Tony Kurian 👨🦯
@mtonykurian
I teach social science @azimpremjiuniv.
Social issues, political economy, disability rights, technology , finance, agri markets.
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17-07-2009 11:44:39
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Went to a Titan Watches India shop in Delhi to get a Braille watch, they did not have it. What more? They had only one Braille watch in all of Delhi ncr. Perils of living a blind life.
Was great to participate in an amazing workshop on markets and society organised by Max Weber Stiftung in Ashoka University. Had some great interaction and exchange of ideas. Got to meet some amazing scholars and it feels like I have finally found my academic community.
📢Applications Open: Mittal Institute India #Fellowship
The Mittal Institute at Harvard will host 2 postdoctoral #scholars in India who will have the opportunity to avail Harvard’s vast resources to contribute to self-driven, independent #research .
Apply: lnkd.in/gTRGJAAV
A lengthy but such a spectacular read - covering all pertinent metrics for evaluating welfare, inequality, & poverty.
'But then, perhaps, the fault resides with us, in the folly of “our monstrous worship of facts”.
theindiaforum.in/economy/househ… The India Forum
What is the
plight of scattered minorities in #democracy blind voters of Bangani, the village which has earned the moniker of 'village of the blind' will give us some hint. lovely read by Sunanda Mehta . #disability #Election2024 indianexpress.com/article/cities… via The Indian Express
Great job Star Sports . this is the kind of #inclusion that we should have for all #sports broadcasting. #IPL #disabilityinclusion #SignLanguage indianexpress.com/article/sports…
For the The New Republic, Rua M. Williams and I wrote about a wheelchair-to-warfare pipeline, in which inclusive designed technologies that purport to create access for disabled people instead materialize as weapons of war. newrepublic.com/article/179391…
Stop abusing the accessibility feature. Use alt text for its intended purpose. #ClickHere
On the occasion of #InternationalDayOfPeopleWithDisability I write for Firstpost on how audio description & alt text are aiding the visually challenged . It is also a call to make #SocialMedia accessible. #DisabilityDay2020 #a11y firstpost.com/living/buildin…