Lokniti Newsletter | October 2021
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EXPLAINING PUNJAB
How far can Congress gain from its selection of Charanjit Singh Channi as Punjab’s first Dalit CM? Survey data show it was already the popular choice among both Sikh and Hindu Dalits, but it needs to hold on, argues Sanjay Kumar.
In another opinion piece on Punjab, Sanjay kumar makes sense of BSP's dismal performance in the State despite it having a high Dalit population. He writes, "Mayawati’s party seems unlikely to be able to churn votes for the Akali Dal the way the BJP used to. The BSP’s vote share has hardly been of influence in past elections. Even the Dalit vote, which the Akali Dal hopes to attract, seems to favour the ruling Congress more."
Lokniti State Coordinator for Punjab, Ashutosh Kumar writes, ''the rebellious stance of Amarinder Singh and leaders waiting in the wings to fight another day will put great pressure on the high command as the assembly polls draw closer."
Ashutosh Kumar opines in another article, that even with ‘operation Captain’ over, the party has hurdles to cross if it is to emerge successful in the Assembly elections.
Laid back leadership style, inaccessibility, and failure to tackle the sacrilege issue and the drugs problem. Ashutosh Kumar looks at the many factors that led to Captain Amrinder Singh's downfall in Punjab.
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 PUBLICATIONS
‘हिंदी दिवस बना रस्म अदायगी-सरकारें हिंदी भाषियों को 'लल्लू' समझती हैं’ (in Hindi), The Quint, 14 September 2021.
‘The debate on caste census has forgotten Pasmanda Muslims again’, The Print, 3 September 2021.
Sanjay Kumar
‘Bhajpa vibhinn rajyo me ane wale mukhyamantri kyon badal rahi hai’ (in Hindi), Dainik Bhaskar, 18 September 2021.
‘Jitana dikhta hai, usse kanhi jyada hai Congress ka sankat’ (in Hindi), Dainik Bhaskar, 4 September 2021.
(With Souradeep Banerjee) ‘Electoral participation in India’s metropolitan cities' for the book 'Migrants, Mobility and Citizenship in India', Edited By Ashwani Kumar, R. B. Bhagat, Routledge, September 2021.
Suhas Palshikar
‘Congresschya padakya haveliche dawedar’, (Marathi: Claimants to Congress’ Dilapidated Palace), Edit Page, Loksatta, 29 September 2021.
‘Why opposition unity’, Indian Express, Edit page, 4 September 2021.
‘Virodhakanache aikya: shakyata ani pech’, (Marathi: Opposition Unity: Possibilities and Dilemmas) Loksatta, Edit page, 1 September 2021.
Lakhan Choudhary
‘Kisan aandolan, naye krishi kanoon aur bharat band ke mayane’, Deshbandhu, 30 September 2021.
‘Vidhyarthiyon ki vyaktitatv vikas nirmar prakriya par korona ki mar’, Deshbandhu, 24 September 2021.
‘Flagship yojanaon me agrani magar kriyanvayan me phisaddi’, DeshDigital, 19 September 2021.
‘National monetization pipeline: making India v/s selling India’, Daily Chhattisgarh, 9 September 2021.
‘Chautarapha nijikaran ka naya rag: national monetization pipeline’, DeshDigital, 9 September 2021.
‘Professor bharti me aayu sima ki bhari visangati’, DeshDigital, 5 September 2021.
‘Manav sansadhan vikas, nai shiksha niti ka lakshya ho’, Divya Chhattisgarh Year-9, Issue-11, September 2021, Page No-22.
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 TALKS
Sandeep Shastri
-Participated in the IDA Online Roundtable discussion on the theme ‘Developing digital leadership for higher education’ held on 30 September 2021.
-Delivered two lectures at the FDP conducted by the UGC Human Resources Development Centre of the University of Rajasthan on the themes ‘Ethics in/of research’ and ‘Changes envisaged by NEP in the higher education space’ on 25 and 28 September 2021.
-Delivered the plenary talk on ‘New populism narratives: from the lens of media reporting on Electoral Politics’ at the New Media and New Populism track of the International Conference on New Populism Conference on 24 September 2021 organized jointly by CHRIST (A Deemed to be University) and University of Toledo.
-Participated in a Seminar on ‘Indigenization of higher education’ organized by the Madhya Pradesh Private Universities Regulatory Commission held on 23 September 2021.
-Was a panelist at the World Education Summit on the theme ‘Role of proctoring tools in hybrid learning’ organized by eLets and Blackboard on 23 September 2021.
-Was a panelist at the CEGR Vice-Chancellors Conclave on the theme ‘Best practices in Universities’ on 22 September 2021.
-Was the chief guest at the Student Council Investiture ceremony at DPS Bhopal on 21 September 2021.
-Was a speaker on the theme ‘Innovations and good practices in University governance’ at a workshop organized by the Institute of Technology, Barkatullah University on 21 September 2021.
-Was a panelist at the book discussion on ‘What millennials want: decoding the world's largest generation’ organized jointly by the Centre for Policy Research & Lokniti - Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) on 21 September 2021.
-Delivered a lecture on the theme ‘The philosophical underpinnings of research in the National Education Policy 2020’ at the Faculty Development Programme organized by SVKM’s Jitendra Chauhan College of Law, Mumbai & Droit Penale Group, Prayagraj. U.P. on 8 September 2021
-Guest Speaker at the Teachers Day Celebration, Media Conference with Lal Goel, Global TV 5 September 2021.
Suhas Palshikar
Participated in a discussion on Book Talks: Saam TV programme on books by an author, Marathi, 12 September 2021.
Sanjay Kumar
Delivered a lecture on ‘A triangular contest possible in Uttarakhand’, Department of Political Science, HNB Central University, Srinagar, Garhwal, 30 September 2021.
Hilal Ahmed
-Delivered a lecture on ‘How to (not) think about Human Rights?’ for a Refresher Course, Aligarh Muslim University, 20 September 2021.
-Delivered the keynote address on ‘Idea of Monument and the Process of Monumentalisation’, Jindal School of Architecture, O.P. Jindal Global University, 17 September 2021.
-Delivered a lecture on ‘Theorizing Indian Politics’, Rajdhani College, on 13 September 20201.
-Delivered a lecture on ‘Reconceptualising Grassroots Movements’, for VIII Creative Theory Colloquium on Covid-19 Pandemic: Grassroots Experiences, Democratic Responses, 5 September 2021.
Sanjay Lodha
-Participated in a book release program for Sociology reader Series for Azim Premji University and Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, 28 September 2021.
-Delivered a lecture on ‘The Context of Human Rights Discourse and the MKSS Movement in Rajasthan’, Human Resource Development Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, 11 September 2021.
-Delivered a lecture on ‘अफ़ग़ान संकट और भारतीय हित’, All India Progressive Women’s Association, 5 September 2021.
E. Venkatesu
Participated in a discussion on ‘Association of Democratic Reforms report on Party Defections in India’, NTV, 17 September 2021.
Ashutosh Kumar
-Delivered a lecture for refresher course, Department of Political Science, HRDC, Mysore University, Mysuru, 17 September 2021.
-Delivered a lecture for refresher course, Human Rights, HRDC, Aligarh Muslim University, 11 September 2021.
-Delivered a lecture for Faculty Development Programme, on ‘Research Methodology’, at Raksha Shakti University, Gandhi Nagar, 13 September 2021.
Lakhan Choudhary
-Participated in a discussion on ‘Dharmantaran par dharana’, IND 24 TV, 29 September 2021.
-Participated in a discussion on ‘Phaisale par phans’, IND 24 TV, 24 September 2021.
-Participated in a discussion on ‘Pratiyogi parikshaon ke liye arthshastra ki taiyari’, SPCA College 17 September 2021.
-Participated in a discussion on ‘Modi ke mayane’, Swaraj Express 17 September 2021.
-Participated in a discussion on ‘Gaodhan ka gungan’, IND 24 TV, 9 September 2021.
-Participated in a discussion on ‘Gadhbo nawa Chhattisgarh’, IND 24 TV 2 September 2021.
-Participated in a discussion on ‘Privatization par prashn’, Swaraj Express, 1 September 2021.
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 CURRENT PROJECTS
Lokniti is currently engaged in a couple of projects/studies. First, an India-wide survey on 'Youth and their Job and career-related aspirations' in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. The fieldwork for the study has been completed, strictly following the Covid-19 protocol. The Lokniti team is analyzing the data at present.
Second, Lokniti has also partnered with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung for a national study that will look into citizens' media consumption and practices. After consultation with media studies experts, the questionnaire is at the stage of revision.
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