Amrita Das
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Photo Editor @rgsustain | @boschstiftung 2019 Fellow | Ex: Travel Journalist, Blogger, @feminaindia | Analog 📸 | Stories from the Himalayas
Uttarakhand
Joined November 2011
The 'magnetic' pull of Uttarakhand's hilltop hamlet, Kasar Devi https://t.co/oxbNkfLF2L
#Uttarakhand
newindianexpress.com
What on earth could places as diverse as Stonehenge in the UK, Machu Picchu in Peru and a tiny village in the Kumaon region of India possibly have in common? No
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Drop and Give Me … One. Push-up challenges are trending. Before you try for 100 reps, focus on getting the exercise right.
nytimes.com
Push-up challenges are trending. Before you try for 100 reps, focus on getting the exercise right.
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Whenever one reminds me of Vantara travesty, I think of the treatment the sarkar meted to Sarus bird farmer Arif
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Cloudburst strikes Chamoli's Nandanagar Ghat area; 7 missing, houses swept away https://t.co/cB1DfN16WG
hindustantimes.com
Purported visuals showing the aftermath of the cloudburst surfaced on social media, capturing the river in spate and damages to buildings as well as roads.
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Cabinet reshuffle today: Eight ministers set to be dropped https://t.co/p4nWzVplkL via @STnews1945
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Mikie Sherrill’s radical energy plan will only make New Jersey utility prices go UP UP UP! 📈 On Nov. 4, say NO to Sherrill. She’s more of the same…but WORSE.
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How Pickleball Took Over Thousands of Tennis Courts, as Seen From the Sky https://t.co/gHQlMjzTJK Cc @urvashipant
nytimes.com
Aerial photographs show what’s happening all over the country: There’s only so much asphalt, and pickleball can’t get enough of it.
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Supremely gloomy and rainy days in Almora. Enough with the September rains already 🙄 #uttarakhand
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Climbing Mount Everest may get even harder https://t.co/efKfWEM1FG via @NatGeo
nationalgeographic.com
A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such proposals rarely become law.
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One of the best interactive stories we'll see today. Your Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date : https://t.co/LaKiUT11GF by Aatish Bhatia, Francesca Paris @fparises and Rumsey Taylor @iamrumz of @nytimes
nytimes.com
Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.
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2/2 -Indian white-eye -House sparrow -Grey bushchat -Grey treepie -Spotted dove -Great barbet #uttarakhand #IndiAves #birding
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Dear Captain, We are pleased to announce that the pre-registration for Elpis is available on both App Store and Google Play now!
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Yesterday’s sunrise in #Almora was magical. Birds seen (from the balcony): -Grey-headed canary flycatcher -Scaly-bellied woodpecker -Red-whiskered bulbul -Grey-hooded warbler -Asian barred owlet - Verditer flycatcher -Himalayan bulbul 1/2 #Uttarakhand
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Arundhati Roy on How to Survive in a ‘Culture of Fear’
nytimes.com
The acclaimed writer has a new memoir, and a warning.
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Arundhati Roy’s new book is a masterclass in marketing. Penguin started planning a year ago https://t.co/HQ551HEyiO via @ThePrintIndia
theprint.in
Arundhati Roy visited the Penguin office in Gurugram every day for a week, signing every pre-ordered copy. The idea was to encourage readers to buy from bookstores instead of Amazon.
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What Sport Psychologists Want You to Know About Mental Toughness https://t.co/bvqIhidvJ3 via @nytimes
nytimes.com
These coaches help professional athletes achieve their goals through mental preparation — and they could help you, too.
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Roadworks still on in between Khairna to Almora. This photo is near Lohali taken around 1030h today. Quarab/Kwarab completely closed. #uttarakhand @almorapolice #Almora
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Spritz Vibe. Limited Edition. Now Available. Frosted over & fresh for the season, Spritz Vibe Sparkling Snowball Frost LE is here! CELSIUS. LIVE. FIT. GO.
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#weather_Alerts 🌧️लगातार बारिश के चलते नदियों का जलस्तर बढ़ रहा है व राजमार्ग भी बाधित हो सकते है। 🚫अनावश्यक यात्रा से बचे 👮पुलिस और प्रशासन के निर्देशों का पालन करें ‼️सतर्क रहें सुरक्षित रहें 👉आपात स्थिति के लिए हेल्पलाइन नंबर 112 या941111298 पर संपर्क करें @uttarakhandcops
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Another casualty in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand — bridge connecting border villages of Niti Valley https://t.co/6me74iWZWY
indianexpress.com
Uttarkashi flood news update: In the last 24 hours, according to the India Meteorological Department, Uttarakhand’s plain districts of Dehradun and Haridwar received rainfall of 68.4 mm and 125.3 mm,...
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A beautifully curated online exhibition of platinum prints from the first reconnaissance expedition of Mount Everest in 1921. https://t.co/CXFdixFJpI
#archivalphotography #Himalayas
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'The rise and fall of Kodak is a lesson for the tech giants' | MoneyWeek #photography
moneyweek.com
The long decline of Kodak – a once-dominant company – shows why no business is safe from disruption, says Matthew Lynn
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‘Need to open black boxes of development’: Abhijit Banerjee, Sarnath, and Arathi Rao speak on their films on water crisis https://t.co/x5KLaR0Bux
indianexpress.com
While the films touched upon serious elements with humor, one among the audience was curious to ask why such a depressive theme was selected. Abhijit Banerjee, who set out to portray stark realities,...
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