Lancet cover in this week's issue
Linked editorial:
India's elections: why data and transparency matter
thelancet.com/journals/lance…

The Hindutva myth of ‘population jihad’ destroyed 🔥

“even if democracies are imperfect and autocracies sometimes work for a while. Democracy delivers accountability for governments and voice for citizens. That is far better for us than serving the whims of despots.”
ft.com/content/9285ed…

It’s like Marie Antoinette wrote an oped

🚨🚨Ministry of Defence picks BJP leaders, RSS, & other Hindutva groups to run the new Sainik Schools. At least 62% of the 40 new schools, that send cadets to India’s armed forces, were handed over to BJP allies & friends

I investigate for the reporters' collective -
reporters-collective.in/trc/centre-han…

जब विपक्षी नेता जेल में होंगे, तो चुनाव जनता को ही लड़ना होगा। जनता देखे कि विपक्ष के नाम पर उसे ही ग़ायब किया जा रहा है। किसी भी गोदी चैनल को खोल कर देख ले, क्या वह नज़र आती है? इस एक टेस्ट से उसे पता चल जाएगा कि जनता ही पार लगा दी गई है।ध्रुव का यह धड़कता हुआ वीडियो देखा जाए।

'Arvind is responsible for the free education my daughter is receiving. We would have had to pay tuition fee through our noses if our kids were in a private school'
m.thewire.in/article/politi…

I strongly recommend that everyone reads this piece by Devina Mehra .
Ppl need to understand the ground implications of a (proposed) policy.
Including the longer-term implications, which we're either unaware of, or conveniently choose to ignore.

x.com/devinamehra/st…

Share a flower photo from your gallery.

This is an absolute must-watch about how Indian media has become unhinged propagandists for the ruling party.

If you believe in democracy and freedom of press, this concerns you.

मुझे मार दीजिए ft. Arvind Kejriwal

ईमानदार हूँ असरदार हूं
मुझे मार दीजिए
मैं काम करने लगा हूँ
मुझे मार दीजिए

ये ज़ुल्म है कि ज़ुल्म को
कहता हूँ साफ़ ज़ुल्म
क्या ज़ुल्म कर रहा हूँ
मुझे मार दीजिए

जो ज़ख़्म बाँटते हैं
उन्हें मिलता है सत्ता का सुख
मैं फूल बाँटता हूँ
मुझे…

Dear desi men,
I am going to dissect this terrible video to educate you on how to & how not to behave with women.
Thread 1/6

1. When you see a woman stranded on a road don’t approach her as a group. It is an aggressive gesture. One of you approach. Rest can stay behind.

END OF DAY 20 OF #CLIMATEFAST
Still feeling bit down & drained...
Today some 2500 people joined me for day long fast and some 300 are sleeping outdoors ...
Here I Remind Amit Shah ji & Modi ji of the values they are supposed to represent...
#SaveLadakh #SaveHimalayas …

Bassem's ability to inform the western audience is fascinating. Watch

Kudos to you man🫶🏽.

As elections approach, we are likely to see the BJP and its supporters intensify accusations of Muslim appeasement.

But are Indian Muslims indeed the beneficiaries of undue favours?

Supriya Sharma has the answer, in less than 4 minutes.

For more, buy our book Love Jihad and…

A petition was filed in the #SupremeCourt based on the findings mentioned in my article on #EVM VVPAT. I hope that the matter comes up for hearing soon.

I am planning to do a series of videos on EVM issue on my channel ExplainX . I have already uploaded one video a month…

END OF DAY 18 OF #CLIMATEFAST
I'm feeling bit better today.
But deeply disturbed at the breach of trust that Ladakh witnessed from the Home Ministry. This disrespect for written manifestos will set the worst precedence in the nation.
Already India ranks at a dismal 93rd position…

Now I understand why State Bank of India is unable to verify 45 bank charges on its website for our study for so many days! ... perhaps they dont even know what they are charging for!! If they were doing banking without idea for purchaser -- tune of Rs466 crore! This is our foremost…

My political ideal is democracy. Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized. It is an irony of fate that I myself have been the recipient of excessive admiration and reverence from my fellow-beings, through no fault, and no merit, of my own.

- Einstein