Smart City Mission and the illusion of participation
Narratives of citizen participation in Indias flagship urban programme.
Hindustan Times / August 2016
Narratives of citizen participation in Indias flagship urban programme.
Hindustan Times / August 2016
Commentary on the smart city mission and why they are excluding the "city makers".
The Hindu / June 2016
In 2011, Mamata Banerjee and party, Trinamool Congress, stormed to power in West Bengal under the simple slogan poriborton (change). In this piece, Bhanu Joshi, Ashish Ranjan, and Neelanjan explore how Mamata went about demonstrating this change to the We
Centre for Policy Research / May 2016
Kallidaikurichi Chidambarakrishnan Sivaramakrishnan died on May 28, 2015. A year after his death, I remember him.
The Wire / June 2016
Summary of the elections in States of Assam and West Bengal. Voters are directly demanding economic development, rather than using identity politics as a proxy for these things.
The Hindu / May 2016
People seem to believe Mamata Banerjee has delivered the change she promised, but complain of violent agents on the ground.
The Hindu / May 2016
Influence of wealth on electoral participation, has been of interest both at theoretical and empirical levels for researchers across many electoral democracies in the world. India remains an exception to the established narrative on a direct relation betw
Economic & Political Weekly (Review of Urban Affairs) / January 2016
The BJP-led NDA could have won this election easily, by repeating Modi, vikas and naukri over and over again. A recap of how they lost the script entirely
The Hindu / November 2015
Field notes from the Bihar state elections 2015.
Centre for Policy Research / November 2015
Second in a series on Bihar polls. Whose idea of vikas will persuade the Biharis?
The Hindu / October 2015
This recognition of one vote, one value by the Constitution makers is one of the fundamental tenets of our democracy. This recognition is manifested in our electoral process which recognises the division of territorial constituencies as a vital component
Oxford University Press / August 2015
Parties will have to rely on much more than a simple caste calculus, as the translation of caste into votes is complicated.
The Hindu / October 2015
Delhi government and the corporations are fighting over the finances of the corproations. Whats the way out?
Economic & Political Weekly / May 2015
Critique of the Smart Cities Mission as announced by the Union Cabinet.
Swarajya Magazine / May 2015
Snapshot of urban India with a commentary on governance setup for cities.
The Indian Express / February 2015
This election was about the promise of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) solving an issue that every political party in India has failed to grasp: The challenge of the cities and towns of India.
Dawn / February 2015
Why is the Gujarat govt. passed Bill to make voting in local body elections compulsory targetting the wrong symptom ?
Economic & Political Weekly / December 2014 / [Pdf , 64.9 KB]
What is the organic link between local governments and upper chambers of State & the Rajya Sabha?
Orient Blackswan / December 2014
The urgency to respond to challenges of urbanisation, which validate shortcuts to urban laws and regulations to speed up urbanisation will leave the urban areas further distressed.
Yojana special issue on Urban India / October 2014 / [Pdf , 979 KB]
Why are elections to local governments so contested?
The Indian Express / April 2013
Lok Sabha elections 2014.
Dawn / May 2014
Can we reimagine South Asia outside the ambit of SAARC?
The Pioneer / July 2014
Rising crimes against women also have to do with social factors such as a skewed sex ratio, recent migration patterns and growing inequality
The Pioneer / September 2013
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