The Drain Media

We filter what others flush.
Because that’s usually where the real story ends up.

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Welcome to the Amrit Kaal of Independent Bharat
Watch our #IndependenceDayIndia Special presenting a poem by @siddhantvichar

हमें क्या ख़ाक फ़र्क पड़ने वाला है [Humein kya khaaq fark padne wala hai]

#IndependenceDayIndia2023
#IndependenceDay #Manipur

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To question is to be free.
Happy Independence Day 🇮🇳

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परिवर्तन संसार का नियम है

#WestBengalLegislativeAssemblyelection2026 #mamatabanerjee #abhishekbanerjee #WestBengalElectionResult2026 #bhabhanipur

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#Diwali

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The Drain marks another year of bringing important stories out of the drain, shining light on the overlooked, and lending an ear to the unheard.

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Read our Editorial 'The Silent Revolution' on the occasion of the 5th Birthday of The Drain.

#WeThePeople

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15 August 1947 wasn’t the same for everyone.

In Delhi, Anis Kidwai saw freedom arrive with smoke in the air and despair in the streets. Her memoir reminds us: independence is never just a date on the calendar—it’s a promise that has to be kept, again and again.

#IndependenceDay

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This #RabindraJayanti, The Sunset of the Century echoes across time— from an era marred by wars to our present uncertain times. Gurudeb's words carry a hope for a new dawn, one where Bharat's future shines brighter.

#IndiaPakistan #Pahalgam #India #Pakistan

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#BhagatSingh's defiance was not just in action but in thought. He questioned faith, embraced self-reliance, and challenged belief itself. His words echo beyond time, compelling us to rethink belief.

https://t.co/NZrZp7heIA

Read this Civilization piece by @HritamSaha1

#atheist

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"Everyone has the right to be stupid" — Including the G for Gentlemen with fragile egos who think their crayons shall dictate the shade.

https://t.co/sRrK7T5RLn

Read this piece by @siddhantvichar and @HritamSaha1

#indiasgottalent #RanveerAllahabadia #Beerbiceps #FreeSpeech

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Comedy is subjective—don’t like it, don’t watch it. But does roasting have limits? Those who have influenced lives owe a certain standard of conduct to society.

https://t.co/8ROuZJJ2sE

by @siddhantvichar & @HritamSaha1

#indiasgotlatent #samayraina #RanveerAllahabadia

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To honour Ambedkar’s legacy is not to revere him or his Constitution blindly but to engage critically with his ideas. Only then can the Ganatantra truly reflect the interests of its people.

Read this article by @siddhantvichar
https://t.co/W5pnuBypYH
#RepublicDayIndia #Ambedkar

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Subhas Chandra Bose is described as an "inconvenient nationalist". Subhas Babu was inconvenient to the Congress but does that make him inconvenient to the country too?

By @HritamSaha1

https://t.co/0QczK74aUU

#NetajiJayanti #Netaji #SubhasChandraBose #NetajiSubhasChandraBose

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Read the Editorial here:
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“History will be kinder to me,” Dr #ManmohanSingh said during his last press conference in January 2014. These words were not merely a statement, they were a prophecy.

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The Drain wishes you light, warmth, and a Diwali as vibrant as the stories we try to tell.
Jai Diwali!! ✨

#Diwali #Diwali2024

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Read our Editorial on 4 Years of The Drain

ANNOUNCEMENT: Our new show #BanterBots arriving on 13 October

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A critical look at the Calcutta High Court's advice on teenage sexual discipline, the Supreme Court's response, and the tension between law, choice, and societal expectations.

Read this Legal Perspective by @HritamSaha1

#SupremeCourtOfIndia
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Outrage over the horrific #RGKarHospital case is loud—but will it lead to real change? It’s time to break the anger cycle and tackle systemic issues behind sexual violence.
Read this Editorial by @siddhantvichar

https://t.co/pRDfWK13Gv

#KolkataDoctor #RGKarProtest #RGKarCollege

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#HappyIndependenceDay2024

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Partition and Kashmir

#India #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay #IndependenceDay2024 #Kashmir

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#T20WorldCup #IndiaWon #India

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#CalcuttaHighCourt, declared 1% #reservation for #transgenders, opening two fronts— That the court cannot direct the state to provide for reservation, and that when the legislature and executive are inactive, let the court fill the void.

By @HritamSaha1

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