Archita Raghu

Journalist. Senior reporter @citizenmatters. Formerly @BehanBox, @xpressTN.

Write to me: [email protected]

[Archita Raghu @arch_types]

@TheBluePen25, @sakie339 and @hannah_priya talk to us about recipies from DBA communities
Pls read! https://t.co/j4jfyHGMik

[Shalin Maria Lawrence @TheBluePen25]

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When @DiyaMaG18 and @arch_types called me for a story on #Dalit cuisine I was sweetly surprised .They relentlessly chased me for two months for heirloom recipes.Beef ,pork ,boti,karikal and more.List of delicacies were shared along with a chapter of my upcoming book .

[Rajalakshmi sampath @Rajalakshmi2398]

One-third of all prisoners under preventive detention in India are from Tamil Nadu, according to NCRB’s 2024 prison data.

Among them, Dalits account for 31.2% of detainees, despite forming only around one-fifth of TN’s population. The data also shows a large number of detainees are young and from economically vulnerable backgrounds.

Police defend preventive detention as necessary to control crime and violence. But lawyers and rights activists argue that these laws are increasingly being used beyond exceptional situations, pulling more first-time and marginalised offenders into the system.

Worked on this story looking beyond the numbers and into what preventive detention really means in practice.

@xpresstn

Read Here : https://t.co/kiKtJUVDQw

#Prisoners #Tamilnadu #Goondas

[Diya Maria George @DiyaMaG18]

On November 15, 1938, 2 days after the first Tamil Women’s Conference in Chennai, a group of women walked to the Hindu Theological School and sat in front of its gates.

[Thinakaran Rajamani @thinak_]

Ahead of trial court’s pronouncement of punishment, we interviewed kin of #Sathankulam custodial deaths victims Jayaraj-Bennix:
About the pattern of police targeting people from marginalised communities, Jayaraj's daughter Persis said the police would never target affluent or politically influential persons. "Thinking that we did not have the power to respond, the Sathankulam police killed my father and brother. However, people from all communities supported us, taking it personally. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court took up the case suo motu. The shopkeepers, daily wage workers, and farmers become easy targets for the police. A section of people praising extrajudicial acts, including encounters and custodial violence, only encourages such behaviour. That is one of the reasons behind the custodial deaths of innocents. The same people may be victimised one day if it continues,” she said.

https://t.co/XvReuldHq6

[Nimisha S Pradeep @nimishaspradeep]

Little joys :)

[ல.மோ. ஜெய்கணேஷ் @jai_lm]

Anti-social elements have locked the Vyasarpadi Ambedkar Free Tuition Centre & threatened teachers ("We'll cut hands if lock touched")! 200+ poor kids can't attend classes tonight.

Complaint filed at Vyasarpadi P5 MKB Nagar PS – but no action yet!
#SaveAmbedkarTuitionCentre

[Citizen Matters @citizenmatters]

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It’s run by budgets, data & decisions.
We’re opening the black box at #ICS2026.

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[Diya Maria George @DiyaMaG18]

Key to happiness is forgetfulness, perhaps?
https://t.co/NQIKI1l7Tc

[Siddarth K.M. (சித்தார்த் கோ.மு.) @Sidzepp]

No maintenance, internet issues force shutdown of hi-tech labs in many TN schools:

Contract tender for annual maintenance hasn't been closed even though the contract period has ended and schools made to shift to BSNL aren't receiving internet access.

https://t.co/pTU9aL8FZ4

[Raju @raasaa_Madras]

@mkstalin to inaugurate the construction work to convert 4375 acres of Great Salt Lake🦩into a Fresh Water reservoir extending from Kovalam to Mahabalipuram for 12 kms. This project erases the Chennai's remaining blue-green natural infrastructure.
@supriyasahuias

#DontGoStalin

[Citizen Matters @citizenmatters]

@arch_types reports @iitmadras Project Kaatru, study finds winter PM2.5 spike in Koyambedu market; stakeholders flag vehicular emissions and the need for hyperlocal data.
https://t.co/rPn2DStAjO

[Nimisha S Pradeep @nimishaspradeep]

Amid rising reports of BLO (booth level officer) suicides across the country, I spent a day with a BLO in North TN, Mohini* to understand the pressure behind the job. (1/7)
@xpresstn

[The Caravan @thecaravanindia]

The hand of a sanitary worker—his skin severely damaged by constant exposure to bleaching powder, which is sprinkled along the corners of roads. Many workers suffer from chronic illnesses caused by the absence of proper protective equipment such as gloves and masks.

DMK’s neglect of sanitation workers’ protests exposes its betrayal of social-justice principles, Sujatha Sivagnanam (@sujajourno) reports: https://t.co/7sWKOI5XdY

[Greeshma Kuthar @jeegujja]

Read my story from Tirunelveli-Thoothukudi about the caste killing of Kavin Selvaganesh alongside the political history of Tamil Nadu in normalising these brutal murders. Caste pride has now taken newer forms, and at the center of this are

https://t.co/GHNxZxwDVb

[TNIE Tamil Nadu @xpresstn]

#ExpressDialogues | In a freewheeling chat with a group of journalists from #TNIE, the newly sworn-in #RajyaSabhaMP, @salma_poet traces her journey from poetry to politics and how defiance shaped both her words and will.

@AntoJoseph
@ranjim
@Shaik91163136
@NewIndianXpress

Read the full interview here :
https://t.co/CZRDmRvn9c

[Nidharshana Raju @NidharshanaR]

A shelter for trans persons, set up under Garima Greh - a Union government scheme - in Chennai, suffers without funding for years. It is running on the sheer grit of a lean team of staff and the mortgaged jewellery of a trans woman. I report for @tniefeatures

[Aparna Karthikeyan @AparnaKarthi]

Pls don't miss this brilliant piece about an amazing farmer Saroja Kumar, who lives near Karur. I met her twice earlier this year & learnt so much from her! She is an outstanding farmer, speaker, thinker & activist. Great profile by @arch_types for @BehanBox
CC: @bhanupriya_rao

[Archita Raghu @arch_types]

@AparnaKarthi @BehanBox @bhanupriya_rao Thank you for introducing me to Saroja ma'am! It was such an amazing experience!

[BehanBox @BehanBox]

In Karur, Tamil Nadu—where droughts are common and forest cover is under 3%—Saroja Kumar has built a thriving 10-acre food forest. Without any machines and monoculture. Just care, labour, and deep ecological knowledge. Report by @arch_types. https://t.co/5fUZIH1720

[TNIE Tamil Nadu @xpresstn]

#ExpressExclusive | The 38 children who had lost one or both their parents in the #Kallakurichihoochtragedy last year, and had not received the monthly allowance announced by the #TamilNadu government for the past few months, were credited with the pending amount within three hours after #TNIE brought the issue to the notice of the government.

@AntoJoseph
@krithika_writes

Read here:
https://t.co/AcnJEvX5oL

[CreativeWolf @CreativeWolf]

From Caregivers to Data Workers: The Hidden Burden on Tamil Nadu’s Anganwadi Workers by @arch_types https://t.co/0MTZ73kAft — Sheds light on the competing, possibly broken apps by Central and State Government burdening the Anganwadi Workers.