From a restless, mischievous baby in my arms to a smart young man by my side. Then. And now. . . . At the launch of my book, The Reluctant Mother: A Story No One Wants To Tell

last 4-5yrs, noticing many elite younger savarna scholars pivoting to do caste scholarship. interestingly even as they critique savarna systems, they get elite fellowships/jobs while SC ST OBCs r struggling to get into this emergent space. hope new-wave savarna caste academics

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S6E4: In this episode, Megh and Vatsal are joined by Antara Chakrabarty (Antara Chakrabarty | অন্তরা), Ankit Kawade (Ankit Kawade) and Jasmine Kaur (Jasmine Kaur 🌈) for a very important discussion surrounding the National entrance examination debacle gripping the nation. open.spotify.com/episode/2mIK6m…

spoke about UGCNET, exams, and higher ed in india at the invitation of the lovely folks at Desi Academia Podcast

Markets distribute based on Willingness to Pay (WTP). WTP can be broken into 2 basic components: ability to pay * preference intensity. The great thing about egalitarianism is it means distribution is governed more by the latter, and less by the former.

We need more academics who question, "But who are all these journal articles for? " It feels like there is too much writing, not enough reading, and little or no action.

Did you all y'all know that University of Arizona Press (University of Arizona Press) has a page where they host all their #Free2DownloadAndRead books? open.uapress.arizona.edu Go get'em!

We’ve been told for generations to stay quiet, to bow our heads, to request, not demand, not offend. But now, we are not here to oblige. We're not here to make you feel comfortable while you erase us. If the system is violent, the response won't be soft. roundtableindia.co.in/brahminism-ain…

X has received executive orders from the Indian government requiring X to block over 8,000 accounts in India, subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment of the company’s local employees. The orders include demands to block access in India to

Even by the mainstream media? No in most cases, It is the mainstream media which is putting out fake news first and people are blindly sharing it without verification. How do people verify if the news channels and anchors themselves are the main source of misinformation.

Kuffir Da is co-founder of Round Table India. His work revolutionized anti-caste knowledge production and gave voice to countless people from marginalized communities. He is now bedridden after a stroke and needs urgent support. Please support and amplify.

We need public cooling — massive air-conditioned community centres like libraries/art galleries/museums where working class Indians can shelter from heat. We need shade trees on city streets. We need urban parks and waterbodies. We need a national climate emergency.

#IITDelhi is conducting a special admission drive to fill vacant #PhD programme seats under the SC and ST categories for the academic year 2025-26. Opening of online admission portal: June 20, 2025 Last date- June 30, 05.00 PM IST Details- home.iitd.ac.in/pg-admissions.… #iitdelhi

i am looking to move into pre-occupied flats with female(s) in locations like noida (!!), hauz khas or okhla by august. if anyone has these locations in mind, wants to room w me, or even house hunt together, please do reach out <3

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We’ve launched the Savitribai Phule Resource Centre in Gadchiroli to empower SC/ST students through higher education. Classes have begun, but admissions are still open. I appeal to all friends and well-wishers—support us in sustaining this important initiative. Savitribai Phule Resource Centre

Let that sink in. I mean really sink in. Global military spending at £2,700,000,000,000. This is enough Money to fix world hunger 25 times over.

"Many poor commuters work or live within a few kms of each other and rarely travel the long distances that justify train travel. This casts serious doubts on the government’s motivations behind hemorrhaging money on the Metro, instead of fortifying other modes of transport."

Frustrated by the poor condition of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway (NH‑48), severe traffic congestion over 100 residents from the Naigaon-Chinchoti-Vasai area have written to PM Modi, seeking permission to die by suicide. They complained that what was once a one-hour