Writer-journalist. Some books. Straddles between fiction and reportage.
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In 2013, I ran away from work to listen to him speak. In 2025, when the world tunes into the master, a forgotten chapter of my life returns to me.
László Krasznahorkai once ignited my dreams and, perhaps, also lent them the sense of an ending.
thewire.in/culture/laszlo-kr…
What India’s protesters can learn from Serbia:
Avoid personality cult.
Grassroot politics, instead of hyperpolitics.
Movement for change, not a launching pad for personal ambitions.
Avoid getting co-opted by politics parties.
And a reminder to Serbia:
frontline.thehindu.com/world…
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Delhi NCR, spread the word and come join us for the sale on 15th November (details below).
Last year, we were able to, among other things, sponsor the school fees of 22 children through the sale. We hope to do the same again this year!
When journalists become celebrities, their journalism often pays a price.
The same be true of activists.
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भारत में पत्रकारिता की गिरती साख और हिंदुत्व की हिंसक राजनीती—दोनों एक दुसरे जे जुड़ी हुई चीज़ें हैं। इस पर चर्चा करने के लिए मैंने पत्रकार आशुतोष भारद्वाज (@ashubh) को निमंत्रण दिया था। सुनिए क्या कहा उन्होंने। youtube.com/watch?v=YxYLhWlI…
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Thanks for this opportunity. Will do my best to honour Sonya Gill’s work and memory.
Neha Dixit is the first recepient of this award instituted in memory of Sonya Gill, PARI Co-Founder and Trustee who left us in August 2026.
@nehadixit123
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We are now reaching a point where critics of the ruling party will be hounded, their parents dragged in and courts will legitimise ludicrous demands of cancellation of passport and Aadhaar. Absolutely shameful!
BREAKING: Madras High Court issues notice on plea seeking investigation into the identity and background of journalist Saurav Das, including his parents, and cancellation of his passport and Aadhaar card if allegations are established.
@SauravDassss @Cockroachisback
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Bolsanaro had a familiar playbook in Brazil: paint Lula as an ally of crime syndicates, dismiss journos as enemies of society, and tap into people’s anxieties about the loss of traditional values. How did Lula’s party fight it? No analysis here but important to note how the Left there is rooted in culture/religion: in Catholicism that shaped struggles for workers’ rights, in the neighbourhood bar where people gather to sing samba and drink Cachaca. The Left’s strength comes from being part of everyday life.
Can a divided Brazil still talk to itself?
From a Bolsonaro rally in São Paulo to a left-wing bar in Rio, @MnshaP meets Brazilians navigating political fault lines ahead of the election run-off.
Watch the full report: youtu.be/__a42fEHdSw
Patna has one of India's finest museums, far superior than many famed ones in Europe.
It's now ranked 9th in the world, the only one India has in this list.
(PS. Patna's Bapu Tower, a new museum dedicated to Gandhi, would admit no rivalry either.)
worthajourney.com/museums/
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शानदार पत्रकार और लाजवाब इंसान @hridayeshjoshi को कुलदीप नैयर पत्रकारिता सम्मान की बहुत-बहुत बधाई👏👏
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An Indian perspective on the "Triangle of Happiness" - US, China, and Russia.
An imprisoned individual questions the political system, urges marginalised communities to seek decentralisation.
Should the defenders of the Republic address his concerns, or call him separatist?
And - isn't the call of Hindu Rashtra separatism? Constitution won't allow this.
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क्या ही शानदार बात बोली है @hridayeshjoshi ने! हम शावकों को भी एनर्जी मिली है!
#NLCharcha | "मैं कोई ड्रग पेडलर या दलाल नहीं हूं कि दर्शकों की पसंद के हिसाब से 'हशीश या गांजा' परोसूं." @hridayeshjoshi
सोशल मीडिया एल्गोरिदम, व्यूज और कन्फर्मेशन बायस, पत्रकारिता के लिए यह कितना चुनौतीपूर्ण है!
सुनिए पूरा पॉडकास्ट : hindi.newslaundry.com/2026/1…
Disagree with some of his opinions, but there's a lot to agree with, esp once you realise the framework of a marginalised, imprisoned Muslim. One who has seen the Constitution constantly failing them.
He's remarkably consistent in his dissent. It's not about the Hindutva alone.
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Utterly incoherent how he goes from Athens, where he denigrated Persia as the eternal Other in a clash with Western "civilization," to this embrace of Samarkand, a city that's wholly bound up in Persian "civilization," if talking about civilizations is so important to you.
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So glad to hear @hridayeshjoshi - well deserved Kuldeep Nayyar award for you and the serious work you do on environmental journalism with your limited resources as an independent journalist. शानदार दोस्त! 👏🏽 Those who want to follow climate journalism beyond the yearly pollution headlines please subscribe to his YouTube channel if you still haven’t.
Congratulations dear @hridayeshjoshi for the Kuldeep Nayar award.
You deserve this one and many more for the commitment and honesty with which you have pursued journalism for decades.
Its a privilege to have a person like you to call a dear friend and fellow journalist.
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Flag unfurling in CP despite huge numbers of police and paramilitaries.
‘Bal Narendra and 56 inch ka Chhota 🐵’ slogans in the air. @jahnavi_sen @thewire_in @thewirehindi
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Brilliant investigative report from @Basantrajsonu
Koi web series sey kam nahi hai yeh @newslaundry ki investigation report. Ek baar jarur dekhna.