Avantika Chilkoti

RT @TheEconomist: “Running is a relatively easy sport in which to build a name, so new brands can emerge, get a sponsorship deal and a famo…

RT @TheEconomist: A chill has been running through the luxury e-commerce market. But a new tie-up aims to get the big spenders spending aga…

I went to On's lab in Zurich, where designers cut and paste bits onto old sneakers to make them faster, lighter, more comfortable. They call the prototypes "monsters". It got me thinking about how the sneaker industry is growing - and being shaken up: https://t.co/e4C8KGMaPm

We rarely write about ourselves at the Economist. But this week, my column about trying to delete myself from the internet. It is the story of my life, from shuttered London nightclubs to Addis airport. Read it and weep: https://t.co/mbaVCCVsGJ

RT @TheEconomist: A staggering number of people want to become social-media stars—and that, @AChilkoti tells “The Intelligence”, is causing…

RT @EconomistPress: Awards news: The Economist’s podcast “The Modi Raj”, hosted by @AChilkoti, has been shortlisted at the signal awards. V…

RT @TheEconomist: From cologne to couture, there seems to be little that many people will not buy for their pampered pets. Today on “The In…

An interview I won't forget in a hurry. This is a story of caste, cows and right-wing Hindu nationalism.

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In India skinning cattle carcasses for a living can be enough to get you killed. On “The Weekend Intelligence” @AChilkoti meets a leather worker who was targeted by cow vigilantes to tell a story of caste and Hindu nationalism in the country https://t.co/fMO733IZIq 🎧

A fun couple of days at @edbookfest chatting about empire, nationalism and the future of democracy. For your late summer reading list: Empireworld, Incarcerations and Adventures in Democracy. https://t.co/G7IyVIdPgB

RT @edbookfest: ⭐️ Erica Benner: What's Wrong with Democracy? Hear political philosopher Erica Benner and @AChilkoti discussing the 2,500-…

RT @alpashah001: Can't wait to chat to @Sathnam Sanghera and @AChilkoti at Edinburgh Book Festival on Saturday! Come join us to discuss #Th…

Took a look this week at a new paper on how cities expand. Increasingly, upwards rather than outwards, it turns out: https://t.co/hcwn4gVfkD

RT @stillgray: If Europeans made street food the same way Indians do. https://t.co/MvVQzS5VxR

RT @TheEconomist: From press to civil society, dissent has been stifled in India for the past decade, Aakar Patel tells @AChilkoti. In ep…

RT @TheEconomist: “It feels like a very real, existential threat to Muslims being a part of India,” Muslim activist Afreen Fatima tells @AC…