Vineeta Deepak

South Asia News Director for the Associated Press.

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The joy of music, liberating in so many ways!
AP PHOTOS: Nepal women keep the art of traditional instruments alive despite their past stigma https://t.co/hTR21EgKOW

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Bollywood celebrates rocking year, riding high on action flicks, unbridled masculinity and misogyny “We need to have more conversations about the alternates — positive, empathetic and gentle masculinity,” says @tanejamainhoon https://t.co/ABsQeMcRmD

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We are so pleased that “20 Days in Mariupol,” a collaboration between @AP and ⁦@frontlinepbs⁩, has been shortlisted in 2 categories for the 96th Academy Awards: Best Documentary Feature Film & Best International Feature Film. https://t.co/2eWQMbmGBC https://t.co/9z92LRrKir

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A stunning collection, with all the colours and complexity of human experience in Asia. AP PHOTOS: Photographers in Asia capture the extraordinary, tragic and wonderful in 2023 https://t.co/5r5GM9WDJp

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’The Moon in India’s arms!” A dream come true for millions of Indians who have grown up pining for their beloved “Chanda Mama”! India lands a spacecraft near the moon's south pole, a first for the world as it joins elite club (from @AP) https://t.co/wG5qBfVzFH

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When informed, insightful reporting lays bare discrimination that is in plain sight but invisible to most. Powerful journalism by the @ap team @kat__stafford

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The legacy of racism has laid the foundation for health inequities faced by Black Americans at every stage of their lives. The result is a lifetime of disparities affecting thousands of Black mothers, infants, children and elders across the U.S. https://t.co/WHSuq1n98F

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So proud of this well-deserved recognition of our photo journalists who chronicled this amazing piece of history in Sri Lanka! AP photos from Sri Lanka, Ukraine were Pulitzer finalists (from @AP) https://t.co/OqUzxSEqg6

[Julie Pace @JuliePace]

Bursting with pride and admiration for the incredible @AP journalists recognized as winners and finalists by the Pulitzers, and everyone across the AP who helped produce this vital work. What a team.

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“Though the Writers Guild of America is striking for better pay in an industry where streaming has upended many of the old rules, AI looms as rising anxiety.” Could AI pen 'Casablanca'? Screenwriters take aim at ChatGPT (from @AP) https://t.co/zJ7o2JATja

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What is it like to live in what will be the world’s most populated country soon? @AP reports on the lived realities of some of these 1.4 billion Indians, in voices as diverse as this noisy democracy. We begin in Mumbai, with the shrinking women workforce. https://t.co/8SI2AQmcwB

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A long and turbulent journey to Roosevelt House for Eric Garcetti, the new US envoy to India. Garcetti confirmed as India ambassador after 20-month fight (from @AP) https://t.co/BYy9TM0hf4

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“The Oscars, more than ever, belong to underdogs”.
One loser in 'Everything Everywhere' romp: Oscar bait (from @AP) https://t.co/tEJZvCzUId

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Perhaps this is what an earthquake in slow motion looks like. “What sort of development requires destroying these priceless places?”@AP India Team reports from the slowly sinking holy town of Joshimath. https://t.co/pAHatjsFVJ

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Love, AP-Style! This is simply brilliant @mallikavsen

[Mallika Sen @mallikavsen]

So a couple days ago I said, unsolicited, that I would photoshop some new #APvalentines cards based on submissions from staffers. What follows is ~30 of them, of varying quality. Obligatory disclaimer that these are not official AP missives, I've no rights to anything, etc etc.

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Hollywood’s awards season has found an unlikely underdog in S.S. Rajamouli's Indian action epic #RRRMovie, whose stars N.T. Rama Rao Jr. (@tarak9999) and Ram Charan (@AlwaysRamCharan) sat down with @AP in Los Angeles for an extended interview.

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India’s RRR at number 6 in AP’s top 25 movies of last year! Its politics may be controversial but this is a vote for originality, for India’s uniquely robust, high-octane commercial movie-making. And that song and dance!!@RRRMovie⁩ https://t.co/1ZdUftgmEZ

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In a region with few motorable roads and fewer hospitals, motorbike ambulances are helping mothers give birth. A deeply reported visual narrative by @AP India team. https://t.co/cabYDBlcGq

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India to put climate at the top of G-20 agenda with programs to encourage sustainable living and financing the transition to clean energy. AP's @sibi123 reports.https://t.co/ggC8m7TwJ0

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"A world convulsing" — 150 unforgettable AP images from across 2022 https://t.co/7PHNCKZEOV

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As COP27 kicks off in Egypt, a look at homes, schools, temples, livelihoods washed away due to river erosion in India’s Assam state. AP’s Anupam Nath reports from the frontlines of the climate crisis.https://t.co/lA74aFAk7A