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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Apr 8

Latest publication (forthcoming in 2026)! I am absolutely delighted to share the acceptance of my research article in *South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies* co-authored with the brilliant Arild Engelsen Ruud, Deva N H, and Guro W. Samuelsen. @lnuccon.bsky.social @uio.no

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Apr 3

Wow, many congratulations! I look forward to reading the article soon ish! Interestingly, my article on the panic and colonial anxiety during the 1857 uprising will hopefully be out soon from JICH.

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Dec 23

indianexpress.com/article/indi...

‘If contribution to degradation is unequal, responsibility must also be unequal’ – India slams developed countries at ICJ hearing

India also urged the ICJ to avoid creating new obligations that go beyond the existing climate-change framework.

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Dec 10

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Eleonor Marcussen @eleonormarcus.bsky.social · Dec 6

Join us next week for a lecture with Gaurav C. Garg (Ashoka University):
"Claiming Mt. Everest: How early postcolonial Indians saw themselves, the empire, and the world."

Register for online attendance (Zoom):
lnu.se/mot-linneuni...
@lnuccon.bsky.social

Claiming Mt. Everest: How early postcolonial Indians saw themselves, the empire, and the world.

Welcome to the LNUC Concurrences Seminar Series in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies!

lnu.se

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Dec 6

@mbarber.bsky.social I believe you've already looked into NMML and the national archives of India private papers?

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Dec 6

The latest co-authored #publication of mine is out now! We wrote for #Scroll India on the situation in #Bangladesh and its geo-political implications in #SouthAsia. Have a read👇🏼
scroll.in/article/1076...

Bangladesh’s inability to stop attacks on minorities bodes ill for stability at home and in region

The interim government faces an escalating geo-political crisis as it struggles to rebuild political trust and ensure social cohesion.

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 25

The #CFP for our #SummerSchool in #globalhistory is out! In association with @lnuccon.bsky.social and European Network in Universal and Global History.
Join us in #Växjö in September 2025! Link 👇🏼

networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

CfA: International Summer School Towards Inclusive Global Histories | H-Net

Organized by the European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH) in collaboration with Global Diplomacy Network (GDN), Linnaeus University Center fo

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 25

A brilliant talk by the ever-so-brilliant @danbanik.bsky.social on the politics of #poverty and #hope, raising a very pertinent point that while there are huge challenges, there's also 'hope'. Do listen. Link 👇🏼 @circleu.bsky.social
youtu.be/Vs67cMWwNsE?...

Open Conversation: The Politics of Poverty and Hope

YouTube video by Circle U. European University Alliance

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 25

Thanks to @lnuccon.bsky.social for the generosity that made this short visit to the #SwedishNationalArchives at #Vadstena and #Jönköping possible. Working with the #Swedish documents on #SouthAsia within a #global scope was a wonderful experience indeed!
@eleonormarcus.bsky.social @gnnl.bsky.social

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 24

Hi. Can I be included? Thanks!

Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 24

In #India, where 1/4th of the respondents believe #RamMandir as the most important work done by the government, it's no wonder that #health as voter's electoral priority is the least. But why is that so? This is the question I seek to explore in my current project from a historical perspective.

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 24

Via @madhupai.bsky.social.
Bottom line: #vaccines, even though the process of making them was hurried, saved millions of lives during the #covid pandemic. But the continuing #vaccineinequality and #vaccinenationalism is a curse that must be dealt with. Related:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 23

This is fantastic. Can I be added? Thanks!

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 23

Belated updates on @bsky.app. Earlier this year, Arild Engelsen Ruud, Zaad Mahmood and I co-authored this write-up for #quintindia on #NarendraModi, #MannkiBaat and the art of #politicalcommunication. This is a prequel to our forthcoming journal article on the theme.
www.thequint.com/opinion/mann...

Mann Ki Baat: Interrogating Modi's Political Personae & the Art of Communication

Narendra Modi has skilfully cultivated a succession of unique political personas. Every one of these personae represents a distinct register, conveying specific values and ideas about his leadership.

www.thequint.com

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 23

Belated updates on @bsky.app. Earlier this month, I was honoured to be invited to present a paper at the International conference organized by @unioslo.bsky.social on the Relocations of #Hindutva in #India. Link 👇🏼
@lnuccon.bsky.social
www.sv.uio.no/sai/english/...

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 23

How do I add myself? Thanks for this!

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 22

Belated updates on @bsky.app. Following the downfall of #SheikhHasina regime in #Bangladesh, Arild Engelsen Ruud, Asif Basar and I co-authored this piece for #ScrollIndia, trying to understand the possible reasons behind the atrocities against the #Hindu minorites. Link 👇🏼

scroll.in/article/1071...

Bangladesh: How safe were Hindus under the Awami League?

Are there indications of a larger and darker political development in the country?

scroll.in

Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 22

Belated updates on @bsky.app. While the #JulyUprising in #Bangladesh was unfolding earlier this year, Arild Engelsen Ruud and I co-authored this write-up for the #ScroolIndia on the student protest movement and what it might entail. Link👇🏼
scroll.in/article/1070...

Will Bangladesh student protests be a catalyst for change or prelude to greater authoritarianism?

It is unlikely that the Sheikh Hasina regime will fall immediately. But its image has been badly hurt.

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 22

Belated updates on @bsky.app. Following the piece which @eleonormarcus.bsky.social and I wrote for the #ScrollIndia, we considered it necessary to write a similar #editorial piece for the #Times newspaper in India for the #Bengali readership. #Health #electoralpolitics #Covid #loksabhaelection2024

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Nov 22

Belated updates on @bsky.app Earlier this year, @eleonormarcus.bsky.social and I co-authored this write-up for #ScrollIndia on #health and #electoral politics in #India, or the lack thereof. Have a read.👇🏼
scroll.in/article/1068...

Covid showed that India’s healthcare system was frail – yet it was not on the agenda this election

Political parties are unwilling to do the work of building a comprehensive public system bottom-up and citizens do not see it as an electoral concern either.

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Eleonor Marcussen @eleonormarcus.bsky.social · Nov 6

That time of the year when I advertise for my #University - or rather the #Master's programme in #Colonial and #Postcolonial Studies that I'm coordinating:
lnu.se/en/programme...
Please do forward to students and professionals! (also #distance alternative)
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Master's in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies

Work with past and present expressions. Learn about how colonial exercises of power influence today’s economic, social, cultural, and political relations.

lnu.se

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Apr 18

Late post: With less than two days before the world's largest #democracy goes to vote, it was an honour to be invited for this wonderful discussion with Francesca Jensenius, Deva N H , and K.B. Nielsen. Fantastic audience and insightful questions! @unioslo
#IndiaVotes2024 #LokSabhaElection2024

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Apr 14

New publication! @eleonormarcus.bsky.social and I have written a piece on the prioritization of #PublicHealth within the electoral agenda for the upcoming #IndiaElections2024 . Have a read!
#VoteforHealth #LokSabhaElections2024 #oslouniversity #linnauesuniversity
shuddhashar.com/heal-thy-dem...

Heal-Thy Democracy! Prioritising healthcare within the 2024 Indian electoral agenda - শুদ্ধস্বর

The year 2024 is a significant one for the future of democracies and democratic values across the world. The year marks multiple elections taking place in more than 50 countries, including the United ...

shuddhashar.com

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Niladri Chatterjee @niladri4u.bsky.social · Apr 3

I am also indebted to the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM): University of Oslo, and SOAS: University of London for providing the financial assistance and the research milieu.