Archita Raghu @arch_types

she/her. journalist. attempts to write now and then, mostly aspires to learn pettai rap lyrics in full one day. email: [email protected] Joined August 2016

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Dinesh Jefferson @DineshJeff7520

2 months ago

"He was my constant"...A personal tribute to Kavin, the man lost to honour killing By someone who called him by the name....Dei mapla “We even dreamed of starting a cafe one day. It was going to have yellow walls and strong coffee. That silly dream kept us sane through so many…

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Greeshma Kuthar @jeegujja

2 months ago

Read my story from Tirunelveli-Thoothukudi about the caste killing of Kavin Selvaganesh alongside the political history of Tamil Nadu in normalising these brutal murders. Caste pride has now taken newer forms, and at the center of this are theprint.in/ground-reports…

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TNIE Tamil Nadu @xpresstn

2 months ago

#ExpressDialogues | In a freewheeling chat with a group of journalists from #TNIE, the newly sworn-in #RajyaSabhaMP, @salma_poet traces her journey from poetry to politics and how defiance shaped both her words and will. @AntoJoseph @ranjim @Shaik91163136 @NewIndianXpress…

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Nidharshana Raju @NidharshanaR

3 months ago

A shelter for trans persons, set up under Garima Greh - a Union government scheme - in Chennai, suffers without funding for years. It is running on the sheer grit of a lean team of staff and the mortgaged jewellery of a trans woman. I report for @tniefeatures

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Aparna Karthikeyan @AparnaKarthi

3 months ago

Pls don't miss this brilliant piece about an amazing farmer Saroja Kumar, who lives near Karur. I met her twice earlier this year & learnt so much from her! She is an outstanding farmer, speaker, thinker & activist. Great profile by @arch_types for @BehanBox CC: @bhanupriya_rao

BehanBox @BehanBox

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BehanBox @BehanBox

3 months ago

In Karur, Tamil Nadu—where droughts are common and forest cover is under 3%—Saroja Kumar has built a thriving 10-acre food forest. Without any machines and monoculture. Just care, labour, and deep ecological knowledge. Report by @arch_types. behanbox.com/2025/06/26/in-…

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TNIE Tamil Nadu @xpresstn

3 months ago

#ExpressExclusive | The 38 children who had lost one or both their parents in the #Kallakurichihoochtragedy last year, and had not received the monthly allowance announced by the #TamilNadu government for the past few months, were credited with the pending amount within three…

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CreativeWolf @CreativeWolf

3 months ago

From Caregivers to Data Workers: The Hidden Burden on Tamil Nadu’s Anganwadi Workers by @arch_types behanbox.com/2025/05/14/fro… — Sheds light on the competing, possibly broken apps by Central and State Government burdening the Anganwadi Workers.

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Maktoob @MaktoobMedia

3 months ago

Breaking: Egyptian authorities have detained dozens who were planning to join and report on the Gaza solidarity march aimed at breaking Israel’s blockade. Among those detained is Maktoob journalist @nikita_jain15, who was covering the march. Watch:

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Kaushik Raj @kaushikrj6

4 months ago

"I am afraid of hope, so I try not to remain hopeful. Nurturing hope in jail is a risky business." Umar Khalid writes from jail. He has been in jail for 1730 days without trial. google.com/amp/s/www.theq…

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Deepali_Salve @deepali_writes

4 months ago

Every day poverty and job market discrimination force our people to take their own lives.. #beed #Maharashtra

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BehanBox @BehanBox

4 months ago

From toiling in jasmine fields to hawking on street corners and temple gates, women are the most visible backbone of TN's floral economy. Yet, they remain spectacularly invisible—in policy, unions and markets. @arch_types reports. behanbox.com/2025/06/06/ins…

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Naomi Canton @naomi2009

4 months ago

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/adiva… Members of the Jenu Kuruba tribe told a global press conference on Monday that India may have freedom, but Adivasis don't as they relayed their battle to reoccupy ancestral land in Nagarhole tiger reserve on May 5th where they remain in a standoff with the…

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Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta @readingkafka

4 months ago

Woman reader in the rural public library reads the news of Banu Mushtaq’s International Booker Prize. 🌷🌿📚

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BehanBox @BehanBox

4 months ago

Thousands of BluSmart drivers—many of them women—were left jobless overnight. The company that claimed to empower women is now silent on their fate. @shreyaraman18 & @Saumya_Kalia piece together the 'Blusmart' story. Here’s what happened 🧵 behanbox.com/2025/05/19/dri…

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ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia

4 months ago

Tamil Nadu’s Anganwadi workers are drowning in data duties. Apps, OTPs & digital surveillance Archita Raghu @arch_types reports theprint.in/ground-reports…

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BehanBox @BehanBox

4 months ago

“We became data collectors, not caregivers.” Tamil Nadu’s Anganwadi workers now spend hours uploading data to two apps, taking photos, waiting for OTPs — all to prove they’re doing their job. @arch_types reports behanbox.com/2025/05/14/fro…

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S A PRAVEENA @SAPRAVEENA1

5 months ago

#TNIEImpact:After @xpresstn exposed ongoing #sexualharassment of female sanitary workers by their supervisors in the Ambattur zone, @chennaicorp Commissioner @kgbias has directed zonal ACs to form #InternalComplaintsCommittees in every zone to address such concerns under #POSHact

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Meghna @megam_enga

5 months ago

Believe Yourself Sivadarshini has taken over Insta with many using it as motivation. So I spoke to the teacher behind the videos. Sumathi from Panchayat Union Middle School in Therkamoor, Madurai began Insta page to help Sivadarshini and her siblings gain confidence @THChennai