Shibi Laxman

PhD @UofT || studies linguistic identities, philology, missionaries, intellectual histories in South Aisa. #JNU #Tamil

[Shibi Laxman @ShibiLaxman]

It’s time for Delhi-based journalists to learn some basic decency. Stop treating our politics like an exotic sideshow and stop being a PR agency for celebrities. Tamil Nadu is a land of political genius, not your weekend entertainment feature. (4/4) #TVKVijay
#NDTVTNSummit

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Is @ndtv a media house or a celebrity PR team? Their recent coverage of @actorvijay is a masterclass in lazy journalism that reduces Tamil Nadu's complex politics to a shallow "exotic" spectacle for North Indian viewers. (1/4)
@rahulkanwal @ShivAroor

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What exactly is the "news" here? If there is no interview, why is a national news outlet reporting on a private visit? It’s a PR exercise masquerading as journalism, treating the Tamil electorate like mindless fans instead of serious citizens. (3/4)

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@CheyyaruArun @FOX_IN_THE_BOX7 @shkashyap_ No… anyway check my old files and let you know.

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Watching @deKoderdigital for the Bihar election.Funny how their ‘vernacular perspective’ is just adding one Hindi voice. Let’s see if this inclusivity survives the TN election. Will they let Tamil speakers actually speak Tamil with no translation?only 6 months #BiharElection2025

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@KalathmikaN @HurstPublishers @vineet1232 @thariel @Kate_SdE Congratulations 🙌 looking forward to reading it

[Karthick Ram Manoharan @KRManoharan]

The Radiance of Tamil is out! This @OrientBlackSwan volume is a landmark contribution to global Tamil Studies. My chapter "Is this a Sudra Critique? #Periyar and the Intermediate Castes" features among other brilliant works. Get your copies!

https://t.co/cg4eqZaLUm

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@KRManoharan @ARV_Chalapathy @qudsiya_Ah @RanaAnwesha @CambridgeUP Congratulations 🙌

[Qudsiya Ahmed @qudsiya_Ah]

Announcing 'The Cambridge Companion to #Periyar', a landmark work & our foremost publication in 2025. Developed over several years with an exceptional team of editors @ARV_Chalapathy & @KRManoharan & contributors, it brings critical insights on the modern thinker's ideas & legacy

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@SouthAsianBuoy Congratulations 🙌

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If AAP blaming Congress is unacceptable, then we shouldn’t forget that Congress has often blamed others as BJP’s B-team. In previous elections, AAP, Mamata, and others were also labeled the same. What should we call that?

[Swati Chaturvedi @bainjal]

The INDIA ALLIANCE is dead but unclear why “obligated” liberals are blaming the Cong for the demise. The INC still has a pan India footprint why should it roll over & play dead for every regional rival? Did AAP not contest Goa, Punjab, Haryana & Gujarat? Did Kejriwal have any sense of managing an ally when he did an OTT diss of the Cong. Why don’t these people preach to pal Kejri? Obligated much? Political parties exist only to win elections & power

[Shibi Laxman @ShibiLaxman]

Congress cost AAP nearly 15 seats—crystal clear. For the last 10 years, whenever Congress lost, it blamed a third party and labeled them BJP’s B-team. Now, it’s time for Congress to taste its own medicine. Who’s the B-team now? #delhielectionresults2025

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@Messymind34 Gopi isn’t asking critical questions or challenging them in these interviews. Most YouTube interviews these days seem to be turning into hagiographical accounts. Gopi isn’t an exception.

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The guy who starred in Rudra Thandavam, a full-on caste fest, is now whining about caste in Tamil cinema. Bro, that’s the pot calling the kettle black. 😂

[The Kevell @The_Kevell]

GVM ON CASTE BASED FILMS !!!

#PaRanjith #GVM #GauthamVasudevMenon #DominicAndTheLadiesPurse #Mammootty #SSMB29 #VetriMaaran

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Be part of the newly-formed Caste Caucus to explore caste and its impact on discrimination. Let’s work together to build an inclusive campus and challenge systemic inequality. @cupe3902 @anticasteFACT

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Dear Chennai friends, if you know any place please dm me or @audioslaveac

[Aminah @audioslaveac]

Looking for accommodation in Chennai: with a family: I’m an ethnographer and will be conducting fieldwork in Chennai between April-July and want to live with a family. Preference: in/near Triplicane/Royapettah/Guindy. Please share 🙏

[Shibi Laxman @ShibiLaxman]

I get why university libraries focus on online books—they’re great for reaching more people at once. But it shouldn’t mean delays in adding physical copies.There’s something special about holding a book in your hands that online access just can’t replace. @uoftlibraries #library

[Siddharth @DearthOfSid]

If you see this and don’t find parallels with Nazi Germany, you haven’t learnt enough history.

https://t.co/uEmkt4lvdu

[Shibi Laxman @ShibiLaxman]

“Even after 6-7 years, it’s heartening to see this video being shared widely, with many reaching out to me in private messages. The enduring legacy of the Dravidian Movement continues to inspire and remains a cherished part of our history.”

#Dravidianmovement #history

[Halcyonist @I_obrigado]

கழகம்! ❤️🔥