Fear of rain – David Zinn’s fragile chalk art continues to visit Michigan (21 street artworks) | STREET ART UTOPIA

Tragically or luckily, Ethan has lost count of his petals

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Indian Authorities Stop Australian Journalist from Covering Elections | Human Rights Watch

प्रेस क्लब ऑफ इंडिया के बाहर मीडिया पर सरकारी तंत्र के बढ़ते प्रतिबंधों का विरोध करते पत्रकार, नई दिल्ली, भारत, 18 फरवरी, 2021

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Journalists protest against authorities’ growing restrictions on media, outside the Press Club of India, New Delhi, India, February 18, 2021.  © 2021 Pradeep Gaur/SOPA Images/Sipa USA (Sipa via AP Images)

Australian journalist Avani Dias left India on April 19 after the government did not extend her journalist visa until moments before it was due to expire – the latest example of foreign writers, journalists, academics, and activists being denied access to India for seemingly political reasons.

Source: Indian Authorities Stop Australian Journalist from Covering Elections | Human Rights Watch

Critics of Narendra Modi barred from entering India after speaking out against government – ABC News

British academic Nitasha Kaul has long researched the changing social and political landscape in India.

It’s led her to a dire conclusion about the world’s most populous democracy.

“What we’re witnessing post-2014 is a democratic erosion in India — that is undeniable,” Professor Kaul told the ABC.

More than 950 million Indians are eligible to vote in this year’s general election which began last week, and is held in seven phases until June 1.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to easily win a third term in office after first coming to power in 2014.

But ahead of the critical poll, Professor Kaul was shocked when she was barred from entering the country.

In February, she was detained and then deported after being invited to speak at a conference on the country’s constitution, despite holding a valid lifelong visa.

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Nitasha Kaul is among those who have been barred from entering India.(Supplied)

Source: Critics of Narendra Modi barred from entering India after speaking out against government – ABC News

Indiana: Jennifer McCormick for Governor!! | Diane Ravitch’s blog

Indiana has plunged headlong into privatization of its-once-beloved public schools.

Fortunately, there is a knowledgeable candidate for Governor who has promised to stop the destruction of public education.

Jennifer McCormick is a career educator who began as a special education teacher, then became a language arts teacher, a principal and a district superintendent.

Source: Indiana: Jennifer McCormick for Governor!! | Diane Ravitch’s blog

When Annie Asks … | Filosofa’s Word

Almost everyone has had something to say about the Supreme Court and the case to decide whether Trump should have full immunity from consequences for his crimes in inciting an attempted coup on 06 January 2021.  Although the Court has not ruled yet, nor likely will before late June, certain Justices gave the impression while hearing the evidence that they will likely grant Trump’s three wishes, at least to some extent.  Annie gives us not only her views, but also those of other educated, experienced and intelligent public figures.  She also throws in a bit of much-needed humour, so I thought this one well worth sharing for those who may not have seen it.  Thank you, Annie!!!

Source: When Annie Asks … | Filosofa’s Word

Rhythms – Kaushal Kishore

 

In rhythms, like painting

on a melody’s sheet..

Stories unfold in dance,

where souls meet…

Each step a brushstroke,

a story they unveil…

In language unspoken,

emotions set sail…

.

Endorphins, they sway,

like luminous stars…

Dispelling shadows,

healing unseen scars…

Natural opioids, they

weave in their spell…

In the rhythm of dance,

all find all is well…

.

–Kaushal Kishore  

Source: Rhythms – Kaushal Kishore