Mathews, Elsa

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[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

My last report is downloadable on Rainews' platform: quite a development.
Thank to the conscientious journalists who have worked hard, from within the system, to have my findings and analyses land on mainstream platforms during this genocide.
https://t.co/SvT8Cznzoc

[Mathews, Elsa @elsamaths]

https://t.co/r8dBaxGzEg

[Darab Farooqui @darab_farooqui]

Here, Zohran Mamdani reads Umar Khalid's Notes from Jail in New York, ahead of Modi's arrival in 2023.

Mamdani is a man of guts, character, and integrity. I have to admit, I like him so much more now.

[Siddharth @DearthOfSid]

Zohran is a better speaker than Obama.

[jyotsna mohan @jyotsnamohan]

On Point: this week I write on how Banu Mushtaq’s Booker award is a timely win against linguistic imposition and ideological divisions. And in an era of influencers turned authors, it is a victory for traditional writing. #banumushtaq #bookerprize2025

https://t.co/0YZ2gd0tlD

[Nikhil Inamdar @Nik_Inamdar]

Did an unexpected 'corridor interview' with the International Booker Prize winning author #BanuMushtaq when she visited the BBC's London office earlier today. She spoke about the shrinking space for free expression and how storytelling, singing and dancing can unite people.

[Siddharth @DearthOfSid]

Here, the cauliflower is a reference to the 1989 Bhagalpur pogrom when 100+ dead bodies of Muslims were recovered from the cauliflower fields of Logain. This is being used to celebrate the extrajudicial killings of Maoists & Adivasis.

Viler than anything we’ve seen till date.

[Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha]

[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖] Elsa Mathews on Anru Lee's 𝐻𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠: "She assiduously examines the processes of memory-making and placemaking, delving into new realms within feminist studies, hauntology, and urban studies."

⧉ https://t.co/1NZcHARI3B

[Mathews, Elsa @elsamaths]

Some poems in The Dreaming Machine

Leftover dreams calmly opening up to reality. Poems by Elsa Mathews https://t.co/yo3ebb113m

[Rana Ayyub @RanaAyyub]

Pope Francis has left us — a shepherd who carried Gaza in his prayers, Sudan in his heart. Even in his final days, he spoke for the broken, the bombed, the forgotten. A holy soul now at rest, but still walking with the wounded. The world is a lesser place today. Rest in power

[Bansa Community Library @BansaLibrary]

#CallForSupport
Let’s spread the gift of reading and light up lives with opportunity, contribute- https://t.co/MIIcTBqXsD At Bansa Community Library, we believe in the transformative power of books and education, yet so many in our community are still left behind. This year, we’re on a mission to bring books and opportunities to those who need them most. Through our Pop-Up Library initiative, we take the joy of reading directly to village squares and schoolyards, empowering women and children who can’t reach us. With Mini Libraries in government schools, panchayat bhawan we’re turning empty corners into vibrant spaces filled with stories, creativity, and dreams. Your support can help us purchase books that inspire critical thinking, spark imagination, and provide knowledge where it’s needed most. Your contribution can help us fill these spaces with books that inspire, empower, and connect. Let’s work together to empower our community through the gift of reading. Every contribution counts and all donations are eligible for 80G tax exemption. UPI- supportbansalibrary@axl PayPal- https://t.co/XnNUIbEMAK or scan the QR code in the next post.

#SupportBansaLibrary

[Mathews, Elsa @elsamaths]

The late Sridevi as a child artist. Adorable!

https://t.co/SxLr0t5jRO

[Shabnam Nasimi @NasimiShabnam]

The Taliban have banned women from studying at medical institutes in Afghanistan. Yesterday, female students bid tearful goodbyes to each other and their teachers.

The ban doesn’t just close classroom doors; it shut downs a healthcare system for 20 million women.

[Mathews, Elsa @elsamaths]

MUBI Notebook: 'The African Accent and the Colonial Ear' https://t.co/rG4bDi33O7 via @mubi

[The Caravan @thecaravanindia]

GN Saibaba, a former professor of English at the University of Delhi, has died.

Saibaba was arrested in 2014 and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017, for his alleged links with banned Maoist groups. On 5 March, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court acquitted Saibaba, deeming his decade-long incarceration under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act illegal.

🧵[1/4] From the archives, read @HajeeKaashif's essay on the recent books that bear witness to the Bhima Koregaon-16’s incarceration:
https://t.co/IM8IrMzu1i

[Dipankar @Dipankar_cpiml]

Professor GN Saibaba lost his mother while he was in jail. The system which grants frequent paroles to the Ram Rahims of India subjects activists like Saibaba to years of unlawful incarceration and endless torture. This system needs to go. India deserves a robust rule of justice.

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

The Birth of Eve, 2018
by Harmonia Rosales #WomensArt

[Jaffrelot Christophe @jaffrelotc]

Ten years after N. Modi launched the Make in India programme, the erosion of the Indian industry continues & its dependence on China is getting deeper. Here are data-based explanations @CERI_SciencesPo @CarnegieIndia @KingsIndiaInst @CarnegieSAsia
https://t.co/gI0XNaqMSZ

[Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep]

A day late but better late than never. Happy birthday to former PM Dr Manmohan Singh. I was 26 in 1991 when the economy was liberalised. It was a moment in time that changed an entire generation or two by widening opportunities . Later as I got to know him a bit (he was no longer PM then), he exuded a quality which is rare in public life: DECENCY. Unfailingly polite and generous with his time and knowledge. Yes, he was an ‘accidental’ PM but he was also a PM of scholarship and dignity. Happy birthday sir 🙏🙏

[Mathews, Elsa @elsamaths]

My review of Malvika Rajkotia's book, Unpartitioned Time @purplepenciled https://t.co/JTnSeHK9Zw

#malvikarajkotia #speakingtigerbooks