Journalist | Lawyer | Co-Convenor & Legal Counsel: The Woman Survivor | Asst. Editor: The Draft News | DraftCraft International | Les Projects De Cause
Mumbai, India
Joined May 2017
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Indian Americans are increasingly finding themselves at the intersection of hate, discrimination and citizenship, never mind their hard-earned status. Worse still, it seems like the beginning. Read my latest...
#IndianAmericans #Hate #Racism #Discrimination #USIndia
109% more anti-South Asian slurs online. 48% experienced a #hate act in 2025. The debate over #immigration enforcement, caste #discrimination questions how secure are the civil #rights of 5.41M Indian Americans?
Report: draftcraft.us/2026/11/indian…
#SouthAsians #IndianAmericans #USA
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#CallForInterns | For DraftCraft USA's The Diaspora Identity Project #Internship Program examining how 2nd & 3rd gen. Indian Americans navigate identity, minority status & political representation in a rapidly polarizing #American society.
Visit: draftcraft.us/internships
#Careers
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#CallForInterns | DraftCraft USA invites applications for US Domestic Policy and Civic Rights #Internship Program, a research & public discourse initiative to analyze & address internal challenges affecting #American citizens.
Visit: draftcraft.us/internships
#USA #Careers #Intern
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#DraftCraftUSA | Does India’s #sovereign right to regulate #OCI clash with #America's First Amendment freedoms, exposing a #legal faultline? Not Really!
India has rights in India; 1st Amendment is ONLY a US construct.
ANALYSIS: draftcraft.us/2026/11/indias…
#USIndia #Immigrants #Legal
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🚨 US-EUROPE UNDER ATTACK!
Freezers hacked across #America and #Europe. Temperatures spiked to 50°C overnight. #Food destroyed on #military bases and in supermarkets from the #UK to France. Investigators call it a deliberate hit on food supply.
#CyberAttack #FoodCrisis #Hacking
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🚨 HALLOWEEN HORROR IN #AMERICA!
A wave of #mass shootings over #Halloween weekend left 24 dead & 94 injured. From Dallas to Detroit, even a 5 yo girl was shot.
💀 How many more lives must be lost before #gun violence is declared a national #emergency?
#GunControl #USA #Shootings
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🎬 FROM #GOA TO THE WORLD. SIX FILMS. ONE BIG QUESTION!
Ancessao, For Sale, Ful Ani Sauli, Rishi, Illuminate and Her Unfinished Chapters are taking #Goan stories to #film festivals all over.
Manu Shrivastava reports:
thedraftworld.com/2026/10/ko…
#GoanCinema #IFFI2026 #IFFI #Konkani
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#GFF2026 | UPI changed how #India pays. The next transformation could change how India borrows, invests, insures, verifies & manages #money. The question is no longer what fintech can do, it's what #finance will become.
thedraftworld.com/2026/09/gf…
#FutureOfFinance #AI #Tokenisation
ALT PM Narendra Modi interacting with exhibitors at Global Fintech Fest (GFF 2026) in Mumbai, India
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#Vimal Elaichi debate has moved from public criticism to regulatory scrutiny. Maharashtra #FDA issues notices to Ajay Devgn, Shah Rukh Khan & Tiger Shroff, questioning whether their #ads amount to indirect promotion of pan masala.
READ: thedraftworld.com/2026/08/fd…
#BrandEndorsement
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Maharashtra's #Gharapuri, the City of Caves, was never merely Portuguese #Elephanta. New ASI excavations reveal an island of maritime trade, political power and global connections, writes Gajanan Khergamker (@indiarighter).
thedraftworld.com/2026/07/AS…
#Maritime #History @ASIGoI
The Timothy Initiative case raises a fundamental question: How should #India balance the #freedom of charitable and religious organisations with the need for transparency in foreign-funded activities?
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#FCRA #ForeignFunding #NGOs
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If investigators prove that funds were routed through channels designed to avoid regulatory scrutiny, the issue is not faith or #philanthropy but #accountability. If the allegations fail, that too will reaffirm the importance of due process.
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Either way, the case underscores a simple principle: public trust depends on transparency. In an age of borderless money and influence, that principle matters more than ever.
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#Public #Financial #Trust
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#BharatBhhagyaViddhaata | I recently watched Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata, a film based on the #unsung 'heroes' of the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack and it came as a refreshing surprise. At a time when #feminism is often reduced to social media ...
@KanganaTeam #kanganaranaut
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experience that reaffirmed the enduring spirit of patriotism among people ... well, some at least!
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#theunseenheroes #mumbai #mumbaiterrorattack #terrorists #india #bharat #bharatbhhagyaviddhaatareview