Mrin

A lapsed #archaeologist and now a card-carrying #historian I poke about #museums, and connect their stories with modern #SouthAsian #history.

[Amit Chaudhuri @AmitChaudhuri]

Sharing a letter drafted by Prof Rita Kothari and me on academic freedom at Ashoka University, sent to faculty for signatures on Sunday, 13th August, submitted to the VC and Dean of Faculty on the 15th with 82 (later, 87) signatures. Students were cc’d; I’m now making it public.

[Mrin @mv428]

Extended ticket sales close TODAY (17 Aug) for this fantastic panel and inaugural keynote. The conference is already sold out. @MadiganEdward
https://t.co/9BOpqvUW5G

[Mrin @mv428]

@RoyalHolloway @RoyalHistSoc @LeverhulmeTrust

[Mrin @mv428]

Check out this exhibition co-curated by a cohort of ten international fellows, the outcome of an intensive fellowship I ran in June-July. Produced with @theheritagelab . We had lots of partners and supporters + it's the @RAS_Soc bicentenary! https://t.co/NSHeOnU9SO

[Mrin @mv428]

@amstutz_andrew @MedhaviGandhi @Dronah2

[Mrin @mv428]

The academic publication process is a slog...and then suddenly, it's done! Caught me by surprise to find that my article in Modern Asian Studies is out. Grateful to @RoyalHolloway for the open access - do read and tell me what you think!
https://t.co/hLhYg6CNk2

[sarah besky @SarahBesky]

I'm hiring a postdoc in Agrarian Studies, Climate Change, and the Future of Work to be based @cornellilr . DUE MARCH 31. No LoRs up front. https://t.co/50FnNogefb

[Shailaja Fennell @shailajafennell]

2 year long British Council Climate Connections fellowships, based at @CambridgeLandEc and @CLR_Cambridge application deadline 3rd March, please share @CdsCambridge @CASCambridge
https://t.co/6nHDcrPsaG

[Royal Asiatic Society @RAS_Soc]

Friday tweet: 2 sheets from approximately 400 of a compiled vocabulary. Help needed to identify script. Have some ideas but would like to tap into the expertise to be found among our followers

[Mrin @mv428]

Thank you to the @RAS_Soc for the invitation to present. In case you missed it, look out for the recording on the YouTube channel!

[Royal Asiatic Society @RAS_Soc]

Join us tomorrow evening at 6.30 for Dr Mrin Venkateswaran’s lecture: Partition, Museums and Identity in Independent India

[Mrin @mv428]

@amstutz_andrew @retakeofaparna wanted to draw your attention to this. Do spread the word, but would love to have you send in proposals.

[Mrin @mv428]

I'm co-organising a conference with colleagues in the UK, South and East Asia - details in pic! For queries, write to [email protected]. Proposals: https://t.co/R7c9r1iqPO

@aparnavaidik @RHULHistory

[Mrin @mv428]

@katherineschof8 Who bought it? Too much gooey eyes over prices, not enough about where the stuff goes. Also, 300 or so missing years of provenance.

[Shibani Das @Shibani1996]

Tuned into an insightful conversation between @mv428, @FlowIndia founder Arundhati Mitter, @tca_raghavan and Aashique Iqbal from @kreauniversity on the limitations and latest innovations in the teaching of Indian history. Wonderful stuff.

[Mrin @mv428]

For insights into the relevance of the freedom narrative to diplomacy and education in India, tune in on 19 Oct! I'm in conversation with @tca_raghavan, Arundhati Mitter of @FlowIndia and Aashique Iqbal of @kreauniversity.

Register here: https://t.co/9sgm825yt1

[Aparna Vaidik @aparnavaidik]

Delhi folks! Please visit DAG exhibition at The Bikaner House. It re-examines the Raj's history with some lovely prints & artworks. I will be conducting exhibition walks on 20th & 27th Oct @ 4pm with Dr. Gilles Tillotson. Please bring your kids along! @mv428 @DAGworld

[Mrin @mv428]

@katherineschof8 @MaryamShKhan @ssiddiqui83 I'm not really a historian of Pakistan except tangentially, but always happy to meet new people 🙂

[Mrin @mv428]

@MadiganEdward

[Mrin @mv428]

If you're interested in anything Jaipur and museums and want to hear a fab panel of speaker, register today and spread the word! @SudShivani @Ursula_Weekes @katherineschof8 @DohmenRenate @UCL_CSSA @CSASCambridge @SOAS_SAI @arthysteriaa @karen1knorr @mfaboston @_nainsukh

[Royal Asiatic Society @RAS_Soc]

On Saturday 8th October the Society will be hosting a study day on the topic of Cultural Worlds at the Jaipur Court, featuring presentations from leading academics in the field.

For full details please see here: https://t.co/B2UEw156Lt

[Mrin @mv428]

@IndianRailUsers curtains held up by wire. I know it's not the worst story out there but still pathetic 75 years after independence.