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Vidya Krishnan
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I tell stories. Nieman'21.

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India’s Powerful Turn to Lawfare to Stifle the Press
A spate of new legislation is aimed at curbing free expression
By Vidya Krishnan

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India’s Powerful Turn to Lawfare to Stifle the Press - Nieman Reports
A spate of new legislation in India is aimed at curbing free expression, writes Vidya Krishnan for Nieman Reports.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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"Few expected [Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi] to stand up to a foreign delegation on press issues when there’s been little accountability at home," Krishnan writes. Modi has not held a press conference with open availability during his 12 years in power.

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India Hosts the Taliban, But Not Female Reporters - Nieman Reports
Taliban officials, visiting India, bar women journalists from their press conference
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November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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India hosts the Taliban, but not female reporters.

The initial exclusion drew widespread condemnation, and a rare display of solidarity among India’s divided press corps, writes @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social.

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India Hosts the Taliban, But Not Female Reporters - Nieman Reports
Taliban officials, visiting India, bar women journalists from their press conference
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November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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The Indian state makes wars against Dalit scholars in devious ways.

My latest about caste apartheid in Indian universities
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In Tamil Nadu, caste is making an academic fight twice as hard to stay in the room
With a critical date before the Madras High Court hearing that would decide on his academic career drawing near, the plaintiff has an unusual request to his leg
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October 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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⚠️ New legislation in India is aimed at curbing free expression, writes @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social.

"Official narratives are upheld by marginalizing rival voices by limiting reach, smear campaigns, and lazy innuendo,” said veteran reporter M. Rajshekhar.

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India’s Powerful Turn to Lawfare to Stifle the Press - Nieman Reports
A spate of new legislation in India is aimed at curbing free expression, writes Vidya Krishnan for Nieman Reports.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The Indian state makes wars against Dalit scholars in devious ways.

My latest about caste apartheid in Indian universities
www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/h...
In Tamil Nadu, caste is making an academic fight twice as hard to stay in the room
With a critical date before the Madras High Court hearing that would decide on his academic career drawing near, the plaintiff has an unusual request to his leg
www.thenewsminute.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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From July: The aid that global health has depended on so much and for so long was never purely humanitarian. It was always strategic: it came with strings attached. @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social writes:
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health – but we can fight back
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health but we can fight back
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September 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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100% tariff on branded meds made in India. A hundred percent!

This is going to impact not just domestic generic manufacturers but global health orgs that rely on Indian made meds.

Just what global health needed rn.
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Trump Announces 100% Tariffs on Pharma Imports
America is India's largest export market for pharmaceutical goods.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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For Umar, Gulfisha, Sharjeel, Meeran...

"Modi’s power over #India has a v. insecure foundation if it rests on #UmarKhalid being kept in prison indefinitely. He'll be out one day. That day may not save our democracy. But it'll make a huge improvement."

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Vidya Krishnan, journaliste : « Depuis cinq ans, les prisonniers politiques indiens font preuve d’un courage extraordinaire »
TRIBUNE. Dans une tribune au « Monde », la journaliste d’investigation alerte sur le sort des opposants au régime de Narendra Modi emprisonnés en Inde. Elle évoque notamment le cas d’Umar Khalid, lead...
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September 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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From July: Aid defined global health assistance, and it supported structures of dependency rather than promoting self-sufficiency. It meant funding was available for programmes such as population control but not for overall investment in health systems. @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social writes:
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health – but we can fight back
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health but we can fight back
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September 20, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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From July: "It's easy to blame #DonaldTrump 's aid cuts for the ongoing collapse of the global health order. But the truth is that his executive orders have simply pushed ineffective and failed structures of global health off the proverbial cliff," @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social writes
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health – but we can fight back
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health but we can fight back
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September 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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'White Lilies left me wondering how our cities can be the reason for our griefs, while grieving with us.'
We loved this review of @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social 's White Lilies from across the border!

White Lilies is now in bookstores and online.

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For wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving
Approximately 105 people die every minute globally. This is nothing but data until in some specific wretched minute, someone dear to us adds a plus one to that digit. When those we love die, their los...
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August 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Delighted that 4 amazing authors will join Union TB conference this year!

Thrilled to be moderating the panel with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social, @mariasmilios.bsky.social, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan, @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social

Read about their TB books 👇🏽

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August 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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This toolkit seems even more relevant today

Eye on Global Health developed this Decolonisation Toolkit, which aims be a visual document that encourages global professionals to rethink their individual and collective engagement in achieving a decolonised world

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Decolonising Global Health
In early summer 2024, Eye on Global Health picked up the task of writing our own Decolonisation Toolkit. This Decolonisation Toolkit aims to be a visual document that encourages global professional…
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July 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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TB is the # 1 infectious killer of humankind. We know how to control this disease, but have chosen not to.

New books by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa Enkh-Amgalan bring fresh advocacy

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Tuberculosis - new warriors take on an old enemy
TB has affected humans for centuries. In 2025, it is the number 1 infectious killer of humankind. We know how to control this disease, but have chosen not to. Four new books bring attention to this an...
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July 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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In this interview Stuart Pivar (Epstein's bestie) compares his perversion to "having Tuberculosis".

It is so messed up coz TB patients are stigmatized for having a persistent cough. Besides that, totally the same thing as industrial-scale pedophilia. Sure.

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July 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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I always loved this 2019 interview with one of Jeffrey Epstein's best friends where he complains people are being very unfair to his friend Jeffrey because he had a disease called being a huge pervert not unlike tuberculosis.

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Was it a struggle for him? Did he ever— I wouldn’t say struggle. He didn’t struggle with it. He was in a position financially to yield to it, big time. But nevertheless, he could not help himself. I’ve seen him do things which he couldn’t—couldn’t help himself, he was afflicted with it. If he had tuberculosis it wouldn’t be called a perversion, would it? Because he coughed too much?
July 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.

"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"

Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die July 21, 2025 AFP has been working with 1 writer, 3 photographers and 6 videographers, all freelance, in the Gaza Strip since its staff journalists left in 2024. Along with a few others, they are now the only ones left to report what is happening in the Gaza Strip. The international press has been banned from entering the territory for nearly two years. We refuse to watch them die. One of them, Bashar, has been working with AFP since 2010, first as a fixer, then freelance photographer, and since 2024, as lead photographer. On July 19th he managed to post a message on Facebook: “I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.” Bashar, 30, works & lives in the same conditions as all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another under Israeli bombings. For > a year he’s lived in utter destitution, working at extreme risk to his life. Hygiene is a major issue for him, with recurring bouts of severe intestinal illness. Since Feb, Bashar’s been living in the ruins of his home in Gaza City with his mother, 4 brothers & sisters and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is devoid of any furnishings, except a few cushions. On Sunday morning, he reported that one of his brothers had “fallen, due to hunger.” Even though these journalists receive a monthly salary from AFP, it’s no longer enough to buy food, or they have to pay completely exorbitant prices. The banking system has collapsed, and those who exchange money via online bank accounts charge a commission of up to 40%. AFP no longer has the ability to provide them with a vehicle and there is not enough fuel to allow these journalists to travel for their reporting. Driving a car means becoming a target for Israeli airstrikes. AFP reporters therefore travel on foot or by donkey cart. (alt txt continued in next post)
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Absolutely incredible conversation with @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social just happened on the @tbfighters.org YouTube channel. I highly recommend checking out the recording!

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Live Q&A with Vidya Krishnan on Phantom Plague — TBReaders
YouTube video by TBFighters
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July 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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My grandfather would’ve been proud—he loved Reader’s Digest. Now I’m in it!

I think his old collection still sits on my uncle’s shelf.

Thank you, ‪@readersdigest.bsky.social‬ for your interest.
July 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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With the recent cuts in Western aid, global health is collapsing. The question is: How could decades of what the powers of global health insisted on calling “sustainable” progress be so swiftly undone? @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social writes:
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health – but we can fight back
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health but we can fight back
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July 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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The Indian government pressured Dr. Udwadia to retract his paper, attempting to sweep his warning of severe antibiotic resistance under the rug. India's TB burden is high, yet in Ch 12 of #PhantomPlague, we learn how the government denied the growing TB problem. #TBReaders
"Phantom Plague: Chapter 12 Discussion Question. What motivates governments to engage in science denialism? How can we more effectively prevent it?" Cover of Phantom Plague by Vidya Krishnan. TBReaders Book Club logo. tbfighters.org/book-club
July 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health – but we can fight back

@vidyakrishnan.bsky.social

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Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health – but we can fight back
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health but we can fight back
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July 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Aid defined global health assistance, and it supported structures of dependency rather than promoting self-sufficiency. It meant funding was available for programmes such as population control but not for overall investment in health systems. @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social writes:
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health – but we can fight back
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health but we can fight back
buff.ly
July 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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US and Western aid cuts expose global health’s rotten core and leave millions facing preventable death from HIV, TB, malaria and more – but the past and the present offer lessons in how to fight back. @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social writes:
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health – but we can fight back
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health but we can fight back
buff.ly
July 9, 2025 at 6:35 AM