Pratik Chakrabarti
@pratik-hstm.bsky.social
Historian of Science and Medicine. Forthcoming book, Science as White Epistemology. Director "Health is Politics" https://uh.edu/class/history/about/project-on-health-is-politics/
Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Savitri Sahni inaugurating Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 1949. Birbal Sahni, the leading Indian paleobotanist, had passed away that year. The collection included Sahni's own Gondwana fossils, as well as those of others like Alex Du Toit of South Africa
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Savitri Sahni inaugurating Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 1949. Birbal Sahni, the leading Indian paleobotanist, had passed away that year. The collection included Sahni's own Gondwana fossils, as well as those of others like Alex Du Toit of South Africa
Somehow, the bottle of rum sits very nicely on our kitchen counter. I have no idea why.
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Somehow, the bottle of rum sits very nicely on our kitchen counter. I have no idea why.
Delighted to get a copy of Unearthing Collections published by UCL Press. I wrote the Afterward "Re-earthing the Past"
uclpress.co.uk/book/unearth...
uclpress.co.uk/book/unearth...
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Delighted to get a copy of Unearthing Collections published by UCL Press. I wrote the Afterward "Re-earthing the Past"
uclpress.co.uk/book/unearth...
uclpress.co.uk/book/unearth...
Snippets from our amazing inaugural graduate conference in the history of science, technology, and medicine. Organized entirely by UH Graduate students, particularly Katie Truax and Muthuvel Deivendran, these were two intense days of stimulating discussions, camaraderie, and fun
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Snippets from our amazing inaugural graduate conference in the history of science, technology, and medicine. Organized entirely by UH Graduate students, particularly Katie Truax and Muthuvel Deivendran, these were two intense days of stimulating discussions, camaraderie, and fun
This just popped up on my phone. Can't believe it's been 5 years since Inscriptions of Nature was published.
November 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This just popped up on my phone. Can't believe it's been 5 years since Inscriptions of Nature was published.
Preparing for two back-to-back lectures I am giving to my graduate class tomorrow on "Social History and the Question of Agency" and "The Anthropocene and Environmental History". I feel dead.
October 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Preparing for two back-to-back lectures I am giving to my graduate class tomorrow on "Social History and the Question of Agency" and "The Anthropocene and Environmental History". I feel dead.
When this world is too much for you.
October 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
When this world is too much for you.
I joineda crash course in mixmedia art. First week's task, a self-portrait in collage with your everyday items. This is what I came up with. Honest opinion will be appreciated although I am bracing myself already!
October 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I joineda crash course in mixmedia art. First week's task, a self-portrait in collage with your everyday items. This is what I came up with. Honest opinion will be appreciated although I am bracing myself already!
An evening to celebrate. Nandini's birthday but she doesn't want her photo here, so you guys are stuck with me
October 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
An evening to celebrate. Nandini's birthday but she doesn't want her photo here, so you guys are stuck with me
A gentle, due to the state of the world, but heartfelt Happy Diwali to you all.
October 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A gentle, due to the state of the world, but heartfelt Happy Diwali to you all.
Spot the difference.
October 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Spot the difference.
Saturday lunchtime kitchen site. I cooked an Indian version of Chinese veg hakka stir fry noodles, without soysauce and green chillies (key ingredients but we didn't have any). Let that sink in, while I finishmylunch. Notice the bottle of wine in the middle. It played a central role.
October 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Saturday lunchtime kitchen site. I cooked an Indian version of Chinese veg hakka stir fry noodles, without soysauce and green chillies (key ingredients but we didn't have any). Let that sink in, while I finishmylunch. Notice the bottle of wine in the middle. It played a central role.
Festivities with friends
October 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Festivities with friends
Poor Hermes got bitten by another dog at his daycare. A few stitches and kisses later he's sleeping.
October 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Poor Hermes got bitten by another dog at his daycare. A few stitches and kisses later he's sleeping.
We not only have an interspecies household, we also have an interspecies kitchen. Satuday lunch being cooked together. Which is whose?
September 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We not only have an interspecies household, we also have an interspecies kitchen. Satuday lunch being cooked together. Which is whose?
Finally an evening pleasant enough to sit outside
September 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Finally an evening pleasant enough to sit outside
Tonight's dinner, herb crusted lamb chops with red wine reduction sauce and steamed potatoes.
September 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Tonight's dinner, herb crusted lamb chops with red wine reduction sauce and steamed potatoes.
A book I requested in 2023 becomes avaliable now. Only 2 years later. Needless to add that I have forgotten why I had asked for it.
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A book I requested in 2023 becomes avaliable now. Only 2 years later. Needless to add that I have forgotten why I had asked for it.
Delighted to share the poster of the HSTM Graduate conference, organized and funded by the Health is Politics project at the University of Houston, in November 2025. The program will be available soon. We have a great set of presenters.
September 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Delighted to share the poster of the HSTM Graduate conference, organized and funded by the Health is Politics project at the University of Houston, in November 2025. The program will be available soon. We have a great set of presenters.
Breakfast with the doggie
September 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Breakfast with the doggie
Enjoying the morning in the patio while I work
September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Enjoying the morning in the patio while I work
Is life worth living when you have a paper clip as a door stopper in your office?
September 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Is life worth living when you have a paper clip as a door stopper in your office?
Sunday morning loaves
September 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sunday morning loaves
My biggest impostor syndrome moment is while reading proofs. I find it so difficult...
September 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
My biggest impostor syndrome moment is while reading proofs. I find it so difficult...