Category: TCPD Columns

One puzzling outcome of the Himachal Pradesh election is the fact that Congress won a comfortable majority of seats with practically the same vote share as BJP (43.9% against 43%). […]

Education eludes participation in politics. This is a common notion that has been making circles from small Indian households to Big Publishing Houses. The intent of this piece is to […]

  Background The Indian Administrative Service is the Executive part of the State which serves primarily the function of implementing policies enacted by the legislature. It has been a part […]

 INTRODUCTION Female labour participation in India has fallen over the last thirty years, beginning shortly after neo-liberalization in the 1990s which saw the shrinking of labour protection laws that were […]

Introduction Indian bureaucracy is considered one of the most aspired government jobs by Indian youth with a success rate of just 0.1%. The journey of becoming a bureaucrat tests the […]

Introduction In the Union Public Service Commission’s Civil Services Examination (2021), the top three ranks were grabbed by women. In 2020, out of the top 20 rank holders, 10 were […]

The 2019 election saw the highest percentage of women being elected to the Lok Sabha. However, this still constituted a mere 14% of the Members of Parliament, reflecting the massive […]

The 2021 West Bengal Assembly Elections had everyone waiting with bated breath for the results. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), and the Left-Congress-Indian Secular Front (ISF) […]

The entry of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab’s electoral space in 2017 and its subsequent disruption of the political status quo has led to two distinct phenomena–the arrival of […]

Presently, the world is at a pivotal moment, with gender equality at the forefront. From workplaces to homes — women-led movements are advancing an agenda focused on increasing equality and […]