Anish Gawande
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Writer. Reader. Listener. National Spokesperson @NCPSpeaks. @RhodesTrust Scholar. Founder of @PinkListIndia. He, him.
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All 242 Air India passengers are feared dead. On screens, they are numbers. But behind each number are real human lives. This video by a young gay British couple on their last night in India shook me to the core. So many futures cut short today. So many stories left unwritten.
Anish Gawande3,855,510 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
The casteist hatred directed towards Abhijeet Dipke is disgusting. On Republic, was stunned to see panelists defending AI created images of him receiving a "master's degree in toilet cleaning." Shameful to see such rubbish being aired on national television. How is this legal?
Anish Gawande193,365 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Footage of PM's outreach to students in Vadodara playing 24/7 on screens at Churchgate Station in Mumbai. Who is paying for this? Was the event a government event or a party event? Am I a "naraz phupha" for asking difficult questions about how our taxpayer money is being spent?
Anish Gawande50,093 Aufrufe • vor 13 Tagen
248 crore flyover, only 750 metres long, costing Mumbaikars 33 lakh rupees per metre of taxpayer money. And when you park your bike on it, you have the unique opportunity to leave a mark that lasts forever! Sinking into freshly laid asphal, soft enough for a bike stand to go inside within days of inauguration. Congratulations, माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC 👏 I am sure you will release another unnamed “clarification” about this as well. Because you have clearly decided to take citizens on a ride!
Anish Gawande278,179 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
The Supreme Court order on stray dogs in Delhi is nothing but a death sentence for every single stray on every single street in the national capital - and each one of us needs to raise our voice against it to #SaveDelhiDogs. Listen, I’m not some animal rights activist. I think every single stray dog needs to be vaccinated, sterilised, and released into safe surroundings. Those who bite humans should be rehabilitated or put into a shelter. But how on EARTH and WHY are you putting EVERY SINGLE STREET DOG in Delhi in a shelter? Pehle toh aapke paas shelter nahi hai, aur order implement ABHI honi hai. What is the government doing? Releasing them into the forest! Into the ridge! How the hell will they survive? What is worse, they have absurd rules - you cannot adopt any dog that has been put into a shelter. So what will a puppy who has been picked up from the street today do? Live the rest of his life in a sarkari prison? The Supreme Court is correct to worry about a rise in rabies cases. But the solution is not this ABSURD, IMPRACTICAL, and INHUMAN plan to throw all our street dogs into poorly managed, poorly built shelters in the middle of nowhere. GLOBAL examples have shown that there is only ONE solution to this problem: vaccinate, sterilise, and release. Why does the government not want to follow SUPREME COURT RULINGS directing the MCD to carry out sterilisation drives? With all due respect to the Supreme Court, today’s verdict is not based in legal precedent nor in common sense or scientific fact. Aur toh aur, it goes against laws put in place by Parliament because of leaders like Maneka Sanjay Gandhi ji. This is a classic case of judicial overreach by a judiciary that has forgotten that it cannot invent the law. Finally, baat rahi of long term solutions. Most strays were once pets bought from sasta breeders who don’t care about animals. What happens when the dog that Dimple Aunty bought for her son’s birthday is thrown onto the streets one year later? When he mates with another dog abandoned by another careless owner and has kids on the street? How many dogs will you keep transferring to these shelters - and for how long? Look at the condition of the gaushalas constructed by this government. Look at the failed policy of trying to send monkeys to shelters. Jo gay ko sambhal nahi paaye, jo Dilli mein bandaron ki samasya ka hal dhoondh nahi sake, woh kutton ki kya izzat karenge? MCD ki incompetence ki keemat hamare strays kyun bhare? Rekha Gupta ji, reconsider your decision. You still have time. We can work together to ensure Delhi’s streets are safe for dogs AND humans.
Anish Gawande875,762 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
On the last day of campaigning, Dr P Thiaga Rajan (PTR) broke down. It is sometimes difficult to see a grown man tear up during an election campaign. Such behaviour, after all, isn’t expected of politicians. We have reduced our profession into a cruel, heartless one. Yet, this rare moment of vulnerability was telling: over the last ten days, I have observed a man who leads not with his mind but his heart. Of course he has degrees from MIT, of course he’s been a brilliant Finance Minister, of course he’s one of the sharpest brains around - but what sets him apart is his deep kindness and commitment to a politics of care. What could be a better testament to that politics than the fact that there was not a single dry eye in the rally he addressed? As Tamil Nadu heads to the polls on the 23rd of April, I am certain that PTR will win from Madurai. What I more certain of, however, is that he will have won many hearts - not only in Madurai, but far far beyond.
Anish Gawande288,785 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten
It is entirely unbecoming of the Prime Minister of India to be celebrating the inauguration of a temple in Paris while dead bodies of students are being pulled out of the rubble of a hostel in New Delhi. After a scandal involving women being asked not to work at the Eiffel Tower during the BAPS visit, the MEA has said the Indian government had nothing to do with the matter. If the Indian government had nothing to do with the matter, then why was the ambassador present at the inauguration? Why was the Prime Minister speaking with the Indian flag in the background, as the Prime Minister of India and not as a private citizen, at the inauguration of this temple? When the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple was inaugurated in Ayodhya, it was explicitly made clear that the Prime Minister is attending in a personal capacity. How does he attend the inauguration of a temple in an official capacity now? How does he talk about the India-France bilateral relationship at that address? Now you cannot run away from these difficult questions. India's ambassador to UNESCO is busy defending BAPS. BAPS is a private limited company in France. The temple itself claims that tens of millions of euros were used in the building of this temple that makes it historic. Where did this money come from? How has it gone into a private limited company? What is the accountability for promoting a temple like this? Does the Prime Minister promote all temples that are opened across the world? Does the Prime Minister promote gurdwaras that are opened across the world? Does the Prime Minister promote mosques that are open across the world? Or have we stopped pretending we are a secular country? Finally, this has become a moment for the far right in France to target Indians. That's racist, and that racist hatred must be called out, but that hatred cannot be used as a justification for labour rights violations at that temple. In New Jersey, serious allegations were made that Dalit labourers were exploited, paid below minimum wage. Forty people apparently have died of silicosis, according to some estimates, because of that stone cutting. Who will take responsibility for these actions? Who will answer questions as to why the land was donated to BAPS in France, why land was donated in Abu Dhabi to the same BAPS? Is there pressure from the Indian government in doing so? Difficult questions cannot be avoided, and certainly not right now under the guise of religion.
Anish Gawande24,527 Aufrufe • vor 13 Tagen
Spoke to François Picard at FRANCE 24 English on the BAPS temple in Paris, the controversy surrounding the removal of women statues at the Eiffel Tower, and serious questions that have to be raised about the involvement of both the French and Indian governments in this scandal. The important questions that must be asked are: - How was this land was allocated to BAPS in the first place? - Why was the Indian embassy and the Indian ambassador actively involved in the promotion of its inauguration? - Why did the Prime Minister deliver a celebratory address while students were being pulled out of rubble in Delhi? - How has a private limited company been able to funnel tens of millions of euros, according to its own claims, into the construction of this temple? We must speak in one voice against the racist appropriation of this controversy towards electoral ends in France. However, that should not stop us from asking difficult questions, either in Paris or in New Delhi.
Anish Gawande21,291 Aufrufe • vor 13 Tagen
Just reached Jantar Mantar. 3 AM: barricades & metal detectors are being removed. Reports suggest plain clothes officers with lathis roaming in the crowd. Intent is to let antisocial elements infiltrate the protest. But they do not understand the power of a people's mocement.
Anish Gawande59,791 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
Thank you, Mumbai, for showing up. Now, Chalo Delhi! Abhijeet Dipke Cockroach Janta Party - CJP Sonam Wangchuk aage badho, hum tumhare saath hai. Thank you, Aaditya Thackeray, Uddhav ji, and ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray for standing with young people across India.
Anish Gawande39,867 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
दिल्लीचेही तख्त राखितो, महाराष्ट्र माझा!!! Anuja Dhakras Mumbai Tak
Anish Gawande34,983 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Sonam Wangchuk has been picked up from Jantar Mantar and forcefully taken to a hospital. This is not out of a concern for Sonam Wangchuk's health. This is to shut down a democratic protest. If this government cared about protesters, they would not have let GD Agarwal die. If this government cared about protesters, they would have opened up a dialogue with the hundreds of people still sitting at Jantar Mantar. Instead of protecting students, the government is protecting the Education Minister. We must all go to Jantar Mantar right now if we can. We must all join the Sansad Chalo march on 20th July.
Anish Gawande29,833 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
“Kya paaya,” asks Supriya Sule tai at a hard-hitting press conference in Mumbai. When questions about LPG cylinders are raised, about the war in West Asia are raised - the government says, “stop wasting taxpayer money.” Wasn’t taxpayer money wasted by convening a hasty two-day session in the middle of state elections without any consensus? All this while, there is no Women’s Commission chief in Maharashtra. Vishakha Committees are not set up. Nothing done for women police officers except pink cars flagged off before elections - that are no longer on roads. These are the real questions to be asking the government. Women’s welfare should not, and cannot, be a PR stunt.
Anish Gawande58,657 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten
Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks today are a message to the government: respect dialogue, don’t call students “anti-national,” know that protest is a part of democracy. He’s also urged the government to spend 6% of education as recommended by its own 2020 NEP. Finally, he’s called out the government for not recognising same-sex unions after rejecting the demand for marriage. I hope the government (and the BJP) will heed his advice. Maybe next time, they won’t wait 31 days before opening up conversations with young people standing up and speaking out for their rights.
Anish Gawande17,743 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
These are questions we should be asking in Parliament right now: - Why are Bengaluru restaurants warning they may shut due to shortages of commercial cooking gas? - Why has Pune closed gas crematoriums after restrictions on LPG use? - Why have watermelon prices crashed to ₹7/kg as produce meant for Ramzan markets in the Middle East floods the domestic market? - Why are industrial input costs in Maharashtra’s manufacturing and chemical hubs up 10–25%? The Iran war may feel distant, but economic shockwaves are already reaching India.
Anish Gawande51,837 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten