Zinia Kar

PhD scholar, IIT Bombay

[Buffalo Intellectual @ProfRavikantK]

Under 'Indian Knowledge System' (IKS) hubs, IITs are researching past-life memories, reincarnation, vedic biology! Many other univs doing the same, anything goes-- random IKS courses/conferences full of boomer-uncle pseudoscience & quakery. Peak Merit!
https://t.co/d2YEnqMoGV

[Buffalo Intellectual @ProfRavikantK]

despite reservations in hiring this is state of affairs
& savarnas are worried about #UGCregulations being "misused" widely!

the lived experience of caste on campus is that even *with* strong laws u dont get justice or even representation, forget mass misuse!

[Forensic Architecture @ForensicArchi]

NEW: ‘A Cartography of Genocide’. Since October 2023, we have collected and analysed data related to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Our findings indicate that Israel has systematically targeted all aspects of civilian life. https://t.co/UUxYqpTF72

[APPSC IIT Bombay @AppscIITb]

We condemn the surrender of this institute in front of the right wing political forces while on the other hand it continues to suppress any activity by the independent student collectives.

[rational_geographic @ritodhi_c]

What is climate reductionism and how does it fail to address the powerful causes of precarity for agrarian households in South Asia?

This article is a great example of how discourses/strategies of ‘adaptation’ act like an ‘anti-politics’ machine.

A (long) thread 🧵

[Future Architects Front @ArchitectsFront]

The only dangerous thing about this interview is the profession's continued willingness to treat a millionaire private-jet owner as an authority on climate.
https://t.co/TZ2kVX8xJH

[Zinia Kar @ZiniaKar]

@guptaakhilesh63 @ClimateIITB Thank you so much Sir!! 🙏🏾