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When critics point to the lack of consistency in
@PawanKalyan
, they are not just talking about his swing from the Right to the Left and back again. Kalyan's fault lies in the more fundamental skew from what his party presents as its core ideology.
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It is disturbing to see white 'critics' applaud a garish and frankly absurd movie. If only they knew they are emboldening an industry that is not just chauvinistic but also casteist, misogynistic, homophobic and nepotistic.
#RRRMovie
#Tollywood
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This made my year! Thank you so much for the shoutout Hartosh.
Our meticulous fact-checker
@swethakadiyala
is also a superb reporter as this Pawan Kalyan profile bears out
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In the last ten years of his political journey, Pawan Kalyan has seesawed from the Right to the Left and to the Right again, toying with what his party presents to be its core ideology. Here is my short profile of Kalyan the politician
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Something I have learnt the hard way over the last couple of years is, 'never meet your heros'. You approach them with nothing but admiration and respect; only to be met with the hollow shell of a persona they display on social media.
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Lol.
#CBN
going savage
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After months of anticipation, Karvaan is finally here to fill the vacuum for a credible Hindi news print outlet. Congratulations
@hellovishnu
and the whole team.
At a stand near you every quarter!
Pictures from
@thecaravanhindi
launch. A big thanks to everyone who joined us today!
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@thecaravanhindi
subscriber today!
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This is everything!
#Gaddar
,
#Balagopal
,
#VangapanduPrasadRao
,
#VaraVaraRao
&
#Haragopal
together in one frame: A rare and precious picture, indeed!✊🏽
The first three: We lost too soon!
The other two: State persecutes them even in this advanced age!
#Johar
to all these fighters of
#Telugulands
❤
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At a combined Pawan Kalyan-Chandrababu Naidu rally I attended last month, the crowd chanted 'babulake babu, Kalyan babu' (the babu of all babus is Kalyan babu). This election will test his ability to translate this mass mania into votes. My short profile
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A story is only as good as its editor. This piece would not have been possible without the brilliant and kind Abhay Regi who went beyond his brief as editor to talk me through all the stress and self-doubt.
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In what is hands-down among the best
#books
pieces from
@thecaravanindia
in a while,
@mayapalit1
draws from personal experience to delve into how the clinical ward and and the figure of the patient have been written about in recent fiction.
"Hospital" and "What Kingdom" are written from the perspective of patients inside psychiatric wards, leading to intimate, intense and claustrophobic portraits of confinement and surveillance, and insights into how such spaces alter perceptions of time.
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A superb critique on Telugu cinema. Delves into how the genesis of the Tollywood "god-hero" was rooted in caste assertion, which in turn bred present-day fandoms. This was long overdue.
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After running successfully for five years and saving thousands of lives, the largest fleet of ambulances in Ernakulam, the Raksha Angels, a dial away at 102 will wind up operations come March 31.
@xpresskerala
#Kochi
#Ambulance
#IMA
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Sitting in a jail cell only months ago,
@ncbn
perhaps never thought he would soon determine national politics; and the man to thank is
@PawanKalyan
. My short profile of the actor-politician touches upon how the alliance was forged on very different terms
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While everyone is busy eulogizing Rao as a 'visionary', the best way to separate the man from the myth is to read Praveen Donthi's brilliant report.
Cherukuri Ramoji Rao, head of the Ramoji Group and the owner-editor of Eenadu, Andhra Pradesh's largest-selling Telugu newspaper, has passed away.
Read
@donthi_praveen
's 2014 profile of Ramoji Rao, for a perspective on how he wrested control of power and politics in
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This proved to be a challenging fact check but that just shows the command
@sujajourno
and the editor had on the subject. Written with such empathy and righteous anger, despite the detail it packs in.
Please find time to read.
She always wears a badge on her sari, with a message opposing the death penalty. This was the Arputham who knocked on the doors of every jurist, court and activist for the next decade.
@sujajourno
reports:
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My first piece for The Caravan dives into
#Telangana
politics and the motivations behind CM
#KCR
's overtures towards the state's many non-dominant caste communities.
"
#KCR
’s outreach to smaller groups could make up for his tenuous hold on the powerful Reddys. In a state that has seen numerous political defections in the past decade, Reddy leaders would be all too eager to jump ship if his grip over power loosens.
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#Modi
's Vishwakarma Yojana sounds eerily similar to community-based sops announced by the
#Telangana
govt in 2017 & 2018.
That the
#BJP
and
#BRS
are very alike when it comes to maintaining caste hierarchy is what I argue in my piece for
@thecaravanindia
.
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It's not just Ramoji Rao's stature that has prompted Naidu to carry his corpse around the pyre. TDP has for several years benefited from the explicitly favorable coverage showered by all entities of Rao's sizable media empire, much before the emergence of godi media.
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A truly deserving win for
@PriyaKodidala
. Her excellent work with The Telugu Archive was among the first attempts on social media at reviving a declining culture of reading Telugu literature.
And the piece gained immensely from
@mayapalit1
's meticulous edit.
So happy that this piece on the unacknowledged role of women who shaped people’s movements in Telangana won the
@Laadli_PF
Award.
Wouldn’t have been possible without incredible support from
@mayapalit1
@swethakadiyala
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Much like
#BJP
,
#BRS
has reaped political dividends by consolidating smaller caste communities in
#Telangana
through dispersal of selective govt schemes.
My piece for
@thecaravanindia
argues the two parties might have more in common than meets the eye
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#IndiaTodayAxisExitPoll
predictions from Andhra and Telangana have me convinced the whole thing is bogus
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Everything you need to know about the battleground state compiled in one comprehensive, rigorously researched piece.
#Karnataka
| The third phase was a test of whether the BJP retained its Lingayat majority from 2023 and how much the Congress, which led in ten of the 14 seats in 2023, would expand in some of the state’s poorest areas on the strength of its welfare schemes.
#BattlegroundStates
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@tushamittal
has proved once again that good old ground reportage can translate into a potent narrative. Through tens of interviews and over a hundred police reports, her story details how a state targets people for something as innocent as holding a bible
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These numbers just don't make sense. BJP is contesting from six seats and IndiaToday-Axis poll is predicting it could win all six of them. BJP's vote share in 2019 'assembly' elections was a negligible 0.84% and their leadership has mostly remained where it was. Laughable.
#IndiaTodayAxisExitPoll
Andhra LS election numbers:
YSRCP: 2-4
TDP: 13-15
BJP: 4-6
Others: 0
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While the
#HathrasHorror
underscores a skewed power dynamic between upper caste violators and a Dalit victim. Caste prejudice in
#Kerala
rears its head in more subtle and indirect ways
@xpresskerala
#Casteism
#CrimesAgainstWomen
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Decades before
#Gaddar
came up with 'Podusthunna Poddumeeda', his song from the cult film Maa Bhoomi became an anthem for another significant moment in Telangana's history.
Been playing this on loop.
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This is what honest ground reportage reads like.
@jatinder_tur
travelled to Poonch & Rajouri districts to unearth what no other media house has reported. 25 civilians were tortured by the army on 22 Dec, not just nine. Her brilliant story is a must read.
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Can't stress enough the importance of this issue. Two incisive, meticulously reported pieces on the ethic carnage in
#Manipur
and the exodus of Muslims from
#Uttarakhand
. If you haven't picked up The Caravan this year so far, let the August issue be the one.
The August Issue—How the BJP is enabling ethnic cleansing in Manipur; The family of women in the viral Manipur video recounts its ordeal; Driving Muslims out of “Devbhoomi;” The limitations of KCR’s approach to social welfare; and more
Read the issue here:
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The Rafale saga is far from over. As
@nileenams
reported for the November cover, the current govt is going to extreme lengths to protect defense middleman Sushen Gupta. The latest Mediapart exposé further proves this.
#GuptaPapers
| The French investigative outlet Mediapart, published a story about how the Indian government impeded French judges who were investigating the
#Rafale
deal.
The story builds on The Caravan's November 2023 cover story "The Gupta Papers"
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My brief for this was to rewatch old SRK films. Talk about job perks.
Read
@EramAgha
's piece on how Khan navigates his complex position as India's 'most popular Muslim'.
The magazine is out on the stands!
The January issue—Shah Rukh Khan’s silent rebellion; Arputhamammal’s quest to free her son; India’s dangerous boasts about fighting Pakistan; Narendra Modi’s outsized image; Memorialising Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s legacy; and more.
Read now:
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The worst are the kind who use your labour to advance their academic commitments and then cast you aside like you don't exist. The names I have in this list will surprise many.
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Even as corporate giant
#Deloitte
shut four offices in the UK and
#Infosys
and
#TCS
announce permanent
#WFH
for a sizable section of their employees, the culture of remote working doesn't seem to bode well for IT hubs in Kerala
@xpresskerala
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Despite experts hinting at a community spread and having ample resources at disposal, Telangana govt refuses to put a robust testing mechanism in place
#IncreaseTestingInTS
@TeluguResist
@TelanganaCMO
@TelanganaHealth
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On the eve of Telangana assembly election results, a must read is
@sujajourno
's ground report on how 10 years after its formation, the state is at odds with the ideals of people who fought for it.
Dreams Deferred: How the BRS’s IT vision for Telangana left behind its faithful
@sujajourno
reports:
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Interesting that PK calls Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy a 'friend'. This could provide a clue about who is funding his Jan Suraaj. In an interview
@UFbySamdishh
in March, PK said his donors include 'industrialists from AP' who 'became MPs with his help'.
🚨 NEW INTERVIEW!
@PrashantKishor
claims to have quit the political strategy space.
But has he been quietly steering the campaign of an NDA ally in Andhra Pradesh?
Watch his response in an interview to
@SreenivasanJain
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One if the losses
@INCIndia
needs to take stock of is
@kanhaiyakumar
's. On his campaign trail,
@singhamritaa
's excellent report delves into how his speeches conspicuously avoided the Delhi riots and teases out other shortcomings of his politics.
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Brilliant brilliant story once again by
@nileenams
Please read to know about how the ED has become an 'enforcer' for the government
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@thecaravanindia
has curated some of its best stories on the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid issue.
As India gets ready to witness the consecration of the
#RamTemple
at the site of the fallen
#BabriMasjid
on 22 January, read about its history, how it was constructed and what it means for India.
🧵[1/11] Read our latest
#CaravanCollection
here:
🔗
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@abhiandniyu
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. I am not sure what relation you are trying to draw between the incident and the election results.
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@aathira_vk
has been churning out one blazing ground report after another this election. Here's a thread:
1. How Shiv Sena UBT is reconciling its 'secular' alliance with Bal Thackeray Hindutva legacy, while the Shinde faction claims legitimacy
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You eventually realise that everything on the internet makes you feel like a loser
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#Gaddar
was often dubbed the voice of
#Telangana
. He was that, but also much much more.
#RIP
#ripgaddar
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Essential reading to occupy your weekend
On this day, in 2009, the struggle for a Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka ended, leaving 320,000 Sri Lankan Tamils labelled Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
🧵[1/9] Read all the reports published in The Caravan, over the years, about the Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka.
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The most interesting aspect of Kerala’s tryst with Art Deco is how it merged seamlessly with traditional building practices to manifest through ornamental elements on balconies and ventilator jalis.
@xpresskerala
#artdeco
#kerala
#architecture
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@desiboxd
Hahaha! Don't think one of the most popular love stories of Telugu cinema has ever been described this way.
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This story would have been so much more better if I'd managed get someone from
@TwitterIndia
to speak. Anyway, chirp away Kochi!
Hashtag revolution: Kochi knows to tweet and how! A study commissioned by
@TwitterIndia
reveals
#Kochi
beat all cities across the country in everyday conversations on food, photography and sports between Sept and Nov 2019
via
@NewIndianXpress
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What an incredible story. This is why it's important to have public universities and government funded institutes.
ఉస్మానియా యూనివర్సిటీలో వాచ్మెన్గా పనిచేస్తూ ఈయన మూడు ప్రభుత్వ ఉద్యోగాలు ఎలా సాధించారు?
#OsmaniaUniversity
#GollePraveenKumar
#JuniorLecturer
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I guess there is something freeing about knowing that literally no one reads your tweets
#SorryNotSorry
#TwitterTroubles
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4. In the closely-watched election face-off in Thiruvananthapuram, the real losers are the fishing communities affected by the contested Vizhinjam port
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@swapan55
Swapan Dasgupta talking on 'State of Indian Media' at Indian Institute of Mass Communication
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A long overdue report on BBC India.
@shahidtantray
delves into why one of the most credible news broadcasters in the world has a rather timid Indian presence.
#BBCIndia
| This is not to say that a majority of the
#BBC
’s content is unethical or that it has not shown courage in its work. But the BBC’s editorial lapses in recent years appear jarring.
@shahidtantray
writes:
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Hyderabadis, leads would be helpful
Need PG accommodation in and around Telangana Secretariat- Himayat nagar, Lakdikapul, Ameerpet, Banjara Hills. This is for a short stay. Pls ping me if there is one. Thanks in advance
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2. Seen as one of the heros of 26/11, Ujjwal Nikam's political entry has his party pitching his candidature as an issue of national pride
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It cannot get better than this. Tune in everyone!
📢 Get insights, not noise
Five independent news organisations come together to get you the Karnataka
#ElectionResults
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Watch
#ElectionsOnline
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What a joke
The winner for Best Song - Motion Picture is
@mmkeeravaani
for their song "Naatu Naatu" featured in
@rrrmovie
! Congratulations! 🎥✨🎵
#GoldenGlobes
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"Muslim businesses were systematically targeted. The burnt out wrecks of individual Muslims shops are visible in rows of untouched Hindu stores... every Muslim business in Hindu and mixed areas of Ahmedabad was destroyed. "
EXCLUSIVE | Full Text: The UK government report on the 2002 Gujarat violence, cited in the BBC documentary on Modi.
The report notes the VHP “pre-planned” the violence and points to involvement of police in the rape of Muslim women.
@HartoshSinghBal
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3. Kolhapur's long history of social-justice does not make it immune to the permeating presence of Hindutva politics
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This story would have made headlines in a different era.
@nileenams
read through thousands of pages of documents, analysed transactions between dozens of shell companies and examined defence deals dating back many decades.
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@afsartelugu
It was wonderful meeting you as well sir. Looking forward to staying in touch and reading more of your works.
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@sardesairajdeep
That '400 paar' was only a jhumla was something most analysts were saying through the election cycle. Also your take in subsequent videos did not indicate the election was turning away from BJP. You had said the BJP would 'most likely' get a majority on its own.
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@NeelMadhav_
&
@alishan_jafri
went deep into the YouTube rabbit hole to report on the right-wing ecosystem thriving on the platform. Were aided by Abhay Regi's excellent edit. A well deserved win.
@NeelMadhav_
and
@alishan_jafri
have won the IPI-India Award for “Clicks and Bait,” published in our December 2022 media issue.
Read the award-winning story on how far-right Hindi YouTubers determine what you see on TV:
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