Vinita Dawra Nangia

Columnist, Author. Director/Curator Times Literature Festival. Views personal.

[Vinita Dawra Nangia @VinitaNangia]

@NamitaGokhale_ @MeruGokhale Happy Birthday, and many more to come! 🤗

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[Vinita Dawra Nangia @VinitaNangia]

Cruelty exists and leads to terrible acts. But the silence surrounding that cruelty — the refusal to see, question, intervene or even acknowledge distress — is just as culpable. The responsibility of parents towards a daughter does not end with marriage.

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[AIIGMA @AIIGMAINDIA]

AIIGMA is privileged to welcome Ms. Sumita Dawra, IAS (Retd.), @SumitaDawra former Secretary to the Government of India, as Keynote Speaker at the 45th SIG, Colombo.

As Additional Secretary, DPIIT, she led India’s National Oxygen response during COVID-19, and later headed the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan as Special Secretary–Logistics.

Her address will anchor our theme:
“Partners in Progress: Advancing India–Sri Lanka Trade in Industrial & Medical Gases.”

Strengthening regional supply chains. Building resilient industrial partnerships.

@DPIITGoI @PiyushGoyal @DrSJaishankar @IndiainSL
@PMOSriLanka @Dr_Harini @WasanthaSamar1 @DoC_GoI @

#AIIGMA #IndiaSriLanka #TradeCooperation #IndustrialGases #Colombo2026

[Vinita Dawra Nangia @VinitaNangia]

Do drop by at 4:45 pm for my session with @raghavchandra & #SanjeevChopra, moderated by #VenuDhingra😍 A full day of literary dialogue organised annually by #HouseOfHarmonyLitFest (Harshali Singh & Mona Vera) at the Kiran Nader Museum on March 15.

[Business Standard @bsindia]

#Opinion | As #India moves to operationalise its #LabourCodes, the focus shifts from legislation to interpretation. @SumitaDawra examines how the uniform wage definition, the 50% cap on exclusions, and questions around minimum wages and overtime are shaping compliance planning for businesses.

https://t.co/RTLe82u0ue

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@shuklanchinisha @openmagazine Why did you stop reading after that? 😀 Go to https://t.co/zDYV6GV7fK

[Vinita Dawra Nangia @VinitaNangia]

‘Infidelity in the Digital Age’ My article in @openmagazine ‘s New Year issue… In an era that celebrates individual autonomy & personal choice, why are we so unfor­giving towards infidelity?

https://t.co/eiEgFKl540
@openmagazine #infidelity #cheating #adultery #marriage

[Vinita Dawra Nangia @VinitaNangia]

@anushmitaria @NelofarC Thank you Anushmita for reaching out. I have been somewhat neglectful of O-zone, lately 😞 - have been busy with other stuff and with a book. But will make an effort. You can read the last few I wrote here - https://t.co/zDYV6GV7fK

[Vinita Dawra Nangia @VinitaNangia]

At Nelofar Currimbhoy’s book launch for her latest ‘Tara The Dream Chaser’ some days ago. President of Shahnaz Husain Group of Companies, Nelofar is first & foremost a prolific & gifted writer. I’ve enjoyed reading all her published books & look forward to the rest 🤗
@NelofarC

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Delhi | Former Secretary of the Ministry of Labour & Employment Sumita Dawra said, "The four new labour codes are unique because they have codified multiple laws... They bring in many unique features that are good for labour welfare, ease and flexibility in doing business, job creation, and labour productivity... The number of people who work in India is more than 600 million, which is almost twice the population of a country like the USA. This large labour force, about 80 % was not covered by Social Security. But now they have a right, they have a means to be covered under social security. That's a very big reform. The gig and platform workers have been defined for the first time by a country like India... Similarly, for the industry, a single license, registration, and return through portals, and the use of technology to bring transparency and compliance, have greatly reduced the compliance burden for the Indian industry as well. We become more competitive with the rest of the world when we consider provisions such as flexible hiring... The fixed-term employment is a new provision that gives employers flexibility in hiring without regulatory or legal hurdles. All in all, this is very attractive to investors and very good for our economy. In the coming years, you will see the economy growing on the back of the labour reforms..." (24.11)

[Vinita Dawra Nangia @VinitaNangia]

She still rules hearts 🤗When herbal Queen Shahnaz Husain steps out in full resplendent glory, fans flock for a look & an autograph! Scene from Pragati Maidan today at IITF (left) & Shahnaz & I at Nelofar Currimbhoy’s book launch (Tara) some days ago at Bikaner House (right)

[Sumita Dawra @SumitaDawra]

Read my write-up on #LabourCodes in @EconomicTimes today. How the long-awaited #labour #reforms will make Indian economy more productive and competitive.

#LabourCodes: A game changer for the Indian economy

https://t.co/uzBHzz0Waq

[Sumita Dawra @SumitaDawra]

#LabourCodes will enhance worker welfare and #productivity , enable businesses to scale up operations, attract #FDI and give a boost to the Indian #Economy! Watch a comprehensive view in my interview to Global Order: https://t.co/e5Hjcr0oJd

[Sumita Dawra @SumitaDawra]

#LabourCodes : India’s most progressive labour-reforms since Independence announced today - promoting both #EoDB for investors and #EaseOfLiving for workers. Watch my interview on DD today explaining the historic move: https://t.co/yorHnSKB0K

[Asian Development Bank Institute @ADBInstitute]

💪 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜?
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@FitIndiaOff @mansukhmandviya @khadseraksha @rajeshkalra Congratulations Rajesh! Superb achievement 😍

[Vaishnavi Roy @itsvaishnaviroy]

The 2023 Auther Awards was one of those rare nights. Not just for the honour itself, but for the quiet glances, the unspoken pride, the weight of work finally meeting light.

These are a few favorites from that evening , small frames from a larger story I’m still writing. Grateful for where the words have taken me, and even more for where they still might.
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[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Delhi | On US imposing a 25% tariff, plus a penalty, on India, Former Secretary of the Ministry of Labour & Employment Sumita Dawra says, "US tariff will impact our export earnings... But India has many other opportunities. There is a strong demand for our pharma, digital and textile products from Africa. Middle East and Central Asian countries are energy-rich. They can become good export markets for us... This is a massive opportunity for us where we will come out stronger by combining our other strengths... This is a huge opportunity for us to develop our service sector further. We have big companies that already export IT products. We have a chance to do it at a higher value and make AI and machine learning products. We can also create high-value opportunities in biotech... promote medical tourism and ed tech... and attract global supply opportunities..."