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walks/ anti-caste/
The Sanskrit College and University/
Calcutta Research Group

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migration, biometrics and other biolpolitical condernsregarding migration.
Please write to [email protected] with your suggestions. The reviews are due SOON! #RefugeeWatch #ForcedMigration #SouthAsia #MigrationStudies #RefugeeStudies #MigrationResearch #CriticalMigrationStudies

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Seeking reviews for Refugee Watch

For the June 2026 issue of Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, I am seeking reviews of these two and other books/ texts/ films/ art work/ media products dealing with migration control, viapolitics, the logistics of

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Calcutta Speaks in Coffee House

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Humanity's urban future will depend on the way urban future in the Global South will be forged. The global Southern urban is the urbanism of our time. Registration link: https://t.co/k88Te1hmnD

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Join us at @MCRG_CRG for release & discussion of A MANIFESTO FOR OUR URBAN FUTURE, with @sanmezza @XazaarAdjame @BanerjeePaula #veronicagago #ranabirsamaddar. Link to register in comment below. Humanity's urban future depends on how urban future in the Global South will be forged

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Vote for those who could not vote.
#ritwikghatak #kolkatastreetart

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https://t.co/FDwYCMMgDi

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@XeroGround has just published my article on the six ways in which citizenship rights were pushed back in India, in the last six weeks.
A shorter version in Bangla, documenting
Five backward steps, was published in Kalantar last week.

The link to the English article is below.

[SABAR Institute @SabarInstitute_]

Statistics tell us how many. We want to know how it feels. 🧠📉

Behind every "deleted" checkmark on a voter list is a person facing uncertainty, anxiety, and a sense of exclusion. At Sabar Institute, we are launching a state-wide rapid survey to document the mental health toll of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise across West Bengal.

We aren't just looking for data collectors; we are looking for volunteers who want to help us bridge the gap between numbers and the human story.

🤝 Join us as a Volunteer. Help us document the psychological impact of disenfranchisement in your community.

📍 Open to all districts of West Bengal.
🔗 Register here: https://t.co/CGzv8yJfm6

#WestBengal #MentalHealth #SocialJustice #SIR2026 #VolunteerIndia

[sanjoy ghose @advsanjoy]

Suddenly disenfranchised voters told that appeals not before SDO office but in a college. See how they desperately run to new venue. For the poor, the Voter Identity ties them to govt benefits. Such scenes would melt the heart of even Marie Antoinette! https://t.co/1MZU3UasII

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@RailwaySeva @drmhowrah I have done that. The person in the seat next to me is also writing a formal complaint. Now the AC is back on, but switches off every five minutes, while the electric connection in the plug points also disappears.

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@AshwiniVaishnaw @RailMinIndia @RailSeva_PRO @railseva @EasternRailway the AC on 13053 EV 1 Compartment has stopped working since the train left Howrah. What’s the point of building overpriced coaches that stink to high heavens and suffocate the passengers to death?

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@RailwaySeva

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In one of the many things one gets up to during Calcutta winters, here’s a book talk by @oishik_shakya who explores ways of remembering of the collective blot on our conscience. Happy to be in conversation, especially in view of our next film Citizen Nagar

[CRG @MCRG_CRG]

Join us for book discussion on "Ways of Remembering" On 28 January 2026. The book tells a story about the relationship between secular law and religious violence.

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@metrorailwaykol is there a reason why important fire safety information on #kolkatametro is obscured by an advertisement about an astrologer? @RailMinIndia @RailwaySeva

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Every toilet stinks to high heavens. A 6 hour journey already delayed by 4.

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@AshwiniVaishnaw @RailMinIndia @RailwaySeva @EasternRailway at #jhantipahari station 18014 delayed by 3 hours, no light in ladies’ toilet, no waiting room, 3 women shivering in the cold till 2 am.

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When the train arrives, S 1 beyond the platform, need to travel through five stinking compartments before reaching the seat.

[Anwesha Sengupta @Anwesha_sg]

IDSK is organising a 4 day comprehensive workshop on AI and Development Practices. Last date is 18th Nov. Offline, 3000 Rs, fantastic resource persons. Do take a look.
#Artifi

https://t.co/3HxRju0884

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@DebalinaMajumd4’s #friendsofjilipibala will have its world premiere at #kiff2025 . Proud to be a coproducer and collaborator.

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

A neighbourhood tamarind tree has found its way to the Kolkata International Film Festival next month, with a documentary made on it selected for a world premiere in the National Competition on Documentary category, @BishwanathGhosh reports.

https://t.co/Mo6cH3JA9f