One of the biggest critique against @RahulGandhi is that he has done 'nothing' in his political trajectory. I wish to dispel it today. A thread : 35 tweets.

‘India Against Corruption’ was the biggest scam on Indians backed by foreign interests. It pushed back India’s growth by decades. 😒

Madhav Gadgil, the pre-eminent ecologist, has just passed away. He was a top-notch academic scientist, a tireless field researcher, a pioneering institution-builder, a great communicator, a firm believer in people’s networks and movements, and friend, philosopher, guide, and

Track record is so goated that one can predict results

He was a humble, decent, well educated & well meaning man. His humility & decency was seen as a weakness. I regret having participated in a movement that vilified him & helped a rogue regime come to power

On July 14 2012, Dr. Manmohan Singh had released MGNREGA Sameeksha bought out by the Ministry of Rural Development. This was an anthology of 145 field studies conducted on MGNREGA between 2008 and 2012 - including one by the CAG. It makes for required reading now, amidst the

This is from 2013 when @pbmehta was invoking Niemöller to bash Manmohan and boost Modi. Including a dig at MGNREGA. Given the last 11 years of rampant fascism, it reads even more bizarre.

Modi ji has a deep dislike for two things - the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and the rights of the poor. MGNREGA is the living embodiment of Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of Gram Swaraj. It has been a lifeline for millions of rural Indians and proved to be a crucial economic safety net

"Congress is flexible and open to views, BJP more rigid in its approach. BJP is winning everywhere except Punjab as they don't consult people of ground. In Congress opinion of everyone is taken. I miss Congress system." - Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh

जादूगर साहब, अब आपको दिल्ली आना ही पड़ेगा, ये हवा तभी सुधरेगी।

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Any serious reader of Indian history is overwhelmed by the quality, nuance and courage in the disagreements that existed between Gandhi, Tagore, Nehru, Bose, Ambedkar, Azad and Patel. Only opportunists will pit one against the other to score political browny points.

How many of you know that as a first-time MP, Mani Shankar Aiyar initiated & led a Ram-Rahim yatra across the country which attracted big crowds & interfaith unity from the priests/clergy of every place of worship visited, that went all the way to Ayodhya to counter Advani's Rath

The biggest takeaway from the INDIA bloc’s massive defeat in Bihar is that the ‘vote chori’ narrative has no resonance among the people, regardless of its merit. Focusing your narrative on election commission’s credibility in a deeply unequal, poor society is a political suicide.

Lots of Kitty Party/Society intellectual hearts breaking today in Lutyens Delhi/Alipore/SoBo :)

Bedrotting is aristocratic. Taking a walk is communist. Hiking is reactionary. Riding the bus is social democrat. Jogging is neoliberal.

Please, read books. Not just captions, or carousel posts, or what made it to the top of your feed. Read books. Long ones. Complex ones. You cannot build a mind with weight on the back of social media ephemerals. Intellectual depth demands patience.

By age 40, you should have tens of thousands of unread PDFs

Baba, among all the loves you taught me—for social justice, argumentation, mustard oil—my favorite is your love of adda! Whether you’re with family or friends, colleagues or kids, chatting with you is one of life’s greatest joys. To endless #birthday addas together… Love you, T

A file photo featuring Denzel, Nehru, and Meera Nair.

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