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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · May 8

It's exciting to know that my daily/routine birding can simultaneously be used in global conversation & monitoring efforts via @Team_eBird & @BirdCountIndia;
Those on the fence about eBird, jump in!
Indian birders: birdcount.in & others see ebird.org

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Apr 29

An amazing run along the Thames bend at Cookham (stealing time from a meeting I am here for!). The amazing healing power of large open PUBLIC spaces and preserving them and ensuring public access to them is vital in promoting wellness!

🔗 : strava.app.link/AOlbKMdcXSb

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Apr 19

"Given the essential role ASHA workers play and the systemic issues their protests highlight, they must be guaranteed fair salaries, legal protections, and the tools needed to work safely and effectively."

www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art...

Frontline, Forgotten: The ASHA Workers’ Fight for Fairness

In Kerala, a state renowned for its robust public healthcare system, a storm is brewing. At the heart of this unrest are the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers—often overlooked yet…

www.internationalhealthpolicies.org

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Apr 19

"Ever wondered why parrots can mimic human speech, but monkeys cannot?"
Lovely explanatory video to uncover the science behind parrots' "syrinx" and its remarkable vocal abilities.
(Via The Flock Newsletter: Birds & Nature in your Inbox)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBGw...

Why parrots can talk like humans

Monkeys are our closest biological relatives, and they can't speak. But parrots don’t seem to have a problem at all.This video is presented by Wix: https://w...

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Apr 18

New paper by Sayak Datta, Sumit Kane & colleagues regarding the changing nature of the medical profession & society relationship in India that is seen through instances of assault on health workers in a context where patient rights too are strained. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Apr 17

Home is where the heart is….

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Apr 12

Doing this insightful (free) course on contemporary history of Palestine by Utrecht University - well produced with careful attention to multiple perspectives, well curated readings, yet with clarity of position needed for such a course;

Coursera | Online Courses & Credentials From Top Educators. Join for Free | Coursera

Learn online and earn valuable credentials from top universities like Yale, Michigan, Stanford, and leading companies like Google and IBM. Join Coursera for free and transform your career with…

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Apr 12

Swami Vivekananda’s lecture extract from his talks on Jnana Yoga 👇🏾

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Mar 28

WHO Europe examines if investments in the "quick buy" options can have positive population level health impacts in a single political cycle (5 years) & they say this is feasible; interesting approach to convince elected reps to invest in these "quick buys"; (via @ev4gh)

Health policies to tackle chronic diseases can have positive impacts within 5 years

Just 25 public health measures can improve people’s health within a single political cycle Copenhagen, 24 March 2025Twenty-five policies and concrete health interventions can, in a relatively short…

www.who.int

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Mar 13

Looking for SOPs/guidelines/resources for training community health workers on Hypertension, Diabetes, Oral, Cervical & Breast cancer, NAFLD, mental health for the state health department. Pls DM if you are aware of any! Will use with acknowledgments/credits

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Mar 5

More evidence on the relative ineffectiveness of current snake anti-venom that possibly is better suited for S. Indian regions cos of heterogeneity in venom composition across the 4 Indian venomous snakes

Story in Research Matters: buff.ly/E7Ec3y2

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Feb 25

Listen to Dr. C Madegowda, an amazing Soliga Adivasi scholar, ecologist, singer, writer & thinker in this podcast about his journey, life, struggles & contributions. His life & work are an inspiration to Adivasi youth and social inequity scholars alike

ಸೋಲಿಗರ ಆಶಾಕಿರಣ | ಡಾ. ಮಾದೇಗೌಡರ ಮನದಾಳದ ಮಾತು | Kannada Podcast | Soliga Tribe |Singapore Kannada Studio

In this podcast episode, we bring you an insightful conversation with Dr. Madegowda, a guiding light for the Soliga Tribe. His journey, struggles, and contri...

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Feb 20

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Feb 16

10 books I read and rated for 2024 on Goodreads;
With the online information overload, number of books read every year slowly diminishing…how to resist the unhealthy “fast food” (social media) vs the healthier slow food (books) 🤔😥

https://buff.ly/410QQYz

Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Feb 15

"As concerns over the willingness of national governments to fund global health programmes have grown in recent years, organisations are turning to private institutions, including philanthropy, to make up the shortfall."

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Feb 15

About the Godavarman case whose judgements continue to have an influence on conservation , forest governance and on Adivasi forest rights; fascinating how some events that shape public policy often arise out of everyday determination of common people

The Woods

One man’s quest to save a Nilgiris forest, and how it changed Indian environmental law. — A new story from the Indian subcontinent to the world, each week on fiftytwo.in

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Feb 14

"Some US aid is given for nakedly geostrategic reasons. And some of that aid does harm. But the whole point of the Trump pause and review is to identify aid that is not advancing US interests, and cutting it. The worst types of aid will remain."

Aid is often given for all the wrong reasons: but Trump’s aid cuts won’t solve the problem. | From Poverty to Power

By Terence Wood

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Feb 9

Sunday morning 5!

Open public spaces (as opposed to private subscription gyms and gated community spaces) are the greatest investment in promoting public health, child health, elderly health and promote unity…

Well paid & motivated public workforce as a public health goal!

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Feb 6

The US exit is an opportunity for 190+ countries to step up and reform/reshape and reconfigure a global public good

How the World Health Organization can thrive without the United States

If the 193 remaining member nations want the WHO to succeed, they must find a way to pay for it.

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Jan 27

Beyond Curry: Decolonising the Way We Talk About Indian Food

"When it comes to Indian food, perhaps we need to begin by letting dishes be explained by the name of the dish itself."

Beyond Curry: Decolonising the Way We Talk About Indian Food — GOYA

In my first week of moving to Copenhagen, a newly made acquaintance asked me if I liked eating curry. I remember freezing in response, confused about how to answer. “What do you mean? Indian food is…

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Jan 24

"India's winding road to End TB"
An editorial in "The Hindu" by Swathi Krishna & Parth Sharma
🔗 https://buff.ly/4htCpTG

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Jan 15

Fascinating! Discovery of a new Pangolin species among trafficked animals!
https://buff.ly/4hiR1oR

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Jan 12

Also the paper link & image didnt come thorugh! :)
This is the paper...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Jan 12

Also the paper link & image didnt come thorugh! :)
This is the paper...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Prashanth N Srinivas @daktre.bsky.social · Jan 12

One way to understand this is to see the intent (explicit & implicity), actions and consequences of actors that operate trans-nationally; whether one likes it or not, they have influence on national & sub-national levels that is counter-intuitive to what you expect from their distance to these

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