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Omkar Khandekar

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Omkar Khandekar

@KhandekarOmkar

Producer at @NPR. @MBID_IGMN & @CheveningFCDO fellow. Recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Award. Words in BBC, Mint, Caravan, Morning Context. 📩 [email protected]

Mumbai

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Joined January 2012

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Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Mar 13
Happy to share that my story is among the nominees. 'Saving Tapor Pullom' is about a former Indian spy allegedly abducted by the Chinese army and his daughter-in-law's quest to find him. And yes, the title is inspired from the Steven Spielberg film. Link in the next post.
True Story Award
@truestoryaward
Mar 2
The 36 nominees of the True Story Award 2026 are out! Powerful journalism from 103 countries — celebrating stories that matter. Discover all nominees: truestoryaward.org #TrueStoryAward #Journalism #Storytelling
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Jan 29, 2025
For everyone giving the Tiananmen Test to DeepSeek, here's how India's own Krutrim AI tackles difficult questions.
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Nov 25, 2021
The irresistible urge to fold your clothes, do your laundry and tidy your room when close to a deadline.
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Jan 22, 2023
I don't understand why the govt is so afraid of the BBC documentary. I saw it with a group of boomers and they were yawning throughout. Everyone knows what happened in Gujarat. The support Modi gets is not in spite of, but because of it.
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Apr 25, 2021
Can someone study the Indian mutant of Stockholm Syndrome? It's been six years since the outbreak and victims are still fact-resistant.
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Feb 3, 2023
Since 2018, @joyopal and a team of researchers studied Twitter discourse by Indian public figures. They found how BJP succeeded in cultivating goodwill among a large number of them using a carrot-and-stick approach. A thread.
How BJP captures public discourse, one celebrity tweet at a time
From themorningcontext.com
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Apr 21, 2022
Manoj stopped our cab on a hilly stretch en route to Allahabad. He opened the car boot, took out a water can and poured some on the road. "There's no water around here," he said. "The monkeys must be thirsty." :')
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Feb 11, 2023
Found a love letter while cleaning my room today, belonging to the person who occupied this place before me. :')
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Mar 28, 2023
I analysed last 5 years of complaints filed against TV news channels to India's TV news regulator. The major find: some of the top channels are also the top violators of the codes for ethical journalism.
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Sep 25, 2022
Patanjali is at it again. A half-page ad in today's The Hindu newspaper claims to have a 'permanent cure' for a bunch of diseases, backed by research and evidence. I went looking for such evidence last month and found little. Just take a look.
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Nov 2, 2022
The tea shops in Osmanabad are pretty intense.
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Apr 3, 2023
Happy to share that I have been selected for the Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship. The next two months will be spent at the University of Westminster with some of the finest journos from the subcontinent. Hello again, London. :)
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Apr 7, 2019
Last week, I spent a couple of hours with @parthajitpawar, third generation of one of the most influential political dynasties in #India. Next day, his team cut off my access to him. Here's what went down.
Meet Parth Pawar, next in line for the NCP throne
From economictimes.indiatimes.com
Omkar Khandekar
@KhandekarOmkar
Aug 13, 2021
On a train to Delhi. In front of me is a mom called Lovely and her kid Kiara. Her brother's name is Honey, her father's name is Lucky. She's trying to video call someone for the past 10 minutes whose name is Lover Boy. My initiation into the new life has begun.