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I was starting a panel in Colombo for the #ceylonliteraryfestival and Jerry Pinto was yelling my name (in a good way!) and hooting on the first row of the session. I've died and gone to some Global South writing heaven.

Indians are outliers in terms of how favorably they view the impact of Trump 2.0 on their own country’s prospects. From Martin Wolf on.ft.com/3E1JiwO

This was extra special. Both because its the books first outing & that it was with Milan on #GrandTamasha Tks to his insightful questions we travel through the arc of the arguments from debates on State capacity, reforming pub schools and Delhi's experiment. Thanks Milan Vaishnav

Important and good news on gains learning outcomes from ASER 2024. A reminder that if we invest in pub systems, the returns on investments are significant. indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

"Gods, Guns and Missionaries" is now out in the UK as well! 😊There is a small change in cover design, and the book looks leaner due to a different type of paper used. I'll be doing a few events in April in the UK. Details soon Penguin Books UK amazon.co.uk/Gods-Guns-Miss…

"Pillai is at the top of his game in this book..He is a solid, well-trained historian..He knows how to dive into & (more importantly) emerge from the rabbit holes that historical research is pitted with." Thrilled that Arshia Sattar read & liked my book! theindiaforum.in/book-reviews/h…

If you are in Boston/Providence this week, check out this Saxena Center @ Brown book adda with Yamini Aiyar on her new book on Delhi's schools. Can also join via Zoom: watson.brown.edu/southasia/even…

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Men have only themselves to blame for the loneliness epidemic.

Gorgeous day to drop by Sunder Nursery — come and join Jeet and me today at 4 pm? We're talking about how (and why) to be alone; all friends and readers welcome. (Sunder Nursery gets crowded on Saturdays, so come early and grab your spot. Registration details below.) 🦚📚🖊️

That Lahore chooses to honor him today shows that the best of any city can’t be amputated from its own history. This is Lahore remembering itself.

Bahujan Econ, Azim Premji University, and School for Democracy are organising the next edition of Demystifying Economics Workshop in APU, Bangalore from 25th February!

Open Access: our article about amplifying women's voice through self help groups among the Gond community in Jharkand.......(with Nivedita Narain, Varnica Arora and Vinitika Lal) cambridge.org/core/journals/…

'Sati gave rise to lurid, often ridiculous propaganda in the colonial period—foreigners, part scandalised, part transfixed by it, gave it many strange origin myths—but it was no fiction,' writes Manu S Pillai FINALLY a real historian clears the air livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…

We have author confirmation! Join us for a conversation with Shrayana B on Sat, 23 March about her wonderful book 'Desperately Seeking SRK' We're two dev sector women, steeped in gender programming - so this one is very close to our heart! Register: forms.gle/RtEbzHBVL3HGs5…

LONDON! For my book event on April 03 with Prof Jon Wilson Jon Wilson and Vijayta Lalwani Vijayta Lalwani do register here: tickettailor.com/events/kingsin… The event is free and open to all!

An ILO Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy report from 2018 shows, on average, women in India spent 297 mins/day on unpaid care work as opposed to 31 mins by men. Through this conversation with Shrayana B, we explore questions on invisibilisation of women's work. youtu.be/Mt1k5fL1k_Q

Feminist Histories and the Women’s Movement in Contemporary India: An Interview with Uma Chakravarti Out on 25 March at 5 pm IST. youtube.com/watch?v=C0z5b3…

Excited for this today!