The Indian government spent Rs. 2,919.55 crores of the Nirbhaya Fund on street lights and CCTV cameras. The same street lights that are conveniently switched off outside JNU now, and the same CCTV cameras you saw the police breaking in Uttar Pradesh.

Stunning. This image says it all.

In 1665, Cambridge University closed b/c of the plague. Issac Newton quarantined himself at his childhood home. It was the most productive time of his life. He discovered the calculus & laws of motion. Stuck a bodkin in his eye to study optics. How will you spend the next year?

My two pence on demonetisation m.thewire.in/article/econom…

To all Twitter Historians: any suggestions on the scholarship on the history of common law in England in 18th and 19th century?

[CALL FOR ABSTRACTS] We'e hosting NTU History's third graduate-led workshop series from Aug to Oct 2023! We welcome any abstracts related to transnational history (max 300 words). Send your abstract to ntuhistworkshop[at]gmail[dot]com by 14 July 2023. Please RT!

Did you know that all of the Journal of Islamic Law issues are open-access? And, yes, that includes our recent special issue! Explore them today! journalofislamiclaw.com

Writing theoretical frameworks, analytical frameworks and conceptual frameworks buff.ly/2DBeRy8 Do the differences between theoretical, analytical and conceptual framework confuse you? They confused ME, so I wrote about them to clarify the differences for myself.

Delightful conversation between Profs Babu Mathew, Kamala Sankaran and Janaki Nair on archiving working lives in India at NLSIU QAMRA Archival Project at NLSIU qamra.in/2023/06/06/wor…

#Thread We the reporters' collective are making public all the documents related to the Advantage Adani Coal Investigation series. Because full transparency is the best way to keep the powerful accountable to citizens. (1/33)

New with Nima Elbagir Barbara Arvanitidis and Mark Baron. As the world looks away from horrors in Sudan, we find out how RSF are using hunger and fear to forcibly recruit men and boys in breadbasket Al Jazirah amid a comms blackout and a looming famine. edition.cnn.com/2024/03/18/afr…

Sukhalata, Vidhya Raveendranathan, & myself will write on 'Law and Justice: A journey through History' on The Wire in a series of individual and joint essays. I have written the first one on rule of law and police, jugaad justice, and summary power. m.thewire.in/article/law/th…

The second essay in our The Wire series 'Law and Justice: A Journey through History' is out. Written by Vidhya Raveendranathan and Sukhalata thewire.in/law/the-trials…

Here is our new piece on PoSH's transformative potential co-authored with #megha_sh2389. #SEWABharat, #TheLegalSwan, #scbaindia, #gautambhatia88, #Monicasakhrani, #humanrightsihrc. #AjoyAshirwad

Here is our new article from the series 'Law and Justice: A Journey through History' on the Wafq Amendment Act 2024 #Academicians @gautumbhatia Rohit

NEW INVESTIGATION: We expose fake #MAGA profiles on X using stolen photos of European influencers to push Donald J. Trump agenda. Katie Polglase Barbara Arvanitidis Alex Platt Mark Baron Oscar Featherstone in collab with Centre for Information Resilience. Elon Musk yet to respond cnn.com/2024/08/28/eur…

A tale of crime, redemption and closure. Congratulations to the team, was a privilege to have worked alongside them as the Sound Recordist, Editor & Mixer for this powerful film. Watch here youtu.be/uSuMOh_d9oc?si…

Here is our fourth piece from 'Law and Justice' series on the relationship of the Night and the Law. @Academicians ITIHASNAMA

A big thanks to Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies and all the scholars for a very engaging discussion.

Here is our fifth article in our Law and Justice series on the legacy of police brutality on marginalised groups m.thewire.in/article/govern…