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Language, Power, and Symbolic Violence

Using the conceptual lens of symbolic violence by Bourdieu, the article attempts to decipher the ongoing sociolinguistic tension in Bengaluru. It...

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Sundaresha D S

Missing Regulations in India’s Mutual Fund Industry

The Indian mutual fund industry has expanded significantly, accompanied by rising financial literacy, investor awareness and assets under management....

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Rahul Rangotra

Foreign Contribution Regulation in 2026

India has a legitimate interest in preventing foreign money from distorting politics, financing unlawful activity, or escaping scrutiny. Yet the...

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Jos Chathukulam

The Cockroach Movement

What looked like anger over a run of leaked examinations was a revolt against a wider system that keeps educated young people waiting for scarce...

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Sucharita Sen

Visibility and Voice

Fisheries in the North East region of India are central to both local livelihoods and ecosystems. Women make up a large share of the workforce in this...

07.10.2026 10

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Rajib Kumar Sen

Sri Lanka’s Sovereign Debt Restructuring

Sri Lanka’s sovereign debt restructuring is evaluated, arguing that standard net presentvalue analysis obscures true debt burdens by ignoring...

07.10.2026 10

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Dhanusha Gihan Pathirana

Conflicts around Forest Reserves in Assam

The complex dynamics of forest governance in Assam illustrate a landscape fraught with escalating land conflicts between local communities and the...

06.10.2026 20

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Nagendra Nath Gogoi

Infrastructure Expansion and the Crisis of Agricultural Land Governance in India

India’s rapid expansion of expressways and allied infrastructure is accelerating agricultural land diversion, exposing structural weaknesses in land...

02.10.2026 9

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Ashok Kumar Raghav

Rethinking Geographical Indications in India

India’s ambition to expand its Geographical Indications from 697 to 10,000 risks diverting attention from persistent weaknesses in the existing...

02.10.2026 10

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K Rakshitha

Towards Better Protection of Property Rights

The Supreme Court ruling in Property Owners Association v State of Maharashtra is arguably a decisive step towards better protection of property...

02.10.2026 10

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Pratishtha Chaturvedi

Summer Vacation or Summer Fade

Given the impact of climate change, the way we organise our everyday lives needs a climate-responsive rethinking. This includes how schooling...

27.09.2026 20

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Ardra K Sreenivasan

Summer Vacation or Summer Fade

Given the impact of climate change, the way we organise our everyday lives needs a climate-responsive rethinking. This includes how schooling...

25.09.2026 20

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Ardra K Sreenivasan

Is Small Significant?

In the form of the Bharat Adivasi Party, Rajasthan has witnessed the birth of a small party. In the state assembly elections of 2023, a barely...

25.09.2026 20

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Sanjay Lodha

Conflicts around Forest Reserves in Assam

The complex dynamics of forest governance in Assam illustrate a landscape fraught with escalating land conflicts between local communities and the...

25.09.2026 30

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Nagendra Nath Gogoi

Age Structure of Indian Unemployment

Though unemployment rates have fallen in India since 2017–18, youth unemployment rates are higher, and the share of the young in total unemployment...

25.09.2026 30

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Rahul Menon

The Nuclear in American Rhetoric

By tracing the development of the nuclear discourse in the United States’ policy through three phases: the first of creation and proliferation...

18.09.2026 20

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Anwesha Panigrahi

(In)Accessible Law

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) (POSH) Act, 2013 has failed to address accessibility, reasonable...

18.09.2026 20

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Diksha Jhingan

Visibility and Voice

Fisheries in the North East region of India are central to both local livelihoods and ecosystems. Women make up a large share of the workforce in this...

18.09.2026 20

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Rajib Kumar Sen

Sri Lanka’s Sovereign Debt Restructuring

Sri Lanka’s sovereign debt restructuring is evaluated, arguing that standard net presentvalue analysis obscures true debt burdens by ignoring...

18.09.2026 20

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Dhanusha Gihan Pathirana

Is India’s PMUY Delivering a Just Clean Cooking Transition?

India’s Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has significantly expanded liquefied petroleum gas access, yet outcomes remain uneven across regions. In the...

18.09.2026 30

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I D Monica

Counting Caste in Census 2027

India’s Census 2027 can provide crucial evidence on caste composition and affirmative action, but its success depends on rigorous statistical...

18.09.2026 30

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Amitabh Kundu

After Defeat

In the context of the 2026 legislative assembly elections in West Bengal, a snapshot of the perspectives of female grassroots workers of the All India...

18.09.2026 30

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Proma Raychaudhury

Fiscal Health and Human Development

NITI Aayog’s Fiscal Health Index, which ranks Odisha as the fiscally healthiest among 18 states, is critically examined. While its strong...

18.09.2026 30

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Satya Narayan Misra

Can Recent FTAs Steer India’s Shrimp Trade into Favourable Winds?

India’s shrimp sector faced a major challenge following the United States tariff measures of 2025, prompting a renewed strategy of export...

18.09.2026 30

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M Krishnan

From Welfare to Aspiration

Analysing the results of the 2026 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections calls for a focus on the shifting social bases of Tamil Nadu politics,...

18.09.2026 30

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Arun Kumar G

Urbanisation and Urban Heritage

Delhi’s urbanisation and heritage structures clash in the pursuit of a new cityscape, erasing historical layers and cultural sites. Discussing...

17.09.2026 10

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Sarfaraz Nasir

M P Parameswaran, Founder of People’s Science Movement

M P Parameswaran, fondly cal-led MP by his vast body of friends and admirers, passed away on 11 August 2026 at the age of 91, leaving behind a rich...

16.09.2026 30

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T M Thomas Isaac

TET and Teacher Quality

The Supreme Court’s 2025 judgment mandating the Teacher Eligibility Test for all in-service teachers has been projected as a decisive intervention...

16.09.2026 20

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Adama Srinivas Reddy

Urbanisation and Urban Heritage

Delhi’s urbanisation and heritage structures clash in the pursuit of a new cityscape, erasing historical layers and cultural sites. Discussing...

16.09.2026 10

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Sarfaraz Nasir

After Defeat

In the context of the 2026 legislative assembly elections in West Bengal, a snapshot of the perspectives of female grassroots workers of the All India...

16.09.2026 40

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Proma Raychaudhury

Fiscal Health and Human Development

NITI Aayog’s Fiscal Health Index, which ranks Odisha as the fiscally healthiest among 18 states, is critically examined. While its strong...

16.09.2026 10

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Satya Narayan Misra

Can Recent FTAs Steer India’s Shrimp Trade into Favourable Winds?

India’s shrimp sector faced a major challenge following the United States tariff measures of 2025, prompting a renewed strategy of export...

16.09.2026 20

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M Krishnan

From Welfare to Aspiration

Analysing the results of the 2026 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections calls for a focus on the shifting social bases of Tamil Nadu politics,...

16.09.2026 40

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Arun Kumar G

From Economics to the Political Economy of Artificial Intelligence

Economists and geopolitical analysts rarely study artificial intelligence the same way: one looks at how AI changes jobs and markets, the other at who...

15.09.2026 20

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Partha Ray

Fading ‘Keralam Model’

Keralam, once celebrated for literacy and educational progress, is witnessing a decline in the quality, governance and credibility of its higher...

14.09.2026 20

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Subin Thomas

Can Recent FTAs Steer India’s Shrimp Trade into Favourable Winds?

India’s shrimp sector faced a major challenge following the United States tariff measures of 2025, prompting a renewed strategy of export...

12.09.2026 30

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M Krishnan

Fiscal Health and Human Development

NITI Aayog’s Fiscal Health Index, which ranks Odisha as the fiscally healthiest among 18 states, is critically examined. While its strong...

11.09.2026 10

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Satya Narayan Misra

Urbanisation and Urban Heritage

Delhi’s urbanisation and heritage structures clash in the pursuit of a new cityscape, erasing historical layers and cultural sites. Discussing...

11.09.2026 10

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Sarfaraz Nasir

After Defeat

In the context of the 2026 legislative assembly elections in West Bengal, a snapshot of the perspectives of female grassroots workers of the All India...

11.09.2026 20

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Proma Raychaudhury

Can Recent FTAs Steer India’s Shrimp Trade into Favourable Winds?

India’s shrimp sector faced a major challenge following the United States tariff measures of 2025, prompting a renewed strategy of export...

11.09.2026 20

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M Krishnan

From Welfare to Aspiration

Analysing the results of the 2026 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections calls for a focus on the shifting social bases of Tamil Nadu politics,...

11.09.2026 30

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Arun Kumar G

Language and Limits of Classroom Inclusion

Cochin is one of the “major migrant destinations” in Keralam. Along with children from the state, there are a large number of Hindi-, Bengali-,...

10.09.2026 40

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Ashbel Sanesh

From Curiosity to Conformity

While intended to democratise access, the Common University Entrance Test, implemented under the National Education Policy 2020, has instead exposed...

10.09.2026 30

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Devjani Ray

Fading ‘Keralam Model’

Keralam, once celebrated for literacy and educational progress, is witnessing a decline in the quality, governance and credibility of its higher...

09.09.2026 20

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Subin Thomas

Fading ‘Keralam Model’

Keralam, once celebrated for literacy and educational progress, is witnessing a decline in the quality, governance and credibility of its higher...

04.09.2026 30

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Subin Thomas

From Economics to the Political Economy of Artificial Intelligence

Economists and geopolitical analysts rarely study artificial intelligence the same way: one looks at how AI changes jobs and markets, the other at who...

04.09.2026 10

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Partha Ray

Counting Caste in Census 2027

India’s Census 2027 can provide crucial evidence on caste composition and affirmative action, but its success depends on rigorous statistical...

04.09.2026 20

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Amitabh Kundu

TET and Teacher Quality

The Supreme Court’s 2025 judgment mandating the Teacher Eligibility Test for all in-service teachers has been projected as a decisive intervention...

04.09.2026 20

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Adama Srinivas Reddy

Joan P Mencher (1930–2026)

A pioneering anthropologist of South India, Joan P Mencher made caste, class, gender and ecology visible through sustained fieldwork. Her scholarship...

01.09.2026 20

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A M Jose

M P Parameswaran, Founder of People’s Science Movement

M P Parameswaran, fondly cal-led MP by his vast body of friends and admirers, passed away on 11 August 2026 at the age of 91, leaving behind a rich...

29.08.2026 40

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T M Thomas Isaac