 Ongoing Projects
Lokniti-CSDS Umbrella Studies
Lokniti-CSDS is involved in various studies. The studies aim to explore diverse voting behaviors, and political attitudes and gather comprehensive information about political and social preferences and issues influencing their democratic participation.
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Completed Projects
Lokniti-CSDS Karnataka Welfare Scheme Study
Lokniti-CSDS, in collaboration with Indus Action, has completed a study on the impact of welfare schemes on the well-being of women and their households. The project aims to explore the impact of the schemes on women and household choices, focusing on areas such as health, education, nutrition, mobility, livelihoods, and women's decision-making power.
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PUBLICATIONS
Newspaper Articles
Sanjay Kumar
-- Siyaasi Sangram kaa Yaadgaar Saal, Hindustan, December 26, 2024
-- (with Krishangi Sinha) One Nation, One Election, we must look before we leap, Mint, December 26, 2024
-- (With Devesh Kumar) Are Congress EVM allegations a legitimate concern or a strategic diversion? The Hindu, December 18, 2024
-- India Gathbandhan me in dinoo sabkuch theek nahi chal rahaa hai, Dainik Bhaskar, December 17, 2024
Suhas Palshikar
-- Takeaways from Maharashtra Elections,Times of India, November 27, 2024.
-- Gujarat Model cha Maharashtra at paayrav (Toehold of Gujarat Model in Maharashtra, Sunday, Loksatta, December 8, 2024.
-- In the name of constitution, Edit Page, Indian Express, December 19, 2024
-- BJP’s Master Message was the defining feature of 2024’s political mobilization, December 26, 2024.
Sandeep Shastri
--How BJP managed Allies in 2024, NDTV, December 31, 2024.
-- Elections in 2024: A Reflection of India’s Diversity Dividend, NDTV, December 03, 2024.
-- The Multiverse of Indian Democracy, Prajavani, December 02, 2024.
Hilal Ahmed
-- Five things Rahul Gandhi needs to do in 2025 to build on his popularity, The Indian Express, December 31, 2024.
Rejeshwari Deshpande
--लाडक्या बहिणी एकगठ्ठा मतदान करतात? (Marathi- Do Beloved Sisters vote as one?), Loksatta, December, December 15, 2024
-- The Myth of the Women Vote Bank, Frontline The Hindu, December 27, 2024
-- Shaping of the Woman Constituency in Indian Elections: Evidence from the NES Data, Studies in Indian Politics 12(2), 303-317
-- धर्मनिरपेक्षतेचा खडतर प्रवास (Marathi- the difficult journey of secularism), Loksatta OP ED, October, 30th, 2024
-- टेलर स्विफ्ट नावाचे जांभळे धुके (Marathi- Lavender Haze called Taylor Swift) Anubhav, Diwali Special Issue 2024
Ashutosh Kumar
"Parliamentary Election in Chandigarh Union Territory: A Longer View with Focus on the 2024 Elections", Indian Studies Review, 5(2): 32-43.
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 TALKS
Sanjay Kumar
-- Chaired a Talk by Rajdeep Sardesai, who spoke on “The Election that Surprised India”, CSDS, December 17, 2024
-- Participated in a panel discussion on "Comparing Indian and US election", Mutual learning, Organsied by Christ University and US Consulate in Bangalore, December 12, 2024
-- Discussion for a research report on Electoral Participation of Women in Delhi: A Study of Lok Sabha Election 2024, Centre for Women’s Development Study (CWDS), New Delhi, December 12, 2024
Suhas Palshikar
-- Interview on One Nation One Election, One India (Marathi), One India Marathi, December 15th, 2024
Sandeep Shastri
-- Delivered the 6th Kulapati K M Munshi Memorial Oration on the theme "Education for 21 st
century needs - From the Teaching to the Learning Paradigm", Bharatiya Vidya
Bhavan, Kochi, December 30, 2024.
-- Presented a paper titled "Reimagining Centre-State Relations: Collaboration, Competition and Coordination" at an International Conference on "75 years of Governance under the Indian Constitution: Practices and Experiences", University Law College, December 21, 2024.
-- Participated in the Advisory Council Meeting of the Yeshwantpur Campus of the University, CHRIST ( a Deemed to be University), December 19, 2024.
-- Invited as a panelist at a discussion on "Decoding the US Elections", US Consulate General, Chennai and CHRIST ( a DEEMED TO BE University)
-- Delivered the Nobel Insight lecture 2024 on the theme "Nihon Hidankyo Credo: Survival, Hope and Reconciliation", MES College, December 05, 2024.
-- Invited as an expert assessor to examine the preparation for NAAC and NBA processes, REVA University, Karnataka, December 04, 2024.
-- Spoke at the Release of the Book "Reflections on Indian Politics", Dept of Political
Science, Bangalore University, and Southern Economist, December 03, 2024.
Rajeshwari Despande
-- Conducted a Fifth Research Capacity Development workshop for young South and South Asian scholars, Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) India, 25th -29th November; SIDA , Sweden and AAS, USA supported the workshop. Thirty Ph D scholars form India, Srilanka and other South Asian countries participated in the workshop.
Ashutosh Kumar
-- Delivered Lectures on Research Methodology in the capacity building programme, organised by Gautam Buddha University, Greater NOIDA, December 5, 2024.
-- Recorded Lectures for the Ministry of Education's SWAYAM-MOOC course for the course "Administrative Ethics in Governance", Educational Multimedia Research Centre, Punjabi University, Patiala, December 23, 2024.
E Venkatesu
-- Introduction to Administration, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, December 10, 2024.
-- Introduction to Administration, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, December 16, 2024
Priyanka Mittal
-- Presented a paper titled “The Interstices of Desire and Governmentality in the Lives of Children in an Urban Slum”, 14th Annual International Conference of Comparative Education Society of India, Panjab University, Chandigarh, November 22-24, 2024.
New Interns at Lokniti
Yugant Tamang
Dhruv Pandey
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