Sooo happy today!! My 1st book was published!! #Chandragupta Maurya: The creation of a national hero in India UCL Press!! ⚡ It charts his journey from unknown ruler to hero through the colonial period & into 21st century! Best part?! It's #OpenAccess so d/l it for FREE💥

US National Archives calmly explaining to anyone in the media, punditocracy, & around the world what the Presidential Records Act is, why it is important not to steal the gov't's documents, & not trot classified docs out to impress friends, store (illegally) in the open...

With time zones below. Please join us! Sydney, Australia: Thu, 22 Jun at 11:30am-1:00pm AEST Singapore, Singapore: Thu, 22 Jun at 9:30am am SGT Delhi, India: Thu, 22 Jun at 7:00 am IST Boston, USA: Wed, 21 Jun at 9:30 pm EDT Los Angeles, USA: Wed, 21 Jun at 6:30 pm PD

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This is ridiculous Air India — how are you delaying a flight for more than 12 hours without any updates or compensation? How is that you don’t even have an explanation?

Is it just me or are all of you experiencing that you have unfollowed accounts that you’ve been following for years on this app??

They are voting to eliminate funding for National Endowment for the Humanities tonight! Please sign this petition to your rep: p2a.co/d2jkeBA #twitterstorians #digitalhumanities

Best thing about New Orleans is music everywhere 24x7.

And we have successfully authenticated a 19th century (likely) Indian “Madras handkerchief” that was used as a tignon possibly by an enslaved person in New Orleans today. These were in use widely but rare to find one now. This is very exciting for Connecting Threads project!

Join us for an event on the history of Madras textiles in India and the Caribbean at the V&A on October 11th! We will be launching Connecting Threads project website with a great line-up of speakers. Join us in London or online: vam.ac.uk/event/YGVBDZm3… vam.ac.uk/event/8dwdoL5w…

Join us for the launch event and symposium on checked Indian textiles in India and the Caribbean on October 11 at V&A. The symposium is in-person & online. Register here: vam.ac.uk/event/YGVBDZm3… Core team: Meha Priyadarshini Deepthi Murali @avfotheringham Dr Victoria de Lorenzo

If you are in London in October, please join us in person! If you are not, you can join us online! Please share widely about the Connecting Threads event!

Inviting posters & short films on research/advocacy related to cycling from any part of South Asia. If you are in Delhi, do join us in person too! Submission link on the poster. Urban Cycling Lab @mysafetipin WomenMobilizeWomen Kolkata Cycle Samaj || কলকাতা সাইকেল সমাজ 'Bicycle Mayor' of Kolkata, India - Satanjib Gupta CommuteBiCycle

If you are curious what I have been working on with the Connecting Threads team these last 2 years, join us on Zoom for the project launch tomorrow, October 11, 2024. Register here: vam.ac.uk/event/8dwdoL5w…

Ok I am doing this in about an hour and 15 minutes online with KCHR. It’s an introductory talk about digital public history and its relevance to India today. It’s 5.30am my time, so expect grogginess.

People, I am going to be on the other app … please tell me how to get a hold of you there. bsky.app/profile/deepth…

Review of our Connecting Threads event on the British Library Untold Lives blog