A mulaqat with Umar Khalid. In the stillness of confinement, time blurs, but resilience stand strong. Anirban Bhattacharya’s account. #FreeUmarKhalid #FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners

This is as Bhartiya as Nyaya can go

In all the mismanagement and sudden termination of contracts at TISS, the Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies stands to lose the most. Almost the entire centre, including its chairperson, has lost their jobs. #TISS #WomensStudies m.thewire.in/article/labour…

NGO publishes a report about the environmental risks posed by Adani projects in Gujarat. Days later, its FCRA license is cancelled. thehindu.com/news/national/…

Thanks Sneha Annavarapu for such an engaged and unconventional talk on potholes of Hyderabad! If you are in Bangalore and interested in urban questions, do keep a lookout for our monthly talks. We promise to bring exciting people to talk to us!

This one has been in the making for quite a long time. But so glad that it is finally out. Thanks IJURR.org and especially Liza Weinstein for seeing this through! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

We are very excited to host Sanjeev Routray on the 25th July, Thursday at 5PM to speak to us about his latest book "The Right to be Counted". The talk is open to public so do drop in!

Why can the CM and ministers protest in front of Vidhana Soudha, while everyone else faces detention or FIRs for protesting anywhere other than Freedom Park? The HC order that ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ BengaluruCityPolice cite, what about it now?

When the government is howling about the "skill gap" but not investing a penny on primary and secondary education - when states, knowing that education is in the concurrent list, will not lift a finger to address the same - what do you think is going on?

Happening today at 5PM!

🌍Call for Applications! ICAS:MP invites scholars in the #Humanities and #SocialSciences to apply for our writing fellowships in Delhi for the year July 2025 – June 2026. See micasmp.hypotheses.org/13323 ⏳Deadline: 30.09.24 #AcademicFellowships #CallForApplications

Times up for Dictator Hasina Whole Bangladesh🇧🇩 Against Dictator Hasina #StepDownHasina

We are very excited to host Rahee Punyashloka this Thursday at 5PM to speak about his project on Begumpura. The talk is open to all. Do not miss this one!

Bangalore! Do turn up today to hear artist, writer and filmmaker Rahee Punyashloka talk about his brilliant project on what that imaginative city of Begumpura would look like if it did not have caste.

Thanks so much Gaurav Mittal for the shoutout!

This is such a nuanced and well researched piece of writing on cities and their relationship to transport. We need more of such writing!

Look at Siren, Bangalore people! And take him home if you can?

Deeply grateful for the opportunity to speak about some of my reflections at the BISA-IPEG annual book prize lecture. It is in hybrid mode. The link to register is 👇