lampglow

Founder Director #Ekaarchiving, Museologist, nomad, working mother, yoga lover!

[lampglow @lampglow]

@GemsOfINDOLOGY @vajrayudha11 The Jat community has an extremely bad report card on how they treat their women… this arm chair dreaming is dumb.

[Thierry Mathou @thierry_mathou]

Delighted to have hosted the launch of Ira Mukhoty's latest book "The Lion and the Lily: The Rise and Fall of Awadh" published by @AlephBookCo.

Thanks @mukhoty for bringing us these fascinating untold stories of the French presence in India during the Mughal Empire.

[lampglow @lampglow]

2. Fashion journalism in social media is very shallow. It’s the attempt to be ‘with it’ terms like ‘naagin core’ are coined - an allusion perhaps to the famous snake dances in popular cinema ( think Sridevi)
#musings #cultureatwotk #theyyam #bhuta #fashion

[lampglow @lampglow]

A film actor wore a cultural artefact inspired breast plate and many of you wrote in that this was cultural appropriation. Leaving this as a post because did NOT expect so much feedback.

#musings #cultureatwotk #theyyam #bhuta #fashion

[lampglow @lampglow]

1. No I don’t think this is cultural appropriation because the design firm has very firmly acknowledged origins. Theyyam rituals in Kerala are similar to the Bhuta kola in Karnataka - there are hundreds of types of theyyams and many divinities personified.

[Lavanya Ballal Jain official @LavanyaBallal]

To all who are fighting about caste supremacy.

[Rxm @SocialChartered]

Maharashtra is celebrating Pride Month

[The JCB Prize for Literature @TheJCBPrize]

Are you ready to add more books to your 'To-be-read List' of 2024?
Here's introducing the 2024 jury for #TheJCBPrize. Chaired by Jerry Pinto, the jury includes Deepthi Sasidharan, Shaunak Sen, Tridip Suhrud and Aqui Thami. They will announce the Longlist of 10 books in September.

[lampglow @lampglow]

@airindia why does it take half hour to get the baggage on the belt? Still waiting at 1121

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Review piece in The Hindu today on Mumbai’s latest exhibition in a cultural space. https://t.co/8ZZHJsZ3MG

[lampglow @lampglow]

Always a pleasure to participate in professional forums for the greater good. Thank you UNESCO for bringing together a brainstorming session for G20 on 'Leveraging Digital Technologies for the Protection and Promotion of Culture'. Here's to seeing some ch…https://t.co/Ne50DIEFe0

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@MahuaMoitra @AmitShah Lol

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So proud of you sis! Keep shining :) https://t.co/XYopcExU5W

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Am glad the audience enjoyed the talk so much.
Museums everyday! #museumsofindia #talkonmuseums https://t.co/X5t64nMd0y

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@MirrorNow @hormazdsorabjee @shreyadhoundial Why so glam @shreyadhoundial ?

[lampglow @lampglow]

Earlier this month we opened a new museum at the Gurukul campus in Porbandar.
#Ekaarchiving #workwedo #museumsofindia #gujaratmuseums https://t.co/EFW7uVWZsi

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@malhotrasarthak So beautiful!

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@serish It has only been slipping deeper into decline!

[serish @serish]

Came to the #Telangana State Archives to collect some information. Wasted my time. An archive which is so disorganised is utterly useless and should be shuttered.

[lampglow @lampglow]

@SupriyaShrinate @ScoopWhoop That’s humour at a new low!