Aparajita Bharti @BhartiAparajita Twitter profile

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

When train accidents happen I am unable to shake off the thought that where would have all these people been headed and how their life would have changed with this? Whenever we travel longer distances, we have such a sense of purpose usually..going to weddings, going home..

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@BhartiAparajita

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Fun fact: This happens every 5 years almost on the clock, it's almost like an unwritten govt SOP. April 2014: May 2019:

Shastri Bhawan fire raises doubts on safety audit - The Sunday Guardian Live

It has triggered a political row with Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleging a conspiracy by the Centre behind the fire. New Delhi: Despite

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Paul Koshy

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The symptoms are up and out Fire in Central Secretariat - North Block Building. This Primarily houses the Ministry of Finance and the Home Ministry. Some important files are being burnt. Strong evidence which can send the bureaucrats and politicians to jail will now be

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1 year

Going to mourn someone, for a new job, to study at a new place, to start a new life. Numbers mask stories of real people and their very real plans and dreams. That human life continues to be so cheap in India of 2023 is 😞

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@BhartiAparajita

1 month

What a self involved Lutyen's piece 😅. Funny it finds a place in a national newspaper. What a terrible inconvenience that the esteemed members of Delhi Gymkhana have to pay top up their cards in advance, truly a matter of national shame.

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

3 months

No matter who forms the government, policy professionals should celebrate this moment nonetheless! Hung Parliament = more deliberation = more room for serious discussions on policy and more stakeholders for advocacy. *And please don't get started with "oh but it will slow down

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

5 months

How can you use the Indian Air Force to be your wedding planner? 😮 If IAF wasn't compensated for these services, Indian tax payer money was used to fund a part of this extravaganza. AND what about the pride and dignity of our men and women in uniform? Is service of the nation

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

Unpopular opinion but please highlight/cheer multi-faith prayers that happened to inaugurate the Parliament too, even if you detest the BJP. Selective facts effect credibility of both sides equally. That secularism is so deeply embedded in our national psyche that no party..

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

Every Delhi winter starts fashionably with people getting out their nice winter clothing looking very sauve. Then comes a day when it gets bone chilling cold, you just wear everything - whatever it takes approach to keep yourself warm. Today is that day of 2022. 😅

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

6 months

Yes maybe question unconstitutional laws in the first place, so that you don't find yourself in this spot. Check and Balance 101 from the 6th grade civics book is always a good thing to remember.

Ajay Pandey

@AjayPandey_CNB

6 months

The only serious take away I can get from the #ElectoralBond issue is that none of the sovereign guarantees are word of god now. Law passed by both the houses and president approval thrown away by the supreme court. Should I trust next time GOI comes with any scheme/guarantee?

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2 years

Does anyone think that Bougainvillea is the most under-rated flower? Its such a no nonsense plant- doesn't need too much water, thrives in summer and winter, looks so beautiful, it moulds itself to its surroundings, clinging to what's available, growing upwards come sun or storm.

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

@nixxin Shouldn't Parliament proceedings be treated as a 'public good' and be free for all to use? 🤔 I thought that this is obviously how it's treated until now!

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

We hv come a long way from actively hiding our relationship status in 'professional circles' to putting it on Twitter. The thing about age is that you realise that if you are comfortable in your skin, no one else cares. Grateful that we work together and not just work together ❤️

Rohit Kumar

@rohitkr_RK

2 years

8 yrs of being married to @BhartiAparajita today - Happy to report we managed to sail through the 7-yr itch. Phew! Here's to many more years of parading our Nehru Jackets in the haloed corridors of Lutyen's Delhi & coming home excited to share updates, fighting who speaks first!!

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2 years

@Shruti_my_voice I have been thinking about the same, what is her qualification to talk about women and work! And I doubt given the privilege that she comes from, she undertakes too much unpaid work too at home like most women do.

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Aparajita Bharti

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2 years

#Gender : I write in @htTweets on discriminatory provisions under Hindu Succession Act on devolution of property. If men & women donot have a surviving spouse or children: All of husband’s property goes to his natal family, but the women’s property devolves to her in-laws. (1/n)

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

5 months

New Model: One Nation - One Election- One Candidate. New level of efficiency unlocked for those who gave the "efficiency argument" in favour of One Nation, One Election!

BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal wins Surat Lok Sabha seat unopposed

The development comes after nominations of two Congress candidates were cancelled on Sunday, and eight other candidates withdrew their candidature on Monday.

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

Taking no sides on the gaming tax issue, but enjoying his sudden realisation of regulatory risks. In his book, he said something about lawyers & public policy folks being a drain on business, now he is realising without them, business can go down the drain too! 😅

Ashneer Grover

@Ashneer_Grover

1 year

Exactly. You got billions in from foreign investors as FDI. Celebrated FDI inflow ! Now the same investors will apply regulatory risk discount to India and funds will dry up. Not only for online games - but across sectors. Across startups. Also why judgement on online gaming

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2 years

Does anyone else think #G20 is in fully "shaadi type mahaul" mode in India right now? All policy folk in Maama/Maasi mode "kuch kaam ho toh bataiye" 😆 (PS: We are one of them only!)

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@BhartiAparajita

7 months

One of the most interesting parts of the budget documents is often the one that gets the least attention. It is the report on implementation of budget announcements from last year. #Budget2024

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

Finally, the #DataProtectionBill has come to the Lok Sabha for discussion. For many of us who have been following the many versions of this Bill, this is a significant moment. However, unfortunately, passing of this Bill (or any Bill) in our Parliament is only ceremonial. Do not

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

This is hitting a new low. The fellows in #Delhi are doing an amazing job, the centre wants Delhi govt to fail so bad. How petty can a govt be to be scared of 20-something year olds trying to do something meaningful. The people of Delhi have elected this govt, let it do its job.

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

Left or right could have inaugurated a Parliament without some representation of all religions is a win of our Constitution. Let's celebrate these small wins while continuing to strive for a truly just society.

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@BhartiAparajita

11 months

I remember when I was really young, I was confused if Gandhi was a God or a man, because of the way he was/still is worshipped. As I grew up I realised, that he was no God and read more about him to appreciate his journey to being a 'Mahatma'. Now it is fashionable to point out

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@BhartiAparajita

2 months

Unpopular opinion: Just having young MPs if they come from legacy is nothing to celebrate! This media fascination with getting younger MPs in, in fact leads to more dynasts coming to the Parliament. If someone truly is rising from an apolitical background, it is extremely

Brut India

@BrutIndia

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Meet the five youngest MPs of Lok Sabha 2024.

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

Am I the only one who never registered that #Apple doesn't have a store in India until now? To be honest, never felt the 'void' that supposedly has been fulfilled now!

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

Move over Big Tech, Bigger Tech is here with 100% monopoly over an essential industry, lots of data and complete govt control! Indian railways now serving #DataPrivacy disaster cocktail.

Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF)

@internetfreedom

2 years

🚨ALERT: Hey train travellers, your data will soon be monetised by the govt. & that too, in the absence of a data protection legislation! @IRCTCofficial has uploaded a tender to appoint a consultant for digital data monetisation.🧵on what this means. 1/8

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@BhartiAparajita

4 months

. @Aditi_muses broke this story in HT about an app 'Safenet' being tested by @GoI_MeitY that will essentially allow parents to link their phones with that of the child. There have also been discussions about making such a tool compulsorily available on all personal devices. I

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Aparajita Bharti

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2 years

I pity men like @Ashneer_Grover , when will they evolve beyond "ladkiya ghumana" as a goal in life and mark of success. We need to call out this 'tech bro, uncouth hyper-masculine entrepreneurship' culture 🤮🤮🤮

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

Absolute honour and privilege to be a part of the LAMP community! Wonderful to meet LAMPs across batches doing amazing things. An inspiring and invigorating afternoon. Thank you @PRSLegislative for instituting this wonderful program & bringing us all together ❤️

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

Went to the @PartitionMuseum #Delhi today with my naani who was 9 when her family was uprooted in 1947. What an amazing experience seeing the exhibits through-her-walk-down the memory lane. Her wide smile in the 3rd pic when she spotted her birthplace 'Sargoda'!

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

11 months

This. All the previous and present Parliamentary assistants are having a good laugh thinking how much importance is being given to Parliamentary questions 🤭 😂

meghnad (Nerds ka Parivaar)

@Memeghnad

11 months

ok so this #CashForQuery 'scam' is an amusing little joke. If these allegations are true, then Darshan Hiranandani is an absolute frikkin moron to use Parliamentary questions to get anything done. There are much better ways. 👇 Let me explain. 👇 --- 👉 What's the point of

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2 years

Have you ever picked up a semi self-help/career advice book to justify your own life choices to yourself? Like I am doing right now! 😀🫢

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

All Indians gloating on Twitter about #RoeVWade and how US has become a more 'backward' country than India must take an important lesson - how religion interfering with law making and politics is always a bad idea. It never ends well. Its a slippery slope, especially for #women .

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@BhartiAparajita

2 months

The new government has announced Cabinet Committees on various issues today. There has been so much focus on women's labour force participation in the last few years, yet the Minister of Women and Child Development is not even a special invitee to this committee. The Ministries

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

We keep discussing relatively technical policies and problems of service delivery (because that's where the bang for the buck is), while the govt in the background is working on institution shaking proposals like the appointment of the election commissioner. All of us working in

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

3 years

Important to note that the Personal #DataProtection Bill will not correct this. The govt has successfully shaped the privacy narrative to only become about privacy from tech majors, the Bill hardly addresses privacy from the state.

Apar

@apar1984

3 years

Plug : In today's @TOIOpinion I have co-authored an op-ed with @VrindaBhandari on the Pegasus maelstrom. It is a systemic shock to electoral democracy. We must insist for clear answers & an independent inquiry. This must flow into surveillance reform.

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@BhartiAparajita

3 months

As someone who grew up in Vikaspuri and is a huge Bridgerton fan, proudest day for all Vikaspurians! And 😝😝😝 to janakpurians! Good luck getting into the "ton". #WestDelhi people will appreciate this sentiment.

Delhi Pigeons Association

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Lady Vikaspuri??? West Delhi Supermasi

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1 year

What if we choose to worship Hindu Goddess Saraswati who wears white instead of Hindu Goddess Durga. Any problem with that bro? Keep your deterministic sanskaar to yourself and let women decide for themselves who they want to worship. The beauty of Hindu philosophy is plurality

ADV. ASHUTOSH J. DUBEY 🇮🇳

@AdvAshutoshBJP

1 year

WEDDING ATTIRE: Usually in Sanatan Dharma Brides Wear Red because Red also represents the Hindu goddess Durga, who symbolizes new beginnings and feminine power. Apart from this, according to the astrology, the colour of Mars is also red and Mars is considered to be in charge of

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2 years

Since #MenstrualLeave Debate is trending again, bumping up a piece that @mitalinikore and I wrote in 2020! As an employer, as someone who suffers from endometriosis herself and as a woman, I say with all sense of responsibility, let's be careful what we wish for 🤞

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@BhartiAparajita

3 months

We hosted 3 roundtables on AI's potential impact on elections, yet no one could foresee the most visible impact will be felt on post-results memes. 😂 @rohitkr_RK

Keh Ke Peheno

@coolfunnytshirt

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arre yaar.. kaun banata hai ye sab?😂

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6 months

Being any kind of entrepreneur is taxing, but being a public policy kind of entrepreneur is mentally, emotionally, spiritually, ethically, physically taxing on some days because you cannot shut your eyes to what's happening around you. While one is focused on the next task, next

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

6 months

I spoke to @Aditi_muses @htTweets about an app that is being developed in partnership with @GoI_MeitY to enable parental control on children' devices. This seems like a classic case of techno-solutionism to a complicated problem without any thought to unintended consequences.

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

According to #MadeinHeaven , this is how middle class people in India live! (with pottery barn vases and an open kitchen with a cooking island) 🥲

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

What is the point of doing this? It makes us look non-inclusive and classist. All the empathy for our migrant workers that surfaced during the #pandemic has disappeared, now they are an embarassment suddenly? Would have been much better to celebrate their contribution by building

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

It's pen down for mom, after serving 39 yrs as a maths teacher. She has now turned an entrepreneur at the age of 60 as a home chef! (Idea born in covid 2nd wave last yr when she was helping families with meals). If you are in South Delhi, please follow alka.singhal on Instagram

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

5 months

@PranjalCh23 Yes, it happens every five years irrespective of who is in power, my point exactly. See I have shared the link to April 2014 fire too in my tweet. :)

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

11 months

Actually it's mostly "oh you come from the land of Shah Rukh Khan" no matter where you go around the world, but Akshay Kumar obviously doesn't want to acknowledge that! :) Was in Morrocco last month some people also sang DDLJ songs to strike a conversation with us and they were

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@TimesNow

11 months

When we stand with the Indian passport in the immigration office abroad, people there look at us with a lot of respect, and they say, "Oh, you come from the land of Modi": @akshaykumar @TheNewshour | @navikakumar

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1 year

So excited to launch The Policy Square to enable young professionals in public policy find their way to building brilliant meaningful careers! @rohitkr_RK @yashagarwalm

YLAC

@ylacofficial

1 year

Announcing the launch of The Policy Square - an all-inclusive networking + up-skilling platform and community exclusively for young public policy professionals across India! Learn more: @thepolicygram @yashagarwalm @rohitkr_RK @BhartiAparajita

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5 months

The problem in DU was never its students, it never will be given the intense competition to get admission and it's location advantage. I was talking to my cousins y'day who are enrolled in DU currently, professors don't show up, they cancel classes last min, there's no focus on

Sanjeev Bikhchandani

@sbikh

5 months

Actually I am not sure that the best students don’t join DU. With due respect to Mukul this is an opinion piece and I don’t see any data based evidence to support this assertion. One constant discussion we have at Ashoka is about how we can attract that

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@BhartiAparajita

2 months

"Sorry, we weren't expecting this to actually happen." A lot of public policy things in India have started to feel like this!

Indian Kanoon

@indiankanoon

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Sorry, we weren't expecting this to actually happen. The least we can do is to just publish the three laws with each section linked to old-laws hopefully in a week.

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Aparajita Bharti

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3 months

On exit polls, does anyone else think that people were perhaps too scared to reveal their true choices this time? And also have heard this from multiple people that women often hide their actual electoral choices to avoid conflict in family but exercise their vote independently

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

Jacinda Ardern resigned saying “I am human. Politicians are human”. It reminded me of my unfinished book that I started writing in 2019 and I went back to it today! As someone who has had an opportunity to interact with many politicians, I have immense respect for their tenacity.

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6 months

One great reason to work in public policy is that on an average people are usually fairer and kinder. I have come to appreciate this more and more as I learn about client-consultant relationships in other industries and work culture in other environments which are highly

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1 year

As the Bill gets listed for discussion in Lok Sabha, just reflecting that one of the biggest gaps in #DataProtectionBill is the setting up of a weak institutional structure. We do not have an independent data protection authority & we have a board which will be appointed by the

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@BhartiAparajita

8 months

No other country treats their history with such disdain. Delhi is Delhi because it has these slices of history, that unexpectedly show up as you go about your day. #SunehriBagh masjid is one such pristine structure with a rich history that just pops out in the Lutyens greens out

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@iamrana

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Sunehri Masjid, near Udyog Bhavan There are many Sunehri masjids in Delhi, but its the one near Udyog bhavan, from the Mughal era, that is under threat of demolition, to improve traffic situation. When New Delhi was being planned many old buildings were demolished by the

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@BhartiAparajita

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Call me a romantic fool, but the peaceful transfer of power in any democracy makes me tear up a little bit. It's a reminder that humans have come a long way and also that this cannot be taken for granted. The impermanence of power with a few and this constant wrestle between

Politics UK

@PolitlcsUK

2 months

🚨 WATCH: Rishi Sunak concedes defeat to Labour

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@BhartiAparajita

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Full circle moment today, meeting @shashankmanibjp , founder of @jagritiyatra in his capacity as an MP now. As a 20 year old, being on the Jagriti Train and interacting with social entrepreneurs across the country gave me immense confidence to pursue a less traveled path. I also

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

5 months

I have started having FOMO seeing all the #lifeupdates posted on Twitter and LinkedIn. As an entrepreneur, you don't change jobs, mostly don't shift locations, you don't get promotions, you do get some successes and failures every day but they are just points in a long long

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@BhartiAparajita

3 years

We expanded our @tqh_policy and @ylacofficial offices in Delhi today as the team gets back to 'work from office'. Grateful to everyone who helped us reach this milestone! Check this space out :)

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

I have goosebumps when I go to vote, grateful to have this power & privilege every single time :) When I finally turned 18 and went to cast my vote I wore tiranga dupatta and bangles beaming in excitement. That feeling never gets old! #DelhiMCDElection2022 #GoOuttoVote

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

3 months

One bad news from this election result is that the number of women MPs in Lok Sabha have gone down! At 13.6% , we are far below the 33% women's share of seats that we had bi-partisan support for, just last year. Even in ticket distribution, we saw just a tiny increase this

The Quantum Hub

@tqh_policy

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Latest in #TQHInsights on #WomeninElections2024 : The 18th Lok Sabha will have only 74 women MPs out of 543, down from the historic high of 78 in the outgoing House. That means we have 13.6% women MPs this Lok Sabha down from 14.3% last Lok Sabha. West Bengal will send the

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

10 months

Till recently, cynical people really surprised me. I used to tell myself there's so much inherent goodness in the world, things don't work out due to bad institutions and bad incentives sometimes, but inherently people are just trying to do good. Yesterday seeing this picture

President Biden

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Happy Halloween from Jill and me!

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We may not even know who is forming the government by the end of today. If every party is less than 250 seats, all alliances are up for discussion again in this environment. Wear your belts and sit tight everyone! Game on! 😅

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

Just got to know that my #homechef mom (60 years of age) has started using #ChatGPT to send personalised poetic notes with orders meant for special occasions as a value added service. Now that is a use case for #generativeAI I didn't see coming! 😅

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1 year

Dreamt last night that the Cannes Film festival has invited public policy folks this time! Mind works in strange ways, but the results were phenomenal! 😅

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

Just a pretty Delhi day unfolding in the office window! ❤️

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@BhartiAparajita

2 months

A genuine request to all the podcasters talking about entrepreneurship, please invite more women! Every few houses you will find a woman entrepreneur of some size and scale (often distress entrepreneurship but incredible spirit and stories of resilience). Super important to have

Ishan Sharma

@Ishansharma7390

2 months

The BIGGEST business podcast of India!🚀 Coming out tonight. On Limitless with Ishan Ft. Ashneer Grover Sanjeev Bhikchandani Asish Mohapatra Sarthak Ahuja You're not ready for this.🔥

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Watched the @neeleshmisra show last night! Before yesterday, had not realised how many songs (including this one) he had written.😯 And what a show! It seemed like a meeting of old friends, a community bound by their stories from yaad shehr and a celebration of something so

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

On the office group today by super fan @SriSriSumeysh ! And I hear our office wasn't the only one. SRK's bday is becoming some kind of a national event with spontaneous celebrations and the 90s nostalgia. Happy Birthday @iamsrk ! Hope you are having yummy pakodas too ❤️

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@BhartiAparajita

2 months

We should have more number of days for Parliament sessions rather than sessions going into the midnight. When we plan matches around the world in a way that people in India can watch conveniently, why not the #Parliament session? When the Parliament session runs late into the

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

Someone with 118 followers on Twitter is running this *sponsored tweet* with a pledge to buy Adani shares on the pretext of protecting the name of Indian people 😲 Has this type of madness ever happened in any other country in the world when a financial fraud was alleged?

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

Friendly advice to those who haven't lived in Delhi long enough. Don't keep your winter clothes inside just yet, most years there is a few days of deception followed by 4-5 bone chilling days before final fast slide to summer - a person who has made this mistake in the past.

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@BhartiAparajita

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In this sliver of a moment of suspended animation, may the tech policy ecosystem be so bold to dream that the #DataProtectionLaw we have now is amended to: - Make the Data Protection Board more independent to prevent misuse of the institution in future - Have a data protection

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

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It was great to meet Shri @KanoongoPriyank , Chairperson, @NCPCR_ to share the work we are doing for the digital safety of children in @ylacofficial and @tqh_policy . We also shared the key takeaways from our report on Verifiable Parental Consent under the DPDP Act. Hope to expand

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

Am I the only one who is confused, at what point in Jan does every new conversation/email not start with "Happy New Year"? It starts getting awkward around 9-10th Jan in my experience. Would be so much easier to have a socially acceptable cut off date! 😅

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

CoWin data is still vaccination data and it's bad enough that it leaked as it reveals contact details & IDs. Other medical data relating to reproductive, sexual, mental disorders is a lot more sensitive. Today is a good reminder of what is at stake when it comes to #privacy .

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

3 years

@Memeghnad @Goonjshuru My chacha from Muzaffarnagar messaged me today "फ्रैंड सर्किल के काफी लोग और कुछ पड़ोसी कोविद मे चले गए इधर श्मशानो मे जगह कम पड़ने पर श्मशान के आसपास के खेतों को शवो को जलाने मे इस्तेमाल किया जा रहा हैं". So what we are seeing on the Ganga isn't also the full story 😔

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@BhartiAparajita

1 year

Finally we have the #DataProtectionLaw ! It has taken 9 years, multiple reports, committees, consultations- so it feels like a lot. But I think, the easier part is done and the more difficult part starts only now. Our Data Protection Law (still can't believe, we get to say data

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@BhartiAparajita

10 months

I really hope @ncert will include digital rights and their interaction with fundamental rights in the civics syllabus in this iteration. Our life on the internet as a digital citizen is intrinsically linked with our rights as Indian citizens both in terms of access to basic

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

Just one prayer this independence day, that freedom is for every Indian 🙏

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

11 months

October light filtering through Delhi's foliage is a gift to the soul ❤️

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

7 months

Hope everyone working on #tech policy catches the Congressional hearing of tech CEOs yesterday on kids #OnlineSafety . The democratic process and prepration from some senators was so thorough, it really put companies on a spot. However, what strikes me in all these conversations

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

3 years

The first paragraph of a research brief on #DomesticViolence written by our high school kids at @ylacofficial in the recently concluded 'Young Researchers for Social Impact' program. Amazed by the thought and the execution, we learn so much from our students! Pure joy!

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

10 months

After months of hardwork, this labour of love is out. As we were working on this, we spoke to many stakeholders who work with children of diverse backgrounds - from those who work with the very privileged to those who work with children of informal workers. One thing however that

The Quantum Hub

@tqh_policy

10 months

#NewPublication | Young internet users in India are at a crossroads. They may soon have to get their parents' consent to sign up on any online platform. With the passing of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ( #DPDP ) the Government of India is deliberating upon rules

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

5 months

Pray, what is political? My name is political, My identity is political, My words are political, My ideas are political, My fashion is political, My travel is political Instagram can try all it wants, there is no throttling politics in any human society, much less on a platform

Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF)

@internetfreedom

5 months

. @Instagram wants to throttle politics⁉️ @Meta has announced the rollout of a setting on Instagram which by default restricts the recommendation of political content posted by accounts not followed by the user, right before a critical election cycle. 1/8

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

If the #DataProtectionBill gets certified by @loksabhaspeaker @ombirlakota as a 'Money Bill', we will become a laughing stock of the world, the only country who would be taking this unjustified unexplainable route. The death of due process is death of democracy.

Manish Tewari

@ManishTewari

1 year

How Did the Digital Data Protection Bill get classified as a Financial Bill suddenly? If this bill on passage is certified as a money bill by @loksabhaspeaker @ombirlakota which seems to be the intent of getting it classed as a Financial Bill then Rajya Sabha can not vote on it.

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

I was invited by @ficci_india @AccessAlerts today to share my thoughts on "Economic impact of #generativeAI and Future of Work". I spoke about the unique opportunity India has for harnessing the #AI opportunity given our STEM talent pool.

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

When @rohitkr_RK and I founded @ylacofficial and then @tqh_policy , we did not know how it will give us a unique vantage point to observe the policy ecosystem in India. (1/4)

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

Online learning can happen, but it can never replace the energy of being among peers and learning from each other! So glad to be have the @ylacofficial in-person sessions back! #PolicyinAction at @iicdelhi today! @rohitkr_RK

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

This is so important! Read this thread and watch the Handmaid's Tale on Netflix and shudder. And if you think Handmaid's Tale is dystopia, already look at extremist elements in all religious groups trying to always make a case for increasing their population.

Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF)

@internetfreedom

2 years

From your mood to your pregnancy details, period-tracking apps are giving away your intimate, private data to third parties, but will India's incoming data law help you fight this? Read our analysis in the latest edition of #PrivacyOfThePeople . (1/5)

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

3 years

Freedom is a good cause to fund! Please donate to help @internetfreedom continue their important work.

Apar

@apar1984

3 years

Help us! IFF had a 70% drop off for recurring donors from October 2021 as the RBI Mandate kicked in. Worse? Fresh sign-ups for recurring donations are unstable. This is a setback for sustainable, democratic, individual -- Indian -- funding. 1/4

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

3 months

Govt. is firming up its first #100day agenda. What would a citizen's 100-day agenda look like? I will start with rolling out the #census . Without it, all govt programming/civil society efforts are sort of flying blind. A lot has changed in the last 13 yrs, we must get this done

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@BhartiAparajita

2 months

What a bad take. Money in the hands of poorer people is more likely to be circulated in the economy which can lead to accelerated growth as it acts as a fiscal multiplier. There is enough and more evidence around this if one cares to read. Indian markets may have other risks, but

LifeAfterFI

@LifeAfterFI

2 months

Currently, our financial assets are 73% outside India (not just invested abroad, but held in foreign custody) and the plan is to raise it to 90% by 2029. No damn way am I risking our money for freeloader vote bank schemes, no matter which party initiates or follows it.

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

7 months

Yesterday, we presented our paper on verifiable parental consent to the Tech Policy Cluster at my alma mater @BlavatnikSchool @UniofOxford . It was a wonderful discussion with perspectives from across different countries on how the discussion around online safety of children is

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

3 months

So good to have Dr Roy back! The only way to watch election counting with sanity is with his baritone voice and his humour sprinkled on an otherwise tense day @deKoderdigital .

deKoder

@deKoderdigital

3 months

Counting Day Live with Prannoy Roy, Nidhi Razdan and Sanket Upadhyay | ElectionsWithdeKoder

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

8 months

Sticking out our necks on this but @smritiirani is right about legally mandated paid #menstrual leaves. That alone can create more problems as evidence suggests. What we need is an all-of-society approach to ensure better conditions for all menstruators. In today's HT with

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

9 months

The highlight for me last week was this! Very proud of what we were able to achieve by bringing a very human side to otherwise quite technical conversations about #DataPrivacy . Summi who I got to know when I was volunteering for a local NGO as a part of @GlobalShapers uncovered

The Quantum Hub

@tqh_policy

9 months

On Wednesday, the @tqh_policy (TQH) and @ylacofficial teams came together to discuss "Children's Digital Futures and the DPDP Act 2023". The YLAC team presented key insights about the usage patterns of internet among children in low income communities. This was followed by an

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@BhartiAparajita

9 months

More people need to sit up and take notice of this. If made compulsory, this is going to lead to massive exclusion for children from low income backgrounds (the majority) + unintended consequences of teenage girls. Also how is this going to work on shared devices? A survey

Soumyarendra Barik

@imsoumyarendra

9 months

🚨Scoop: An Aadhaar-based system to verify kids’ age for accessing online services & to gather their parents’ consent is likely in the upcoming data protection rules. Govt meeting industry on Dec 19 @IndianExpress More contours of the rules in the story:

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

1 year

If you are a public policy entrepreneur and are not tormented by ethical dilemmas on almost a daily basis, then either you are stupid or your soul is completely dead. ( @rohitkr_RK and I are none of these, and it's debilitating sometimes!)

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

2 years

😲 Attikan coffee from Blue tokai everyday after dinner gets me through the darkest days! I am surprised that they are still at Series B to be honest. It's a solid business model with loyal customer base!

jhanv

@JhanveeVora

2 years

Blue Tokai raised $30m in Serie B round. I didn't know one can find investors for mainly serving ice.

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Aparajita Bharti

@BhartiAparajita

7 months

Interesting developments in the Gender Budget statement! Quick recap for those unfamiliar with the gender budget. Part A of GB captures 100% women specific programs, part B of GB captures those programs where at least 30% allocation is targeted at women. The actual value of

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