Humble tributes to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvan Diwas💐 Remembering my leader, my guiding light and my existential father. Jai Bhim💙

My review of Colin McFarlane's Waste and the City is now out in EPW. McFarlane suggests viewing urban sanitation as a networked problem— to rethink sanitation crises as urban crises while holding them in tension with the idea of ‘the right to city-life.’ epw.in/system/files/p…

I am looking for NET or GATE qualified candidates interested in joining a PhD program at HSS IIT Palakkad in the Urban Studies and Human Geography area. Please spread the word regarding this special drive for admission for SC and ST candidates. resap.iitpkd.ac.in/home

Visited High Commission of India and Ambedkar House, London to celebrate 134th birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar yesterday! #JaiBhim

I loved reviewing Nitin Bathla @nitin-bathla.bsky.social's splendid #openaccess edited volume "Researching Otherwise: Pluriversal Methodologies for Landscape and Urban Studies" for CITY. The book has marvelous resources for research design and teaching! Link to review: shorturl.at/Qzz1K

📢I am pleased to share that my research paper📜, "Caste, Occupations, and (Im)mobility in Modern Indian Industry, 1870–2006", is now out in print. To the best of my knowledge, it is among the first comprehensive accounts that examines the interplay between caste and occupational

This saturday with Boston Study Group

I'm so excited to announce that we are hosting a *funded* workshop on Integrative Ecology in the Global South near Kaziranga in March 2026! Early career researchers working in the Global South, apply to attend! biologists.com/workshops/glob…

Just FYI, political rights through separate electorates were denied to untouchables in "national interest."

Happy Vesak All💙

Just letting everyone know that Buddha didn't teach absolute Ahimsa. Maha Bodhi Vihar must be freed! Reference: The Buddha and His Dhamma (p.509) #MahaBodhiMuktiAndolan

Delhi elite schools don't offer any reservations to SC, ST, or OBC kids even if they are funded by the government and also managed by taxpayers' funds. Kendriya vidyalaya has implemented reservations, while the reservations for SC, ST, and OBC kids needs to be provided in all

Had a word with my father today morning and got to know about this. Saddened to hear about the loss of Mehul Solanki! May peace prevail..

Happy to share my new article in Society for Cultural Anthropology! I show that a reactive, micropolitical, and disjointed mode of regulation shapes urban growth in Hyderabad and stymies planning for macro goals like sustainable and inclusive development. It's #OpenAccess! journal.culanth.org/index.php/ca/a…!

Around 12 people died after falling off from an overcrowded local trains in Mumbai, a financial capital of fourth largest economy in the world! On an average, 7 people die everyday travelling on Mumbai locals! Usual crowd on Mumbai locals is around 16-18 people per sq. meter!

📢We are now taking mentee applications for the Abroad Admission Mentorship Program (AAMP) 2025-26. If you are interested in a Masters or PhD, our program guides Bahujan students through seminars and 1-on-1 mentoring. Deadline: 22nd June Form: forms.gle/XPDQUvYgyqi5Vz…

Our researchers are warning that millions of people around the world aren’t being counted in census and survey data, leaving policymakers in the dark about the populations they govern. Find out more 👉 ac.pulse.ly/nuyum65qxb

Become a 'Nalanda Mitra' to support Nalanda Campus Construction! Since 2013, Nalanda Academy has provided free, quality education to marginalized and rural students. Over 2,000 students, trained by Nalanda, have gone on to top universities in India and abroad. Nalanda is