Avantika Shrivastava (@avshrivas) 's Twitter Profile
Avantika Shrivastava

@avshrivas

Strategic communications for social impact. Fmr Uni of Edinburgh scholar. Tweets on Rare Diseases, Disability, Welfare/Public Policy in India. Views personal.

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calendar_today21-09-2009 05:02:31

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NCPEDP (@ncpedp_india) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Union Budget 2024: Will the 7th address by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23, 2024, under the Modi 3.0 government, be a feel-good budget for the disability sector? Our ED, Arman, lays down comprehensive expectations from the disability sector, emphasising the need for

Avantika Shrivastava (@avshrivas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is so disheartening! The more qualified PWDs are in government, the more normalised #disability is in society. #DisabilityPrideMonth #disabledTwitter NCPEDP ORDIndia

This is so disheartening! The more qualified  PWDs are in government, the more normalised #disability is in society.

#DisabilityPrideMonth
#disabledTwitter 

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Sidharth Santhosh (@avgtendencies) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Met many visually impaired Panchayat Development Officers in Karnataka who spend lot of time managing citizen grievances in the field - & do it well. Officers need strong training adjusted for their context, a team that supports them & a system that is empathetic. Not biases 🙏🏼

Nipun Malhotra (@nipunmalhotra) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Deeply disturbed by Mr Amitabh Kant's suggestion to scrap Disability quotas due to a few abusers. We need stringent scrutiny and punishment for those who misuse these benefits, not closing ranks on genuinely disabled

Satendra Singh, MD (@drsitu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dear Smita Sabharwal ji, yes, there are many surgeons with disabilities even in India 🇮🇳. In fields like urology, gastro surgery, and plastic surgery. So, when you next see a person with disability, presume COMPETENCE!!

Dear <a href="/SmitaSabharwal/">Smita Sabharwal</a> ji, yes, there are many surgeons with disabilities even in India 🇮🇳. In fields like urology, gastro surgery, and plastic surgery. 

So, when you next see a person with disability, presume COMPETENCE!!
NCPEDP (@ncpedp_india) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The perennial elitist / majoritarian bias? Days after India's top cricketers mocked disabled and disability, a senior IAS officer echoed a similar sentiment by questioning the ability of the disabled to get into the elite service. Or their ability to perform a surgery with

PrayRona (@prayrona_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Listen to this gorgeous Ay Hairathe Aashiqui cover by Parth Chandiramani and Apoorva Krishna. This stripped down version really highlights the very many different musical styles Rahman weaves into the original - ghazal, carnatic, even celtic! ❤️