Shalini Seth

Partner + Editor, White Paper Media | Dubai.
PhD scholar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai

[Shalini Seth @shaliniseth]

@avtansa I have a question for you, please

A Kota weaver referred to a narrow turban (1ft X 20 ft) as a golya/गोळ्या

I've heard paagh, pagadi, potio, pecha, poto, mauliya for different types of turbans

Trying to explore whether is a Malvi, Marathi connection. Could you help?

[Shalini Seth @shaliniseth]

Data becomes a strong tool when it's powered by insight.

The Cyber Pulse report is a lens through which to view how cyber secure are businesses, governments and industries in the region, the threats they face

https://t.co/a1Nxv3DW3z

[Shalini Seth @shaliniseth]

From materials such as aluminum and petrochemicals to products like aircraft parts and space vehicles, the UAE's journey of manufacturing value addition has only just begun.

#InvestUAE
#MoIAT
#MakeItInTheEmirates
#Operation300Bn #ForeignDirectInvestment
https://t.co/yjlbGsx4zY

[Shalini Seth @shaliniseth]

CEPAs provide opportunities for businesses. They provide robust customs and tariff frameworks, simplify customs procedures, and ensure fair, predictable rules for services.
H.E. Fahad AlGergawi, Undersecretary at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade @MIITEUAE

[Shalini Seth @shaliniseth]

As knowledge entrepreneurs with the home-grown https://t.co/NQpiZgvi2P, the usual SMS welcoming us "back home to the UAE" on our #DXB return took on a new meaning this time.

It is our privilege to continue documenting thought leadership in action in the UAE 🇦🇪 and the region.

[India in UAE @IndembAbuDhabi]

A heartwarming display of friendship between 🇮🇳 & 🇦🇪! Young talents from Malhaar, a UAE-based Indian cultural group, united to perform a soulful rendition of the UAE National Anthem, beautifully blending Indian Classical instruments.
#India #IncredibleIndia #IndianEmbassyAbuDhabi

[Shalini Seth @shaliniseth]

@BinduRai Hey there... I was thinking about you the other day then read about your mum. Hope she's well now.

Please give me a shout if I can be of any help.

Take care.

[Shalini Seth @shaliniseth]

Times like these redefine the concept of business continuity, strengthening an organization inwardly and outwardly.
It's a signal to clients, staff, partners and investors that we have the wherewithal and the will to rise above events and continue to deliver on goals.

[Dubai Media Office @DXBMediaOffice]

Hamdan bin Mohammed meets with nearly 300 senior leaders from across Dubai’s business community to discuss strategies to reinforce Dubai’s economic resilience. The meeting was organised by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism as part of the Government of Dubai’s commitment to deepening cooperation with the private sector and strengthening coordination across economic sectors to ensure sustainable growth and reinforce the emirate’s global stature.

[Shalini Seth @shaliniseth]

@MohannadAlNsou1 Salam Dr Mohannad.

We're trying to reach you for an interview for a white paper on One Health. Details in an email sent to you.

Is it possible to connect please?

[Indian Sociological Society @societyinsoso]

The Indian Sociological Society’s new website has designed an ‘Archive’ tab that works as a resource page for the Sociology community. Click on the link given below to explore & know more about academic ‘resources’.

🔗 https://t.co/XgTSKK72Jt

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"Jana Gana Mana" is the national anthem of India, originally composed in Bengali by poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

Pictured: An English translation of Jana Gana Mana by Tagore

[Data For India @dataforin]

Of the three key sectors that a country’s economy is divided into - agriculture, industry and services - agriculture is still crucial to the Indian economy. However, this is changing in two important ways.

In the 1970s, about three-fourths of India's workers were engaged in agriculture. Today, the share of agriculture in employment has dropped to less than half, though it is still the largest among all major sectors.

For both rural men and women, farming continues to be the chief occupation. Nearly half of all working men, and over three-quarters of working women in rural India, are engaged in agriculture.

But there are differences - all of the top five occupations for rural women are related to agriculture. In contrast, construction work and shopkeeping have become key occupations for rural men, who have moved out of agriculture at a faster pace than rural women.

However, the share of workers that agriculture employs has not fallen as sharply as its share in the economy. Employing nearly half of India’s workforce, agriculture generates only one-fifth of the nation’s value added in the economy.

Which sector has overtaken agriculture in adding value to the Indian economy? Read @akwaghmare’s piece to find out: https://t.co/HYikE0jpom

#Employment #Agriculture #Economy #India #DataForIndia

[Shalini Seth @shaliniseth]

@leonardjensan Putting my support of this on record!

As a reader, the best bookstores let one expand one's reading list out of bestsellers. Employees recommended books

Now, all bookshops seem to stock the PR flavour of the day. Employees are busy playing loud music

Selection is key for both

[Soumya Swaminathan @doctorsoumya]

The evidence on ultra processed foods is sufficiently strong to justify immediate public health efforts to reduce UPF consumption. Need urgent policy action

[Aditya Kiran Kakati @adityakakati]

Pleased to share this latest article in Modern Asian Studies, on Naga "head-hunters" and violent diplomacy on the India and Myanmar borderlands. Available Open Access!
DOI: https://t.co/e0nndDmPNT

[Jostein Hauge @haugejostein]

The course I teach at Cambridge has become exorbitantly expensive and is inaccessible for most people.

So I've decided to share the entire reading list with the public — here, via this thread.

My course is called "Development Economics" and consists of 8 lectures. 🧵

[Shalini Seth @shaliniseth]

@Psychodoctor06 I understand that sometimes mere presence can soothes

But in your case, your friend and you spoke, connected

In the article, she talks about mom complaining - clearly, proximity is not enough for both parties. It's lazy

Being in a temple is different-god doesn't want to engage

[Jostein Hauge @haugejostein]

This is an indispensable paper. It shows how protection of intellectual property is driving intense concentration of corporate wealth and power, exacerbating global inequality.

[Reading South-Asia @readingSAsia]

We invite extended abstracts (350–500 words) for our inaugural issue by 25 July 2025.

Please submit your abstract, along with a one-page CV, at https://t.co/gqoXBdYkog

In case of queries, write to us at [email protected].

[Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) @mkgsarvodaya]

Book Read by Mahatma Gandhi

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