Share this page!

The Better India Profile picture
Twitter logo
20 Jan, 5 tweets, 5 min read
(1/5) US President-elect Joe Biden has nominated at least 20 Indian Americans, including 13 women, to key positions in his administration days before he is scheduled to be sworn in on 20 January.
(2/5) It is for the first time that so many Indian-Americans have been roped into a presidential administration ever before the inauguration.
Here's who these 20 diplomats are.
(3/5)
(4/5)
(5/5)

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with The Better India

The Better India Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @thebetterindia

The Better India Profile picture
19 Jan
(1/22) Background: This post is a part of the #NokiaC3forChange initiative. Twenty changemakers were given smartphones under this initiative to create an impact in their areas of work.

@NokiamobileIN
(2/22) These stories have been recorded after their communities used the smartphones for 30 days.
(3/22) The story: Jodhpur-based Rekha Pawar believes that financial independence is crucial for women. Having grown up in a low-income household, it was her education that helped her dream big.
Read 22 tweets
The Better India Profile picture
29 Oct 20
#SoulStories #Respect
1/ “In August 2014, I got married through a matrimonial website to an advocate in Indore. Things were going well apart from a few small arguments which I didn’t really think of as something that would greatly affect our relationship... (contd.👇)
2/ In October 2015, my mom and I were travelling at night from Jaipur to Jodhpur in a bus when we met with a terrible accident. I lost my mother on the spot and I fractured seven-eight of my ribs. My husband came over for 10 days before returning to Indore...." 👇
3/ I was staying at my cousin’s place and remember repeatedly asked my husband to come and take me home. I was not able to walk on my own, eat on my own or even sit on my own, I just wanted to go home, I needed my husband.....👇
Read 14 tweets
The Better India Profile picture
29 Oct 20
(1/11) Mithilesh, a Mumbai-based milkman, foresaw several problems after the lockdown was implemented because of COVID-19. His customers rejected his requests for advanced payments and he saw the eroding signs of his hard-earned gains made in the last three years.
(2/11) His dream of buying a house in Mumbai for his family back in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, was shattered as the unprecedented health catastrophe led him in a state of forced inactivity.
(3/11) Amidst the mounting bills, family expenses of his mother and siblings, Mithilesh contemplated joining the scores of migrant workers returning to their hometowns.
Read 11 tweets
The Better India Profile picture
28 Oct 20
(1/13) Momee Pegu from Majuli, a picturesque island in Assam, saw a mobile phone for the first time in 2010.

The daughter of a farmer, Momee had no exposure to the world outside her island till she moved to Jorhat for a Masters in Social Work.
(2/13) “It was like entering the magical world of Narnia. All I saw was a plethora of opportunities to create my own identity while making a difference in society,” says Momee, who now runs a vibrant cafe in Majuli thronged by tourists from around the world.
(3/13) Called ‘99 Street Cafe’, it specialises in local cuisines - from the mouthwatering thukpa to authentic fish delicacies that leave the diners craving for more.
Read 13 tweets
The Better India Profile picture
27 Oct 20
#DidYouKnow #TimeLapse
1/ According to Kanailal Basu’s book 'Netaji: Rediscovered', the Azad Hind Bank was formed in Rangoon (now Yangon) in Burma (now Myanmar) in April 1944 for the purpose of organising funds to finance the war effort against the British. (Contd.👇)
2/ The bank printed currency & managed contributions from Indians from across the world.
In 1980s, Ram Kishore Dubey, a retired contractor with the irrigation dept,, discovered one of these notes in his granddad’s book, but didn't realise its historical significance till later.
3/ “My grandfather, Praagilal, worked for Netaji in the Azaad Hind Fauj and passed away in 1958,” says Dubey.
“He used to stay away from the family for months on end working covertly for the INA in the Bundelkhand region on a recruitment drive for its Jhansi ki Rani Regiment..."
Read 6 tweets
The Better India Profile picture
24 Oct 20
1/ This #Navratri & #DurgaPuja, let's help girls complete their education and inspire them to chart their own paths.

Every year, in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts, thousands of girls quit school after class 5.
The reason? 👇 @divyanshu_hope Image
2/ Schools providing higher education are far away from these remote villages and require the girls to walk 5-15 km through dense forests everyday. With no means to travel safely and quickly to school, the girls drop out after class 5.
3/ Knowing how crucial a woman's education is to breaking the cycle of poverty and empowering them to fight injustice, Hope Welfare Trust is trying to gift 35 bicycles to 35 of these girls as "Navratri Kanjak" so that they can cycle to school.
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @thebetterindia has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @thebetterindia!

Read all threads by @thebetterindia