Gary Donnelly
@gjdonnelly.bsky.social
Bolshy Scouser.
Alleged specialist (PhD Phil) in Indian philosophy/religion/languages. I like other stuff, too.
SAA at the University of Manchester Dept of Economics; sometime Lecturer in Indic Traditions at Liverpool Hope.
@babblist on Twitter/X
Alleged specialist (PhD Phil) in Indian philosophy/religion/languages. I like other stuff, too.
SAA at the University of Manchester Dept of Economics; sometime Lecturer in Indic Traditions at Liverpool Hope.
@babblist on Twitter/X
Fantastic night at Hed (PE), Spineshank(!!!!), and Drowning Pool.
Oh it was like I was 13 again, but with arthritic feet and fingers.
Oh it was like I was 13 again, but with arthritic feet and fingers.
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Fantastic night at Hed (PE), Spineshank(!!!!), and Drowning Pool.
Oh it was like I was 13 again, but with arthritic feet and fingers.
Oh it was like I was 13 again, but with arthritic feet and fingers.
Students got wind of one of my dogs dying, and did a very lovely thing.
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Students got wind of one of my dogs dying, and did a very lovely thing.
Pleasant setting for today's away day.
November 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Pleasant setting for today's away day.
Nice to digitally 'bump into old students online.
November 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Nice to digitally 'bump into old students online.
Fab when this happens. It's nice to know they feel supported, but I cannot claim any real part of this fantastic success.
October 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Fab when this happens. It's nice to know they feel supported, but I cannot claim any real part of this fantastic success.
Today at Wigan Diggers festival.
September 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Today at Wigan Diggers festival.
I will let you know! Looking forward to getting into it. Just distracted at the moment by this, which is a reflection of my mood rather than your book! I aim to have read both by end of Sept 💪💪
September 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I will let you know! Looking forward to getting into it. Just distracted at the moment by this, which is a reflection of my mood rather than your book! I aim to have read both by end of Sept 💪💪
Finally got around to picking this up! @axdouglas.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Finally got around to picking this up! @axdouglas.bsky.social
I'm doing an Instagram live session this week alongside Eric Kaplan (BBT, Futurama), Prof Dave Webster (formerly of Liverpool), and of course Jay Thakkar.
It'll be happening at 00.01 GMT Thurs 21st Aug (midnight is too ambiguous!).
So that's just gone midnight, Thursday morning/Weds night.
It'll be happening at 00.01 GMT Thurs 21st Aug (midnight is too ambiguous!).
So that's just gone midnight, Thursday morning/Weds night.
August 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I'm doing an Instagram live session this week alongside Eric Kaplan (BBT, Futurama), Prof Dave Webster (formerly of Liverpool), and of course Jay Thakkar.
It'll be happening at 00.01 GMT Thurs 21st Aug (midnight is too ambiguous!).
So that's just gone midnight, Thursday morning/Weds night.
It'll be happening at 00.01 GMT Thurs 21st Aug (midnight is too ambiguous!).
So that's just gone midnight, Thursday morning/Weds night.
Kharoṣṭhī script. New obsession unlocked 🙈😂
July 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Kharoṣṭhī script. New obsession unlocked 🙈😂
Out and about in St Julian's.
July 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Out and about in St Julian's.
Balluta Bay, with Our Lady of Mount Carmel to the left.
July 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Balluta Bay, with Our Lady of Mount Carmel to the left.
Maltese fisherman on his way out to work; Spinola Bay.
July 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Maltese fisherman on his way out to work; Spinola Bay.
Graduation day for the final 4 of our 2021 BSc Econ cohort. Always a fab day, minus drowning in sweat because of those ridiculous robes (I love them really).
James in particular had a tough time, made up to see him walk out with a good degree 💪
James in particular had a tough time, made up to see him walk out with a good degree 💪
July 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Graduation day for the final 4 of our 2021 BSc Econ cohort. Always a fab day, minus drowning in sweat because of those ridiculous robes (I love them really).
James in particular had a tough time, made up to see him walk out with a good degree 💪
James in particular had a tough time, made up to see him walk out with a good degree 💪
The Indomitable off Malta, in the run-in to Pedestal, seen from the Victorious.
July 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Indomitable off Malta, in the run-in to Pedestal, seen from the Victorious.
This is where it leads. You are not entitled to this weird level of access. Leave the family to it!
July 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is where it leads. You are not entitled to this weird level of access. Leave the family to it!
Clashing with the actual Sabbath, but come along anyway!
July 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Clashing with the actual Sabbath, but come along anyway!
Academic friends, I am in touch with a prospective PhD candidate who is looking for potential departments and supervisors - could you please share this and/or hit me up with any suggestions?
It is outside of my areas of expertise, really
gary.donnelly@manchester.ac.uk
It is outside of my areas of expertise, really
gary.donnelly@manchester.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Academic friends, I am in touch with a prospective PhD candidate who is looking for potential departments and supervisors - could you please share this and/or hit me up with any suggestions?
It is outside of my areas of expertise, really
gary.donnelly@manchester.ac.uk
It is outside of my areas of expertise, really
gary.donnelly@manchester.ac.uk
Was waiting for this for ages, and it does not disappoint. Thorough, precise, always with good humour.
And this stuff is important. If we are to understand people, their beliefs, our OWN beliefs, then we should be interrogating the things we hold dear.
Recommended. Go get it.
And this stuff is important. If we are to understand people, their beliefs, our OWN beliefs, then we should be interrogating the things we hold dear.
Recommended. Go get it.
June 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Was waiting for this for ages, and it does not disappoint. Thorough, precise, always with good humour.
And this stuff is important. If we are to understand people, their beliefs, our OWN beliefs, then we should be interrogating the things we hold dear.
Recommended. Go get it.
And this stuff is important. If we are to understand people, their beliefs, our OWN beliefs, then we should be interrogating the things we hold dear.
Recommended. Go get it.
Gods in Buddhism.
Yes, they exist. Yes, they are finite manifestations (as are we). No, there is no explicit creator God (though that doesn't much matter). No the Buddha is not a God - he is something better.
Yes, they exist. Yes, they are finite manifestations (as are we). No, there is no explicit creator God (though that doesn't much matter). No the Buddha is not a God - he is something better.
June 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Gods in Buddhism.
Yes, they exist. Yes, they are finite manifestations (as are we). No, there is no explicit creator God (though that doesn't much matter). No the Buddha is not a God - he is something better.
Yes, they exist. Yes, they are finite manifestations (as are we). No, there is no explicit creator God (though that doesn't much matter). No the Buddha is not a God - he is something better.
Can we get away from this idea that Pāli Buddhism is 'proper' or 'real' Buddhism, or the 'oldest' Buddhism?
It's not, and this insistent sectarianism is utterly silly.
It's not, and this insistent sectarianism is utterly silly.
June 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Can we get away from this idea that Pāli Buddhism is 'proper' or 'real' Buddhism, or the 'oldest' Buddhism?
It's not, and this insistent sectarianism is utterly silly.
It's not, and this insistent sectarianism is utterly silly.
In work early to record a new podcast episode with Jay Thakkar, this time on Advaita!
June 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
In work early to record a new podcast episode with Jay Thakkar, this time on Advaita!