Dipa Sinha

@sinhadipa

Gender, nutrition, public health, social policy | #LSR #JNU #SOAS

New Delhi, India

Joined January 2013

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Shreegireesh Jalihal@shreegireesh · Jun 18

Pregnant women must now submit to facial scans, children to “liveliness detection”. Just to get take home ration. The union govt continues making access to rights more and more complex. It’s committed in making people cross all kinds of hurdles just to get food for survival.

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Dipa Sinha@sinhadipa · Jul 19

Inequality in food consumption is stark - based on physical activity those poorer would need higher calories - we see the exact opposite. And in general, diet quality is poor & cereal-heavy especially those in lower strata. + some puzzles remain. thewire.in/political-econ…

sinhadipa's tweet card. The average per capita calorie consumption per day in rural areas is 1,607 Kcal for the bottom 5% of the population compared to 3,116 Kcal for the top 5% – almost double. In urban areas, this...

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Westland Books@WestlandBooks · Jul 7

It's a fiery Monday as we celebrate the pub day of @krupage's much-awaited novel, Burns Boy. Now in bookstores and online.

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Srinivas Goli@SrinivasGoli1 · Jul 6

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The Dalit Voice@ambedkariteIND · Jun 30

India claims to be the 4th largest economy, yet the quality of mid-day meals in govt schools is shameful. Most students belong to marginalized communities, and perhaps that’s why the govt continues to ignore their basic right to nutritious, dignified food.

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Dipa Sinha@sinhadipa · Jun 15

Regional variations in demographic change are a reflection of different development trajectories -

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Dipa Sinha@sinhadipa · Jun 9

The World Bank $3 and $4.2 poverty lines are in PPP$, so the rupee equivalent are only ₹60 and ₹84. Aren't these too low for today's India? We need our own poverty lines and a proper assessment of people's well-being thewire.in/economy/why-in…

sinhadipa's tweet card. It is important to remember that poverty ratios derived from consumption-expenditure-based poverty lines represent only one dimension of well-being.

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Right to Food, India@rozi_roti · May 25

Navli Garasia, महिला अधिकार मंच @MahilaKisan जल जंगल जमीन हमारी है!

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Right to Food, India@rozi_roti · May 24

A powerful reading of the Preamble by Aruna Roy set a stirring tone for the inauguration of the 3 day Right to Food National Convention in Jaipur. The reading reaffirmed the foundational values of justice, liberty, equality, & fraternity that anchor our democracy. #RTFconvention

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Dipa Sinha@sinhadipa · May 23

Join us for the Right to Food Campaign’s 8th national convention starting in Jaipur from tomorrow (May 24 to 26). These colourful bags have been made by Hunar Women- self help groups of women living in bastis of Jaipur this has been coordinated by BGVS.

sinhadipa's tweet image. Join us for the Right to Food Campaign’s 8th national convention starting in Jaipur from tomorrow (May 24 to 26). These colourful bags have been made by Hunar Women- self help groups of women living in bastis of Jaipur this has been coordinated by BGVS.

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Economic & Political Weekly@epw_in · Apr 25

Budget 2025- 26 | @sinhadipa Despite the expansion of welfare programmes over the years, public investment in India covering health, education, and social protection remains low compared to global standards. epw.in/journal/2025/1…

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The Wire@thewire_in · Mar 16

What Do India's 'Growth' Numbers Imply for its People? Have people’s capabilities and freedoms expanded? @sinhadipa✍️ thewire.in/economy/what-d…

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Dipa Sinha@sinhadipa · Mar 16

What Do India's 'Growth' Numbers Imply for its People? m.thewire.in/article/econom…

sinhadipa's tweet card. Have people’s capabilities and freedoms expanded?

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Dipa Sinha@sinhadipa · Mar 10

Do check out these RA positions at the Centre for Study of Indian Economy, Azim Premji University and apply! #econtwitter azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/jobs/research-… azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/jobs/research-…

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Road Scholarz@roadscholarz · Mar 9

Anganwadi workers in Chhattisgarh will be on strike tomorrow. Reason? Digital tyranny in the distribution of take-home rations (THR), now conditional on Aadhaar, recipient OTP, photo uploading, etc. AWWs are threatened with salary cuts if they fail.

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Dipa Sinha@sinhadipa · Mar 6

ASHA Workers: Two Decades of Service, Still Fighting for Dignity thewire.in/economy/asha-w…

sinhadipa's tweet card. Their continued exploitation reflects a deeper failure to recognise and value care work, which is predominantly performed by women.

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Rajendran Narayanan@rajendran_naray · Mar 3

Thread: We wrapped up the hugely gratifying Demystifying Economics Workshop held in @azimpremjiuniv . This was the 3rd edition and was co-organised with @BahujanEcon & School for Democracy. The hope with this annual workshop is to build bridges between academia & practitioners.

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Indian Institute for Human Settlements@iihsin · Feb 28

We had several insightful discussions and debates at the second day of the #IndianCareDebates2025 as well. Grateful to all those who joined us for the two days and shared their work reflecting on the care debates in India - taking stock, reimagining work, rights & social…

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Dipa Sinha@sinhadipa · Feb 27

Next round of TUS now out. Between 2019 & 2024, not much change in time spent by women on unpaid domestic chores. Also, very small increase in participation in economic activities unlike the big jump in FLFPR shown by PLFS. Full data will tell us more? thewire.in/gender/what-th…

sinhadipa's tweet card. It seems like not much has changed for women since the last time use survey in 2019, at least as far as the burden of unpaid household work is concerned.

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