Vinesh Phogat led the protest against a powerful sexual predator, got assaulted by the police, and harassed by pro-govt shills. Today she just became the first Indian woman wrestler to qualify for the final in Olympic history. What an iconic story—one for the history books 🔥

They don’t. Believe me. Why do you talk such utter shite? And why are you morphing into a sovereign individual anarcho-capitalist narcissist with fascist leanings? Some journey you’ve been on.

Copies of the book have arrived! #PlantationWorlds: what does planetary change and the #Anthropocene look like from colonial hinterlands, from the South within the Global South? dukeupress.edu/plantation-wor…

Found Ravish Kumar's coverage of RG Kar really disappointing, falling over itself trying to blame the IT cell and paint the WB administration in a palatable light. Kumar fails to mention that things came to a head when the principal was simply sent to another college. 1/

Elon Musk Actually Elon, a great many people are mistaken in this belief. The trans-Atlantic system of slavery, dominated by Britons for most of the C18, was unprecedented in its scale, its commercial nature, its demographic effects, its effects in instituting racism, and its catalysing

In 1500 days, one can complete graduation, get experiences in jobs to move on, rusty teenagers turn into adults, scientific experiments might conclude. 1500 days is a long time. That's how long Umar & others are in jail, without trial, without bail. #umarkhalid1500daysinjail

🦮So pleased that Collared is out in the world! 🐕 Big thanks to everyone at Profile Books (esp Jon Petre for wrangling words and images) and PEW Literary (esp Doug Young) for making this happen Big thanks too Liv Uni History Remaking One Health: Public Health and Street Dogs and Wellcome #dogs #history

Racism is not a strong enough word for this garbage. Openly saying there should be one rule for white people and another for the rest of the world is apartheid, pure and simple. We've had 500 years of this colonial ideology and it must be destroyed.

In this episode of THE CHASING LEVIATHAN podcast, author of PROPHETIC MAHARAJA, Dr. Rajbir Judge discuss the historical context of late 19th century Punjab, focusing on the figure of Duleep Singh.buff.ly/40jihxC #ChasingLeviathan #PhilosophyPodcast #Philosophy #ListenUP

1. to keep the prices as low as possible, we are publishing itihashe hatekhori books with our own money. The bangla books will be available in Kolkata book fair. Free pdfs will remain available.

Wrote this piece on anticolonial archives, memory and time, thinking about how anticolonial pasts express themselves in the present, and what kinds of archives hold these expressions read.dukeupress.edu/south-atlantic…

🌐🎙️ “The Internet’s Librarian” Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, joins the California Sun podcast to discuss preserving knowledge in the digital age & his vision for universal access to all knowledge. 🎧 californiasun.co/podcast/brewst… #Preservation Brewster Kahle

Come to study Environmental History (MPhil level) with us at Trinity College Dublin! Key strengths in Energy, Climate, Ocean, and Animal histories. I’m more than happy to answer questions about the course—please feel free to DM me! tcd.ie/courses/postgr…

Delighted to see the 2nd edition of this classic is due out soon: a book that set my thinking ahead of work on prostitution and scalar sovereignty in colonial India, and written by the most inspiring mentor, friend,&colleague imaginable.... cambridge.org/gb/universityp…

Many congratulations to Graham Moore on his successful viva yesterday! Rohan Deb Roy & I very much enjoyed his #pirate thesis & chatting about it. & congrats to supervisors Richard Blakemore & The National Archives 👏👏👏

Riyadh: quite an achievement for an American administration to hit moral rock bottom this soon and guarantee it will be remembered for its soiled betrayal of American decency and strategic wisdom

Celebrating the nice moments when everything else is falling apart: v grateful to Liverpool University Press for giving us the opportunity to launch a new book series, Liverpool Studies in Environmental History w/ Chris Pearson Rohan Deb Roy + Shirley Ye. Please share! liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-ser…

I recently took part in a podcast hosted by the Somerset House in London on the 'Great salt hedge of India' that the British govenrment had set up in the 19th century.  Here is the link to the podcast: channel.somersethouse.org.uk/podcasts/proce…

I am co-organising a workshop (with Dr Isabel Davis) on 'Colonies, hives and queens: Insects and Imperialism' at the Natural History Musuem in London on Thursday the 3rd of April. There will be a set of flash talks on the theme in the morning. Teams link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/…