PSA, BISA and UACES joint letter in support of my own discipline at Exeter, currently facing decimation.

Scholars from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & beyond stand in solidarity with 500 colleagues at Exeter facing potential redundancy - deeply concerned about the damage these cuts would do to the scholarship & international partnerships that have taken years to build. #DefendExeterUni shorturl.at/sNnAb

#AAS2026 explore the historical & contemporary struggles of Dalits for dignity, self-respect, & social transformation in modern India. Building on the intellectual legacy of B. R. Ambedkar, tinyurl.com/mv26f526 highlights how Dalit movements challenged caste hierarchy. #ReadUP

my book uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295754444/a-volatile-picture/ is out in April. Anxious/excited to talk about it for the 1st time next week with many thanks to @kalathmika.bsky.social for the kind invitation. Also giving a lecture on more recent work on televising atrocity & maps in Sri Lanka.

Join us on Wed 11 Feb at 2:30pm for @erinmbohalloran.bsky.social's talk on 'East of Empire', exploring anticolonial networks across Egypt, India, and the Middle East. Details on poster.

Looking forward to the launch of my book Coolie Migrants, Indian Diplomacy next week (Wednesday, 28 Jan) at Exeter, organised by wonderful colleagues at the Centre for Imperial and Global History and South Asia Centre. Please join us - hybrid option available. www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...

Delighted that the *Radical History Review* 153 (Oct 2025) "Radical Histories of Decolonization*, I co-edited with Marissa Moorman, Jessica Namakkal, and Golnar Nikpour is now up! Cover features Kiluanji Kia Henda's “A Descoberta” (2006)" read.dukeupress.edu/radical-hist... cc @jecca.bsky.social

The annual 'Writing from a Position of Anger' lecture, in collaboration between @exetersouthasia.bsky.social and HaSS Cornwall, will be delivered online by writer and activist Dr Banojyotsna Lahiri on Wednesday, Nov 26 at 12 pm.

A superb special issue on caste and Indian diplomacy. Well done @kalathmika.bsky.social and the other editors! brill.com/view/journal...

Andrew Cuomo is afraid he'll lose, so his donors want you to fear me. His SuperPAC just sent out a mailer that artificially lengthened and darkened my beard. This is blatant Islamophobia—the kind of racism that explains why MAGA billionaires support his campaign.

An important new report "Hindutva in America: A Threat to Equality and Religious Pluralism" from Rutgers Law School Center for Security, Race and Rights. csrr.rutgers.edu/issues/hindu...

Beautiful tribute by Gautam Hazarika. Ghee Bowman was a valued colleague and member of the South Asia Centre at Exeter. He is deeply missed. scroll.in/article/1082...

A rare honest, hopeful & unafraid of contradictions account - what’s now near-impossible to find in India. Also resists the usual India-Pak broadstrokes: links.org.au/one-hundred-... Jeddojehad must go on!

Kashmiris opposed the Pahalgam attack yet still face the brunt of the fallout @AuqibJaveed writes:

Please remember the cost of war, once more, will fall hardest on civilians, especially in Kashmir. This is a moment to stay informed, to resist jingoism, and to call for de-escalation: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

While the two countries posture for power, it’s the normal, nameless and faceless people who suffer first. If it escalates, it’s only grief. There's no glory in war. De-escalate now. #IndiaPakistanWar #Kashmir www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Congratulations to Stella Maris, Rector of St Andrews, who has won her appeal against dismissal from the governing body: a vindication of her, and anyone's, right to condemn genocide and apartheid. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

Sharing highlights from Prof Nivedita Menon’s visit to the @exeter.ac.uk -an inspiring week of dialogue on secularism, gender & critical thought from South Asia & the Global South. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... @hass-cornwall.bsky.social @exetersouthasia.bsky.social @uniofexeternews.bsky.social

@catherineowen.bsky.social 💚

Where are the big fashion brands that profit from Kashmiri artisans and their craft? Why the silence? No words of solidarity, no support. What about Raw Mango? Sabyasachi? Shame on you all. #Pahalgam www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5tO...

In 1988, Mile Sur Mera Tumhara aired on DD amid Punjab insurgency, post-1984 Sikh riots & rising regionalism. The government used it to promote unity in diversity through culture and countering communal, linguistic, and separatist narratives. 1/2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKue...

April is #DalitHistoryMonth. Explore some of Himal's archival stories, reports, reviews and essays on caste and Dalit communities.

Eid Mubarak! Warm wishes from all of us at the South Asia Centre. #EidUlFitr

No Other Land depicts the horrifying violence Palestinians in the West Bank endure under apartheid. Yesterday, its co-director Hamdan Ballal was beaten in his home by settlers before being detained by Israeli forces. People applauded Hamdan. Now they are silent. Free Hamdan.

Nearly a decade on from beginning the PhD, we have a book cover! Out later this year - my book exploring caste, migration and indenture as foundational to Indian diplomacy. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social t.co/bUTfpFncmk

#WomensDay The Bangladeshi feminist activist Noorjahan Bose’s memoir recounts a host of stories born of female autonomy – all while spanning #Partition, the Liberation War and the post-independence history of #Bangladesh. By Sarah Anjum Bari:

Open to all students, as part of the Queer Theory module at HaSS Cornwall is a guest lecture by author, Dr Hannah Levene. 9AM, Monday 17th March in Exchange Yellow - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/greasepain...

The president’s address at @isanet.bsky.social was peacefully disrupted to draw institutional attention to the issue of democratisation in ISA governance and the acknowledgement of scholasticide in how we conduct research ‘as normal’ #isa2025

Such a privilege, indeed. Nivedita Menon reminded us that critical thought cannot afford to remain neutral - it must constantly question, agitate and offer new visions

One of India’s preeminent feminist writers and political thinkers has been invited to the University of Exeter to provide a series of talks and engagement sessions this month. news.exeter.ac.uk/societies-an...

Excited for these conversations with Prof Nivedita Menon!

Debating reactionaries is *never* a good idea You might win on 'facts', but you'll always lose politically: they are not arguing in good faith, they want their ideas to become seen as acceptable in public discourse And by debating them, you're giving them what they want It really is that simple

'State, Religion, and Bodies of Women’: Nivedita Menon will deliver a keynote at Penryn campus on Thursday 27 Feb, 2-4pm in EXCH Lecture Theater. Followed by a conversation on Difficult Knowledges and Global Feminism. Please register through Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/keynote-st...

“The prose is the worst thing in this shit salad, a timid and rhythmless plod... The World After #Gaza is a title that monetizes Israel’s genocide, slapped onto a book that barely mentions it” 4columns.org/frere-jones-...

Free Palestine.

Further coverage of Rutgers's recent decision to bar caste discrimination on all of our campuses! en.themooknayak.com/india/americ...

The University of Leeds is offering scholarships for Gazans who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict. Further details in the link below — please share with your networks. www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...

What makes Jasprit Bumrah particularly fascinating is that he appears a hybrid of the old and the new? Vaibhav Vats writes (19/07/2024)

"Widespread hatred and demonization became everyday realities, not only in relation to the degradation of human beings, but in the material world, through the erasure of language and desecration of built forms." Manan Ahmed Asif considers "I Am on the Hit List." lareviewofbooks.org/article/why-...

What an amazing film! Subtle, nuanced storytelling and powerful performances ❤️ #Ullozhukku

🌍 Researching in tough contexts? Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts equips you to navigate complex settings like post-conflict zones or authoritarian regimes. ✨ Taught by experts online: @catherineowen.bsky.social & @xiananj.bsky.social 📢 Register today: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

The last photo of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, detained after refusing to abandon his colleagues and patients. In just one image, we see both the power of Palestinian humanity and the moral weakness of all those complicit in genocide. End all arms sales to Israel, now.

Unparalleled grace and intellect. Rest in peace Dr #ManmohanSingh

Justice to the oppressed! Merry Christmas, even in the darkest of times. #FreePalestine🍉

His voice still stirs the soul! #Rafi100Years ♥️🎼 One of my favourites - Kya Se Kya Ho Gaya Tere Pyar Mein from GUIDE youtu.be/vTTWTQa3H1E?... via @YouTube

New Delhi says the project will improve infrastructure and benefit the local economy. But Kashmiris know what the rail network is really about: land dispossession, ecocide and further integration with India. azadessa.substack.com/p/why-kashmi...

It’s time for holiday cheer!🎄🎅🐕

Nuanced and powerful talk that unpacked the trajectories of decolonisation - its appropriations, its romanticisation, and recognising the value of engaging through critical intimacy. Thanks Rahul for your generous engagement with a packed room at @hass-cornwall.bsky.social -rare for a week 11 event

Super excited to be delivering this week-long online methods course with @xiananj.bsky.social & Suraj Telange for @komex.bsky.social: "Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts" in February! More details here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred... All career stages and empirical foci welcome!

The lecture continues a legacy of critical thought, following previous speakers like Meena Kandasamy and Farah Bashir. Looking forward to Rahul Rao's talk. Don’t miss this engaging and timely talk!