Rush Mukherjee

Consultant, BBC Monitoring | ex-Reuters | bylines @vogueindia @openly @bbcindia @mint_lounge @scroll_in etc

[Rush Mukherjee @rushmukh]

I attended a workshop in Kolkata by an educational page called The Safe Words, that aims to teach people about safe BDSM and consent practices. An initiative like this is needed in India where s*x education remains almost zero. Here's what happened. https://t.co/gvwuAN7KsY

[Rush’s Blog @spiktinot]

I attended a workshop in Kolkata by an educational page called The Safe Words, that aims to teach people about safe BDSM and consent practices. An initiative like this is needed in India where s*x education remains almost zero. Here's what happened!

https://t.co/QyBqu3A9nH

[Sam Dalrymple @SamDalrymple123]

The Indian Synagogues Run By Muslims

There has perhaps never been a more important moment to remember the sacred spaces shared peacefully by both Muslims and Jews and so, for this week's Substack, I want to talk about the synagogues of Calcutta.

[Seagull Books سیگل @seagullbooks]

Soon. The Quietest of Memoirs. Just Being. Romila. May 15th.

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

I need this poem so much right now, and am so glad Andrea Gibson created it.

[Namita Bhandare @namitabhandare]

At Kranti, India’s first residential school for the daughters of sex workers, 80% go on to higher education. This year Mahek has got into Columbia University!
In Mind the Gap, do read: Not rescue but revolution: Inside Kranti’s radical classroom
https://t.co/ujKVzbQjSU

[matthew leger @lightumbreIla]

That's how it is sometimes —
God comes to your window,
all bright light and black wings,
and you're just too tired to open it.

[love drops @lovedropx]

My best tip for anyone trying to get back into reading is to remember that you can read books to avoid other responsibilities in your life, and it can become a vice if you play your cards right.

[Rush Mukherjee @rushmukh]

@sreshthx @tarequelaskar LMAOOOOO I just saw the BBC travel article on this!

[Andrew Bertaina @andrewbertaina]

Exhausted

[James @exhaustdata]

Lately I’ve been getting into things like instant coffee and very basic clothing so that I have more energy to be a pretentious snob in other areas of my life

[Rush Mukherjee @rushmukh]

The thing I like best about coming back to Twitter is that I've managed to curate a feed that immediately gifts me with dozens of beautiful poems and engaging essays. An oasis in a cesspool.

[queerbeat @queerbeat_media]

The taali or clap is an instantly recognisable symbol of the hijra community. In the cis-het society, it is barely understood. It is both an object of curiosity and ridicule.

What does the taali mean to hijras? @queersprings and @pushpeshkum find out:

https://t.co/18H1QZOVHr

[Rush Mukherjee @rushmukh]

Truly a pleasure to speak to one of India's most exciting artists!

[Open Magazine @Openthemag]

Photography to Painting: Sohrab Hura’s Ways of Seeing: The artist on turning from photography to painting, the importance of vulnerability and creating a distinct exhibition experience with his ongoing show at Experimenter, Kolkata, writes Rush Mukherjee.
https://t.co/gFVUa5oqiR

[Rush Mukherjee @rushmukh]

You have NO idea how badly I want to read this but then I have no idea if it will ever release in India ;_;

[Manchester University Press @ManchesterUP]

We're delighted to announce we'll be publishing @sacha_coward's next book, Space Invaders: A Queer History of Video Games, in 2027! Sharing the intertwined histories of videogames and those who have lived & loved outside of the norm, told from the perspective of a lifelong gamer.

[lilin the dreamer @lilin_ghost]

a good take. from tumblr

[Tom Snarsky @TomSnarsky]

What I want is to sleep / inside a strange language,

Jim Carroll

[Rush Mukherjee @rushmukh]

The thing about my mom is that she'll grumble she doesn't like talking to any relatives but then when my dad's sisters call she'll spend one and a half hours with each of them on the phone - on MY phone specifically.

[Rush Mukherjee @rushmukh]

Just finished watching Murderbot and absolutely loved it. What a fun little sci fi action-comedy. Can’t wait for the next season.