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Builds Businesses. Marketer Writer. Film Maker. Academic. Main slave to a Judgmental Hound:) @Calamur@mastodon.social #SciComm,#Gender,#economics #india #dogs
May 30, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
this time, 7 years ago, the family was at Jaslok Hospital.
My dad was in ICU. He had been admitted for plasma transfusion to deal with Myasthenia gravis
He was supposed to be discharged that Tuesday - but he never came home.
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He had many complications - COPD, Diabetes, Myasthenia Gravis, - but he finally passed away due to sepsis.
The ICU was the filthiest i had ever seen in my life.
It allowed people to walk in with shoes, with mobiles, with laptop bags (2)
May 3, 2021 12 tweets 7 min read
#Fundraisers non Metro, Rural Projects #COVID19 #IndiaTogether
here is a list of fundraisers that are raising funds outside metros. Have a look at them, and see if you want to support them.
Do ping me if you want a Fundraiser to be added to this. Covid Response For Remote Villages In Bihar, India
#Bihar
milaap.org/fundraisers/su…
Feb 6, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
My househelp married out of caste. She comes from the higher caste.
Her inlaws haven't 'accepted' her as yet. She says it is for that reason.
She and her husband have a 24 year old son, and a 22 year old daughter.
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Priya is a very enterprising woman. She used to run a shop, till her husband pawned it on gambling when he was drunk.
She is currently learning sewing to make sure that she moves up economically.
Both her kids are graduates. The son works for a facilities company, (2)