manasa r • മാനസ

they/them • journalist @dt_next • ex-@NewIndianXpress; @ACJIndia alum; actor, wannabe anthropologist || [email protected]

[manasa r • മാനസ @manasar_here]

#ValentinesDay2022
Disabled and queer folk @thecripgang are sparking an artistic rebellion called 'Cripplentines' against able-bodied heteronormative representations of love, desire and intimacy. (A story close to my heart)
https://t.co/XvfICGc7KF

[Aseem Chhabra @chhabs]

I haven't seen #MainVaapisAaunga. But I am so impressed with #ImtiazAli. In this song #KyaKamaalHai he refers to the global refugee crisis, the wars and genocide we are witnessing daily, all in the context of his narrative of the Partition of India. https://t.co/CIMvzcei1z

[వీరబొబ్బిలి | Veera Bobbili @Veera_Bobbili]

I'm loving this phase of Imtiaz Ali. First Chamkila, now this. He's blending personal with political beautifully. Especially at a time when other filmmakers are increasingly becoming 'apolitical' to avoid trouble, Imtiaz is searching for love in the blood-soaked political fields.

[Vincent D Souza @Vincentsjotting]

If you are Mylapore-crazy, here is our weekly of today - free to read; and share.
https://t.co/wVBl2PLI9n

[Rahul Desai @ReelReptile]

Main Vaapas Aaunga is not perfect, but I fell in love with the film. A newer Imtiaz Ali, a vintage Naseer. Instant favourite.

Review:

https://t.co/MpHDm9OIVF

[Dhanya Rajendran @dhanyarajendran]

Many of you would have read about 20-month-old Arshith who died in Kerala.

Doctors documented around 100 injuries on his tiny body. His step father has been arrested for the crime.

But could Arshith have been saved?

TNM has accessed a shocking 16-minute audio of Arshith’s grandmother pleading with the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) —weeks before his death.

Watch this week’s Let Me Explain Special.

Forward this video and share our work.

https://t.co/PLG7xyfUs8

[Nidhi Jamwal @JamwalNidhi]

My latest piece is on the state sponsored disability & slow poisoning of kids in village of Dhanbad, Jharkhand.

For years the govt knew their water had high fluoride. It failed to provide them safe water. An entire generation of kids affected.

Read: https://t.co/hmY8cmsGwg

[Counterview @CounterviewNet]

Beyond data: The economist who refused to remain in the ivory tower
https://t.co/DH2hPK2mwU

[Rema Nagarajan @RemaNagarajan]

How kind!
Cannot let a small rape case come in the way of training a rapist doctor?
A DNB student who is accused of raping a Moroccan citizen inside the ICU and then fled to escape arrest
The details of the case are HORRIFIC

[peter by taylor swift @veerszaara]

100% credit to ida ali for keeping him politically aware. every creator needs a genz daughter

[N. Ram @nramind]

Read “FCRA Bill — expanding state control over civil society,” an important editorial page lead article by P. Wilson, Senior Advocate and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), in The Hindu, June 12, 2026:
https://t.co/4B2ewjAfBz

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

When politics seeks to weaponise culture, history offers a useful reminder: art has always been propaganda as much as beauty. From Mughal miniatures to colonial portraits to modern political symbolism, power has always tried to paint itself into legitimacy. Fascinating essay by @UnamPillai :

https://t.co/0yGE3VhEDL

[manasa r • മാനസ @manasar_here]

I texted MD sir, TNPGCL, who heads spl team monitoring power cuts in Chinmaya Nagar, as my immediate neighbourhood faced outages & single-phase supply for 5 days. EB officials visited immediately & fixed it tonight. Thank you for the quick action
@TANGEDCO_Offcl @CTR_Nirmalkumar

[DT Next @dt_next]

The #TNPDCL has launched a major emergency response initiative, deploying 10 high-level monitoring teams and 125 special #power restoration patrol vehicles to ensure quicker restoration of supply during unexpected outages.

https://t.co/fHI8WpJONx

#DTNext

[DT Next @dt_next]

The #TNPDCL has launched a major emergency response initiative, deploying 10 high-level monitoring teams and 125 special #power restoration patrol vehicles to ensure quicker restoration of supply during unexpected outages.

https://t.co/fHI8WpJONx

#DTNext

[DT Next @dt_next]

Got an idea that can make life simpler? The Next #GDNaidu Challenge, organised by the GDN movie team and #DailyThanthi Group, is looking for TN's brightest college innovators, with prizes worth up to Rs 10 lakh awaiting.

https://t.co/XHtT4eURiM

https://t.co/JV7OO4Xygy
#Madhavan

[DT Next @dt_next]

Got an idea that can make life simpler? The Next #GDNaidu Challenge, organised by the GDN movie team and #DailyThanthi Group, is looking for TN's brightest college innovators, with prizes worth up to Rs 10 lakh awaiting. @ActorMadhavan

https://t.co/JV7OO4Xygy

#DTNext

[Adrija Bose @adrijabose]

Someone wore Meta's smart glasses into a Delhi trans-rights protest and filmed people who had no idea. That reel got over 3 million views.

This is surveillance you won't even see coming. @HeraRizwan1 reports https://t.co/UrtIqTy8lq

[manasa r • മാനസ @manasar_here]

It's that season of the year where I hate every single person.

[manasa r • മാനസ @manasar_here]

watched dawat e ishq, thoda pyaar thoda magic, and ladies vs ricky bahl. lateee but cute, all of 'em.

[manasa r • മാനസ @manasar_here]

thunivu & varisu were watched. did i have fun? yes. do i want to write a review? nope. honestly don't see the point.

[manasa r • മാനസ @manasar_here]

like with the drama, i didn't understand obsession's thesis/ the nuances the makers aimed to show, not tell, UNTIL i read all about them on reddit/ reviews/on twitter. in the drama, i remmr being underwhelmed/angry af at the friend. in this film, i was v terrified. so, you see