Ravinder Kaur
@rkadelhi
Author: Brand New Nation (Stanford, HarperCollins India) @uni_copenhagen @GlobHistHarvard
My piece on #FarmersProtest which has evolved into perhaps the largest mass mobilisation in post-colonial India's history, one that conjoins the revolt against unregulated capitalism to the struggle to uphold liberal rights of free speech and protest. newstatesman.com/international/…
In India, there's not just Identity politics but 'identity economy' "The infusion of ...capital appears as a curative force that can efface the shame of colonial subjugation & violence, & redeem the nation’s lost glory via growth" Our interview w @rkadelhi phenomenalworld.org/interviews/bra…
Position open in our project on community-engaged understanding of and action on air pollution in small North Indian towns. Application deadline 28 July. web.iisermohali.ac.in:8080/noticeportal/i…
Has anyone recovered from T & F swallowing Amsterdam University Press? So much for the generous labour of editors, peer reviewers, & scholars who believed in O/A. You probably know where to find Transnational Flows a—a volume I co-edited with Barak Kalir during my PhD.
Two centuries?
Colonial extraction and unequal exchange have shaped two centuries of North-South inequality. 🧵A thread on a NEW STUDY written with @gatonievas [1/9] 🔗 wid.world/news-article/u…
Piketty has just discovered dependency theory ;)
Colonial extraction and unequal exchange have shaped two centuries of North-South inequality. 🧵A thread on a NEW STUDY written with @gatonievas [1/9] 🔗 wid.world/news-article/u…
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…
A long time in the making, our @RadHistReview special issue is finally out now. It delves into the phenomenon of economic miracles and their afterlives unfolding across the world. Do check out!

New issue published! **Economic Miracles and Their Afterlives** read.dukeupress.edu/radical-histor…
#cfp “Ethnographies of Energy” workshop in Copenhagen. Deadline: 21st March 2025 Please help circulate the call.
WATCH | Palestinians prepare for a large iftar, in Rafah, southern Gaza.
Trump's whole foreign policy worldview is based on the idea that big countries dominating small countries is a good thing. That's not surprising, he's a naked imperialist. It is surprising to see some people paint it as ... anti-imperialist.
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 US President Trump and Vice President Vance get in a heated argument with Ukrainian President Zelensky. "Your country is in big trouble. You're not winning this.
As govt looks at kids’ data protection, I am owning this conversation. Social media privacy concerns and much more in the headlines today were flagged in my book 4 years ago. This is the right time to get a copy if you haven’t. @HarperCollinsIN Amazon : amzn.in/d/8Bw3In5
The draft of #DigitalPersonalDataProtection rules, released by the central government, stated that children under the age of 18 will now require parental consent to create #SocialMedia accounts. Read more details: hindustantimes.com/india-news/con…
Razor-sharp analysis, taut prose, and a healthy scepticism for all seductive binaries. Discovered it a little late, but totally in awe of @rkadelhi's Brand New Nation.
FT Editorial Board: Joe Biden’s message should be clear: the bombing in Gaza and Lebanon must stop and the day after must begin. If not, the devastation and suffering in the Middle East will come back to haunt the west on.ft.com/3NKVKTr
My aunt and mum are cooking for the public at last! Please support this small venture if it appeals to you.🙂
On 27th September, I will hold an inaugural professor talk which draws upon my work on the old and new lineages of the global south, especially across Asia and Africa. If you are in Copenhagen, please do join. Its a public event @koebenhavns_uni

Women take to the streets in tens of thousands across West Bengal & beyond in #ReclaimTheNight protests on eve of Independence Day, demanding justice in the horrific #RGKarHospital rape and murder case. Videos: Salt Lake, Jadavpur; photo: Delhi AIIMS. #JusticeForRGKar