Caste is a contested terrain in India's society and polity. This book explores contemporary
realities of caste in rural and urban India. It examines questions of untouchability …

1989 marks the unraveling of India's' Nehruvian Consensus' around the idea of a modern,
secular nation with a self-reliant economy. Caste and religion have come to play major roles …

In early June 2020, the union government of India enacted three legislations concerning
agriculture. The new laws were intended to open up the farming sector to an increased …

There is no one-size-fits-all decentralized fix to deeply divided and conflict-ridden states.
One of the hotly debated policy prescriptions for states facing self-determination demands is …

Reviewing data from five states of India, where suicides by agriculturists reached epidemic
levels, this paper provides a sociological commentary to the issue. Unking macro and micro …

Based on a revisit to two villages of Haryana after a gap of 20 years (1988-89 and 2008-09),
this paper provides a historical overview of the process of development and change in a …

How the debate over genetically modified crops in India is transforming science and politics
Genetically modified or transgenic crops are controversial across the world. Advocates see …

Over the last two decades or so the dominant mode of talking about Indian agriculture has
been that of" crisis". Commentators and scholars have tended to attribute this crisis of the …

The demography of Indian agriculture is changing fast. There are clear signs of people fast
moving out of agriculture, especially in the form of rural youth practicing farming part-time …

This article focuses on the intermediary figure of the village‐level petty retailer of chemical
inputs, providing an account of the everyday relationships of farmers with transnational and …