Antara Baruah
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“Everything is good in India. The West’s hold over culture is ebbing," says Prabhat Kumar of Sanskar Bharti. Lalit Kala Akademi, the country's premier art institution, regularly collaborates w the RSS cultural wing.
The remaking of India's art sector:
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Dharamshala is changing ––– investments are mounting, a 130 cr convention centre is in the works, and there are whispers of an IT Park. And it's all because of a stadium.
My report from the once sleepy temple town:
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The contradictions shaping Indore are taking place in most upwardly mobile tier-2 cities, but they're unfolding at a huge and (occasionally) hilarious level.
Straddling the old and new comes at a wild, whacky price.
My report:
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Pratilipi is the stuff of dreams for its readers and writers (easy access, a ton of genres, 12 languages)
Also, courtesy the app, space between readers and writers is shrinking.
@ThEbmr
,
@kaynite2296
,
@nalinee020
and the team are building an entire world.
My piece:
Pratilipi is the biggest boom for women writers. Malayalam, Bengali, Hindi rule
@antarabaruah__
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#ThePrintFeature
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After years of watching Shahrukh on screens big and small, and months since my algorithm discovered I’m a fan — I feel I can say w confidence — there is no one who can look at a co-actor with such pure devotion. And then there are the eyebrows. Belated hbd
@iamsrk
u the best
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It's been 18 days she was attacked, 13 since she gave her statement and 7 since she died. But not a single arrest has been made.
The alleged rape and murder of an 11 year old tribal girl is also the story of how elusive justice can be for the poor:
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Garuda's list of books is remarkably clear indicator of where we're headed (in terms of public debate & the belief system it fosters) The mahabharata is real, professional historians are liars et al. My report:
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Arif's story has moved beyond his love affair with a sarus crane. It's also about navigating fame and how to leverage the public support the sarus has given him, even while being quarantined in Kanpur.
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In their study published by
@naturesustainab
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@arjun_srivathsa
and
@uramakri
reaffirm the need for India to act on pre-existing agreements to fulfil a dual purpose –– biodiversity conservation & movement of local communities.
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Romila Thapar talks history in the age of rewriting — and draws on a fun analogy.
“History is to nationalism what the poppy seed is to heroin addict. Should this relationship be left as is? Or should we insist that the heroin addict question the visions seen by them?”
Qutub Minar, historians, heroin addicts—Romila Thapar’s Delhi Talk on camps of history
@antarabaruah__
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Humayun –– the cosmic king, the sun king, the leader of the planets
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Arming their students with Byjus tabs and bilingual textbooks, the Andhra Pradesh government is rearing a generation of English-speaking, tech-savvy 'global citizens'. My ground report:
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Ratiram and Jamuna Devi lost 7 members of their family and home of over 20 years in a cloudburst.
Not only do they have to rebuild their home, but also their lives. But she is certain ���– “Wahan toh nahi banayenge."
My report:
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Maulana Azad National Urdu University is one of India's only Urdu-medium universities, a vital bridge between madarsa students and mainstream employment. Last year, 13 students were hired by Amazon.
My report:
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Cow vigilantism has a well-established foothold in Mewat. But the gau rakshaks are now wading their way into other parts of Haryana; their influence seeping into Hisar & Sirsa.
Toll plazas of interior Haryana are their domain now.
My story from Hisar
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“We need to forget about introducing the free-ranging African cheetahs into India’s very special site-specific wilderness. Why on Earth do we need to prove what never was?”
Cheetahs were kept captive. There was never a thriving population in the wild; nothing to revive
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RW speakers at JLF NY shouldn’t come as a surprise, but it’d be interesting to see whether this signals a further legitimisation of the Modi govt in ‘liberal’ America. My report:
Panelists exit JLF New York, BJP’s Shazia Ilmi says ‘cancel cancel-culture’
@antarabaruah_
writes in ThePrint
#BookScene
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Find it surprising that Huq falls into a v long list of ‘forgotten politicians’, given his larger than life persona and tremendous impact — he defs ticks that boxes that yell memorable. My profile:
Lion of Bengal A.K. Fazlul Huq eclipsed Jinnah, fought for tenant farmers
On his birth anniversary, read
#ThePrintProfile
by
@antarabaruah__
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There is urgency for green and sustainable architecture. Then there is the demand for 'foreign amenities'. Beyond that is the estimate that 850 mil will be living in India cities, and about half of this building stock is yet to come.
My report:
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Salman Rushdie needs to write an autobiography
This photo seems to have vanished from my tweets. Here it is again, just for the record.
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The government’s announcement of rooftop solar systems in 1 crore houses could be pivotal to the 40GW target.
But a questions arises: whose roof is it anyway?
Roof ownership issues, unaffordable — why 1 crore rooftop solar target is a tough ask for Modi Govt
Antara Baruah
@antarabaruah__
reports
#ThePrintEconomy
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The translocation of deer from from Deer Park is cloaked in confusion. Authorities cite overcrowding, but calculations don’t add up. 31 March 2022, DDA said there were 329 deer. 3 months later, on 10 June, this number had increased to 565.
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Bizarre that the Sarus crane has put in quarantine for another 15 days. Arif hasn’t been told why. He’ll only be able to visit his ‘dost’ in another 12 days. My report:
Arif reunites with Sarus crane for ‘5 emotional mins’ at Kanpur zoo: ‘Flapped its wings, jumped around excitedly’
@antarabaruah__
reports for ThePrint
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It sounds preordained –– Bangalore's confronting road rage in a Bangalore-ish way. Through tech, that is. Dash-cams are becoming the norm for a city that's growing increasingly hot-headed.
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“Unlike everywhere else in Delhi, where we are very likely to have drenched the ground with chemicals and other toxic effluvia of human civilization, the Ridge’s soil is still alive.”
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Outside the Ram Mandir, a white woman arrives, a tripundra tika on her forehead, phone in the air, bhajans blaring.
The tenor shifts. Her presence is invigorating, and now they’re almost aggressive.
I report from Ayodhya:
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In 2000, when Shibani Mitra wanted donate her body to science, even doctors were squeamish. Now, hospitals no longer need to rely on unclaimed bodies – more and more people are coming forward. AIIMS has 67 storage tanks, and not one is empty.
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Damning study by
@CarbonMrktWatch
and
@newclimateinst
–– certain global giants are even pledging net zero by 2030 without stating any emission reduction targets. My report:
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“Too much of the wrong type of politics is capable of destroying a university. If we get that brand of politics, every donor will be out of the door. That’s the kind of politics we don’t need at Ashoka.”
A private university's public introspection:
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“They know how to exert pressure and use weight, maintain balance, use force, inflict and absorb pain. During their protest, the wrestlers have absorbed pain in many forms but chose not to inflict any.”
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The sign on a mostly stationary ambulance — jolted into action when a body is recovered from the muck that 4 days ago was a Shiv Mandir, a community temple for residents of Shimla’s Summerhill
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Such incredible, aspirational reporting
Sadly, these are not the only two women who were abused. There are at least six alleged cases of rape, but no inquiry has been initiated so far. In one of the cases, the hospital records confirm
#rape
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this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. Nature is so metal. Also, life can be found in the most extraordinary, hostile environments.
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!!!! Big fan of this
To raise awareness about the alarming number of brutalities against wildlife,
@the_hindu
will feature obituaries for our fellow beings every week online. Write in about the death of an animal, bird, reptile or tree in your vicinity and send it to us at theobituary
@thehindu
.co.in
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the stubborn refusal of the ajmer rape case to be forgotten is in large part due to an obstinate, and sometimes unethical, media ecosystem:
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"It feels like we’re holding a fun-house mirror up to the internet and struggling to make sense of the distorted picture."
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“If it happens to us, rich countries seem to say, we won’t starve. We can always eat you.”
So searing. So stunning. Holy fuck.
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Tl;dr — 13 million dollars is measly (Pakistan flood damages are estimated at 18 bn) but standards are so low that we should be glad-ish.
I report:
Why Denmark is offering $13 mn in ‘loss & damages’ climate funding to developing countries
@antarabaruah__
reports for ThePrint
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The ubiquity of fossil fuels at COPs doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. Signs point to a similar scenario at COP28, with petrostate UAE as host.
Thank you!
@pascoesabido
18 out of 20 sponsors for COP27 had links to fossil fuel industry, says report
@antarabaruah__
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Krishnanagar residents whose houses were completely destroyed in the landslide received 12,000, while renters received 2,500. The rest have received no aid so far, say the families at Ambedkar Bhawan, one of Shimla's two relief camps.
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For every 100 clients, there are a 1000 dealers. "There is no pressure to be frugal, and no compulsion to be sustainable," says Rahul Mehrotra, Chair of Urban Planning and Architectural Design at Harvard University.
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upticks in hypothyroidism, PCOS, and diabetes in urban India can be attributed to air pollution. exposure “disrupts” the endocrine system (and god knows what else).
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A diabetic patient on semaglutide said she felt nauseous for an entire year. But if given the chance, she’d do it again.
Only Rybelsus has been approved in India, but even so, weight-loss drugs are having their moment in the spotlight.
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“You want tomorrow to be different than today, and it may seem the same, or worse, but next year will be different than this one, because those tiny increments added up”
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The accused is a Brahmin landowner –– the keeper of 3 acres of land in Rajasthan's Hindaun City, including the field on which she was attacked.
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“Goel, who helps run a business owned by his family, employs 12 people in his role as a content creator and coach, and is planning to launch his own fragrance brand called “Daddy”
we ♥️ the Internet
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"stories of the human quest for freedom as well as very dark stories of human wickedness. I hope I can share them with you over coffee soon, as a free man." Thinking about this today, as Umar Khalid gets a paltry week's bail.
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Ayurvedic diets are having their moment. Not as part of the Sanghi ecosystem, but because allopathy has failed to accommodate ‘women’s’ issues’ (read: PCOD)
My report:
Indians tried new-age Keto, Atkins, Paleo, low-carb. Now they're going back to Ayurvedic diet
@antarabaruah__
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Kapil's facts may have earlier been fiction, but his take on history (and the govt's) is in all his museums –– including those part of Red Fort's swanky makeover. There is a lot of Savarkar.
Kapil Kumar believes that Bhagat Singh was not a Leftist, Ambedkar was not involved in the freedom movement and Savarkar hasn’t been given due credit.
@antarabaruah__
reports
#ThePrintGroundReport
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@sayedsalahuddin
Hi Sir, I’m a journalist at ThePrint in Delhi. I was wondering if I could speak to you for a story I’m doing on women in medical universities in Afghanistan. Thank you :)
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@hwfmorris
@state51
@nytimes
@PaulPurgas
Hi Hugh! I'm a journalist from Delhi. How can I get in touch with you?
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"Modi’s image as a Hindu strongman who had the nerve to put a malcontented minority in its place has helped him win two terms in office and remake the republic in his majoritarian image."
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i felt like I knew Joan Didion so intimately while reading her. i wouldn't say she was unkind – but maybe that she operated singularly.
@jiatolentino
's Instagram post makes her come alive all over again, and so differently. sigh
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Only about 250 billion tonnes of CO2 can be emitted if we are to limit global heating to 1.5C –– half the amount that was possible a few years ago.
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@TheKenWeb
@alifiyakhan
Hi Alifiya, my name is Antara, I work with ThePrint. I wanted to get in touch with you, but your DMs are closed for non-verified users. How can I reach you? Thanks!
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“This case has survived and stood the test of time only because of the media,” said Santosh Gupta, who broke the story for Dainik Navjyoti. “Otherwise it would be long dead.”
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every sentence in
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