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What women’s work songs reveal about the changing climate.
Long before climate science named the crisis, women across the world were registering these shifts in another language – through song. I write for @ConversationUK
Reetika Revathy Subramanian
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Reetika Revathy Subramanian
@reetiks
Senior Research Associate @DevelopmentUEA | Early Marriage, Migration, Climate | Creator and Host @ClimateBrides | BBC-AHRC New Generation Thinker 2025
- For six months every year, nearly 70,000 labour migrants from #Nepal travel to the Konkan to work as Rakhwaldars. As guards of the precious Alphonso Mangoes, they are made to live on trees, clock-in 14 hours of work & paid little. I write for @htTweets bit.ly/2Lg4DD9
- Replying to @reetiksMeet the #Rakhwaldar : Workers get no insurance; in fact, they live and work in shacks where there is no running water, electricity or toilets. @htTweets #WorldOfWork #Nepal #Migration m.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle…
- Replying to @reetiks and @htTweetsMeet the #Rakhwaldar : “Just thinking of all the time I have to spend here alone can feel lonely. Sometimes, I listen to songs saved on my phone, or else I just think and dream.” #Nepal #WorldOfWork @htTweets m.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle…
- Forgotten Freedom Fighters, this #RepublicDay An absolute must read: ruralindiaonline.org/articles/ten-t… @PARInetwork
- Hi folks, I will be presenting my work-in-progress PhD research on the links between early marriage, sugar, and drought in Marathwada region at the @CambridgeGender seminar next week. Join us online/ offline. Please register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/brides-of-dr… @Gates_Cambridge
- Super happy to share that finalfinalerfinalestest.pdf has been submitted! 🥳 @CambridgeGender @Gates_Cambridge
- Replying to @reetiksIf you're keen on research in social media platforms & search engines, geolocation, satellite imagery & basic digital security, here's a great resource put together by @bellingcat: bit.ly/36P2gAz #OpenSourceInvestigation @Gates_Cambridge
- Many thanks, @BillGates and @Gates_Cambridge for giving me the opportunity and resources to learn and thrive. 🌻 @QueensCam @CambridgeGenderReplying to @BillGatesReetika’s research explores gender violence and the climate crisis – lifting up the experiences of Dalit and Adivasi girls. Here’s a look at @reetiks’s award-winning comic book. b-gat.es/3xkbFQY
- Around 8 lakh workers from #Odisha, after strenuous shifts in power looms in #Surat, stay in rotation in crowded rooms, amid power cuts, scarce water, filth and noise. Illnesses are common, as are stress and alcoholism. I write for @PARInetwork #Migration ruralindiaonline.org/articles/livin…
- Beyond elated to be awarded the Bill Gates Sr Prize 2022 along with @DaalenKim & Cynthia Okoye. Many thanks to the phenomenal women back home I have had the privilege to collaborate with over the years for their resilience, resistance & sisterhood. 🌷 @QueensCam @CambridgeGenderThree remarkable Gates Cambridge Scholars - Reetika Subramanian, Cynthia Okoye and Kim van Daalen - have won this year's Bill Gates Sr. Prize for outstanding research and leadership - gatescambridge.org/about/news/tri… @Cambridge_Uni @reetiks @DaalenKim @Cyncoso @GatesAlumni
- Every year, in #drought-affected Dharur taluka of #Marathwada, applesellers, cane cutters, students, chemists, take to an #IPL-styled cricket tournament--Dharur Premier League--to find a momentary escape from disaster & distress. My story for @sundaymidday bit.ly/3Nh1phC
- Five years too late, but elated to finally graduate with my MPhil in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies @CambridgeGender @QueensCam 👩🏿🎓⚧️ Special thanks to @CheveningFCDO and @Cambridge_Trust for making this journey possible. Now, back to the PhD thesis! 📚🥹
- Nearly 10,000 Adivasi labourers from Rajasthan's Udaipur district, migrate to work around the world in the food-processing & catering industry. The job brings with it dangers of bondage, accidents & death. Years after, few are breaking the silence. I write for @thecaravanindiaReplying to @thecaravanindia
