RadhakrishnanRK, PhD.
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RadhakrishnanRK, PhD.
@RKRadhakrishn
Film maker, Journalist and Academic. PhD @VUamsterdam. Teacher. South Asia, refugees, migration, mental health. This is my personal space

₹10 over MRP. Tamil Nadu turned it into a joke, a slogan, a meme. But TASMAC workers told me that ₹10 is often paying for: • excess EB bills • unloading charges • broken bottles • cleaners • freezer repairs • bottle buy-back staff One worker’s Class 8 son recently asked him: “Can you quit TASMAC and drive an auto instead?” The ₹10 charge is real. But this story is also about a system that quietly runs on informal money. My latest ground report for The Hindu. #TASMAC #TamilNadu thehindu.com/news/national/…

Indian middle class should now demand their salaries should be paid in petrol. This way they will get a hike every 3 months.




this was so sweet. Stephen Colbert just ended his final episode of The Late Show while singing "Hello, Goodbye" with Paul McCartney. his family and the show's crew then joined them on stage before Paul turned off the lights to the Ed Sullivan Theater

Once again, my appeal to Indians in America on a visa. Please come home. Even if you feel it is hardship and sacrifice, self-respect should dictate your course. Let's make Bharat proud 🙏

Once again, my appeal to Indians in America on a visa. Please come home. Even if you feel it is hardship and sacrifice, self-respect should dictate your course. Let's make Bharat proud 🙏





Yay! @AltNews has been shortlisted for RSF Press Freedom Awards 2026.




