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Somya Lakhani
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Senior Editor, The Quint.
Delhi, IndiaJoined May 2010
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When Munawar Faruqui tweeted in solidarity with Vir Das, he had already had 11 shows cancelled, was receiving violent threats from Hindutva mobs and had spent time in jail. Trying to understand how privileged Hindu comedians are allowed the excuse of 'silent solidarity' today.
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"I would state this piece is satire, but I know you don’t like comedy. Or maybe I still can, because quite like Arpit Sharma, my name is not Faruqui," writes
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JUST IN: The World Health Organization says omicron variant poses a 'very high' global risk and could lead to 'severe consequences' in some regions
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Bodies of two patients who died due to Covid-19 were discovered by authorities after more than a year at Bengaluru's ESI hospital. 15 months to be precise. These two patients died during the first wave of Covid, and the BBMP was responsible for performing the last rites.
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#Chhori is hung on the twisted patriarchal logic—"ek aurat hi ek aurat ki sabse badi dushman hoti hai." An excuse often used by men to shrug off responsibility for #CrimesAgainstWomen that they ultimately have had a hand in, writes
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Lok Sabha passes the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 without any discussion.
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Bajrang Dal workers barge into a Christian prayer hall in Hassan district, Karnataka to disrupt prayer and allege religious conversion.
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#Exclusive: Karnataka BJP Govt had not just ordered a ‘survey’ of churches in the state, but also a door-to-door probe to find ‘converts from Hinduism to Christianity’.
Church 'Survey': Karnataka BJP Govt Tracing 'Christian Converts'
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I'll believe this new statement only after other accused are caught & more details are revealed. We all saw Hathras case where police changed their version so many times,” said the 50-year-old victim’s younger brother. I report
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As an Artist, If I had ‘Khan’, ‘Farooqui’ or ‘Kappan’ as my surname, I would have had a different story altogether on Social Media.
I know I get that escape gate being a Hindu.
But, I always ensure that I utilise this privilege for Truth & Justice.
With You Bhai -
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The trailblazing designer was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2019, but chose to keep the diagnosis private while continuing to work.
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same thing happening with you?
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My humble request to all those sending me #APDhillon concert videos -- PLS STOP, I'LL CRY 😭💔😭💔😭
Heart is broken that I wasn't there singing "munde pagal ne saare" 😭
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'Transaction Failure' – this message flickered on the computer 13 times & each time Prince Jaibir Singh stared at it with trepidation. Time was running out.
Read the story of Prince, who got SC to create a seat for him at #IITBombay, by .
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How it started. How it ended.
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HOW INNOVATIVE!
Fake "#WorkFromHome" job syndicate -- "offered #WFH through fake job portals, gave unachievable targets & then made ppl pay penalties!"
A press release by the #DelhiPolice
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I remember this conversation with like it was yesterday. Harrowing, dehumanising, & infuriating. There was a whole online machinery that working day & night at the time to attack his livelihood, his art.
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March 2020, I was in San Fransisco to perform for an anti-CAA protest. The organisers had to change the venue, because many FB Groups of "Bay Area" had threatened the owner that they will not let a Terrorist perform.
These were not Hindutva goons. Most were NRIs in tech cos.
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Winter Wonder 🌺🌸🌹
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