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Indrapramit Das

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aka Indra Das, author of THE DEVOURERS and THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAR, Lambda, Shirley Jackson & British Fantasy Award winner, Crawford Award finalist. he/they/she indradas.com

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · Oct 17

ICYMI, my mythic realist novella about a boy coming of age in an extended family who may refugees from another reality, in a house in Calcutta that may be a dragons' nest. It won a British Fantasy Award and a Subjective Chaos Kind of Award, if that affects one's inclination to read it:

Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · Jul 3

Out now: THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAR, my uncategorisable novella out about Ru, a 'boy from nowhere' growing up in 90s/00s Calcutta, facing the impossibility that his family may be migrants from another reality, & Alice, a neighbour from Chinatown who is pulled close to their secrets. Links below:

Cover of my novella The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar, painted by Tran Nguyen, showing a 'dragoner' of uncertain gender in colourful robes and a veil and headscarf, showing their eyes, long black hair flying, as they hold the neck of a dragon swooping down on their shoulder, its colouring white and speckled with varying shades of scarlet and burnt orange like the petals of a flower. Text reads the title of the novella, and my name (Indra Das).

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 13m

No mention of Palestinian political prisoners held without charges, no mention of children kidnapped & held by Israel, no mention of apartheid Israel deporting families of released prisoners & forbidding celebration, of torture, apartheid, genocide, occupation. This is what most people will read.

Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 15m

Disgusting NYT/AP-fed coverage of the ceasefire in Indian papers--long, detailed profiles of Israeli hostages, coverage of Israeli celebrations and 'relief', terse, cold mention of how 'most' Palestinians released by Israel were 'convicted' of 'killing Israelis' & the pain this causes Israelis.

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 23m

add* another obstacle

Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 24m

Dear @gorangligovic.bsky.social Hammam has asked for a boost if possible. Thank you so much.

Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 25m

Palestinian families like Hammam's have been violently displaced & starved for 2 yrs of Israel's genocidal famine & destruction of Gaza. Please help by sharing & donating to cover the costs of food, healthcare, & shelter, they urgently need a tent:

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 26m

The Aadhar was made to expand India's digital surveillance state, disenfranchise the poor and oppressed, and adding another obstacle to proving you're a citizen. Aadhar, passport, voter's card, PAN card, ration card, birth certificate, none of it is enough.

Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 3h

Excellent Guardian piece on Aadhar, India's digital ID system, that captures the dilemma extremely well. Digital-by-default methods create huge convenience for some, double-down on social exclusion for others, and it is easy for their scope to rapidly expand www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Your basis to live is checked at each and every step’: India’s ID system divides opinion

Keir Starmer is considering Aadhaar as model for UK, but detractors warn of ‘digital coercion’ and security breaches

www.theguardian.com

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Isa / EvilCleverDog @evilcleverdog.bsky.social · Aug 23

Using ChatGPT

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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Yagoob @y9413278.bsky.social · 43m

I seek refuge again after deleting my account, my family and I need to return to northern Gaza and we cannot afford the transportation fare. We need your support to be able to return to our destroyed hometown to start over 🥲🙏

chuffed.org/project/1515...

Yacoub's fundraiser for his baby

Yaacoub is part of a family of 8 persons.

chuffed.org

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 39m

Palestinian children like Ahmed's have been displaced & starved for 2 years of Israel's genocide. Please help Ahmed keep his children alive by sharing & donating so they can afford healthcare, shelter & food, they've nothing left & his children are ill & in urgent need, donations are slow & few:

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Olive 🍉 @limbischessystem.bsky.social · 12h

🆘

„I lost my home and everything I once had
All thats left is a small bag holding
the last pieces of my memories and life
Every time I look at it I remember that
behind every stone lies a story and a life
that faded
But I still carry hope to start again“

_ Hossam

✅ tinyurl.com/5djn5jhj

A photograph of Hossam standing amid ruins.
He is carrying a bag and looking at the camera.

Screenshot of Hossam‘s post (for reasons)

„ I lost my home and everything I once had
All thats left is a small bag holding the last pieces of my memories and life
Every time | look at it I remember that behind every stone lies a story and a life that faded but I still carry hope to start again
I did not receive any donation“

tinyurl.com/5djn5jhj

13. Oktober 2025 um 17:46

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Ti Gyenbo Gréviste. Beltalowda. Insulaire. @belovedyemaya.blacksky.app · 1d

A présent que la famille a publié la triste nouvelle, je me permets de la partager ici:

Dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi, Bara'a a perdu sa deuxième fille, Masa. Le deuil l'a frappée une deuxième fois de la plus cruelle des manières.

La famille a plus que jamais besoin de soutien
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Image divisée verticalement. À gauche, un gros plan sur le visage d'un nourrisson à la peau claire et aux yeux sombres tournés vers le haut.. À droite, un gros plan sur une petite fille aux yeux clos, aux cheveux foncés, le teint très pâle, enveloppée dans un tissu blanc, le visage de profil dégageant une paix fragile. Au centre de la division, un bandeau noir superposé affiche « Masa&Maha » suivi d'un emoji visage qui pleure. Un grand bloc de texte noir sous ce bandeau, sur fond translucide, lit : « La guerre est finie, mais je suis sur une terre que je ne reconnais plus, partagé entre la joie de survivre et l'amère douleur de la perte. Je cherche les mains de mes filles, mais ne les trouve pas. Mes larmes ne sont ni tristesse pure ni joie. Elles sont la preuve que la vie nous a vaincus, et le prix fut mon âme. » Sous ce texte, on lit « Help us. » (Aidez-nous) avec un cœur brisé et un visage implorant. En haut de l'écran, une barre indique « Abdo Redwan, Organizer ». En bas, une barre de navigation affiche « 1/2 ».

Le texte original est en anglais sur les deux captures.

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Reyadmousa @reyadmousa.bsky.social · 2d

Hello, I live in Gaza and I was displaced and I do not have shelter. I am currently sleeping in the street. I ask you to help me buy shelter for my younger brothers and my family🙏🍉
gofund.me/8d0c2566

Hope in the Time of War – Help Me Feed My Family, organized by Alaaeldeen itbail

Help Me Feed My Family and Return to School Hello, … Alaaeldeen itbail braucht deine Unterstützung für Hope in the Time of War – Help Me Feed My Family

gofund.me

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 41m

Please share & donate to help Doaa's family survive the aftermath of 2 yrs of Israel's genocidal famine & destruction of Gaza. They're homeless & have been left with nothing, & urgently need funds for food, diapers, healthcare, shelter:

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Ruba @rubaforreal.bsky.social · 1h

@indrapramitdas.bsky.social

Why are you ignoring me, my friends?
Why don't you feel for me and our difficult situation?
I don't have the money to buy anything.
It's true that prices have dropped, but I haven't been able to buy anything.
Please donate even a little to me.😭
tinyurl.com/Ruba2

Help Ruba

Welcome I am Roba from Gaza, 22 years old.I will write to you my story that began on October 7 until these days We spent these days suffering a lot, and this suffering still continues.In these days, I...

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 17h

Please share & give to help Ahmad's family of 11 survive the aftermath of 2 years of Israel's genocidal famine & destruction of Gaza. They've been with nothing, & are in urgent need of funds to return home & rebuild their lives:

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 14h

Please help the Nashwan family survive the aftermath of 2 years of Israel's genocidal famine & destruction of Gaza by sharing & donating to cover the costs of food, healthcare, shelter, they're starving & exhausted. Bluesky torments them with constant deletions:

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adamingaza12-05.bsky.social @adamingaza12-05.bsky.social · 1d

My grandfather passed away because of hunger and lack of food… 💔
We’re living through unbearable days, and my family is struggling to survive.
Please, help us get out of this place we just want to live with dignity and have enough to eat. 🕊️🇵🇸
gofund.me/edee2aeb

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 14h

Please share & give to help MIthqal's family survive the aftermath of 2 yrs of Israel's genocidal famine & destruction of Gaza. They're starving, homeless, & have nothing, & are in urgent need of funds for food, supplies, healthcare, shelter, his son Firas needs treatment:

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 15h

As the world’s leaders debate what should be done to Palestine, our duty hasn’t ended—to redistribute resources directly into the hands of Palestinians, & use every creative means to end the long Nakba.

Give, then act. Six families’ survival fund. 6 hours left. 822/1000

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that their...

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · Aug 14

🌟Shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction🌟

Layered with history, culture, and folklore, Nalo Hopkinson’s novel about griot-in-training Veycosi is a lush, adventurous feast of possibility and wit.

A copy of Blackheart Man, by Nalo Hopkinson, sits on a black shelf against a white wall next to a vase holding a spray of greenery and berries.

“Books get stolen. Get lost. Get burned. When Ymisen came to the lands of Ilife forebears to wage war ’pon them and take them into slavery, they first burned the books. So much knowledge lost! But the song of this book going to live down the generations of the chantwell line that have it memorized. Each person in the line have a different piece of it; melody, harmony, diagrams. Each will pass it down to their generations. It will last forever.” from Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson

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∞ ever @everafterengine.bsky.social · 15h

Heba’s family was featured in a UK publication. They need a lot of support and haven’t yet raised much.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-a...

‘Our daily life is like hell’: A look into the struggles faced by the Al-Madhoun family in Gaza

The Al-Madhoun family in Gaza are struggling to stay alive, and really need our help

northwestbylines.co.uk

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 16h

ICYMI, my horror short 'You Will Survive This Night' (1st pub COME JOIN US BY THE FIRE s2, Nightfire), now free to read as a reprint. A woman in her 30s is dragged to a late night winter house party in the poshest part of Kolkata & regrets it even more than expected. Here be monsters, mundane & not:

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · Sep 4

Andrea Hairston (@andreahairston.bsky.social) introduces and reads from her novel Archangels of Funk, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

For more about this year's shortlist: www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 15h

Fw TICKS a year ago:

Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · Oct 2

Started off October with TICKS (1993). Hits that 80s/90s sweet spot of horror that's cartoonish while still breathing enough life into its stereotypical cast for you to care when they're in peril, & nasty enough to make a goofy plot still horrify, aided by excellent, wet practical fx work.

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Alexis ☭ @gothgf.rip · 1d

hardly her biggest fan, but credit where it's due for saying "your film was written by chat GPT" in 1967

THE KILLING (1956) is no more than a good tense thriller, but it has movement, and dialogue that doesn't sound as if it were written by the IBM machine that's been processing most recent film speech. (1967)

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