Hell yes !

If you get frequent urges to go deep into a subject, do not ignore them Pick a weekend, stop everything else, and give in to the urge Fresh insights await at the other end

No greater intradisciplinary divide than economics (liberal arts) and economics (business school)

Ok hear me out. We need gyms in international airports. At least a bunch of bikes and thread mills + shower area. I would pay for it. Nothing is more satisfying than a 30 min run and a hot shower if you are stuck on 4 hour layover.

This just arrived: a book on the brilliant bilingual scholar and writer Irawati Karve. I look forward to reading it.

People of Kolkata distributing biscuits and water to the protesting doctors. Nearby restaurant owners have come o out in support and given access to washrooms. This is unprecedented.

No matter how tough the world becomes, the toughest become even tougher.

Swiggy Delivery Partners in West Bengal! ❤️ West Bengal is different for a reason!

KOLKATA Massive Protest rally today by partners of Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit & Zepto against the RG Kar incident. Such was never seen anywhere in India #JusticeForWomen #justiceforRGKar #RGKarProtest

a project i have been working on—A living Constitution museum: India's first museum on the Constitution. indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

TEN DAYS INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY WORKSHOP (IN HYBRID MODE) Date: September 18th -27th (20 Hours) Time: 6 pm -8 pm Organized By: RC 25: Sociology of Sports, Indian Sociological Society, New Delhi & Centre for Study of Social Inclusion, Pondicherry University

Writing is hard because a part of you loves your story, and the other is a cruel, merciless editor who thinks your story is a trash fire.

I had so much fun writing about the silent reading communities in Srinagar (Srinagar Reads & Boulevard Reads) that are encouraging a newfound love for books and reading scroll.in/article/107294… More fun because writing for Arunava Sinha & Scroll.in is always so special to me🌸

Hanumankind spotlights Kerala hip-hop scene, which blew up in the past 2-3 yrs. Artists, who once rapped for the love of it, have sold-out shows. Labels pouring in, festivals pulling in the crowds, Malayalam hip-hop is the new it thing. Wrote a piece on it, Charmy Harikrishnan made it sing

Teaching is relearning, remembering, or whatever you want to call it. It's a humbling reminder that critical and careful thinking requires revisiting old texts, practicing your basics, and avoiding the mindset that you've got anything down and for good. Teaching is refreshing.

I am trying to reorient my PhD teaching away from “find the gap in the literature” to “find your place in the literature” it’s v challenging and rewarding to undo my own conditioning along the way 😵‍💫

I think Indian YouTube now has so many podcasts that we have run out of guests to be on those podcasts. I mean the situation is so bad, that podcasters are now going as guests of other podcasters.

“ I write for myself “

Vikas Khanna, Michelin Star Chef, gives it back to BBC news anchor. Anchor: In India, you were not from a rich family. So your sense of hunger must have come from there. Vikas: No, I'm from Amritsar, everyone gets fed there in the langars. My sense of hunger came from New York!

Eggs have finally appeared in Jharkhand’s anganwadis, after the Chief Minister cracked the whip in response to public agitations. An egg a day for every child who wants it – this should be national policy! (Photo credit: Sandeep Pradan)