Venkat Srinivasan

materials science / writing / oral histories

[Anil Ananthaswamy @anilananth]

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

[National Centre for Biological Sciences @NCBS_Bangalore]

The NCBS Archives is all set to present yet another fabulous public lecture.

BLOCK YOUR CALENDAR for 4pm, tomorrow; Haapus Lecture Hall, NCBS campus.

[Venkat Srinivasan @vns2]

Here’s a timely follow up to the #decolonizetheInternet conference, @WhoseKnowledge ! https://t.co/xEzK6dcAmy

[National Centre for Biological Sciences @NCBS_Bangalore]

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.

[@[email protected] on Mastodon @WhoseKnowledge]

“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

[Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88]

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)

[Janaki Srinivasan @janasrin]

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

[@[email protected] on Mastodon @WhoseKnowledge]

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

[Marisha Thakur @MarishaThakur]

#Bangalore - head to @NCBS_Bangalore tomorrow after the #KarnatakaElections2018 result to hear #IndiraChowdhury on why postcolonial archive must be different from colonial archive at 4pm. #archives #History

[Venkat Srinivasan @vns2]

The democracy is many things—bewildering, inspiring, chaotic, empowering, frustrating, meaningful. Occasionally, it’s also cute. Karnataka, 2018.

[Karuna Nundy @karunanundy]

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

[Venkat Srinivasan @vns2]

@thattai @NCBS_Bangalore Been feeling that NCBS and similar institutions need field stations in Bangalore :) This is a terrific idea!

[Venkat Srinivasan @vns2]

@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.

[Bess Kalb @bessbell]

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.

[Venkat Srinivasan @vns2]

#mitgrandchallenges keynote livestream on digital access, curation & preservation by @Anasuyashh of @WhoseKnowledge starts now. Tune in! https://t.co/YwBpbNFLJT

[National Centre for Biological Sciences @NCBS_Bangalore]

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!

[Venkat Srinivasan @vns2]

@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

[Venkat Srinivasan @vns2]

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

[National Centre for Biological Sciences @NCBS_Bangalore]

#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

[Venkat Srinivasan @vns2]

@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.