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Charmy Harikrishnan

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Journalist | JNU alum || Tweets are personal, RTs are not endorsements

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If a Hindu can find in the vestiges of history a perceived hurt against an abstract ancestor, and weaponise it to seek revenge in the present, then millions of lower castes can rise against the upper castes for centuries of oppression and ostracism. My piece in Times of India

charmyh's tweet image. If a Hindu can find in the vestiges of history a perceived hurt against an abstract ancestor, and weaponise it to seek revenge in the present, then millions of lower castes can rise against the upper castes for centuries of oppression and ostracism.

My piece in Times of India

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Had no idea about the 1988 mass rape of Yadav women by policemen in Pararia village in then Bihar. And then admin cover up. Contrast with how the Shilpi Jain murder is retold as media lore. But this was pre 'jungle raj' Bihar Frm Arthur Bonner’s 1990 book Averting the Apocalypse

AsimAli6's tweet image. Had no idea about the 1988 mass rape of Yadav women by policemen in Pararia village in then Bihar. And then admin cover up. Contrast with how the Shilpi Jain murder is retold as media lore. But this was pre 'jungle raj' Bihar

Frm Arthur Bonner’s 1990 book Averting the Apocalypse

Dividing Indian history as “Hindu” and “Muslim” is a colonial construct. Let’s start with the dismantling of that mindset.

charmyh's tweet image. Dividing Indian history as “Hindu” and “Muslim” is a colonial construct. Let’s start with the dismantling of that mindset.

Only his torso was left. Jumman’s limbs were blown away in the explosion. Aman’s face was charred. He was identified by his tattoos. They are 2 of the 12 killed. Who has taken responsibility for this massive intel failure in the heart of Delhi? For 2 terror attacks in 7 months?

charmyh's tweet image. Only his torso was left. Jumman’s limbs were blown away in the explosion. Aman’s face was charred. He was identified by his tattoos. They are 2 of the 12 killed. Who has taken responsibility for this massive intel failure in the heart of Delhi? For 2 terror attacks in 7 months?

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It's a myth that the Modi government has increased social spending. The rise is all due to state governments, despite the Centre reducing its share of revenue transfers to states.

Jayati1609's tweet image. It's a myth that the Modi government has increased social spending. The rise is all due to state governments, despite the Centre reducing its share of revenue transfers to states.

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Republished in @scroll_in today, my essay on what's missing in Arundhati Roy's memoir about her mother. scroll.in/article/108808…


Journalists should resist the temptation of making themselves the hero of their pieces. Look outwards


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‘Mamdani did a remarkable thing: he showed that a politics geared towards improving the material lot of citizens could be embedded in a principled pluralism.’

mukulkesavan's tweet image. ‘Mamdani did a remarkable thing: he showed that a politics geared towards improving the material lot of citizens could be embedded in a principled pluralism.’

Trump’s “Communist” wins New York

charmyh's tweet image. Trump’s “Communist” wins New York

Can the Delhi government issue a public advisory to wear masks? #AirPollution

charmyh's tweet image. Can the Delhi government issue a public advisory to wear masks? #AirPollution

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On November 1, the Kerala government is set to declare the State extreme poverty-free, the culmination of a four-year-long strenuous exercise. A story looking at how they went about the process. thehindu.com/news/national/…

myopiclenses's tweet image. On November 1, the Kerala government is set to declare the State extreme poverty-free, the culmination of a four-year-long strenuous exercise.  A story looking at how they went about the process.
thehindu.com/news/national/…

Don’t wallow in ignorance. Learn.

🧵Who is Francesca Orsini? Many people here have expressed ignorance about her work. Lets change that. Her google scholar profile mentions that she has 2500+ academic citations. That’s over two thousand published journal articles or academic books referencing her work.1/n

Archittttt's tweet image. 🧵Who is Francesca Orsini? 
Many people here have expressed ignorance about her work. Lets change that. 

Her google scholar profile mentions that she has 2500+ academic citations. 

That’s over two thousand published journal articles or academic books referencing her work.1/n
Archittttt's tweet image. 🧵Who is Francesca Orsini? 
Many people here have expressed ignorance about her work. Lets change that. 

Her google scholar profile mentions that she has 2500+ academic citations. 

That’s over two thousand published journal articles or academic books referencing her work.1/n


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Lets explore Orsini’s scholarship through her work on Premchand and his family. 📖 She edited the Oxford India Premchand, introducing his work to English readers. Premchand’s two sons, Sripat Rai and Amrit Rai ran two Hindi magazines titled Kahānī and Naī Kahāniyān 4/n

Archittttt's tweet image. Lets explore Orsini’s scholarship through her work on Premchand and his family.

📖 She edited the Oxford India Premchand, introducing his work to English readers.

Premchand’s two sons, Sripat Rai and Amrit Rai ran two Hindi magazines titled Kahānī and Naī Kahāniyān 4/n

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Is there no right-wing Hindi scholar who will speak up for Francesca Orsini? And if not, what does that say about this new 'decolonised' sphere of 'Indic' ideas and its intellectual capabilities?


Delhi’s Diwali air pollution is a crisis of education. It’s a society where reason has failed. You are not equipped to learn that you are polluting the very air you breathe. And you can’t teach your kids to do any better.


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No Woman Journalist invited to the press conference by Muttaqi. No reference to the horrible plight of Afghan girls and women under Taliban regime in opening remarks of EAM Jaishankar or the joint statement issued after talks with Muttaqi. Muttaqi getting the red carpet welcome…

Shortly, Afghan foreign minister Muttaqi to address a presser in Delhi. @WIONews

sidhant's tweet image. Shortly, Afghan foreign minister Muttaqi to address a presser in Delhi.

@WIONews


Right Wingers of the World Unite. Machado dedicates her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

charmyh's tweet image. Right Wingers of the World Unite. Machado dedicates her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

India is OpenAI’s second-largest market, but ChatGPT and Sora reproduce caste stereotypes

An investigation finds that caste bias is rampant in OpenAI’s products, including ChatGPT. Unsurprisingly, “the experience [of AI] actually mirrored society”. technologyreview.com/2025/10/01/112…



Your kids will bear the brunt of the heroification of RSS project.

charmyh's tweet image. Your kids will bear the brunt of the heroification of RSS project.

“Wars are grim affairs. Wars end in coffins reaching homes. War offers real do-or-die situations. Let’s not belittle the dogfights of military jets in the sky by comparing them to a bat-ball contest in the slog overs.”

charmyh's tweet image. “Wars are grim affairs. Wars end in coffins reaching homes. War offers real do-or-die situations. Let’s not belittle the dogfights of military jets in the sky by comparing them to a bat-ball contest in the slog overs.”

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Had the honour of meeting Mr. Abdullah Abu Shawesh, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to India, during his visit to Kerala. Reiterated Kerala's unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and our demand for an immediate end to the genocide in Gaza. Kerala will always…

pinarayivijayan's tweet image. Had the honour of meeting Mr. Abdullah Abu Shawesh, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to India, during his visit to Kerala. Reiterated Kerala's unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and our demand for an immediate end to the genocide in Gaza. Kerala will always…
pinarayivijayan's tweet image. Had the honour of meeting Mr. Abdullah Abu Shawesh, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to India, during his visit to Kerala. Reiterated Kerala's unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and our demand for an immediate end to the genocide in Gaza. Kerala will always…
pinarayivijayan's tweet image. Had the honour of meeting Mr. Abdullah Abu Shawesh, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to India, during his visit to Kerala. Reiterated Kerala's unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and our demand for an immediate end to the genocide in Gaza. Kerala will always…

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