Divia Patel

Senior Curator, V&A. South Asian Art. Co-curator of Fabric of India Exh. Author of India Contemporary Design: Fashion, Graphics, Interiors. Views are my own

[Divia Patel @DiviaPatel1]

@jdportes @Shivandavis Yes indeed, lovely news

[Ella Ravilious @Ravilious2]

In our @UCLpress book ‘What Photographs Do’ @DiviaPatel1 describes how ‘within the @V_and_A Asian Department sits an archive of some 60,000 photographs, mostly nineteenth century images of South Asian architecture and landscape, and a smaller number of the people of the region’🧵

[ReReeti | Revitalising Museums @rereeti]

We pay tribute to Mr. Karni Jasol upon his untimely death. In our time with him, we found him to be an absolute treasure trove of knowledge. A lot of the changes at @FortMehrangarh are his contributions. We deeply mourn his death. RIP.

#karnisinghjasol #Jodhpur

[poulomi das @PoloDas]

https://t.co/Ef9l1Ds2Ba
With heart wrenching pain, I write this tribute for one of India’s greatest & youngest museum directors, #KarniSinghJasol 💔Karni dazzled the world with his brilliant leadership as he led the @FortMehrangarh #museum #Jodhpur to newer heights.

[Pasold Research Fund @pasoldfund]

Announcing: The Karun Thakar Fund in collaboration with @V_and_A
The fund offers scholarships of up to £10,000 to students studying any aspect of Asian or African textiles and/or dress at any university in the world. See the link for more information

https://t.co/JPOkLg2l1V

[Kallol Datta (he/they) @KallolDatta]

A fantastic scholarship for all students studying, researching on Asian and African clothing + textiles. Apply! @V_and_A @DiviaPatel1 https://t.co/vI4E46gqqu

[Divia Patel @DiviaPatel1]

I too am the daughter of immigrants from East Africa. That doesn’t give me a free pass to tell black footballers what to do when they experience racism. Taking the knee is a fitting and appropriate action.

[Nile Gardiner @NileGardiner]

A ridiculous attack on the British Home Secretary, who is herself the daughter of immigrants from east Africa. The suggestion that @pritipatel "stoked the fires" of racism ahead of Euro 2020 is both appalling and fundamentally false.

[Tristram Hunt @TristramHuntVA]

Are you a scholar of Asian or African textiles & dress? The @V_and_A has just launched its Karun Thakar Fund to support new research in materials-based, object-led learning. @DrCChecinska @avfotheringham #soanebritain @DiviaPatel1 Apply here... https://t.co/nuOBeuUtn0

[Shahidha Bari 📻 🎙️📚🖌 @ShahidhaBari]

Now: Intersections: gender, race, diaspora
"Aesthetics & Personhood of the Black Body" TeleicaKirkland @CIADuk "The Problem with Indian Fashion" @DiviaPatel1 @V_and_A "We Are Heard" @EricadeGreef & SiviweJames "The Myth of Tignon & Invention of New Orleans" @stylesquared @Harvard

[The Art Newspaper @TheArtNewspaper]

The @V_and_A will undergo radical restructuring and cut around 140 posts to reduce costs by at least £10m https://t.co/q29zTrDiME?

[Guardian culture @guardianculture]

Vast staff cuts imminent at V&A, insiders say https://t.co/29r3pnvRuD

[Divia Patel @DiviaPatel1]

@RachelMJDwyer I'm sorry to hear that. I was lucky enough to interview him many years ago. So pleased his work is at V&A.

[Sophie Brendel @sophiebr]

Delighted to see @V_and_A at number 1 on Time Out’s top 10 museums in London list. We’re all so looking forward to welcoming everyone back from Aug 06 | https://t.co/WkbmluqB1k

[Divia Patel @DiviaPatel1]

Indian migrants contribution to the EU.

[South Asian Heritage Month @SAHM_UK]

Here it is! These are SAHM’s July events! From the 24th to 26th we have a film festival, full lineup will be released soon. A giant thank you to all the collaborators. Please join us in celebrating the first ever #SouthAsianHeritageMonth.

[Tristram Hunt @TristramHuntVA]

Welcome back! V&A reopens 6 August @ Victoria and Albert Museum https://t.co/RElJDVLmVe

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

This has just been tweeted from the UK Civil Service account.

This is the craziest political weekend for a long time.

[Rach @RachaelvsWorld]

Ok, call him a cunt then 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Divia Patel @DiviaPatel1]

Thank you @OfficialJassa. It's heartening to hear that museum exhibitions can leave a lasting impression on a personal, intellectual and emotional level.

[Jassa Ahluwalia @OfficialJassa]

...to connect my very white-presenting self with the culture that felt so intimate to me in private, yet so distant in public. In 2015 I attended the Fabric of India exhibition with my mum at the @V_and_A. As we discovered the deeper histories behind the warps/wefts we loved...