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Two Indias. We know which one the govt cares about.

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Flag after flag after flag, all along the roads. Who are we trying so hard to convince, and of what?

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This my country.

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Do you also see WFH and read WTF?

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Thoughts with Teesta. The sadness, the weariness. What hope for this land of ours, especially its women?

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Was a time when our hearts sank on hearing that someone was headed to the ICU. Now we rejoice. It's insane.

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They got Doordarahan to screen Bobby so people would stay away from a unified Opposition rally during the Emergency. The power of cinema, romance and @chintskap . #RIP

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Laughed till it hurt. Rose petals? Will they fall on the migrants walking home or on ambulances carrying patients to hospital? Or on the empty streets lined by pan-beating families in their balconies? Clowns!

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PM shining. For the rest of India, blood, sweat and tears. The horror! The horror!

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You know the beautiful thing about all that's happened these last few days at @WestlandBooks ? Almost every single author my colleagues and I called responded instantly with 'What about you? Are you ok? We'll talk about the books later.' And that's why publishing is home and hope.

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It's been a surreal day, only just found my way to #Twitter , and overwhelmed by the affection and goodwill that's been sent our way by writers and readers. Thank you from all of us at @WestlandBooks @ContextIndia @Eka .

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'I have criticised every government. That is a citizen’s privilege.' A fact that our governments and judiciary seem to have forgotten.

102-year-old readies CV as BJP puts him to freedom fighter test

It began when the BJP MLA from Bijapur, Basangouda Patil Yatnal, called H S Doreswamy a “fake freedom fighter” and a “Pakistani agent” last month, seeking proof of his involvement in the Independence...

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Btw if you have any ideas or proposals you've been mulling over, thinking about getting them to a publisher some day, we'd love to hear. wleditors @pratilipi .com.

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Stay awake. Be anxious. Speak with others who feel the same dread. Do not pretend it's just another day, another night. Because it's not.

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You know how they say publishers are gatekeepers? Walk into any bookstore in Delhi and you'd know that the entire system is geared towards gatekeeping. Only English-language books, mostly bestsellers, well-known writers and big brands. Bubble within bubble within bubble.

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Gives me goosebumps just looking at this poster. That we got here, that these books are ours again to love and sell, with all the imprints in place, that we are a team again. I am not a believer, but today I want to believe.

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Hey so we saved a life today!

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When I ask Indian writers aspiring to be published what they've read recently, rarely do the responses include books by Indian writers. Means what?

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Isn't this the point at which a 'leader' in some other, more civilized country would have at least offered to resign?

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A new meaning to ministering. 'she did not post a word about the escalation with Pakistan or the IAF pilot’s capture or safe return. She only retweeted two tweets pertaining to the National Youth Parliament and the launch of the Khelo India app.'

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We are hiring! Copyeditors interested in working with us at @WestlandBooks , will you get in touch? DM and we'll send you an email id to write to. @LifeInFootnotes

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Genocide can take many forms, I realise. It doesn't have to be violence on the streets or armed men pulling people out of their homes. It can be about oxygen. That thing we took for granted. Until now.

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This is mind numbing. Please read, retweet, amplify the voice of someone who shows us the truth about our state and our present. #CAA_NRC_Protests

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So many courageous souls trying to help rescue people in distress. Not one elected politician among them. Cowards!

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It's Day One. Literally. @TeamPratilipi

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3 years

That first copy in the hands of the author, a moment to cherish. And what a stunningly good book it is. Sharp and elegant and straight for the jugular... @josyjosephkj @ajithags @ContextIndia @amritatalwar @WestlandBooks @kan_writersside

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'Please stay well', I find myself ending every email and message with. Please don't fall ill, please don't suffer, please don't have to go into hospital, please don't be alone in your grief, please let's claw our way out of this unending night.

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Rephrasing Swift: 'When true evil appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy with him.'

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Powerful call by PM @narendramodi on social discipline. As always, raised national morale and motivated India. Also characteristically gave practical suggestions to the youth. Follow protocols, stay safe. India will come through.

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Champion! Congratulations @MirzaSania #AceAgainstOdds

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Overheard a heated discussion on rising prices and felt compelled to say, hey, how about us? When prices go up, books are probably the first strike-off from shopping wishlists. Except text books and early learning books for children, perhaps.1/9

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Overheard: At least there is a vaccine to look forward to for the virus, iss government ki kya dawa hai?

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2 years

This is a huge honour for us at Westland and Context. Thank you to all our writers and well-wishers who made it happen.

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2022 IPA Prix Voltaire shortlist announced - #PrixVoltaire #FreedomToPublish #WEXFO22

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"purported". I wonder long they took to come up with that. Or was it in the guidelines for media sent out with the press release? #JNUVC

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3 years

Evening coda: Editors of the @TheJCBPrize 2021 shortlisted books. Yes, we women, all women:)) @ZubaanBooks @eliofkottayam @mileeashwarya

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I discovered #EnidBlyton when I was eight and in bed with chickenpox. Can still remember the magic of that afternoon. Of not minding the isolation at all because it meant a book a day from the library and hours with George, my very first girl crush. Hindsight not changing that!

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Vinay was the first to leave us. Since then, there have been so many losses in our small world of publishing. Anil and Shashi, Subhadra, Mr Malhotra and Mr Shanbag. Thinking of them all this morning, and their families, with a prayer and shared grief over what might have been.

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Some days I feel like this.

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2 years

Look who won the Tata Literature Live First Book Award! Congratulations @Rukmini ! @ContextIndia @WestlandBooks #WholeNumbersAndHalfTruths

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In Thiruvananthapuram, @ShashiTharoor @UnamPillai at the release of @khyru 's new book #TongueInCheek (kinda like the barefoot look). @WestlandBooks

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Kerala--BJP: Zero.

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2 years

I must have read two manuscripts a day every day these past two weeks. Can't help wishing there were at least ten more English-language publishers in India so we could all publish more strongly and better.

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4 years

Felt nauseous just reading this.

How Delhi Police Turned Anti-CAA WhatsApp Group Chats Into Riots 'Conspiracy'

In what appears to be a repeat of the Bhima Koregaon case model, the Delhi Police is attempting to hold anti-communalism activists responsible for the communal riots which took place in Delhi in...

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6 years

All set for the launch! @VVSLaxman281 @kausheek68 @bhogleharsha #WestlandSport #281AndBeyond @WestlandBooks

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7 years

And so we must assume you want Hindus to choose to be Indians over being Hindus, right?

Shefali Vaidya. 🇮🇳

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7 years

A tale of Two People - Kalam and Ansari. One chose to be an Indian over being Muslim, the other chose to be a Muslim over being Indian!

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Won the JCB! @TheJCBPrize @EkaWestland @WestlandBooks #Mukundan @varunan @FathimaEV Congratulations!

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Sad reality of likes and comments on social media not adding up to sales figures. Sigh.

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It's kept us immersed through several rounds of reading & edits, a gradual movement from incomprehension & inadequacy to a sense of delight & achievement. See that spine?1000+ pages & magnificent in its telling of the life of the #Khasis of #Meghalaya . @ContextIndia @ajithags

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Just finalised the cover for the brilliant new book by @jaffrelotc . What do you think? @saurabhgarge @ContextIndia @ajithags

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The sadness of this Sunday morning. 'I say with humility to my co-religionists that we have no power, no agency, no spaces left for protest. Those spaces are fast disappearing for all who believe in resisting the establishment.'

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4 years

Admiration.

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I told myself Tihar is my beat: Mandeep Punia on journalism, jail and reporting in prison @shahidtantray interviews:

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Favourite person in favourite book. Sharda Ugra, you de star! #LikeAGirl #Context @WestlandBooks @Aparna @ESPNcricinfo

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The female gaze. And these extraordinary, pioneering women. Heading to a store near you! #NationalDoctorsDay @kavitharao @DeepthiTalwar

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Just finished reading a manuscript that refused to have me shake it off even for a meal, not till the very last word. What a trip!

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History will certainly not be kind to you, minister, for this must be the most graceless, tone-deaf and utterly pointless letters ever written.

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History shall be kinder to you Dr Manmohan Singh ji if your offer of ‘constructive cooperation’ and valuable advice was followed by your @INCIndia leaders as well in such extraordinary times ! Here’s my reply to your letter to Hon’ble PM Sh @narendramodi ji 👍 @PMOIndia

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A day to light the early morning lamp of hope and optimism, however brief or shortlived. Happy Vishu!

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Such wonderful news! Manoranjan Byapari wins the Shakti Bhatt Book Prize 2022 and we couldn't be happier. Thanks to @arunava & V Ramaswamy, who made it possible for the jury to read his work in English. And congratulations @minthakur @amritatalwar @EkaWestland !

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Is there anything right with this country of ours? I really want to know.

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Writers, agents, rights managers, scouts, we are open for submissions! #IF @WestlandBooks

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7 years

Delighted to introduce Context, the brand-new imprint. Read us, won't you?

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3 years

Lots of conversations to be had and lots of plans to be made. Hoping to speak to all our authors (past and hopefully future) over the week. Here's to a happy start! @savithagautam @ajithags @Minaksh29836173 @vidhibhargava @Blind_glass

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3 years

Super excited to invite @karthikavk @savithagautam and rest of the Westland Books team to the @TeamPratilipi family. Detailed thoughts some other time but some quick pointers / clarifications below to set the records straight and avoid confusion. <0>

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Fantastic to see three #WestlandSport titles trending in top ten. And two of those still to reach stores! @WestlandBooks @VVSLaxman281 @gulu1959 @kuks @sidhpat #cricket @karthik_venk @ajithags

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We are proud to have published #SebastianAndSons , a book that changed the discourse and made us rethink so much about our world. @tmkrishna @ajithags @ContextIndia

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Here's wishing our author @tmkrishna the heartiest congratulations for winning the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi Award.

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If you are interested in taking a first step into publishing, or know someone who is, this may be of interest. The editorial office is in south Delhi, do keep that in mind if applying.

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Among our finest is this book by @RevatiLaul , deeply compassionate & brutally honest in its exposition of violence. Tracking and understanding what went on in the minds and lives of both perpetrators and victims of communal hatred. Do read. @ContextIndia @ajithags @WestlandBooks

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This is so cool I almost forgot to tweet about it. Congratulations, husband! More power to you and to the wildlife you live for.

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Happy to be elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London - the world’s oldest active society devoted to natural history. Founded in 1788 & named after the father of taxonomy Carl Linnaeus, this is where Darwin first presented his theory of #evolution paper! @LinneanSociety

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Thank you @ShashiTharoor . Means a lot to me personally and to my colleagues at @WestlandBooks that you said this.

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3 years

Sad to see #Westland fold for no good reason. I have known @karthikavk for a couple of decades &consider her an outstanding editor & publisher. Hope some entrepreneur w/a taste for literature will buy @amazonIN out. They don't deserve to have what they can't appreciate.

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It was such a pleasure speaking with @janeborges9 about our hopes & plans for Westland/Pratilipi. Also, to the 'solidly supportive writers' I referenced but didn't name:Thank you. We're deeply grateful for your steadfast affection. @savithagautam @ThEbmr

Read. Listen. Watch. And more

In their first interview after joining hands with Pratilipi, the team of the just-resurrected publishing house Westland Books say they are learning to unlearn traditional publishing so that their...

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Even if you don't have time to read much today, please find the time for this. #Context @WestlandBooks

Against All Silence: Shashi Deshpande on encounters with male entitlement

Shashi Deshpande on a life spent honing a literary voice, and encounters with male entitlement.

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And here are the happy. winners of the @TheJCBPrize 2021. #MMukundan @FathimaEV @varunan @EkaWestland

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4 months

This. Word for word. Exactly. Nobody says it like @mitalisaran

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2 years

With paper and other costs spiralling, the price of books is bound to go up, but will that see a drop in buying? Is hardback publishing going to get even harder? Will ebooks become a more attractive proposition for readers? Much to think about these days.

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At @BookshopKD in Jor Bagh today, a fantastic display of our books. Thank you Sonal, Mehika. @WestlandBooks

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4 years

Been waiting a long while to say, IT"S HERE! And thank you, sir, for the privilege. Anyone who has read and admired @rwac48 , his straight talk and sharp writing, will want to get their hands on this handsome edition. @WestlandBooks #newbookalert

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Mandatory viewing.

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Nothing better than this will happen all summer

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Headed to Vigyan Bhavan to pick up the award for publishing the Best Writing on Cinema. @WestlandBooks #TheLongestKiss @kishwardesai1

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@Aparna @chitraSD @RadhaKhn Such a petty reaction to a terrible act of destruction. So much of the media is sheer travesty.

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:In India, participation in politics of Hindu godmen and women is seen as normal, but when Muslim or Christian religious personalities speak on politics, they are accused of dividing people.'

How a letter by a Catholic archbishop incensed India’s BJP

Archbishop Couto’s letter should be seen in the context of growing anti-minority sentiment in India.

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Congratulations @tmkrishna for winning @tatalitlive Best Work of Non-fiction 2020! #Sebastian &Sons travels on... @ContextIndia @ajithags @WestlandBooks

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Woke up with a prayer on my lips after god only knows how long. So much sadness and trouble in the world and in my beloved Kerala. Building more temples doesn't seem to appease those who really do control this universe.

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A cheerful, colourful day in the office. And happily, not one of those when you wonder, does anyone read the books we publish?

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Happy news! Imaan by Manoranjan Byapari, translated by @arunava is on the @TheJCBPrize longlist 2022. Congratulations all round, and to all the other longlisted writers and translators. @EkaWestland @minthakur @amritatalwar @TeamPratilipi

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Each time, everytime, the same old question, and this time, a fitting response!

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4 years

अपनी देश भक्ति साबित करने पर क्या कहना है @asadowaisi का, सुनिए देखिये #हल्ला_बोल @anjanaomkashyap के साथ LIVE

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This has to be a first! Six spots on the top ten charts for @authoramish . Don't remember seeing anything like it, anywhere! @WestlandBooks @htTweets @utterflea

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And then there's @TeamPratilipi . The royalties going to successful writers on the platform are quite astonishing. Also, many traditionally published writers in Malayalam, for instance, do brilliantly on ROI. English language publishing-distribution is the struggle.

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Can you make a living as a writer in India?

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Delighted to be home in #Kochi , started thinking of writers from #Kerala I've had the good fortune of working with. Realised again how brilliant and special each one of them is. And so will remain in happy parochial state for some more time today:)

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Writer, editor, bookstore: This brilliant book by @mrajshekhar is off for a reprint barely two months after release and we can't stop smiling! @jananiganesan @ajithags @ContextIndia #DespiteTheState

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The impunity with which the state does what it does. Is there a word for a democracy gone rogue? Fascist doesn't cut it.

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Some days I look at my schedule of calls and meetings and marvel. Writers, lit agents, colleagues, talking about books and more, published and unpublished, heard and seen, or soon to be. What joy, especially when, you know...

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Thank you @ptrmadurai @GunasekaranMu for the formal book release and the conversation that made news. #WholeNumbersAndHalfTruths is well on its way! @Rukmini @ContextIndia @WestlandBooks @amritatalwar

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@Aakar__Patel Thank you for the chronology.

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1947. A year that transformed the world and the life of every Indian. Happy independence day!

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As a former humanities student of both HCU and JNU, and just generally as a semi-intelligent reader of prose, I can tell you much of this is balderdash @manujosephsan ! And I'll buy the coffee if you'll let me slug it out with you.

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The Colonisation of Kanhaiya Kumar Thousands of bright poor youth waste their best years in the luxury streams of humanities conned by a system that distributes prestige. Kanhaiya was saved by one of the two things that save India's smart poor. My latest:

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Even the weather is beginning to remind me of our supreme leader. Thunder, lightning, woke up with huge anticipation of rain, and phoooos, a few drops of water and off it went to fool another lot of gullible folk.

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Can't stop thinking, 1984, 1992, 2002, 2020. My nation's chronology. I wish I didn't have to understand it. #DelhiIsBurning

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Irony just died a billion deaths.

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@karthikavk

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While editing this book, I remember grieving but also feeling deeply grateful for the ideology/idealism and perseverance of @harsh_mander & @karwanemohabbat . Their battle is our battle, for a kinder, saner India. #StandWithHarshMander @natashabadhwar @JohnDayal @VishwajyotiG

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Karthika V.K.

@karthikavk

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This book still has me in thrall 4 years after reading the ms. Japanese invasion of the Andamans is the most horrific, least written about chapter in our history. And Uzma's characters are unforgettable, as is her account of life in that infamous prison. @ajithags @ContextIndia

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Karthika V.K.

@karthikavk

3 years

Can't help shaking my head and thinking, man, how can you be so clued in and yet so clueless?

Manu Joseph

@manujosephsan

3 years

Most Indian men and women have had fewer opportunities than those who use words like 'patriarchy'. In essence, all the talk about equality is the battle of the top 2% against the top 1%.

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Karthika V.K.

@karthikavk

5 years

Another huge week with Vayuputras & Ram Chandra series rocking the charts, all six among the top ten, third week in a row. I hope every one of these readers is inspired to read more and more. On that depends the health of our industry. Hat tip #gamechanger @authoramish @htTweets

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