Overambition or underprepared? Avoid common grant application pitfalls with these expert tips from Ajantha Abey. #AcademicTwitter @ajanthaabey.bsky.social
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Ajantha Abey - Blog – What happens in a grant review panel
Ajantha Abey shares insider insights into the critical factors that make grant applications succeed or fail—essential reading for early-career researchers.
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April 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Overambition or underprepared? Avoid common grant application pitfalls with these expert tips from Ajantha Abey. #AcademicTwitter @ajanthaabey.bsky.social
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First post. Happy to be
November 14, 2024 at 7:04 PM
First post. Happy to be
"For decades in India, where I am from, caste elites have insisted that “merit” in academia requires the ending of affirmative action policies for caste-marginalised scholars
As Harvard scholar Ajantha Subramanian’s work on this issue shows, “merit” in South Asia is the logic of caste made secular"
As Harvard scholar Ajantha Subramanian’s work on this issue shows, “merit” in South Asia is the logic of caste made secular"
Jason Arday’s death is institutional murder
Arday was subjected to a vicious campaign fuelled by anti-Black racism.
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August 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM
"For decades in India, where I am from, caste elites have insisted that “merit” in academia requires the ending of affirmative action policies for caste-marginalised scholars
As Harvard scholar Ajantha Subramanian’s work on this issue shows, “merit” in South Asia is the logic of caste made secular"
As Harvard scholar Ajantha Subramanian’s work on this issue shows, “merit” in South Asia is the logic of caste made secular"
this is why everyone who is thinking about power, tech and Silicon Valley should be reading Ajantha Subramaniam's book:
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
May 24, 2026 at 8:34 PM
this is why everyone who is thinking about power, tech and Silicon Valley should be reading Ajantha Subramaniam's book:
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
@rohandavis.bsky.social actually references the Ajantha Subramania book 'The Caste of Merit' with the author talking for a bit in this video: youtu.be/7aUUkx8J7d0?... , along with more things as brought up earlier in this thread.
May 24, 2026 at 8:41 PM
@rohandavis.bsky.social actually references the Ajantha Subramania book 'The Caste of Merit' with the author talking for a bit in this video: youtu.be/7aUUkx8J7d0?... , along with more things as brought up earlier in this thread.
An excellent analysis of how caste-based notions of hierarchy translate into techbro discourses of merit in India and its upper-caste diaspora:
www.jstor.org/stable/43908...
www.jstor.org/stable/43908...
Making Merit: The Indian Institutes of Technology and the Social Life of Caste on JSTOR
AJANTHA SUBRAMANIAN, Making Merit: The Indian Institutes of Technology and the Social Life of Caste, Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 57, No. 2 (APRIL 2015), pp. 291-322
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December 27, 2024 at 5:04 AM
An excellent analysis of how caste-based notions of hierarchy translate into techbro discourses of merit in India and its upper-caste diaspora:
www.jstor.org/stable/43908...
www.jstor.org/stable/43908...
I wish I had put references in it, but it’s too late now! Although everyone interested in tech, power, race and history in Silicon Valley should be reading ajantha subramaniam
May 25, 2026 at 11:46 AM
I wish I had put references in it, but it’s too late now! Although everyone interested in tech, power, race and history in Silicon Valley should be reading ajantha subramaniam
Dr Ajantha Abey describes his cell culture spreadsheet as "an overly elaborate, colour-coded monument to procrastination" and we mean this with total sincerity: we would like to see it. @ajanthaabey.bsky.social
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Dementia Researcher Blogs: Dr Ajantha Abey - Research Habits I Wish I’d Started Earlier in My PhD
Dr Ajantha Abey narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.There are already about a thousand blogs telling you to pace yourself and embrace failure. This is not one of them. Ajantha has wri...
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July 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Dr Ajantha Abey describes his cell culture spreadsheet as "an overly elaborate, colour-coded monument to procrastination" and we mean this with total sincerity: we would like to see it. @ajanthaabey.bsky.social
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This fantastic piece from @jesshardie.bsky.social and Ajantha Subramanian lays out why I'm supporting the academic boycott of Columbia, in solidarity with the faculty, staff, and students Columbia's admin and board have victimized.
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Columbia’s Acquiescence to Trump Was Disgraceful. As Faculty, We Demand Better.
We cannot conduct business as usual if Columbia’s administrators won’t defend academic freedom or student rights.
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April 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This fantastic piece from @jesshardie.bsky.social and Ajantha Subramanian lays out why I'm supporting the academic boycott of Columbia, in solidarity with the faculty, staff, and students Columbia's admin and board have victimized.
truthout.org/articles/col...
truthout.org/articles/col...
The New Yorker once described Peter Beinart as the most influential liberal Zionist of his generation. No longer. Listen to my conversation with him and Ajantha Subramanian about his latest book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning newbooksnetwork.com/being-jewish...
Violent Majorities 2.1: Peter Beinart on Long-Distance Israeli Ethnonationalism (LA, AS) - New Books Network
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February 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The New Yorker once described Peter Beinart as the most influential liberal Zionist of his generation. No longer. Listen to my conversation with him and Ajantha Subramanian about his latest book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning newbooksnetwork.com/being-jewish...
Unexpected career advice from academia: coaching a sports team might help you become a better conference speaker.
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Dr Ajantha Abey - Blog – How I Came To Enjoy Public Speaking As An Introvert
Dr Ajantha Abey reflects on moving from stage fright to enjoying public speaking, and how practice, teaching, and confidence shaped their voice as a researcher.
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March 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Unexpected career advice from academia: coaching a sports team might help you become a better conference speaker.
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Christmas Everyday by Ajantha
Christmas Everyday by Ajantha
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December 11, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Research does not always stay neatly in one lane. Dr Ajantha Abey @ajanthaabey.bsky.social writes about what happens when Alzheimer’s and Lewy body disease overlap.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Research does not always stay neatly in one lane. Dr Ajantha Abey @ajanthaabey.bsky.social writes about what happens when Alzheimer’s and Lewy body disease overlap.
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Thank you so much Ajantha!
March 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Thank you so much Ajantha!
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September 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I'm not on X, but have known my share of Indian Americans whose families migrated to 'escape' reservations and sound very much like Ajantha S's interviewees in The Caste of Merit. I wouldn't be surprised if the techbros in this debate are also aligned, but have missed the main brouhaha.
December 28, 2024 at 9:44 PM
I'm not on X, but have known my share of Indian Americans whose families migrated to 'escape' reservations and sound very much like Ajantha S's interviewees in The Caste of Merit. I wouldn't be surprised if the techbros in this debate are also aligned, but have missed the main brouhaha.
Celebrating South East Asian Heritage month: an interview with Dr Ajantha Abey: www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/celebra...
Celebrating South East Asian Heritage month: an interview with Dr Ajantha Abey
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July 20, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Celebrating South East Asian Heritage month: an interview with Dr Ajantha Abey: www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/celebra...
5. On the relationships between caste, caste oppression, and tech, Ajantha Subramaniam's book traces how the concept of "merit" is used to obscure caste at the Indian Institutes of Technology (where many SV Indian techies studied, including Pichai).
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
May 25, 2026 at 1:22 PM
5. On the relationships between caste, caste oppression, and tech, Ajantha Subramaniam's book traces how the concept of "merit" is used to obscure caste at the Indian Institutes of Technology (where many SV Indian techies studied, including Pichai).
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
Struggling with perfectionism in your thesis? Remember: Aim for completion. Read more insights from Ajantha Abey. #AcademicAdvice @ajanthaabey.bsky.social
Ajantha Abey - Blog – Reflections on Thesis Writing
PhD student Ajantha Abey shares candid reflections on thesis writing, offering invaluable insights and practical advice for navigating the final PhD stretch.
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May 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Fotos de Ajantha Abey Photography. Jugando con @euskadiquadball.bsky.social contra la selección de los Países Bajos en la Quadball Nations Cup 2023.
November 30, 2023 at 10:40 AM
Fotos de Ajantha Abey Photography. Jugando con @euskadiquadball.bsky.social contra la selección de los Países Bajos en la Quadball Nations Cup 2023.
Delighted to have had this conversation with @ajanthasubramanian.bsky.social and Juned Shaikh on caste, capitalism, and the city. Also congrats to Ajantha for sustaining a fire "Caste Pod" series~ so much good stuff already and more to come! Take a listen here: thecastepod.org/episode-8/
May 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Delighted to have had this conversation with @ajanthasubramanian.bsky.social and Juned Shaikh on caste, capitalism, and the city. Also congrats to Ajantha for sustaining a fire "Caste Pod" series~ so much good stuff already and more to come! Take a listen here: thecastepod.org/episode-8/
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW
Postmodern Culture
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Nadia Hajal-Backleh
Rohini Hensman
and more!
September 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW
Postmodern Culture
Volume 34, Number 2, January 2024
#S2O #OpenAccess via @ProjectMUSE
tinyurl.com/wnyk7kf4
CONTRIBUTORS
Stephen D. Carter
Paul Earlie
Sungyong Ahn
Rashmi Varma
Anna Bernard
Brenna Bhandar
Timothy Brennan
John Cox
Nadia Hajal-Backleh
Rohini Hensman
and more!
Postmodern Culture
Volume 34, Number 2, January 2024
#S2O #OpenAccess via @ProjectMUSE
tinyurl.com/wnyk7kf4
CONTRIBUTORS
Stephen D. Carter
Paul Earlie
Sungyong Ahn
Rashmi Varma
Anna Bernard
Brenna Bhandar
Timothy Brennan
John Cox
Nadia Hajal-Backleh
Rohini Hensman
and more!
Ajantha Mendis 🤝 Mohammad Nawaz
The only two with men's T20I five-fors against Australia 👏
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The only two with men's T20I five-fors against Australia 👏
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February 2, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Ajantha Mendis 🤝 Mohammad Nawaz
The only two with men's T20I five-fors against Australia 👏
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The only two with men's T20I five-fors against Australia 👏
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The second episode of the podcast series on long-distance ethnonationalisms that I did with @loriall.bsky.social is now out. Please check out our conversation on Hindutva in India, the UK, and US with Subir Sinha! recallthisbook.org/2025/02/20/1...
144 Violent Majorities 2.2 Subir Sinha on Hindutva as Long-Distance Ethnonationalism
Lori Allen and Ajantha Subramanian continue their second series on Violent Majorities. Their previous episode featured Peter Beinart on Zionism as long-distance ethnonationalism; here they speak wi…
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February 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The second episode of the podcast series on long-distance ethnonationalisms that I did with @loriall.bsky.social is now out. Please check out our conversation on Hindutva in India, the UK, and US with Subir Sinha! recallthisbook.org/2025/02/20/1...