Nitin
@nit_sinha
social historian @zmo_berlin| https://m.thewire.in/author/nitin-sinha songwriting hobby https://open.spotify.com/artist/7l6DowRQkTjXxldAOE4U9y?si=4a3jKKZTQA-cr
The joy of holding the physical copy is still unique. The eCopy will come out on 2nd June. Thanks @RabeaRi and her team. Thanks @ERC_Research degruyterbrill.com/document/isbn/…
I would have preferred a slightly different title but here is the excerpt of my book, which raises questions on the plurality of time framework in Humanities and Social Sciences while thinking through social history. thewire.in/culture/books/…
Hindi music has reached a weird phase of creativity. Individually, of course some songs sound very good. Collectively, they all sound the SAME. They become so easily forgettable.
Timely Histories @ERC_Research is organising a two-day conference on 'Rhythms of Livelihood' in November 2025 in Delhi. Please spread the word. Details given below. zmo.de/fileadmin/user…
Happy to share the newly designed blog of our @ERC_Research funded project, Timely Histories. Also wish to invite those who want to contribute to the blog on issues related to time and temporality in South Asia. If interested, please contact me. timelyhistories8.wordpress.com
Pure nostalgia. While clearing off the old pen stack found 'Reynolds 045'.
A new song which I have written, composed. Available both on #Spotify and #amazonmusic #NewSong #NewReleases open.spotify.com/track/6KZgjnnc… music.amazon.com/albums/B0F1LJ6…
'What kind of historical understanding of police reform do we need in order to comprehend the present-day normalisation of police torture'. Vidhya Raveendranathan on the colonial legacy of policing. 5th article in our 'Law and Justice' series @thewire_in thewire.in/government/col…
After Hindi popular films made on Kashmir, Kerala, and Maharashtra, it's the turn of Bihar as it goes into election. Nationalist Ashoka awaits it's resurgence, but against whom? Can Kalinga be time travelled into Mughal dominion?
'Power does not necessarily justify fringe; in contrast, fringe may constitute power.' Me making sense of German election result in the light of global political shift towards the Right. m.thewire.in/article/world/…
Finally, it's going to come out. A feeling of delight but also nervousness, as this was never meant to be a book. First written as a blog piece, and then it unknowingly took the shape of a book. Thanks to 'Timely Histories'. @ERC_Research @ZMO_Berlin degruyter.com/document/isbn/…
A short piece by Nitin Varma on how the mechanism of garden time emerged and how we can understand it's functioning amongst legal, ecological, and mechanical clock-time engendered temporalities. @ZMO_Berlin @ERC_Research The Curious Case of garden Time timelyhistories.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/the…
Please consider applying, and also circulate amongst relevant scholars/networks. Panel no. 40: Temporal orders of household: Past and Present. ECSAS, Heidelberg, 2025. Deadline: 30 January 2025. ecsas2025.com/panel/40-tempo…
A truly stimulating workshop!
Why does legal consciousness matter? We brainstormed on this question today at our day-long workshop, organised by @megha_sh2389, @Sukhalata3 and MWF. Here are some snippets from the brilliant panels. @nit_sinha @aparnab2015 @DhirajNite @mailradhakumar