Chetana Sabnis on The Intimacy Contract and the Indian State

Our third scholar in the series is Chetana Sabnis , who is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Political Science at Yale University. Her research focuses on how states regulate intimate relationships and construct hierarchies of familial belonging. We spoke about her job market paper titled, The Intimacy Contract in Action: How Indian Courts Determine which Extramarital Relationships Deserve Recognition . We talked about extramarital affairs, polygamous relationships, Uniform Civil Code, social versus legal acceptance, and much more. Recorded September 5th, 2025. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Connect with Ideas of India

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Chetana Sabnis on The Intimacy Contract and the Indian State is an episode from Ideas of India by Shruti Rajagopalan.

This episode is 51:24 long.

This episode was published on Oct 9, 2025.

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