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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

My trip to Atlanta, Georgia for the TEDNext Conference 2024 was truly an experience of a life time not just because it was my first visit to USA but also because I reconnected with my @TEDFellows community after 15 years or so. I got the TED Fellowship in 2009 for my blogging and digital activism.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

What the hell happening to Harvard University? Can Trump really do that? Can he stop a university from hiring foreign students?

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I am delighted to announce the launch of the first ever People Against Patriarchy Summit. One of India's rare platforms which brings feminists and men's rights activists on the same table for meaningful, uncomfortable and thought provoking conversations. Register at thepapsummit.com/register/

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Secure your spot at the PAP Summit! Register now to engage in critical discussions on patriarchy, gender inequality, workplace diversity, and more. Be part of the change!

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

My recent publication, a research based deep dive on gendered misinformation disinformation in India. Produced as part of The Full Picture Campaign by the @apc.org and Our Voices, Our Futures (OVOF) and published by @thewire.in m.thewire.in/article/arti... @globalvoices.org @ethanz.bsky.social

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What Has Gender Got to Do With Misinformation?

Despite a rapid rise in its threat perception, the discourse around mis/disinformation, both in media and academic texts, remains surprisingly narrow.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

In Women News India, a 5-year-old girl child was brutally raped by a 17-year-old boy. The victim was found lying unconscious in a pool of blood. She is now fighting for her life after undergoing live-saving treatment including 28 stitches in her private parts. womennews.in/madhya-prade...

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Madhya Pradesh: 5-year-old Girl Child Brutally Raped by 17-year-old boy, Victim Fighting for Life After 28 Stiches - Women and Gender News

5-year-old girl child violently raped, battling for life. Jokes offend us but child rape does not, no nation-wide outrage.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Full on verbal war between Zelensky, Trump and JD Vance. This is like a bunch of school boys fighting. It's both scary and funny. At this rate there will be a third world war. youtu.be/DZ56ibIel1U?...

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BREAKING: Trump tells Zelenskyy he's 'gambling with World War III' in tense exchange

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I read this book on why and how did modernist artists in Germany support the Nazi regime even while many were persecuted. Key reasons: ⏺️Opportunism ⏺️Self-importance (thinking art won't survive without them so they must "adjust" with Hitler's "needs"), ⏺️Survival mechanism ⏺️Real support for Nazism

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Twitter has become so overwhelmingly Right-Wing, so male dominated. It was not like this before. In have been on Twitter for 18 years. There was balance. There were nice people, lots of talented women. But gender trolling by Right-Wing drove the women away. Now it's a bunch of violent RW men.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Every Tweet by Elon Musk reek of hate, cruelty, and some sort of sick sadistic violence. It's depressing to read them. Only thing more depressing are the hundreds of replies on his Tweets supporting the cruelty. Why is there nobody to oppose? Did they all leave Twitter for Blue Sky?

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

From Trump's Executive Order meltdown to buying countries attempted bullying efforts to now Elon Musk trying to buy Open AI and Sam Altman saying, "Musk tries many things, I don't think he is a happy person, I feel for him"— I never thought following American politics can be so entertaining.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Both left and right have failed to focus on Liberalism, Enlightenment and the values of reason and rationality and diluted the discourse on political economy with post-colonial, post-modernist fluff. Collectively, we failed in articulating political issues in terms of ideologies.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I wrote this brilliant piece some years back but myself forgot just how good it was. It resurfaced when the legendary Meera Nanda came to my blog and read it and reached out to me. What a moment in my life. sanjukta.wordpress.com/2022/05/02/a...

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A Response to Prof Ranjit Goswami’s Claim That India Was Already A Post-Truth Society

A counter narrative has emerged in India that there is nothing to talk about post-truth politics since India was already a post-truth society. Prof Ranjit Goswami’s 2017 article on The Conver…

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

In my recent visit to Nepal, everywhere at the Kathmandu Durbar Square I saw this sign, China Aid. Most of the heritage sites, infrastructure in Nepal were restored/maintained by China Aid. As Trump+Musk kill USAID, China will expand China Aid, and grow its influence and soft power.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Every Trump action defies everything we believed about US, and it's getting exhausting to try to understand. 👉 Is there no system of checks and balances on the US Presidents at all? Did US presidents always have unlimited powers on paper via Executive Orders and Trump i? the only guy who used it?

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I was searching for this. Wanted to know when are the law suits coming and how many.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I Submitted my research paper for a prestigious Sage Journal. Only 8 out of 10 will make it. My paper doesn't have hot topics like AI or machine learning or climate change or identities like Dalit Muslim Black Palestine. It just has lived experience of 15 women who were trolled. Will it make it?

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Govt in every country is so scared of social media. What a shame. Since invention of printing press a nexus of power and media controlled the narrative. Internet gave the masses a voice for the 1st time. Even if there's fake and hate speech but we still need internet free from govt control.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I will Speak at this Panel Discussion tomorrow on Building Gender Inclusive Spaces in Public Transport, sharing the findings from a study I conducted to identify the challenges faced by women bus drivers of DTC at their workplace. I spoke to 15 women bus drivers and DTC officials for the study.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Trump's EO which says there are only two sexes and completely bans gender ideology also says that "Federal funds shall not be used to promote gender ideology." This is most likely to affect lot of NGOs. Anybody have more on this? Any reaction from feminist organizations?

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Now folding @weareceu.bsky.social who just announced their migration from Twitter to Bluesky. I am still conflicted about a migration. I am in both places as of now.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

The Hindu Right have created some mind-blowing intricate fake news that are in circulation for over 70 years and even made it to the History channel docu Ancient Aliens. Like the book Vaimanika Shastra, claimed to be ancient Vedic text containing "aeronautical science" but actually written in 1930s.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Similar housing crisis is seen in India too. Vast majority of urban Indians live in slums or unauthorised builder's colonies. Millions are homeless. Worst is that even high earning class can't afford a house because prices are artificially jacked even when there are not enough buyers.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Two new additions to my book shelf and things presently on my bed. #Cat #books #quilt #winter #reading 📚 🐈 Women and Power by @wmarybeard.bsky.social Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Women's Studies and Right Wing Studies are two of my research interests. I am interested in women's lives, their existential quest, identity, place in the world, belonging. And how right-wing politics impact women. Sadly, both have no research scope in India. Pls help me find opportunities in US.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year Everyone from me and my cat. Also a little recap of my year 2024. Full video on Instagram www.instagram.com/share/reel/_... #Recap2024 #happynewyear2025

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Sharing my experience at @globalvoices.org Summit 2006 and 2024. In 2006, I shared my exp of holding bloggers outreach workshops inspired by @ethanz.bsky.social's Bridge Bloggers. 2024, I shared how blogging shaped my personal journey gave me identity, and that blogging is still relevant.

Sanjukta Basu speaking at Global Voices Summit 2006

Sanjukta Basu speaking at Global Voices Summit 2024.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

2024 have been the highlight of my life. While it started on worrying note, I reached some major milestones. Got the PhD degree. Made life's first visit to 1st 🌎 nations, UK, USA, attended @globalvoices.org Summit. I am still not free from worries but guess things will turn out fine #2024recap

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

It's #Christmas Eve. I do not know anything about Christianity but I love Christmas for the food, wine and music. This year, for the first time in its 900 years of history, St Paul's Cathedral London will include female choir singers. Women finally gain their space in this Holi tradition.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Transnational anti-feminism movements. There's nothing the far right fears more than women with feminist consciousness.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Proud to be on this starter pack. Please click to follow all the GVers. #GlobalVoices

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Hi all, I am suddenly getting a lot of followers. I am not sure how but I welcome you all to my Bluesky timeline. I am still on Twitter but slowly transitioning. Here I will specifically post about my research topics, women, politics, digital public sphere, women's space, online violence, trolling.

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I am back home after attending the exhilarating @globalvoices.bsky.social summit, onboard a 34 hours long bus journey from Kathmandu to Delhi to Dehradun. I am done with travels this year. Though I still have another academic conf to attend in Andhra Pradesh I might skip it. #GVsummit2024

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I am so happy that I could be here in Kathmandu for Global Voices 20 years celebration.. Happy Birthday @globalvoices.bsky.social #GVSummit2024

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

"Pull up a chair, get into the conversation. Don't be a by stander or archivist, at some point we have to wear the hat of activist. Global Voices is activism because writing is activism, translation is activism." Juke Brandiecq #GVSummit2024 @globalvoices.bsky.social

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

"We need to have hope, that we will be out of the dark age, we also need to be practical about it. Care about each other, pass the baton, be inclusive, let's not be balkanized. Strategic practical solidarity." @asteris.bsky.social #gvsummit2024

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

"I am not going anywhere from my home, Twitter is my home and he (Elon Musk) can pull the plug but I am not going anywhere. And if we leave where are we going to fight? Are we going to keep running?" @asteris.bsky.social Session on Can We Save the Internet? Day 2 #GVSummit2024

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 07/12/2024

“We are all geopolitical actors and we must use that power” - Juke Brandiecq 📍 Can we save the internet?

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Early 2000s we found blogging as this equalising liberating tool for democracy. 2011, social media hailed for ushering Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street. 2016, we have post-truth declared word of the year, electoral win of Trump, Bolsanaro, Modi credited to Twitter. What's next? #GVSummit2024

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Early 2000s we found blogging as this liberating equalising tool to make the world better. 2011 we hailed social media for ushering the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street. 2016, we have post-truth declared word of the year, electoral win of Trump, Bolsanaro, Modi credited to Twitter. What's next?

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

It's a story I want tell every women. In early 2000s blogging was taken up mostly by techies and journalists to talk about society, politics and tech. Amidst them, I, a legal researcher, started a blog to share boy troubles. And that changed my life and made me who i am. #GVSummit2024

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 06/12/2024

Reminder: There are 2 livestreams during #GVSummit2024 sessions! Talks are also being recorded, and will be available as standalone videos on our YouTube account shortly. summit2024.globalvoices.org/livestream/ www.youtube.com/@Globalvoice...

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

"In the world that we live, Global Voices gives us hope, Global Voices is the home" says this panel which engaged in exploring what is home, what's our identity and sense of belonging. #GVSummit2024 @globalvoices.bsky.social

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I also feel that Global Voices could take the lead in bringing back the community to long form blogging. #GVSummit2024

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 06/12/2024

“Whenever there’s a conversation about freedom of expression we should include issues of the marginalized peoples, not just journalism” #GVSummit2024

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Angered with Donald Trump's presidential win, American women are rising up and starting the "4B movement" which originated in S.Korea few years back. It is a radical feminist movement in which women vows Four Nos with men. No dating, no sex, no marrying, and no giving birth. #feminism

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Dr Sanjukta Basu, PhD @sanjuktabasu.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

First post: 20 years ago, 2004, I found the self publishing tool blogging. 2007, I joined Twitter. Together these tools changed my life and made me who i am. Twitter gave me everything I could ask for but as Elon Musk upends everything, I join Bluesky. Though, I know Twitter is not going anywhere.

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