Lokniti-CSDS has collaborated with The Indian Express to share some key insights from its survey data archives on a relevant topic, being published as a fortnightly column titled  'Telling Numbers: From Lokniti Archives'.

In the latest article of the series, 'Household-level asset ownership: just 3% in India, Delhi on top', Manjesh Rana looks at who can afford the five assets of a car, an air-conditioner at home, a desktop or laptop computer, a refrigerator, and a television set. An analysis of asset ownership data at the household level collected by Lokniti-CSDS during its National Election Study in 2019 indicates that no more than 3% of Indian households — that is, 1 in every 33 — own all of these five assets at the same time.
 

 PUBLICATIONS

Ashutosh Kumar
 

‘Politics and government in the Hindi heartland India: Reading raag darbari’, India Review, 20 (4):  436-450, Routledge, 2021.

Aijaz Ashraf Wani
(Co-authored) ‘Governance and Democracy in Jammu and Kashmir: Measuring public trust in formal institutions’, Studies in Indian Politics, 4 October 2021. 

Sandeep Shastri
 

‘The battle for the opposition space hots up’, News18, 21 October 2021.
‘The coming elections and the opposition’, (In Kannada) Prajavani, 21 October 2021.
‘Common roots, different pathways’, Bangalore Mirror, 17 October 2021. 
‘Karnataka taking stock of the Congress’, Bangalore Mirror, 3 October 2021. 
‘Lal Bahadur Shastri: The Gandhian who gave the nod for India’s first surgical strike’, News18, 2 October 2021.

Suhas Palshikar
 

Rajeshwari Deshpande
‘अगाथा अँड हर लिटिल ग्रे सेल्स’, (Marathi- Agatha and her little grey cells- about Agatha Christie's critique of capitalism), Anubhav monthly, Diwali special issue.
‘जनता, नागरिक, लोक इत्यादि: राजकीय न्यायाची बदलती संकल्पना’, (Marathi- public, citizen, people, etc.: the changing concept of Political Justice) Anantar Bharti, Diwali Special issue.

Sanjay Kumar
 

 

Ashutosh Kumar
-Gave a special lecture to commemorate the Sardar Patel Jayanti, at Garhwal Central University, Garhwal, 31 October 2021.
-Delivered a lecture on ‘Indian Democracy’, in UGC-Refresher Course in Social Sciences, HRDC, GNDU, Amritsar, 25 October 2021.
-Delivered a lecture on ‘Political History of Constitutional Integration of Jammu and Kashmir’, at Kashmir Study Centre, Himachal Pradesh Central University, 24 October 2021. 
-Participated in a discussion on ‘Political Chaos in Punjab’, for the South Asia Chat, Episode: 109, ISAS, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 19 October 2021.

Aijaz Ashraf Wani
Delivered a lecture on ‘Neoliberalism and the governance discourse’, at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, Kashmir, 5 October 2021.   

Sandeep Shastri
-Workshop for Jagran Lakecity University Faculty on the theme ‘Strategy for implementing NEP in JLU’ on 27 October 2021.
-Chaired a panel discussion on ‘A human rights approach to governance’ to observe United Nations Day organized by the School of Public Policy and International Affairs for Jagran Lakecity University on 24 October 2021.
-Delivered three lectures at a Training of Trainers (ToT) programme organized by the Forum of Federations on the themes ‘Democracy and federalism’, ‘Federalism and constitution making’ and ‘Fiscal federalism and resource sharing’ on 11, 13 & 20 October 2021.
-Interviewed by Turnitin Asia Pacific on the theme ‘Academic integrity in education’ on 8 October 2021.
-Delivered a lecture on the theme ‘Digital learning and student engagement: holistic learning and skill enhancement’ at an ICSSR Seminar on ‘Digital transformation and E-governance ramifications in social resurgence’, organized by the Seshadripuram College on 8 October 2021.
-Participated in an Interactive Workshop organized by NAAC with stakeholders from Madhya Pradesh on 8 October 2021.
-Delivered a lecture on the theme ‘Emerging paradigms for a 21st century Law School’ at a Faculty Development Programme organized by Jagran Lakecity University on 7 October 2021.
-Delivered a lecture on the theme ‘The Gandhian narrative for a 21st century India’ as part of the Azadi Ka Swarna Mahotsav at JAIN on 7 October 2021.
-Participated in a Panel discussion on ‘Defections across parties and their implications’ (in Kannada) organized by Prajavani on 2 October 2021.

Suhas Palshikar
-Chaired and participated in a panel discussion on ‘Political Parties in Maharashtra’ organized by State Capacity Initiative, CPR, Delhi, 28 October 2021.
-Delivered a Valedictory Lecture on ‘Marathi Public Sphere: Inquiry into contemporary stagnation’, for Lectures Series on ‘Excursions and Explorations the State, Polity and Culture of Maharashtra’, organized by the Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, 2 October 2021.

E. Venkatesu
-Delivered a lecture on ‘Methodological Issues in the Study of Social Sciences’, for the English Refresher Course on Social Sciences, at the Human Resource Development Centre, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 23 October 2021.
-Participated in a discussion on ‘What is the need of eVote now’ on ETV, Telugu, 7 October 2021.

Rajeshwari Deshpande
-Delivered a lecture on ‘75 years of Indian Independence: Achievements and Challenges’, Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Latur, Maharashtra, 5 October 2021
-Delivered a lecture on ‘State in Gandhian Discourse’, Ahmednagar College of Arts and Science, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, 2 October 2021.

Sanjay Kumar
Delivered a lecture on ‘Assembly Election 2022, how electoral contest look like?’ Abhayas Mandal, Indore, 22 October 2021.

Lakhan Choudhary
Participated in discussions on ‘Chinta vali chitthii’, ‘Usna ko na’,‘Koyale ke char din’, ‘Tariphon par tanj’ & ‘Siyasat UP viva Chhattisgarh’, on IND 24 TV channel. 
Participated in a discussion on ‘Chhattisgariya ho raha karzdar’ on News 24 channel, 27 October 2021. 
Participated in a discussion on ‘Hay…hay mahangai’ on Swaraj Express channel, 20 October 2021.

 LOKNITI DATA: Cited by others

   Here is a list of articles that appeared during the last month where the authors (independent of Lokniti) have cited the data from Lokniti-CSDS studies. We would like to make it clear that the inferences drawn from our data by the authors are entirely their own and do not reflect the position of Lokniti. 

India’s high-tech governance risks leaving behind its poorest citizens - The Economist
Inequality needs urgent attention - The Financial Express editorial
Policy Watch: Asset ownership tells tales of unconcern - RN Bhaskar
Single & childless: Karnataka health minister’s targeting of this personal choice is very disturbingly revealing - TOI editorial
Analysis | Priyanka on the front foot in U.P. - Sandeep Phukan
Can Priyanka’s 40% idea spark a revolution? - Saba Naqvi
Will Priyanka Gandhi's Biggest Political Gamble So Far Pay Off? - M K Venu
The UP Caste Calculus: What the State’s Poll History Tells Us about Who Stands Where - Rajiv Kumar
BJP organizes caste-based conferences in UP to woo voters ahead of 2022 Assembly polls - Abhishek Mishra
Lakhimpur violence: Echoes of Mandsaur June 2017 - Archis Mohan
BJP looks to win over ‘voters of tomorrow’ for 2029 polls - Smriti Kak Ramachandran
Gujarat BJP and a Four Decade Long Process of 'Saffronisation' of Tribals - Himanshi Dahiya

NEW INTERNS AT LOKNITI
 

Ashraf Nehal
 

Ashraf is a recent graduate of English Language and Literature from the University of Delhi and is inclined towards politics, policy and governance, which is what drove him to Lokniti. He takes a keen interest in the political development and it’s analysis and is strongly willing to understand the political patterns of India and South Asia at large. He wants to research upon the voting and electoral patterns and know the technical application of politics. Prior to joining Lokniti Ashraf has worked and interned with several think-tanks, Members of Parliament, Ministers and other Political figures and has been thoroughly involved in the domain. He also led a student program with the Embassy of Brazil in India as the Deputy Chairperson. 
 

Madhav Singh