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Samar Halarnkar
@samar11
Reporter. Writer. Cook.
Bangalore, India
Joined July 2009
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    If an Indian had this confrontation with his prime minister, you can imagine what might have happened
    "Millions are dead in Iraq. We actually fought in your damn wars. You sent us to hurt civilians."
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    About Face: Veterans Against the War
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    My wife faces a union minister, his 97 lawyers. It takes special courage to do that, i write, as i try to match that courage. The consequences of sexual harassment have fallen entirely on India’s women. The men must step up or step aside. scroll.in/article/898415…
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    This is the insane level of indoctrination & radicalisation of #Hindu society
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    This is how state sponsored riots are scripted in India.
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    I spent 8 years with the @IndiaToday group & I have no hesitation in saying I learned a great deal of my craft from what was once one of the finest journalism institutions in India. The descent into dog-whistling & petty #Islamophobia has been evident for some time, but this...
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    Karnataka's #BJP govt paid Rs 88 lakh to Solicitor General (SG) & ASG to defend #Hijab ban in govt schools. Both got Rs 4.4 lakh per day, SG appeared for 9 hearings = Rs 39,60 lakh; ASG 11 hearings = Rs 48.40 lakh All this to disempower schoolgirls.
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    Gujarat: After their houses were razed, names of 700 fishermen deleted from voters’ lists indianexpress.com/article/cities…
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    We are making a joke of ourselves
    Breaking: India offers to help Switzerland deal with "racism, systematic discrimination, & xenophobia" after the latter asks the Indian govt to protect minorities, uphold freedom of expression. Comments by Indian diplomat to UN in Geneva Kshitij Tyagi @kshitijtyagi at UN HRC
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    The message couldn't be clearer.
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    Journalists interrupt Government press briefing with protest Journalists demand PM Irakli #Garibashvili's resignation over the death of journalist Aleksandre #Lashkarava and mass violence of July 5 which they say he incited with the morning statement on that day #TbilisiPogrom
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