"it is what it is but what is it" - SrihariChikoti

Last thing the world needs is indifference.

I wish to remain in a university space, forever; not just because I want to keep learning, but I just don't want to unlearn.

Not with our consciousness, but, perhaps, sometimes, we ought to think with our subconsciousness.

"Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space. Maybe we should trust that, even if we can't understand it. All right Cooper."

Last week, the MCC-ISHET 3-day Workshop on Politics, Philosophy & Political Economy took place at MCC, Chennai. We received more than 150 applications from which around 30 were selected. Our keynote speaker Matthew Smith (Uni of Sydney Economics) gave 2 lectures on Thomas Tooke &

Last week, 50+ people from various institutions across India, Italy & Australia gathered Azim Premji University to learn & discuss the Sraffa-Keynes approach to doing Economics. We had 4 days of fantastic historical, theoretical & empirical discussions in a lovely campus. 🌳🌸

The CfP for #ISHET2025 is here! Submit abstracts based on your research in & teaching of history of economic thought. Deadline for abstracts: 30 June Venue: Economics at IIT Delhi Dates: 11-12 October Keynote speaker: Maria Cristina Marcuzzo Local organiser: Ishan Anand For more info:

Happy to share my first ever research publication. Thanks to MIDS and the editorial team at RDC and for this special issue on HET!

Exciting lecture series by ISHET on the history of econ thought by Chirashree Das Gupta. Interested in concepts like rent and capital in different economic traditions? This is for you. On 14th, 21st, 28th June, and 5th July. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

1 FULL DAY of HET with Heinz Kurz in Bengaluru at Vidyashilp University in association with the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET). 📅 4 July There will be ample time for informal conversations. Register here for attending the in-person event:

NEW POST: SrihariChikoti takes B. R. Ambedkar's 1923 article "The problem of the rupee: its origin and its solution" as an entry point for discussing the evolution of different currency regimes that prevailed during the colonial time period. developingeconomics.org/2025/07/08/mor…

I am happy to share that my long-awaited essay on "The problem of the Rupee" (1923) by Ambedkar is finally out on Developing Economics developingeconomics.org/2025/07/08/mor…

Based on his BA Thesis on Ambedkar's economic thought Economics @ Azim Premji University Azim Premji University, SrihariChikoti writes a blog post in Developing Economics. SHoET ISHET

With hands that clean the city's grime, They've served our health and fought through time. They gave up pride, their very soul, Now the government takes their final toll. Is this the social justice you proclaim? A broken promise, a burning shame. #Chennai #Sanitaryworkersprotest

In this edition of Economist in Focus, we spotlight Krishna Bharadwaj , a leading political economist whose work bridged classical economic theory with questions of development and distribution in India.