Dinyar Patel
@dinyarpatel.bsky.social
69 followers 150 following 16 posts
Associate Professor (South Asian History) at SPJIMR, Mumbai. Author of Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism (Harvard University Press, 2020).
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
dinyarpatel.bsky.social
I'll be giving a talk this Saturday on three Indians in the age of global liberalism: Rammohan Roy, Dwarkanath Tagore, and Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy. How did their global links help shape Indian critiques of colonialism? khakitours.com/experiences/...
dinyarpatel.bsky.social
Job alert: IIHS University in Bangalore is hiring! www.iihs.ac.in/careers/
www.iihs.ac.in
Reposted by Dinyar Patel
royalasiaticsoc.bsky.social
Happening this evening!
royalasiaticsoc.bsky.social
Upcoming lecture on Thursday, 25 Sept on the #Zoroastrian communities in India and Iran and Britain's role in their relationships in the early 20th century. Come and join us! Details: tinyurl.com/ras-20250925
dinyarpatel.bsky.social
Brougham was also a supporter of Indian reform, and a well-respected figure in India, associated with Indian liberals' hopes for changes in the fundamental structure of Company rule.
histparl.bsky.social
Born #OTD 1778, Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux. MP for various constituencies from 1810 to 1830, he rose to prominence with his support for the abolition of slavery and his opposition to George IV's attempts to divorce Queen Caroline. www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-...
A half-length painted portrait of Henry Brougham. In the background is a draped red curtain from the top right to the bottom left. In the foreground stands a younger man, he is wearing a black long suit jacket, black waistcoat and a white shirt and thick white scarf tied high on the neck. He is clean shaven and has short cropped black hair.
dinyarpatel.bsky.social
Today is Dadabhai Naoroji's 200th birth annniversary. I write in @scroll.in about the divergence between, on the one hand, the early Indian nationalist vision for mass education and, on the other hand, independent India's woeful record on mass education. scroll.in/article/1086...
Dadabhai Naoroji’s 200th birth anniversary: How early nationalists thought about mass education
There is a yawning gap between their visions and independent India’s woeful track record in educating its citizens.
scroll.in
dinyarpatel.bsky.social
Looks like you're finding some really interesting stuff!
dinyarpatel.bsky.social
I'll be delivering a talk this Thursday on "Dadabhai Naoroji at 200," marking the two-hundredth birth anniversary of one of the world's pioneering anticolonial figures. 14 August, 6pm, CSMVS Museum, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai. See images for details.
Reposted by Dinyar Patel
remakingbritain.bsky.social
We are proud to announce that South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories, a landmark educational website on the histories of South Asians in Britain, is now live!

Visit southasianbritain.org

@qmul.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social #AHRC @uobartsmatter.bsky.social
dinyarpatel.bsky.social
Young Bengal was infamous for hard drinking and a propensity to fling beefsteaks into the houses of orthodox Brahmins. Rosinka Chaudhuri scratches beyond this surface, however, to discover their remarkable politics and principles. Listen here: scroll.in/article/1084...
Podcast: The radical legacy of the 19th century ‘Young Bengal’ movement
Though mocked for their dietary and drinking habits, the group set a template for progressive reform that resonates in India even today, says Rosinka Chaudhuri.
scroll.in
dinyarpatel.bsky.social
What was Young Bengal and why was it so controversial? Find out more in our newest Past Imperfect podcast with Rosinka Chaudhuri, author of India's First Radicals, the most comprehensive treatment of a generation which shaped modern India: scroll.in/article/1084...
Podcast: The radical legacy of the 19th century ‘Young Bengal’ movement
Though mocked for their dietary and drinking habits, the group set a template for progressive reform that resonates in India even today, says Rosinka Chaudhuri.
scroll.in
Reposted by Dinyar Patel
theindiaforum.bsky.social
The career of M. Visvesvaraya, arch-technocrat and statesman, throws much light on how India embraced the idea of modernisation through industrialisation. Aashique Iqbal reviews Aparajith Ramnath's book
www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews...
India’s Visionary Engineer
The career of M. Visvesvaraya, arch-technocrat and statesman, throws much light on how India embraced the idea of modernisation through industrialisation.
www.theindiaforum.in
dinyarpatel.bsky.social
Last November, I moderated a discussion with @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social on Ireland, India, and the British Empire at Literature Live! in Mumbai. If you missed the session, you can now see it online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK8N...
ECHOES OF EMPIRE | Jane Ohlmeyer, William Dalrymple, Dinyar Patel
YouTube video by Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest
www.youtube.com
dinyarpatel.bsky.social
Our latest episode of Past Imperfect, a podcast on global and Indian history, features Manu S. Pillai. We talk about the genesis of modern Hindu identity over the past 400 years--and the long roots of Hindu nationalism. scroll.in/article/1083...
Podcast: In the history of modern Hindu identity, the failure and triumph of Hindutva
In conversation with host Dinyar Patel, historian Manu S Pillai examines how actors from Voltaire to VD Savarkar influenced one of the world’s oldest faiths.
scroll.in