Radhika Santhanam
@radhikasan
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Journalist @The_Hindu (Edit/Oped; Parley; Ground Zero). Interests: Politics, social justice, fiction. Dog lover. Retweets are not endorsements.
Mumbai
Joined August 2012
Key takeaways from this analysis of the Delhi elections: -Freebies are here to stay -But freebies must be leavened with governance -Public was convinced that governance had been sacrificed -INDIA bloc is a thing of the past
“Freebies can bring in the votes, but an ideologically engaged base will keep you in the game. For AAP, one of India’s youngest political parties, the hard graft begins now”- I write
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RT @GeethaSrimathi: The worst is hopefully behind, as the no. of Olive Ridley carcasses beaching in Chennai has dipped a bit & more nests a…
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RT @the_hindu: Hundreds of Olive Ridley sea turtle carcasses have been found since the first week of January in the Chennai and Chengalpatt…
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RT @khabrimishra: Proud to share that my 15 year old niece, Dia Khanna, got her first book published by Bookosmia. Titled "the other huma…
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The kind of news I live for. 🥰
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😂😂😂
Looked up, felt like I’m in Singapore. Then looked down, was back to Mumbai.
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Whenever the government says something is an option, well, opt for it. Sooner than later, it becomes the norm. Aadhaar is "optional"; new tax regime is "optional". But the benefits of these far outweigh the drawbacks.
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RT @rajendran_naray: Gandhi & Ambedkar did satyagraha as a potent way to protest. @INCIndia launched 'jai bapu jai bhim jai samvidhan' camp…
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I think it would be breaking news when the man is actually in jail.
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RT @AmanKayamHai_: India and China agree to resume Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in the summer of this year
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RT @the_hindu: The Constitution of India came in effect on January 26, 1950. @radhikasan curates a quiz on the most important legal documen…
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No job and a snub from his prospective bride. This is so sad. Only the poor face the consequences of being wrongfully detained. The police wouldn't dare do this to a well connected person.
I want justice as Mumbai cops have ruined my life: Man detained, released in Saif Ali Khan attack case
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RT @the_hindu: #GenderAgenda | In this week’s Gender Agenda newsletter, @radhikasan discusses faux feminists, Yograj Singh’s views on women…
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In conversation with Jenny Erpenbeck on her memories of East Berlin, her love for music, and the themes in her books; and with Michael Hofmann on the art of translation. In today's @TheHinduMag
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