Dalit literature and history may have begun flourishing in the last four decades, but the historiography of the revolt of 1857 is still to acknowledge the role of Dalits, especially women, in the mutiny.

Elite capture of identity politics. Apt cartoon in The Hindu today.

I'm attending a marriage today. You might ask why it deserve a tweet. Well groom is dead actually. And bride is dead too. Like about 30 years ago. And their marriage is today. For those who are not accustomed to traditions of Dakshina Kannada this might sound funny. But (contd)

Toh aapne right mai rehkar kya right kia bhai?

The 13 essays assembled here in honour of Ashwani Saith aim to reverse this trend. They share the ambitious objective of reclaiming development studies from the stifling dominance of modern development economics. epw.in/journal/2022/3…

Whenever Adani increases his wealth, Indian forest cover decreases!

Shower of Stones: Unemployment, Mulk, Regionalism. Today, a fight broke out between group of Telugu daily wage labourers and Bihari daily wage labourers in Nalgonda, Telangana. Both sides showered stones against the other. The point of contention is that migrant workers (1/15)

RIP #SacheenLittlefeather. Sacheen Littlefeather was an Indigenous activist who famously rejected the Oscar for Best Actor in 1973on behalf of Marlon Brando in protest against the mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples in Hollywood & to bring attention to the Wounded Knee Occupation.

While the prospect of Dalits and Backward Classes playing a more decisive role in Telangana politics has risen, political narratives are creating constraints to the possibilities of Bahujan consolidation, CharanTeja thenewsminute.com/article/bahuja…

In this Hindu Policy Watch, I bring out a few issues relating to the Indian Statistical System, specifically the recent developments and the evolving framework for data management. Prosenjit Datta Pramit Bhattacharya, Rukmini S thehinducentre.com/publications/p…

Gandhi Arekapudi #RAMpage Dr Ranjith Reddy Your constituency is reeling under civic mismanagement. Do you even care ?

'No, Bhoota Kola Isn't Part of Brahminic Hinduism': Tulu Scholars on 'Kantara’ Soundarya Athimuthu explores aspects of cultural appropriation in this piece for The Quint thequint.com/south-india/ka…

Rishi Sunak and his wife sit on a fortune of £730,000,000. That’s around twice the estimated wealth of King Charles III. Remember this whenever he talks about making “tough decisions” that working class people will pay for.

Whatever side you're on, whatever your ethnicity, this is truly a historic moment. The UK has its first Goldman Sachs Prime Minister.

Are Banjaras Hindus? The Story Behind Hindutva's Efforts to 'Hinduise' Them thequint.com/voices/opinion…

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.”In a capitalist economy, democracy cannot function effectively without all citizens understanding at least some economics” Must read Why everyone needs to learn (some) economics. aeon.co/essays/why-eve…

Difference between #PaRanjith and #SSRajamouli One shows the forbidden history of Depressed Communities Another one, depicts depressed communities as cruel and inhuman 📌 Casteism in Bahubali: thequint.com/entertainment/… velivada.com/2017/05/03/baa… #Thangalaan #ChiyaanVikram #RRR

Adani's rogue security now think they can stop us going to our Springs, pretending like they've told by the owner.. Funny thing is I helped the owners son with a video for his school project down by the springs a week before. 😄 silly sausages at Adani Group

Hello! I’m looking for book recommendations on Buddhism, Capitalism, History, Philosophy, and perhaps even Urban Studies. #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter