Mastodawn

Vishnu

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Researcher. Journalist occasionally. Toots on Films, politics, insects and whatever gobsmacks. Communalism in Coastal Karnataka is a special area of interest. Also, Kannada Media.

On Aadhaar, RTI and grim conversations on privacy

https://indianquarterly.com/the-end-of-privacy/

Vishnu Dec 9, 2019

Derek Hall Dec 7, 2019

Of the 500k undocumented Indians in America (visa overstays mostly,) nearly half are reportedly from Punjab and Haryana. Those are not exactly Bihar & UP but you need a base to even afford the ticket and pay the coyote.

Vishnu Nov 30, 2019

Sridhar V Nov 29, 2019

This is a thread on a racket called #FasTag

What does Modi hai toh mumkin hai mean? Matlab hurtle towards #FasTag to create even more roadblocks. Remember NaMo's DeMo, of November 2016? This is NaMo's December gift.

emotional Labour

Eugen Rochko Nov 13, 2019

I've also imported the Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Urdu and other new translations from Crowdin. If you would like to see those translations completed, you can contribute here:

https://crowdin.com/project/mastodon

Please look at that page before asking for new languages to be added! They are probably already there!!

Mastodon — Translation Project on Crowdin

Help us translate Mastodon and bring it to the world!

Crowdin

Vishnu Nov 13, 2019

ಸರ್ವ ಜನಾಂಗದ ಶಾಂತಿಯ ತೋಟ (an orchard where all communities live in harmony)- Kuvempu on Karnataka.
Loving the civility of debates here.
Let Mastodon ( @Gargron ) also be that orchard. #hope #kannadamastodon

Vishnu Nov 10, 2019

Eugen Rochko Nov 9, 2019

As promised, mastodon.social code of conduct has been updated to add "casteism and advocation of casteism" to the list of explicitly prohibited offenses

Vishnu Nov 9, 2019

Since Mastodon is cat friendly, here is Kitty Perry saying hi

Vishnu Nov 9, 2019

Audrey Truschke Nov 9, 2019

This is a historic day for the Hindu Rashtra, a narrow political vision built on hate, false history, and the use of violence to force adherence to majoritarian norms.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50355775 #HinduRashtra #Ayodhyaverdict #JaiShriRam

Indian top court gives Ayodhya holy site to Hindus

The land dispute has been bitterly contested by Hindus and Muslims for decades.