Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوExeter UCU @exeterucu.bsky.social · 09/09/2026What a MAMMOTH result. 100% the product of everyone's efforts over the summer. 21412
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Finally got the chance to see Main Vaapas Aaunga… and can I say, Naseeruddin Shah might be the best Imtiaz Ali hero: a broken man, defeated by the structures around him. And here, a woman will not fix him. He has to do it himself. 1/n 🧵 100
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوAlex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026PSA, BISA and UACES joint letter in support of my own discipline at Exeter, currently facing decimation.bisa.ac.ukLetter of support: Proposed changes at the University of ExeterLetter to the University of Exeter from PSA, BISA and UACES concerning proposed PIR redundancies. 085
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Scholars from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & beyond stand in solidarity with 500 colleagues at Exeter facing potential redundancy - deeply concerned about the damage these cuts would do to the scholarship & international partnerships that have taken years to build. #DefendExeterUni shorturl.at/sNnAbdocs.google.comStatement of Solidarity from South Asian Scholars against redundancies at ExeterTo add your signature to this letter, please fill out the signatory form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXrQ3bi3TADQwObWC34MnYPCUzXNGg8gRFD7kzaNqGhIz20g/viewform?usp=publish-editor. From... 033
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوSUNY Press @sunypress.bsky.social · 13/03/2026#AAS2026 explore the historical & contemporary struggles of Dalits for dignity, self-respect, & social transformation in modern India. Building on the intellectual legacy of B. R. Ambedkar, tinyurl.com/mv26f526 highlights how Dalit movements challenged caste hierarchy. #ReadUP 083
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوVindhya Buthpitiya @vindi-b.bsky.social · 25/02/2026my book uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295754444/a-volatile-picture/ is out in April. Anxious/excited to talk about it for the 1st time next week with many thanks to @kalathmika.bsky.social for the kind invitation. Also giving a lecture on more recent work on televising atrocity & maps in Sri Lanka. 043
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوExeter South Asia Centre, University of Exeter @exetersouthasia.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Join us on Wed 11 Feb at 2:30pm for @erinmbohalloran.bsky.social's talk on 'East of Empire', exploring anticolonial networks across Egypt, India, and the Middle East. Details on poster. 001
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوKalathmika Natarajan @kalathmika.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Looking forward to the launch of my book Coolie Migrants, Indian Diplomacy next week (Wednesday, 28 Jan) at Exeter, organised by wonderful colleagues at the Centre for Imperial and Global History and South Asia Centre. Please join us - hybrid option available. www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...exeter.ac.ukCoolie Migrants, Indian Diplomacy Book Launch 264
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوsepoy @sepoy.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Delighted that the *Radical History Review* 153 (Oct 2025) "Radical Histories of Decolonization*, I co-edited with Marissa Moorman, Jessica Namakkal, and Golnar Nikpour is now up! Cover features Kiluanji Kia Henda's “A Descoberta” (2006)" read.dukeupress.edu/radical-hist... cc @jecca.bsky.social 03417
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوUniversity of Exeter Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social · 21/11/2025The annual 'Writing from a Position of Anger' lecture, in collaboration between @exetersouthasia.bsky.social and HaSS Cornwall, will be delivered online by writer and activist Dr Banojyotsna Lahiri on Wednesday, Nov 26 at 12 pm. 032
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوAntara Datta @antaradatta.bsky.social · 21/09/2025A superb special issue on caste and Indian diplomacy. Well done @kalathmika.bsky.social and the other editors! brill.com/view/journal...brill.com 132
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Andrew Cuomo is afraid he'll lose, so his donors want you to fear me. His SuperPAC just sent out a mailer that artificially lengthened and darkened my beard. This is blatant Islamophobia—the kind of racism that explains why MAGA billionaires support his campaign. 188114662782
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوsepoy @sepoy.bsky.social · 27/05/2025An important new report "Hindutva in America: A Threat to Equality and Religious Pluralism" from Rutgers Law School Center for Security, Race and Rights. csrr.rutgers.edu/issues/hindu...csrr.rutgers.eduHindutva in America - Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights 085
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوExeter South Asia Centre, University of Exeter @exetersouthasia.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Beautiful tribute by Gautam Hazarika. Ghee Bowman was a valued colleague and member of the South Asia Centre at Exeter. He is deeply missed. scroll.in/article/1082...scroll.inGhee Bowman (1961-2025): A British historian who unearthed the stories of Indian soldiers at DunkirkHe shone the spotlight on the often-ignored role of the 2.5 million members of the British Indian Army who had served during the Second World War. 022
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 23/05/2025A rare honest, hopeful & unafraid of contradictions account - what’s now near-impossible to find in India. Also resists the usual India-Pak broadstrokes: links.org.au/one-hundred-... Jeddojehad must go on!links.org.auOne hundred hours of solitude: A Pakistani peacenik recounts the India-Pakistan warThe India-Pakistan war is apparently over for now — but it has not stopped for peaceniks, recounts Farooq Sulehria. 000
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوHimal Southasian @himalsouthasian.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Kashmiris opposed the Pahalgam attack yet still face the brunt of the fallout @AuqibJaveed writes:buff.lyKashmiris opposed the Pahalgam attack yet still face the brunt of the falloutKashmiris opposed the Pahalgam attack yet still face the brunt of the fallout 012
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Please remember the cost of war, once more, will fall hardest on civilians, especially in Kashmir. This is a moment to stay informed, to resist jingoism, and to call for de-escalation: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...bbc.co.ukPakistan says Indian air strikes killed 26 and vows response, as Delhi says 10 killed by Pakistan shelling - latestIndia hit several sites after an attack last month which killed tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. 002
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 07/05/2025While the two countries posture for power, it’s the normal, nameless and faceless people who suffer first. If it escalates, it’s only grief. There's no glory in war. De-escalate now. #IndiaPakistanWar #Kashmir www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...theguardian.comKashmir crisis live: India missile attack kills 26; Pakistan says five Indian fighter jets shot downIndia conducts ‘precision strikes’ in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on what it calls ‘terrorist infrastructure’ 011
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوJasmine K Gani @jasminekgani.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Congratulations to Stella Maris, Rector of St Andrews, who has won her appeal against dismissal from the governing body: a vindication of her, and anyone's, right to condemn genocide and apartheid. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...thecourier.co.ukSt Andrews rector stripped of powers over Gaza row wins appealStella Maris will resume her role as head of the university’s governing body after a successful appeal against the institution. 08132
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Sharing highlights from Prof Nivedita Menon’s visit to the @exeter.ac.uk -an inspiring week of dialogue on secularism, gender & critical thought from South Asia & the Global South. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... @hass-cornwall.bsky.social @exetersouthasia.bsky.social @uniofexeternews.bsky.socialexeter.ac.ukNivedita Menon | Societies and Cultures Institute | University of Exeter 031
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Where are the big fashion brands that profit from Kashmiri artisans and their craft? Why the silence? No words of solidarity, no support. What about Raw Mango? Sabyasachi? Shame on you all. #Pahalgam www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5tO...youtube.comViral Video Of Kashmiri Shawl Seller's Assaulted In Mussoorie - Dehradun By Locals 😡. #mussoorieYouTube video by Mehraj Malik - Inquilab 000
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 30/04/2025In 1988, Mile Sur Mera Tumhara aired on DD amid Punjab insurgency, post-1984 Sikh riots & rising regionalism. The government used it to promote unity in diversity through culture and countering communal, linguistic, and separatist narratives. 1/2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKue...youtube.comMile Sur Mera TumharaYouTube video by Far Commercials 100
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوHimal Southasian @himalsouthasian.bsky.social · 14/04/2025April is #DalitHistoryMonth. Explore some of Himal's archival stories, reports, reviews and essays on caste and Dalit communities.himalmag.comDalit History MonthHimal Southasian is South Asia’s independent, non-nationalist regional magazine, offering news, analysis, reviews, and stories from across the subcontinent. 011
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوExeter South Asia Centre, University of Exeter @exetersouthasia.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Eid Mubarak! Warm wishes from all of us at the South Asia Centre. #EidUlFitrmedia.tenor.coma drawing of a crescent moon with the words ' eid mubarak ' on itALT: a drawing of a crescent moon with the words ' eid mubarak ' on it 001
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوJeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025No Other Land depicts the horrifying violence Palestinians in the West Bank endure under apartheid. Yesterday, its co-director Hamdan Ballal was beaten in his home by settlers before being detained by Israeli forces. People applauded Hamdan. Now they are silent. Free Hamdan. 121576562
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوKalathmika Natarajan @kalathmika.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Nearly a decade on from beginning the PhD, we have a book cover! Out later this year - my book exploring caste, migration and indenture as foundational to Indian diplomacy. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social t.co/bUTfpFncmk 3288
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوHimal Southasian @himalsouthasian.bsky.social · 08/03/2025#WomensDay The Bangladeshi feminist activist Noorjahan Bose’s memoir recounts a host of stories born of female autonomy – all while spanning #Partition, the Liberation War and the post-independence history of #Bangladesh. By Sarah Anjum Bari:buff.lyA Bangladeshi feminist’s personal – and political – history of her landNoorjahan Bose’s memoir of her pioneering life recounts a host of stories born of female autonomy – all while spanning Partition, the Bangla Language Movement, the Liberation War and the… 052
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوUniversity of Exeter Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Open to all students, as part of the Queer Theory module at HaSS Cornwall is a guest lecture by author, Dr Hannah Levene. 9AM, Monday 17th March in Exchange Yellow - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/greasepain... 011
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوDr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social · 04/03/2025The president’s address at @isanet.bsky.social was peacefully disrupted to draw institutional attention to the issue of democratisation in ISA governance and the acknowledgement of scholasticide in how we conduct research ‘as normal’ #isa2025 12311
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Such a privilege, indeed. Nivedita Menon reminded us that critical thought cannot afford to remain neutral - it must constantly question, agitate and offer new visions 010
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوExeter South Asia Centre, University of Exeter @exetersouthasia.bsky.social · 25/02/2025One of India’s preeminent feminist writers and political thinkers has been invited to the University of Exeter to provide a series of talks and engagement sessions this month. news.exeter.ac.uk/societies-an...news.exeter.ac.ukSocieties and Cultures Institute welcomes acclaimed Visiting ResearcherOne of India’s preeminent feminist writers and political thinkers has been invited to the University of Exeter to provide a series of talks and engagement sessions this month. Professor Nivedita Menon... 022
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Excited for these conversations with Prof Nivedita Menon! 010
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوAurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 16/02/2025Debating reactionaries is *never* a good idea You might win on 'facts', but you'll always lose politically: they are not arguing in good faith, they want their ideas to become seen as acceptable in public discourse And by debating them, you're giving them what they want It really is that simple 351096272
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوUniversity of Exeter Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social · 11/02/2025'State, Religion, and Bodies of Women’: Nivedita Menon will deliver a keynote at Penryn campus on Thursday 27 Feb, 2-4pm in EXCH Lecture Theater. Followed by a conversation on Difficult Knowledges and Global Feminism. Please register through Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/keynote-st... 064
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 08/02/2025“The prose is the worst thing in this shit salad, a timid and rhythmless plod... The World After #Gaza is a title that monetizes Israel’s genocide, slapped onto a book that barely mentions it” 4columns.org/frere-jones-...4columns.orgThe World After Gaza 000
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوJeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Free Palestine. 492072658
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوVictor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 14/12/2024The University of Leeds is offering scholarships for Gazans who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict. Further details in the link below — please share with your networks. www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...leeds.ac.ukGazan Humanitarian ScholarshipWe offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK). 19379
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوHimal Southasian @himalsouthasian.bsky.social · 31/12/2024What makes Jasprit Bumrah particularly fascinating is that he appears a hybrid of the old and the new? Vaibhav Vats writes (19/07/2024)buff.lyJasprit Bumrah embodies a better kind of Indian cricketer – and a better IndiaThe best fast bowler India has ever produced, Bumrah also stands out for his sobriety and self-effacement in an Indian men’s team steeped in individualism and hyper-masculinity, as well as in a… 001
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوLos Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 30/12/2024"Widespread hatred and demonization became everyday realities, not only in relation to the degradation of human beings, but in the material world, through the erasure of language and desecration of built forms." Manan Ahmed Asif considers "I Am on the Hit List." lareviewofbooks.org/article/why-...lareviewofbooks.orgWhy Kill? | Los Angeles Review of BooksManan Ahmed Asif considers Rollo Romig’s “I Am on the Hit List: A Journalist’s Murder and the Rise of Autocracy in India.” 073
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 30/12/2024What an amazing film! Subtle, nuanced storytelling and powerful performances ❤️ #Ullozhukku 000
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوKonstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · 29/12/2024🌍 Researching in tough contexts? Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts equips you to navigate complex settings like post-conflict zones or authoritarian regimes. ✨ Taught by experts online: @catherineowen.bsky.social & @xiananj.bsky.social 📢 Register today: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred... 164
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوJeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 29/12/2024The last photo of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, detained after refusing to abandon his colleagues and patients. In just one image, we see both the power of Palestinian humanity and the moral weakness of all those complicit in genocide. End all arms sales to Israel, now. 482138903
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Unparalleled grace and intellect. Rest in peace Dr #ManmohanSingh 021
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Justice to the oppressed! Merry Christmas, even in the darkest of times. #FreePalestine🍉 100
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 24/12/2024His voice still stirs the soul! #Rafi100Years ♥️🎼 One of my favourites - Kya Se Kya Ho Gaya Tere Pyar Mein from GUIDE youtu.be/vTTWTQa3H1E?... via @YouTubeyoutu.beKya Se Kya Ho Gaya Tere Pyar Mein - GUIDEYouTube video by The Dreammerchants 000
Reposted by Shubranshu شبھرانشوAzad Essa @azadessa.bsky.social · 23/12/2024New Delhi says the project will improve infrastructure and benefit the local economy. But Kashmiris know what the rail network is really about: land dispossession, ecocide and further integration with India. azadessa.substack.com/p/why-kashmi...azadessa.substack.comWhy Kashmiris are railing against 'the world's highest train station'India is coming for the land. 011
Shubranshu شبھرانشو @shubranshu.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Nuanced and powerful talk that unpacked the trajectories of decolonisation - its appropriations, its romanticisation, and recognising the value of engaging through critical intimacy. Thanks Rahul for your generous engagement with a packed room at @hass-cornwall.bsky.social -rare for a week 11 event 010