Akshat Singhal

Co-founder @thegenderlab | @mumbaishapers @asia_foundation dev fellow @unltdindia fellow| Questioning masculinity, power and Culture |Views are personal.

[The Paperclip @Paperclip_In]

You've seen these doors before—heavy metal bars instead of regular handles. You push, and they swing open. They’re everywhere—malls, schools, theaters. Most people never think about them. But they exist because of a horrific tragedy.

And we should know why.

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[Yogendra Yadav @_YogendraYadav]

With everything in this election stacked against the Opposition - money, media, administrative machinery - the ruling party enjoyed an infinite advantage over the opposition.

Had the elections been a shade fairer, the Supreme Leader would have been sitting in the opposition.

Mr. Modi might have managed the numbers but has lost the iqbal.

https://t.co/PDzc1ucdft

[ravish kumar @ravish_journo]

गोदी मीडिया लोकतंत्र का हत्यारा है। आप सांसद बन गई हैं। बहुत बधाई। सांसद निधि से हर पंचायत में लिखवा दीजिए। मालिकों के नाम के साथ और इन एंकरों के नाम के साथ जिनमें से कुछ मालिक भी है। इंतज़ार है उस सदन में जहां से आप धोखे से निलंबित कर दी गई थीं। भाषण अच्छा होना चाहिए। eto bangla to lekhaa jaaye na, tahale aami hindi kathaa bollaam. bhool bangla lekha jaaye na.

[Faye DSouza @fayedsouza]

Hey Mainstream Corporate TV “journalists”,

What’s the plan? Are you going to keep at it or is it time to read up on ethics and integrity again?

[Rahul Pandita @rahulpandita]

Nobody knows anything about India. This is one thing one should know about India.

[Joy @Joydas]

Can we now settle the debate that Mumbai is better than Delhi?

[Prashant Bhushan @pbhushan1]

At least in spreading fake news, we have become #Vishwaguru, thanks to trolls of the IT Cell

[Akshat Singhal @akshatsin]

Please DM if anyone travelling from #Lucknow to #Mumbai today (16 nov 2023) by flight. Need to get a parcel urgently.

[Dr. Holly Walters @Manigarm]

Congratulations. All those "disruptors" and "innovators" have finally managed to create cable TV.

It's never about inventing anything new. It's just about re-creating existing systems but without the labor protections and income guarantees.

[Akshat Singhal @akshatsin]

As always, @zainabkakal calling
spade a spade when it’s needed most. Loved this line from this piece -
“We need to turn the focus of implementing system change methodologies from development work outside us to development work inside us.”

[Zainab Kakal @zainabkakal]

Something I have been thinking - How to live responsibly in the world as it exists https://t.co/e4zNOdK3sw

[Saira Shah Halim সায়রা ‏‎‎سائرہ @sairashahhalim]

Who speaks Hindi? We all speak Urdu/Hindustani...

Aasman in Urdu is Aakash in Hindi, but most Indians usually say Aasman and not Aakash in their daily life

Likewise, we use...
Aadmi, not Purush
Aurat, not Stree
Bachha, not Baalak
Paani,not Jal
Hawa, not Vayu
Kitab,not Pustak

[ISignal @ISignalOfficial]

‘The main purpose of centrally-sponsored welfare schemes today is to promote the prime minister. The food subsidy takes the cake in that respect,’ says economist Jean Dreze in a post-#Budget2023 #interview. Read on: https://t.co/3FPYZwdX76

[Akshat Singhal @akshatsin]

@anupamachopra Masaan

[Komal Singh @komaljbs]

What a failed leadership of Jammu and Kashmir! Not even single leader has courage to stand with people against Bulldozer on ground. What a state of helplessness of people.

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

Reminder: record profits are unpaid wages.

[Jayson Gaddis @JayGaddis]

Never, ever get married. Unless you are willing to do these 3 things.

[Saba Naqvi @_sabanaqvi]

India is Adani and Adani is India but the profits are all Adani’s and the losses are those of Public sector banks and institutions and small stock investors so Adani must be bailed out!
Brilliant circle of greed.

[Sonam Wangchuk @Wangchuk66]

GOOD MORNING WORLD!
4th day of my #ClimateFast to #SaveLadakh under #6thSchedule of Indian constitution.
You all can join me tomorrow 30th Jan, last day of my fast. You can organise a 1 day fast in your area in solidarity with #Ladakh & ur own surroundings
#climate #ILiveSimply

[शिक्षित बेरोज़गार @kaul_vivek]

One Factor Holding Back India’s Long-Term Growth Potential.
The female labour participation rate is 19%. What this means is that less than one in five Indian women aged over 15 are a part of the labour force. And that is very worrying.
In #Easynomics.
https://t.co/3JmGfrMaRo