@divkan1

Historian. Education, South Asia, Childhoods, Gender, Mobility. Critical Childhoods & Youth Studies Collective https://xitter.cf/t.co/dmNteDmwfo

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Joined August 2018
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CFP- XVIII Indian Association for Women’s Studies (IAWS) National Conference is out! Theme: Women and Gendered Life Worlds: Negotiations, Solidarities & Transformations. Bengaluru, 28th to 30th January 2027 Apply! Further details: iaws.co.in/upcoming-national…
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As many of us start preparing to teach and discuss Childhood and Youth Studies, particularly in and on South Asia, see the Reading Lists latest publications by our members in the Critical Childhoods and Youth Studies Collective! theccysc.in/reading-lists-an… @AnandiniDar

Member Publications and Reading Lists | CCYSC

A forum for bringing together academics and practitioners interested in teaching and conducting critical research in the multidisciplinary field of Childhoods and Youth Studies in South Asia

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I am urgently looking for this book: Kaliash Chandra, Social development in India: Programmes and Problems (1974). If you have access to a copy, please let me know.
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The special issue is out! This work began purely as a distraction of sorts but I'm glad to have found a group of likeminded scholars. If anybody is interested to know a bit more about film songs and youth in India, see tandfonline.com/eprint/CX7VV…

‘There She Goes’: Cinema, Youth and Bicycles in Mid Twentieth Century India

This article examines how the bicycle functioned as a cultural and visual catalyst for imagining women’s mobility in mid twentieth century India. Through readings of Hindi and Tamil film songs and ...

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Divya Kannan retweeted
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In a wide-ranging interview w/ @Polity_LK, literary scholar Ranjini Obeyesekere (U of Ceylon/Peradeniya graduate of the 1950s) recalls the exciting university culture of her time & is surprised STEM students no longer attend humanities lectures these days. polity.lk/a-literary-man-int…
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Has anyone accessed Akashvani/ All India Radio archives in Delhi/ Madras/ anywhere else? I am trying to locate a few talks/ lectures from the 1960s.
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In these difficult times, a powerful reminder about the will of ordinary people to survive , to learn, and pursue a greater knowledge. ruralindiaonline.org/article…

The wilderness library retold

A unique library in the forests of Kerala’s Idukki district is run by P. V. Chinnathambi, 86. Its 2,000 books – all classics – are borrowed, read and returned by poor Muthuvan Adivasis

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Academic help requested! Can anyone share a scan of Malathi de Alwis' chapter In Michael Roberts (ed.) Sri Lanka. Collective Identities Revisited, Vol. I ?
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Apply for this workshop organised by my wonderful friend and colleague !
PC Saidalavi@pc_saidalaviJan 28
Call for Papers! With support from @AARWeb, we are organising a workshop on‘hierarchy and egality in South Asian Traditions’ at ICES, Colombo on 14-15 December, 2026. Please spread the word. Thank you! pcsaidalavi.in/hierarchy-and…

Workshop on 'Hierarchy and Egality in South Asian Traditions' - P.C. Saidalavi

Call for Papers

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Apply for our new BA research degree: Interdisciplinary Humanities & Social Sciences with 3 Majors ! Shiv Nadar University Delhi-NCR: snu.edu.in/programs/interdis…
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Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship Program 2027-2029 (up to CHF 150,000) This is a globally competitive program for early and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the learning and development of children and youth worldwide. Details: bit.ly/4p4MiLL
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Shiv Nadar University has launched a new BA degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Sciences with 3 Majors: Sustainability Studies; Archaeology, Heritage, and Historical Studies; Society, Culture, Technology. Admissions open! See for details: snu.edu.in/programs/interdis…
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Our Department of History and Archaeology is hiring ! Assistant Professor, Archaeology. For further details, see snu.edu.in/careers/faculty/a…

Careers at Shiv Nadar University | Current Job Openings

Advance your career at Shiv Nadar University with opportunities in academics, research and administration. Apply now for faculty and non-faculty roles!

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Join us tomorrow at 5 pm IST to know more about this new book series !
Sam Chan 陳力深 (Also on Bluesky)@liksamchan26 Oct 2025
It's tomorrow! Join us if you want to know more about publishing with us.
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It's tomorrow! Join us if you want to know more about publishing with us.
Sam Chan 陳力深 (Also on Bluesky)@liksamchan7 Oct 2025
What to know more about my new book series on Gender and Sexuality Studies? Join our Zoom party/Q&A! No registration needed. (co-editors: @divkan1 @sreejata_paul @LoveOrJunel adn Naifei Ding) #GenderSexualityPeterLang #GenderSexualityAsia
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Hari@harikrishnan_9122 Oct 2025
SSUS invites papers from advanced PhD scholars for a Conference on Rethinking 'Keralam': Landscapes and Social Configurations, scheduled for January 2026.
Inviting papers from advanced PhD scholars for a Conference on Rethinking 'Keralam': Landscapes and Social Configurations , scheduled for January 2026. Email youngscholarssus@gmail.com for details

ALT Inviting papers from advanced PhD scholars for a Conference on Rethinking 'Keralam': Landscapes and Social Configurations , scheduled for January 2026. Email [email protected] for details

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Do you have questions about our new book series? Join @divkan1 @liksamchan @LoveOrJunel @naifeiding and me on 27th Oct! Scan the QR code below for the link and share widely. #GenderSexualityPeterLang #GenderSexualityAsia
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Do you have a manuscript that you want us to check? If you want to know our thoughts about it, send a message to one of us: @liksamchan @divkan1 @sreejata_paul or Naifei Ding. #GenderSexualityPeterLang #GenderSexualityAsia
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Publish your work with a wider audience! We wish to encourage conversations between S.Asian , S.E Asian, and East Asian scholars. So many things to learn and share! @sreejata_paul @LoveOrJunel @liksamchan Prof. Naifei Ding
Sam Chan 陳力深 (Also on Bluesky)@liksamchan10 Oct 2025
Our book series is interdisciplinary! Our team is interdisciplinary (and transnational too) : @divkan1 @sreejata_paul @LoveOrJunel and Naifei Ding #GenderSexualityPeterLang #GenderSexualityAsia
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This can be your first book! Reach out to me, @divkan1, @sreejata_paul, @LoveOrJunel or Naifei Ding if you have any questions! #GenderSexualityPeterLang #GenderSexualityAsia
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