Rithika Kumar @kumar_rithika
mostly a wallflower but occasionally tweet about South Asia: gender, migration, politics and Bollywood🌻✨ rithikakumar.com Bombay | Philly | Houston Joined September 2013-
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I get the sarcasm of calling myself a big gun was lost on some so, to be direct: I'm also the "guest professor" of Ep. 5 on industrial policy & state-led development, out today: npr.org/sections/money… + check this great paper by @straightedge: academic.oup.com/qje/article/14…
I get the sarcasm of calling myself a big gun was lost on some so, to be direct: I'm also the "guest professor" of Ep. 5 on industrial policy & state-led development, out today: npr.org/sections/money… + check this great paper by @straightedge: academic.oup.com/qje/article/14…
This was a fun experience. Highly recommend. And, very thoughtful of Shruti to provide young scholars a platform to showcase their work!
This was a fun experience. Highly recommend. And, very thoughtful of Shruti to provide young scholars a platform to showcase their work!
Thank you for having me! It was great to connect with you all.
From our new issue: "Who Knows How to Govern? Procedural Knowledge in India’s Small-Town Councils" by Adam Auerbach (@adam_m_auerbach), Shikhar Singh (@shikhar_46), and Tariq Thachil (@tariqthachil). #APSRNewIssue cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Many many congratulations to @ApurvaBamezai on being selected to be a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg! Such a great group at @KelloggInst yet again!
Many many congratulations to @ApurvaBamezai on being selected to be a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg! Such a great group at @KelloggInst yet again!
It's happening! We're offering four masters and one PhD programme from August 2025 @Iihs_uni For those interested in #Sustainability #ClimateChange we've got two masters for you. Looking fwd to teach with @JagdishKrishna8 @BazazAmir @pprathigna Details below 👇🏼
It's happening! We're offering four masters and one PhD programme from August 2025 @Iihs_uni For those interested in #Sustainability #ClimateChange we've got two masters for you. Looking fwd to teach with @JagdishKrishna8 @BazazAmir @pprathigna Details below 👇🏼
Want some respite from the mayhem? Here is a series of essays on 29 distinguished Indian economists from the past, whose work still informs our present. More entries will be added in the coming months. What follows is a thread on the individual entries. azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/distinguished-…

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