John Samuel Raja

co-founder of @Howindialives, former journalist

[Jarshad NK @jarshadnk]

Everything @johnraja does is top-notch, and I have known him long enough to say that with "bigly" confidence, which is why during my years as the founding dean at ACJ-Bloomberg I would get him in early each time to set the students on the right track. He and his team at How India Lives are now running Google's AI Skills Program 2.0 with the Google News Initiative, and it is pitched at the more senior folks with at least 10 years in a newsroom. Those of you who qualify should apply before August 5. Go for it!

https://t.co/ujW4TxEEYB

[John Samuel Raja @johnraja]

@jarshadnk Thanks much, Jarshad

[John Samuel Raja @johnraja]

Next round of AI Skills Program for journalists. Aim is to equip journalists with practical AI skills that can be applied immediately.

[How India Lives @Howindialives]

Applications are open for @GoogleNewsInit's AI Skills Program 2.0!

With How India Lives as the training partner, this 6-week hybrid program for journalists in India includes building AI apps & agents for newsroom workflows.

Apply by August 5, 2026 ▶️ https://t.co/Ionjkr6R8q

[Samanth Subramanian @samanth_s]

The India edition of my book is the best yet: all of "Web" PLUS more than a dozen of my long essays, and such a warm foreword by @mukulkesavan.

Come to @bicblr on the 13th for its launch! @Aakar__Patel, Sharda and I will swap stories about being journalists. RSVP on BIC's site.

[John Samuel Raja @johnraja]

Sad to hear about the passing of former The Hindu sports correspondent S. Thyagarajan. For anyone who followed hockey, his reporting was a constant presence whenever India played on the international stage https://t.co/MQzIPo5Lmv

[John Samuel Raja @johnraja]

Calcutta airport must be having the highest density of retail shops inside the domestic terminal. Nice to see local brands sharing space with national and international ones.

[John Samuel Raja @johnraja]

Always a good idea to host big tournaments in non-metro cities. At least, by this way, good infrastructure is created. On day 1, the stadium was almost full to watch the India match. (2/2) #FIHMensJuniorWorldCup @TheHockeyIndia @FIH_Hockey

[John Samuel Raja @johnraja]

Delighted to see Madurai, one of the 53 cities in India that has million plus population (as per 2011 Census data) and has continuous settlement for more than 2000 years, finally got an artificial turf thanks to the Junior Hockey World Cup hosted by Tamil Nadu. (1/2)

[Rukmini S @Rukmini]

In collaboration with @CASIPenn, @dataforin is doing a three-part series on the big demographic changes India is going through. Part 1 went out yesterday to @CASIPenn's newsletter subscribers and on their website, and you can read it here: https://t.co/cDd6Y8E8F5

[Pramit Bhattacharya @pramit_b]

Gave a talk on the challenges faced by Indian statisticians in estimating the informal economy, and the challenges faced by data users in interpreting those estimates @Kennedy_School today
(1/n)

[Durga Raghunath @durgaraghunath]

Thank you for the thoughtful and expert partnership and infectious enthusiasm! @GoogleIndia @Howindialives

[Niranjan Rajadhyaksha @CafeEconomics]

Three specific suggestions by Arbind Modi:

1. Correcting overvaluation in the rupee

2. A single GST rate of 12 pc flanked by direct cash subsidies to those who lose out

3. A destination-based cashflow tax to deal with MNCs shifting profits abroad via transfer pricing

[How India Lives @Howindialives]

As the training partner, How India Lives is proud to support the launch of the AI Skills Academy, part of the Google News Initiative with IIMC. Apply by Aug 14. https://t.co/DE5zNjqn0d (1/2)

[Google News Initiative @GoogleNewsInit]

📆 Apply for the Google News Initiative AI Skills Academy! https://t.co/LALlSTutA9

This transformative program, launched by Google in academic partnership with the @IIMC_India and training support from @Howindialives, is designed to empower newsrooms and media educators with foundational AI literacy and practical application of Google AI tools to enhance news gathering, research, production and distribution.

HIGHLIGHTS:
✅ 10-week hybrid training tailored for news use cases
✅ Hands-on use of NotebookLM, Gemini, AI Studio
✅ Personalised mentoring and problem solving

Learn more about the GNI AI Skills Academy https://t.co/cKkSX5yyon

[How India Lives @Howindialives]

More details in this link - https://t.co/UWBZCCkor4

[Jarshad NK @jarshadnk]

The before and after you don't want to have. Kazura Garden in ECR Chennai before the government decided to "develop" it, and after. Apparently, a brighter future is coming ... I hope it's not with more slush and holes. @chennaicorp @Udhaystalin @mkstalin

[Mint @livemint]

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[John Samuel Raja @johnraja]

This year’s Wimbledon champions, Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, share a controversial link — both have served suspensions after failing drug tests #Wimbledon2025 #Tennis https://t.co/zhIbYGraqO

[John Samuel Raja @johnraja]

@nvsharadha @rmnth @rorysutherland Absolutely :-)