Kaavya Kumar

[S.R.Praveen @myopiclenses]

Finally, after a long wait, my book titled 'Ticket to Kerala: The Story of Malayalam Cinema', which looks at the history of the industry as well as its contemporary works, is set for release this month, after the Kerala Assembly elections. The pre-order link is up on Amazon (https://t.co/uLerElum3E )

When Rupa Publications (@Rupa_Books ) reached out to me to write a book on Malayalam cinema for those outside Kerala who have begun discovering it, I felt that this was an opportunity to collect my thoughts on all that I have witnessed in these years, ever since I started reviewing Malayalam films for The Hindu in 2012, and as an avid movie buff since the early 1990s.

Reviewing involves the occupational hazard of having to watch an abnormally large number of bad films that one would usually avoid, given a choice. But the perks of reviewing during an industry’s purple patch are the inevitable good or great films that would release every month, at the least. That golden run has now continued unabated for over a decade and a half. Reviewing has given me a ringside view of the industry’s journey during
these eventful years of remarkable change and churn.

This book has been written with the intention of introducing Malayalam cinema beyond its immediate past to an audience outside of Kerala. The recent films from this sliver of a state in the southern corner of India has garnered much attention, much more than at any point in its close to a hundred years of existence. Yet, due to various reasons, the attention has been focused mostly on what has come out of the film industry after 2020.

The time I spent on writing this book, using every waking hour left after the daily work as well as all my off days during this period, has been richly rewarding. It gave me an opportunity to rewatch some of my old favourites, to watch films I have missed over the years, to read memoirs of filmmakers, actors and technicians, to meet and speak to some of them, and also to revisit all that I have written on cinema over the past many years. I hope that the book which came out of it will be as rewarding for the readers as the process has been for me.

[Vinay Aravind @vinayaravind]

Anyone planning to report on the upcoming Kerala elections and looking for a photographer for the assignment? Let me know!

[Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar]

🚨Exclusive: Modi govt shut down almost 200 district weather advisory units providing crucial services to farmers after @NITIAayog misrepresented their role & sought privatisation of services. Based on internal finance ministry documents #RTI https://t.co/cmuQrpgw1n

[S.R.Praveen @myopiclenses]

Individuals and organizations wishing to provide essential items like clothes, food items and drinking water to the families affected by the landslides in Wayanad can contact the Wayanad collectorate control room - 8848446621.

[Fatima Hassan @_HassanF]

🚨In a blow to stellar medicine access activism work (law, science, price) @MSF bosses decide to foolishly close off MSF ACCESS CAMPAIGN @MSF_access

Bizzare own goal for Global South access work. The most dedicated, encyclopedic knowledge team I ever worked with. A privilege.
🙏🏽

[Nandita J @nandita_j]

🐭is me
I am an independent scicommer ever-hungry for interesting projects, so intrepid researchers/research organisations, invite me to shadow you & we can make some magic together (but pls pay me fairly)✨

[Veena Srinivasan @veenas_water]

We are getting ready!
Super excited to meet many of you at the @WELLLabs_org launch tomorrow at IIC!

#foodforthought

[Nandita J @nandita_j]

There are still those who want us to believe that the days of gender bias in professional spaces has passed or that its end is near. That's not what we've seen. We've shared many such stories + our experiences in #LabHopping
Here's an opportunity to win a free copy #GiveAway🐳

[WELL Labs @WELLLabs_org]

How do we understand the impact of each intervention separately? We need to 'downscale' remote sensing data from a blurry resolution of 1 km to a much sharper 10-30 metres. This would separately capture changes in evapotranspiration from tree cover, water bodies & cropland. (4/5)

[Shashank Palur @ShashankPalur]

Something that has been in the works for a long time. Hope to increase the spatial scale of this dataset soon!
Reach out to us if you are interested in contributing to it!

[Priyansh @Privaricate]

THREAD: For a while I've been trying to decipher whether left-wing sport exists, and how one may shed light on it. @cricketaklysm & I launch @beyond_shoe today with the intention to explore and develop ideas for bringing into existence a new sports writing from the Left.

[Garima Jain @garimajain2002]

Our graphic anthology of post-disaster recovery narratives from India is now available as an #openaccess book. Conceptualised and ably edited by @VineethaNalla and @ranjitnihal, it offers a researcher’s perspective on recovery needs. Do share feedback:
https://t.co/FAsI2X3jqk

[Nandita J @nandita_j]

💰Every so often we hear heartbreaking accounts of how funding delays are sabotaging scientific careers in India. We brought together some of these stories & laid them out in an interactive format. Let's make sure the authorities listen this time:
Read: https://t.co/C5sXkktXfZ

[Nandita J @nandita_j]

@bertyashley @PuffinIndia If anyone wants to check the book out, it's available on Amazon: https://t.co/BNfu8kghQx

[Kaavya Kumar @Kaavya_Kumar]

@Privaricate @TariqAli_News Pleased as punch to be tweeting this.

[B Sreejan @b_sreejan]

Here is a comprehensive story:
https://t.co/6pXMvJrtCn

[Dr Chandni Singh @_chandnisingh]

Call for proposals on teaching sustainability in India at school and college levels. Please share, the call is wide and invited creative entries @ssheetalpatil @veenas_water @nutshal @bejoykt @HariniNagendra @papalli @shrinibadiger @nityarao63 @AnjalPrakash @DuttaDeborah

[Budhaditya @budhadityab]

Looking to speak to continuing/OPT students on an F1 visa who recently returned to the US from India. I wasn't allowed to board a July 3 @united flight from Delhi-Newark despite being exempt from the travel ban from July 2...

[Azhar @lonelyredcurl]

What's happening in Lakshadweep? A thread.

Ever since former Gujarat MoS Home Minister and Modi's close confidant Praful Khoda Patel was appointed as Administrator late last year, he has taken the following repressive measures using the pandemic as cover:
👇🏾1/n

[Riddhi Dastidar @gaachburi]

Hello, here is the live google doc of all the fundraising campaigns doing essential work to meet this present #covidemergency crisis in India. Please share widely, we will keep updating. Our goal is to have as many fundraisers meet their goal as possible.
https://t.co/dblJRD2ief