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Nayanika Mathur
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Social science and humanities scholars explain what the term ‘New India’ means in the 21st century
An excerpt from ‘The People of India: New Indian Politics in the 21st Century,’ edited by Ravinder Kaur and Nayanika Mathur.
Ravinder Kaur & Nayanika Mathur
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‘Nature is healing’: Why we need to be careful about how we tell the story of the pandemic
This narrative is detrimental to the development of a radical climate politics.
Nayanika Mathur
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The NRC is a bureaucratic paper-monster that will devour and divide India
The processes through which the NRC would be implemented will greatly exacerbate the violence of paperwork that lies at the heart of the Indian state.
Nayanika Mathur
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman
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An Uttarakhand ban on killing man-eaters will only intensify man-animal conflict
The High Court has recommended capturing killer leopards and tigers – easier said than done in the state's mountainous villages.
Nayanika Mathur
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NREGA under the microscope: Why progressive laws produce bizarre results
It is a demonstration of the unintended consequences of good intentions.
Nayanika Mathur