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The Welfare Trap

The state’s neo-liberal cash transfer mechanism engenders natural consciousness among Adivasi peoples, which narrows a comprehensive rights...

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Dipika adhikari

Consumption Inequality and Poverty in India

Trends in consumption inequality and poverty in India are examined using data from the Household Consumption Expenditure Surveys for 2011–12,...

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Ritika agrawal

What Does Intelligence Excuse?

Noam Chomsky’s repeated ties to Jeffrey Epstein challenge his moral authority. Chomsky’s defence—which relies on legal formalism and a “clean...

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Pavan Korada

Employment Guarantee

India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was the outcome of a sustained deliberative process that gave it some mettle. Within a few years,...

14.04.2026 20

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Jean Dreze

Walking the Razor’s Edge

Kerala’s From Forest to Sea: People’s Environmental Charter (2026), prepared by a coalition of environmental groups, is one of the most...

13.04.2026 10

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N c narayanan

T K Oommen and the Art of Social Sciences

T K Oommen envisioned a just society and lived for it. His sociology, occasion­ally informed by “a perspective from be­low,” was inclined...

13.04.2026 8

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Tanweer Fazal

T K Oommen and the Art of Social Sciences

T K Oommen envisioned a just society and lived for it. His sociology, occasion­ally informed by “a perspective from be­low,” was inclined...

11.04.2026 10

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Tanweer Fazal

Battle of Promises

The tabling of the Group of Ministers report in the Assam Legislative Assembly for granting Scheduled Tribe status to six communities has ignited...

11.04.2026 10

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Purna kanta taye

Employment Guarantee

India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was the outcome of a sustained deliberative process that gave it some mettle. Within a few years,...

10.04.2026 20

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Jean Dreze

Escalating Spousal Violence in Assam

Despite a nearly balanced gender ratio and the perception of higher autonomy among Assamese women, the state has witnessed a disturbing rise in...

02.04.2026 20

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Rishi loying

Kanji as Commons

In India, kanji is more than food; it is a social practice, a medicinal comfort, and an ecological memory of rice cultivation. The preparation of...

02.04.2026 20

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Michelle dias

Walking the Razor’s Edge

Kerala’s From Forest to Sea: People’s Environmental Charter (2026), prepared by a coalition of environmental groups, is one of the most...

30.03.2026 20

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N c narayanan

K N Panikkar (1936–2026)

It is a painful yet solemn responsibility for me, as a student of K N Panikkar, to write an obituary for him. I seek to temper my grief by using this...

30.03.2026 10

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Rajan gurukkal

Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhisthan Bill, 2025

The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhisthan Bill, 2025 proposes to statutorily pave the way for centralisation, commercialisation, and privatisation of higher...

30.03.2026 20

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Dinesh Abrol

Are We Measuring the Same Thing?

There has been a debate over mismatches between different sources of data on sanitation and water access in India. This article looks at the survey...

27.03.2026 30

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Bejoy k thomas

K N Panikkar (1936–2026)

It is a painful yet solemn responsibility for me, as a student of K N Panikkar, to write an obituary for him. I seek to temper my grief by using this...

27.03.2026 10

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Rajan gurukkal

Walking the Razor’s Edge

Kerala’s From Forest to Sea: People’s Environmental Charter (2026), prepared by a coalition of environmental groups, is one of the most...

27.03.2026 10

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N c narayanan

Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhisthan Bill, 2025

The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhisthan Bill, 2025 proposes to statutorily pave the way for centralisation, commercialisation, and privatisation of higher...

27.03.2026 30

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Dinesh Abrol

Are We Measuring the Same Thing?

There has been a debate over mismatches between different sources of data on sanitation and water access in India. This article looks at the survey...

26.03.2026 10

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Bejoy k thomas

Supriyo v Union of India (2023)

The Court’s judgment in Supriyo v Union of India (2023), especially after the ruling in Navtej Johar v Union of India (2018), fails to uphold the...

26.03.2026 10

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Satya Prasoon

Securitising Youth Dissent

The Indian mainstream media has increasingly framed youth-led protest in South Asia through a securitised lens, as seen in the cases of Nepal’s 2025...

26.03.2026 20

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Arpit vihan

Kanji as Commons

In India, kanji is more than food; it is a social practice, a medicinal comfort, and an ecological memory of rice cultivation. The preparation of...

26.03.2026 20

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Michelle dias

Securitising Youth Dissent

The Indian mainstream media has increasingly framed youth-led protest in South Asia through a securitised lens, as seen in the cases of Nepal’s 2025...

20.03.2026 40

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Arpit vihan

Are We Measuring the Same Thing?

There has been a debate over mismatches between different sources of data on sanitation and water access in India. This article looks at the survey...

20.03.2026 20

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Bejoy k thomas

Kanji as Commons

In India, kanji is more than food; it is a social practice, a medicinal comfort, and an ecological memory of rice cultivation. The preparation of...

20.03.2026 20

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Michelle dias

Supriyo v Union of India (2023)

The Court’s judgment in Supriyo v Union of India (2023), especially after the ruling in Navtej Johar v Union of India (2018), fails to uphold the...

20.03.2026 20

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Satya Prasoon

Escalating Spousal Violence in Assam

Despite a nearly balanced gender ratio and the perception of higher autonomy among Assamese women, the state has witnessed a disturbing rise in...

14.03.2026 20

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Rishi loying

Limitations of the NCRB Crime Data in the Context of Jabalpur City

The National Crime Records Bureau’s annual report, “Crime in India,” includes crime data for states, districts, and metropolitan cities. The...

13.03.2026 20

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Rambooshan tiwari

Displacement without Rehabilitation

Displacement disproportionately affects indigenous communities, with state claims of “public purpose” failing to provide adequate and...

13.03.2026 20

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Keshab chandra ratha

André Béteille (1934–2026)

André Béteille was a figure whose influence could be felt beyond his own discipline and over the entire body of the social sciences. His concern and...

12.03.2026 30

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Dipankar Gupta

Impact of Heat Stress on the Mental Health of Rural Workers in Rajasthan

Extreme heat disproportionately affects those from marginalised socio-economic and occupational positions. This article examines the intersection of...

12.03.2026 30

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Raj mariwala

The Illusion of Inclusion

The employment-linked incentive scheme reproduces existing labour market asymmetries by prioritising subsidies to firms over investment in workers....

12.03.2026 30

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Ubaid Mushtaq

Smog and Silence

Delhi’s recurrent winter smog is widely portrayed as a meteorological inevitability or the consequence of dispersed behavioural failures, obscuring...

12.03.2026 30

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Rafique Khan

André Béteille (1934–2026)

André Béteille was a figure whose influence could be felt beyond his own discipline and over the entire body of the social sciences. His concern and...

12.03.2026 30

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Dipankar Gupta

Disguised Unemployment

India has witnessed a marked increase in labour force and workforce participation rates in recent years. The dynamics of this change and its...

12.03.2026 40

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Venkatanarayana motkuri

Student Suicides and the Governance of Care in India

Student suicides in India have largely been addressed through individualised, psychocentric frameworks, despite their persistently high rates. This...

07.03.2026 30

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Shaweta anand

Local Verdict, Larger Message

The setback suffered by the Left Democratic Front in the local body elections in Kerala points to the salience of religious and economic factors, and...

07.03.2026 20

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K t rammohan

The Illusion of Inclusion

The employment-linked incentive scheme reproduces existing labour market asymmetries by prioritising subsidies to firms over investment in workers....

07.03.2026 20

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Ubaid Mushtaq

Smog and Silence

Delhi’s recurrent winter smog is widely portrayed as a meteorological inevitability or the consequence of dispersed behavioural failures, obscuring...

07.03.2026 20

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Rafique Khan

André Béteille (1934–2026)

André Béteille was a figure whose influence could be felt beyond his own discipline and over the entire body of the social sciences. His concern and...

07.03.2026 30

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Dipankar Gupta

Disguised Unemployment

India has witnessed a marked increase in labour force and workforce participation rates in recent years. The dynamics of this change and its...

07.03.2026 30

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Venkatanarayana motkuri

Impact of Heat Stress on the Mental Health of Rural Workers in Rajasthan

Extreme heat disproportionately affects those from marginalised socio-economic and occupational positions. This article examines the intersection of...

07.03.2026 20

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Raj mariwala

Local Government Election Results in Kerala

The 2025 local government elections in Kerala signal a major political realignment, weakening the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front’s long-standing...

06.03.2026 30

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Jos Chathukulam

Local Verdict, Larger Message

The setback suffered by the Left Democratic Front in the local body elections in Kerala points to the salience of religious and economic factors, and...

06.03.2026 20

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K t rammohan

Tumultuous Times for Indian Cotton Supply Chain

India’s cotton supply chain is under strain, reflected in declining productivity and acreage, rising imports, and weakening farm–firm linkages....

06.03.2026 30

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Ranjini basu

Digital Platforms, Green Services and New Informal Work

India’s low-carbon transition is driving the emergence of new forms of “green” work, including solar installation, energy-efficiency retrofits,...

02.03.2026 20

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Sushanta kumar mahapatra

Local Government Election Results in Kerala

The 2025 local government elections in Kerala signal a major political realignment, weakening the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front’s long-standing...

02.03.2026 20

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Jos Chathukulam

Local Verdict, Larger Message

The setback suffered by the Left Democratic Front in the local body elections in Kerala points to the salience of religious and economic factors, and...

02.03.2026 20

EPW

K t rammohan

Tumultuous Times for Indian Cotton Supply Chain

India’s cotton supply chain is under strain, reflected in declining productivity and acreage, rising imports, and weakening farm–firm linkages....

27.02.2026 20

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Ranjini basu

Local Government Election Results in Kerala

The 2025 local government elections in Kerala signal a major political realignment, weakening the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front’s long-standing...

27.02.2026 20

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Jos Chathukulam