@vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
I tell stories. Nieman'21. Probably listening to a podcast.
The Indian state makes wars against Dalit scholars in devious ways.
My latest about caste apartheid in Indian universities
www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/h...
From July: The aid that global health has depended on so much and for so long was never purely humanitarian. It was always strategic: it came with strings attached. @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social writes:
29.09.2025 02:45 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
100% tariff on branded meds made in India. A hundred percent!
This is going to impact not just domestic generic manufacturers but global health orgs that rely on Indian made meds.
Just what global health needed rn.
thewire.in/trade/trump-...
For Umar, Gulfisha, Sharjeel, Meeran...
"Modi’s power over #India has a v. insecure foundation if it rests on #UmarKhalid being kept in prison indefinitely. He'll be out one day. That day may not save our democracy. But it'll make a huge improvement."
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
From July: Aid defined global health assistance, and it supported structures of dependency rather than promoting self-sufficiency. It meant funding was available for programmes such as population control but not for overall investment in health systems. @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social writes:
20.09.2025 06:37 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
From July: "It's easy to blame #DonaldTrump 's aid cuts for the ongoing collapse of the global health order. But the truth is that his executive orders have simply pushed ineffective and failed structures of global health off the proverbial cliff," @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social writes
03.09.2025 22:15 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0yeah.. this is a cool panel to be a part of as well. :)
22.08.2025 12:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I'm glad you liked it. Thank you for reading.
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'White Lilies left me wondering how our cities can be the reason for our griefs, while grieving with us.'
We loved this review of @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social 's White Lilies from across the border!
White Lilies is now in bookstores and online.
www.thedailystar.net/books-litera...
Delighted that 4 amazing authors will join Union TB conference this year!
Thrilled to be moderating the panel with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social, @mariasmilios.bsky.social, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan, @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
Read about their TB books 👇🏽
communities.springernature.com/posts/tb-an-...
This toolkit seems even more relevant today
Eye on Global Health developed this Decolonisation Toolkit, which aims be a visual document that encourages global professionals to rethink their individual and collective engagement in achieving a decolonised world
eyeonglobalhealth.com/decolonising...
TB is the # 1 infectious killer of humankind. We know how to control this disease, but have chosen not to.
New books by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa Enkh-Amgalan bring fresh advocacy
communities.springernature.com/posts/tb-an-...
In this interview Stuart Pivar (Epstein's bestie) compares his perversion to "having Tuberculosis".
It is so messed up coz TB patients are stigmatized for having a persistent cough. Besides that, totally the same thing as industrial-scale pedophilia. Sure.
www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
Was it a struggle for him? Did he ever— I wouldn’t say struggle. He didn’t struggle with it. He was in a position financially to yield to it, big time. But nevertheless, he could not help himself. I’ve seen him do things which he couldn’t—couldn’t help himself, he was afflicted with it. If he had tuberculosis it wouldn’t be called a perversion, would it? Because he coughed too much?
I always loved this 2019 interview with one of Jeffrey Epstein's best friends where he complains people are being very unfair to his friend Jeffrey because he had a disease called being a huge pervert not unlike tuberculosis.
www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die July 21, 2025 AFP has been working with 1 writer, 3 photographers and 6 videographers, all freelance, in the Gaza Strip since its staff journalists left in 2024. Along with a few others, they are now the only ones left to report what is happening in the Gaza Strip. The international press has been banned from entering the territory for nearly two years. We refuse to watch them die. One of them, Bashar, has been working with AFP since 2010, first as a fixer, then freelance photographer, and since 2024, as lead photographer. On July 19th he managed to post a message on Facebook: “I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.” Bashar, 30, works & lives in the same conditions as all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another under Israeli bombings. For > a year he’s lived in utter destitution, working at extreme risk to his life. Hygiene is a major issue for him, with recurring bouts of severe intestinal illness. Since Feb, Bashar’s been living in the ruins of his home in Gaza City with his mother, 4 brothers & sisters and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is devoid of any furnishings, except a few cushions. On Sunday morning, he reported that one of his brothers had “fallen, due to hunger.” Even though these journalists receive a monthly salary from AFP, it’s no longer enough to buy food, or they have to pay completely exorbitant prices. The banking system has collapsed, and those who exchange money via online bank accounts charge a commission of up to 40%. AFP no longer has the ability to provide them with a vehicle and there is not enough fuel to allow these journalists to travel for their reporting. Driving a car means becoming a target for Israeli airstrikes. AFP reporters therefore travel on foot or by donkey cart. (alt txt continued in next post)
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
Absolutely incredible conversation with @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social just happened on the @tbfighters.org YouTube channel. I highly recommend checking out the recording!
www.youtube.com/live/6JIINQi...
My grandfather would’ve been proud—he loved Reader’s Digest. Now I’m in it!
I think his old collection still sits on my uncle’s shelf.
Thank you, @readersdigest.bsky.social for your interest.
With the recent cuts in Western aid, global health is collapsing. The question is: How could decades of what the powers of global health insisted on calling “sustainable” progress be so swiftly undone? @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social writes:
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"Phantom Plague: Chapter 12 Discussion Question. What motivates governments to engage in science denialism? How can we more effectively prevent it?" Cover of Phantom Plague by Vidya Krishnan. TBReaders Book Club logo. tbfighters.org/book-club
The Indian government pressured Dr. Udwadia to retract his paper, attempting to sweep his warning of severe antibiotic resistance under the rug. India's TB burden is high, yet in Ch 12 of #PhantomPlague, we learn how the government denied the growing TB problem. #TBReaders
12.07.2025 14:31 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
Trump’s aid cuts have broken global health – but we can fight back
@vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
www.himalmag.com/politics/glo...
Aid defined global health assistance, and it supported structures of dependency rather than promoting self-sufficiency. It meant funding was available for programmes such as population control but not for overall investment in health systems. @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social writes:
10.07.2025 14:51 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
US and Western aid cuts expose global health’s rotten core and leave millions facing preventable death from HIV, TB, malaria and more – but the past and the present offer lessons in how to fight back. @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social writes:
09.07.2025 06:35 — 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
"As Trump’s America withdraws into its vast privilege, the only consolation is that pretences of global solidarity have been permanently shattered." Read @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social on rebuilding global health @himalmag.bsky.social
www.himalmag.com/politics/glo...
"As easy as it is to blame Trump for everything, truth is .. his executive orders have simply pushed ineffective & failed structures of global health off the proverbial cliff."
My latest for @himalmag.bsky.social
www.himalmag.com/politics/glo...
Exactly like the Third Reich, Israel is meticulous in documenting its own crimes.
FYI, the Allies used every bit of it as evidence at Nuremberg.
About sums it up.
#booksky #amwriting #authorlife #buttinchairhandsonkeyboard
🎙️"Throughout the pandemic, the biggest co-morbidity an Indian citizen had to deal with was Modi government." @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social on State of Southasia #Covid19 #India
18.06.2025 09:51 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Phew. ✍🏾📝📖📚
Manuscript complete.
I'm exhausted but also excited to share this urgent, timely project centering the post colonial history of journalism. ✊🏾
#Nonfiction
