Ramesh Chakrapani

Senior Deputy Editor, Frontline magazine, @frontline_india, data fiend, GIJN fellow 2016.

[Ramesh Chakrapani @cramspeaking]

The high point of my Twitter life.

[Salman Rushdie @SalmanRushdie]

Did you notice the two shopkeeper brothers named Narayan and Laxman?

[Ramesh Chakrapani @cramspeaking]

@mus_toyy We have the same system in south India, known as bokkiyam. It works well for those who have such a huge amount on hand. :)

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

This #ThrowbackThursday, we go back to Mahatma Gandhi's historic Salt March, launched 96 years ago today.

The protest showed the power of nonviolent resistance, inspiring movements for freedom, dignity, and human rights around the world.

#HumanRightsForAll

[Chidanand Tripathi @thetripathi58]

Final interview.
They ask: “Are you willing to relocate or travel 50% of the time?”
Your mind blanks.

You say: “Yes, absolutely! I love traveling!”
Interview ends. No offer.

Here’s what they actually want…

[Dr.Sivaranjini @dr_sivaranjani]

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Please do take some time to read these, to understand how misbranding of drinks as ORS, or similar to ORS has wreaked havoc with the lives of children! The journalists( Miss Ayesha Minhaz and Mr Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy)have researched the topic well,and have written the articles. Very honest and brave journalism! Pls continue to stand by me in this fight to ensure children get correct hydration, and do not get artificial sweeteners dumped into their bodies.
IT IS NOT JUST REGULATORY FAILURE, BUT CORRUPTION AT ALL LEVELS!

@fssaiindia
@MoHFW_INDIA
@JPNadda
@narendramodi
#kenvue #orsl #erzl #prolyteors #cipla

[Frontline @frontline_india]

NEW | The Frontline Insight Box

Literary and cinematic works entering the public domain in 2026

Research: @cramspeaking
Presentation: @saatvikaradhak1
Production: @mri_vk

https://t.co/OXiLhT6vUx

[Ramesh Chakrapani @cramspeaking]

A quick look at what has entered the public domain in India this year. Good work, @saatvikaradhak1. @frontline_india

The Frontline Insight Box | Literary and cinematic works entering the pu... https://t.co/rpcufYJWfR via @YouTube

[Ramesh Chakrapani @cramspeaking]

@PublicDomainRev Thanks for this. In addition to these, several authors have entered the Indian public domain this year, the most important ones being Somerset Maugham and T.S. Eliot.

[Parveen Kaswan, IFS @ParveenKaswan]

Padma Shri & beloved ‘Vruksha Maate’
Saalumarada Thimmakka passed away in Bengaluru at 114.

She planted thousands of trees and took care of them like children for years.

It is people like her whose actions on ground are crucial for environmental conservation. Doers.

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

The 2025 #NobelPrize laureate in literature László Krasznahorkai also looks to the East in adopting a more contemplative, finely calibrated tone. The result is a string of works inspired by the deep-seated impressions left by his journeys to China and Japan.

About the search for a secret garden, his 2003 novel ‘Északról hegy, Délről tó, Nyugatról utak, Keletről folyó’ (‘A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East’, 2022) is a mysterious tale with powerful lyrical sections that takes place southeast of Kyoto. The work has the sense of a prelude to the rich ‘Seiobo járt odalent’ (2008; ‘Seiobo There Below’, 2013), a collection of seventeen stories arranged in a Fibonacci sequence about the role of beauty and artistic creation in a world of blindness and impermanence. Alongside his quintet of epics, it represents Krasznahorkai’s major work.

The book is a masterful portrayal, in the course of which the reader is led through a row of ‘side doors’ to the inexplicable act of creation.

Discover more of Krasznahorkai’s literary world: https://t.co/2fMvK8NZNy

[Frontline @frontline_india]

Who owns knowledge? From Aaron Swartz to Sci-Hub, battles over the paywall show how academic publishing turned public research into a billion-dollar gatekeeping industry.

@hajara_najeeb writes.

https://t.co/ySAJ2FbNlK

[Shiv Aroor @ShivAroor]

Away from the political tamasha, a big development to note today: Defence Ministry dissolves Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), transfers employees & assets to 7 PSUs https://t.co/IdhiQ72p33

[Frontline @frontline_india]

This fortnight in @frontline_india, we have a SPECIAL ISSUE!

In "MILES TO GO", we take a closer look at the far frontiers of #education.

Read everything from our issue here:

https://t.co/1zd3jCJUDH

[s shiva kumar @sshivu]

Two blowups that accompanied my interview with #KamalHaasan in @frontline_india . They passed the stringent standards for picture quality! Remember watching the film in Casino, Madras with delirious fans!!
#40yrsofSaagar

[s shiva kumar @sshivu]

Repost of 40yrs old chat with #Kamalhaasan again
Requested by @Haidasundar

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

When you reach 100 years old in Barbados, you get a stamp in your honor.

[Ramesh Chakrapani @cramspeaking]

@kalapian_ @historywali This can be used for Vicco Vajradanti ad. :)

[Ramesh Chakrapani @cramspeaking]

@kbalakumar There is a similar mistake in Lekhayude Maranam, Oru Flashback. An actor refers to Nalini as Nalini instead of Lekha. :)))

[NASA @NASA]

LIVE: We're launching an Earth-observing satellite with @ISRO to map surface changes in unprecedented detail. NISAR will help manage crops, monitor natural hazards, and track sea ice and glaciers.

Liftoff from India is scheduled for 8:10am ET (1210 UTC). https://t.co/M5cECyAAFg

[Ramesh Chakrapani @cramspeaking]

@Sudhanshu_here @RailMinIndia @RailwaySeva At least you are able to book tickets. For a month I have been after these guys but they can't solve my problem of Aadhaar verification of ID. @IRCTCofficial

[Ramesh Chakrapani @cramspeaking]

@kalapian_ Kaathu mela kaathu vanthu veesugira neramidhu :)))))