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historian w/ interest in politics, political economy and foreign relations of 🇮🇳🇨🇳🇷🇺🇺🇸
king's college london alumni: history (ba)/global affairs (msc)
⚽️ aston villa, phoenix rising
📍 phoenix, az 🌵
king's college london alumni: history (ba)/global affairs (msc)
⚽️ aston villa, phoenix rising
📍 phoenix, az 🌵
and realised I literally used to own it. Thrifted it in London, gave it away before moving because I couldn’t ship everything. Wild to see it again in Aug 2025. Guess it’s time I actually read it.
August 2, 2025 at 4:17 AM
and realised I literally used to own it. Thrifted it in London, gave it away before moving because I couldn’t ship everything. Wild to see it again in Aug 2025. Guess it’s time I actually read it.
Was sorting through my old "1935 Government of India Act" bookmarks folder from 2017–18 and moving the good stuff/making a note to/on Zotero. Came across a book I had saved on Google Books in that folder…
August 2, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Was sorting through my old "1935 Government of India Act" bookmarks folder from 2017–18 and moving the good stuff/making a note to/on Zotero. Came across a book I had saved on Google Books in that folder…
Same pastel palette. Same themes. Same signature. More matches popped up on Caza Sikes Auction, Jerusalem Gallery Listing and Invaluable Lot.
This isn’t anonymous work—it’s part of a known body by an identified (if still mysterious) artist whose paintings are circulating globally.
This isn’t anonymous work—it’s part of a known body by an identified (if still mysterious) artist whose paintings are circulating globally.
July 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Same pastel palette. Same themes. Same signature. More matches popped up on Caza Sikes Auction, Jerusalem Gallery Listing and Invaluable Lot.
This isn’t anonymous work—it’s part of a known body by an identified (if still mysterious) artist whose paintings are circulating globally.
This isn’t anonymous work—it’s part of a known body by an identified (if still mysterious) artist whose paintings are circulating globally.
His work echoes Mughal + Safavid traditions. Think saqis (cupbearers), lovers, musicians, and birds of longing. Painted in gouache and ink on paper.
I found a direct artist match on a MutualArt Listing. A lot of 9 paintings, all signed روحانی, attributed to the Indian miniature painting revival.
I found a direct artist match on a MutualArt Listing. A lot of 9 paintings, all signed روحانی, attributed to the Indian miniature painting revival.
July 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
His work echoes Mughal + Safavid traditions. Think saqis (cupbearers), lovers, musicians, and birds of longing. Painted in gouache and ink on paper.
I found a direct artist match on a MutualArt Listing. A lot of 9 paintings, all signed روحانی, attributed to the Indian miniature painting revival.
I found a direct artist match on a MutualArt Listing. A lot of 9 paintings, all signed روحانی, attributed to the Indian miniature painting revival.
Each piece is signed in Arabic script:
روحانی — transliterated Rūḥānī
Meaning: spiritual, mystic
Turns out “Rūḥānī” was a 20th-century artist working in the Indo-Persian revivalist miniature style.
روحانی — transliterated Rūḥānī
Meaning: spiritual, mystic
Turns out “Rūḥānī” was a 20th-century artist working in the Indo-Persian revivalist miniature style.
July 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Each piece is signed in Arabic script:
روحانی — transliterated Rūḥānī
Meaning: spiritual, mystic
Turns out “Rūḥānī” was a 20th-century artist working in the Indo-Persian revivalist miniature style.
روحانی — transliterated Rūḥānī
Meaning: spiritual, mystic
Turns out “Rūḥānī” was a 20th-century artist working in the Indo-Persian revivalist miniature style.
I have some guesses about the artist, the signature, and the provenance. The style is clearly Persianate: romantic figures under cherry blossoms, wine scenes, and poetic gestures. But something felt Indian too: the clothing, colours, and flourishes had post-Mughal vibes.
July 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I have some guesses about the artist, the signature, and the provenance. The style is clearly Persianate: romantic figures under cherry blossoms, wine scenes, and poetic gestures. But something felt Indian too: the clothing, colours, and flourishes had post-Mughal vibes.
I was gifted 10 gorgeous miniature paintings by my local ABAA antiquarian bookseller, Alcuin Books, in Scottsdale. They’d had them for years with no clue of origin. I'm a trained historian (not an art historian), and after a deep dive… 🧵
July 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I was gifted 10 gorgeous miniature paintings by my local ABAA antiquarian bookseller, Alcuin Books, in Scottsdale. They’d had them for years with no clue of origin. I'm a trained historian (not an art historian), and after a deep dive… 🧵
Turned my friend onto @doublephq.bsky.social 😁
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Turned my friend onto @doublephq.bsky.social 😁
@doublephq.bsky.social Eevee agreeing with Gen X Cat Mom's review
February 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
@doublephq.bsky.social Eevee agreeing with Gen X Cat Mom's review
Long durée enthusiasts be like:
January 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Long durée enthusiasts be like:
@doublephq.bsky.social On the cast list for S2E10... Could it be... Donnie? I've got my fingers crossed 🤞 🤞 🤞
January 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
@doublephq.bsky.social On the cast list for S2E10... Could it be... Donnie? I've got my fingers crossed 🤞 🤞 🤞
I have soooo many, just need to rewatch the episode after I'm done with this! 😉
January 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I have soooo many, just need to rewatch the episode after I'm done with this! 😉
In case you haven't seen enough cat pics today 🥹
December 5, 2024 at 11:46 PM
In case you haven't seen enough cat pics today 🥹
missing my girl 😢
November 28, 2024 at 6:07 AM
missing my girl 😢
I'm so hooked. Woke up and straight back to it 🫡
November 24, 2024 at 4:19 PM
I'm so hooked. Woke up and straight back to it 🫡
weekend read 😊
November 23, 2024 at 8:30 PM
weekend read 😊
Excited to make my gingerbread cookies this year.
Pictured below 2022 and 2020 👇
Pictured below 2022 and 2020 👇
November 22, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Excited to make my gingerbread cookies this year.
Pictured below 2022 and 2020 👇
Pictured below 2022 and 2020 👇
Dorothy Thompson's Political Guide: A Study of American Liberalism and Its Relationship to Modern Totalitarian States by Dorothy Thompson.
Published in 1938 by The Telegraph in Pennsylvania. This book gives you a glimpse of how Americans viewed politics/political theory, just years before WW2.
Published in 1938 by The Telegraph in Pennsylvania. This book gives you a glimpse of how Americans viewed politics/political theory, just years before WW2.
November 22, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Dorothy Thompson's Political Guide: A Study of American Liberalism and Its Relationship to Modern Totalitarian States by Dorothy Thompson.
Published in 1938 by The Telegraph in Pennsylvania. This book gives you a glimpse of how Americans viewed politics/political theory, just years before WW2.
Published in 1938 by The Telegraph in Pennsylvania. This book gives you a glimpse of how Americans viewed politics/political theory, just years before WW2.
The Social and the Symbolic Volume II (Communication Processes), edited by Bernard Bel, Jan Brouwer, Biswajit Das, Vibodh Parthasarathi and Guy Poitvin.
Published in 2007 by SAGE Publishers. Copyright owned by CRSS Pune - was surprised to find that the Center was only 7 mins from my childhood home.
Published in 2007 by SAGE Publishers. Copyright owned by CRSS Pune - was surprised to find that the Center was only 7 mins from my childhood home.
November 22, 2024 at 1:19 AM
The Social and the Symbolic Volume II (Communication Processes), edited by Bernard Bel, Jan Brouwer, Biswajit Das, Vibodh Parthasarathi and Guy Poitvin.
Published in 2007 by SAGE Publishers. Copyright owned by CRSS Pune - was surprised to find that the Center was only 7 mins from my childhood home.
Published in 2007 by SAGE Publishers. Copyright owned by CRSS Pune - was surprised to find that the Center was only 7 mins from my childhood home.
Burma under the Japanese by Thakin Nu, Prime Minister of Burma.
Written in 1945, published in 1954 by London. MacMillan & Co Ltd. It has contemporary value since it was written between Aug-Nov 1945 during the reoccupation of Burma by Britain. Nu's account is well-worth reading and preserving.
Written in 1945, published in 1954 by London. MacMillan & Co Ltd. It has contemporary value since it was written between Aug-Nov 1945 during the reoccupation of Burma by Britain. Nu's account is well-worth reading and preserving.
November 20, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Burma under the Japanese by Thakin Nu, Prime Minister of Burma.
Written in 1945, published in 1954 by London. MacMillan & Co Ltd. It has contemporary value since it was written between Aug-Nov 1945 during the reoccupation of Burma by Britain. Nu's account is well-worth reading and preserving.
Written in 1945, published in 1954 by London. MacMillan & Co Ltd. It has contemporary value since it was written between Aug-Nov 1945 during the reoccupation of Burma by Britain. Nu's account is well-worth reading and preserving.
