Kavita Srivastava

Sunset at Dol ka Badh forest, near Taron ki khoont, Jaipur. A water container for birds, may soon be history. This is a habitat for atleast 70 varieties of birds and 2250 trees and grasses. All will be lost to so called "Development". A FINTECH Park is being planned by RIICO

Dear PM @narendramodi, yesterday you introduced FCRA amendment bill which is essentially an asset grab by stealth attempt. Now, I am not sure if you've read the bill, or had your typical photogenic look at the pages. Whatever the case may be, you may educate yourself by reading what is written below. This bill transforms regulatory oversight into a mechanism for potential asset appropriation, operational takeover, and selective enforcement, under broadly defined and politically controllable standards. An Act Full Of Perverse Incentives 1. Asset Capture Mechanism Section 16A(2): Assets created even partly from foreign contribution vest wholly in the Designated Authority. This creates a powerful incentive for the state to pursue technical or minor violations to trigger cancellation/surrender and capture high-value infrastructure (buildings, hospitals, schools) that may have been primarily funded domestically Organizations that blend foreign and domestic funding face disproportionate risk: a small foreign grant could jeopardize entire assets. 2. Delaying The Renewal Certificate cessation under Section 14B triggers provisional vesting. If a "fresh certificate" is not obtained within a "prescribed period", assets become permanently vested. Now administrative delays (deliberate or otherwise) in processing renewals could be used to engineer permanent vesting a "death by procedure" risk. Government can actually delay the renewal to take over the assets!!! 3. State Takeover of Activities Section 16A(3)(b) permits the Designated Authority to "undertake the management of activities of the person" if deemed expedient in public interest. This effectively enables state operational control of NGOs under the guise of asset supervision without requiring any proof of wrongdoing. 4. Prohibition on Repurchase - Way to help your cronies Section 16A(6) proviso bars original functionaries (or anyone acting on their behalf) from acquiring assets disposed of by the Designated Authority. Even if assets are sold at fair market value, the original creators cannot bid eliminating market fairness and potentially depressing asset values to benefit state-connected buyers.

@AdityaMenon22 How can you forget she mentions Dalit as BHEEMTAS and Muslims as MEEMTAS

Irrespective of one's political views, Madhu Kishwar's latest attack on PM Modi is nothing but malice with no proof. She's also giving a free pass to the killers/rapists of the Kathua minor. These are all men who have been convicted. Don't share this toxic rubbish.

I’m curating in Palampur Himachal a week of screenings & conversation of films from India & around the world around themes of love, hate, inequality & justice Do join if you can Here’s where you can apply - sambhaavnaa.org/programs/stori…

A Gau Rakshak was caught drinking alcohol on the banks of the river Ganga. Police let him off with a warning No arrest No FIR No Jail While 14 muslim men are jailed for having Iftar on a Boat Peak Majority Privilege!!

Denying bail for eating biryani and organising an Iftaar party in the Ganga? Firstly, arrest itself is questionable since there is no clear proof of ‘malicious intent’. BUT to then DENY BAIL in a case like this goes against basic thumb rule of ‘bail not jail’. When criminal law begins to ‘police’ plates instead of crimes, the line between justice and sentiment starts to blur! livelaw.in/amp/news-updat…

@leninwadi @PUCLindia The meeting was broadcasted on this channel live youtube.com/live/Lb7iJaMpk…

Delhi Police illegally abducted eleven students and young activists and subjected many of them to inhumane and degrading torture, of sexualised nature. This is the second such instance within a year! There is not enough noise around this. Not enough mobilisation. Join us today!

@_sayema It is so heart breaking.

They made sure their Eid is ruined. Such vile hate-filled people.

Scenes from Tihar Jail Sharjeel Imam released on interim bail from Tihar Jail a day before Eid. #sharjeelimam #UAPA #

Big: Iran's attack has wiped out 17% of Qatar's LNG capacity for up to 5 yrs, says QatarEnergy CEO. Terrible news for us in India and the world . Just one more reason why this crazy war must STOP! #SayNOtoWar

So 14 Muslims were breaking their fast on a boat in Varanasi.. Somehow that reallly hurt the “RELIGIOUS SENTIMENT” of Bhartiya Janata Yuva morcha and they filed an FIR UP police acted “swiftly” and ARRESTED all 14 of them. For eating Fruits on a BOAT.👏🏽

CM Assam violates his constitutional responsibilities with defiance, even relish He says he'll do all he can to make Miya citizens feel so unwelcome in his state that they will leave If this is not a state project of ethnic cleansing, what is? He disgraces his office & humanity

This government has mishandled every single major crisis. Only the Indian TV media has ensured that this truth is not perceived to be felt severely. But times up for this propaganda. People are waking up, slowly, but surely!

This is officers of Sambhal Police dancing on the road in Holi Today the same Sambhal Police has threatened to arrest any Muslim praying namaz on the road during Eid You can celebrate Holi on the road but you can't pray on the road on Eid Peak Doglapan

Seeing videos and photographs of @ManvendraJasol circulating across social media -- not for his public work or ideas, but for a deeply personal life decision -- has been truly heartbreaking. For many, he is a former MP from Barmer-Jaisalmer, a former MLA, a writer, and the son of former Union minister Jaswant Singh. But beyond public life, those who know him have seen a humble, thoughtful individual -- a devoted father, a loyal husband, and a compassionate friend with a liberal outlook on life. Two years ago, he lost his wife, Chitra Singh, in a tragic car accident -- a loss no public stature can soften. Grief changes people, and sometimes healing begins when companionship returns. His decision to remarry at 60 should have been welcomed as a sign of hope. Instead, it has led to social judgement and even a purportedly family statement distancing itself from him, a descision reportedly rooted in caste and community boundaries. That is what makes this moment deeply painful. The right to companionship and personal choice does not expire with age or social expectations. A widower choosing to rebuild his life is not rejecting tradition -- he is choosing to live again. This episode reminds us that despite progress, remnants of feudal thinking still linger, where honour is placed above empathy and social identity above individual happiness. For over thirteen years, I have known him as a gentle, reflective person whose conversations reflected openness and intellectual curiosity. Watching a deeply human decision reduced to gossip and outrage is disheartening. Every individual deserves dignity in grief, freedom in love, and respect for personal choices. Sometimes the sadness lies not in what a person chooses, but in how society responds. In solidarity. Photo 1: A purported statement issued by the family Photo 2 : Manvendra Singh Jasol.

Heartbroken by the passing of Prof. K.N. Panikkar in Trivandrum. A legendary historian, a mentor, and my dear friend. As a founding trustee of Anhad with Harsh and me, he was a pillar of secular resistance. His wisdom guided us; his loss is immeasurable for India.

Location: Uttam Nagar, Delhi An innocent Muslim man was brutally beaten. A Hindu nationalist mob identified a Muslim man by asking his name, then beat him up while shouting "Jai Shri Ram" slogans to take revenge for the death of a young man named Tarun.

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India without BJP-RSS Hindus are applying gulal on muslim uncles and touching their feet and they are hugging them❤️ This is the India we grew up in where we celebrated each festival together🙏🏻❤️