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Political Economy and Political Sociology of Farm Protests
I On the 19th of November Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the cancellation of the three farm laws following more than a year-long...

Limits to Cultural Hegemony, Political Democracy and Constitutional Justice
Image Credits: Youth Ki Awaz On the 2nd of November 2021 ‘Jai Bhim’, a Tamil movie was released on Amazon Prime starring Suriya, Lijomol...


Hegemony and Identity
PART 1 The high voltage Uttar Pradesh assembly elections slated to be conducted in 2022 has brought forward themes of social and...


Saturation of Democratic Politics in India
Image: gettyimages For students and critical observers of Indian political trajectory, at least since the last three to four decades...

NATIONALISM: Politics Among Parties
Picture Credits: Getty Images Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party government had earlier earmarked 84 crore rupees solely for the...


Reservation and Resentment
Image Credits: edexlive Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government announced reservations for the OBC and EWS categories under the...


Political Sociology, Hegemony and Covid-19
Part I The second wave of the raging COVID-19 pandemic in India has raised questions about the legitimacy of the BJP regime: How have the...


Pegasus and the Securitization of Politics
But since it is difficult for a ruler to be both feared and loved, it is much safer to be feared than loved, if one of the two must be...


Capital Hegemony, Authoritarianism and Academic Freedom
I The resignations of Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind Subramanian from Ashoka University have justifiably attracted global attention...
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