Abhik Bhattacharya
@abhik_md
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Senior Assistant Editor, Indian Express
Delhi
Joined November 2022
Thank you, The Indian Express, Sunday Magazine @IndianExpress, for your fabulous review of #LoresOfLoveAndSaintGorakhnath @laluprasadrjd
@abhik_md @Paromita_Ch #FolkloreSunday @PrivyTrifles @PenguinBooks @PenguinIndia
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https://t.co/kLXGxE53Ds You may not know him. But he popularised the phrase "internal colony" in the context of Bihar. My tribute to Sacchidanand Sinha
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Sinha used Lohia’s critique of Marx to understand Bihar’s economic crisis and his contentions helped shape Bihar’s demands for special category status
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In an historic event, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi organised a protest at the RSS headquarters of Aurangabad. While the protest gathered an overwhelming response, this landmark event is the first in the history of independent India where someone has dared to protest and challenge RSS,
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#AntiCaste #Australia @AusHumanRights has formally initiated a complaints mechanism for #caste #discrimination complaints in Australia. I led the advocacy team for this achievement and it is the first such recognition outside of #SouthAsia globally
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structural hate & humiliation marginalized caste students have to endure to avail overseas opportunities/ fellowships.. compared to the cottage industry of consultancies velvet-shipping IB-educated elite teens overseas-- tells you the story of how rotten things are!
Prem Birhade, a young Dalit who recently graduated from the prestigious University of Sussex, was forced to forfeit a hard-earned employment opportunity at Heathrow Airport in London. The reason? His former college, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce in Pune, refused
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Aranya Sahay’s film ‘Humans in the Loop’ starts a crucial conversation on how the Western gaze determines the data on which AI is trained. @abhik_md writes https://t.co/RGt42C4mGK
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Aranya Sahay’s film ‘Humans in the Loop’ starts a crucial conversation on how the Western gaze determines the data on which AI is trained
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Dear Raiz, there is a lovely fortnightly column in the @IndianExpress called “Who’s my Neighbour”, curated by @abhik_md. It's a personalised account of how authors share about who they consider their neighbour. I wrote for it recently featuring the 3 cities that shaped me
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https://t.co/Ytu5lJJZXO Arresting a Gandhian activist like @Wangchuk66 is a self goal. One mustn’t forget what happened to Congress after they arrested JP and Anna Hazare I write
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Leaders who follow the path of non-violence acquire a moral heft – they are seen as above usual political tussles. Government must not make mistake that Congress regimes made with Jayaprakash Narayan...
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Someone must break the silence. And @manojkjhadu rightly does it. As a Parliamentarian, he represents many foundational values that India desperately needs today. My review of his latest book https://t.co/DxSjSrsQ8g
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It is a curation of his speeches, writings and letters that repeatedly evoke issues that have been shaping contemporary politics -- coalition politics, manual scavenging, the significance of party...
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Umar Khalid and others have been denied bail by the Delhi High Court, despite, five years or so of incarceration. Many of us fail to see it, but the rot in the judiciary has become far greater than we imagine. Today’s dismissal of the bail pleas, by a bench of Justices Navin
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The Chief Justice B.R. Gavai-led Supreme Court Collegium faces criticism as dissent notes reveal troubling compromises in judicial appointments.
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Good for Savarnas. Not for anyone else. Don’t ban Sci-Hub https://t.co/ZrQ8DamJ8q
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To make knowledge free in a knowledge economy might be utopia, but at least our judiciary could take a more nuanced view so as not to further facilitate the reproduction of ‘theoretical Brahmins’ and...
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Ban on Sci-Hub, Libgen goes against the essence of free knowledge @abhik_md writes: https://t.co/ujMgNfkhFE
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To make knowledge free in a knowledge economy might be utopia, but at least our judiciary could take a more nuanced view so as not to further facilitate the reproduction of ‘theoretical Brahmins’ and...
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This is not a news. It is just Savarna Gaze. I write @IndianExpress
@TribalArmy
https://t.co/aOSUWLuJfo
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Unlike the caste society, different tribal groups practice multiple forms of marriage, and often they are connected to preserving natural resources, either for the clan or for the family
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‘Himachal Pradesh polyandry’: This is not a news. It is Savarna gaze @abhik_md writes ✍️ https://t.co/26gD5keZ9n
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Unlike the caste society, different tribal groups practice multiple forms of marriage, and often they are connected to preserving natural resources, either for the clan or for the family
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https://t.co/t6mV1j6Fzm You can demolish Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home. Will you be able to wipe him off, culturally? I write @IndianExpress
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The birth of Bangladesh was a victory of the ethno-linguistic spirit over religious dogmatism. Satyajit Ray’s films and writings upheld that spirit
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Satyajit Ray, an ancestral home in Bangladesh and many stories of blurred border @abhik_md ✍️ https://t.co/yX8caSDYJQ
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The birth of Bangladesh was a victory of the ethno-linguistic spirit over religious dogmatism. Satyajit Ray’s films and writings upheld that spirit
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You can’t click my photo unless I give my consent https://t.co/tboUx0rFhm
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The arrest of a Bengaluru man for posting inappropriate photos should shine a light on something very fundamental – consent. It is never ‘optional’
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Corporate India has a caste problem / my article on the caste & India Inc. https://t.co/WEi3yHVHV1
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India Inc, despite three decades of neoliberalisation, remains a social formation that is run by Savarnas, for other Savarnas and trained by Savarnas
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How did BJP strengthen its foothold across Adivasi land? Kamal Narayan Chaubey unpacks in his new book Adivasi vs Vanvasi. Read it here https://t.co/dacdJRilj1
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Rahul Gandhi has asked all Congress CMs to bring #RohithVemulaAct --but no clear details abt what it includes Hope Rohith's name isnt attached to a token act. What could make a strong law against campus caste discrimination? My piece in @IndianExpress
https://t.co/wYoC0vy3i9
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After all, caste discrimination and humiliation are multifaceted and embedded in a variety of social behaviours, rituals and policies. Addressing them requires more than a token law and a compensat...
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