Was great to be part of a workshop on “New Approaches to Economy and Society: Exploring Popular Economy as a Research Agenda” organized by IIT Mandi and IISER Mohali over the weekend. loved seeing interest among sociologists to study economy.

Where do I even start? Society is not a cricket pitch and life is not a cricket competition

Went to a Titan Watches India shop in Delhi to get a Braille watch, they did not have it. What more? They had only one Braille watch in all of Delhi ncr. Perils of living a blind life.

At NCPEDP, we stand with students with disabilities facing significant challenges in accessing higher education.

From enrollment disparities to safety concerns during commutes, these obstacles are real and impactful. Let's break down barriers together and ensure every student

Was great to participate in an amazing workshop on markets and society organised by Max Weber Stiftung in Ashoka University. Had some great interaction and exchange of ideas. Got to meet some amazing scholars and it feels like I have finally found my academic community.

📢Applications Open: Mittal Institute India #Fellowship

The Mittal Institute at Harvard will host 2 postdoctoral #scholars in India who will have the opportunity to avail Harvard’s vast resources to contribute to self-driven, independent #research .

Apply: lnkd.in/gTRGJAAV

A lengthy but such a spectacular read - covering all pertinent metrics for evaluating welfare, inequality, & poverty.
'But then, perhaps, the fault resides with us, in the folly of “our monstrous worship of facts”.
theindiaforum.in/economy/househ… The India Forum

If you are looking for some inspiration , read this thread

Rosa, Hami Ameen, Amit Basole examine the gender earnings gap in salaried work to find that the convergence over time has been limited to the higher paid workers, whereas at the bottom of the distribution, the gap remains and has increased.
epw.in/journal/2024/1…

What is the
plight of scattered minorities in #democracy blind voters of Bangani, the village which has earned the moniker of 'village of the blind' will give us some hint. lovely read by Sunanda Mehta . #disability #Election2024 indianexpress.com/article/cities… via The Indian Express

Has capitalism been supplanted by a new tech-enabled system whose logic is not profits but rent-seeking? I review Yanis Varoufakis's 'Technofeudalism: Who Killed Capitalism' in today's The Hindu (link in reply below).

Great job Star Sports . this is the kind of #inclusion that we should have for all #sports broadcasting. #IPL #disabilityinclusion #SignLanguage indianexpress.com/article/sports…

We are thinking about politics of emotions today and tomorrow Azim Premji University

For the The New Republic, Rua M. Williams and I wrote about a wheelchair-to-warfare pipeline, in which inclusive designed technologies that purport to create access for disabled people instead materialize as weapons of war. newrepublic.com/article/179391…

'Sreedharan is among the 14 Adivasis from Wayanad have lost their lives in Kodagu plantations between 2019-2023'

Alen 's story on the men from paniya community who are forced to move away from state with highest avg wages to work for half the wage
article-14.com/post/desperate…

My colleague Tamoghna Halder on the late Daniel Kahneman.

Stop abusing the accessibility feature. Use alt text for its intended purpose. #ClickHere

On the occasion of #InternationalDayOfPeopleWithDisability I write for Firstpost on how audio description & alt text are aiding the visually challenged . It is also a call to make #SocialMedia accessible. #DisabilityDay2020 #a11y firstpost.com/living/buildin…

Blind student, state in h12. Warned authorities about the presence of a dog due to students feeding it in the hostel premise. Got bitten twice , no action was taken. But , no one would cry. Also which article of constitution is violated here? Not sure

When your BFF with an amazing book visits you, book talk is must.