Smitha T K

So, I gave a TEDX talk about an issue I've been covering as a journalist for a decade & a reality that I've been living. Did you know, the price you are PAYING for climate change is hidden in your water bill. Watch to reevaluate your accounts. @tedxnapier shorturl.at/irvPZ

Abusive men in Progressive Leftist circles will cite the greats to make women record intimate videos even as they will cite the same greats to shame you for being a feminist. Marxism needs saving from such exploitative men who are in essence cultists. #MathurSathya

Eid Mubarak. From the last election season 2021. #Ramzan

A brilliant journalist. Many congratulations @NidhiSuresh_ for always standing with the truth.

@annavetticad Many many congratulations! Your work has always been inspiring. And you are such a humbling personality. Thank you for being you 🌷

It's still sinking in. This moment feels bigger than myself, and I hope it means something to younger journalists, in the way that the battles fought by my seniors (women, and every journalist who ever wrote and reported on the arts with depth) have meant so much to me.

I'm a bit overwhelmed. Entertainment is still not seen as a "serious" journalistic beat, so The Media Foundation @FreeMedia_In has, in effect, taken a stand by giving me the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Media Person of 2025. Thank you TMF, the jury & my editors♥️

‘I want Nayanthara. Will he fulfil my wish?’ MP C Ve Shanmugam said taking a jibe at #DMK scheme உங்க கனவ சொல்லுங்க. Dindigul C Sreenivasan: DMK gave saree. How to wear it without petticoat? All at the expense of women. @nishapsekar thank you. thefederal.com/category/state…

Why? There is #AIADMK EPS in the hero banner, along with other key leaders of the three political parties. But below it doesn’t even state the party AIADMK! Yes, BJP is in an alliance with AIADMK but isn’t it important to mention the Dravidian party? #Election2026 #TamilNadu

If the state wants biometric compliance, then it has to guarantee fail-safe infrastructure. A brilliant story by @HeraRizwan1 @boomlive_in @adrijabose boomlive.in/decode/ai-faci…

An #AI tool is now deciding whether rural poor women can access their ration and it’s not getting it right. Doesn’t regard the natural changes one goes through during pregnancy and ageing. So, the tool doesn’t recognise the person as the one on the ID. Her claim is invalidated.

And then when she goes to the office to fix this, the server is down. What happens to the woman, who is pregnant or lactating and needs nutrition every single day? This also affects the access to nutrition for the other kids because they are linked to the mother’s identity.

Only balanced answer - Women shouldn’t settle. So many times we are told to be happy with the consolation prizes given to us. Representation in the Parliament is what we should demand and not stay quiet until we get that. This is our right and not a favour. #WomensRights

What about women in politics in present day India ? A discussion @BritishCouncil by @CheveningIndia #WomensRightsBill #womenhelpingwomen

Why do we need women in politics ? ‘Empathy. They bring in the soft side.’ ‘We’d have lesser wars.’ ‘We need women at house. And at the House (of Parliament).’ ‘I feel more comfortable when I see women in a bureaucratic setup.’- This was said by a man. #Parliament #Women

Pollachi is the quintessential beautiful-India movie shot. But when I visited, the leaves were blackened & no coconuts on most trees! So I followed it from the plate to the farm to budgets, children’s education & a panicking Pollachi. dw.com/en/indias-coco… Story for @dwnews

#TamilNadu is hosting the Tamil Nadu Climate Summit 4.0. Really intrigued as it’s an interesting lineup of ministers & officers who are actually shaping policy on carbon neutrality & biodiversity conservation. Excited to hear them talk real. @supriyasahuias #ClimateAction

@neoshine538 I absolutely don’t agree with this statement about men too. It was quite bizarre and that’s why shared what o overheard

@smitha_tk True.. how about women

Am sitting in a cafe trying to work and some real intense catch-up is happening in two tables. Slut-shaming is the focus of one and why-did-she-finish-all-the-idlies being the other. Sharing you random tidbits. No context.

@neoshine538 Lol. It was entertaining self while trying to crack stories

@smitha_tk What's the commitment here

Scandal is always noisy. Reality is louder, but muted. Maybe don’t get swayed. That’s what they want. To overwhelm you with sensational details and make you feel like nothing can be done. #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles2026

What I see #EpsteinFiles is doing to everyone around me: 1. People who read solid news are drawn into the short-length content posted by conspiracy theorists. Which has doctored images and AI-fied visuals. Just do a google search. Someone has already debunked that lie online.

4. A friend said,’This is the worst thing that has happened!’ We obsess over distant elites while caste bias and issues of unemployment fade into the background. People are anxious & exhausted, caught between global horror stories and the injustices they actually encounter daily

3. Feeling lost and suspicious. It’s not just confusion about facts. It’s a deeper disorientation. If this could happen, what else is hidden? It’s not about missing details. It’s about losing a sense of moral clarity and institutional reliability.

2. Too many details, not enough sensitivity. The documents are millions of pages and has a lot of cryptic notes. A lot of redacted lines and no context. A lot of guesswork and assumptions. That mix of shock content and lack of clarity is triggering, not enlightening.