Urban Poor in Delhi: Experiences, Expectations & Engagements

Lokniti partnered with the M.S. Merian – R. Tagore International Centre of Advanced Studies ‘Metamorphoses of the Political’ (ICAS: MP)  for a study on the Urban Poor in Delhi. The study was conducted among people living in slums spread across 11 districts in Delhi. This survey of over 1,000 people across 55 slums in the national capital sheds light on the conditions they live in, the problems they face every day, and who they trust can solve them.

Lokniti published the following articles in The Indian Express, based on the data collected from the study. 
 

 PUBLICATIONS

 

 
Ashutosh Kumar
Delivered a lecture on ‘Dr. Ambedkar: Indian Constitution and the Issue of Social Justice’, organized by P.G. Government College for Girls, Chandigarh, for Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, 13 April 2022.

Suhas Palshikar
--Participated as a panelist for a discussion on ‘Controversial veil: The hijab controversy’ at ILS Law College, Pune, 25 April 2022.
--Gave an interview on the topic ‘Indian Democracy’, organized by Fergusson College, Pune, 18 April 2022.
--Participated as a panelist for a discussion on ‘State Assembly Elections’, for a Workshop at King’s India Institute, on Overarching Trends, London (hybrid mode), 4 April 2022.

Sanjay Kumar
Delivered two lectures on ‘Data and Election’, for the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi, 29 April 2022.

KK Kailash
Delivered a lecture on 'Public health and the federal spirit in the Constituent Assembly' at a Conference on Public Health and Federalism in India, organized by Thakur Family Foundation, 22-23 April 2022.

Sandeep Shastri
 

--Delivered a lecture at the inaugural session for the Madhya Pradesh Ph.D. Colloquium 2022 and for the Plenary on the theme ‘Strategies for research design’, organized by Atal Bihari Institute for Good Governance and Policy Analysis (AIGGPA), 28 April 2022.
--Delivered the inaugural lecture on World Intellectual Property Rights Day, at Jagran Lakecity University, on 26 April 2022.
--Delivered the inaugural lecture on the theme ‘Building a Culture of Collaborative Research’ for a five-day Faculty Development Programme on Research in the Social Sciences organized by Presidency College, Bangalore, 25 April 2022.
--Delivered a lecture on the theme ‘Revamping of the Department Related Standing Committee system in the Indian Parliament’, organized by Research Colloquium Forum, Delhi, 19 April 2022.
--Delivered the welcome address for the Jagran Lakecity University Festival of Media and Design, on 17 April 2022.

Lakhan Choudhary
--Participated in a discussion on ‘Dwar-dwar v/s booth-booth’, on IND 24 TV, 28 April 2022.
--Participated in a discussion on ‘Koyale par kohram’, on Swaraj Express, 21 April 2022.
--Participated in a discussion on ‘Generic par jor’, on IND 24 TV, 18 April 2022.   
--Participated in a discussion on ‘Mahangai par mahabahas’, on Sadhna News, 17 April 2022.
--Participated in a discussion on ‘Mahangai ka mahayuddh’, on IND 24 TV, 14 April 2022.
--Participated in a discussion on ‘Rojgar par raphtar’, on Swaraj Express, 4 April 2022.
--Participated in a discussion on ‘Chhota chunav badi ghoshna’, on IND 24 TV, 1 April 2022.

   Lokniti is currently engaged in a few projects/studies. First,  Lokniti has 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 report writing stage currently.

Second, 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. A meeting was held on the 27th of April 2022 to discuss the preliminary findings of the study. 

Third, 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.