Mukulika Banerjee

Professor of Anthropology, LSE. Author of Cultivating Democracy (2021) Why India Votes (2014) Muslim Portraits (2008) The Sari (2003) The Pathan Unarmed (2001).

[Mukulika Banerjee @MukulikaB]

As I look forward to #Pathaan as I do every #ShahRukhKhan𓀠 movie, here is him with my book on the non-violent Pathans of the Khudai khimatgar movement 1930-1947. SRK's father was a member. (Thanks @ReallySwara !)
Inshallah, one day we will have a film on those unsung heroes too!

[Raman Mohan @RamanMohan8]

@ambkcsingh I covered the 1996 plane collision for The Tribune. I was the first to reach the site. I didn’t find any RSS volunteers there neither on that night nor the next day. None were required. There were no survivors. The entire site was just littered with travel bags and dead bodies.

[Frank lino @Linodefi1]

This is Rakesh, he runs a used books stall in Andheri, Mumbai where you can rent a book for ₹10.

When asked if he earns enough doing this, he responded in a way that qualifies him to be what I call an avid reader.

His response was -"People earn so they can spend money on something they want. I am already surrounded by the one thing I always wanted to have".

For me, he is one of the finest avid readers as he is far from distractions of life and doing the one thing that satisfies him the most.

Drop a heart for him❤️

[Ashish Ranjan @Kranjanashish]

One question to @ECISVEEP - On what basis has my name been placed in the category of “Permanently Shifted” when I physically submitted the required documents to BLO, who accepted & uploaded as per his response?
If the docs were uploaded, why classified as “Permanently Shifted”?

[Ajay Kamath @ajay43]

This is evisceration of a sputtering anchor. Without anaesthesia

[K. C. Singh @ambkcsingh]

Right. I was then JS(CPV)/Chief Passport Officer. Some imp US people were on Saudi flight. US CG asked me for access to site which Haryana Gov of CM Bansi Lal had rightly blocked. No RSS volunteers were needed, as all passengers died, nor could’ve entered the crash site.

[Mahua Moitra @MahuaMoitra]

Hello @IPS_Association & @IASassociation - Muslim officers in Bengal disallowed if Amit Shah present- CP Siliguri Waquar Raza banned from welcome lineup, Jawed Shamim DG STF not invited anywhere, Khalil Ahmed IAS made to leave mtng. Won’t you protest this sick communal nonsense?

[Mohammed Zubair @zoo_bear]

Noida woman caught hurling 'casteist' slurs at security guards of housing society.

'Joota saaf karwaungi tujhse.... Gareebon ke aulad.. do roti nahi hai jeb mein.. bh@ngi saale.. Akhilesh Yadav k kutte.... BJP se tere muh pe chappal padwaungi, aukaat me reh gareeb ki aulaad....'

[Financial Times @FT]

England’s education system has been a huge success story, with its schools steadily climbing up the international rankings. Their graduates, however, are getting worse and worse outcomes. The FT’s John Burn-Murdoch examines the data. https://t.co/o7ueLXnDF9

[Seema Chishti @seemay]

India Towards a Post-Hindutva Polity.
Modi govt's "Hindutva signature tune, defrocked of all moral authority, Its iqbaal has evaporated in to thin air"
RSS loved to benefit from present govt, but now, fears its fundas are discredited - big long term loss
https://t.co/cwhS8TzgAn

[Parth MN @parthpunter]

Subhash Chandra owed Rs. 22,000 crore to the creditors.

The NCLT approved a repayment plan, where he has to pay....wait for it....Rs. 6.5 crore.

That's a haircut of 99.97%.

Just FYI, his net worth in 2019 was 2.5 billion dollars.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

The media are desperate to pretend that Farage isn’t the establishment, so i’ve written an article explaining why he is.

Can we get it shared 1000 times??

Thanks 🙏

[Bhavika Kapoor @bhavi_kap]

This post never gets old. Relevant even today....

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

"The recent protests by Gen-Z assure us that democracy in India will not be allowed to die and that people will turn to the Constitution to safeguard and preserve this country's future. The week of 20th July this year was one of relief and joy. It was reassuring to know that our young generation will not be swayed by rhetoric and propaganda by powerful oratory, reminiscent of the Goebbelian polemic and empty promises of 'Ache din' and "Viksit Bharat". They remained undeterred by the demonising of the 'Dhimagi Naxal'. It told us this generation's value is giving, compassion and adherence to truth. It doesn't hesitate to ask questions to those in power and of course, Gen Z has a wonderful sense of humour. The irreverence of Gen Z is a sure sign of democratic progress." - Dr S Muralidhar.

[kuldeep @ku1deep]

We will realise, in the end, what the standup comedians did for us. Kept up dissent through the long night even as the jackboot of the state pressed against their necks. Until they taught a new generation how to build up the armour of contempt. Kunal Kamra and his tribe have changed the nation in the end.

[Anjali Bhardwaj @AnjaliB_]

Wow! 92 crores on renovation of union ministers’ Lutyen’s bungalows in just one year! Peak VIP culture- is this the best use of public money when govt schools, hospitals and infrastructure are in shambles?

[Sanjoy K Roy @SanjoyRoyTWA]

Imagine the plight of minorities and those who dont have a voice. SIR is against the founding principles of our constitution where the idea of one person one vote was advocated and upheld. @navdeepsuri

[Nilanjana Roy 📚🦊 @nilanjanaroy]

You're mistaking my TL for a Republic TV debate. (I notice that every time the LoP's popularity rises, the RW asks bad-faith questions.)

a) You should ask Ms Priyanka Gandhi directly. Why would you assume that I or anyone else would speak on her behalf?

b) It's obvious that both siblings have chosen their preferred path in politics, so you may want to reflect on agency. The family clearly doesn't have a problem with women in political life; no patriarchy at work here.

c) I'm curious: why isn't the extremely competent, two-time Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje ji the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, or at least BJP party President? She has the credentials, the experience, and the high profile.

[Sanjoy K Roy @SanjoyRoyTWA]

Even while the world burns, violence and war is normalized, hunger is prevalent, schools are unable to deliver services, corruption abounds, we r busy debating the addition of two stanzas in a much loved song that apparently never was! Wierd!!!!

[Rituparna Chatterjee @MasalaBai]

The tourists did not get the memo. Sexual dance by half naked women on kawar trucks is fine. None of these 'Hindu' organisations have a problem. But 8-year-old in shorts in non-religious place is where these creatures draw the line. Great advertisement of Hindu culture and India.

[m rajshekhar @mrajshekhar]

And, ergo, coming to countries like India.