Sweta Dash
@SwetaDash93
I (try to) do a few things. Bylines in TelegraphGHS, GenderIT, Article14, The Wire, Scroll, FirstPost, Caravan, EPW ++
I write about #MGNREGA for @GenderITorg For ~8cr rural women, MGNREGA is a crucial safety net that prioritises women in the workforce. Women accounted for 56.62% of the workforce last year. Now, the two new mandates have caused all-round mayhem. (🧵1/n) genderit.org/feminist-talk/…
We are facing a shortage of #blood in #Rajouri, #Poonch, #Srinagar and #Jammu. Please go to any blood bank or hospital and donate blood - helping a stranger will enrich your life...
"Uteruses are a part of women’s bodies that affect them; they are not simply for pregnancy. They should be studied as the core component of the body that the doctors reluctant to remove them claim they are." - @andreavbecker's stunning piece. slate.com/technology/202…
Regional variations in demographic change are a reflection of different development trajectories -
I didn’t have my reproductive system removed, Maia. I had my uterus, fallopian tubes and cervix removed. And I don’t ascribe my womanhood to my endometriosis or my reproductive system.
For a middle aged human female who had her reproductive system removed due to having problems that only women have, it’s genuinely surprising that you do not know what a woman is.
"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality." —James Baldwin
Historic Victory for Gig Workers! We thank the Karnataka Govt, Hon'ble CM @siddaramaiah ji & Labour Minister @SantoshSLadINC ji, for passing the Karnataka Gig Workers (Social Security & Welfare) Ordinance, 2025 — a first-of-its-kind law in India! 👇
It tears my heart to say that my father, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o passed away earlier today. I am me because of him in so many ways, as his child, scholar and writer. I love him - I am not sure what tomorrow will bring without him here. I think that is all I have to say for now.
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The health ministry has released a new 1,000-page document with the names, ages and other info, of 52,959 Palestinians killed in Gaza. For the first 100 pages (over 5,000 names), the age is listed at 5 years or younger. The first 18 pages the age is listed as 0 (under 1 year)
Kuffir Da is co-founder of Round Table India. His work revolutionized anti-caste knowledge production and gave voice to countless people from marginalized communities. He is now bedridden after a stroke and needs urgent support. Please support and amplify.
Kuffir Nalgundwar, co-founder of Round Table India and a tireless anti-caste thinker, is facing a severe health crisis. After a brain stroke, Parkinson’s, and now a debilitating neurological disorder, he is bedridden and in distress.
Wet beds, spoiled rations, and no wages: The rain toll on Bengaluru’s poor heavy rains flood Bengaluru, residents of slum areas like Vinobha Nagar are facing severe waterlogging, damaged homes, food shortages, and health risks. thenewsminute.com/karnataka/wet-…
What is happening to that woman being kept artificially alive in America, because she is pregnant and there's an abortion ban, happened in Ireland in 2014, and the horror of it, what the poor family went through, is one reason a referendum came about. theguardian.com/world/2014/dec…
Greetings! @LibtechIndia and #NREGA Sangharsh Morcha are pleased to invite all to the official release of the report, "The Missing Work: A National Review of MGNREGA Implementation (FY 2024-25)". 🗓️ 19 May 2025, Monday 🕰️11:30 a.m. Google Meet link: meet.google.com/oyi-adsu-hoi
In the early hours of May 6th, India launched strikes under “Operation Sindoor,” targeting Kotli, Muzaffarabad, and Ahmedpur East. At least three civilians, including a child, were killed, and twelve others injured. Two mosques were reportedly struck. Even in “peacetime,” Indian…
In today's episode of wild things we learn from the internet: (Wtaf, geezzzzzz!!!!)
A former patient at Highland, working as an aide there, confessed to setting the fire. Zelda's daughter Scottie had given her slippers for Christmas; one lying beneath her body was how they identified her. She and other women were sedated and locked in. ashevillehistory.org/zelda/
A valuable and timely resource for all those working on labour rights in India. Parses the four Labour Codes from worker rights' perspectives and uniquely looks at the accompanying Tamil Nadu Rules indialabourcodesbook.com
The German health minister is quoting Hegel we are so back
The @fooddeptgoi has directed the state govts to complete #eKYC by 30th April and failing to which may result in subsidy hold and curtailment of foodgrain allocation to states.
"As of Sunday, the pending liability under the MGNREGA is ₹27,000 crore." And btw, these arrears are associated with huge delays in wage payments that remain hidden in the "MIS". telegraphindia.com/india/job-sche…