‘After more than two months, the communications blackout is yet to be lifted. Modi has not made a single public comment about the situation.’ New on the blog: skye arundhati thomas on violence in the Indian north-east. lrb.co.uk/blog/2023/july…

‘The government maintains that the shutdown is to “stop the spread of misinformation” but it has, instead, resulted in an uncontainable spread of rumours.’ skye arundhati thomas on the crisis in Manipur, northeastern India: lrb.co.uk/blog/2023/july…

LRB Dispatch #3 The Heat Wave in Northern India by Skye Arundhati Thomas 🌐 Read now tinyurl.com/dbd4hmrh Image credit: Shahana Rajani, From the film ‘A thread, a weave, a braid, a river’, 2022. #climatecrisis #WorldWeatherNetwork #LRB #essay

‘Adani and Elbit have been building Hermes 900 drones together in Hyderabad since 2018; the primary user is the Israeli Air Force.’ skye arundhati thomas on the ties between India and Israel, new on the blog: lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/febr…

‘Since October, Indian Telegram chats with more than fifty thousand members have been sharing, commenting and clicking “like” on indiscriminate images of the torture and death of Palestinian men, women and children.’ Skye Arundhati Thomas (skye arundhati thomas): lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/febr…

‘Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut said that Hamas were a “modern day Ravana”, the ten-headed villain of the Ramayana, whom Rama must slay to rescue his wife, Sita, and travel back to where his empire awaits him.’ On the ties between India and Israel: lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/febr…

‘Late last year, Indian soldiers in Poonch filmed themselves torturing three Kashmiri men, alleged militants: beating them, pulling down their trousers, covering their wounds in chilli powder.’ skye arundhati thomas on India, Israel and anti-Muslim hatred: lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/febr…

‘Pleasure Gardens: Blackouts and the Logic of Crisis in Kashmir’ by Skye Arundhati Thomas & Izabella Scott is released in May! 🔗  Find out more and explore our DISCOURSE series via bit.ly/3SLtnGH

Very excited to share the cover of PLEASURE GARDENS, co-written with skye arundhati thomas, with photo essays by Ufaq Fatima, Nawal Ali, and Zainab, out with MACK in May.

I wrote the cover story for the latest issue of ArtReview_ ! On a miracle trip to Martinique, with thoughts on France, its colonies, and creolisation... 🌋

In this exclusive excerpt from their new book, skye arundhati thomas and Izabella Scott contextualize the twin-snake history of Israel and India — and how the occupation of Palestine informs the occupation of Kashmir. thenewinquiry.com/pleasure-garde…

New in TANK, Izabella Scott and skye arundhati thomas discuss the strategy of communications outages, used to plunge 2 million people into digital blackout in Kashmir in 2019, and mimicked by the IOF in Gaza this year and last. Image by Her Pixel Story tank.tv/magazine/issue…

"Kashmir is a disconcerting place to visit because it has retained a booming tourist industry and yet the occupation is so visible." Izabella Scott & skye arundhati thomas on the destruction of communications infrastructure in Kashmir & Gaza. Image Her Pixel Story tank.tv/magazine/issue…

Against Erasure: art and archives under oppression Sun 24th Nov, 3pm How do we challenge oppression when it seeks to obscure the very fabric of history and truth? skye arundhati thomas, — and Zozan Yasar explore the role of art and archiving. lighthousebookshop.com/events/against…

'The writing of Pleasure Gardens – and its reading – constitutes an act of resistance.' Zoe Valery reviews 'Pleasure Gardens: Blackouts and the Logic of Crisis in Kashmir' (MACK) by Izabella Scott and skye arundhati thomas. Read here: thelondonmagazine.org/review-i-for-i…

Throughly enjoyed the talk about Pleasure Gardens at the Edinburgh radical book fair and I’m really looking forward to reading the book. In their talk, skye arundhati thomas exposed the close connections between Israel & India and their reliance on the security industrial complex to oppress…

Loved guest editing this fiction issue of Mousse no. 90 with skye arundhati thomas and Rosanna McLaughlin 💘 Some very special pieces here, thank you to the team Mousse Magazine moussemagazine.it/shop/mousse-90…

Today's top story: The Bread and Roses Award has announced joint winners: Pleasure Gardens: Blackouts and the Logic of Crisis in Kashmir by skye arundhati thomas and @IzabellaScott, and Intervals by Marianne Brooker bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)