asha jyothi

ನಾಡೊಲವೇ ನೀತಿ , ಹಿಡಿ ನೆನಪ
ہزاروں خوایشیں ایسی کی ہر خوائش پی دم نکلے
the business of life is the acquisition of memories, and in the end, that is all there is.

[Ari Gautier @gautierari]

In Pondicherry, religion and communism are not incompatible.

[Charles Bukowski Legacy @Bukowskiquot]

Your life is your life, don't let it be clubbed into dank submission. - Charles Bukowski

[Denis Mukwege @DenisMukwege]

25 years of Panzi Hospital:
Why we are commemorating, but not celebrating
https://t.co/JOGH45a0vh

[asha jyothi @lightnessofhope]

The nation has completely failed both its young and old men.

[Mohammed Zubair @zoo_bear]

Haji Ashraf Munyar from a village in Jalgaon District travelling in a train to Kalyan to meet his daughter was abused and badly beaten up by goons in a train near Igatpuri alleging him of carrying beef.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Children in #Gaza are receiving much-needed #polio vaccines today.

Ultimately, the best vaccine for these children is peace.

[asha jyothi @lightnessofhope]

#VineshPhogat has not just won hearts. She has won. The #BJP MP she accused thinks victory is measured in the number of wedding invitations one receives-in which department he has trumped her, as he is clearly boasting.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I reiterate my call for a sustained humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, the unconditional & immediate release of all hostages, and unimpeded & sustained humanitarian aid flow to meet the needs of the people throughout the Gaza Strip.

[Samantha Rose Hill @Samantharhill]

"That things 'just go on' is the catastrophe."

— Walter Benjamin

[asha jyothi @lightnessofhope]

@neelihakki Hello, which org are you partnering with/donating to ?

[Precision Health @Precisi0nHealth]

📜New Publication Alert!

This @IPPRJournal publication by @TheNaikMic, Shyamala & @shridhar_varsha advocates for a national #wastewater #surveillance system in #India, emphasizing its role in assessing #community disease burden & promoting #HealthEquity

It urges the integration of wastewater-based epidemiology into India's national policy, emphasizing #data transparency & highlighting its cost-effectiveness in identifying emerging health threats.

#pandemicpreparedness #Health #equity #DataScience

[Siddharth @svaradarajan]

EXCLUSIVE — UK Foreign Office Record of Phone Conversation Between Jaswant Singh and Jack Straw Shows Vajpayee Government Didn't Object to UK Report That 2002 Riots Were 'Pre-Planned', Cops 'Told Not to Act'

@ashishcray reports

https://t.co/AMCI9nVd4m

[asha jyothi @lightnessofhope]

@Himalayologist love this rendition of it: https://t.co/saJbJSYqGp

[asha jyothi @lightnessofhope]

Does at least 1 of the solutions involve not sending them to #Kota against their wishes in the 1st place, unless pretending that they don't know what they want is still more alluring #mentalhealth

[Jyoti Yadav @jyotiyadaav]

The face of competition has changed in the coaching hub of Kota—who can spot and stop the next suicide of an aspirant.

8 months. 23 students. It’s the highest number of suicide deaths in the three decades since Kota emerged as India’s coaching hub.

https://t.co/cAT8ixp67b

[asha jyothi @lightnessofhope]

@SwastiHC @Precisi0nHealth Was a privilege to represent Swasti and partners' work on disease surveillance at this forum- emphasising that novelty can also lie in the application of old tools, not just in the creation of new ones.

[Sudarshan Shaw @Sudarshanshaw93]

Some species from the Biodiversity Map of Andhra Pradesh inspired from the techniques and forms of Srikalahashti style of Kalamkari- a popular, beloved and age-old traditional art of Andhra Pradesh.

#folkindica #andhrapradesh

[asha jyothi @lightnessofhope]

The problem with some 'progressive' commentary is it falls into the same pitfalls of the things it critiques, here overlooking how 'modern' medicine has its own cultural prejudices, evn a cursory glance at Ayurvedic advise on coffee will confirm more nuance than is stated here

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Dangers of coffee?

Once again, the Sattvic Movement has outdone itself with this utter nonsense of a video that misleads public on coffee.

The Sattvic Movement is a pseudo-intellectual, pseudo-scientific, spinal-level thinking nationalistic activism from a scientifically illiterate couple, that is leveraged on peddling anti-science concepts, demonizing scientific progression, misinterpreting evidence, and misrepresenting clinical data all the while promoting ancient and primitive superstition written in the religious texts of Ayurveda which promotes culture-traditional dogmatism in healthcare. Even a grade 4 glioblastoma is not as malignant as Sattvic Movement is to India’s scientific temper.

In this video, Lady Sattvic speaks about three “facts” on why coffee is dangerous.

1/ Coffee is just for energizing temporarily and then people who drink coffee become lethargic.
2/ People get physically and psychologically dependent on coffee.
3/ Coffee dehydrates and destroys the lining of the stomach and causes constipation.

Her solution: Have warm herbal teas!

These statements are proof that mental constipation leads to verbal diarrhea and none of these are true.

Coffee does not produce a jerk and flaccid response in the nervous system, but caffeine may.

In fact, coffee as a dietary supplement for health/disease is one of the most scientifically studied aspects in clinical medicine.

Three cups of black coffee without milk or sugar daily have immense health benefits that you need to know about! The Sattvic Movement is just peddling a whole bunch of lies.

Coffee is significantly beneficial for the liver: it reduces fatty liver disease, reduced progression of fatty liver disease, reduces risk of developing cirrhosis and reduces risk of liver cancer development. See here https://t.co/wEborofOoF, here https://t.co/CkXD5ooqif and here https://t.co/25oHxALxt5

Coffee consumption does not only reduce risk of liver cancer, but also breast and endometrial cancer in women, colorectal and prostate cancers in men, reduces risk of dying from all causes, especially metabolic diseases such as diabetes and heart diseases and reduces risk of developing diabetes type 2 and Parkinson’s disease. See here https://t.co/iPel9c1TIA, here https://t.co/fB3AUKQ1t6 here https://t.co/9MZTbqkAxD

People do not get dependent on coffee, but caffeine. Do you know what else contains caffeine apart from coffee? Tea and chocolates. Yes. Dark chocolate contains 43g of caffeine in 100g, coffee contains 20-40g depending on preparatory methods and tea contains 11g caffeine in 100g.

So, is shifting to tea the solution to prevent caffeine dependency? Nope. Avoiding caffeinated products is.

What does that mean? It means that decaffeinated coffee is as good as whole coffee, because the “goodness and benefits on health” of coffee is not dependent on caffeine, but polyenol compounds in coffee. See here https://t.co/2sBck2culZ and here https://t.co/NbKRyj0ABx

And guess what, coffee and caffeine consumption was also significantly associated with decreased risk of depression. Yes, see here: https://t.co/jYlgT33I4g and hey also this – coffee intake was associated with lower incidence of chronic kidney disease, end-stage kidney disease and protein loss in urine. Damn. Coffee is the superhero we all need! See here - https://t.co/wvx4Ap1Syy

So go ahead and enjoy some raw and real/or decaff that will increase longevity, reduce heart and metabolic diseases, cancers and reduce risk of developing degenerative brain diseases.

Ok, so what about herbal teas? It is a bummer. There is absolutely no evidence from clinical studies to showcase that herbal teas are useful for anything other than featuring in misleading, stupid Instagram reels.

But wait, there is more on herbal teas. Herbal teas are not all that safe. Herbal teas, especially green tea extract infusions were associated with liver injury, liver failure and death or organ transplantation. The European Union warned and limited the use of green tea extracts in foods fearing liver damage among consumers. See here https://t.co/iPOUrV56Gp and here https://t.co/jPxawQn1Eo

And if you look at benefits of herbal teas versus adverse events of herbal teas in published literature, you will see that adverse events feature more.

Herbal teas have caused liver injury, liver failure, multiple organ failure, accelerated hypertension, paralysis, chronic liver injury, heart failure, brain strokes and brain failure and so much more in humans! See this link: https://t.co/Caoe9Rm51O

Oh, by the way, coffee does not increase blood pressure. In fact, it lowers it. So do not be too miserable on that. In habitual coffee users (3-5 cups a day), coffee had benefits on blood pressure parameters. Do not believe me? See here: https://t.co/ivXl0u79dM and about that destroying stomach lining and causing constipation – that was just bluff from the annoyingly sounding Lady Sattvic. See here https://t.co/xl4nVhcNDl

But is coffee safe for all?
No.
Pregnant women, please avoid more than 1-2 cups a day. See here: https://t.co/lZcBotutAA

So, what is this Sattvic Movement all about?
It is all about destroying the scientific temperament of the public in India and by misleading the public, they are creating more patients for the modern medicine hospitals to treat. Are they funded by Big Pharma? Hmmm, I wonder.

I am going to think that over a hot cup of black coffee. I think you should too!

And don’t forget to share this information with your herbal tea lover friends!

[asha jyothi @lightnessofhope]

The university’s stand drew criticism.. especially given the track record of how it had handled its reputed vice chancellor Pratap Bhanu Mehta, when he was both nudged and persuaded to resign in March 2021 due to his media writings on the politics of the ruling BJP.

[The Wire @thewire_in]

Sabyasachi Das, an assistant professor of economics at Ashoka University, has resigned from his position.

Das has been in the news for a paper he wrote alleging the possibility of electoral ‘manipulation’ in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

#Education
https://t.co/ys8WUxX6dd

[Vivek Menon @vivek4wild]

Wanted to end the #worldelephantday posts by stressing that the most important threat facing the elephant today is US. We are in their way. Whether through our homes or roads or rails, tourism or our fences. A considered approach to #RightofPassage is key!

[Avishek Goyal @AG_knocks]

He is Prabhakar Chaudhary, 2010 batch I.P.S officer.

He was posted as SSP in Braeily, UP

Today a group of Kanwariyas tried to create ruckus and were adamant of playing DJ outside the mosque which the Muslim community objected.
They even sat on dharna with their stubbornness to play the DJ.
Losing control of the situation,Police lathi-charged to prevent any rise of disputes and seized the DJ.

Within 3 hours of the incident,SSP Chowdhary was transferred to Lucknow PAC,the reward he got for averting a possible riot. Infact,This is his 21st transfer in just 10 years of service.

He was punished for not bowing down to the pressure of leaders and govt.

His courage deserves million salutes 🫡
@sakshijoshii @rohini_sgh @ajitanjum

[Deccan Herald @DeccanHerald]

The #Karnataka government challenged the validity of the High Court's order of November 04, 2022, which had overturned the trial court's order of conviction and sentence of life term awarded to the 12 accused in the case.

https://t.co/0AqV6Khbwd