Raykar]

@DanWuori I live in India. I love your Twitter handle. I don't have kids and don't want them, but I am interested in early child development as a researcher, and I find your tweets wholesome, educational and respectful (unlike much of what I see on social media). Thank you!

[Neha Raykar @Neha_Raykar]

@asuph People hate hearing that our (complete lack of) civic sense related to public hygiene may have something (actually everything) to do with caste. "Why bring caste into everything" is what I hear. I have had huge arguments about this and given up.

[वरुण 🇮🇳 @varungrover]

Pollution ka geet, phir ek baar.
By @AisiTaisiDemo.

[Neha Raykar @Neha_Raykar]

@asuph The 90s do feel nostalgic though. In all honesty, ARR was the only redemption of that decade. The sounds of Rangeela felt revolutionary, still do. I think it's one of his best.

[Sonalde Desai @SonaldeDesai]

Just adding to the discussion, an article on Global Hunger Index and nutrition policy I wrote in @IndianExpress. Debates on this flawed index take attention away from very real need to improve nutrition and reduce child mortality

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture.

The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.

But no.

Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die.

You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.

A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery.

Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said."
We are at our best when we serve others.

Be civilized.

Credit: Ira Byock.

[Neha Raykar @Neha_Raykar]

@swarupa_nk @appadappajappa Ooohh thanks, have been to Dilli haat so many times but never during Ganeshotsav. Will try it out!

[Jyoti Yadav @jyotiyadaav]

Bhanwari sat on a jute cot in the verandah of her dilapidated house, gazing at the backyard, flooded in the rains. The peeling walls and the rusting windows of her house mirror how she feels in her bones these days—like the autumn of an exhausted feminist.
https://t.co/Nh7FmjOYXm

[Banjot Kaur @Banjotkaur]

#Manipur: Routine immunisation for children has stopped, surgeries and dialysis put on hold, referral to higher health facilities has become a thing of the past. Shortage of meds and restrictions on doctors' movements paralyse healthcare in the state.

https://t.co/MDZZAIMVf9

[Milaan @SupportMilaan]

Our dedicated team members from UP, MP, and Karnataka converged for an insightful 2-day workshop this week. Facilitated by the brilliant minds at @IDinsight, we delved deep into refining our #TheoryOfChange. This gathering was made possible thanks to @EchidnaGiving's support.

[asad rehman @chilledasad100]

Little about the callousness of the British State towards people of colour & poor people surprises me - but even I did a WTF!! reading this 👇🏾👇🏾

[Rajiv Sethi @rajivatbarnard]

A few more thoughts on the events unfolding at @AshokaUniv 1/12

[Karwan e Mohabbat (Caravan of Love) @karwanemohabbat]

#NaseeruddinShah recites #FaizAhmedFaiz's iconic poem, The Dawn Of Freedom - Subh‐e Azadi

Is India a dream deferred? What did we really win when India became independent on 15 August, 1947? Where do we find ourselves on 15 August this year?

[Soumitra 🌻 সৌমিত্র சௌமித்ரா سومترہ @netshrink]

A thread on the generic vs patented medicines debate for those not from a medical background. Hence I am simplifying some concepts. Experts please excuse.
Here we go!

Medicines are generally discovered/invented by Pharma companies. The company which first discovers/invents...+

[G Sampath @samzsays]

Where i debunk all the misinformation being spread about the govt's latest brilliant legislation, the #Digital Personal #Data Protection Bill, and explain why this marks a new chapter in India's demockratic history:

[Jayati Ghosh @Jayati1609]

Very insightful piece on the persistence of caste and patriarchy in contemporary Indian weddings
https://t.co/HudNaRlsnb

[AnnieZaidi PhD @anniezaidi]

It's really very simple. You treat minorities exactly like you want to be treated when you find yourself a minority in another place. EXACTLY like that. Same right to thrive. Same ambition. Same right to preserve your culture. Same right to adapt in selective ways. Same security.

[IDinsight @IDinsight]

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