Manini Sheker

Mother, writer & therapist providing a space for rest and renewal. Alum @UniofOxford @UofT Bylines @guardian @Independent @aeonmag @walrusmagazine

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In the 70s, Toronto native Shyam Baba cast his Canadian passport into the Ganges & became a permanent fixture in Varanasi’s dung-splattered lanes. Others followed. But why? My latest for @aeonmag considers whether a shift in horizon can set the spirit free https://t.co/CoMgNglAfP

[Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani]

Cities thrive not on fear but empathy, on cooperation not division.

That's the NYC we know and love. It has found expression in this movement. And it is rising up at the ballot box today.

[Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani]

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio

There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.

Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.

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A few days after the presidential election one year ago, we went to Fordham Road in the Bronx.

It was a little different last week.

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The game is afoot. Or atrain. Or abus.

Post along the way with #ZcavengerHunt

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@ZohranKMamdani is there a way to support your campaign from Toronto? Make calls?

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Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.

[Scientia @scientia_social]

Dive into a fresh evidence-based perspective on European capitalism development with Dr. Shami Ghosh. https://t.co/YxZ3gqIN2p Learn more: https://t.co/B5SAK6c0su @UofTCMS #EuropeanCapitalism #EconomicHistory

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Bhutan's oldest cross-country pilgrimmage and trade route is now open to travellers #pilgrimmage https://t.co/WIwJWZozEk

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With hundreds of apps promising everything from a “monastery for your pocket” to simple meditations for the time-constrained: how do you find one that works for you? Here are my thoughts on a few of the meditation apps out there https://t.co/AHGlvD1O2E #mindfulness #meditation

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Sherri Posey is a Buddhist hospital chaplain and professional watchmaker. She reflects on how time’s fleeting nature connects everyone. https://t.co/qUusLomEZG

[Manini Sheker @ManiniSheker]

@TheDeeptiGupta @marinab52 Hi @TheDeeptiGupta, thanks for checking. I appreciate it. I'll email you.

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_When the United Nations named Canada the best country to live in, he had a word or two with God, he says with a laugh._

Digital publishing can bring surprises. Don't miss @ManiniSheker's essay, which was a hit in Indonesia.

https://t.co/8jXtWLABAm via
@aeonmag

[Aeon Magazine @aeonmag]

Varanasi has absorbed scholars, sages, poets and all manners of other travellers for years. But what has become of India’s holiest city? https://t.co/WGa6iqAM4r @ManiniSheker

[Manini Sheker @ManiniSheker]

"In her poem “The Summer Day,” Mary Oliver asks, “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
My reply, for now, is simple: Sit on the porch."
@cassadyariel on reclaiming the right to #rest

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Cassady Rosenblum quit her job and is "lying flat": "From my view down here on the carpet, I see a system that, even if it bounces back to 'normal,' I have no interest in rejoining, a system that is beginning to come undone." https://t.co/HZMxQNCnBw

[Manini Sheker @ManiniSheker]

@VimalaRamachan1 @SandipGhose Aunty, I am Shami's wife. Avik was my father-in-law. Could you please share your email address? Shami would like to write to you. Warm wishes, Manini

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Amartya Sen: ‘World is facing pandemic of authoritarianism’

https://t.co/Le5Awy3auQ

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Found this beautiful tribute to 'the dog' - mankind's most devoted and loyal friend - on a fall ramble through Blythwood Ravine.

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In '92, S Lewis wrote a report on race relations in ON following riots in Toronto, which erupted in solidarity with protests against police brutality in LA. Almost 20 years on, the report remains prescient:'what we are dealing with, at root, & fundamentally, is anti-black racism'

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You can now scroll down to the depths of the ocean https://t.co/9gQhmdoZgI