Shikha

@TheCommanist

Writer and all-round comms person. Words in Hindustan Times, Indian Express, Scroll, Open, FirstPost ++

Mumbai, India
Joined January 2010
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    13 Sep 2019

    Both sets of my grandparents had to leave their homes, that fell on the Pakistan side of the border, during Partition. Only my nani is around now. It's why this story is so close to my heart. I spoke to on her heart-wrenching book for

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  2. Retweeted
    Apr 30

    This time last year, the internet saw India's "worst tragedy since the Partition" unfold as the second wave of Covid peaked. A tragedy that changed how we perceive and consume the internet now, often without realising it. ✍🏼 Wrote about it:

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  3. Apr 28

    Someone please tell Sh*v Aroor that no one is interested in reading his terrible takes on anything, least of all on fruits. Yuck.

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  4. Apr 26

    I miss dressing up for work, actually seeing my co-workers, and the idea of conversations that is not prefaced with "Hey, do you have a minute?" So done, ugh.

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  5. Apr 26

    I start a new job in June and god I can't wait to head back to an actual office. As someone who started working from home way before Covid hit, I've been at my wits' end trying to keep the motivation up, and pretending that my mental health isn't affected by working in isolation

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  6. Retweeted
    Apr 25

    Deforestation for Parsa Coal block in Hansdeo Aranya has started yesterday. Total land is around 841.5 hectares. Total people displaced 700 people. According to the 2009 census around 95,000 trees were expected to be axed but now, in 2022, the no of trees will be around 2 lakhs.

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  7. Apr 25

    As a north Indian kid growing up in Bombay, I always grew up with the impression (trickled down from my parents) that Tamilians were educated and progressive... realising only when I was in college how the deep the caste hegemony actually runs.

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  8. Apr 25

    While most, if not all, Indian states are inherently casteist, the systemic ways in which it continues to fester in TN shocks me.

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    Children from dalit communities made to sit on the floor and have food outside while others have food inside a temple in Manachanallur Town, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamilnadu. Where is to teach those brahmins about constitution?
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  9. Retweeted
    Apr 21
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    Sure. In brief, Aurangzeb's name is a dog whistle to signal that it is acceptable to hate and use violence against present-day Muslims. Here's a bit more on how it works --

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  10. Retweeted
    Apr 20

    “Salvation can come at various levels. Ordinary Hindus must break their silence, and clearly and loudly express their disapproval and opposition wherever and whenever they can: at home and at work”

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  11. Retweeted
    Apr 20

    How many votes did Brinda Karat and her party get in Delhi? Did that stop her from standing in front of the bulldozer and raising her voice? That’s the difference between treating political activism as a career choice and championing it as a social movement.

    वोट देते वक़्त तो कांग्रेस की याद नहीं आती ! अब क्यों ?
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  12. Apr 20

    I swear to god if I could just slap N*vika and ship her to a place with no internet and just her warped mind for company...what an absolutely rotten excuse for a human being!

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  13. Apr 13

    Going to bawl my eyes out when finally ends... I have such a strong mix of memories associated with every season over the years, and it truly feels like the end of something so special. 🥺 🥺

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  14. Retweeted
    Apr 4

    India is highly vulnerable to climate change. Here's how some newspaper frontpages* covered the IPCC report on how to tackle the crisis 🧵... (*yes there's a LOT going on in S. Asia and reporters who filed great stories don't make these choices)

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  15. Apr 1

    He was from Delhi 🙃

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  16. Apr 1

    Still thinking about the random man at Bandstand who interrupted my otherwise peaceful walk to tell me I have a very "athletic structure" 🤮 🤮 and attempted to make small talk. And had the audacity to ask me where I'm going when I picked up the pace and said I'm not interested

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  17. Retweeted
    Mar 31

    Grotesquely funny that a movie series that by all historical precedent should have foisted a phalanx of child star monsters onto the world produced the most normal and adjusted ones of all time, meanwhile the maker of said material has gone insane.

    Daniel Radcliffe on the Will Smith and Chris Rock incident: “I’m just so already dramatically bored of hearing people’s opinions about it that I just don’t want to be another opinion adding to it.” ()
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  18. Mar 30

    Period leaves are crucial, but while we're at it can we acknowledge the absolute monster that pms is? I want nothing more than to lie in bed, read, occasionally cry, and eat cake.

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  19. Mar 29

    Like sir my getting married once is a big enough deal

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  20. Mar 29

    Contacted a wedding photographer and they said they'd get back in a few days. Sent a message this morning saying they're booked on those dates but hopefully next time??? 💀💀

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  21. Retweeted
    Mar 28

    "Keep my wife's name out of your fucking mouth" Will Smith/Chris Rock incident in Bobbywood

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