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Author, Chup; Former Senior Adviser World Bank. Ted Talk: https://nitter.cf/t.co/PZV3QReP4K…

Goa, Delhi...on the move
Joined February 2013
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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…
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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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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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& young #millennials :)
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This is absolutely excellent!
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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Mukul Kesavan writes on Salman Rushdie and the violence on free thought: telegraphindia.com/opinion/b…
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Rushdie’s agent, Andrew Wylie, sent an update on his condition saying Rushdie was on a ventilator and could not speak. “The news is not good," he said. "Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged." (via @nytimes)
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Horrified to learn that Salman Rushdie has been attacked at a speaking event in upstate New York. Wish him a speedy recovery. "Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York | AP News" apnews.com/article/salman-ru…
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“You have earned this spot. You are worthy. You are a great American.” Senator Cory Booker offered Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson a respite from conservative attacks during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing, endorsing her candidacy in emotional terms. nyti.ms/36qqXt1
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#SundayReading: With a degree and payslip in hand, the new #woman is drawing the contours of her freedom, seeking a partner, not protector. Trapped in old notions of masculinity, the new man has a lot of catching up to do write @renu_sud & @sarikaksharma tribuneindia.com/news/featur…
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We are going LIVE in 1 Minute!! 💜 Tune in for a rewarding Sunday full of insightful conversations and even better women: bit.ly/globaltownhall2022 @WeTheWomenAsia #GlobalTownhall2022
Gear up for the most exciting event of the year! Here is our power-packed line-up for #TheGlobalTownhall tomorrow. YES, we are less than a day away! Tune in live tomorrow 10:30am onwards: bit.ly/globaltownhall2022
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What a damn shame
Transforming healthcare without women. A field where >60% of the workforce are women. #NoMoreManels Let's do better!
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Because this is also how a conversation between religions can be
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Registering now.
Join us with @CRYINDIA @Pratham_India @NGOProtsahan @PopFoundIndia @ShibulalFamily with @thebetterindia tomorrow to understand deeply how India can bring more girls back in schools in #COVID19 & approaches that have worked. Register : us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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The courage of one woman.
Breaking : Congress leader Smt. Priyanka Gandhi assaulted on the orders of Government. Smt. Gandhi is on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri.
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Jamnabai of Baroda (1853-98)  was a woman of fierce personality. Daughter of a village headman (and born Tanhibai Mane), at 13 she was chosen as third wife to the childless maharajah of Baroda, some 25 years her senior. He died four years later and his brother, a shady type..
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#TodayInMumbaiHistory Dr. Usha Mehta was among the last of the #Gandhians. She took part in a protest against the #SimonCommission at the age of 8. And she left her studies to operate an underground radio station during the #QuitIndia movement. She died on this day 21 years ago.