Aakash Singh Rathore
@ASR_Metta
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Philosopher and Ironman triathlete. Author of the new biography: ‘Becoming Babasaheb: The Life & Times of Bhimrao Ambedkar’: https://t.co/4p3p3QNoNY
New York City, USA
Joined April 2014
A new poster w/ the #CoverArt of my 26 #books: 7 authored, 2 coauthored, 6 edited & 11 coedited. Funny thing is I feel I’m only starting to get the hang of #writing now. Number 27 — the sequel to the #Ambedkar #biography — will be coming out soon from @HarperCollinsIN. #amwriting
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Ever wonder about the nexus between #Manusmriti, #brahmanism and #orientalism? Isn’t it ironic that the same demographic who fed the imperialist imagination later opened shop as #postcolonial theorists criticising that same imagination? #Hegel #India
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The unique and incomparably joyous feeling of browsing in a used #bookshop. One day, when the whole world is all screens and soft copies, I’ll open a totally analogue, musty old bookshop where u can sit around paging thru vintage paperbacks, & the heavy tactility of hardcovers…
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My first 5K #run around the new neighbourhood in #Tunis — it’s called #Carthage (yes, the ancient city of Carthage, nemesis of Rome). Beautiful #Mediterranean sea views. Charming cobblestone streets of #SidiBouSaid. And only a single pack of street dogs to contend with.
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Is anyone else getting this message whenever they try to send something leftish?
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RT @ASR_Metta: The #LSE blog is running a significant series of monthly posts thruout 2025 w/ many stellar authors commemorating 75 years o…
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A very cool new comparative study of Max Müller and al-Bīrūnī, on the idea of ‘Empire’. This is a 2024 doctoral dissertation just completed at the University of Toronto, where I taught about a decade ago. Free PDF here: #ScholarAlerts
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The #LSE blog is running a significant series of monthly posts thruout 2025 w/ many stellar authors commemorating 75 years of the #Constitution of #India. Jan is my month, where I write on #Ambedkar, #fraternity and political #love. @LSEblogs
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An excellent new article on #ambedkar and #phule from @jadumanilion treating the neglected subject of their critical philosophy of #education. Congratulations!
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Sorry everyone for the radio silence the last 2 months. Ive finally settled into the new house in Tunis and now getting back to mails and messages and back to work. If I’ve ignored you the past 8-9 weeks don’t take it personally. Here’s a Tunisian sunrise from my veranda, enjoy!
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RT @scottrstroud: Bhimrao Ambedkar was more than a politician. He was a great thinker, a great speaker, a great leader. What does it mean t…
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“Becoming Babasaheb” is now available in audio. See the link below from Audible India. It's also available on all major audio retailers worldwide e.g. Storytel, Google Play, Kobo, etc. #audiobook #biography #Ambedkar #books @HarperCollinsIN
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RT @romii_little: An insignificant infant scrabbling in the dust of Mhow in 1891 became the first Law Minister of a free India in 1947, in…
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That was disappointing. #NeerajGoyat was out of shape, showboating w/ a less experienced opponent, and only fought the first minute of each round (& last 20 seconds). I’m embarrassed. Why doesn’t he condition train? I’m 20 years older and I train more. #India #boxing #TysonPaul
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If you’re crying ‘liberal tears’, here’s a way of thinking about the #Trump electoral victory and the causes behind the defeat of the #democrats in the US … “Bye bye Ms American Pie”
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RT @ASR_Metta: This is the house Virginia Woolf rented after leaving #Bloomsbury. She lived here w/ her sister, having food fights and runn…
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This is the house Virginia Woolf rented after leaving #Bloomsbury. She lived here w/ her sister, having food fights and running wild. #Woolf chose it bc it was previously rented by George Bernard Shaw! #TalesandTrails #authors #VirginiaWoolf via @YouTube
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