Labour History, Economic History teacher at Delhi University. Abhors censorship and the anti cartoonist Nazis of all hues and creeds.
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Prabhu Mohapatra retweeted
I was not arrested or detained, I was KIDNAPPED.
Thank you for your support, here's the full story 👇
Prabhu Mohapatra retweeted
👉Corruption: 47% worse than the India that never elected him - after an anti-corruption campaign.
👉Courts, Parliament, equality before the law, and freedom of association also fall short.
India underperformed its own pre-2014 trend on both money and freedom.
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Prabhu Mohapatra retweeted
A new study says India would be richer and freer if #Modi had lost in 2014.
Researchers built a “no-Modi India” from countries that moved like India before 2014, then compared it with what actually happened.
The gap is large. 🧵
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India Is Poorer and Far Less Free Under #Modi Than Without Him
The “Synthetic India” model, built from comparable peers, shows broad underperformance on both growth and democratic metrics since 2014.
Prabhu Mohapatra retweeted
Our comrade Prabir Purkayastha went to prison as a consequence of the smear campaign against our media outlet Newsclick, Tricontinental, and others. In prison, he completed his text on enslavement, sugar, and capitalism. It is now published and is superb. Please study it and circulate it. Thanks. thetricontinental.org/study-…
Prabhu Mohapatra retweeted
EMPLOYEE NOTICE (Author unknown):
Due to the current financial situation caused by the fuel crisis and the slowdown in the economy, the Government has decided to implement a scheme to put workers of 50 years of age and above on early, mandatory retirement, thus creating jobs and reducing unemployment.
This scheme will be known as RAPE (Retire Aged People Early).
Persons selected to be RAPED can apply to the Government to be considered for the SHAFT program (Special Help After Forced Termination).
Persons who have been RAPED and SHAFTED will be reviewed under the SCREW program (System Covering Retired-Early Workers).
A person may be RAPED once, SHAFTED twice and SCREWED as many times as the Government deems appropriate.
Persons who have been RAPED could get AIDS (Additional Income for Dependents & Spouse) or HERPES (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel Early Severance).
Obviously persons who have AIDS or HERPES will not be SHAFTED or SCREWED any further by the Government.
Persons who are not RAPED and are staying on will receive as much SHIT (Special High Intensity Training) as possible. The Government has always prided themselves on the amount of SHIT they give our citizens.
Should you feel that you do not receive enough SHIT, please bring this to the attention of your MP, who has been trained to give you all the SHIT you can handle.
Sincerely,
The Committee for Economic Value of Individual Lives (E.V.I.L.)
PS - The Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off.
Prabhu Mohapatra retweeted
In 1997, this man was the ABVP National Secretary and was just about to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. There was a paper leak in Odisha and there was a major protest. This man participated in them. He was beaten by the police.
"We staged a protest against the Odisha government, in front of the secretariat. Around 1,500 students joined us there. While the protest was peaceful, the police charged against the activists. He was badly beaten up at that time. He had a few fractures too."
Who is he? Mr Dharmendra Pradhan. Imagine that Dharmendra Pradhan was protesting against paper leaks in 1997 and was beaten!
There is an amazing Indian Express article about him. Linked below. The irony? One of the interviewees says:
"under Pradhan's regime, the students will have more scope for dissent. "It is natural for students to be anti-establishment."
Watch “The Luddite Club Documentary - 2025 Sizzle” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/1134581390?fe=sh&f…
Prabhu Mohapatra retweeted
This is the most perceptive analysis of the Sonam Wangchuk moment. Written with critical empathy. Thank you @thelens_in for publishing it. Do read,friends.
thelens.in/the-fast-and-the-…
In the AI era, the human struggle can no longer be the point of research timeshighereducation.com/dep… via @timeshighered
Prabhu Mohapatra retweeted
LIC holding a 10.8 percent stake in Rajesh Exports demands immediate scrutiny. If the state insurer acts as the sole institutional backer for an entity now barred by SEBI for a massive scam, its heavy investments in the Adani Group need a completely independent audit. Public money is at severe risk.
Wow...
Do watch this compilation of Interviews given by PM Modi to Godi media Anchors in the past few months.
Great compilation by @thepeeinghuman 🙏
America’s Manufacturing Renaissance Will Create Few Good Jobs by Dani Rodrik @ProSyn prosyn.org/oHD7X3E
