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The ancient Roman city of Timgad, often referred to as "Pompeii of North Africa," is a remarkable historical site that tells a captivating story of civilization, abandonment, and rediscovery. Founded by Emperor Trajan in the year 100 AD, Timgad was strategically located in the…
Archival sights: 6 out of 18 Indian ambassadors named in March 1948 were from areas that would become Kerala, including a few from the princely state of Travancore, a one-time secessionist state. @PULibrary
ChatGPT generates fake citations to research papers that don't even exist. But you can make ChatGPT give you references to (real) published papers. Here's how to do it:
One of the biggest struggles of folks (like me) who were obedient & submissive as kids is to figure out what they really like/dislike as adults. We were shaped by the people around us; we grew up liking things people appreciated us for, & hating the ones that were frowned upon.
My series of posts for the @ISLAMICLAWblog concluded with a final post called "Why the princely states? Why now? What’s next?" islamiclaw.blog/2023/03/30/con… 🧵/1
Call for Collection Donation! We are looking for new collections related to the history of science in India pre 1990, preferably focused on Ecology and Conservation. If you know of or have such material, write to [email protected] or call +91-80-2366-6011 @NCBS_Bangalore
Search “water” in your camera roll and quote with the best pic.
100 years of Vaikom satyagraha — the anti-caste movement that transformed Kerala. Led by TK Madhavan, Thanthai Periyar, Gandhi and Narayana Guru, the protest was against the ban on the entry of Dalits & OBCs to the public roads surrounding the Vaikom Siva Temple in Kottayam.
There is nothing 'heart-warming' about poverty. And STOP romanticizing poverty and hardship. The poor do not exist for memes or inspirational quotes, they're a reminder of systemic and social failure.
@blutobl Kochi in 1960's youtu.be/81Dqjgq3JhE
Of all European accounts of India in 17-18 c., I find Thomas Bowrey’s the most interesting. Like others, Bowrey commented on Indian religion. That’s not novel. As a ship captain, he had first-hand knowledge of work, crafts, ports, prices, and trading places. That was novel.
Most of the time, I have to reread my own writings to get the point!
Most of the time, I have to reread my own writings to get the point!
The Yale Modern South Asia Workshop, which will take place in South Asia this year, is now accepting submissions! Deadline to submit is March 15, 2023. Learn more and apply via the link below: southasia.macmillan.yale.edu/modern-south-a…
Six months ago, a 17-year-old girl living in Delhi's crowded Nawada neighbourhood decided to block her 20-year-old neighbour on social media. “He was trying to be too friendly. I did not approve of his advances. So I blocked him.”
Incredible India it seems
And today I heard someone saying how today’s kids are so protected. How in their time they used to have to walk in the sun for hours but today you have “child rights” (emphasis and double quotes) thats sucking off kids immunity.
Normalise receiving rejections. Academia ain’t no picnic.
Ecodesign Collective ... @EcoDesignCollec
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Vijay Ramdas @vijayramdas
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A Woodpecker Attackin... @StLisaOfPizza
273 Followers 456 Following Majored in early American history/data science, now I tweet sci fi things here to remind myself to look at them later.
Conf. on South Asia @ACSAMadison
3K Followers 84 Following More than 50 years presenting scholarship, art, entertainment, and community of South Asia. Join us in Madison, WI for this year's conference.
Center for South Asia... @uwsoasia
3K Followers 566 Following The Center for South Asia at UW-Madison is made up of a community of faculty and students who reflect the diversity and global relevance of South Asian Studies.
AIIS @AIISIndia
5K Followers 976 Following The American Institute of Indian Studies is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of India in all its complexity.
Yale South Asian Stud... @YaleSouthAsia
7K Followers 181 Following The South Asian Studies Council at Yale is committed to promoting a comprehensive understanding of historical and contemporary South Asia.
Nayanika Mathur @NayanikaM
8K Followers 959 Following Professor of Anthropology & South Asian Studies @UniofOxford | Author 'Paper Tiger' & 'Crooked Cats' | Currently writing on anthro, the state & climate crisis
Tarangini Sriraman @tarangini_s
643 Followers 896 Following Historian at @kingscollegelon, creator of The Drinking Archive on Instagram, author of In Pursuit of Proof, a book on the history of IDs, views personal.
Aditya Ramesh @adityaramesh11
3K Followers 5K Following Assistant Professor @UWHist | Histories and geographies of water, urban infrastructure, health and disease ecologies.
Radhika G @r_gov11
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Prerna Subramanian @prernasmanian
1K Followers 844 Following in my pedagogy over papers era. cinema, mobility and feelingz. BTS fan,always. ADHD-ace. views all mine not employer's.
G.Arunima @anuarunima1
3K Followers 738 Following Professor, Centre for Women's Studies, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi. @[email protected]
Mongabay India @MongabayIndia
16K Followers 308 Following Mongabay-India is an environmental science and conservation news service.
Sultana Bashir @sultana_bashir
149 Followers 1K Following UK International Forests Unit @DESNZgovuk @FCDOgovuk. Climate, forests and development. Views are my own. RTs aren't endorsements.
Bill Cronon @wcronon
10K Followers 187 Following Environmental historian, writer and teacher about the North American landscape
Ashish Kothari @chikikothari
9K Followers 2K Following Environmental activist, exploring alternative worlds, nature & music lover (but can't play anything!), photographer, writer, rights activist, spoofster
Ecodesign Collective ... @EcoDesignCollec
1K Followers 590 Following A community for radical ecological imagination and collaborative practice, rooted in Baltimore with relations around the world. Join us! RTs not endorsements.
Madhura Swaminathan @MadhuraFAS
4K Followers 137 Following Economist | Poverty and Inequality | Agrarian Studies | Women and Work
Harini Nagendra @HariniNagendra
8K Followers 845 Following Mom, Mystery Writer, Ecology Prof @azimpremjiuniv. The Bangalore Detectives Club (New York Times Notable Books of 2022); https://t.co/yHB7EThUSu
prerna singh bindra �... @prernabindra
16K Followers 3K Following PhD Scholar, Cambridge; Fierce protector of the wild. Author of 'The Vanishing'; @home in the wilderness, misfit on twitter. A dog's best friend
Oral History Associat... @OHAI_India
392 Followers 21 Following Founded in 2013, the Oral History Association of India (OHAI) aims to promote creation, collection, archiving & dissemination of oral history in India
Taylor C. Sherman @TaylorCSherman
5K Followers 3K Following Same handle @bsky Professor of South Asian History. Currently researching histories of environmental regeneration, 1940s-present. Nehru and all that, too.
Aparna Balachandran @aparnab2015
1K Followers 973 Following I teach modern history at the university of Delhi. I am interested in the legal, urban and sonic histories of South Asia; museums and memorialisation in India.
Raza Kazmi @RazaKazmi17
6K Followers 294 Following Conservationist I Wildlife Historian I Storyteller I Stories in @the_Hindu, @IndianExpress, @FiftyTwoDotIn, @RGSustain1, @SanctuaryAsia, @thewire_in
Vinita Damodaran @SusVinita
1K Followers 141 Following I am a South Asian historian and an environmental historian of modern India. I am interested in issues related to mining and sacred landscapes of tribal people.
Nandini K Oza @OzaNandini
2K Followers 696 Following Author, Former President of Oral History Association of India, Former Activist of Narmada Bachao Andolan, Chronicler, Archivist, Blogger.
Shripad Dharmadhikary @ShripadManthan
1K Followers 259 Following Studied Engineering, practised its applications as an activist fighting against a big dam in India, now trying to understand energy and water in India
Madhura Rao @madhurarrao
16K Followers 767 Following Food systems scholar. I tweet about food, life, academia, social justice, my cat, etc. Views mine. 🇵🇸🏳️🌈💙
Benjamin Siegel @fakebensiegel
731 Followers 501 Following Transnational South Asian historian @HistoryBU; author, Hungry Nation @CambridgeUP and Ghost Ship @OxUniPress 2025
Daniel Münster @MuensterDaniel
449 Followers 644 Following Social anthropologist @UniOslo, @UniOslo_MED. Working on health & ecology, South Asia, agriculture, food, fermentation, microbes, cows, suicide, natural farming
Bharat Venkat @bhar_venkat
3K Followers 3K Following Book: AT THE LIMITS OF CURE (@DukePress, https://t.co/DTJ8Q7z6yU) Associate Prof, UCLA Institute for Society & Genetics / History / Anthropology/ Director, Heat Lab
David Harvey | @david... @profdavidharvey
179K Followers 1K Following Professor, @GC_CUNY. Director of Research, @cpcp_gc. New book: The Story of Capital (24 February 2026). Tweets from David Harvey personally are signed -DH
that american girl @NRIDiaryKurip
451 Followers 855 Following A writer who gets inspiration at inopportune moments. Teacher. Traveler. Reader when time. Malayalam cinema enthusiast. Amma to 2. Currently in Edmonton.
charu singh @nagharnaghat
4K Followers 3K Following historian of science and vernacular publics in India @CambridgeHPS
sarath pillai @i_sarathpillai
2K Followers 715 Following Teach South Asian history @SMU | Global history of federalism in S. Asia | Indian Princely States | Previously @CASIPenn PhD @UChicago |Archive enthusiast | 🚴
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Vijay Ramdas @vijayramdas
1K Followers 939 Following PhD (History). Environmental Historian and Historian of the French Revolution, Business History of India, University of Hyderabad. 🇮🇳 🇨🇵
Caltech Archives and ... @CaltechArchives
1K Followers 157 Following Collecting and sharing the history of @Caltech’s science and technology. Part of @CaltechLibrary.
Archives at NCBS @Archives_NCBS
2K Followers 78 Following The Archives at NCBS is a collecting archive for the history of science in contemporary India. Take our survey: https://t.co/uvtb0rnPQn
Ala @ker_ala
2K Followers 47 Following A space for the free and fluid expression of thought exploring the vast and diverse contours of Kerala society.
Arpo | ആർപ്�... @Arpo_IN
855 Followers 9 Following The Archival and Research Project (ARPO) is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to preserve and promote Kerala's pluralistic cultural heritage.
Advaid അദ്വ�... @Advaidism
112K Followers 387 Following Historian | Chronicler | Workers of the world, unite! La historia me absolverá!
Sruthin Lal @sruthinlal
1K Followers 694 Following Nurturing @Arpo_IN | Ex journo @httweets @happyaano @AsiavilleNews | @ACJIndia | | Amor Fati
Manu S Pillai @UnamPillai
58K Followers 868 Following Deviant vegetarian. Historian. Author of five books. Latest: "Gods, Guns & Missionaries" releasing soon. Represented by @DGALitAgents.
The PhD Place @ThePhDPlace
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ETH Zurich @ETH_en
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