Uddalak Mukherjee
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Editor of Opinion, Book Review and Art Review Pages, leader writer, and columnist at The Telegraph. Views are personal. RTs are not endorsements.
Joined September 2014
The UGC's rules for foreign university campuses in India have queered the pitch for India's public universities. An editorial. #UGC #foreignunivesity #education #Southampton #reservation @leo_mukherjee
https://t.co/dBmHQLXy7g
telegraphindia.com
Without quotas, foreign institutions will be free to admit students who can afford the fees. This is a divisive principle, and will move the universities away from the needs of the country
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Shahid Siddiqui has penned an unconventional memoir of India's public life, writes Hilal Ahmed. #india #politics @leo_mukherjee @Ahmed1Hilal
https://t.co/aSnxYdttMG
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'I, Witness' narrates Siddiqui’s encounters with two different worlds — the world of high politics, which is governed by an elusive search for a permanent power, and the world of common people
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Parliamentary Friendship Groups could be a strategic game-changer, write Swati Sudhakaran and Abantika Ghosh. #diplomacy #india #politics @leo_mukherjee
https://t.co/qslLmKHLlq
telegraphindia.com
Anchoring Parliamentary Friendship Groups to India’s national interests is the logical next step. Our MPs are the perfect ambassadors to carry India’s perspective on a range of matters
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The Gaza peace deal is heartening but it should not ignore stark realities in that region. An editorial. #Trump #Gaza #ceasefire #Israel @leo_mukherjee @CharuKasturi
https://t.co/s1TkORv1QG
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A board governing Gaza, led by Trump, can never be a substitute for the sovereign right of Palestinians to be ruled by people they elect themselves. The world must not lose sight of that reality
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India compiling its own Red List of species at risk of extinction is a commendable first step. An editorial. #redlist #conservation #india #environment @leo_mukherjee @shaoli_pramanik
https://t.co/ogLcUR9RUy
telegraphindia.com
India’s decision to launch a nationally coordinated, participatory Red Listing system is a commendable first step. Such an initiative can accurately reflect the conservation status of species
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Kendu leaves embody the resilience of tribal communities whose stewardship of the forest offers lessons in sustainability and coexistence, writes Baby Shaw. #FOREST #landrights @leo_mukherjee
https://t.co/8jDPdFwMsu
telegraphindia.com
For the tribals of Junglemahal, kendu leaf collection is a way of life, intertwining economic survival with cultural and ecological harmony. Yet, systemic challenges threaten this delicate balance
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Carol Schaeffer writes about the far-Right's global philosophers. #russia #russiaukraine @thencarolsaid @leo_mukherjee
https://t.co/zW0U2GHF1n
telegraphindia.com
The India that fascinates Dugin and before him, Evola, is a projection. It mirrors Europe’s and now ‘Eurasia’s’ spiritual insecurities. It is an India without dissent, reform or contradiction
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The difference in public reception to the Nobel prize for literature and the Nobel peace prize this year tells a story. An editorial. #Nobel #NobelPeacePrize #nobelprize2025 #literature # https://t.co/rjHuBrO5F4
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Ms Machado’s claim to be a guardian of democracy would raise eyebrows. Her tryst is emblematic of a struggle to replace the flawed Left regime of Nicolás Maduro with one with neoliberal stripes
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The decline of sunlight hours across India poses significant concerns. An editorial. #India #sunlight #environment #pollution @leo_mukherjee @srimoyeebagchi
https://t.co/240PBeMsEz
telegraphindia.com
India is, in all probability, entering an age of solar scarcity. For a country that has bet its climate strategy on solar energy, reduced solar incidence translates directly to lower power generation
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India's engagement with the Taliban is a strategic call. An editorial. #Taliban #India #embassy #kabul @leo_mukherjee
https://t.co/V98gX7jC8L
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The Indian government must stay aware of the limitations and risks of this embrace of the Taliban. The Taliban, like India, views this relationship through the lens of strategic pragmatism
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Denmark’s proposed law to address the contagion called deepfakes is a pioneering model, writes Abhishek Roy Chowdhury. #Deepfake #AI #technology #cybercrime #Denmark @leo_mukherjee
https://t.co/DepDTwFRhp
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Denmark’s proposed law marks a positive step toward addressing deepfake misuse. It mandates explicit consent for the use of digital likenesses and imposes legal consequences for violations
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It is time Indians study China with an open mind, argues Sanjaya Baru. #IndiaChina #US #diplomacy #business @leo_mukherjee @Barugaru1
https://t.co/er6qNTYf4Q
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Most Indian views about China have been heavily influenced by Western scholarship and media. Very few Indians have invested in studying contemporary China and explaining it to fellow Indians
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A recent study shows that words related to the natural world are disappearing from English-language books. Could it be that language needs rewilding too? An editorial. #ClimateDisaster #ShakespeareSunday #LiteraturePosts @srimoyeebagchi @leo_mukherjee
https://t.co/T78qQVwoeZ
telegraphindia.com
The next frontier should be desire, not dystopia. What literature needs is not only climate fiction but nature fiction — stories where the natural world is portrayed as something to celebrate
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi underlines the importance of outsmarting natural disasters. #ClimateDisaster #rain #climatechange #kolkatarain @leo_mukherjee
https://t.co/HwWajp8D7z
telegraphindia.com
Before it is too late, before the Earth cracks as it is projected to, in and under the Himalaya, we need to rewire our priority circuits in a way that secures us against disasters and calamities
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Artsforward's event, At the Still Point Act VI, dealt with the fluidity of memory, writes Kathakali Jana. #performance #review #memory @leo_mukherjee
https://t.co/glUHhKi8Q1
telegraphindia.com
Situated at the cusp of what is retained and what is erased, at a moment when the threads of the past are being unravelled by natural and political forces, the series conjured fraught negotiations...
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Hawabhut ar Haatir Golpo performed by Biswabasu Biswas was an example of powerful storytelling, writes Dipankar Sen. #theatre #review @leo_mukherjee
https://t.co/T4fyjleMrj
telegraphindia.com
Performed one evening within the snug confines of Anuchintan Art Centre — a relatively new, but already quite popular, venue in Calcutta designed for ‘intimate’ performances — 'Hawabhut ar Haatir...
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The exhibitions, No Race, No Colour, at Experimenter and Between Ruin and Rebirth at the Ganges Art Gallery turn the spotlight on violated landscapes, writes Srimoyee Bagchi. #visualart #review @leo_mukherjee @srimoyeebagchi @ExperimenterKol @Ganges_Art
https://t.co/nZammAmaNb
telegraphindia.com
Thick, richly textured mats of singed, mycelium-like sporal creatures seemed to have taken over the floors and the walls of the gallery
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The National Crime Records Bureau report of 2023 shows that the home is not necessarily a safe place for women and children. An editorial. #crime #women #children #rape #dowry #Bengal #home #violence @leo_mukherjee
https://t.co/bPGfEdvegO
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At the end of the year, 32.2% of the crimes against children remained without police investigation. At the same time, 83,327 cases under the dowry prohibition law were awaiting hearing
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Manish Sabharwal and Arunava Sinha make a compelling case for a re-energised translation ecosystem. #translation #India #literature #Tagore #Bengali @leo_mukherjee @arunava
https://t.co/jSz1yymNNX
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The questions facing India’s translation ecosystem are perennial. Indians have natural translation consciousness and must lead the world in translation theory and practice
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T.J.S. George was an Indian journalist of international repute, writes Sunanda K. Datta-Ray. #Journalism #TJSGeorge @leo_mukherjee
https://t.co/9gCx9xhPa6
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Thayil Jacob Sony George’s real distinction was as the only Indian journalist with a deservedly international reputation
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