Never thought I'd author 3 books when I became a writer. It's Pub Day for Through Two Doors at Once. Please share/re-tweet--it's much appreciated. Available at local indie booksellers and at https://t.co/4jfxwzUXgA @DuttonBooks@penguinrandom@PenguinRH_News@EmilyCanders
The NCBS #Archives Public Lecture series returns with a talk by Tarangini Sriraman of @azimpremjiuniv.
“In Pursuit of Proof: A History of Identification Documents in India” tells the story of how proof of identity & entitlement is sought & made in the urban margins of #India.
“The act of telling the truth is an act of freedom, but it’s also an act of great risk.” Marginalized communities face huge challenges in sharing their knowledge online - including the threat of hostility and violence both online and offline. #DecolonizetheInternet#Wikimania2018
When Ireland legalised gay marriage in the referendum, people commented on the radical social shift in the course of a generation: conservative, Catholic country opening up.
Our Supreme Court's shift on 377 is even more remarkable. Koushal was 2013. Merely five years ago. (1/3)
IIITB is hosting a workshop on Fairwork in the Gig Economy at IIIT-Bangalore with the Fairwork Foundation on July 5, 2018. Will be discussing the challenges of making work fair for platform workers in India with diverse stakeholders. @IIITB_official@TowardsFairWork @preetimdlr
Counting down to our Decolonizing the Internet conference in Cape Town July 18! We’re putting our heads together w/ 100 incredible change makers - 55% are women, 60% are from the global South, 60% are people of color. Find out more! https://t.co/GLoIKBC9pY #DecolonizeTheInternet
Major kudos to Usha Ramanathan, Shyam Divan, Gopal Subramanian, Arvind Datar, Meenakshi Arora & the strong legal team, for challenging this at the highest bar, the right to life. @gautambhatia88@prasanna_s@SFLCin for opening up justice & those who trended what needed trending. https://t.co/ryVq5ZJlu5
@1amnerd Thanks for the shout-out! Like most things, it’s the collective effort of dozens of students and specialists. Hope the archive becomes a new public+research space and lives up to expectations.
Everything is terrible but my cousin’s 9-year old daughter Alice has been quietly and masterfully slaying the @NewYorker’s caption contest and it’s pure delight.
BLOCK YOUR CALENDAR for 2pm Tuesday 20th March, when the NCBS Archives present the first of a monthly talk series. Tomorrow we revisit the history of Bangalore’s lakes with Seema Mundoli of @azimpremjiuniv.
Don’t miss it!
@undarkmag@LauraHRussell Given collaborations like this: https://t.co/iMUbL2qEGx, it is possible that various exposure factors have been considered at map curation workshops. You can also send suggestions to the map makers here: https://t.co/DvoO7BByZF
Back from a two year reporting break. For @undarkmag and @dacorc I write about the team tying together the pieces of the Parkinson’s puzzle: https://t.co/udGSWCwfdH
#Bangalore’s #WaterCrisis looms large and it is critical to understand the history of #water in this landlocked city in order to better prepare for the future.
NCBS Archives present "Tracing Bengaluru’s Water History" - a public lecture by Seema Mundoli. 20 March, 2018 | 2pm
@ViditaVaidya Oh, how I remember that finding moment in the market :)! Also, you might be interested in some of the scientific equipment we‘ll be bringing out in the Archives.