Lena Tara

anthropology, literature, politics, feminism, yoga, cities and social change

[British Library @britishlibrary]

Met Gala looks as Medieval art: a thread

[Manny Maung @mannymaung]

On March 3, the #MyanmarJunta killed 38 & injured 100s in the most lethal day since the coup. Concern & outrage aren’t enough. Govts should impose targeted sanctions and a global arms embargo now, says @hrw's @rich_weir 👇

https://t.co/3ULTb2U3TL

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

“62% of #Copenhagen residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan...there are more bikes (675,000) than people & 5X as many bikes as cars.” Via @latimes: https://t.co/yAsAgkJ7GE

[Anurag Acharya @Anurag_Acharya]

32 Chinese NGOs enter Nepal through a single MoU between China Network for Intl. Exchange and Nepal govt. Interesting questions:
1. Is there a non-govt sector in China?
2. What governance values will the Chinese NGO propagate? Transparency/Accountability/Inclusive governance?

[Lena Tara @lenatara]

Volunteering in orphanages: How to spot an unethical organization! https://t.co/VKFTm4cDt1

[Democracy Resource Center Nepal @DRCNepal]

This op-ed by Shradha Ghale is based on DRCN's recent report on functioning of local governments. https://t.co/dxXTf5GVSo

[Lena Tara @lenatara]

*come on

[Lena Tara @lenatara]

Common, seriously! This is just too much: All Things Ill-Considered: NPR’s Sexist Blunder https://t.co/4Md7NMxJlj via @chronicle

[Lena Tara @lenatara]

"It’s almost as if bullets just hang in the air, waiting for Palestinians to walk deliberately into them." https://t.co/v7CVCMbxrw

[World Economic Forum @wef]

Is this Japanese concept the secret to a long, happy, meaningful life? https://t.co/pERS4tFPfH #health

[Lena Tara @lenatara]

@BootstrapCook first (the one on the left) :-)

[Himal Southasian @HimalSouthasian]

Weekend read: A fictional take on how Nepal's stolen-art industry included common thiefs, Nepali middlemen, foreign scholars, diplomats & art collectors – leading all the way to museum curators & art historians who produced heavy volumes on Himalayan art.
https://t.co/LgfkllxS2p

[Lena Tara @lenatara]

#lovestories #longform https://t.co/UxK11LZKT3

[Narratively @Narratively]

Do you have an in-depth longform story you've always wanted to report on, but didn't have the funds to do so? We want to hear about it! We've opened up our 2018 Untold Story Award for submissions, and can't wait to hear what you've got brewing. https://t.co/rtph1AjIcX

[Thomas Bell @BellThomasBell]

Fun scenes at the Dept of Archaeology as two stolen 11/12C statues are returned to Kathmandu by the NY Met.

[Lena Tara @lenatara]

'A nice set of curves if I do say so myself': a Twitter lesson in how not to write women https://t.co/o9KdH7w2d6

[Lena Tara @lenatara]

amazing thread! https://t.co/lgUospxJfd

[. @swordsjew]

I had big honking teeters, just enormous bosoms, and I thought about them constantly as I walked down the street, using my legs (thick, with big shapely calves), but never not thinking about my enormo honkers, https://t.co/UaCQBchchL

[Lena Tara @lenatara]

a country that forgets, denies, or diminishes its history and heritage will struggle to create a better future #saveourheritage https://t.co/7f5yQLN7qA

[rabithapa @rabithapa]

Our government is ok blocking traffic for two hours to preserve the dignity of a ceremonial president but considers that the efforts of young and old Nepalis from #Khokana to preserve their heritage must be blasted off the road. Photo by Niranjan Shrestha.

[Lena Tara @lenatara]

how malaria eradication efforts determined Nepal's history #Nepal #history #malaria #Terai https://t.co/cw40I7UwZa

[Nepali Times @NepaliTimes]

Since 1900, who has most significantly changed the flow of events? Chandra Shumshere? King Mahendra? Prachanda?
"The Anopheles minimus mosquito," says Tom Robertson. #Nepal #History
https://t.co/WSIJYwkHfB

[Lena Tara @lenatara]

amazing project! #NepalPictureLibrary #TheFeministMemoryProject https://t.co/4KYUmSB8BO

[Nepal Picture Library @nepalpiclibrary]

Nepal Picture Library calls for applications for two research fellowship positions for The Feminist Memory Project.

The Feminist Memory Project seeks to create a visual archive of women’s movements in Nepal. The project will gather archival photographs,… https://t.co/x2oIbvTO1x

[Lena Tara @lenatara]

@tejucole to one of my favourite authors #ZadieSmith "I notice that you think through things, rather than just agreeing to them. How do you defend that space of independent thought?" Great read! https://t.co/kldn10BLrK