🧵 Looking forward to an exciting panel, with ethnographic papers on Tibet by Dr. Nancy Levine and Tsehua Caihuajia, Bhutan by Dr. David Hecht and Gyempo Wangchuk, and northern Bhutan by Dr. Ritu Verma, with discussant Dr. Lisa Gezon.
#anthropology
#AAA2025
#ethnography
#himalayas
#tibet
#bhutan

Canadians are not allowed to read or post newspaper articles from outside of Canada. What are they trying to hide? In the meantime, most Canadians are oblivious about climate change. They lead high carbon emitting lives, with little recognition or info about impacts of their choices on the world.

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social such an important piece that everyone should read. I would add, part of the problem is the critical omission/exclusion of climate change information, data, research and stories. In Canada, it's business as usual - 14th highest high carbon emissions/capita in the world!

The piece discusses the history and lineage of Bhutan's 5 Kings, and their legacy on the nation of Bhutan. Stay tuned for the book (I promise, it's coming soon 😅)! I add my humble wishes to thousands of Bhutanese across the country and around the world in wishing His Majesty a very Happy Birthday! 🙏

🧵 The 1st is on the "State of Play of Moving Beyond GDP Alternatives", and the 2nd is on "Moving Beyond GDP: Global South and Decolonial Perspectives". Both written inputs will be published as part of my upcoming book on degrowth from a global south lens, forthcoming in 2026 by Agenda Publishing.

Everyone has a voice. Push back. Question those who manage them!

🧵 This video is a snippet of my introduction, recorded by someone in the audience, as I was dedicating my paper to my late great-uncle Yuvraj Krishan, who encouraged me to research and write about Buddhism. He himself wrote books on Buddhism, including the Doctrine of Karma and The Buddha Image.

🧵 New campuses would thrive in North America too! I am sure Canada and Mexico would be happy to welcome #HarvardUniversity campuses (students, faculty, projects, research, resources, etc.) in our cities or towns. One can imagine the awesome possibilities of collaborations with our universities too!

🧵 With #HarvardUniversity centers across the world, including in Asia (Japan, India, etc.), Europe (France, Italy, etc.), South America (Chile, Brazil), Africa (South Africa, Tanzania, Botswana, etc.), etc. it is very well placed to continue operations in academically friendly and open environments.

I recently had someone plagiarize me, and when I reported it to the institution, they did nothing to hold the plagiarizer to account. Scholarship seems to have gotten sloppy. Universities and institutions are not being vigilant with students and staff. It’s so simple: use systematic referencing!

I had the honor of teaching Buddhist Social Theory at the Royal University of Bhutan, which was exciting and incredibly engaging, given most of my students had been practicing Buddhism since the day they were born, and in previous lifetimes no doubt!