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From the archives. Mahasweta Devi wrote against erasure - of land, labour and life at the margins. On her birthday, we return to our archival pieces on a writer whose politics were inseparable from her prose. https://www.himalmag.com/culture/amma-and-budhan-theatre-tribute-mahasweta-devi

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I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this

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Heat in the House

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said he was “horrified” by the violence in #Iran. scroll.in/latest/10899... “The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop, and the labelling of protesters as ‘terrorists’ to justify violence against them is unacceptable,”

An analysis of more than one million people in the UK found that two-thirds of people who were vaccine-hesitant during the COVID-19 pandemic went on to get vaccinated go.nature.com/4qgJE5Z

Israeli forces are also carrying out demolitions in Lebanon, including repeated attacks on reconstruction-related equipment and other civilian facilities, despite a ceasefire there, as HRW has documented. These attacks are apparent war crimes.

It’s been over three months since a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, but Israel’s destruction of the strip still continues. Since the beginning of the ceasefire, Israel has demolished more than 2,500 buildings in Gaza, per a report from @nytimes.com.

Organization's Website - www.janchetnamanch.org The RSI is a three-day immersive program that will help young minds dive into the socio-political determinants of health. Let's get together to critically analyze health and healthcare! Application Form - docs.google.com/forms/d/1mPH...

A System to Identify Illegal Mining by Mahmodul Hasan India's satellite-based mine surveillance system is failing to help control illegal mining, not just because it has limitations, but due to what looks like apathetic governments in the most heavily-mined states and regions. Each time a question…

It should do more than shock you. It should move you to act. It should move you to stop giving him money and content. He has more global reach than Hitler. Stopping him should be humanity’s urgent task.

I interviewed Harjeet for @newint.bsky.social last year, about how countries of the Global North need to do more to support the South’s energy transition. Awful to see this kind of sensible policy advocacy targeted by the state. Solidarity with Harjeet and his colleagues. newint.org/energy/2025/...

Beyond Spot Maps www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwHx... Data to Information to Knowledge (and to Wisdom?)- (? for Action) #PublicHealth

The reports of children and adolescents being killed and injured amid the ongoing public unrest in Iran are deeply concerning. UNICEF calls for the protection of all children from all forms of violence and harm. Statement by UNICEF Regional Director Edouard Beigbeder: https://unicef.link/4sPTcqu

Folks, I am ready to update this list of great books on global health! What new books can we add to this already wonderful list? communities.springernature.com/posts/if-you...

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"The Senate dealt a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump in a Thursday vote to advance legislation opposing further military action in Venezuela... Five Republicans crossed party lines to join with all Democrats on the procedural vote to rein in Trump"

Madhu Bhaduri, through her portrait of this remarkable woman, spans a century of monumental social transformation in India. She evokes through her writing the slow chiselling away of social conservatism. scroll.in/article/1089... Harsh Mander writes

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West Bengal ASHA Update The reason for the Swasthya Bhavan drive on Tuesday, January 7, was to meet with health officials to find a solution and to demand their due rights. But the first and main demand – that the minimum wage of Rs 15,000 be paid to ASHA workers as set by the state government –…

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Straight, no chaser. Thank you @chrislhayes.bsky.social.

Walkable streets reduce emissions, strengthen public transport and improve public health. They return dignity to how most Indians actually move around. scroll.in/article/1089... Rajesh Advani writes walkability alone is not the solution but without it, no pollution-control strategy will succeed.

In a special episode of “Saffron Siege”, Harsh Mander speaks to Felix Pal about his research into the #RSS and its affiliates that revealed a network of 2500 organisations globally. Tanika Sarkar and Christophe Jaffrelot comment on the findings. Watch here: https://youtu.be/FSg9h0NXipU

Justice Mini Pushkarna issued the interim order on a defamation petition filed by #DushyantGautam. The judge also restrained the defendants from posting any content referring to him as the alleged “VIP” in the murder case. scroll.in/latest/10898...

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#ResearchHighlight from Frank Smithuis @moru-mip.bsky.social The underperforming Abbott-Bioline #Malaria Ag P.f/P.v rapid diagnostic test: a whiter shade of pale - where the truth is not plain to see Read more 👉 www.ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi Full publication 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Ali Khan Mahmudabad had highlighted the apparent irony of Hindutva commentators praising Colonel Sofiya Qureshi for press briefings on Operation Sindoor. scroll.in/latest/10898...

Siddhesh Gautam, multidisciplinary visual artist, designer, writer, poet, and Ambedkarite on the cover art of ‘Dalit Voice’ and V T Rajshekar’s frustrated revolution, published by Himal Southasian.

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There are two reasons why the European Union cares deeply about Ukraine but doesn't care about about DR Congo, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Western Sahara and West Papua: Racism is one reason that includes all the countries. Zionism is a second reason that includes most of them.

Send it across the hall, Scott.

V T Rajshekar’s idiosyncratic dreams of revolution were the engire of 'Dalit Voice'. In scores of articles and monographs, he elaborated a contrarian vision of India’s history with caste identity and ideology at its centre. Read the full piece on Himal's website.

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