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Making my way through Waqas Butt 's wonderful ethnography on waste work in Lahore. Must read for anyone interested in class and caste dynamics in Pakistan and South Asia. Most work on Pk doesn't directly address caste, following popular narratives that caste is not very imp >>

Such a thrill to speak to BBC Manchester BBC Lancashire about my book today, on #MeetTheAuthor for July, along with Manchester author @zahid4Labour whose second book has just released.

Special issue on ‘Forgotten Food Histories of South Asia’ in Global Food History out shortly! A number of the articles are available open access already 👇

Happening tomorrow at Chapter Arts Centre. I'll be reading my work along with a fantastic line up of writers including Taz Rahman - "East of the Sun, West of the Moon", @Durre_Shahwar, @NSarwarSkuse and Jafar Iqbal. Come, join us!

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Special issue of Global Food History on 'Forgotten Food Histories of South Asia' out now! tandfonline.com/toc/rfgf20/9/2 Global Food History Dr Tarana H. Khan Neha Please share!

sdu.dk/en/service/led… PhD fellowship as part of research project “The Aesthetics of Bio-Machines and the Question of the Life” by the Dept of Language, Culture, History, and Communication at the University of Southern Denmark SDU (Odense, Denmark) - a fully funded 3-year PhD

In ‘The Kebabchi is an excellent place to catch gossip,' Archivist Farah Yameen (Farah Yameen) delves into her experiences of Delhi's mandis, sharing insights about the relationships she built in this dynamic environment. Read on: thelocavore.in/2022/06/16/the… #MarketArchives

In the book, Farah Yameen writes about how who eats what part of the sacrificial goat is determined by caste—the offals and “smellier” parts of the animal were reserved for the lower caste folk employed in the homes of the upper caste. Read more in my piece about its launch

Thrilled to share my new paper in @Pol_Geog_Jl with Max Ritts and Planetary Praxis where we examine the role of acoustic monitoring technologies in shaping spatial governance and environmental control. Here is a short thread on it and some cool graphics+ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I could not have chosen a better mascot for the Desi immigrant experience. Parathas say it all.

Looking to get in touch with old families/residents of Varanasi/ Kashi for a story. Help connect please!

Beautiful cultural history Farah Yameen of communal S. Asian meals & the Muslim dining cloth Vittles -linking eating rituals to our humanity: "Laid on the floor,the dastarkhwan becomes a site of humility & vulnerability, essential preconditions to community."

Farah Yameen (Farah Yameen) + Vittles = Must read and share. Please read (and share) this wonderful piece on the manifold that is the dastarkhwan. vittlesmagazine.com/p/folds-of-abu…

Annual emerging from the woodwork to write some food.

such a beautiful essay by Farah Yameen Brought back many memories. I have a yellow dastarkhwan which i use for festivals and nazar niaz

This is from Farah Yameen 's wonderful piece on Dastarkhwans for Vittles . Gorgeous piece of writing. Learnt the phrase "sharm ka niwaala" from it too. vittlesmagazine.com/p/folds-of-abu…

"Domestic work, and cooking in particular, has always been a sustaining force for radical social movements: the transformation of any social and political landscape is hungry work." Today's essay by lola olufemi is on on the role of food in organising. vittlesmagazine.com/p/hungry-work

Neil Khopkar writes on how the Thal Sunday Market in Alibaug has been the best indicator of what's in season. Neil's family runs Sarkhel, a small eatery serving local, seasonal fare: thelocavore.in/2024/10/18/thi…

Check out Milli's broad objectives. ▶️COLLECT, build, preserve and nurture archives and protect endangered collections ▶️RESEARCH and develop public tools and resources for archives ▶️EDUCATE and build capacity, from high school to professional practice ▶️ENGAGE the public