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Deepa Narayan @deepavop

Author, Chup; Former Senior Adviser World Bank. Ted Talk: ted.com/talks/deepa_na…

Joined February 2013
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Deepa Narayan@deepavop
10 Feb 2021
Tune into the first episode of What's A Man podcast- What does it mean to be a man today? with @authoramish and @sushantdivgikar Live now! Listen to the full episode here: whatsaman.com/ #whatsaman #masculinityinindia #areyouaman
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The American Revolution is over, long live the King! via @NYTimes ⁦ nytimes.com/2024/07/01/us/po…

Immunity Ruling Escalates Long Rise of Presidential Power (Published 2024)

Beyond Donald J. Trump, the decision adds to the seemingly one-way ratchet of executive authority.

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barkha dutt
@BDUTT
18 Sep 2023
The Special in the #SpecialParliamentSession is finally revealed - the #WomenReservationBill gets approval from the Union Cabinet after more than 26 years since inception . Watch our special analysis here @themojostory youtube.com/live/pZq4SYK9qWE…

Barkha Dutt LIVE | Women's Reservation Bill Cleared By Cabinet | What...

Women's Reservation Bill In Parliament | In the Union Cabinet meeti...

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Looking forward to this event, do register, parallel to the G-20 meetings
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Brilliant article demonstrating what we all know but is still not taken into account in delivery of services Convincing the Mummy-ji: I mother-in law ideasforindia.in/topics/soci… via @Ideas4India

Convincing the Mummy-ji: Improving mother-in-law approval of family planning in India

In the first of two articles about women’s fertility and family planning, Anukriti et al. discuss the influence that mothers-in-law have on women’s access to family planning services, with them on...

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This is fun to watch
anand mahindra
@anandmahindra
2 Jul 2023
This is justifiably going viral. An elderly couple re-enact the popular song 'Rimjhim gire sawan' at the very same locations in Mumbai as in the original film. I applaud them. They’re telling us that if you unleash your imagination, you can make life as beautiful as you want it to be…!
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Aditi Roy Bhowmick@AditiBhowmick18
14 Apr 2023
Witnessed an excellent panel on human capital & climate change this afternoon at the World Bank. The two women on the panel (Esther Duflo & 🇸🇳 Minister of Econ & Planning @OulimataSarr) showed up & were on 🔥. 🧵on some takeaways from the panel 1/7
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Brilliant essay on why poverty has not declined in the USA, exploitation, no not a leftist slogan, painstakingly measured in dollars and cents, for labor, housing, goods, compared to the middle classes @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/03/09/magaz…
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In the US police are trained for 3 months, and in must pay tuition. In Europe police are trained for two years and some countries for 3 years. Can We Train American Police to Turn Away From Violence? greatergood.berkeley.edu/art…

Can We Train American Police to Turn Away From Violence?

American police are not well trained compared to those in other countries. That needs to change if we want to prevent incidents like the one that killed Tyre Nichols.

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Stunning numbers. It is a southern happening, women employed in factories with more than 20 employees. 43% are from Tamil Nadu, overall 72% from the four southern states. ceda.ashoka.edu.in/how-many-…

How many women work in India’s factories? » CEDA

Of the millions of workers who worked in India’s factories in 2019-20, less than a fifth were women. This share has remained largely unchanged for over two decades.

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Bonded prairie voles, a small rodent found in the US mid-west prefer to cuddle with a mate. Their bonds, which can last a lifetime, emerge after scandalously extensive mating. scientificamerican.com/artic…
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Learn all about love from rodents, really! scientificamerican.com/artic…
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Milan Vaishnav@MilanV
2 Jan 2023
In the Jan 2023 issue of Seminar, in the spirit of the new year, I ask the question--what's working in India? To that end, here is my essay on 8 ways in which life is getting better in India bit.ly/3Ida9WU (1/n)

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How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle newyorker.com/magazine/2022/… via @NewYorker Does Capitalism destroy kindness, goodness and turn even death to profit?
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Ron DeSantis' "God ad" invokes God 10 times in 96 seconds axios.com/2022/11/05/ron-des…. Trump vs God, in the offing.

Ron DeSantis' "God ad": "So God made a fighter"

"And on the eighth day," a deep voice thunders in the ad, "God looked down on his planned paradise and said: 'I need a protector.' So God made a fighter."

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Never underestimate the young
Maxwell Alejandro Frost
@MaxwellFrostFL
9 Nov 2022
I am Congressman-Elect Maxwell Alejandro Frost and I will be the first member of Generation-Z in the United States Congress. WE MADE HISTORY!!! Don’t count young people out.
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John Della Volpe
@dellavolpe
9 Nov 2022
& young #millennials :)
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The statement that trauma goes down 7 generations may be proven in the lab. An experiment in epigenetics. Memories Passed Down to Mouse Descendants - Scientific American. “the most rigorous and convincing set of studies published to date.” scientificamerican.com/artic…

Fearful Memories Passed Down to Mouse Descendants

Genetic imprint from traumatic experiences carries through at least two generations

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Faye DSouza
@fayedsouza
27 Oct 2022
This is absolutely excellent!
Jay Shah
@JayShah
27 Oct 2022
I’m pleased to announce @BCCI’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing pay equity policy for our contracted @BCCIWomen cricketers. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be same as we move into a new era of gender equality in 🇮🇳 Cricket.
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It's been a while since we've had a holiday season where it's safe to gather with our loved ones. Have your social skills have gotten a little rusty? For the next few days, @PriyaParker is here to help. Today, we hone in on "The Art of Guesting." Tune in @WNYC
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At Anand Giridharadas’s book launch in Brooklyn. The Persuaders, we have to work with people unlike us and persuade them to change their minds if democracy is to deepen rather than frayed in these tumultuous times. Out today!
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