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Hello, London! 🇬🇧
We have a surprise announcement…
After Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata, for one final time, we’re bringing Ghost of Garrincha to London. ⚽️
See you there. ❤️
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He built a model of journalism where truth mattered, women mattered, facts mattered. Let this thread be your reminder: Journalism once meant truth. Let’s not forget who showed us how. 21/22
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He regularly featured illustrated reports on women’s achievements across 3 monthly magazines in different languages. For instance, the 1335 issue of Prabasi highlighted Miss Sen and Miss Ghosh, top rankers in prestigious university exams. 20/22
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In his journals Modern Review and Prabasi, he established special sections dedicated to women’s issues, such as “World News about Women” and “মহিলা মজলিস” (Mahila Majlis). 18/22
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Yet he never bowed. Never editorialized for power or profit. No Indian championed Gandhi’s name and work in English media as consistently as Ramananda did, but when needed, he boldly disagreed with his—publicly and respectfully. 15/22
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But Ramananda’s legacy extends beyond nationalism. He was a fierce advocate for women’s rights. He believed a woman’s identity was not limited to motherhood; she was a full human being, deserving of equal respect, rights, and opportunities. 16/22
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His obsession with accuracy came from method as much as instinct. He used statistics carefully, long before that was common in Indian journalism, and he was probably the first in India to do it systematically. 13/22
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But his magnum opus was still to come. In 1907, almost penniless, he launched the English monthly Modern Review. It caused a stir across India. An Indian editing such a polished English journal? Even the British couldn’t believe it. 9/22
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Ramananda believed in journalism that informed, questioned, and united. He was no armchair editor. He visited rural Bengal, met people, understood their fears, and answered their questions in print. 11/22
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The Modern Review gave Ramananda international fame. Thinkers from India and abroad wrote for it—and their ideas reached global intellectual circles. It became the intellectual nerve centre of Indian nationalism. 10/22
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He began humbly with The Indian Messenger, the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj's journal. What set him apart was the way he thought. He was editorially independent, morally clear, and had real intellectual depth. 7/22
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Yesterday was one of those rare days when journalism in India gave you hope. There are not many journalists left we can trust. But once, there was someone so trusted, villagers from remote corners wrote to him about everything from world affairs to kitchen remedies. Thread 1/22
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They trusted his word more than the newspaper. And unlike today’s ‘eminent voices,’ nobody ever questioned his facts. That was journalism. That was Ramananda Chatterjee—the gold standard of Indian journalism. 5/22
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