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Excited and looking forward to this new journey! #CGIU2022 #SDGYoungLeaders #Commitmenttoaction #PovertyAlleviation #SDG1 @lingnanuni @UNYouthEnvoy @LuGraduate

The GDP Politics?

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BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. will withdraw from 66 organizations, isolating the country from the wider world, the White House announced today.

I've been passionate about women's cricket for a long time, and the success of the latest @ICC Women's @CricketWorldCup is a testament to so many who have been working openly and behind the scenes for years to see this growth and evolution materialize before our very eyes. #CWC25

Amartya Sen's bike played a key role in research on differences between baby boys and girls. After his assistant was bit by a child who resisted being weighed, Sen cycled through the countryside of West Bengal, weighing the children himself. What will the 2025 economic sciences prize award?

In Zubeen Garg’s death, people in Assam are not just mourning the loss of a musician—they are mourning the loss of a leader, a voice they didn’t realise they had or needed. My profile of this megastar in @Mint_Lounge Link: url-shortener.me/6CKB

Fifteen lakh people of Assam walked the streets of Guwahati with Zubeen Garg’s coffin, weeping, wiping their tears as they went. Perhaps every artist dream of receiving such love, but not everyone’s dream comes true. Maybe only one in a hundred thousand is honored in this way. Zubeen was not a supporter of any political party. He called himself a social leftist—not politically leftist, but socially so. He helped flood victims. He helped the poor and the distressed. He raised fifteen children. He spoke out against injustice. He never compromised with the powerful and the influential. Even at the peak of fame and popularity, he led a simple life. He bought food from roadside stalls and ate sitting on benches like everyone else. He would openly admit that he drank alcohol, saying that some of his best songs had been sung in a drunken state. Unlike many Bengali artists, he never tried to act like a refined gentleman. He was never arrogant. His body was covered in tattoos. He did not own a lavish mansion but lived in a modest middle-class flat. He had a flat in Bombay as well, where he stayed whenever work required. But he never liked living in Bombay. Assam was his true home. Assam was his soul. How could the people of Assam not love such a selfless, generous, humane man? Though born a Brahmin, he cast aside the sacred thread. He declared that he had no caste, no religion, no god, no political party. He was human—that was his only identity. Perhaps that is why people of every faith, every color, every class, every community, and every party wept at his death, cried out in grief, and mourned together. I believe Zubeen’s death happened because of the negligence of his companions. From what I have heard, he did not lose vision, nor had he consumed alcohol before scuba diving or entering the water. The post-mortem report confirmed that he died by drowning. He had removed his life jacket because it was too large for him and made it difficult to swim. He should have been given one that fit his body. He should have been advised not to enter the sea with a tired body. His companions should have noticed that he was having a seizure and drowning, and they should have brought him back to shore immediately. They did bring him back—but only after the waters had already claimed his life. If only Zubeen could have seen the long funeral procession in Guwahati, if only he could have seen how deeply people loved him—perhaps even in death, he would have found peace. After all, every person must die one day—some sooner, some later. But how many artists in a lifetime achieve such greatness? Zubeen’s life was extraordinarily fulfilled—not because he won many awards, but because he received the genuine, boundless love of countless people. And yet one question remains. If Zubeen had not been born into the religious majority of Assam, but instead into the religious majority of Bangladesh—if he had cast away his caste and religion there—would the people of Bangladesh have honored him for his songs in the way the people of Assam have? I leave that question behind.

Rest in power comrade! @zubeengarg1 #ZubeenGarg #ZubeenDa #ZubeenDaForever

Assam's hearthrob @zubeengarg1 forever in our hearts! #ZubeenDa #ZubeenGarg #legend

Rest in power and melody! #ZubeenDa #ZubeenGarg #ZubeenDaForever #Assam #NortheastIndia

#Urbanpoverty #Zambia

Terrific collection of essays by great minds! Grab your copy now!!! @inkanibooks

End of an Era!

Deeply troubled by the reports of violence against peaceful protestors in Bangladesh. The government(s) must protect the right to demonstrate and seek resoulution through dialogue, not force.Solidarity with the brave youths! #Bangladeshstudentprotest #PeacefulProtest #PeoplePower

Its a win for the the people of Kenya! The power of common people is undeniable. Despite the heartbreakingn loss of innocent lives it has lead to a meaningful change. #Kenya #FinanceBill2024Rejected #PowerOfProtest

Excited about this New Book! Where my favuourite Gurus have come together engaging on critical welfare debates in the Global South 📚🌍 #Newbook #Socialwelfare #SocialPolicy #GlobalDevelopment #SDGs

Unmasking the Global North Powers! Viva South Africa 🫰 #Righttolife #ICJGenocideConvention

Hopefully we can have more such innovations in agriculture so that countires can be self-sufficient and the excess can be exported! #sustainableagriculture #SDG2

This year's theme: Education for Sustainability: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Higher Education You may join via the link below: ln.edu.hk/sgs/cher2023

Conference for Higher Education Research - Hong Kong 2023 @lingnanuni more info: cher-hongkong.iafor.org/about-cher-hon… #phdchat #phdlife

Once again MC gig at the QS Higher ED Pre-Summit Asia Pacific 2023 with @HamzahAedy at @lingnanuni 🫰#phdchat