Scottish historian, art historian & photographer, Mehrauli goatherd, kabooter baz & baadfaroosh. Writes the occasional book.
New Delhi
Joined on 5 November, 2012
http://www.williamdalrymple.uk.com/
Replying to @spignal: Astounding statistics here. 700,000 foreign-born people left London in one year, or 8% of the population. Attributed to covid,…
Replying to @dpanikkar: Folio from the Ishqnama, the autobiography of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. Awadh, 1840s. Royal Collection Trust. https://t.co/zpqzT…
Replying to @Abuzariii: On the scale given below, how much do you love/hate mangoes????
Replying to @simon_schama: GOP morphing into a white nationalist party - marginalizing constitutional conservatives - as such it's not sustainable a…
Replying to @Shahnaz17: I’ve long aspired to teach History the way @DalrympleWill writes History.
This is an illuminating insight into his narrativ…
Replying to @mikegallmeyer: Part travel article and part history lesson, this is a great read on Sicily’s Islamic past. via…
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Folio from the Ishqnama, the autobiography of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. Awadh, 1840s. Royal Collection Trust.
I’ve long aspired to teach History the way @DalrympleWill writes History.
This is an illuminating insight into his narrative approach to writing History, and why going to places the stories happened + characters lived is as important as going through archives.
Replying to @christinalamb: Pentagon confirms US has cut troops in Afghanistan to just 2500 - Afghans desperately hoping this is not opening the way…
Replying to @Pashz7: Brahui Sardar and followers (Ghulam Jan, nephew of the Shahgassi, Wali Muhammad), c. 1866 - in or before 1876. By anonymous pho…
Quoted @pauldrisley
January 7, 2009. What a transition looks like. #GeorgeWBush organized a lunch for incoming President-elect #Obama.
Replying to @anneapplebaum: Let's bring this America back
GOP morphing into a white nationalist party - marginalizing constitutional conservatives - as such it's not sustainable as a single party for much longer. But this shouldn't comfort Dems. Long term consequences for the Republic extremely dangerous
Pentagon confirms US has cut troops in Afghanistan to just 2500 - Afghans desperately hoping this is not opening the way for the return of the Taliban
Replying to @anneapplebaum: very last comment is ++
Replying to @simonmontefiore: Minor correction here
Replying to @mukhoty: An animal properly living up to its name
A fat-tailed sheep from a mid 18th c Polier Album. Awadh
Now at the British Museum…
Replying to @DanPriceSeattle: So for the next two weeks, Trump is deemed:
*Too dangerous to post to Facebook
*Safe enough to have the nuclear codes,…
Replying to @mikegalsworthy: This superb video has now clocked past 3 million views.
It’s a brutal 3-minute summary of New Zealand’s success vs the…
Replying to @aninditaghose: In linguistics, the irrealis mood indicates that "a certain situation or action is not known to have happened at the mom…
Replying to @Peachtreespeaks: An Ornate painting of 1of the many meets of prince Dara Shikoh (ca.1615-59) with a sage by Hunhar II ( mid-18th centur…
Minor correction here
In linguistics, the irrealis mood indicates that "a certain situation or action is not known to have happened at the moment the speaker is talking.” Really enjoyed speaking with @aaciman about his new book Homo Irrealis @Mint_Lounge #ConversationsAtLarge
An animal properly living up to its name
A fat-tailed sheep from a mid 18th c Polier Album. Awadh
Now at the British Museum
An Ornate painting of 1of the many meets of prince Dara Shikoh (ca.1615-59) with a sage by Hunhar II ( mid-18th century),Awadh,Lucknow,ca.1750with LACMA @DalrympleWill @errfanseye @zarafshan @hemantsarin @ssharadmohhan @ranjona @katherineschof8 @iamrana #art #History #artist 1/2
Astounding statistics here. 700,000 foreign-born people left London in one year, or 8% of the population. Attributed to covid, but also as Brexit happened. Kind of population shift one expects over decades not months. via @FT
On the scale given below, how much do you love/hate mangoes????
Part travel article and part history lesson, this is a great read on Sicily’s Islamic past. via @financialtimes
So for the next two weeks, Trump is deemed:
*Too dangerous to post to Facebook
*Safe enough to have the nuclear codes, lead the most powerful military in world history and pardon criminals
This superb video has now clocked past 3 million views.
It’s a brutal 3-minute summary of New Zealand’s success vs the UK’s failure. Keep sharing it.
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