"The principal lesson we learned was that freedom of the press is not a luxury that the rulers bestow on you: it is a lifeline in an unequal society like ours."
Excerpts from an article by @scroll_in about the Emergency in 1975.
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@Deborah_nkem@mercy_datgurl As a single child, we've never had to share, so it just doesn't come naturally to us...so there's no need to get aggresive bro calm down.
A topper who thinks every problem can be solved by studying harder is exactly why common sense isn’t part of the NEET syllabus.
The people protesting aren’t trying to improve their scores, they’re trying to improve the system that decides them. The irony is that the freedom to say, “Why Go To Protest When I Could Study,” exists only because people before you chose to protest instead of staying silent.
@reliancejio@JioCare our wifi has not been working for 3 days now. You guys have been making empty promises of it being restored by x time on y date. I've had no call backs, no customer support. Y'all jump to take our money and disappear when we need help. @jagograhakjago
My neighbour is a cab driver in Mumbai. drives 14 hours a day. 6 days a week.
Last week heavy rain. he slipped on a wet platform. fractured his wrist.
Hospital bill came to 22000 rupees.
He has insurance through the aggregator app. he filed a claim. they rejected it. reason? he was not on a live trip when the accident happened. he was walking to his car after a drop off.
So the insurance only covers him when a passenger is inside the car. not when he is walking. not when he is eating. not when he is breathing.
He asked them to reconsider. they sent a generic email with a link to policy terms.
He is back on the road today with one hand. Because rent is due.
Meanwhile the aggregator CEO gave a press interview about how they are creating employment for millions.
Employment. not dignity. not safety. not life.
We celebrate gig economy like its progress.
Tell that to a man who is insured only when he is making money for someone else.
@jio_fiber is literally the worst. It's been 3 days since we've not had internet and there's absolutely no way to reach them. I've had local internet that worked better than this shit.
@RelianceJioCare@reliancejio
@forumshah_ Find @ttl (or similar pages) on Instagram. They will show you what else mumbai has to offer. There's walking tours, art galleries, art exhibitions, movies, markets, loads to see.
Your inability to understand what your city has to offer is on you.
Nirbhaya was sent to Singapore for treatment, her rapists were hanged
Manisha Valmiki’s body was burned using old tyres and scrap, in front of her parents.
Not a single person convicted for her rape & murder
That’s how much India had changed in just 8 years
The Aqua Line...is possibly the worst managed line of the three-four metro lines functional in Mumbai presently. Especially if you have to commute to or from Aarey JVLR station. It's almost like a cruel joke they've played on the people.
my niece was assaulted by a coworker at a company offsite.
not a misunderstanding. not “mixed signals.” she told him no. more than once. he cornered her anyway. she left early, shaking, and reported it the very next morning.
HR thanked her for “coming forward.” said they would handle it discreetly.
a week later she was placed on “temporary leave during the investigation.” paid at first. then unpaid. they said it was to “protect team morale.”
he stayed. kept his badge. kept his projects. kept laughing in meetings.
people started whispering that she must have “misread the situation.” leadership said there was “insufficient evidence.” her word against his.
when she asked to return, they told her her role had already been filled because the team “needed stability.”
she lost her job. her income. her health insurance.
he got to keep his.
and they still posted about supporting survivors.