anita nair
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More on the Hindi Imposition from Kerala via WhatsApp. Thengakola indeed!
Start the day with a laugh
@iIakobos
@JoonoSimon
@kazhugan
@sidin
@karthikavk
@ajithags
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Me thinks everyone is being unfair to the poor crocodile. It cries to lubricate its eyes when it's been out of water for a long time. And not to impress on the nation how churned up it is.
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If this Turkish dance to a Malayalam song doesn't cheer you up, nothing will...😁😁😁
( What'sapp fwd)
@karthikavk
@vivek4wild
@JoonoSimon
@e_salam
@ullasts
@annavetticad
@dhanyarajendran
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When someone in a far away land can see what we pretend we can't. Thank you
@Rihanna
for wanting to talk about
#FarmersProtests
. So many of our celebrities refuse to. It isn't a convenient cause for them. Nor are caste, religion, and freedom of expression
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Breaking news on TV: PM to visit Kerala tomorrow evening
Elderly Relative: Why now ? To teach people to swim
😉😊😁😂
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So this is what is happening in
#Lakshadweep
. A concerted move to sever ties between Kerala and the island. A relationship that goes back by decades. To the administration what the people of the island want is irrelevant. Why?
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Last night on a feature on
#KeralaFloods
on Manorama News, a flood victim talks of running out of the house as the water entered their home. They took their papers and the children's books and left everything else behind. Makes me
#ProudToBeMalayali
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What future can these children even dream of? What is their fault in this warped world we live in?
@Refugees
@RefugeesMedia
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About time I sent Mr Kejriwal a copy of my Magical Indian Myths where the myth of the Vamana apropos Mahabali and Onam is explained so even a 9 year old child can understand it. 😎
भगवान विष्णु के पांचवे अवतार प्रभु वामन जी की जयंती पर आप सभी को शुभकामनाएं। भगवान विष्णु जी की कृपा आप सभी पर सदा बनी रहे।
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Finally a town in Kerala understands the value of trees. Houses/ buildings built on 3500 sft of land will need to have a minimum of two trees to receive a house number. Way to go Kodungallur Nagara Sabha
@NSMlive
@drthomasisaac
@sreevalsanmenon
@vivek4wild
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This is a moment of pride for every Malayali and every Indian who has said no to the forces trying to unravel our constitution while ripping apart our secular fabric.
Kerala becomes the first state in India to pass a resolution against CAA in legislative assembly. All members except the lone sanghi there voted in favour. Another proud Malayali moment :)
#IndiaDoesNotSupportCAA
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Welcome to my library
Said the writer to the reader....
Amidst everything that's going on, let's not forget books. Let's celebrate them at least this day
#WorldBookDay
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Really? You couldn't see what happened on your watch when 200+ Neel Gai were killed in Bihar in 2016 sanctioned by the Environment Ministry and you want to turn a tragedy into a political manoeuvre....
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Happiness is a lady reading Ladies Coupe in Polish while travelling on an Indian train😍
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Er...how do the rest of us walk? On our heads? Can hero worship addle your brains so?
And yes, your paragon did just that in Kerala - Oversee from the skies without getting his 'feet' dirty. What a man indeed!
What a man
@narendramodi
ji is! After walking with foot on
#AtalBihariVaajpayeeLastJourney
the entire length, he is off to Kerala to oversee the flood relief measures!
#PMModiWithKeralam
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Welcome my dear monsoon...you took a while coming but I hope you will stay awhile....
#keralarains
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At a publishing house party last night at Jaipur:
X: Hi, I am a writer. What do you do?
Me: 🤔
Y ( fumbling in awkwardness): Oh, she is a writer too!
X: Oh, I don't read at all...
Me: 🙄🙄🙄
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There is nothing more gratifying for a writer than to have an actor she admires and respects bring alive her state- of-the-nation story.
@prakashraaj
getting into character as he records my story for
@Storytel_In
....
More details soon....
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The new Health Minister of Kerala - Veena George
A strong and capable lady who has rather large shoes to step into and much ground to cover. All the best Comrade
#VeenaGeorge
. May your tenure be just as magnificent as
@shailajateacher
's.
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If Ms Gidla googled beyond Rohini Nilekani/Infosys, she'd also discover that the oldest mosque in India Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kodungallur Kerala has a beautiful brass lamp near the pulpit and Mihrab. Lamps are Indian Ms Gidla & an auspicious symbol tsk tsk
What you call "the hindu-looking brass thing" is a nilavilakku. I have seen it at numerous churches, Christian weddings & other functions. Is it right to make an issue out of something when you lack knowledge on the subject (as is clear from your tweet)?
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Right, all my Malayali brethren, take a deep breath....the rains may have eluded me but there is always the pathiri and beefcurry...always!
#chasingthemonsoon
@karthikavk
@iIakobos
@JoshiJose
@JoonoSimon
@annavetticad
@MaitreyaNair
@CarDroidusMax
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The conundrum that is Kerala: BJP calls for a flash hartal to strong arm women from entering Sabarimala leaving many ayyappa devotees stranded and hungry. The CPI(M) accused of encouraging ritual desecration of the shrine provides food for the devotees...
Due to sudden strike declared by RW Hindu organisations in Kerala at midnight, many Ayyappa devotees from outside Kerala found it difficult to have food as all shops were closed.
DYFI members in many places provided food to Ayyappa devotees. A scene from Kottakkal Municipality.
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Tripping down my Malayali memory lane with these babies😊. The crepelike dosha, the coconut and sugar filling...the salt, sweet and the crunch of coconut...
#churrutudosha
#elanji
#catchingthemonsoon
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Like a true blue Malayali, I left home with coconuts, bananas, papadum, kadumanga, unni appam, beef and a car full of relatives...😁
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Was talking to one of the ladies clearing my land and she tells me that her daughter, a 12 year old girl, has read my books in
#Malayalam
borrowed from the village library😉😊 I am chuffed and chuffed some more. Only in
#Kerala
#joysoftranslation
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A WhatsApp forward about Hindi. I haven't been able to stop laughing😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@iIakobos
@soulonatraipse
@karthikavk
@vivek4wild
@kazhugan
@JoonoSimon
@e_salam
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Actor, and man with a social conscience
@prakashraaj
brings alive my poem My Land. My Voice.
Listen and watch.
#DemocracyMatters
#FarmersProtests
@annavetticad
@tmkrishna
@karthikavk
@ReallySwara
@MBRajeshCPM
@drthomasisaac
@Ram_Guha
Dear
@narendramodi
ji ....A poignant appeal from
@anithanairauthor
.. it’s her words and my voice on behalf of millions of farmers 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
#FarmersProtests
#repealfarmlaws
#IStandWithFarmers
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When in Kerala, puttu adikanam tto...😁 ( Elsewhere too but especially in Kerala)
#MundakotukurussiDiary
#yougottadowhatyougottado
@CarDroidusMax
@annavetticad
@iIakobos
@karthikavk
@vivek4wild
@NSMlive
@Lungified
@JoonoSimon
@kazhugan
@JoshiJose
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New Audio Story Alert.
#QuotaGirls
now on
@Storytel_In
Do listen and let's try and talk about what it means to be a
#Dalit
in India and the discrimination that never ceases. No matter what.
@HansrajMeena
@meenakandasamy
@karthikavk
@prakashraaj
@DalitCamera
'To survive is to resist, I only wish I knew how to..'
@anitanairauthor
will make you ponder again with her new short fiction story 'Quota Girls'
Listen now only on
#storytel
#quotagirls
#audiobook
#storyteloriginal
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The difference between a real leader and a mere politician is that a leader knows when to take a decisive action for the welfare of the people. Time and again
@vijayanpinarayi
and
@shailajateacher
show us this
@drthomasisaac
,
@MBRajeshCPM
#covid19kerala
#covid19india
With steady rise in
#COVID19
cases in
#Kerala
, Health Dept is preparing to act on a war footing; in order to strengthen mitigation efforts, 276 doctors selected from PSE rank list are being appointed through a 1-day video counselling process. (1/4)
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Chaya and kadi from a 24 hour teashop in nammade Keralam...nothing compares😉
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When the Govt of Kerala has been such a glowing example on how to manage a pandemic, why would they jeopardize all the good work with one off-key event even if it's the swearing in? No need to prove a point. The historic win was validation enough.
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Our lands and cattle have been sold.
Our plough given away.
But we still have the Plash,
we always will have the Plash....
The Plashela Ada which is a Vishu special in the Valluvanadan region
#palakkad
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Came home from the Jaipur Lit Fest to a package of postcards from the entire 7th standard students of the Government Higher Secondary School, Chalavara, Kerala wishing me happy birthday. To say I am touched and overwhelmed is putting it lightly😍🤩
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Here is how I begin my anti national holiday celebrations: beef olarthiyathu, beef cutlets, fish curry, fish fry, mor curry, beans thoran and papadum....The soul sings!
@annavetticad
@kazhugan
@karthikavk
@vivek4wild
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A writer and her world where nothing is perfect but everything is real.
#Mundakotukurussi
#postoffice
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All I wanted to do was read a few pages sitting in the garden but someone had other ideas....and what do you do but give in! For this love is as unconditional as it is demanding😍
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Almost 20....😉
Who would have thought that the sweet thing in the pictures would turn into this wicked ol' me🤔
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Last nite I dreamt the Kerala CM and the Indian PM came over to my house for an arbitration. They wanted Horlicks. By the time I had it prepared, the meeting had broken up🤔
Disclaimer: I wasn't under the influence of drink, weed or any substance.😂
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Found this little boho-chic cafe run by 3 enterprising young men on the Shoranur-kulappully road complete with art, quotes, books and youthful effervescence. Check it out
@e_salam
@NSMlive
#discoverrealkerala
#HammockCafe
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For the last 15 years, my Vijayadashami puja has always begun with me as a guru at the Vidyarambham ceremony. This year was no different. As always it's both a joyful and humbling experience to lead children into the world of knowledge and learning...
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How often do you see a calendar celebrating literature? So delighted that
@intachpalakkad
made this happen. A calendar featuring 12 pieces of writing set in the very distinct Palakkadan milieu.
@KeralaTourism
@ShashiTharoor
@MBRajeshCPM
@dhanyarajendran
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My sojourn in Kerala begins when I bite into a Parpu Vada and drink a deep draw of strong frothy chaya from a glass...
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Mornings at Mundakotukurussi....should I write? Should I sip my tea? Should I listen to the birdsong? Should I just be?
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Delighted to share the cover of my new audio story Why I Killed My Husband with
@Storytel_In
More details soon on this story narrated by me. Meanwhile for anyone wondering, my Mister is alive and well
@LabyrinthAgency
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A 'tall brass Hindu-looking thing' was lit by us to inaugurate a national seminar on Traversing Gender Identity at Little Flower College, Guruvayur.
#LetThereBeLight
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Meet Ms Item Number of the Sadhya. You probably know her as Puli-inji...she will dance on your tongue with a sensuous swiggle and a slide and a giggle. There is only so much of her you can take but if she isn't there, the Sadhya isnt really an Ona-Sadhya.
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Unusual bot activity in my twitter account after I tweeted and retweeted in favour of the farmer's agitation. All of them follow the same set of people ( any guesses?😉)
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Nothing to share or declare but this: freshly baked banana loaf with bananas from my garden. The aroma fills the house and puts a song on my lips😊
#SundayBaking
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One more inspiring news story from Kerala. A son who took his mother away from an abusive father, and later did what he could to help her start life afresh
#discoverrealkerala
A special wedding pic which is viral on FB by Comrade Gokul ❤️
He 'got' his mother married today.She was a victim of domestic abuse. She eventually left that criminal and devoted her life to her son. He grew up, n gave his unconditional support to her desire to start a new life.
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No news, no internet(unless I get a hot spot), no calls, no books...just music, a sibling, t road & wilderness....my freedom ride!
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Dozed off to wake up in the Himalayas. And being told that this is Mount Everest. Kind of makes up for the sleepless night😊
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Even as elsewhere we continue to struggle, not knowing when the end of the lockdown is in sight, Kerala leads the way. A succinct and powerful piece by
@drthomasisaac
@drthomasisaac
writes in today's Indian Express.
"Preparedness — that is the key word to the success of Kerala and the key lesson to be learned from it. The single most important factor that enabled us to be prepared for the COVID is the strength of our public health system."
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All of us can see what is happening to our country. And yet the morons who first voted the fascists into power are still in denial about the darkness that looms over India and threatens to destroy it. Instead they tell you students should just study. 🙄
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And then as if contradicting my previous tweet, we witness this too. Neither laws of jurisprudence nor humanity are followed....
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😂😂😂 this thread on movie tropes will keep you in splits. I especially love the pov of the Bomb🤣...
@krupage
@sudhirsrinivasn
@baradwajrangan
@annavetticad
@mrsfunnybones
@_SanjayGupta
@ppothen
Hello, I'm a new mum in a movie. My hair is always clean and my clothes immaculate and always in light beige tones. My newborn sleeps through the night and I have time to do yoga to keep up with my perfect body. When my bearded husband comes home we have teenage passionate sex.
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My Malayali mitron, here is the 'kadi' for this evening. Unniappam courtesy neighbour Aleema. Soft, succelent and as for the caramelized bits...kissing the tips of my fingers with a loud mwah....
@karthikavk
@iIakobos
@CarDroidusMax
@annavetticad
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The comrade move😍
If I can't dance to it, it's not my revolution
In Kerala, you can! 😍
Comrades of Kerala celebrating their victory over the right wing, in killer style
#KeralaLocalBodyElection2020
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Always a joy to be in Chennai even if it was the briefest of visits. Madras was the big city of my childhood. The Higginbothams at Madras Central was the bookstore I bought books from. So poignant to be signing copies of Hot Stage at Higginbothams Chennai.
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Parippu-vada and chaya. You wipe your fingers on the scrap of newspaper and then read it. That's my Kerala style elevenses 😁
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Was appalled to read Oommen Chandy's praise for Yogi Adityanath. Praise where praise is due is fine. But this? Career politicians will do just about anything to further their own interests. Nothing else matters.
Oommen Chandy's praise for Yogi Adityanath does not come as a surprise, for he has never shied away from praising or giving undue credit to the sanghis,to take a jab at the left.He thinks that it is par for the course to praise Yogi, if he can use it as a tool against the left
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Once again Kerala sets an example by demonstrating that it values humanity rather than religious beliefs. Thank you temple boards for being reasonable. Whew!
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If this is Aviyal, I just grew a peacock tail and a second head😉
Aviyal, a popular accompaniment served with boiled rice is nothing but a medley of native vegetables in a thick coating of coconut paste.
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Burnnnnnnnnnnn😂
Biscuit to Burnol, indeed!
I am sorry, it’s a myth only 3-4% Indians pay taxes. Every Indian pays tax. From Buscuit to Burnol, everything is taxed!
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Anti-beef regulations in the name of animal preservation; countless casual workers expelled. Why?
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Sneak peek of the cover from the cover launch of my new novel
#EatingWasps
@MumbaiFilmFest
#WordtoScreenMarket
@karthikavk
@WestlandBooks
@VishwajyotiG
@AnjaliMenonFilm
@arpitayodapress
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Not even gods will be allowed to come between my biriyani and me
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As our lives and nation fall apart, my personal battle was with near blindness. So after 10 days of social media abstinence, I wanted my first post to cheer me up and some of you. No life-affirming quotes, no call for action. Just
#pazhampori
for the soul...
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As a young girl, I was expected to light the lamp every evening. I hated doing it as it was bound to tradition and gender. When I was of the age to rebel, I stopped. Years later, my Kathakali aashan told me to see it as a path as in asathomma sadhgamaya....
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Beginning the new year with a rush....a bike ride with a friend and a sumptuous breakfast....the joy of knowing the familiar and new at the same time!
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The Man from Mandalay.
My father celebrates his 92nd birthday today. He was born in Myitnge in Upper Burma. He studied in the Railway AV School where he learnt English, Tamizh and Burmese. He left Burma when he was 10 years old. (1/2)
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@NSMlive
@CarDroidusMax
@kazhugan
@annavetticad
@theblueyonder
@JoonoSimon
@Lungified
@sangeethsivan
... Who does irony as well as a mal? 😀😀
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How green are my avocadoes?
( Thought I should get a pic in before the monkeys got them all😬)
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Alcohol brought back into the island; fishing sheds which had an exemption being demolished in the name of Coast Guard Act. Why is the new administration changing the social and economic fabric of
#Lakshadweep
? Or is this the start of a pogrom?
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Still trying to wrap my head around why
@shailajateacher
isn't part of the new cabinet. Why isn't she continuing to handle the health portfolio esp as the pandemic is still raging? This on top of the 500 strong swearing in ceremony planned🙄 Why Kerala? Why?
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My days are numbered
So are yours.
My windows are barred
So are yours.
We watch the rain fall.
You and I.
Your rain is mine
My rain yours.
For now we have this
And all else must wait.
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Kerala, how could you? What kind of a monster does this to an animal? And why are you silent Kerala?
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After almost three years, I was entering a bookstore & what can I say but that I was glad that it was one of my most favourite bookstores ever -
#Bookworm
. I had missed so much this sweet spot between being both writer & reader😍
It was an honour to have acclaimed author
@anitanairauthor
visit us and she also signed copies of her bestselling books for our patrons. Thank you ma'am!
So if you're looking for author-signed copies of her books, kindly drop in or call 9845076757 for delivery (all-India).
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This may be the last pic I post if the son spots this...but it's
#MothersDay
and I like living dangerously....😃
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Dissent alone isn't democracy but neither will democracy endure or survive without the right to dissent. The farmers show us how.
#FarmersProtest
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Is there any music more beautiful than the sound of rain on a summer dawn?
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No refugee chooses to be one. 82.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes. Presenting Adeela, Tall and Strong, a short film I made in collaboration with
@unhcr
India
Do watch and share this story of resilience & courage.
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All t v best Ladies. I do hope this will b t beginning of powerful woman-centric cinema & opportunities for women technicians👏👏
@WCC_Cinema
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