Benson Neethipudi

Identity | Inequality | Policy | Politics |
Tweets are mine. My employers are not there yet.

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

This Ivy League degree belongs to my ancestors who lived in Dalit colonies. This belongs to my parents who put their heads down so I can assert myself with pride. This belongs to Dalit students at casteist institutions. This belongs to my grandmother.
https://t.co/0IT1Hh2Heu

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

@AkshayMarathe Your own party leaders have turned into war-mongering Whatsapp uncles, all while sitting comfortably in the US doing certificate courses not worth the paper they are printed on. so maybe start with asking them to tone down the rhetoric -https://t.co/WfUQBznpQn

[Press Trust of India @PTI_News]

VIDEO | India-Pakistan Military Conflict: AAP leader Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) says, "It is a truth that we can choose friends, but not neighbours, if the neighbour is like Pakistan, then it is our duty to punish them. Today, India, not only Pakistan, but is also fighting against terrorist mindset."

#IndiaPakistanTensions #IndiaPakistanWar #IndiaPakistanWar2025

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

An honor to have thalaiva Thol.Thirumavalan release the Telugu edition of his book and address the gathering at my grandfather's memorial meeting. Truly a people's leader who is accessible to his community. My favorite Dalit History Month event happens to be a family gathering!

[Thol. Thirumavalavan @thirumaofficial]

#ஆந்திர மாநிலம் விஜயவாடாவில் எனது உரைகளின் தொகுப்பான 'இந்துத்துவத்தை வேரறுப்போம்' என்னும் தெலுங்கு நூல் வெளியீட்டு விழா நடைபெற்றது.
'அடங்க மறு' என்னும் எனது நூல் 'Uproot Hinduthuva' என ஆங்கிலத்தில் மொழிபெயர்க்கப்பட்டு வெளியிடப்பட்டது.

தற்போது தெலுங்கில் மொழிபெயர்க்கப்பட்டு இன்று வெளியிடப்பட்டது.

விஜயவாடாவில் இன்று நடைபெற்ற நூல் வெளியீட்டு விழா & மக்கள் கவிஞர் கே.ஜி.சத்தியமூர்த்தி அவர்களின் நினைவேந்தல் கூட்டத்தை முரளி குமார் அவர்கள் ஒருங்கிணைத்திருந்தார்.

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

Remembering K.G.Satyamurthy alias Sivasagar | 13th Memorial Meeting

April 17th, 2025 | 4 PM

Venue: Makineni Basavapunnaiah Vignana Kendram Auditorium, Vijayawada

Join us if you are in Vijayawada

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

"leadership programs" at Ivy Leagues are basically elite networking events designed for out-of-touch and out-of-job politicians. It is not the accomplishment this clueless Chadha is making it to be. If anything he would learned more about public policy doing his job as MP.

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

Sounds like a typical South Delhi kid lying in their Harvard application about internship at mummy's NGO saving 100s of slum dwelling children. Will do everything except going back to their constituents and doing the hard job of an Opposition party. Lousy unserious politicians!

[Raghav Chadha @raghav_chadha]

Learning is a lifelong journey!

I am delighted to share that I've been selected by the prestigious Harvard University for its program on Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century - at Harvard Kennedy School @Kennedy_School in Boston, USA.

As one of the youngest members of the Rajya Sabha, my mission has always been to address the issues that matter most to the people and champion their aspirations. This learning experience with a diverse cohort of handpicked achievers from @YGLvoices will broaden my horizons and enable me to serve you better.

I look forward to learning from global leaders and peers, gaining perspectives that can help drive meaningful, people- centric policy changes in India.

Looking forward to connecting with everyone at Harvard!

#Harvard #Leadership #PublicPolicy #RajyaSabha #YGL #HarvardKennedySchool #YoungGlobalLeaders

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

Saw a post from my alma mater touting STEM designation for the public policy program that I graduated from. Many top US Universities today offer STEM - MBA, STEM journalism degrees! What is STEM about an MBA? Why the rush to force fit STEM designation for non-tech programs?

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

Actually, this is how engineers dress for their client meetings. The faster the general public recognizes this, the better our society will get at understanding the good, bad, and the ugly facets of tech.

[Alex Cohen @anothercohen]

This is what it’s like bringing your engineers to a client meeting

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

Democratic Party sees Indian Americans as a middle-high income, college educated, white collar professional class, immigrant voter base whose Deewaale parties makes liberals feel cultured and diverse. Of course they see you as one of them!

[Neera Tanden🌻 @neeratanden]

I am an Indian American who was born here and it's crystal clear that the Democratic Party sees me as American and a large part of the base of the Republican Party does not. I hope Indian Americans remember this moment at the next election. They don't see you as one of them. And never will.

You thought they just hated other immigrants. But it turns out there's no exception for you. As many of us have been telling you.

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

@meherness Putting aside genx and genz folks, the fact that the average Telugu household, across genders and generations, finds the crass degrading antics on Jabardasth as funny speaks to the rot that has been normalized.

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

@PratitiTiyas The arguments being made by the OP and the academic analysis in the retweets is not even rooted in what the majority of the Dalits are asking. For too many poor and working class Dalits these festivities are reasons for joy in the otherwise cruel realities of their everyday.

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

On the contrary, there is too much language/analysis in the nation's English arena and too little in the vernacular. Telugu Youtube is unending parade of hate with no progressive content to challenge it. We had JanaNatya Mandali, now we debate in a language foreign to the masses.

[Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla @VarshaGandikota]

I saw an interview of a worker signing up to go to Israel: Chaudhary Ranbir Singh, postgraduate in history, who said simply, "I am aware of the threat in Israel due to the war with Hamas, but it's better to die while working there than to die of hunger here."

We've hit our highest unemployment rate in 45 years, are fed hate every single day, and still don't have the language to name what's happening: state theft of labor, of dreams, of a future. Asim, as always, is great to read here.

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

An inspiring legacy! Rest in power.

[Julio Martinez Ellsberg @martinezjuliod]

My grandfather passed away. He died grateful for how he was able to live his life and leave it behind - surrounded by his family, dedicated to his causes until the very end (someone like him never really retires); with many concerns about the world, but feeling loved. (thread)

[Paul Novosad @paulnovosad]

📣 New working paper on residential segregation in India. We’ve been working for 5 years on this.

8 facts about residential segregation in India, from new administrative data. The situation is not great 🧵 1/N

[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

Nice to see think pieces on BharatJodo yatra’s impact on KA results. But few months ago media houses were telling how the event won’t translate to electoral gains? Policy/politics analysts have the luxury of looking back, connecting dots, be wrong and face no consequences.

[Meher @meherness]

Folks, we have 3 days and $3000 to go to meet our goal. Help @RadixMedia publish MANY WORLDS, a thrilling, cooperative science fiction anthology edited by @CadwellTurnbull & @WarEureTales.

It has a starred review from @PublishersWkly & glowing blurbs!

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[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

it's always youths at east village, washington sq park, sheep meadow and the same places below 70th telling us how fun NYC is or complaining about it. I want to hear from older poc who moved to NYC, stayed here, raised families, built community, and are leading full lives in NYC!

[Meher @meherness]

Still reeling from this glowing, starred review of MANY WORLDS over at @PublishersWkly. Edited by @CadwellTurnbull and @WarEureTales, MANY WORLDS is out this June.

Pre-order by supporting the Kickstarter campaign by @RadixMedia: https://t.co/g2JLTG1DGL

#scifi

[Equity In Policy Education @equityinpolicy]

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[Benson Neethipudi @bNeethipudi]

Look forward to be back at Columbia, to be among friends, and to speak on this panel along with my prolific peers! Sunday, April 16th at Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School.

Register here: https://t.co/DcqLIRMzqx

If you are in NYC, come say hi!