Presenters: Neelanjan Sircar, Sreenivasan Jain, Manisha Priyam, Sugata SrinivasarajuIn the tumultous aftermath of the Karnataka election, many questions remain. What explains the BJP’s strong performance and the decline in Congress’s seats? What role did the JD(S) play? What is the relevance of the election for the 2019 Lok Sabha election? This event brings together experts […]

Presenters: Milan VaishnavThe run up to the 2019 national election promises to be exciting. Join us for a conversation with eminent political scientist Milan Vaishnav for a deep dive into the current state of Indian politics. Dr Vaishnav will focus on the seedy underbelly of electoral politics — how candidates are chosen, how parties and […]

Presenters: Ashutosh Varshney, Pradeep Chhibber, Vandita Mishra, Aditi PhadnisThe run up to the general elections in 2019 have already generated heated political debate. As political activity gains momentum, researchers and observers of Indian politics face the formidable task of interpreting and analysing the implications of these activities both on the immediate elections as well as […]

Presenters: Michael Walton, James CrabtreePopulism has emerged in various forms in many parts of the world in recent years. While it is typically associated with an anti-establishment and anti-elite narrative, it is striking how it often coincides with cronyism—favored relations between the state and (some) big business. This talk will seek to put some structure […]

Presenters: Mekhala Krishnamurthy, Harish Damodaran, V M SinghAs we approach the 2019 general elections, Rural and Agricultural distress is an issue which is likely to dominate the election discourse. Over the last few years, India has seen a significant increase in farmers movements, best exemplified by the ‘Kisan Long March’ which signified the emergence of […]

Presenters: Neelanjan Sircar, Gilles Verniers, Yamini AiyarThe state elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telengana and Mizoram are the last electoral tests for before the 2019 general elections. What do these results say about the state of strength of both national parties? How does the Congress-TDP alliance prefigure future opposition alignment? What do we learn […]

Presenters: Mukulika Banerjee, Gilles Verniers, Lipika Kamra, Rahul Verma, Barkha Dutt, Madhu Purnima Kishwar

Presenters: Jennifer Bussell and Gilles Verniers

Presenters: Philippe Van Parijs, Rathin Roy and Yamini Aiyar

Presenters: Rahul Verma, Supriya Sharma, Neelanjan Sircar, Gilles Verniers and Sheela Bhatt

Presenters: Louise Tillin and Yamini Aiyar

Presenters: Indrajit Roy and Gilles Verniers

Presenters: Brian Min, Neelanjan Sircar, Ashwini K. Swain and Gilles Verniers

Presenters: Rahul Verma, Neelanjan Sircar, Gilles Verniers and Yamini Aiyar

Presenters: Rahul Verma, Neelanjan Sircar and Gilles Verniers

Speakers: Mekhala Krishnamurthy, Senior Fellow, CPR and Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Ashoka University Harish Damodaran, Rural Affairs and Agriculture Editor, Indian Express Surinder Jhodka, Professor of Sociology, Jawaharlal Nehru University Moderator: Gilles Verniers, Co-Director, TCPD and Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Ashoka University and Senior Visiting Fellow, CPR About the Discussion The passing of […]

In conversation: Ashwini Deshpande, Professor of Economics and Founding Director, Centre for Economic Data and Analysis, Ashoka University Christophe Jaffrelot, Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology, King's India Institute, London Mohammad A.Khan, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ashoka University Moderator: Gilles Verniers, Co-Director, TCPD and Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Ashoka University and Senior Visiting Fellow, […]

Centre for Policy Research and Trivedi Centre for Political Data is Hosting poet Badri Narayan's book "Republic of Hindutva" He will be in conversation: Saba Naqvi Author and Journalist Varghese K George: Associate Editor, The Hindu Amit Ahuja: Associate Professor, University of California Santa Barbara The Session will be moderated by: Gilles Verniers    

The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and the Trivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD), Ashoka University invite you to a virtual panel discussion on Elections amidst a Pandemic: Decoding Verdict of Assembly Polls 2021 Panelists: SY Quraishi, Former Chief Election Commissioner & Distinguished Fellow, TCPD Neelanjan Sircar, Assistant Professor, Ashoka University & Senior Visiting Fellow, CPR Gilles Verniers, […]

  Panellists: SY Quraishi, Former Chief Election Commissioner & Distinguished Fellow, TCPD Satendra Kumar, Political Ethnographer & Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Simla Neera Chandoke, Former Professor of Political Science, Delhi University Moderator: Gilles Verniers, Co-Director, TCPD & Assistant Professor, Ashoka University

    The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and the Trivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD), Ashoka University invite you to a virtual book discussion on: Whole Numbers and Half Truths: What Data Can and Cannot Tell Us About Modern India by Rukmini S. Panelists:  Rukmini S, Author and Independent Data Journalist. Milan Vaishnav, Senior Fellow and Director, South Asia Program […]

  The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and the Trivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD), Ashoka University invite you to a virtual panel discussion on Political Consultants and Datafication of India's Election Campaigns Panellists:  Amogh Dhar Sharma, ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford Shivam Shankar Singh, Author, How to Win an Indian Election Sumitra Badrinathan, Postdoctoral Research […]