Sharmistha Saha

Writer-Director, Theatre Scholar.
Author: Theatre and National Identity in Colonial India: Formation of a Community through Cultural Practice

[Cockroaches of India @CJP_for_India]

केंद्रीय बजट में शिक्षा मंत्रालय की हिस्सेदारी -

2013-14 में कांग्रेस सरकार - 4.6%

2025-26 में बीजेपी सरकार - 2.5%

आखिरकार ये बढ़ने के बजाय कम क्यों हुए?
सरकार को स्पष्ट करना चाहिए।

[Ramu Ramanathan @BoodhuRamu]

Today's HT

Trutiya Ratna play was first published in the Purogami Satyashodhak (editor: Dr Baba Adhav). Theatre Academy read the play at Nana Peth (Pune) in 1985*

Astonishing that in a progressive state like Maharashtra, Phule's play remained unpublished for more than a century

[Kunal Kamra @kunalkamra88]

My Lords are busy watching India’s Got Latent…

[Gitanjali J Angmo @GitanjaliAngmo]

I have lost faith in Safdarjung Government Hospital.
The hospital told us @Wangchuk66’s potassium had dropped to 2.9, describing it as alarming and life-threatening. Yet, in its public health bulletin, it conveniently omitted the actual number, referring only to "decreasing potassium levels." When after 10 hours and repeated requests, they allowed us to take samples of his blood at 10.30 pm, an independent laboratory test reported 3.5, well within the normal range.
Despite repeated requests, the hospital has refused to discharge him or allow us to shift him to a private hospital of our choice. With around 30 police personnel stationed on our floor and well over 100 across the hospital, our movement is severely restricted. It is not medical care. It is illegal detention.
If anything happens to Sonam, the hospital authorities and the government must bear full responsibility.
I have therefore moved the High Court and sought an urgent hearing today, praying for permission to shift Sonam before his health deteriorates further. No family should have to fight the system simply to choose where their loved one receives medical care.

[Ramu Ramanathan @BoodhuRamu]

Mark your calendar: 19 July

A play-reading of Jyotiba Phule's Trutya Ratna. Perhaps the most important modern play (which was not performed nor published for the longest)

Followed by a guftagu about Phule and education and equality and the tyranny of religion

[Sharmistha Saha @SharmiSaha]

#ACETECH #ACETECHMUMBAI2025 #ACETECHEXHIBITION are a a bunch of frauds. They misguide you, make you buy expensive tickets and do not refund even when they are at the wrong. #ministryofconsumeraffairs

[Sharmistha Saha @SharmiSaha]

#ACETECH are a a bunch of frauds. They misguide you, make you buy expensive tickets and do not refund even when they are at the wrong. #ACETECHMUMBAI2025

[Jayant Somalkar @jayantsomalkar]

#Sthal #SthalOnZEE5 #WatchNow
@shefalibhushan @ZEE5India

[(Dis)embodied Labour Conference @bodylabourtps23]

Closing remarks by Sharmistha Saha, Priyanka Basu and Debanjali who spoke about important concepts like work and labour, exchange, barter in the context of performance as well as how to speak of labour through performance and vice versa. (1)

[Sharmistha Saha @SharmiSaha]

Study i) Human Sciences
ii) Linguistics, Literature and Performance
iii) Sociology

https://t.co/mwLgnK99VH

#IIT #iitbombay #iitpreparation #performance #theatre #humanities #interdisciplinaryresearch #socialscience #mumbai

@iitbombay

[Sharmistha Saha @SharmiSaha]

@MEAIndia I had applied for my 8 month old son’s passport in May in Mumbai. It’s been 3 months since, police verification (Powai Police Station) is already complete but the website is giving incorrect information and no one seems to know where the passport is. #passportseva #GOI

[Sharmistha Saha @SharmiSaha]

@AdriftGypsy @ReallySwara On Monday, over 28 lakh devotees turned up to take a dip in the Ganges but only 18,169 of the pilgrims were tested upto 5 pm. https://t.co/zD75f6mSit

[Sharmistha Saha @SharmiSaha]

@IndiaPostOffice I finally received my parcel late afternoon yesterday. The receiver of the phone remains put down at all times and the postmaster is extremely rude and had asked me to pick up the parcel if I didn’t want it returned. He was not willing to attempt a second delivery.

[Sharmistha Saha @SharmiSaha]

@IndiaPostOffice has been harassing me. My parcel is with Sakinaka PO 400072 which they are refusing to deliver.

[Varun Santhosh @santvarun]

This is NOT the Indo-China border. I repeat. This is NOT the Indo-China border!

The Govt of India is at war with its own citizens.

[Sharmistha Saha @SharmiSaha]

@fortis_hospital Anandapur is not letting us talk to our #Covid + father who has been moved to general ward yesterday. They are asking us to give him a mobile. We told them we are all covid + at home and they said they cannot do anything about it.

[Sharmistha Saha @SharmiSaha]

@madhukishwar The Constitution of India does not allow holding Indian citizenship and citizenship of a foreign country simultaneously.

[Sharmistha Saha @SharmiSaha]

@madhukishwar @KolkataPolice Kolkata not Kolkatta

[Dr Meena Kandasamy மீனா கந்தசாமி @meenakandasamy]

Many who are not Tamil but here are on my TL are wondering what the whole brouhaha about the Manusmriti is, so I decided to share the joy and read out sections that are offensive to women. Viewer discretion is strongly advised. 🤣Enjoy https://t.co/jbSfkfrmCg

[Sharmistha Saha @SharmiSaha]

Relief absolutely urgent for artists and artisans @PMOIndia @ndtv @timesofindia @IndiaToday