I am mothering two v sick small children non-stop, being a parent to an older child trying to be their true selves in India, while also being back for the first time since my father died. This household has lots of v big, v messy emotions at the moment. I am exhausted.

Carry on screaming: why letting it all out, especially for women, can make you calmer and happier buff.ly/3FjOlY0 Prof. Pragya Agarwal (am mostly away)

Why are girls called ‘feisty’

Only 6 women cabinet ministers out of 30. And a few of them who have a record of not standing up for minority communities and women.

I recently chatted with Amy Freeman The Writer's Center about Hysterical but mostly about writing non-fiction youtube.com/watch?v=_oW0Hm…

Have been trying to gather my thoughts on Rishi Sunak as the next prime minister while in India. Sunak does not represent all brown Brits much like Boris or Truss didn’t all white people so seeing this as a sign of a racism-free equitable society will be quite a foolish thing.

Something has been niggling me. I understand why Rishi Sunak said this yesterday- but would a white PM feel the need to say they wanted to give back to the country “I owe so much to”? Will we 2nd generation immigrants - born & bred here - always have to feel in debt to the UK?

Fascinating article and book from Prof. Pragya Agarwal (am mostly away) on a topic close to my heart- the myths around gendered emotions & the language we use:
bristolideas.co.uk/watch/pragya-a…

Two faces of diwali, their first proper diwali in India. One channeling Bollywood (even with 101 deg temp) and the other too overwhelmed.

Happy Diwali.

How is the gendering of emotions influenced by racial stereotypes and other forms of social inequalities?
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Watch Behaviour and data scientist Prof. Pragya Agarwal (am mostly away) examine how we gender emotions below. #RSAEmotions
bit.ly/3CWEip8

I am putting together an anthology of published brown & black authors, stories of barriers, challenges & opportunities in publishing which could act as a blue print & help make the industry more transparent. I don’t have a publisher yet but if you’d like to join do get in touch!

This is an imp @nature abt racism in science. Having experienced this first-hand, as a scientist - often the only brown person in depts where I worked & GIS conferences where I gave talks & was sometimes mistaken for the server. The racism is often hidden but v much present.

I got 98% in an Economics module that I did during my undergraduate. So 🙋🏽‍♀️

There are just a couple of places left on this so it would be great to see you there if you're thinking of starting a new project or working on one, that blends memoir or auto-fiction with research & would like some support. The place looks lovely & I am v much looking forward!

#NineLessons is back for three shows this December at @kingsplace. Tix on sale now! Guests include Robin Ince 💙, Dr Erica McAlister, Claudia Hammond, TBA, Grace Petrie, Prof. Pragya Agarwal (am mostly away) and more! cosmicshambles.com/ninelessons

Hm yes in a moment of madness I volunteered for the school disco but seeing the little heads bopping up and down was such a balm for a sore heart.

Such a beautiful and thoughtful review of (M)otherhood over on insta.