Sukhada Tatke
@sukhadatatke.bsky.social
Reader | Reporter | Writer
Essays/features: The Rumpus, LitHub, Al Jazeera, BBC, Wired, Commonwealth Writers etc.
Writing: https://sukhadatatke.contently.com/
Comms for IPPR Scotland | Views my own
🏠 Edinburgh
❤️ Bombay
Essays/features: The Rumpus, LitHub, Al Jazeera, BBC, Wired, Commonwealth Writers etc.
Writing: https://sukhadatatke.contently.com/
Comms for IPPR Scotland | Views my own
🏠 Edinburgh
❤️ Bombay
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Recently, we attended @ipprscotland.bsky.social 10 year anniversary event. CR participant James sat on a panel titled: 'Can Scotland meet its poverty targets' alongside CPAG and the Poverty Truth Community. He wrote a wonderful speech which can be read here: changingrealities.org/writings/cha...
Changing Realities is a project bringing together almost 200 parents and carers across the UK. The project documents what life is like for parents on a low income and, using lived experience, campaigns for the change we need to see.
changingrealities.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Recently, we attended @ipprscotland.bsky.social 10 year anniversary event. CR participant James sat on a panel titled: 'Can Scotland meet its poverty targets' alongside CPAG and the Poverty Truth Community. He wrote a wonderful speech which can be read here: changingrealities.org/writings/cha...
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After months of planning and plotting, safe to say our conference yesterday was a success. A big thank you to everyone present. Some highlights⤵️
@johnswinney.bsky.social
@anassarwar.bsky.social
@stephenboydippr.bsky.social
@davehawkey.bsky.social
@caseysmithippr.bsky.social
@sukhadatatke.bsky.social
@johnswinney.bsky.social
@anassarwar.bsky.social
@stephenboydippr.bsky.social
@davehawkey.bsky.social
@caseysmithippr.bsky.social
@sukhadatatke.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
After months of planning and plotting, safe to say our conference yesterday was a success. A big thank you to everyone present. Some highlights⤵️
@johnswinney.bsky.social
@anassarwar.bsky.social
@stephenboydippr.bsky.social
@davehawkey.bsky.social
@caseysmithippr.bsky.social
@sukhadatatke.bsky.social
@johnswinney.bsky.social
@anassarwar.bsky.social
@stephenboydippr.bsky.social
@davehawkey.bsky.social
@caseysmithippr.bsky.social
@sukhadatatke.bsky.social
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📢NEW BLOG📢
Taking off from International Women's Day, @sukhadatatke.bsky.social draws on our latest research to highlight the urgent need to tackle challenges that disproportionately affect women.
@opfs.org.uk @fifegingerbread.bsky.social @carersscotland.bsky.social
www.ippr.org/articles/wom...
Taking off from International Women's Day, @sukhadatatke.bsky.social draws on our latest research to highlight the urgent need to tackle challenges that disproportionately affect women.
@opfs.org.uk @fifegingerbread.bsky.social @carersscotland.bsky.social
www.ippr.org/articles/wom...
Women in Scotland: the gendered impact of care on financial stability and well-being | IPPR
It is not just anecdata — it goes far beyond Instagram reels and mommy blogs. The evidence is everywhere. Women are much likelier than men to engage in car
www.ippr.org
March 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
📢NEW BLOG📢
Taking off from International Women's Day, @sukhadatatke.bsky.social draws on our latest research to highlight the urgent need to tackle challenges that disproportionately affect women.
@opfs.org.uk @fifegingerbread.bsky.social @carersscotland.bsky.social
www.ippr.org/articles/wom...
Taking off from International Women's Day, @sukhadatatke.bsky.social draws on our latest research to highlight the urgent need to tackle challenges that disproportionately affect women.
@opfs.org.uk @fifegingerbread.bsky.social @carersscotland.bsky.social
www.ippr.org/articles/wom...
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This is a 🧵 in which I aim to persuade you to support @freelibsnet.bsky.social and, if your finances permit it, to take advantage of the many fabulous offers in its #LibraryLove fun(d)-raiser.
February 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is a 🧵 in which I aim to persuade you to support @freelibsnet.bsky.social and, if your finances permit it, to take advantage of the many fabulous offers in its #LibraryLove fun(d)-raiser.
How we damage the people we're meant to protect. Alice Munro: A Case Study www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Alice Munro’s Passive Voice
The celebrated writer’s partner sexually abused her daughter Andrea. The abuse transformed Munro’s fiction, but she left it to Andrea to confront the true story.
www.newyorker.com
December 26, 2024 at 10:11 AM
How we damage the people we're meant to protect. Alice Munro: A Case Study www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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LitHub names this among their favorite essays of 2024
December 20, 2024 at 10:07 AM
LitHub names this among their favorite essays of 2024
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Persons of the Year — two whose courage and integrity under extreme loss and horror stood out to me:
Gisèle Pélicot, who spoke for so many when she said that "shame must change sides".
And Wael al-Dahdouh: "They took revenge on us through our children."
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
Gisèle Pélicot, who spoke for so many when she said that "shame must change sides".
And Wael al-Dahdouh: "They took revenge on us through our children."
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
‘I couldn’t cry over my children like everyone else’: the tragedy of Palestinian journalist Wael al-Dahdouh
The long read: After his wife and two of his children were killed in Gaza, Al Jazeera journalist Wael al-Dahdouh became famous around the world for his decision to keep reporting. But this was just th...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Persons of the Year — two whose courage and integrity under extreme loss and horror stood out to me:
Gisèle Pélicot, who spoke for so many when she said that "shame must change sides".
And Wael al-Dahdouh: "They took revenge on us through our children."
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
Gisèle Pélicot, who spoke for so many when she said that "shame must change sides".
And Wael al-Dahdouh: "They took revenge on us through our children."
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
Man after grotesque man in l'affaire Pelicot has used his history of trauma or unhappy childhood to justify what he did. How come women, who've suffered endless trauma (often at the hands of men!) in childhood & beyond, find ways to manage it that don't involve drugging, raping & assaulting others?
December 13, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Man after grotesque man in l'affaire Pelicot has used his history of trauma or unhappy childhood to justify what he did. How come women, who've suffered endless trauma (often at the hands of men!) in childhood & beyond, find ways to manage it that don't involve drugging, raping & assaulting others?
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Devolution is clearly one of the super powers we haven't fully utilised yet for so many 'wicked problems' that would benefit from a rethink.
📢NEW REPORT: Everything Everywhere All At Once📢
➡️95% of onshore wind projects in pipeline are in devolved nations
➡️A four-nations approach is needed for the UK government to meet its 2030 clean energy targets
By @joshemden.bsky.social and @davehawkey.bsky.social⤵️
www.ippr.org/articles/eve...
➡️95% of onshore wind projects in pipeline are in devolved nations
➡️A four-nations approach is needed for the UK government to meet its 2030 clean energy targets
By @joshemden.bsky.social and @davehawkey.bsky.social⤵️
www.ippr.org/articles/eve...
Everything everywhere, all at once: The need for a four nations approach to accelerate wind deployment in the UK | IPPR
This is a challenge that crosses borders and needs devolved and reserved powers to all pull in the same direction.
In this report, we explore existing inte
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December 12, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Devolution is clearly one of the super powers we haven't fully utilised yet for so many 'wicked problems' that would benefit from a rethink.
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Oohh look! My publisher is having a monster 50% off sale in honour of my book, Monstrous Longing, being shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize.
Spend over £15 to use the code Monster50 and get all your last Christmas presents! 🎁🎄📚
Spend over £15 to use the code Monster50 and get all your last Christmas presents! 🎁🎄📚
If you like #shortstories and a #book please visit our online store. Use the code Monster50 and spend £15 or more to receive a 50% discount across all our titles. The code expires on 20/12.
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December 12, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Oohh look! My publisher is having a monster 50% off sale in honour of my book, Monstrous Longing, being shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize.
Spend over £15 to use the code Monster50 and get all your last Christmas presents! 🎁🎄📚
Spend over £15 to use the code Monster50 and get all your last Christmas presents! 🎁🎄📚
Meeting André Aciman was one of the most memorable highlights of my year. frontline.thehindu.com/books/memory...
BOOKS | Interview with Andre Aciman, Author of My Roman Year
In this conversation, Andre Aciman spoke about his use of memory to tell stories from the distant past, his idea of creating a simulacrum of experience which is as accurate as the actual unfolding of ...
frontline.thehindu.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Meeting André Aciman was one of the most memorable highlights of my year. frontline.thehindu.com/books/memory...
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Do watch this searingly stark docu on the Gujarat riots of 2002. Rakesh Sharma's footage and coverage are the best of all the work that has emerged on this catastrophic event. I was eye witness, but don't take my word for it. Watch it!
I’ve decided to indefinitely extend FREE online viewing of #FinalSolution, my film on #2002GujaratRiots, and the rise of Narendra Modi, now the Prime Minister of India.
Real #GujaratFiles
Do share and spread word, esp among the under-35 audiences (too young in 2002!). vimeo.com/329340055
Real #GujaratFiles
Do share and spread word, esp among the under-35 audiences (too young in 2002!). vimeo.com/329340055
Final Solution (2004)
by Rakesh Sharma; India; 2004 For Individual/ Home Viewing only (not for institutions); PG-rated Awards: Wolfgang Staudte award (now rechristened the Golden Bear…
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December 11, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Do watch this searingly stark docu on the Gujarat riots of 2002. Rakesh Sharma's footage and coverage are the best of all the work that has emerged on this catastrophic event. I was eye witness, but don't take my word for it. Watch it!
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Today marks one of the most important days in Scottish politics: the budget 🪙
But how do UK and Scottish budgets interact with each other, and is @scottishgovernment.bsky.social doing the long term work to meet future challenges?
@caseysmithippr.bsky.social explains ⤵️
www.ippr.org/articles/why...
But how do UK and Scottish budgets interact with each other, and is @scottishgovernment.bsky.social doing the long term work to meet future challenges?
@caseysmithippr.bsky.social explains ⤵️
www.ippr.org/articles/why...
Why the way Scottish budgets work needs to change | IPPR
While it’s tempting to view the two events at Holyrood and Westminster as analogous, we should be cleareyed about the distinct nature of Scotland’s budgeta
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December 4, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Today marks one of the most important days in Scottish politics: the budget 🪙
But how do UK and Scottish budgets interact with each other, and is @scottishgovernment.bsky.social doing the long term work to meet future challenges?
@caseysmithippr.bsky.social explains ⤵️
www.ippr.org/articles/why...
But how do UK and Scottish budgets interact with each other, and is @scottishgovernment.bsky.social doing the long term work to meet future challenges?
@caseysmithippr.bsky.social explains ⤵️
www.ippr.org/articles/why...
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Happy Scottish Budget Day to all those who celebrate… Hoping for some progressive spending decisions and for the Scottish Government to at least stick to its existing promises on arts funding.
a woman sitting in front of a sign that says ' promises were made netflix ' on it
Alt: a woman behind a graphic that says “promises were made”
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December 4, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Happy Scottish Budget Day to all those who celebrate… Hoping for some progressive spending decisions and for the Scottish Government to at least stick to its existing promises on arts funding.
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I like the US cover (on the right) better. Either way, mesmerising book.
“Every day when I dictate these thoughts, I open what is left of my broken body to give form to this chaos I have fallen into, to stop myself from dying inside.”
“Every day when I dictate these thoughts, I open what is left of my broken body to give form to this chaos I have fallen into, to stop myself from dying inside.”
December 2, 2024 at 3:50 AM
I like the US cover (on the right) better. Either way, mesmerising book.
“Every day when I dictate these thoughts, I open what is left of my broken body to give form to this chaos I have fallen into, to stop myself from dying inside.”
“Every day when I dictate these thoughts, I open what is left of my broken body to give form to this chaos I have fallen into, to stop myself from dying inside.”
We should be talking more, a lot more, about the monster that was King Leopold, and his monstrous legacy. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Belgium found guilty of crimes against humanity in colonial Congo
Court said five women were victims of ‘systematic kidnapping’ by state over forced removal from mothers as small children
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:38 PM
We should be talking more, a lot more, about the monster that was King Leopold, and his monstrous legacy. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
@doremai.bsky.social what a nice DP!
November 30, 2024 at 9:20 PM
@doremai.bsky.social what a nice DP!
It's the same old story. How easily people acquiesce to their tax dollars and pounds being pumped into waging wars in foreign lands, how easily they froth at their mouths when their tax dollars and pounds are proposed to be pumped into making society less ostentatiously unequal and more equitable...
November 29, 2024 at 6:01 PM
It's the same old story. How easily people acquiesce to their tax dollars and pounds being pumped into waging wars in foreign lands, how easily they froth at their mouths when their tax dollars and pounds are proposed to be pumped into making society less ostentatiously unequal and more equitable...
I must say I prefer Sally Rooney's nonfiction to her fiction, which I also quite like. The last paragraph in this incisive piece should shame us all into action. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Sally Rooney: When are we going to have the courage to stop the climate crisis?
Capitalism is driving the destruction of our planet. We have to think outside – and against – the framework of our current political system
www.irishtimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:26 PM
I must say I prefer Sally Rooney's nonfiction to her fiction, which I also quite like. The last paragraph in this incisive piece should shame us all into action. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Wanted to go for a blue sky as my first skeet, but this is Scotland, and a blue sky is a bit of a stretch, but a dark sky filled with clouds through which the moon peeps, glorious and round, and only ever resembles a light bulb when caught on camera? That's more like it. Hello world 👋🏾
November 20, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Wanted to go for a blue sky as my first skeet, but this is Scotland, and a blue sky is a bit of a stretch, but a dark sky filled with clouds through which the moon peeps, glorious and round, and only ever resembles a light bulb when caught on camera? That's more like it. Hello world 👋🏾