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A stunning meditation on love, hate, class, oppression, leftist ideology and masculinity by the author of 'The End of Eddy', Edouard Louis: youtu.be/AF7s16ATbJc?si…

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Writer Édouard Louis: Who Gets to Escape?
YouTube video by Louisiana Channel
https://youtu.be/AF7s16ATbJc?si…
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
purnima.bsky.social
This was a fun chat to do with my saathi Shivam. It went by in a flash and I don’t recall much of it. There was, at some point, a giant cat in the chat room. Watch!
Also check out the fundraiser for USbased folks in the thread below.
freelibsnet.bsky.social Free Libraries Network - India @freelibsnet.bsky.social · May 24
The Silicon Valley Rotary e-Club invited us to talk about the grassroots free library movement in India and why it is vital in these current times to ramp up our support for public libraries everywhere. #Watch
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Purnima Rao and Shivam Singh - Building The People's Library: India's Free Library Movement
YouTube video by Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley
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May 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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BREAKING: Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution reut.rs/3GjEAvK
Pope Francis has died, Vatican says in video statement
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution.
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April 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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freelibsnet.bsky.social
Full Video 🎥 of FLNs panel discussion on the Right To Read is out now!
Watch! youtu.be/2Cngs7LkCiw?...
April 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM
purnima.bsky.social
I was at a conference where a vendor said his app could replace a “million librarians” and would work seamlessly with the support of “AI facilitators” - librarians to humanise AI.
roxanneshirazi.bsky.social Roxanne Shirazi @roxanneshirazi.bsky.social · Mar 27
I attended a library vendor AI demo/upsell today and I wish I could explain to them that everything they are selling could be achieved by hiring like two more people in our library
March 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Jon Batiste Hears Chappell Roan For The First Time
YouTube video by Pianote
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March 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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“We have also documented a case of gang rape… on a woman……She said she was filmed during the assault… [they] stripped her, kept beating her in her genitals … humiliated her for four hours. She said the cameras were recording the whole time.”

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3BDS #Israel #News #Palestine
Palestinian Women 'Raped by Israeli Soldiers.' Silence From Western Media
Powerful new testimony reveals Western hypocrisy is alive and well – rape is only a crime and an outrage when it serves Western political interests.
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March 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Two of the most significant I books I’ve read in the last 20 years, displayed at my most favourite place in the world — The Community Library Project in Delhi.
March 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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ushankar.bsky.social
If you are (or know) an upcoming musician, this is a great opportunity to showcase your original work. Please share.
thegoaproject.bsky.social The Goa Project @thegoaproject.bsky.social · Mar 20
We continue our open platform series. After open mics for poets and storytellers, this one is for those who make original music.
Want a spot? See: thegoaproject.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/t...
Register to come listen: bit.ly/TGPSessions
More about #TGPSessions: thegoaproject.wordpress.com
On a yellow background, a faint wave pattern runs down the right side. On top, in a yellow rectangle: Showcase Below, the headline: Tune up Below, a subhead: An open mic for musicians Next, the session date: 6 April Next, a circular window, and a name: You And below that, a descriptor: A blooming musician Below, at centre, the logotype for The Goa Project Sessions, which has the words ‘The Goa Project’ in white text next to a stylised sunset-and-water image, and next to that, the word ‘Sessions’ within a stylised video camera image. In a black strip at the bottom: Once every four weeks on Sundays, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. IST, on Zoom.
March 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
purnima.bsky.social
Yesterday the Right To Read campaign was in Delhi University.
It’s a pan-India demand for free, anticaste public access libraries that welcome all.
People from all over the country are signing postcards to our ministers to demand library reform.
March 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
purnima.bsky.social
Have you seen Vibhu Grover’s beautiful film about chasing the auroras in Ladhak?

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Umling La & Auroras | Cycling to the world's highest road through solar and sand storms
YouTube video by Vibhu Grover
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March 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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we’re so grateful for the strong reaction people are having to Vivian Wilson’s convo w Ella Yurman ❤️‍🔥 @teenvogue.com

it feels worth noting that Elon Musk spent a chunk of the day of his daughter’s first cover story tweeting anti-trans propaganda mixed with anti-journalist memes
Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth
Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.
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March 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Manal, Loay's baby girl, was born under difficult circumstances at the start of this war. Loay works tirelessly to provide for Manal and her brother, Yousef, while facing rising costs, especially for essential baby supplies like milk and more.

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Donate to Help Loay’s family survive continuing displacement, organized by Ibrahim Dawwas
Stand with me to help my family survive and has better life. I, … Ibrahim Dawwas needs your support for Help Loay’s family survive continuing displacement
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March 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM
purnima.bsky.social
Happy birthday Kim Stanley Robinson, you legend.
March 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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March 22, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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nameshiv.bsky.social
never surrender
neil degrasse tyson: you are not a planet pluto: you are not carl sagan ndt: flips bird pluto: flips two birds
March 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
purnima.bsky.social
Reading a solid piece of film criticism after a very long time.

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Superboys of Malegaon: A sanitized spectacle of appropriation and erasure
Cinema, at its best, is an act of discovery—a way to reveal untold stories, amplify unheard voices, and explore cultures beyond mainstream narratives. Superboys of Malegaon, Supermen of Malegaon Howev...
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March 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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nadjanadika.bsky.social நாடிகா நாடியா / Nadika Nadja @nadjanadika.bsky.social · Mar 6
And then, this. All through March and April, a special @freelibsnet.bsky.social #LibraryLove project, in which I will write you a new short story, just for you, based on the people you want to put in your story.
#ShortStory #CustomStories

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freelibsnet.bsky.social Free Libraries Network - India @freelibsnet.bsky.social · Feb 25
Library L💙VE #ForALL!
Our Library Love fundraiser campaigns for the 'Right To Read' through free, anti-caste & feminist public libraries #ForALL
nadjanadika.bsky.social is making an amazing offer.
So scan the QR code on slide 2 to donate
OR
Click www.fln.org.in/librarylove/
March 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
purnima.bsky.social
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NEP is casteist, self-defeatist; centre should learn from Tamil Nadu: Dr Ezhilan Naganathan
Dr Ezhilan Naganathan, a Tamil Nadus-based social activist and physician, said, that the NEP is not a reform, but a regression.
caravanmagazine.in
March 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
purnima.bsky.social
It’s not over yet. We have over 40 offers by some of the coolest people in literature and art.
freelibsnet.bsky.social Free Libraries Network - India @freelibsnet.bsky.social · Mar 4
#LibraryLove isn’t over!
Our fun(d)raising campaign stays open until 15 March. That’s two more weeks for you to snap up any — many! — of the amazing offers we have been sharing.
Scan the code or visit www.fln.org.in/librarylove/
<a href="/hashtag/RightToRead" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#RightToRead #OpenBooksOpenMinds #FreePublicLibrariesForALL
Until 15th March you can still choose any or many of the fabulous things our creative friends have been offering you in exchange for donations to Free Libraries Network. Scroll back to into our timeline to check them out. Share the love by telling your pals! ____ Logos of Free Libraries Network and Library Love campaign Scannable QR code with teh text: To claim any Library Love offer scan this code or go to www.fln.org.in/library love
March 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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nadjanadika.bsky.social
Bluesky butterflies?
Please please do check out @freelibsnet.bsky.social and the campaign some of us are a part of to take books to people.
Sign up for one, two, all the offers. Celebrate stories and books and libraries.
freelibsnet.bsky.social Free Libraries Network - India @freelibsnet.bsky.social · Feb 28
One L💙VE! One Heart! Let's get together and feel all right.
Our Library Love fundraiser campaigns for the 'Right To Read' through free, anti-caste & feminist public libraries #ForALL
Ranjini Rao is making an amazing offer.
So scan the QR code on slide 2 to donate
OR
Click www.fln.org.in/librarylove/
The image is a poster with several elements. On a blue background, there are several elements of a flyer. There is a photograph of a person looking at camera. Below that, the person’s name, and a description: Ranjini Rao Writer, Communications Professor, Food & Culture Researcher Next to it is this text: For a donation of INR 2000, I can offer a 15-minute online consultation on your writing project. In a band across the bottom are two logos. On the left, one logotype has a stylised image of three books on a shelf and next to it, the name of the organisation, Free Libraries Network, India & South Asia in dark blue letters. On the right, the second logotype, which has a stylised image of a blue gift box opening and little red book flying out of it, and the name of the campaign, Library Love. I will do an online one-on-one private consultation with anyone who needs support on a writing project (a book, a pitch or proposal). Bio of the artist: I’m a multipotentialite: I teach communications, cook food, and write books. In a career spanning over 25 years, I’ve written six books, taught over 10,000 hours across global classrooms, hosted more than 60 writing, cooking & culture immersion workshops for individuals, schools and corporates, written over 150 articles and columns in newspapers, hosted and participated in several panel discussions, and consulted on menu planning projects for a handful of startups and cafes. I believe that the humanizing of the stories we tell, and the way we tell them based on lived experience, is crucial. Below that, a QR Code, and these words: To claim this offer (and view all the other offers), please scan this code, or go to https://www.fln.org.in/librarylove/ FLN is a collective of grassroots organisations and practitioners building, operating and advocating for free, anti-caste and feminist libraries that guarantee equal access to reading, learning and information resources for all. We work with governments, civil society, national and international library associations, publishers and literary groups and individuals, to create policy and implement free-library curricula and models, and to reform India’s public library system. ===== Library Love (14–28 February) Our storyteller friends are making an array of generous offers in exchange for donations to FLN. Funds raised will go towards curating book sets for grassroots libraries, training library leaders, research and advocacy, and paying our team of educators, organisers, trainers, researchers and managers. Donations to Free Libraries Network FLN are exempt from tax under section 80G of the Income Tax Act (old regime). FLN can only accept donations within India and in Indian currency. The image is a poster with several elements. In large text at centre are these words: ===== Our vision of a free library does not stop at delivering excellent library services to all. It must also be anti-caste, gender and disability-inclusive, and do the essential work of welcoming into reading and thinking, those who have been historically excluded. FLN asserts that free libraries are a matter of right. ===== In a band across the bottom are two logos. On the left, one logotype has a stylised image of three books on a shelf and next to it, the name of the organisation, Free Libraries Network, India & South Asia in dark blue letters. On the right, the second logotype, which has a stylised image of a blue gift box opening and little red book flying out of it, and the name of the campaign, Library Love.
February 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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almostinfamous.bsky.social
please take part in their fundraisers - these people are doing stellar work for real
freelibsnet.bsky.social Free Libraries Network - India @freelibsnet.bsky.social · Feb 28
One L💙VE! One Heart! Let's get together and feel all right.
Our Library Love fundraiser campaigns for the 'Right To Read' through free, anti-caste & feminist public libraries #ForALL
Ranjini Rao is making an amazing offer.
So scan the QR code on slide 2 to donate
OR
Click www.fln.org.in/librarylove/
The image is a poster with several elements. On a blue background, there are several elements of a flyer. There is a photograph of a person looking at camera. Below that, the person’s name, and a description: Ranjini Rao Writer, Communications Professor, Food & Culture Researcher Next to it is this text: For a donation of INR 2000, I can offer a 15-minute online consultation on your writing project. In a band across the bottom are two logos. On the left, one logotype has a stylised image of three books on a shelf and next to it, the name of the organisation, Free Libraries Network, India & South Asia in dark blue letters. On the right, the second logotype, which has a stylised image of a blue gift box opening and little red book flying out of it, and the name of the campaign, Library Love. I will do an online one-on-one private consultation with anyone who needs support on a writing project (a book, a pitch or proposal). Bio of the artist: I’m a multipotentialite: I teach communications, cook food, and write books. In a career spanning over 25 years, I’ve written six books, taught over 10,000 hours across global classrooms, hosted more than 60 writing, cooking & culture immersion workshops for individuals, schools and corporates, written over 150 articles and columns in newspapers, hosted and participated in several panel discussions, and consulted on menu planning projects for a handful of startups and cafes. I believe that the humanizing of the stories we tell, and the way we tell them based on lived experience, is crucial. Below that, a QR Code, and these words: To claim this offer (and view all the other offers), please scan this code, or go to https://www.fln.org.in/librarylove/ FLN is a collective of grassroots organisations and practitioners building, operating and advocating for free, anti-caste and feminist libraries that guarantee equal access to reading, learning and information resources for all. We work with governments, civil society, national and international library associations, publishers and literary groups and individuals, to create policy and implement free-library curricula and models, and to reform India’s public library system. ===== Library Love (14–28 February) Our storyteller friends are making an array of generous offers in exchange for donations to FLN. Funds raised will go towards curating book sets for grassroots libraries, training library leaders, research and advocacy, and paying our team of educators, organisers, trainers, researchers and managers. Donations to Free Libraries Network FLN are exempt from tax under section 80G of the Income Tax Act (old regime). FLN can only accept donations within India and in Indian currency. The image is a poster with several elements. In large text at centre are these words: ===== Our vision of a free library does not stop at delivering excellent library services to all. It must also be anti-caste, gender and disability-inclusive, and do the essential work of welcoming into reading and thinking, those who have been historically excluded. FLN asserts that free libraries are a matter of right. ===== In a band across the bottom are two logos. On the left, one logotype has a stylised image of three books on a shelf and next to it, the name of the organisation, Free Libraries Network, India & South Asia in dark blue letters. On the right, the second logotype, which has a stylised image of a blue gift box opening and little red book flying out of it, and the name of the campaign, Library Love.
February 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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hamsini.bsky.social
So new and so late to learn about this but FLN is doing stellar work! If you want to engage with some pretty cool people and support free libraries at the same time, look at their list of artists, writers and others donating time to raise funds. The fundraiser ends on 28 Feb so check it out ASAP!
freelibsnet.bsky.social Free Libraries Network - India @freelibsnet.bsky.social · Feb 19
Free is Equal --> Free Libraries Equal L💙VE!
Our Library Love fundraiser campaigns for the 'Right To Read' through free, anti-caste & feminist public libraries #ForALL
Priya Kuriyan is making an amazing offer.
So scan the QR code on slide 2 to donate
OR
Click www.fln.org.in/librarylove/
The image is a poster with several elements. On a blue background, there are several elements of a flyer. There is a photograph of a person looking at camera. Below that, the person’s name, and a description: Priya Kuriyan Children's book illustrator Next to it is this text: For a donation of INR 3000, I am offering a signed original mini painting In a band across the bottom are two logos. On the left, one logotype has a stylised image of three books on a shelf and next to it, the name of the organisation, Free Libraries Network, India & South Asia in dark blue letters. On the right, the second logotype, which has a stylised image of a blue gift box opening and little red book flying out of it, and the name of the campaign, Library Love. I am offering 18 original mini paintings, acrylics on paper, of varying sizes. I will try and send you the artwork of your choice, but if it's not available, I will send a random one. Bio of the artist: Priya Kuriyan is a children's book writer-illustrator, comics maker and chronic doodler. She has directed educational films for the Sesame street show (India) and the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI) and has illustrated numerous children's books for publishers like Tulika Books, Penguin, Scholastic and Hachette. She is the recipient of the Big Little Book award, instituted by Parag, an initiative of Tata Trusts in recognition of her contribution to Indian children's literature. Her most recent children's picture book 'Beauty in Missing' was published by Pratham Books, India. She lives and works in the city of Bangalore. Below that, a QR Code, and these words: To claim this offer (and view all the other offers), please scan this code, or go to https://www.fln.org.in/librarylove/ FLN is a collective of grassroots organisations and practitioners building, operating and advocating for free, anti-caste and feminist libraries that guarantee equal access to reading, learning and information resources for all. We work with governments, civil society, national and international library associations, publishers and literary groups and individuals, to create policy and implement free-library curricula and models, and to reform India’s public library system. ===== Library Love (14–28 February) Our storyteller friends are making an array of generous offers in exchange for donations to FLN. Funds raised will go towards curating book sets for grassroots libraries, training library leaders, research and advocacy, and paying our team of educators, organisers, trainers, researchers and managers. Donations to Free Libraries Network FLN are exempt from tax under section 80G of the Income Tax Act (old regime). FLN can only accept donations within India and in Indian currency. The image is a poster with several elements. In large text at centre are these words: ===== Our vision of a free library does not stop at delivering excellent library services to all. It must also be anti-caste, gender and disability-inclusive, and do the essential work of welcoming into reading and thinking, those who have been historically excluded. FLN asserts that free libraries are a matter of right. ===== In a band across the bottom are two logos. On the left, one logotype has a stylised image of three books on a shelf and next to it, the name of the organisation, Free Libraries Network, India & South Asia in dark blue letters. On the right, the second logotype, which has a stylised image of a blue gift box opening and little red book flying out of it, and the name of the campaign, Library Love.
February 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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nadjanadika.bsky.social
Come along, let's make stories and celebrate the amazingness that is the @freelibsnet.bsky.social
freelibsnet.bsky.social Free Libraries Network - India @freelibsnet.bsky.social · Feb 25
Library L💙VE #ForALL!
Our Library Love fundraiser campaigns for the 'Right To Read' through free, anti-caste & feminist public libraries #ForALL
nadjanadika.bsky.social is making an amazing offer.
So scan the QR code on slide 2 to donate
OR
Click www.fln.org.in/librarylove/
The image is a poster with several elements. On a blue background, there are several elements of a flyer. There is a photograph of a person looking at camera. Below that, the person’s name, and a description: Nadika Nadja A sort of writer Next to it is this text: For a donation of INR 4000, I will write a unique short story featuring you or a loved/unloved one, in a genre of your choice. In a band across the bottom are two logos. On the left, one logotype has a stylised image of three books on a shelf and next to it, the name of the organisation, Free Libraries Network, India & South Asia in dark blue letters. On the right, the second logotype, which has a stylised image of a blue gift box opening and little red book flying out of it, and the name of the campaign, Library Love. We will talk over a video call for an hour, in which we work out broad outlines for a special, one-off short story (~ 5000 words) featuring you or anyone you wish to feature, and a very rough idea of the world the story will be set in. Once we figure out these details and you approve the draft, I’ll send you the story. Bio of the artist: A writer of sorts, story teller of a kind, a bit of a researcher and a lot of thinker of histories and peoples and places. Below that, a QR Code, and these words: To claim this offer (and view all the other offers), please scan this code, or go to https://www.fln.org.in/librarylove/ FLN is a collective of grassroots organisations and practitioners building, operating and advocating for free, anti-caste and feminist libraries that guarantee equal access to reading, learning and information resources for all. We work with governments, civil society, national and international library associations, publishers and literary groups and individuals, to create policy and implement free-library curricula and models, and to reform India’s public library system. ===== Library Love (14–28 February) Our storyteller friends are making an array of generous offers in exchange for donations to FLN. Funds raised will go towards curating book sets for grassroots libraries, training library leaders, research and advocacy, and paying our team of educators, organisers, trainers, researchers and managers. Donations to Free Libraries Network FLN are exempt from tax under section 80G of the Income Tax Act (old regime). FLN can only accept donations within India and in Indian currency. The image is a poster with several elements. In large text at centre are these words: ===== Our vision of a free library does not stop at delivering excellent library services to all. It must also be anti-caste, gender and disability-inclusive, and do the essential work of welcoming into reading and thinking, those who have been historically excluded. FLN asserts that free libraries are a matter of right. ===== In a band across the bottom are two logos. On the left, one logotype has a stylised image of three books on a shelf and next to it, the name of the organisation, Free Libraries Network, India & South Asia in dark blue letters. On the right, the second logotype, which has a stylised image of a blue gift box opening and little red book flying out of it, and the name of the campaign, Library Love.
February 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM