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Our new series will focus on Dr B R Ambedkar, and his mission of achieving “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.” For the next two months, every Wednesday, we’ll learn about Dr Ambedkar’s thoug...

On this episode of Research Radio we have Sreenath V S and Mini Chandran discussing their paper To Write Was to Cense: Kāvyaśāstra and Creat...

On this episode of Research Radio we have Chakali Chandra Sekhar discussing his paper titled “ Dalit Women and Colonial Christianity: Firs...

On this episode of Research Radio we have Inderjeet Parmar discussing his paper titled “ Poly Crisis or Organic Crisis?: The Crisis of the U...

On this episode of Research Radio we have A Suresh discussing his paper titled " Reinventing Agricultural Extension System in India: The Roa...

On this episode of Research Radio we have Anish Tiwari discussing his paper titled “ The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of ‘Startup India": A...

On this episode of Research Radio we have Khaliq Parkar discussing his paper titled “ Platformisation, Infrastructuring, and Datafication: R...

In this episode of Research Radio, we have with us Sanjana Meshram and Aditya Rawat discussing conservation law in India and how it perpetua...

Over the past 12 years the EPW Review of Urban Affairs has tried to be a finger to the pulse of Urban Studies in India. In this special epis...

In this episode of Research Radio, we have with us Dr. Keshab Das to discuss the changing role of intermediaries in the relationship between...

In this episode of Research Radio, we have with us Prof. Mukul Sharma who will be discussing his work on Dalits and the environmental moveme...

In this episode of Research Radio, we have with us Dr. Radhika Kumar, who will be discussing the changing political landscape in the ‘Jatlan...

In this episode of Research Radio, we have Rajat Roy discussing his research on Dalit Political Subjectivity. In his papers titled " From Po...

This time on Research Radio we have with us Prof. Sunil Mani for a two-part episode on COVID-19 vaccine R&D and manufacturing in the US and...

This time on Research Radio we have with us Prof. Sunil Mani for a two-part episode on COVID-19 vaccine R&D and manufacturing in the US and...

On this episode of Research Radio we have Sameer Mohite discussing his research on Caste among School Children in Maharashtra. In his papers...

On this World Mental Health Day we bring you a conversation with Sudarshan Kottai on Mental Health in India and it’s entanglements with soci...

In this episode of Research Radio we speak to Tathagatan Ravindran about the rising ‘pink tide’ in Latin America based on his papers in EPW...

In her book 'Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents' Isabel Wilkerson looks to the Indian caste system to provide the vocabulary to expose th...

In this episode Atul Bhardwaj discusses his papers on Contemporary Capitalism and the 4th Industrial Revolution. The first paper titled ' De...

The FIRs filed to regulate the sale and consumption of alcohol follow a curious template in Madhya Pradesh, our guests from today’s episode...

Although the role of Birsa Munda has been seminal in championing the Adivasi cause, his political movements and legacy have been distorted,...

Byju’s is likely to be the first name that pops into our heads when we think of the words online education and EdTech. While online educatio...

Although the role of Birsa Munda has been seminal in championing the Adivasi cause, his political movements and legacy have been distorted,...

The recent Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, passed in the Karnataka legislative assembly that claims to combat conversion is a diabo...

In 2012, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India reported in Parliament that the government inefficiently allocated coal blocks and cau...

Marathi poet Namdeo Dhasal challenged Brahminical literature and sought to reconstruct a caste-less society through his works. This podcast...

Gail Omvedt has published more than 50 articles in EPW . This includes sharp book reviews, innovative research work and critical responses t...

In their bid to maintain political visibility, various factions of the Republican Party of India have struck up alliances with "secular" and...

Women spend more than three times as much time performing unpaid domestic work than men in India based on 2019 NSSO data. This means women g...

In 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an ambitious plan to achieve universal health coverage in India: by covering medical expenses...

The classroom can be a space for us to engage in deep learning, rigorous debate, collaboration and critical thinking. It’s a space where our...

From academic writing to social media, Dr Ambedkar’s scholarship and actions are receiving renewed attention due to the efforts by Dalit-Bah...

Dr B R Ambedkar has written extensively about economics and development. Along with proposing landmark legislations, he was also attentive t...

What does it take to build unity among the working class? We'll explore how Dr Ambedkar led movements in the Konkan region against khots , o...

What steps did Ambedkar take to counter patriarchy and the caste-based order? Why should laws specifically consider caste in addressing inci...

What are the implications of studying Dr Ambedkar’s texts in an Indian public university? What are the multiple forms of violence that caste...

Thanthai Periyar and B R Ambedkar shared several similarities in their analysis of Indian society. However, they held different views on the...

Welcome to the first part of our new Research Radio special programme. This series will focus on Dr B R Ambedkar, and his mission of achievi...

"Hindu culture and the caste system," writes Gail Omvedt in her EPW article on Jotirao Phule in 1971 "rested upon Brahmanism; hence Phule, w...

Debates over caste-based reservations in India consistently make front-page news. Dominant political parties and the judiciary perform vital...

Let’s turn back the clock to a century ago. We’re in 1923 and the Bombay Legislative Council has just passed a resolution enabling Dalits to...

Government school teachers are often blamed for the poor state of public education in India. Some scholars and commentators claim that they...

The strict lockdown announced last March was followed by an increase in violence against women and girls by cis-men, and particularly violen...

“Wash your hands with soap for twenty seconds and wear masks." S uch reminders have become ubiquitous since the start of the COVID-19 pandem...

Two decades ago, a survey found that only about one in four Adivasis in Tamil Nadu's Gudalur town were literate and the rate among women was...

South Asia has witnessed vibrant movements against patriarchy and the caste system. However, these struggles have historically been fought s...

Despite having one of the largest food security programmes in the world, why are Indians overwhelmingly going hungry? Last October, India sl...

At best, only three in ten Indians are vegetarians, and more realistically less than two in ten are vegetarians. Yet, India is often portray...

Indian society is suited to meet the needs of certain kinds of bodies over others that are deemed disabled. This is made clear in multiple w...

India is highly vulnerable to the effects of the global climate crises, and is simultaneously now the third largest contributor of greenhous...