This reading list looks at the history of growing majoritarianism in India in the last three decades.
Off the Press
EPW's Translation Project
Editorials
If everyone laughs at the powerful, can they remain in power?
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Far from being a matter of any substance, the promotion of Hindi is a mere posture.
Commentary
In the times of the generalised ascendance of right-wing populism, it is necessary to have comparative view of right-wing governments and parties.
Special Articles
Based on voices coming from the Mahyavanshi community of Surat, and drawing from the intersection of urban studies and recent debates on Dalit experience, the relationship between Dalits and the city is examined.
Columns
Would market volatility amidst global trade tensions and uncertainty cause a global recession? Although the world’s major central banks had managed to avoid risks in the first week of June, despite some small variations at some maturities, the United States yield curve remained more or less as it was at the beginning.
Book Reviews
Mini-India: The Politics of Migration and Subalternity in the Andaman Islands by Philipp Zehmisch, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2017; pp xxii + 358, ₹ 1,100.
Review Issues
The rise of web-based social spaces has expanded the political sphere beyond the boundaries of the nation state, while also disseminating and shaping religious ideologies.
Special Issues
Using district-level data, the effect of financial literacy centres on financial inclusion in India is investigated.
