Betu Shreeti, I was in Ayodhya for this, you were being rushed to hospital on Nov 25, I called "don't worry, I am on way back," you said, "Nahi papa, apna kaam pura karke aao." I returned but could'nt save you. Now published, it is dedicated to you. Read
@IndianExpress
as always
बेटू, तुम जहाँ भी हो, सुखी रहो. तुम्हें तीन दिन अस्पताल में जो कष्ट हुआ वह हम लोगों के लिए भी असहनीय पीड़ा का सबब बन गया. अफ़सोस कि हम तुम्हें अस्पताल से जिन्दा वापस न ला सके… It is very difficult to live without you, beta 👧🏼
हमारे ख़ानदान के एक नए यादव जी (8 महीने के) आजकल अपने गाँव गए हैं, गाय के दूध का कुछ इस तरह थोक में रसास्वादन करते हुए… आज सवेरे की ही खींची गई तस्वीर है
Using Uber today @ an interesting driver Abdul Qadeer, 48. He has first aid kit, many other essentials for riders for free as well as donation box for poor children, says hardly canceled any ride in 7 years. Impressed with him
जाट वर्ग प्रायः चलती ट्रेन में चढ़ता है, यानी सत्ता की ओर बढ़ रहे दल में जाता है. सपा-रालोद ने टिकट बाँटने में सूझ-बूझ नहीं दिखायी. देखिए आगे क्या होता है- Alliance runs into hiccups, RLD supporters question SP tickets…
@IndianExpress
@AmilwithanL
Sameer Wankhede allegedly got SC quota in Civil Service despite being a Muslim, read questions of religion, conversion, in eligibility for SC quota & what action he may face now
@IndianExpress
Congrats,
#SipraDas
, getting Lifetime Award for Photo, I
@IndiaToday
traveled with her, saw her courage, commitment. Escaped few scuffles with goons, once at a farm of a BSP leader (my surname bad for them, those days) but goons let us off as I told "Ye ma'm Behanji ki dost hain"
Interesting data of representation of different social groups at various levels of bureaucracy.
Source: Govt’s reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on June 27, 2019— see this chart carefully and think
When will all this stop? Read how Aviation Secy & his wife got cheaper Air India tickets for personal trip & seats upgraded on flight. These things could also be reasons PSUs go from profit-making to debt-ridden. Full story in
@IndianExpress
यादें ही यादें— श्रीति का विद्यालय घर से दूर लोधी रोड, दिल्ली पर था, इसलिए 9th में एक फ़ोन दिलाया था, एक दिन मैंने वह फ़ोन देखा तो मेरा नंबर उसने “प्रधानमंत्री”, मेरी पत्नी का नंबर “गृहमंत्री”, शिखर का नंबर “रक्षामंत्री” के नाम से दर्ज कर रखा था… बेटू, हम तुम्हें भुला न पाएँगे…
I am happy, completed 10 years today
@IndianExpress
#JournalismOfCourage
, my largest single inning in any orgn, thanks my editors, colleagues, readers & well wishers
बहुत वर्षों बाद Connaught Place जाना हुआ. पता चला लेखराज जी पूछ रहे थे. यहाँ 14 साल मेरा ऑफ़िस था. ये उसके नीचे ही बैठते हैं. बड़े कृतज्ञ व्यक्ति हैं. कभी उनका एक छोटा-सा काम कराने का सौभाग्य मिला था. वे हमेशा याद करते हैं. आज मिलकर भी वैसा ही आनंद आया
Contribution in
#PMCARESFund
include several educational institutions where teaching-non teaching staff, pensioners & some students contribution to the fund which is not being disclosed under the
#RTIAct
Also, donation from AMU is more than BHU
बेटी श्रीति उपहार थी, बहुमुखी प्रतिभापूर्ण, बेहद सामाजिक, पढ़ाई के साथ extra-curricular गतिविधियों में अग्रणी, दोस्तों-अध्यापकों में लोकप्रिय. हमारी ज़िंदगी के हर पहलू को मोबाइलों-कैमरों में क़ैद करते चलने वाली. कुछ का हमें पता था, कुछ की झलक उसके अनंत यात्रा पर जाने के बाद मिली
Didn’t want tweet but some friends tweeted. So, I am happy to tell I am 50 today. Need your blessings as always to keep doing my work with more enthusiasm & dedication. During this crisis no celebration mood, so it was @ home this morning with home made cake
In Delhi, George Soros is on a watchlist, at UN, he isn’t a problem, India 4th highest donor to UN Democracy Fund, which funds at least 68 projects linked to Soros— great to report with
@tallstories
Nirupama ji
@IndianExpress
#ExpressInvestigation
One of the soldiers who fought at Rezang La in 1962, Cap Satpal Singh Yadav is no more. Heartfelt condolences... he was among few who survived after that battle, with victory, Jai Hind!!!
And, now Congress MLAs sat on dharna at Raj Bhawan, see this pixs in which Sh Kalraj Mishra sat on dharna at UP Raj Bhawan in June 1995 when Sh Motilal Vora of Congress was governor...
मध्य प्रदेश में राज्यपाल लालजी टंडन विधानसभा का सत्र बुलाना चाहते थे। कॉंग्रेस कोरोना का हवाला देकर टालने के पक्ष में थी। राजस्थान में कॉंग्रेस विधानसभा सत्र बुलाना चाहती है। राज्यपाल कलराज मिश्र कोरोना का हवाला देकर टालना चाहते हैं।
Why Indian industrialists, intellectuals etc do not innovate, why Indians copy the ideas from Europe and USA and paste them in India, is it because of caste and contentment? Read
@devduttmyth
It’s completion of my 11 years with
@IndianExpress
where nothing matters except your performance. My pleasure to working with great editors/colleagues, to be part of
#JournalismOfCourage
Now it’s my longest single inning in any orgn, I am so happy with the decision I took…
Why states/parties like Nitish, Lalu, Akhilesh, Manjhi, Maharashtra, Odisha, Bihar etc want caste count as part of Census-21 & why some people want it never happen? What happened to SECC data? Read
@IndianExpress
@ieexplained
The caste census debate
काम करते रहे और मान-प्रतिष्ठा मिलती रही, आगे भी काम करते रहेंगे और सब कुछ मिलता ही रहेगा. पर कुछ घटनाएँ आपकी सारी उपलब्धियों को अर्थहीन बना देती हैं, बचे हुए जीवन के लिए आपकी हंसी छीन लेती हैं, रोज़ तड़पाती हैं, ताउम्र रुलाने वाली होती हैं. क्या से क्या हो गया, बेटू 👦 श्रीति? 😢
Delighted: got ACJ’s Best Investigative Reporting Award (only two time winner). After RNG (only two time winner in investi. cat.), Lorenzo Natalie, DAJA, National RTI Award, Statesman Rural Reporting & others. This all keeps inspiring to do more without considering anything else
I along with
@Tweetsandeep
visited Ayodhya to know that, besides ongoing construction of lord Ram temple, what officials & local politicians doing to give new shape to holy city. Read today a glimpse of what exactly going on there
A colleague dedicated to his profession,
#RaviKanojia
met an accident on May 9, 2016 while trying for a good pix and left us much before time. I loved his enthusiasm for his job
@IndianExpress
हमारी latest family trip (Delhi-Varanasi-Vindhyachal-Pratapgarh-Prayagraj-Delhi) का पल-पल बेटी श्रीति ने कुछ यूँ दर्ज किया है… Betu, very difficult to live without you…
हृदयविदारक! 29 सितंबर 2003 को वह आई तो उसी अस्पताल के न्यूरोसर्जन, मेरे दोस्त, डॉ. अजय मिश्रा व उनके भाई ने जन्म के दिन ही घर का नाम रखा “खुशी”, मैंने नाम रखा “श्रीति” यानी “लक्ष्मी आती है”, 20 साल दो माह दो दिन बाद आज उसे ऊपर वाले ने यूँ वापस ले लिया. ऐसा कष्ट किसी को न मिले😢
Shreeti on Sep 30, 2023 at Sangam, Prayagraj (next day of her 20th birthday). Now I have no opportunity to click such scenes. Bye beta 🧒 हम तुम्हें भुला न पाएँगे…
Former editor
@IndianExpress
Mr Nayar and his father-in-law both were jailed, in same jail, at a time during Emergency in 1975-1976. Salute to champion of
#PressFreedom
It was Sh
@ShekharGupta
ji who recruited me as a trainee
@IndiaToday
in Nov 1994. A great opportunity that was. Again, he appointed in
@IndianExpress
in Nov 2011. Today I presented him a copy of my
#AtTheHeartOfPower
Thank you sir, for blessings always 🙏
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met with five Muslim intellectuals, read here who initiated, who else attended, what they discussed, what they decided and what will be next in follow up of that meeting
@IndianExpress
Eight months without 😢 Shreeti. These are some of her fast friends one day they visited my home just to see her study room and wall of my study room she had painted. We have decided to keep her room as her memorial.
पुत्री के निधन जैसी अंतहीन पीड़ा से गुजरने वालों के लिए ही शायद ये लिखा गया है…..
“…यारो हुदूद-ए-ग़म से गुज़रने लगा हूँ मैं
मुझ को समेट लो कि बिखरने लगा हूँ मैं…”
“…ऐसा लगता है कि जैसे ख़त्म मेला हो गया,
उड़ गई आँगन से चिड़िया घर अकेला हो गया…”
Presented a copy of my new book to Hon’ble Minister of Defence Sh Rajnath Singh, one of the 21 personalities (subjects of this book). Today, June 2, at his Delhi residence
#AtTheHeartOfPowerTheChiefMinistersOfUttarPradesh
मेरे पिताजी की 21वीं पुण्यतिथि. उनको उनके पिताजी ने विद्यालय नहीं अखाड़े में भेजा था, उनके पहले पीढ़ियों से यही सिलसिला था. मेरी पीढ़ी में भी यही प्राथमिकता यही थी. लेकिन मेरे पिताजी ने मुझे अखाड़े न भेजकर स्कूल भेजा. यह बड़ी क्रांति थी. वे हमेशा साथ हैं. उनको सादर नमन 🙏💐💐
Arriving in a few weeks, I am sure, this book will broaden understanding about UP, its politics, its political culture, its society & much more through the lives of its chief ministers from GB Pant to Yogi Adityanath
#AtTheHeartOfPower
#TheChiefMinistersOfUttarPradesh
@Rupa_Books
If at native place I never skip meet with him. Teacher Sh Devendra Singh trained me as a debater n much more in class 9-12, fought for justice. Now 73, lives without mobile, never smoke/liquor/disease. Rides only bicycle. Even now he can addrss 500 ppl without mic.आवाज़ में दम है
Story took few months of lock down, info from PSUs, understanding from several sources, then mobiles of hundreds of people across country & getting their comments... finally this is what published a year back. Such investigations
@IndianExpress
give huge satisfaction...
Many thanks Shri Santosh Gangwar ji (Hon’ble MP from Bareilly) for sharing tears with us in this difficult time. I was shocked to know about almost similar grief he had to face in 1995…
श्रीति बेटू, हम तुम्हें भुला न पाएँगे…
बेटू, मैं रोज़ ख़ुद से पूछता हूँ- rare बीमारी मेरे घर ही क्यों? मेरी ख़ता क्या थी? मैं बहुतों की मदद सामाजिक जिम्मेदारी मानकर करता आया पर तुम्हें क्यों न बचा सका? तुम मुझे हर पल अच्छे से जीने को कहती रही, मैं भविष्य की चिंता में तुम्हें अनसुना क्यों करता रहा? जवाब नहीं मिल रहा😢
A river named SAI near my village, I used to cross on boat on my bicycle in 1983-1987 to attend my class 9-12, school was nearly 15 km from my home. Today here is bridge I am crossing it just now and recalling my journey
Very long journey in 52 years, very long yet to be covered, I am confident, will do it with same spirit, enthusiasm & with big dreams. By the way, after family members it is Twitter who congratulated me with these balloons on this birthday 🎂
कुछ मेरे, कुछ बेटी के… कुछ दीवारों पर, कुछ फ़ाइलों में… श्रीति पत्रकार नहीं बनना चाहती थी पर मुझे विश्वास था कि वह जिस भी क्षेत्र में जाएगी, बहुतों का रिकॉर्ड तोड़ेगी… क्या पता था वह यात्रा अधूरी छोड़ जाएगी…
आज मैंने प्रयागराज एयरपोर्ट से उड़ान भरी, जहाँ से बेटी श्रीति के साथ पिछले साल 2 अक्तूबर (2023) को उड़ान (pic) भरी थी. वह बेटी के साथ आख़िरी हवाई यात्रा हुई क्योंकि 29 नवंबर को क़हर बरपा… आज स्टोरी लिखता रहा पर हर पल उसकी याद सताती रही. Love 🥰 you betu, तुम जहाँ भी हो, मस्त रहो
Most MPs/MLAs not on scene, not reverting their voters. They are leaders without nature of social service. They got it after kicking many deserving, just because family & resources. Won elections which became event mgnt, using politics for govt contrcts, will
#Covid19
chnge this?
A morning walk at my village & few minutes under Bodhi tree inside old govt school I studied (also under this tree) in late 70s. Quote on school wall I remember was written is is missing “आलस्य मनुष्य का सबसे महान शत्रु है” & “बनाना हो तो चरित्र बनाओ, अपनाना हो तो गुणों को अपनाओ”
जो लोग AC में न रहते हों, जो पेड़-पौधे सिर्फ़ वर्षा आधारित (rain fed) हों, जो किसान ख़रीफ़ की बुवाई के लिए इंतज़ार में हैं, उनके लिए अभी हो रही यह बारिश अमूल्य है, एकदम अमूल्य
I planted two Amla (आँवला) plants over a decade ago in front of my home at GZB, have grown trees now. Last year only one had fruits, I am glad this year both of them have plenty of fruits, will be ready to use few months later. Pics taken few minutes back
A story for which versions were sought from 86 and got from most of them. See how ruling parties, be it Congress or BJP, they see PSUs as their party business—
2nd part of our Investigation, on ex-bureaucrats as independent directors on PSU boards, I thank all my sources, & also my editors who make reporters as faces of
@IndianExpress
while keeping themselves mostly faceless, despite working hard on our stories
New light on history of
#NationalHerald
, How a four time UP CM from Congress in 1960s questioned funding of ‘Nehru-Indira mouthpiece’ & cautioned "if inquired into, it will lead big exposes". How funds collected, how Nehru became director...
@IndianExpress
हिंदी और अन्य भारतीय भाषाओं को बढ़ावा देने की चर्चा के बीच देखिए एक सच कि किसानों के बीच काम करने वाली एक (सरकार पोषित) संस्था मूलतः किस भाषा में सोचती है, उसका अधिकार किस भाषा पर है और भ्रम होने पर किस भाषा को आधिकारिक मानेगी…
#Hindi
#NEP
A short electoral history (from 1951 to present) of a very large state UP, how leaders emerged, what role they did play, how parties broken, alliances made, MLAs defected & many more facts in brief
@IndianExpress
@ieexplained
Daughter Shreeti’s last day at college was Nov 23 when she went even in mild fever— just saw her bag has things including two notebooks, Rs 5311, her iPhone 11, college identity card and more. यादें हैं यादों का क्या… बेटू, हम तुम्हें भुला न पाएँगे…
आज ये भाई साहब मिल गए. बच्चे बड़े होते जाएँगे और बड़े लोग बूढ़े होते जाएँगे, वैसे रिपोर्टर जैसे हैं वैसे ही रहेंगे. बस घर वालों और दफ़्तर वालों का प्यार मिलता रहे…
रेहान फ़ज़ल साहब दशकों से
@BBCHindi
से जुड़े हैं. उनके पास बैठें तो उनका ज्ञान, अनुभव, विनम्रता आप को उठने नहीं देगे, आप बातचीत को खींचना चाहेंगे कि कुछ ज्ञान बढ़े. आज उनके दफ़्तर जाना हुआ,
#AtTheHeartOfPower
की उनकी प्रति पर दस्तख़त करने का सौभाग्य मिला
@Rupa_Books
@rudrawrites
Not only govt sector but from Reliance to Adani, TATA to Birla, ICICI to HDFC, Axis Bank to YES Bank, & several others contributed big amounts to
#PMCares
which is “not a public authority” under
#RTIAct
See my latest part of a series
@IndianExpress
today
बेटी श्रीति 29 नवम्बर 23 को अनंत में समा जाने से पहले मेरे पिछले जन्मदिन (12 जून 2023) पर मुझे यह आईफ़ोन-14 दे गई और ये रील भी बना गई है. काश, आप सब को ऐसी बेटियाँ मिलें पर इतनी जल्दी साथ कदापि न छोड़ जाएँ… 👦🥰
Book on way. Some say & I had also planned to request Sh Rajnath Singh, Sh Yogi Adityanath, Ms Mayawati, Sh Akhilesh Yadav to launch. But since we lost Shreeti, we did't even join any function, forget holding one. Soon, it can be bought from
@Rupa_Books
Would love to sign ur copy
"Heartbreaking" is just a word, one realises its meaning when loses his/her daughter-sister at 20s. Beloved Shreeti, we will cherish what you have gave us untill you left us, your room is our memorial now. A god-gift, you kept inspiring us even till last breath at hospital bed...
Deadline passed, many check ECI website daily, but yes, it is not yet submitted. Though, all parties have submitted reports on electoral bonds as per Supreme Court direction but those are in sealed envelopes n not being opened for citizen
All major parties, except India's ruling party, have filed their financial statements with the Election Commission.
Could Rs 6000 crores of electoral bonds sold in the past year explain the BJP's reluctance?
यूपी हो या हरियाणा या देश का और कोई कोना, जाति से महत्वपूर्ण कुछ भी नहीं. कोई खुल्लमखुल्ला करता है, कोई किसी अन्य विचार की चाशनी में लपेटकर. बाक़ी राष्ट्रवाद, समाजवाद, बहुजनवाद, सर्वजनवाद आदि आदि सब कहने की बातें हैं…
ये रूपरानी मिश्रा जी हैं, हमारी माता जी, 35 साल से. अद्भुत ऊर्जा और ममत्व से भरी हुई. बग़ल में रेशम हैं. इनसे सम्पर्क हुआ विद्यार्थी जीवन में, तभी से मेरी बहन हैं, मुझसे कई साल छोटी हैं. अब दिल्ली के एक उत्कृष्ट विद्यालय की प्राध्यापक हैं. माताजी दिल्ली आयीं तो आज हम फिर मिले
I along with
@Tweetsandeep
visited Ayodhya to know that, besides ongoing construction of lord Ram temple, what officials & local politicians doing to give new shape to holy city. Read today a glimpse of what exactly going on there
UP govt’s inquiry report on Ayodhya land deals exposed by
@IndianExpress
yet to be made public, pending for action since seven months, here Ayodhya Mayor & MLA now listed in ADA’s list of “illegal colonisers”
So, when a reporter asked FM Nirmala Sitharaman that organisations of her own “vichar pariwar” (read RSS affiliated BMS etc) criticising her yesterday’s announcements, she just ended press conference with “theek hai jee” and didn’t respond him
#BMS
#RSS