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Ingrid Srinath

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Philanthropy geek, civil society advocate, verbivore. Blog: substack.com/@ingridsrinath

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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 20h
With trains cancelled, travel blocked, the national capital flooded with an unprecedented number of security forces, and mass detentions of young citizens across the country, how is this not a state of Emergency in everything but name?
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CIVICUS @civicusalliance.bsky.social · 21h
Researchers at the Maxwell School are conducting a global survey on organisations working to protect and promote democracy. The findings will inform funders, policymakers & others on how to better support pro-democracy organisations globally. ➡️https://bit.ly/frontlinessurvey Closes 26 October '26
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Democracy Activism
Activism on promoting and protecting democracy.
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Scroll @scroll.in · 08/10/2026
The agency said Khalid’s continued imprisonment was “evidence of a wider moment in India: the expanding use of anti-terror laws against dissent." scroll.in/latest/10962... “It disproportionately affects human rights defenders, who exercise their right to peaceful assembly and free expression.”
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Philanthropy and nonprofits in our time. Vu Le on point.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Because, maths?
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Scroll @scroll.in · 06/10/2026
The awards aim to recognise and encourage literary talent across genres, for both established and new writers. The winners will be announced at a special ceremony in Mumbai on October 25. Read more: scroll.in/article/1096... #MumbaiLitfestLonglist
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The original Dimagi Naxal. #GandhiJayanti #Resist #Disobey
Multi-coloured portrait of a smiling Mahatma Gandhi.
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Andrew Blum @ablum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ban the death penalty is probably the ethical issue that I’m most confident in the rightness of my position on.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/10/2026
From Childline to changing TV for ever: Esther Rantzen’s revolutionary life
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From Childline to changing TV for ever: Esther Rantzen’s revolutionary life
Be it her pioneering approach to consumer injustice or her extraordinary tackling of systemic social issues, the broadcaster was at the forefront of what television could be
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Matthew Cebul @matthewcebul.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just caught this fascinating short piece in @jodemocracy.bsky.social today on the strengths and weaknesses of "leaderless" movement organizing in Kenya, with nuanced reflections from protest organizers www.journalofdemocracy.org/the-frontlin...
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What “Leaderless” Actually Means | Journal of Democracy
Gen Z protests are about more than a generation. Uprisings like the one we helped lead in Kenya are rewriting how movements organize, and how states fight back.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
School for Democracy campus at Badi Ka Badia, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, where groups of interested people can learn about the theory and practice of democracy.
Tiled roof seen through surrounding vegetation.Building with white walls and terracotta coloured windows and roof.Solar panels beside a cream coloured building.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Plaques marking the site of the proposed Right to Information museum.
Plaque with text in English describing the purpose of the proposed Right to Information museum.Plaque with the text of the preamble to India’s constitution whose every right is underpinned by the Right to Information. Plaques with text in Hindi describing the purpose of the proposed Right to Information muaeum and the preamble to India’s constitution.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Bhagwan Das, one of the earliest members of the MKSS at the plaque in Beawar, Rajasthan that marks the site of the historic 40 day protest that kicked off the campaign for the right to information.
Bhagwan Das in front of the  granite plaque at the spot where the campaign for the right to information first began.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This mud-walled home in Devdungri is where the vision for India’s rights to information (RTI) and work (MGNREGA) first took shape as Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey, and Shankar Singh established the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghatan (MKSS) together with local communities.
Entrance to mud-walled home with traditional painting and water pots.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“Underserved people are not served by orthodoxies. They are served by whoever can deliver a good or service of value, affordably and durably, at the scale of the need.”
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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱. 𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 - 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 - 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. That's the practical difference between sending one team member to #IFC2026 versus sending three It returns this 20-23 October. Email events@resource-alliance.org or start here 👉 bit.ly/RAxIFC2026
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
End of monsoon drama in Mumbai.
A car on the Rajiv Gandhi Sealink bridge against a dramatic cloudy sky.
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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟: 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 As a couple of our long-serving board members come to the end of their term with us, we're looking for new faces to guide our organisation & shape what comes next. You can find full role descriptions & application info here 👉 bit.ly/JoinRABoard
A feminine-presenting person with long wavy grey hair, red lipstick, and black statement glasses gestures during an animated conversationTwo volunteer roles available:TrusteesWe welcome global applications for our
new trustees, who will have experience
in one or more key areas of impact.
Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee
We’re looking for a strategic and
collaborative financial leader who is
either based in the United Kingdom or
who has significant experience of UK
charity finance, governance, audits, and
regulation.
Full descriptions of each role and
application information can be found
at bit.ly/JoinRABoard >>
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
When will Ease of Doing Good and the nonprofit sector receive the same treatment?
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In ease of biz push, govt rewriting the corporate compliance rulebook | Company Business News
India plans to rewrite its corporate compliance playbook to boost ease of doing business: expedite process to start and shut down firms, simplify norms and lower the compliance burden on MSMEs. The go...
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Scroll @scroll.in · 01/09/2026
Muslims made up 40.7% of deletions, Sabar Institute said, adding that it could not state if they were deleted at higher rate due to lack of religion-wise data. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10954...
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
As we watch domestic and foreign policy in India and around the world increasingly driven by crony capitalists, heeding this warning from history is vital.
nytimes.com
Opinion | What It Took to Dismantle the Most Powerful Company in the World
A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
How long would an Indian list of courageous leaders resisting government action against civil society be?
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Aruna Chandrasekhar @arunacsekhar.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Summer in Mumbai was brutal and endless. The monsoon's poster child was running out of water. In a dispatch for @equatormag.bsky.social, I wrote about living with extreme heat in a broken city and limits to resilience. With🔥 images by @ishantankha.bsky.social www.equator.org/articles/cit...
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City of Sweat • EQUATOR
A vision of our overheated future on the streets of Mumbai
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A fund to provide disaster relief left 99.99% of its funds idle. Imagine what would happen to it if it were not called PM-CARES.
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Why is PM CARES Fund keeping large sums idle, asks RTI activist
Domestic donations to PM CARES Fund declined by 30% to ₹479 crore in FY25, with foreign contributions also sharply falling.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Do we know how this movie ends?
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Don’t let their nationalism silence your patriotism. #fearlessfreedom #bekhaufaazadi #independenceday
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CIVICUS @civicusalliance.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🚨 Looking for a consultant to develop the Global Digital Action Toolkit, a practical resource to strengthen digital resilience. Closes 28 August 2026 🔗web.civicus.org/TOR-DigitalActionToolkit
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
“But in the young Indian student crying over a leaked exam paper, I see a sibling. When I see you standing against a system that calls you a parasite, I see a version of myself that is allowed to speak.”
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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Acquittal of 11 Muslim men, 4 yrs after Ram Navami violence in Khargone, MP, is another example of a made-up police case allowed by India's courts Eyewitnesses identified no one No identification parade No forensic evidence Translation of the Hindi judgment reveals article-14.com/post/demolit...
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Demolitions to Acquittal: Ram Navami Violence Case Against 11 Muslims Was Built Without Evidence
With eyewitnesses unable to identify the accused, no identification parade conducted and no forensic evidence connecting them to the alleged crimes, a court acquitted 11 Muslim men charged in communal...
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Fact free argument.
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Look closely at source and purpose of foreign funding
The proposed FCRA amendments are both faith-neutral and sector-neutral. They make no distinction between religious and secular organisations or among different faiths
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“But institutions are not hollowed out by governments alone. They decay because thousands of people, across hundreds of professions, cease to uphold the standards that give institutions their integrity.”
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta: Gen Z’s parents must answer for their politics, crisis it created
These protests are radical in different ways. The first way is more psychological: It is a refusal to accept fear as a social norm. Some of that fear has been induced by the exacerbating authoritarian...
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
India had one helpline that functioned well. It was shut down. Here’s what happened next.
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Rally @lifeatrally.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Thinking of friends and the LGBTQ+ community in Berlin. #LifeAtRally #BerlinPride #Berlin #Pride
White graphic with bold dark grey and pink text reading: "Sending love, strength & solidarity to Berlin. LOVE WINS." A rainbow Pride flag curves across the bottom right corner.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
E.g. new task force to technologymaxx Indian examinations.
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
"Freedom functions as the infrastructure for everything else that philanthropy tries to accomplish." muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
In a time of horror, this may well be the most terrifying and depressing thing I’ve read for an long while.
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza
Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Whoa.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Meanwhile in India we’re all non-citizens till we prove ourselves otherwise, though it’s not clear what exactly constitutes proof.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
One from Lisbon for your collection.
Wall sign saying Morte ao Fascismo.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Streisand effect.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
It’s not really a Mumbai monsoon till…
Hand holding a roasted corn cob, bhutta in local parlance.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Beyond fireworks, barbecues, celebrity weddings and many too many speeches, a great way to commemorate this semiquincentennial might be to extend support to those guarding the ramparts of civil society and philanthropic freedom.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Even as the threats to philanthropy & civil society in the USA loom, the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding offers just reason for pride in those who have led the battle to defend hard won rights and freedoms. Your fight back is inspiring to many of us similarly beleaguered. 1/2 #USA250
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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Brazilians to get the weekend, Spain rejects xenophobia, Californian billionaires panic, New York shows how government is done, and the truth is revealed about whether people really are selfish. Welcome to the Public Good News.
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A typology of philanthropy that highlights the risks of the prevalent monoculture that focuses on “getting to scale” by influencing state policy. The counter examples of philanthropy that takes a stand, builds power or elevates values are particularly compelling. #philanthropy @ssir.org
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What Else Can We Do? The Thirteen Intentions of Philanthropy (SSIR)
A year of turbulence has exposed the dangers of philanthropic monocultures and upended assumptions about impact, effectiveness, and scale. Embracing the varied intentions that motivate people to give ...
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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
2026 is half done.
A road sign says ‘Half Way’ with mountains in the far background against a clear, blue sky.
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Mel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98!
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Ashok Swain @ashoswai.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
When Hindutva politics enters the school kitchen, it is India's poorest children who pay the price.#MyPiece scroll.in/article/1093...
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Eggs to go off school menus, West Bengal’s Hindutva agenda will deprive children of vital nutrition
In a state where meat is widely consumed, a crucial protein source is being replaced by ‘vegetarian’ alternatives to suit ideological demands.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Vegetarian vampires, 1962 By Spanish Surrealist painter Remedios Varo #WomensArt
Painting featuring three figures in orange sitting around a table sucking red foods, such as tomato and water melon through a straw
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