VIkas Khot

Independent Photographer..

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He has never walked his entire life

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mainstream media, and Prime Minister #DrManmohanSingh faced such protests with remarkable composure, not backing away from difficult issues, even if they involved uncomfortable conversations or criticisms from the public.
Rest in peace Sir.. Respect..
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The protest by Simprit Singh in 2006 was striking, both as an example of youth activism and the courage to voice dissent in the face of authority. The 23 year old Simprit held a banner reading "Development or Displacement" in front of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh during

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a convocation at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The Prime Minister remained composed, and the security forces responded efficiently, removing Simprit without causing any disturbance.
During those times, dissent against the government still had a place in

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@ss_suryawanshi 9r

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Justice For Satish Nandgaonkar: An Update

Satish Nangaonkar’s tragic death was not in vain. It triggered a wave of protests against the Resident Editor, who humiliated and bullied him. It also sparked a nationwide debate on the norms of newsroom behaviour. HT Media had no option but to accede to an investigation. A 4-member internal Inquiry Committee was set up. But, despite dozens of depositions against Ms Baghel’s practices, the Inquiry Committee has let her off with a warning. Group Editor Sukumar Ranganathan, has announced to HT staffers: She stays!

But we are determined to pierce the veil. The Mumbai Press Club has demanded the Inquiry report and recommendations be made public. In the interactions with the Club, HT officials said the Inquiry does not cover the death of Satish Nandgoankar, but in the same breath, they also claimed Satish died of “natural causes”! Where is the evidence for this brazen statement? How did this ill-equipped internal Inquiry Committee come to such a conclusion? Meanwhile, wife, Anjali Ambekar has filed a police complaint, and the law will take its own course.

There is no doubt the Internal Inquiry has been a whitewash. It did not even bother to interview Anjali Ambekar, who is privy to Satish’s version of his final round of humiliations. The Mumbai Press Club will demand a fresh Inquiry, this time by an independent body like the Editors Guild.

Join the Remembrance and Candlelight Vigil for Satish on Monday, 29 April, at 7.00 PM at the Press Club.

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"Gone, but never forgotten."

It has been one month since Satish Nandgaonkar tragically passed away on February 28th, and his family is still awaiting justice.

Friends and colleagues of Satish gathered at the Press Club for a short memorial today to commemorate his beautiful life and celebrate all his incredible accomplishments.

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@ugramveeram123 @Ashokkshekhawat @ss_suryawanshi 😍😍😍😍😍

[Dinesh Krishnan @d_krish]

Very saddened to hear the death of photojournalist Ravindran, formerly with AFP and then with ANI a little while ago. While it will be unfair to pick one image from more than three decades of his work, many will remember the famous image of self immolation by Rajiv Goswami,

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Titan of Indian Industries.. Hamara Bajaj

RIP... Rahul Bajaj

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#Industrialist #Indiainc #bajajauto #rahulbajaj #rajivbajaj #portrait #india #auto

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

We shall miss the ONLY businessman with this X-Ray!

[Dinesh Krishnan @d_krish]

Some of the images by @the_hindu's photographers that marked 2021 as it went by. Proud to be part of this team who stood up to be counted even as the virus raged through the country. https://t.co/WyZnfw9efe

[Srinivasan Ramani @vrsrini]

Glad to see that the work of journalists like us who worked on excess deaths, has been taken up to the next level by academics to shed a more thorough going light on the devastation wreaked by covid19 in India. Chronicling helps in analysing & that helps in policy setting.

[Raj Kamal Jha @rajkamaljha]

⁦The last time, ⁦@RTIExpress⁩ and ⁦@Tweetsandeep⁩ were part of the team that cracked Pandora papers: secret offshore trusts. This time, they went a little closer home, to Ayodhya. To look for who bought land. An Express Investigation. https://t.co/9m4UmjglLW

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@mrajshekhar @TamhiniGhat @SloganMurugan @3d_india :-)

[Satish Nandgaonkar @NewsroomMumbai]

55 Year Old Nirmaladevi Singh is seen in this video fighting off a leopard lurking in the shadows in Aarey, Goregaon, reports @Priyanka_Scribe @fpjindia #AareyForest

[Alex Ellis @AlexWEllis]

There's always time to have a #vadapav in Mumbai - लई भारी!

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@alterlaw @mrajshekhar Thank you..🙏🙏

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Finally we met to toast the sucess of this brilliant book 'Despite the State' (already reprinted within the two months after release). Thank you Rajshekhar for recommending and believing in my photo for the cover. Many more to come Shekhar.. 🙂🙂🙂