Pumpkin Spice - The Fork Front: Despite its ubiquity in America, none of the component spices that constitute pumpkin spice originate in the U.S. (HT ⁦Gastronomic History). #IndianOcean #colonialhistory #spiceroutes #foodhistory theforkfront.com/pumpkin-spice/

Get your tickets! #allweimagineaslight

The Indian Constitution is the only one in the world to have images. The hand-made document took 5 years to create. Its calligraphy was by Prem Behari Narain Raizada, and the paintings were by Nandalal Bose and his students. theheritagelab.in/constitution-i… #ConstitutionDay2024

So happppppy with re release !!! Thank you everyone

The best thing you’ll read today - it’s about conserving natural habitats, the benefits of collaborative research, and a touching tale of tiger love! By Anthony Ham The New York Times #trilobites #animalkins nytimes.com/2024/12/11/sci…

Sunny winter day at #SunderNursery: picnics, gossip circles, lovers among Mughal ruins, old & new trees, water channels & plump marigolds. 90 acres of pure joy where everyone belongs! Reposting my essay on India's garden-history: scroll.in/article/101293… Scroll.in #publicparks

This is a super interesting book on business history and the history of how political power interacts with bankers and traders. Early modern pasts that are relevant to this day! Do go listen to Sudev Sheth in your city.

Unfortunately we didn’t get enough for Guwahati to organise a weekend screening yet :( If you have the time, can Guwahati, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Jodhpur, Patna, Dehradun, Navi Mumbai, Thane people fill this form - I know it’s pretty basic … sorry 🙈 forms.gle/nGpkAGekkEnLS3…

Shows extended for three more days!!! Yaaaaay

17th century garden in the Golconda fort has been torched under ASI’s consent to make room for a golf course. Heartbreaking and shameful ! Plugging this piece on gardens in Indian history by Aparna Kapadia for Scroll.in amp.scroll.in/article/101293…

Okay, I thought a handful will be interested in this but have received 100+ messages. I am overwhelmed! Will email the google form in a couple of days. Shutting my DM for now. As a token of appreciation, here is a painting of a school scene from Akbar’s reign.

We are proud to announce that Associate Professor of History Aparna Kapadia (Aparna Kapadia) will be a Fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library in 2025-26. Congratulations, Prof. Kapadia! The Cullman Center NY Public Library Williams College

Delighted to share that I have been selected to be the Andrew Melon Foundation Fellow The Cullman Center in support of my biography of Kasturba Gandhi (1869-1944). Can’t wait to join this incredible group of scholars and writers and work NY Public Library this fall! Ramachandra Guha naresh fernandes

Sarkhej Roza: ⁦Aparna Kapadia⁩ on how Gujarat’s 15th century tomb complex reflects a cosmopolitan legacy scroll.in/article/108211…

Sarkhej’s business and spiritual potential made it a place where diverse groups of people settled – a walk around the ruins even today reveals the homes and tombs of elites of Abyssinian and Iranian origins. scroll.in/article/108211… By Aparna Kapadia

In her latest Scroll.in column, history professor Aparna Kapadia explores Gujarat’s rich cosmopolitan legacy in a 15th-century tomb complex. bit.ly/43ss6d7

June 10 submission deadline getting nearer for this...

This should be fun! Professor Farooqui’s book is still one of the best accounts of this chapter in Mumbai’s history. #urbanhistory #mumbaipasts #opiumcity #victorianera #asiaticsocietymumbai