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Amit Varma

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Writer & columnist. Podcaster at Blogger at India Uncut. Two-time winner of the Bastiat Prize for Journalism (2007 & 2015).

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@amitvarma

Amit Varma

3 years

As episode 200 approaches, I have a big announcement. @WestlandBooks are going to publish a four-volume anthology of The Seen and the Unseen early next year. I'll be curating meaty excerpts from the show across these themes. So excited to work with @karthikavk & @ajithags ! 🙂

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2 years

This is one of greatest videos of all time. Just watch till the end! And then watch it again, and again, and again, like I did. Masterful. (Via @cyntalist )

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6 years

Could this be the greatest newspaper advertisement ever? (via @iamabofh )

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3 years

Remarkable self-control by @imVkohli . In a sense, it's a classic Twitter moment. Person with zero knowledge & zero self-awareness tries to give random gyan to actual practitioner.

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4 years

'Maine aapko jawaab de diya hai.' This video is a perfect illustration of how our netas feel they owe us no explanation. They are our masters. We are mere pesky subjects.

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Amit Varma

3 years

My father died an hour ago. He was admitted to hospital two weeks ago, all systems failing, couldn't recognise us. Picked up Covid while there, because hey, he always tried everything at a buffet. Can't even say what finally took him. I guess he died of life, like we all will.

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4 years

'Where the mind is without fear, And the head is held high.' Martin Sheen reciting Tagore is something to behold!

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3 years

When it comes to Bollywood or cricket celebs doing what they're doing, I wonder, is it the carrot or is it the stick? They're rich enough to not be bribed, so it must be fear of some kind. What kind? I hope some insider reveals the full story one day.

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Amit Varma

5 years

I'm mildly confused about one thing. Why are some people who say there is no such thing as Brahminical patriarchy upset with those who want to smash it? If it doesn't exist, let them smash it, no. What goes of your daddy?

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4 years

TikTok is on it.

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3 years

At the moment, Narendra Modi's understanding of federalism appears to be this: The centre focuses on narrative. The states have to do the actual governance.

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Amit Varma

3 years

Haha, @satishacharya is in the house!

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4 years

Well done, whoever thought of this! (Pic credit: @supriyan )

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5 years

This is the Modi government in one tiktok video. Optics over Governance.

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3 years

Once again, @satishacharya just nails it.

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3 years

I'll make this my caller tune and never pick up the phone. Sunte raho.

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Amit Varma

4 years

This is the time for opposition leaders to be on the streets with the students. Stand up for the principles you pay lip service to. Don't sit back doing cost-benefit analysis. Cleverly worded tweets won't cut it. Walk the talk.

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3 years

Lovely. If @satishacharya did not exist, we would need to invent him.

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Amit Varma

1 month

Free & fair elections don't just mean that voting is free & fair. It also means that the opposition is free to raise funds, to campaign, to speak up. You can rig an election without rigging the voting. There is more to democracy than elections, & more to elections than voting.

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4 years

Stunning. This image says it all.

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4 years

Language matters. One of my writing students, Rita Mishra, just shared this note on passive voice with the group. There are so many contexts in which this holds true. Example: 'The Babri Masjid was demolished.'

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3 years

What Niemoller forgot to put. (Via @SanSip .)

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Amit Varma

6 years

It's sickening how TV anchors are justifying their tasteless speculation of Sridevi's death by saying it's in the 'public interest'. There is a difference between the public interest and what the public is interested in.

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Amit Varma

3 years

So glad @imVkohli spoke out. And I don't think he did it 'late'. People who achieve excellence ignore social media for a reason. They won't know in real time what poison is being brewed here. So well done, Virat!

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Amit Varma

5 years

On the left, ladies and gentlemen, is the Modi government between 2014 and 2019.

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Amit Varma

4 years

This is a stunning description of what China did about Covid-19 -- and what we probably don't have state capacity to do. The part about Italy at the end could be true of us soon.

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Amit Varma

5 years

This is photoshop. Everyone knows his feet face backwards.

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Swati Chaturvedi

5 years

Here is @AmitShah trampling over a swastika while giving us certificates of Hinduism.

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3 years

There is not one day in the past three months that I have not either received condolences or given them. There are phone numbers on my phone that it breaks my heart to look at -- because no one will pick up if I call. And this is what our prime minister has to say?

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2 years

This is such a tragedy. If anyone tells you that things in India are just fine, that critics are overstating things, point them to this. One of our finest comedians forced into silence.

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munawar faruqui

2 years

Nafrat jeet hai, Artist haar gaya. Im done! Goodbye! INJUSTICE

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3 years

Along with the grief, there is anger. I hope we can stop grieving one day. And I hope we never lose this anger. Those who allowed this to happen, who made it *worse*, must be held accountable.

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3 years

*So Beartbreaking*

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Amit Varma

6 years

What's happening in Kerala is heartbreaking. I wish I could do more. So here's my offer for you: If you donate 5k to the CM's relief fund, I'll write a limerick on a subject of your choice. Send me receipt & subject. I will post limerick on this thread.

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Amit Varma

1 year

As i get into the cab to the airport, it starts raining. I am surprised and remark rhetorically, "Yeh baarish kahaan se aa gayi?" The cabbie turns, takes a good long look at me, and says, "School nahin gaye kaa?"

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Amit Varma

7 months

This is a good day to listen to Abby Philips aka @theliverdr on this old episode: He fights for reason & against quackery against great odds. His account has been blocked today by Twitter after a case filed by one of the giants he was taking on.

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Episode 310: Abby Philips Fights for Science and Medicine | The Seen and the Unseen

Known online as The Liver Doctor, he’s a crusader against quackery of all sorts. Cyriac Abby Philips joins Amit Varma in episode 310 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe his journey to becoming a…

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Amit Varma

4 years

The Republic employees who left don't deserve our admiration, but they do deserve our sympathy. Every human being is a work in progress. That last thing they did was the right thing to do. The mockery is misplaced.

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Amit Varma

2 years

We live in times when the vile no longer bother to hide their vileness. Like, wtf even is this?

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Amit Varma

2 years

Modern Neros will not fiddle while Rome burns, they will fiddle *because* Rome burns. And they will joke about the demand for kerosene.

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Navika Kumar

2 years

Dramatic increase in demand for bulldozers. Are we increasing domestic capacity for manufacturing or will we have to depend on imports?? #JustAsking . 😝😝😂😂

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4 years

I hope future historians, to understand these times, turn to our cartoonists first. @satishacharya , sublime as always.

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4 years

Beware of single men. (Now with subtitles. Masterpiece ending!)

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Amit Varma

6 years

Brilliant, again, from @akhilkatyal .

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Amit Varma

4 years

What a gorgeous New Yorker cover by the great Chris Ware!

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Amit Varma

5 years

In the worst of times, we will have the best of cartoons. @CartoonistSan nails it again.

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3 years

I couldn't resist. 🤓

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4 years

I cannot think of a single benign reason for cops to destroy CCTV cameras. Can you?

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Amit Varma

2 years

This is an incredible thread. I'm waiting to see which political parties speak up against those calling for the genocide of Indian Muslims. Some of them will try to ride the tiger. But no one can ride it now, not even the BJP. Remember those who are silent now.

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Mohammed Zubair

2 years

A Thread with **TRIGGER WARNING*** A three day hate speech conclave was organized by hate monger Yati Narsinghanand. At the event, multiple calls to k!ll minorities and attack their religious spaces were made. #HaridwarHateAssembly Thread 👇

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3 years

Beautiful.

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Amit Varma

2 years

Am in Chandigarh to clear up my dad's house, and found marijuana growing under his car. And elsewhere in random places. Somewhere up there, he might be getting even higher.

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16 days

If true, this is just evil. It should be a far bigger scandal than anything the cigarette lobby did back in the day.

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Amit Varma

3 years

Happy Republic Day. And long thread alert! I'm here by an accident of birth, but I love this country, & to love something is to want to know it better. Doing The Seen and the Unseen over these 4 years has taught me *so much* about India. Here are a few eps I learnt from. 1/n

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Amit Varma

4 years

Narendra Modi is cut of the same cloth as Indira Gandhi -- but he's smarter. He's figured that you don't need to declare an emergency & arrest everyone. Arrest some, harrass others, let the chilling effect kick in. Soon, people will be wary of speaking out. Death of Dissent.

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Press Trust of India

4 years

Delhi Police names CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav, economist Jayati Ghosh, DU professor and activist Apoorvanand, and documentary filmmaker Rahul Roy in supplementary charge sheet as co-conspirators in Delhi riots case

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Amit Varma

2 years

These are some of the recent books published by Westland that have been sharing a shelf at home. They've been shut down today. They've published some of the best & bravest non-fiction of our times. Is that why?

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Amit Varma

6 years

We must reject the BJP dream of a Tukde-Tukde India. My column today in the Times of India about the two Ideas of India, and who the real anti-nationals are:

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'Is that butter?' 'Yes.' 'Are you sure.' 'Yes.' 'Thanks for clarifying.' 'Now it's ghee.'

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Amit Varma

4 years

Meanwhile, brave Delhi cops risk their lives to arrest a dangerous miscreant who appears to be wielding a deadly copy of the constitution.

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Amit Varma

6 years

First I thought, "Doesn't this guy get the concepts of Comparative Advantage snd Opportunity Cost? He should pay someone to clean his garden so he can do something else instead." Then I thought, "Nah, it's best for us if he does this only."

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ANI

6 years

#WATCH : Prime Minister Narendra Modi sweeps & cleans the premises of Baba Sahib Ambedkar Higher Secondary School in Delhi's Paharganj as a part of #SwachhataHiSeva movement.

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5 years

Wave of joblessness. Wave of bigotry and hatred. Wave of empty rhetoric. We see the wave all right, Mr Modi. Do you?

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I have travelled across India and I've seen a wave. But some people can't see this massive wave: PM Modi #IndiaWantsModiAgain

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3 years

I'm exhausted & elated right now. I represented India today in a sport called Match Poker, & we beat the best teams in Asia to be de facto Asian Champions. We also qualified for the Nations Cup (aka the World Championship) to be held in Europe this November. Phew! 1/x

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4 years

What is the three-letter word for distraction? @CartoonistSan slays it again.

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1 year

I've been critical of Rahul Gandhi in the past, but I am so impressed with what he is doing now. Boots on the grounds, doing the hard yards, walking the talk -- all those cliches. He was always a decent human being. Can he *finally* turn himself into an effective politician?

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5 years

There's so much nonsense going on that I don't know what is a distraction from what.

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2 years

People who discover The Seen and the Unseen often wonder which episodes to check out first. Some thoughts in this thread. First, at a basic level, here are the 25 most-downloaded episodes of the show.

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Amit Varma

3 years

Promoting vaccine hesitancy at a time like this is equal to murder. Shame on you, @pbhushan1 .

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Prashant Bhushan

3 years

A group of 57 leading scientists, doctors&policy experts has released a report calling in to question the safety and efficacy of the current COVID-19 vaccines and are now calling for an immediate end to all vaccine programs. Read& share this damning report

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3 years

Before I point out that most of the ministers shouldn't be ministers, I must say that most of the ministries shouldn't be ministries.

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2 years

So I finally caught Covid. Came like a storm. Good luck to me, I guess. 😣

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4 years

I have a joke about The Seen and the Unseen, but it's three hours long.

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Amit Varma

4 years

1. This is a particularly idiotic thing to say because in a democracy, we will obviously protest the wrongdoings of our own state. We are not stakeholders in Pakistan. Like, duh! 2. Whataboutery is always an admission of defeat.

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4 years

India's Chief of Defence Staff is talking about putting children in camps. Wow.

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Young Children Being Radicalised, Need to Identify & Put Them in De-radicalisation Camps: Bipin...

Speaking at Raisina Dialogue, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat also denied allegations of the army being 'heavy-handed', saying it uses pellet guns 'sparingly'.

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Amit Varma

4 years

Magnificent. @MANJULtoons , you are a legend.

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4 years

Take a bow, @satishacharya ! 👏👏

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Amit Varma

3 years

There is a generation of teenagers today who are looking at @bdutt 's work and realising that journalism, too, can be a noble calling. This is a big deal. Take care, Barkha.

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barkha dutt

3 years

My heart has been broken ever since my father died - i tested positive on the day I cremated him. But I am also angry, filled with rage at the absence of truth telling, compassion and competence from my government. My piece @washingtonpost

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3 years

I keep saying this, & I will say it again: promoting vaccine hesitancy is equal to murder. Bhushan's second sentence below, in particular, is dangerous nonsense. Shame on you, @pbhushan1 .

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Prashant Bhushan

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The healthy young have hardly any chance of serious effects or dying due to covid. They have a higher chance of dying due to vaccines. The covid recovered have much better natural immunity, than the vaccine gives them. Vaccines may even compromise their acquired natural immunity.

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3 years

A friend just sent me this. I thought it must be parody. No. It's real: If the virus doesn't get you, the bureaucracy will.

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Amit Varma

4 years

This is not an aberration. This *is* the Indian state.

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Mojo Story

4 years

#Delhi : A policeman seen assaulting a young boy, in a video that surfaced from RK Puram. The boy was allegedly wandering on the streets late at night in search of food. He is seen pleading #innocence .

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5 years

VICTORY SPEECH Dear Leader said to me, from a height, “Amit, I have shown you all my might. Your limericks are poo.” I said, “Sir, that is true, But your winning does not make you right.”

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Amit Varma

7 years

This is hilarious. Woman who got exposed peddling fake news on live TV is asking @saliltripathi , "Do you know who I am?" 😂

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Sweta Singh

7 years

@saliltripathi Do you know my background? Do you know how many years I have spent in tv? And tagging the tampered video was not in good taste.

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Amit Varma

3 years

As I keep saying in my writing class, if the writing is not clear, chances are the thinking isn't either.

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NITI Aayog

3 years

#AssetMonetisation necessitates innovative mechanisms, structured around mature brownfield assets, for tapping private investment: #NITIAayog CEO @amitabhk87 #NationalMonetisationPipeline #TarakkiKiPipeline To know more, read:

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Amit Varma

4 years

Most people in Bollywood are silent. Deepika Padukone went to effing JNU! Let's not second-guess her intent. The action alone deserves applause.

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Amit Varma

6 years

A SHOCK FOR MR PAI The colour left Mohandas’s face. He suddenly felt so out of place. He said, ‘I have no clue. I don’t know what to do. I’m not used to dealing with such grace.’ Well done on Gandhi Jayanti, @mehartweets .

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Gurmehar Kaur

6 years

@TVMohandasPai Sir spreading misinformation and lies doesn’t suit your age nor stature. I still wish you the best and hope you this bitterness you have in your heart doesn’t eat you away on the inside.

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4 years

I have a hypothetical question for those who support the ruling dispensation. Is there *anything* that would make you change your mind? Anything at all? This is a thought experiment. What about the torture of children.

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UP police detained 41 children during CAA protests, some were tortured, says citizens’ report

The police violated India’s laws and international conventions, according to civil society fact-finding investigations in Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar and Firozabad.

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Amit Varma

3 years

Just finished recording episode 250. The recording of 249 is tomorrow. 251 is already done. The customary post-recording pizza is on the way...

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5 years

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@SaketGokhale

Saket Gokhale MP

5 years

A "clean chit" after BJP tortured a decorated officer for years My father, Suhas Gokhale, was arrested by Modi govt on the eve of his retirement. He had finished his work on the last day of his 30-year-service and was looking forward to his retirement parade the next day (1/18)

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3 years

We are ruled by cheap thugs. They will use their power to help friends, crush enemies & stalk women they lust for, as Modi-Shah showed in Gujarat. Don't ascribe greater sophistication. These are thugs run amok, using the power of a state that should not have been this powerful.

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The Wire

3 years

BREAKING | #PegasusProject 3 phone numbers belonging to the SC staffer who accused former CJI Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment were selected as potential targets for surveillance. 11 numbers associated with her and her family were also present.

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2 years

Phew. I don't know how we made it here, but one episode at a time, here we are. Episode 300! If you're a listener, thank you for being part of my journey. 🙏 I got a special guest for this one. @pbmehta joins me in episode 300 of The Seen and the Unseen:

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Episode 300: The Gentle Wisdom of Pratap Bhanu Mehta | The Seen and the Unseen

Our selves are nebulous, the world is complex and the times they are a-changin’. Pratap Bhanu Mehta joins Amit Varma in episode 300 of The Seen and the Unseen for a freewheeling chat about how to...

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Amit Varma

3 months

So I'm off to Bangalore to record 9 eps in 10 days, starting tomorrow with @Ram_Guha . And guess who I meet on the flight!

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1 year

He's done pioneering work as a doctor-scientist -- and battled quackery that takes lives. Abby Philips aka @theliverdr joins me in episode 310 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss his learnings as a physician, a scientist & a warrior against bullshit:

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Episode 310: Abby Philips Fights for Science and Medicine | The Seen and the Unseen

Known online as The Liver Doctor, he’s a crusader against quackery of all sorts. Cyriac Abby Philips joins Amit Varma in episode 310 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe his journey to becoming a…

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Amit Varma

6 years

Hema Malini, who is from Ammankudi, is saying on TV that the Kamala Mills fire shows that Mumbai is overcrowded, and migrants should not be allowed to come here. They should stay in their villages. Hmm.

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Amit Varma

3 years

I think Joe Biden will nod knowingly if you whisper in his ear, 'Washington Sundar.'

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Amit Varma

4 years

Journalism used to be a quest to establish the truth. It has now become a battle of conflicting narratives. We have gone from seeking to shouting. What went wrong? Nidhi Razdan ( @nidhi ) joins me in episode 178 of The Seen and the Unseen:

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Episode 178: What Happened to Our Journalism? | The Seen and the Unseen

Journalism used to be a quest to establish the truth. It has now become a battle of conflicting narratives. We have gone from seeking to shouting. What went wrong? Nidhi Razdan joins Amit Varma in…

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Listeners who have just discovered The Seen and the Unseen are asking how they should binge on the show. I'll share three methods. To begin with, here are the 25 most downloaded episodes so far. It's changed a bit since I last posted this six months ago. 1/x

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Amit Varma

3 years

A stern warning for those of you who smoke up and try to renew their Netflix subscription with bitcoin.

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NDTV

3 years

#RSS Chief Slams OTTs, Drugs, Bitcoin, Says They "Destabilise Economy"

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Amit Varma

3 years

Thank goodness for the internet!

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6 years

The genius of @MANJULtoons .

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As a giant of social science passes on, two quick book recommendations. Thinking, Fast and Slow is essential reading, so pick it up if you haven't already. And The Undoing Project is one of my favourite love stories. It's not sold that way, but it is. RIP Daniel Kahneman.

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India is 73 years old today. What have we done with our Independence? @pbmehta joins me in episode 186 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss the political & social currents that have made us what we are: Such a stimulating conversation!

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Episode 186: What Have We Done With Our Independence? | The Seen and the Unseen

As India completes 73 years, it’s worth taking stock of our journey so far. Pratap Bhanu Mehta joins Amit Varma in episode 186 of The Seen and the Unseen, an Independence Day Special that takes a…

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Amit Varma

3 years

This is why Test cricket is so special: such contrasting players as Pujara & Pant can be so indispensable in such an improbable win. And if you told me before the series that Siraj & Sundar & Shardul will play pivotal roles! 🤓

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If the people who abused Shami were from Pakistan, & Kohli spoke out against those who abused Shami, then why is the bhakt ecosystem so upset? Bhakts should be applauding Kohli & saying, 'Yes! We also believe no one should be targeted on the basis of religion!' No? 🙂

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Nikhil Mehra

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3 years

The so-called mass abuse of Shami in religious grounds amounted to 8 posts on his Instagram. The rest was all amplification. The source of the initial posts is from across the border. @panjikar

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Amit Varma

3 years

This lady should be resting in bed and the asshole who took this picture should be doing the cooking. WTF.

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Navin Noronha

@HouseOfNoronha

3 years

Wtf is this shit? Let the woman rest jeez.

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Amit Varma

5 years

Whoa! @satishacharya on song.

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Amit Varma

4 years

The Seen and the Unseen.

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Amit Varma

6 years

This is the funniest graph I have ever seen. Looks like Dear Leader has a degree in Entire Math as well.

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