The editors are really running out of euphemisms fast.

India has become the kind of country where a reporter would rather not take a byline on a story critical of the government, lest they be harassed or persecuted. What an inglorious fall.

Really enjoyed this book by Samanth Subramanian – a unique look at modern Sri Lanka through the years, the civil war that claimed so many lives, and how the island nation lives among majorities and minorities. Great narratives and storytelling with history too samanth.in/books/this-div…

So happy to share a preorder link to my first book which feels like my second baby: amzn.to/4iJDHKi

Delighted to announce my new book: THE CONSCIENCE NETWORK: A CHRONICLE OF RESISTANCE TO A DICTATORSHIP. June 2025 marks 50 years since #IndiraGandhi imposed the #Emergency. Check out the book’s dramatis personae at the end of this #thread. Pre-order: amzn.in/d/ecCcJQQ 1/9

I wrote about Jacinda Ardern’s new memoir and what happened in New Zealand during the pandemic, for the New Yorker: newyorker.com/books/page-tur…

Posting a lot less here because <gestures around> and slightly more on that photo-sharing social media platform. (I don’t really take many photos, but whatever.) Please: Follow me there! My handle is [at]samanth.

The link: instagram.com/samanth

Networks of Power: In the Age of Digital Disruption  Bruno Maçães and Samanth Subramanian in conversation with Pragya Tiwari   Crisis in the Age of Chaos Bruno Maçães, David Rhodes, Steve Tsang, Mukulika Banerjee and Shashi Tharoor in conversation with Georgina Godwin

On Pooran, Klaasen and the quiet-quitting from cricket espncricinfo.com/story/how-much…

Networks of Power: In the age of digital disruption. Bruno Maçães and Samanth Subramanian in conversation with Pragya Tiwari #JLFLONDON2025 JLF International British Library

The persistence of the trends from the 1800 still continue to prevail even today. Samanth Subramanian Subramanian in conversation with Pragya Tiwari JLF International #JLFLONDON2025 British Library

Still ‘fresh catch’ though published in 2010. Following Fish by Samanth Subramanian is a lovely read. Attention to detail/ability to set the scene, multiple layers/perspectives, wit/sarcasm,topics ranging from food, history, to the (in)famous fish cure for asthma in Hyd.

Thanks so much, Mayur!

The pope has read Linda Kinstler's piece, and so should you: theguardian.com/law/2025/jun/2…

Zara Chowdhary Wins Shakti Bhatt Prize for Memoir on 2002 Gujarat Riots The award is being discontinued, previous winners include Nilanjana Roy 📚🦊 , naresh fernandes , Samanth Subramanian and others. m.thewire.in/article/books/… via @thewire_In

I miss Samanth Subramanian' intersection podcast. Here is an old episode on why stampedes occur and how individuals behave in such situations. (amazon sign-in needed to listen). audible.in/podcast/The-Sc…

An early rave from Kirkus Reviews for "The Web Beneath the Waves": "A gripping look at the hidden infrastructure that binds the modern world—and the chaos that follows when it snaps." kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/s…