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Tulsi Parikh

@tulsiparikh.bsky.social
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Research fellow in archaeology at the BSA. Lecturer at CYA. Greece, outreach, and migrant rights.

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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Excited to share that I feature in @nationalgeographic.bsky.social’s new documentary #LostTreasuresofAncientGreece, out now on Disney+/Hulu. I’m in the episode on the legends of #Hercules! It was so fun to film this with Windfall Films (check out the incredible drone shots of Nemea!!) #documentary 🏺
A photo of me in front of trees/bushes with the text ‘dr Tulsi Parikh, British School of Athens’Walking in front of large standing columns with mountains in the background Walking among fallen column drumsThe post for the new series ‘lost treasures of ancient Greece’, rest of text reads: ‘new series, Sunday 26 July 8pm’. The post shows a pile of broken pottery
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
So fun to be part of this and what a lovely crew to work with. Watch #theodyssey with Dan Snow on @channel5tv.bsky.social (UK) or the extended version on History Hit now! Here I am talking to Dan about the #Greekgods …🏛️
Screenshot of me talking with Dan Snow in an olive grove Screenshot of me in front of trees mid explaining something
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Athens Archaeology Festival @athensarchfest.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
SAVE THE DATE! AAF is back for its second year on Saturday 17th October 2026, World Archaeology Day, at @britschoolathens.bsky.social Hands-on activities, interactive experiences, and exciting discoveries for all ages. 🏺🏛️ www.athensarchaeologyfestival.org #archaeology #whatsonathens #aaf2026
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Book cover for my new book, coming soon! www.cambridge.org/core/books/d... @universitypress.cambridge.org #newbook #classicsbluesky #greece #archaeologybluesky 🏛️🏺
Book cover. Title ‘defining the gods in archaic Greece’ on a blue background and picture of a bronze shield on a beige background
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I feature in this week’s episode of Being Greek with @wmarybeard.bsky.social. Mary and I sat on the slopes of the Acropolis and chatted about the temple of Athena Nike while looking up at its lovely columns. Thanks BBC for a fun experience! #podcast #ancientbluesky 🏺🏛️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Ancient Lives with Mary Beard - Being Greek - Star of Stage and Temple - BBC Sounds
Mary Beard goes in search of Myrrhine, priestess and unlikely star of a popular sex comedy
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Training for 100km in 24h! We conquered so many steep hills, came close to heat stroke, met a wild boar, took wrong turns, and fought blisters! All to raise money for Echo Mobile Library, who bring a sense of hope to refugees in camps in Greece www.justgiving.com/page/100km-f... #fundraising #Greece
Two friends in the Evia countryside - mountains and sea behind, smiling relieved faces in frontA view of the mountains and a little cove with a beach and blue blue sea. Spring flowers in the foreground
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
We are back! After the success of last year's inaugural festival, we are delighted to announce that the Athens Archaeology Festival will return on 17th October 2026. If you'd like to take part, check out our call for applications below! Follow for updates #archaeology #aaf2026
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Spring springing at Delphi 😍 a gorgeous day on site with students! #archaeologybluesky #classicsbluesky #travelgreece
A landscape photograph of the archaeological site of Delphi, with yellow flowers in the foreground, the ruins of the temple in the centre, and the mountains in the background
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Friends! I am walking 100km in 24h to #fundraise for a small #charity I volunteer with, ECHO library, who do wonderful things supporting #refugees in Greece. Please read more here, donate and share if you can! We would be so grateful for any support! www.justgiving.com/page/100km-f... #migrantrights
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Tulsi and Carlotta walk 100km in 24 hours
Help Tulsi Parikh raise money to support ECHO mobile library
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Friends! I am walking 100km in 24h to #fundraise for a small #charity I volunteer with, ECHO library, who do wonderful things supporting #refugees in Greece. Please read more here, donate and share if you can! We would be so grateful for any support! www.justgiving.com/page/100km-f... #migrantrights
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Tulsi and Carlotta walk 100km in 24 hours
Help Tulsi Parikh raise money to support ECHO mobile library
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Thrilled and very grateful to have started this new position at the BSA! #newjob #classics #archaeology 🏛️🏺⛰️
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
So great to hold this beautiful book in my hands! Congratulations to Julia Kindt and all! I’m looking forward to reading the other contributions #newbook #classicspublications @universitypress.cambridge.org #classicsbluesky
A teal book entitled ‘Personal Religion in the Ancient Greek World. A Cultural History’ edited by Julia Kindt, on a wooden tableThe first page of chapter 8: “Dedications”
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I visited beautiful Kavala today and went to see Muhammad Ali Pasha’s house - a stunning 18th century living museum in the old town and one of the few surviving Ottoman houses from this period #history #ancientbluesky #egyptianhistory
A room with wooden ceilings and floors, blue walls, and low tablesA room with wooden floors and low couches against the walls. A low coffee table in the centre of the room and hanging lights in the corner of the room
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Welcoming the new CYA cohort of students to Greece with a trip to Olympia and Delphi. So much fun lecturing on site, complete with a run in the stadium at Olympia! Thanks to a super curious, engaged and kind group #classicsbluesky #archaeologybluesky
Students running in a muddy stadium
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Art Viewer @arthistory.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Congratulations to Minnesota for pulling off this very necessary strike and may we all prevail
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Minneapolis art museums close in support of ICE protests
Museums that will close include the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Russian Art, the Textile Center, and more.
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Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts @elliemackinroberts.net · 20/01/2026
Hello! I’m giving a paper tomorrow at 4:30pm @archanchistleic.bsky.social titled ‘Remembering and Forgetting on the Athenian Akropolis’ about collective trauma, memorialisation, and strategic forgetting (and some brain stuff, but not too much!). DM me details or the online link! #ClassicsBluesky
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Talking about the Great Eleusinian Relief and the Ninnion Tablet on @nataliehaynes.bsky.social‘s new History Hit series on #Demeter and #Persephone! A lot of fun being filmed for this, thanks to Natalie and the production team! #ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky 🏺
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
This is horrible to read. Unacceptable and exhausting. Solidarity with Zena, thank you for speaking up
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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
"The evidence is clear: when talented students who have faced greater barriers gain access to elite universities, they flourish precisely because opportunity, not ability, was the binding constraint." Prof Lee Elliot Major, University of Exeter #highered #edchat www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Cambridge college to target elite private schools for student recruitment
Exclusive: Trinity Hall’s new policy described as a ‘slap in the face’ for state-educated students
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Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Looking forward to hosting this joint @ics.bsky.social / @bsrome.bsky.social event with Peter, @christophersmith.bsky.social, @profyarrow.bsky.social and @kathryntempest.bsky.social in a few weeks! ‘Myth, History and Archaeology’ Please do share and come along if in London 🏺 #ClassicsBluesky
Poster with QR code advertising the event ‘Myth, History and Archaeology’
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
One of the perks of living in Athens is making spontaneous trips to beautiful little sites. Today we went on a gorgeous drive and hike to see the remains of two temples on the southeast slope of Mt Hymettus in Attica #archaeology #explore #greece 🏺🏛️⛰️
Remains of the first temple. Large blocks with the hills behind Remains of another temple. Large blocks forming a wall with a church built on top. View of the plain, mountains and sea in the distanceTwo friends walking along the mountain path with view of the mountains and sea in the distance
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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria recovered from seabed 🏺 #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics #AncientBluesky 🏛️ www.heritagedaily.com/2025/07/bloc...
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Blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria recovered from seabed
Archaeologists have recovered twenty-two stone blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Divine Fury: Demeter and Persephone Episode 1: The Abduction OUT NOW! 🏛️✨ Click here: access.historyhit.com/videos/divin...
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Out just in time for new year! @universitypress.cambridge.org 🏺
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Athens Archaeology Festival @athensarchfest.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🍿🎬 Curious about archaeology? Join us for fun animated films that dig into the secrets of the past: from excavation to discovery. 🧠 A lively quiz in Greek at the end will put your new knowledge to the test! 📽️ Films in French 🇫🇷 with Greek 🇬🇷 subtitles | Perfect for ages 7+ #aaf2025 #ancientbluesky
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Follow @athensarchfest.bsky.social to find out what we have on offer at the Athens Archaeology Festival in just over two weeks’ time! #ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky #outreach #festival
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Athens Archaeology Festival @athensarchfest.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
A moment for the venue…🤩 #aaf2025 #athens #archaeology #archaeologybluesky #ancientbluesky
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
#heraklionmuseum on Crete is full to the brim with incredible things! Here are some beautiful stone vases from the Neolithic period made by local craftspeople using colourful stone 😍 #archaeologybluesky #crete #greece #museums 🏺🪨
A museum display with 10s of small stone vases
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Our website is live! Go check it out for all the info you need about the first ever Athens Archaeology Festival! 🏺🥳
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Athens Archaeology Festival @athensarchfest.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The Parthenon today, in front of a beautiful sunrise! 🌅 🏛️ But did you know that this Classical temple for Athena was later converted into a church and then mosque? Join us on Sat 18th October to learn more about its fascinating history! #athensarchaeologyfestival #aaf2025 #archaeologybluesky #greece
A view of the Parthenon with a sunrise behind
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Athens Archaeology Festival @athensarchfest.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
What you may NOT know about this labour is that the Hydra had a crustacean sidekick 🦀 Karkinos was the name of the giant crab that nibbled the ankles of Herakles as he fought the multi-headed monster. Join us at the inaugural Athens Archaeology Festival in October to learn more about Herakles 🦁
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
A lovely day around the Attic coast. Here I am teaching our summer school undergraduate students at Sounion. Guess what I’m pointing at 😅 #archaeologybluesky #greekarchaeology
A group of students at Sounion with me in the background pointing to their left
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Two months to go until we bring you the inaugural Athens Archaeology Festival! Give us a follow to stay up to date! 🏺🏛️ #aaf2025
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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Researchers in Spain Discover the Oldest Greek Marble Altar in the Western Mediterranean. 🏺 #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics #AncientBluesky 🏛️ greekreporter.com/2025/07/05/s...
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Researchers in Spain Discover the Oldest Greek Marble Altar in the Western Mediterranean - GreekReporter.com
Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered the oldest known Greek marble altar in the western Mediterranean, revealing the Tartessian role.
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
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Greece Takes First Place for Culture and Heritage in Global Ranking - GreekReporter.com
Greece leads the world in culture and heritage, celebrated for its ancient sites and Mediterranean appeal.
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Thank you to Gordon for asking me to participate on this fun project bringing together industrial archaeology, film, classical archaeology and reception!
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Sad to see this unique Minoan monument and important site under threat… www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/07... #ancientbluesky #archaeologybluesky 🏺
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Petition for the Preservation and Protection of Papoura Hill
A petition for the preservation and protection of the unique Minoan monumental architectural remains at Papoura hill released
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Protecting humanities isn’t a luxury, we don’t need to choose between STEM and SHAPE - we need both #ancientbluesky #savethehumanities humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
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Australia can't withstand further humanities cuts
The Australian Academy of Humanities views with great concern the impact on staff, students and the wider community of the ANU’s plan for the humanities and social sciences. Now is not the time to red...
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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
What the Sanctuary of Odysseus Reveals About Ancient Greek Beliefs | TheCollector 🏺 #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics #AncientBluesky 🏛️
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What the Sanctuary of Odysseus Reveals About Ancient Greek Beliefs | TheCollector
An archaeological discovery on the isle of Ithaca is more than just ruins. It’s a tangible gateway to the spiritual heart of ancient Greece.
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
#mosaicmonday I saw so many beautiful mosaics during my recent trip to Ravenna! Here is John the Baptist baptising Jesus in the river Jordan personified as Zeus! Ceiling of the Neonian Baptistery, one of the oldest early-Christian monuments in Ravenna (5th century CE). #ancientbluesky #UNESCO
Ceiling mosaic with John the Baptist and Jesus in the centre and a procession of the apostles surrounding the central scene.
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Please go give our account a follow to stay up to date on the new Athens Archaeology Festival, coming to the British School at Athens this October! We have a fantastic line-up of family-friendly activities and will be sharing more details soon #ancientbluesky #archaeologybluesky #thisisathens
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Fascinating world of ancient #glass: a glass mosaic face bead. 1st century AD. 📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg
Round glass bead with a green base color, featuring a portrait of a woman with a necklace framed in red on a blue background.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Yeech! In case we need reminding us that it could be grim for gladiators in Roman Britain. KCL's Dr John Pearce is co-author on this grisly and gruesome finding that bite marks on skeletons at York are the first physical evidence of gladiators vs lions. 🏺 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Bite marks on York skeleton reveal first evidence of ‘gladiators’ fighting lions
Study offers rare insight into human-animal combat during Roman empire
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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Arlene and Edith are two powerhouses of classics, especially bringing it to people who haven’t previously had access to it. This is an incredible project of theirs - I’m thrilled it’s going so well! www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Classicists take ‘ancient philosophical wisdom’ into English jails
Inmates in several prisons given chance to study ethics and rhetoric ‘to inform contemporary life’ and skills
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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Anonymous Grant Restores Cancelled NEH Fellowship Funding www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/04...
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Anonymous Grant Restores Cancelled NEH Fellowship Funding
The American School is pleased to announce that it has received an unsolicited anonymous grant to cover the loss of the NEH funding.
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Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Looking forward to being back in #Athens to give the Australian Archaeological Institute’s annual lecture 🏛️🏺 I’ll be talking about this stunning place among others in ‘Island towers and agricultural landscapes: #ancient #wine & olive oil production in the #Cyclades’ 🍇🍷 7pm, 29 April
The ruins of an ancient circular tower in green fields on Amorgos with sloping hills to the left, blue sky and the sea in the distance
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Open House Athens is running its free architecture tours of buildings in Athens this weekend and the BSA is one of the top 5 places to visit! 🏺🏛️ www.kathimerini.gr/k/k-magazine...
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Open House Athens: 5 κτίρια που αξίζουν την αναμονή
Ιστορικοί πύργοι, εμβληματικά μέγαρα και ανακαινισμένα διαμερίσματα ανοίγουν τις πόρτες τους για μια πιο βαθιά ματιά στην αρχιτεκτονική ιστορία της πόλης.
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Free museum guides! For anyone interested, the Latsis Foundation provides free pdf guides to several museums and sites in Greece! #archeologybluesky #greekmuseums 🏺 www.latsis-foundation.org/eng/e-library
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e-Library / John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation
In this section, the 'Museums Cycle' volumes, as well as other publications of cultural, artistic and historical interest are available.
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Tulsi Parikh @tulsiparikh.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
4 days until deadline! 🏺🏛️ #ancientbluesky
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