Posts by dpanjana@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #9pBZJ9THrIeeT5y9Gi by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-11-21T11:07:50Z
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@vidyut Agreed (also to the shubh kaam 🥂 ). It's the making it stick part that may be more time-consuming. It would be good to know what would the legal consequence be of boycotting the NRC as the laws stand at present.
(DIR) Post #9pBgR6WvNTl7LFPSeO by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-11-21T11:18:15Z
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@Vishsai So maybe that's a good starting point for the conversation. @GreySasquatch
(DIR) Post #9pC4L6yDE5S3rwqfse by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-11-21T17:33:09Z
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2019 is going to go down as the year when the idea of a kingdom seemed more progressive than a democracy. #SlowClap #EpiphanyWhilePagemaking
(DIR) Post #9pH7W1jQJYdCSbcxSi by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-11-24T03:59:05Z
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Two films, two predators. Looking at the Assamese film Aamis and the Netflix documentary Bikram Yogi, Guru, Predator. If Aamis isn’t playing at a theatre in your neck of the woods, look it up on www.moviesaints.com https://m.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/a-predator-and-a-maneater/story-0git3KU9Fjwn3hKXkn3mbN_amp.html
(DIR) Post #9pK2ZWDVVjpfa4QMb2 by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-11-25T13:42:58Z
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“Preventing escape” is a top priority. The order demands round-the-clock video surveillance “with no blind spots” to monitor every moment of an inmates’ day. Control of every aspect of their lives is so comprehensive that they have to be assigned a specific place not only in dormitories and classrooms, but even in the lunchtime queue. #China #Uighur https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/24/china-cables-leak-no-escapes-reality-china-uighur-prison-camp
(DIR) Post #9pK4tQxkxG7izAgHMu by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-11-25T14:13:51Z
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"True decolonisation requires more than just the physical absence of the coloniser." This article is about nations in Africa, but it's worth thinking about in the Indian context too. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/eurafrica-myth-african-independence-191124063734264.html
(DIR) Post #9pLiwCxZfG0PkXQvQG by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-11-26T09:16:23Z
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With Ajit Pawar resigning and Devendra Fadnavis expected to resign soon — shortest state govt ever? — it looks like Shiv Sena-Cong-NCP alliance is likely to come to power in Maharashtra. We’re now going to cheer that Hindutva-happy Shiv Sena will govern the state instead of Hindutva-happy BJP. This is what we get by way of leadership and democracy.
(DIR) Post #9pObmj2gySYMFq2b2W by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-11-27T17:39:31Z
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The Pawars > The Sopranos
(DIR) Post #9pPp8TaJq32cDgSEPQ by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-11-28T08:29:23Z
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Mukesh Ambani in talks with Times Group, to sell Network 18. "Talks are at an early stage and may not result in a deal, the people said, adding more suitors may emerge." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-28/ambani-said-in-talks-to-sell-news-assets-to-india-s-times-group
(DIR) Post #9pQWttCMimOJIZ6ZWq by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-11-28T13:05:41Z
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@ashwin @Sushubh @h_tejas At the moment, RIL has issued a strong denial and said it has no plans of exiting the news business. (Which probably means their exit is very much on the cards.)
(DIR) Post #9pRV6aTZdX1uFK2byK by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-11-29T04:12:15Z
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Happy Friday everyone.https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/nov/27/mouthful-by-mouthful-the-2019-bad-sex-award-in-quotes
(DIR) Post #9pZoYLNU999CmMjzN2 by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-12-03T04:28:35Z
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The New Yorker article on India is a must-read. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/12/09/blood-and-soil-in-narendra-modis-india
(DIR) Post #9pqsEKMXCZK0GcFUm0 by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-12-11T09:57:31Z
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From today's The Hindu
(DIR) Post #9ptEsasLoPKaNAekJk by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-12-12T13:19:57Z
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"This is not a law that concerns those it seeks to include — six minority groups from three countries. It is a political signal of a terrible narrowing, a chilling exclusion, directed at India’s own largest minority. India is to be redefined as the natural home of Hindus, it says to India’s Muslims. And that they must, therefore, be content with a less natural citizenship." https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/brute-majority-citizenship-amendment-bill-6162515/
(DIR) Post #9ptIhc4rP3qijOWjUe by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-12-12T14:03:38Z
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Indian Parliament is not authorized to pass a bill that contravenes the core values of the Constitution. Citizenship (amendment) Bill will not be implemented in Kerala. CPM to fight legally against Citizenship Bill.— P Vijayan, Kerala CM
(DIR) Post #9ptLwjvSnxmxHM2J7I by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-12-12T14:39:57Z
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Punjab won't implement #CitizenAmendmentBill2019, says Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh
(DIR) Post #9ptSbxAr3JSfxvGqPo by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-12-12T15:32:34Z
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They're putting LOTUSES (instead of the lions) on Indian passports. #wtf
(DIR) Post #9pvAzjQGQDahPJaRG4 by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-12-13T11:26:06Z
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"The United Nations human rights office voiced concern on Friday that India’s new citizenship law is “fundamentally discriminatory in nature” and called for it to be reviewed." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-citizens-un/new-indian-citizenship-law-discriminatory-against-muslims-u-n-says-idUSKBN1YH145
(DIR) Post #9pvRUhkQIV9CSMo68e by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-12-13T14:44:23Z
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Approximately 40 protesters rounded up from Marine Drive and detained by Mumbai Police. The police have told protesters that Section 144 has been imposed in the area (awaiting confirmation of this from the police). #CABProtests
(DIR) Post #9pvfKv6VBRfILHMYJU by dpanjana@mastodon.social
2019-12-13T17:27:46Z
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Incidentally, there was no section 144 imposed in the area, but police told at least two people that it had been imposed.