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What a powerful closing statement

october 22nd 2020 - civil law and some friends in the background

from ml.books

a good day consisted of books, coffee, and a stairwell full of plants.

Good morning, I’m wishing everyone a productive day today. This week I’ve really focused on setting goals and accomplishing them and it’s going well so far. I’m feeling very balanced and content.

ig: rhiharper

january fourth: appreciating the warm morning glow of my apartment before reviewing family law for the bar exam.

May 7 | my internship ends next week; i’ll miss it, but i’m looking forward to the time i’ll have for all my unfinished personal projects

ig: gaaaandaaaalf

afternoon with the nazis

do you have any recs for Indian art history and science history?

Yes, here you go

Art history

The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent by J. C. Harle

Indian Art by Partha Mitter

(both are histories from the early times to modern art so they’re good introductions to get a brief idea of art in India)

The Dance of Shiva by Ananda Coomaraswamy - a collection of essays on Indian artistic tradition in aesthetic and philosophical terms

The Spirit of Indian Painting by B. N. Goswamy - specifically about painting; explores different themes in different regionals tyles; also check other books by Goswamy, he’s kind of a big deal in art history

Indian Painting: the Lesser Known Traditions by Anna Dallapiccola - pretty much what it says; takes into account a ton of styles and traditions that are lumped together ‘folk art’

Science history

Geek Nation: How Indian Science is Taking Over the World by Angela Saini - not a history, but it’s really interesting, basically what it says

Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India by David Arnold - part of a Cambridge University Press series on science in India; pretty good insight

History of Science and Technology in Ancient India by Debiprasad Chattopadhyay - pretty straightforward, contains what the name says it does

Hope that helps & happy reading :)

Hi! Love your page, what are some Indian dark academia movies/TV shows? Would love to hear your recs!

Hi! Thank you so much :) I can’t think of any academia TV shows except Stories by Rabindranath Tagore (and arguably Malgudi Days), but here are some movies I like and, in my opinion, fit the mood -

Maqbool - an adaptation of Macbeth fit to the Indian context as a story unfolding in a crime family; really well done

Haider - same director as Maqbool (Vishal Bhardwaj), this time an adaptation of Hamlet; set in Kashmir, also really well made. Also check Omkara (adaptation of Othello), although I have only seen bits of that one

Fitoor - an adaptation of Great Expectations; didn’t do well commercially, but it’s such a good movie zskjdbjsbk

Elizabeth Ekadashi - it’s a Marathi movie about these four kids who get together to earn enough money to save their cycle ‘Elizabeth’ from being given to a moneylender as mortgage for a loan; really, really sweet movie; shows financial strain and the lives of children during the strain; 14/10 would recommend

Killa - coming-of-age story about an 11 year old boy coming to terms with his father’s death and his mother’s job transfer which takes him to a new town and new school; the cinematography is *chef’s kiss*, shows coastal Maharashtra; about the boy adjusting in school, the friends he makes; the melancholy of knowing that his he will have to move soon; so dark academia it’s crazy

Aligarh - a Philadelphia-esque story about a gay professor who is accused on indecency; also about privacy and sexual morality

Udaan - coming-of-age story about a small-town boy who wants to be poet while his father wants him to get into the family business; really well-made; explores small-town aspirations really beautifully

Aankhon Dekhi - about a man who decides that he’s only going to believe something once he sees it for himself, and the implications of this philosophy on his family life; very fine movie

Pyaasa - about a poet in early post-independence India and his struggles with getting his work published; explores hypocrisy, redemption, tensions in 1950s India

Kai Po Che - based on a book (Three Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat; I have not read the book); on the lives of three friends as they start a sports shop and how their lives are caught in multiple upheavals of their time; kind of political drama, shows the friendship of 20-somethings in very poignant ways

Masaan - parallel stories of two people in Varanasi as they seek to break free of barriers of caste and gender; shows how their lives are governed by a strict moral code; very sublime in its depiction of tensions; really uplifting in the end

Kalyug (1981) - an adaptation of the Mahabharata set as a conflict between two rival business houses

Shatranj Ke Khiladi - based on a story by Premchand of the same name; historical drama set in Awadh in 1856 (right before its annexation by the British); shows two nobles who continue to play chess against the background of the schemes and intrigue happening at court regarding the annexation; shows the relationship between the political and the recreational areas of late nobility in 19th century India

Junoon (1978) - historical drama; based on Ruskin Bond’s A Flight of Pigeons; set around the rebellion of 1857; explores the lives of people differently placed in the social hierarchy and their response to the rebellion and its differing impact on their lives. (I highly recommend the book as well)

That’s all from me, head over to @papenathys for more Indian academia recommendations. Hope you find something you like in these :)

this is the mess that I call political philosophy

IG: gaaaandaaaalf

Reading with breakfast

i post my study space every year because it changes drastically but for now this is my basic 2020 setup: a window near my desk, some semblance of organization, and always, always some coffee.

December 20, 2019 // Solstice Eve

ive trying to consciously make studying enjoyable, but also rigorous and productive lately. started by downloading forest and tidying up my desk (a very good mix of art and law obvs). today is day one. hope everyone is staying safe.

17.05.2020 / 22:33pm

i have to start my actual studying for my finals the day after tomorrow and i am not ready

Bro İ hate being an academic they're making me write shit 😭 İ thought İ was just supposed to sit in an old chair smoke & say something french every now and then 😢

There’s a very particular eeriness that befalls ruins during the golden hour. I’m living for it.

Persepolis, Iran // August 2018

“i do not dream of labor” yes u do. labor is fulfilling. u dream of a world where ur labor isnt exploited and its that or starvation. i guarantee u dream of labor. labor is a necessity and in and of itself is a good thing.

pembroke college looks good during golden hour

8.12.18 

A new coffee bean just opened and I just love the interiors and the lighting! And it’s just right across from where I live. Finally, a new study place! Idk why but I’m not a huge fan of their coffee though. 

I will be trying my best to be active again. I’m now in my 3rd year of law school. I started my studyblr during my first year and it has helped me de-stress from my law school life. 

Super duper thankful of the upperclassmen and seniors who willingly share their notes with us! You are the real MVPs! Wouldn’t survive law school without you guys!

finals season is upon us

silence, ERLING KAGGE

/sunny van gogh in paris 

Day 6/100 days of productivity [01.13.18] I didn’t complete any academic work today but I did take my dogs to the park, gave them a bath, and did my laundry. Some days, it’s about the small accomplishments.

things we really have to stop:

using fat people to illustrate greed

using thin people to define health and happiness

using fat people as an example of ill health and sadness

bringing up a fat person’s health at all

the use of headless fat people in news reels

using fat as an insult

thin people jumping in on conversations about the lived experiences of fat people and making it about them

the idea that a fat person who is in comfortable clothing is “sloppy”

basically, treating fat people any differently than a thin person.

CODED BIAS (2020) dir. Shalini Kantayya

quiet autumn mornings in london 🍂🍁

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