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Sundeep Braich
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Scatty Seeker | Uncovers | Writes | Talks

History • Legends • Heritage • Light ☀️

Koh-i-Noor diamond: a storied stone 💎

⚖️ Is Hades… history’s actuary?

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The face on the homepage of Heritage Open Days (England’s biggest history & culture festival) looks familiar 👀

My pre-event to mark the coming centenary of Princess Irene Duleep Singh’s tragic death by suicide in 1926.

Grateful to all involved — and to @samaritans.bsky.social for their support 💜
September 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Free Heritage Open Days Festival begins on Friday.
September 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Heritage Open Days events are now on Visit Lichfield.
@lichfieldlive.bsky.social

‘A Forgotten Princess: Irene Duleep Singh and the Evolution of Mental Health and Law’ coincides with World Suicide Prevention Day (10 Sept). visitlichfield.co.uk/listing/a-fo...

@samaritans.bsky.social Call 116 123
September 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
September is World Suicide Prevention Day month 💜

For Heritage Open Days I’ll be remembering a forgotten princess — Irene Duleep Singh — and how her life & death show the evolution of mental health & law over the last century.

If you’re struggling, call Samaritans 116 123
@samaritans.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
@anitaanand.bsky.social I should add — Heritage Open Days (backed by the National Trust) have spotlighted this event on Princess Irene Duleep Singh and the evolution of mental health & law. Timed to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day.

💐

www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...
August 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
2 pages in @anitaanand.bsky.social’s book on Princess Sophia Duleep Singh stood out — about the last princess, Irene. Her struggles with mental health and tragic suicide led me to research further.

She’s now the focus of my FREE Heritage Open Days event.

www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...
A Forgotten Princess: Irene Duleep Singh and the Evolution of Mental Health and Law
Following World Suicide Prevention Day, this Heritage Open Days event explores the tragic life of Princess Irene Duleep Singh (d.1926) and how attitudes to mental health have evolved over the past cen...
www.heritageopendays.org.uk
August 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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For anyone who wants to see more research on the English countryside’s relationship with colonialism, there’s this on Capability Brown’s landscape gardens: alanlester.co.uk/blog/capabil...
July 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Saw ‘Marriage Material’ at the Birmingham Rep—an absolutely fantastic adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera’s book. Funny, moving, and brilliantly performed. On until tomorrow (5th July). If you’re near Birmingham, don’t miss it!

#MarriageMaterial #BirminghamRep #Theatre #WhatsOnBrum

@sathnam.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Wishing all my American family and friends a Happy July 4th Independence Day! 🇺🇸

Music of the day: Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA! 🇺🇸🌴☀️

#July4th #IndependenceDay #USA #SurfinUSA #SummerVibes #RedWhiteAndBlue #StarsAndStripes #FourthOfJuly #HappyFourth #JulyFourth #Freedom #American #America #LandOfTheFree
July 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I recommend #BritishMuseum trustee Tiffany Jenkins’ new book—in context with her earlier works.

What if our digital present is the ‘Curse of Minerva’ Byron warned of in 1811, after #Elgin took Athena’s marbles? Byron’s daughter, Ada Lovelace, was mother of the digital age…

Was the #Curse prophecy?
July 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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@alanlester.bsky.social
Looks like I’ve found a summary of the debate online.
Her new book subtly—and perhaps unintentionally—shows how these debates are shifting: from questions of ownership and reparations to questions about the logic of authority, privacy, exposure & dignity when the tables turn…
July 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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How did the debate go?
She seems personable, but it’s the book that counts.

I’d recommend reading her new book on privacy with her earlier work. It shows the double standards—and the paradox between privacy & exposure. Debates about restitution, reparations, and digital exploitation are converging…
July 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
@alanlester.bsky.social
Did you ever review ‘Keeping Their Marbles’?

Good PR.
But that book showed a callousness about exposing others’ private histories.

Now there’s a new book defending privacy—yet it barely sees how museums helped create the privacy problem.

Curious to know what you think?

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Dear Publishers,
When you publish books about privacy—something sacred & sentimental—do you choose authors who grasp that forcing others’ private histories into exposure for “universal good” has consequences?

See my #Amazon review of ‘Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life’.

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July 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Dear Publishers,
When you publish books about privacy—something sacred & sentimental—do you choose authors who grasp that forcing others’ private histories into exposure for “universal good” has consequences?

See my #Amazon review of ‘Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life’.

☀️
July 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🌻It’s live!🌻

My Heritage Open Days event is listed for Sept 2025.

Today marks 186 years since Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death.

This Sept, I’ll share his granddaughter Princess Irene Duleep Singh’s story—her life, mental health, & the legacy of a forgotten royal line.
#HeritageOpenDays #MentalHealth
June 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
New on Substack: Part 3 of The Curse of Minerva

Parts 1 & 2 gave the background and a GCSE-level (ages 14-16) intro to Byron’s prophetic poem — especially relevant to today’s Parthenon Marbles debate.

Now we dive deeper.

#Substack #Byron #ParthenonMarbles

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The Curse of Minerva (3)
Lines 1–60 (Stanzas 1–6): Light, Loss, and the Calm Before the Curse
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
My Substack debut is turning into a series! Here’s the 2nd post in my study pack for ‘The Curse of Minerva’ by Lord Byron.

This one’s geared toward GCSE & US high school students (ages 14–16), helping make Byron more accessible for classrooms & curious minds alike.
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The Curse of Minerva (2)
Poetry Analysis: The Curse of Minerva by Lord Byron
open.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I’ve just joined the Substack community — and here’s my very first post!

Let me know if you’re on there & I’ll follow back!

#Substack #WritingCommunity #MythologyMatters #WritersOfBluesky #NewsletterLaunch #NewOnSubstack #ContentCreator
#ReadThis #Legend #Heritage
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The Curse of Minerva
Lord Byron’s 1811 poem that has proved prophetic. But why?
open.substack.com
June 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Heard of a ‘Hireling Artist’?

Byron coined the term in 1811 — for those who defend imperial theft with big words, small morals & flattery.
His poem The Curse of Minerva, about Elgin & the Parthenon marbles, has proved eerily prophetic.
#HirelingArtist #ParthenonMarbles #MuseumEthics #ByronWasRight
June 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Imagine writing ‘Keeping Their Marbles’, treating the goddess Athena they belong to as “left field”, becoming a British Museum trustee — then hitting block on a cheeky satirical reel like this.

If we can’t laugh a little while talking about the Parthenon marbles story, what are we even doing?

🤷‍♀️📚⚡🏛️
June 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I’m on Instagram more these days— same handle: @SundeepBraich.

I wanted to share a reel about my visit to the King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace for an exclusive community group event.

And of course, I spotted the Koh-I-Noor diamond 💎 in a painting, which helps contextualise our shared history.
May 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
What can modern audiences learn from ancient stories?

Find out at my next talk about Leto, inspired by the prefix at the Roman site Letocetum…

12th June,10am, online talk for the English Heritage cohort only

16th June,7pm, in-person talk for a public audience at the Erasmus Darwin House Lichfield
May 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.
These Australian twins have gone viral after speaking in synch
Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.
www.npr.org
April 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I’m preparing to send out my book proposal. While memoirs can be challenging to market, this one stands apart as it delves into a hidden history linked to the renowned Koh-I-Noor 💎 diamond.

If this piques your interest and you’re a literary agent, I’d love to hear from you!
🙏☀️
#literaryagents #MSWL
April 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
@alanlester.bsky.social
@corinnefowler.bsky.social

I’m not sure if you and your colleagues are aware, but Nigel Biggar (or should I refer to him as Lord Biggar now that he’s joined the House of Lords?) has a new book titled ‘Reparations: The Tyranny of Imaginary Guilt’ set to be released this year.
April 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM