PUBLICATIONS

  Sandeep Shastri
 

‘Unveiling Karnataka’, Times of India, 19 March 2022.
‘Does the Congress take its revival seriously?’ India Today, 18 March 2022.
‘BJP scripts history in UP, AAPs dawn in Punjab, alarm bells for Congress: Decoding the assembly polls’, India Today, 11 March 2022.
‘Main direction of political breeze clear: What exit polls indicate’, One India, 9 March 2022.
‘The direction of the political winds Kannada’, Prajavani, 9 March 2022.

Suhas Palshikar
 

‘Nivadanukitil vijyachya palikadacha Bhajapacha vijay’, (BJP’s victory beyond electoral victory), Sunday Loksatta, (Marathi), 13 March 2022.

Jagrup Singh Sekhon
‘Punjab vidhan sabha chunav 2022: Mundeya di ladai’ Punjabi Tribune, 20 March 2022.
‘Paghri Sambhal Lehar to Samyukt Kisan Morcha’: Peep into farmers’ struggles in Punjab’, Ronki Ram, Book Review, The Tribune, 6 March 2022.

Sanjay Kumar
 

Sandeep Shastri
--Participated as a discussant for the book, ‘The Population Myth’, by Dr S. Y. Quraishi, at the Bhopal Literary and Art Fest, on 26 March 2022.
--Chaired the keynote session on the theme ‘Education’, at an event organized by Jagran Lakecity University and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, on 26 March 2022.
--Participated as a panellist on the theme ‘Impact and role of artificial intelligence in higher education’, organized by World Education Summit – eLats on 24 March 2022.
--Delivered the Inaugural Address on ‘What four decades of learning with my students has taught me’ at a Refresher Course on Implementing the Philosophy of NEP 2020, organized by Ministry of Education GOI, Droit Penale Group, on 22 March 2022
--Delivered a lecture on ‘Punjab Elections 2022: Continuity or a turning point’ organized by the University of Michigan, on 19 March 2022.
--Delivered a lecture on the theme ‘Reforming the higher education learning framework: What four decades of learning with my students has taught me’, organized by Barkatullah University, 15 March 2022.
--Participated as a panellist at the Higher Education Policy Exchange, organized by the Indian Didactics Association, Delhi on 9 March 2022.

Suhas Palshikar
 

--Participated as a panellist at the Symposium on implications of State Elections 2022, organized by the School of Public Policy and School of Government, MIT, Pune, on 16 March 2022.
--Gave an interview on the theme ‘Explained Live: Signals from state elections 2022 and what they mean for national politics’, on 11 March 2022.
--Gave an interview on ‘Analysis of Assembly Elections outcomes 2022’, to BBC Marathi on 10 March 2022.
--Delivered a lecture on the theme ‘Ekwiasavya shatakatil lokshahi’, (Democracy in 21^st Century, Marathi), as part of the Centenary Celebration Lectures, organized by Pethe High School, Nashik on 9 March 2022.

Sanjay Lodha
--Participated as a resource person for a workshop on ‘Observation and questionnaire design’, organized by JRN Vidyapeeth, Udaipur, on 30 March 2022.
--Participated as a resource person for a workshop on ‘Collecting primary and secondary data and conducting interviews, organized by JRN Vidyapeeth, Udaipur on 29 March 2022.
--Participated as a resource person for a workshop on ‘PRI and Traditional Informal Local Governance Institutions in rural Rajasthan; Partners of rivals’, organized by ISHAD and ADR, Mumbai on 27 March 2022. 
--Participated as a resource person for a workshop on ‘Ethical issues in Social Science research’ organized by MPISSR, Ujjain on 24 March 2022.
--Participated as a resource person for a workshop on ‘Designing Questionnaire and conducting interviews’, organized by MPISSR, Ujjain on 24 March 2022.

Sanjay Kumar
--Gave a presentation on ‘Verdict Punjab 2022’, at the Department of Political Science, Punjabi University, Patiala, on 31 March 2022.
--Delivered a keynote address on ‘Paradigm shift in the politics of North Western Region, at Mata Gujari College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab on 30 March 2022.
--Participated in a panel discussion on ‘Assembly Election and After’, organised by Laxmi Mittal South Asia Institute, Harvard University & India International Centre, on 30 March 2022.
--Delivered three lectures on ‘How to conduct research on Election’ at School of Governance, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune, 15 & 16 March 2022.
--Delivered two lectures on ‘Why election studies and how election studies’, AN Sinha Institute of Social Science Research, Patna, 5 March 2022.

E. Venkatesu
Delivered a lecture on ‘Sustainable development, emerging green technologies and implications for public policy’ organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, on 28 March 2022.

Ashutosh Kumar
--Delivered a lecture on ‘India's Constitutional democracy at 75: An institutional perspective’, organized by Bhagini Nivedita College, University of Delhi, March 2022.
--Gave a presentation for a Webinar on ‘Punjab Elections 2022: Making sense of AAP', organized by Sikh Formations, Routledge Journal, moderated by Dr Arvind-Pal Mandair (Michigan) and Dr Gurharpal Singh (SOAS).

Jagrup Singh Sekhon
--Delivered the keynote address in a two day National Seminar on ‘Human rights problems and challenges in North-West India’, organized by GND University Constituent College, Verka, Amritsar, 29 March 2022.
--Delivered the valedictory address in a National Seminar on ‘Phenomenon of migration in Punjab: Socioeconomic and political dimensions’ organized by Khalsa College, 26 March 2022.
--Participated in a webinar on ‘Drivers of radicalization: Punjab security matters’, organized by Institute for Conflict Management, New Delhi, 25 March 2022.
--Delivered the keynote address in a two day National Seminar on ‘Changing dynamics of politics in North-West India’ organized by GND University Constituent College, Ghuman, Gurdaspur, 24 March 2022.
--Participated in a panel discussion on ‘Assembly Elections 2022’ at the Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, 16 March 2022.
--Participated in a panel discussion on ‘New agenda of Punjab’, organized by Khalsa College, Amritsar, 12 March 2022.
--Participated in a discussion on the topic ‘Noida Punjab Elections’ on Zee News Media, from 8 March 2022 till 10 March 2022.

Lakhan Choudhary
--Participated as a panellist for a discussion on ‘GST ka zinn’ on Bansal News, 29 March 2022.
--Participated as a panellist for a discussion on ‘Rajhiti ka dharm aur dharm ki rajniti’, on Sadhna News, 28 March 2022.
--Participated as a panellist for a discussion on ‘Berozgari ghati, siyasat chidhi’, on IND 24 TV, 24 March 2022.
--Participated as a panellist for a discussion on ‘Aaj ka budget, vikas ka budget’, Bansal News, 9 March 2022.
--Participated as a panellist for a discussion on ‘Saugaton ka pitara sarvahara’, on IND 24 TV, 9 March 2022.
--Participated as a panellist for a discussion on ‘Budget ka countdown’ on IND 24 TV, 8 March 2022.
--Participated as a panellist for a discussion on ‘Davon par kitna dam’, on IND 24 TV, 3 March 2022.

   Lokniti is currently engaged in a few of projects/studies. First, Lokniti has partnered with the M.S. Merian – R. Tagore International Centre of Advanced Studies ‘Metamorphoses of the Political’ (ICAS: MP)  for a Study of Urban Poor in Delhi: Experiences, Expectations & Engagements, being conducted among people living in slums spread across 11 districts in Delhi. The data entry for this project has been completed and currently, it's in the data analysis stage. 

Second,  Lokniti has also partnered with  Konrad Adenauer Stiftung for a national study that looks into citizens' media consumption and practices. The survey is comprehensive in nature and attempts to capture people's access, practices, and concerns with respect to all forms of media - traditional, new, and evolving. The project is in the data analysis stage currently.

Third, Lokniti has also collaborated with Kings College London for a study on 'Democracy and Health in India: Voter Expectation Survey'. The survey has been conducted in five states namely Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and UP. The fieldwork was completed in all five states between 25 March 2022 till 5 April 2022. 

Fourth, Lokniti has also collaborated with Common Cause for a study on 'Surveillance and Democracy in India'. A meeting was organized on the 4th of April to discuss the questionnaire and finalize the sampling of the states and cities.