Sruthi Krishnan

It is a well-known problem that in the civil society space, there are various efforts in collecting different kinds of data that don't necessarily talk to each other; there are varying levels of maturity when it comes to data usage and understanding; and while everyone understands data can prove to be useful, it is often used only to write proposals and reports. There are reasons why, despite the need for a better data-driven discourse in civil society, any such common initiative has failed to take off. It is in this context, we have created Tarkam-Centre for Data-driven Discourse with Prof. Srinath Srinivasa, Dean, R&D, IIIT-B, Anand Sahasranaman, Bharath M. Palavalli, Rishabh Verma and Sruthi Krishnan as founding members. IIIT-Bangalore has been consistently at the forefront of IT education and innovation. Continuing IIIT-B's tradition of nurturing centres of excellence at the intersection of technology, data, and society, Tarkam, a new centre for data-driven discourse was launched on December 17, 2024. Tarkam is dedicated to the needs and challenges of civil society when it comes to data. It is where different civil society organisations (CSOs) including academia, NGOs, and governmental organisations can get together, deliberate, and sharpen their understanding of data to build a more thoughtful data-driven discourse. The launch of Tarkam took place at the IIIT-B campus with representatives from different civil society organisations across different domains participating in the event. Prof. Debabrata Das, Director of IIIT-B, spoke about the importance of data for societal challenges and the need to work with multiple stakeholders to achieve change. Prof. Srinath Srinivasa stressed on the need for improving data-driven discourse and the possibilities technology offers. The participants discussed on challenges at the intersection of data and civil society needs, laying the ground for Tarkam's work. #IIITB #IIITBangalore #Data #Tarkam #Centre #NewCentre

Bangalore!!!

What is happening @ECISVEEP Constantly getting news of slow counting , internet being slow . Please ensure that counting is done in an absolute fair manner and please ensure that there is no intimidation on Districts Magistrates . You hold a constitutional post and I am sure you will support the democratic process.

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Drop everything and read this. No wonder ECI is reluctant to share the total votes polled data. Absolute numbers of votes polled decreasing is not a normal thing when the population is growing and swathes of first time voters being added in the space of five years. For the sake of all the voters who have braved the heat and loss of wages to come out to vote; the thousands of employees who have been transferred and displaced and assigned various election related functions; the political parties and their volunteers who are sweating it out there practicing democracy; and each of us who is spending hours and hours of election analysis content - I hope these elections are not a wholesale sham.

I got to work on this primer on the Indian elections for young folks and figured I knew so little myself. So I'd say this a great resource for anyone who wants to know about Indian elections. Read, share, educate folks. twitter.com/ApnalayaTweets…

I wrote this piece on discovering parts of Bangalore through a slightly eccentric love for old watches and alleyways. I had no plans to publish, but my friends @onneshaghosh and @srukrish generously encouraged me to. The @DeccanHerald has carried it today. I hope you like it. :)

A warm hug of a read on old HMT watches and little loves.

🗞️Friends, some news: On World Press Freedom Day, excited to share that I'm starting The Plank—a new magazine to help our readers become better citizens. Here is our manifesto/pitch call: theplank.co/pitch-call Send me story ideas. Can you please share/RT? Thank you!

@shal_srinivasan Hi - can you please DM?

@bijurao Long-time favourite. And I have never heard the word ‘tona’ used the way it is here.

A wonderful example of the Bhakti and Sufi traditions coming together….The great qawwals Farid Ayaz & Abu Muhammed sing a Krishna bhajan “Kanhaiya, Yaad Hai Kuchh Bhi Hamaari' in raga Tilak Kamod youtu.be/GHAMyHerv90?si…

When letters from my Middle Ages started, never dared hope that there would such kind, thoughtful readers - today has been all kinds of wonderful. Thank you!

Now I can never delete my Twitter account. Still floating.

@BahauddinD Now I am sure I have entered some portal and am in some alternative reality. I do believe his music defies words - after listening to that album for over a thousand times and still discovering new magic, I am just grateful.

@srukrish I think for the first time someone has made real sensible comment on my father’s work . 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

What is it about Shyam Malhar oorupost.wordpress.com/2024/04/16/wha… Beautifully written @srukrish

@prernasridhar05 Oh my - this is such an unexpected delight - thank you so so so much for reading and the love.

From a stunner blog, about a stunner album that holds me close in its banter, chuckles and the wish to have been in one corner of that room in Chembur. @srukrish "Such a binding takes time; you need to experiment, break, fail, and then try again..." #like-786" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">oorupost.wordpress.com/2024/04/16/wha…

@ezaveri @bijurao Uff

@bijurao a gem of a rendition!

With Holi on the horizon, please listen to this stupendous raga Desh by Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan which literally stopped me from doing whatever I was doing - a rare pre-stroke recording. Hori Khela Hun Na Jane. youtu.be/uTlLcTF_AFU?si…

Stop being Poor is my affirmation. And so come join my online session where we will make a collaborative zine. Tomorrow at 4 pm. 1 and 1/2 hr. For folks in India rs 500. for folks abroad 15$ . Email me for payment details: indu149at)gmail

This Saturday, march 16th, I am doing #ArtWithIndu in Bandra. We will be making tiny rugs with scraps. come join us. Also, RT.

Got that perfect essay you've been thinking of for ages, but not the motivation to begin? Got an idea for a book but been staring at the same empty Google Docs page since 2018? This residency, a writer's retreat, is for you. Come, work on your long-form piece, this March.