In solidarity with @zoo_bear, one of the silver linings to Indian journalism in the last few years, despite the immense personal risk to him. Dark day in India in a string of dark days.
Rukmini S
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Rukmini S
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Knowledge from data for everyone. Founder, @dataforin. Book: "Whole Numbers & Half Truths" (Westland '21).
- Thread: After more than a year of work, we have now launched dataforindia.com, a public platform that seeks to expand access to Indian data for everyone, and deepen the understanding of the country that can come from this data
- "Ashok Singh, 45, a Bhendi Bazaar vegetable vendor, who opened his shop for the first time in four months on Wednesday but was forced to shut it because of flooding, burst into tears at King Circle as he walked back to his house in Kurla" By @sachin_haralkar for @mumbaimirror
- One of the most magical things that I have ever seen - bioluminescence on the coasts of Chennai last night
00:00 - Thread: Today I am reporting official all-cause mortality from the state of Madhya Pradesh - with 84.5 million people, it is India’s 5th most populous state. It was also India’s fifth poorest state as of 2020. It is predominantly rural, with just 29% of its population in cities.
- Next, Delhi police registers case against Aishe Ghosh's head for attacking ABVP leader's iron rod#BreakingNews | Delhi Police files FIR against #JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh and 19 others for allegedly attacking guards of #JNU and vandalising server room on January 4. More on ndtv.com/news
- The list of things Rhea Chakraborty's arrest is not about is long. The list of things it is about is short. It's misogyny and distraction. The pandemic, the economy and the misuse of legal machinery is what needs our attention. Even this tweet is a waste of my time and yours.
- Thrilled to share that my first book 'Whole Numbers and Half Truths: What Data Can and Cannot Tell Us About Modern India' is now available for pre-order in India at this link. Available in book stores and overseas from Dec 6 @WestlandBooks @LabyrinthAgency
- There should never have been a contempt of court case against Prashant Bhushan, a great defender of our democracy, and his conviction is a travesty. But this Re 1 fine and the joking around it rankles. In 2011 I stood in a Saket court to watch a 19-year old boy's trial. (thread)
- Here we go again: today, I am reporting all-cause mortality for Andhra Pradesh (population: 53 million). In May 2021, AP saw nearly five times as many deaths as the state usually sees in May scroll.in/article/997427…
- Another Marathi idiom I love: "aadvi hote" = "I'm going to become horizontal". I might sleep, I might do Spelling Bee on my phone, I might stare into space - I can't tell what it's going to be, but what’s key is that I will be horizontal.
- Thread: today @covid19indiaorg winds up operations. No words are enough for what this team of deeply committed volunteers did - for now, I'll just say thank you. There are lessons for the future of data in India, but that's for another day. Now: what happens next to covid data?
- Like most people I know, the Coromandel Express train accident has been on my mind all day. You look at statistics on migration and travel and incomes and infrastructure every day.....and the people in that train made up this data. They're the very lifeblood of this country.
- If you read this piece by @smitagnair you will not have forgotten it. Smita is a great reporter but this was something else - I cried and cried the day it came out. We have talked about it so often. Pooja has been found.
