I showcase here textual and visual gems of a geek mixed methods ethnography in political science and sociology, focusing mainly on educated youth, representation and political becoming in contemporary India. The repository gravitates around a monograph in preparation on campus activism and Indian democracy, and introduces the curated material of an archival exhibition on student politics. I have a growing interest in text analysis and the study of populist speeches. Content is open access.
§︎ Research foci
• Youth activism as political self-fashioning
• Political archives and the pamphleteers
• Populist style as political representation
• Political intermediaries, elites and subalterns
• Ethnography of political ambition in India
• Text analysis, speeches and lifeworlds
§︎ Contents
• Publications: articles · preprints · op-eds
• Collaborations: ceri · iiit-d · icas-mp
• Datasets: parcha · dips
• Curation: memories of change
• Syllabi: sciences po · king's · cemis
• Code: r · python
• Photography: fieldword photos
• E-library: nonfiction
Pamphlets delving into the broad apectrum of gender issues inside and outside campus spaces. This specific selection engages with the creation, the work and the demise of the Gender Sensitization Committee against Sexual Harassment…
Pamphlets showcasing the student-led debates surrounding the implementation of affirmative action provisions for Other Backward Classes in Indian universities. This specific selection engages with the implementation of Mandal (I & II) recommendations as well as…
Pamphlets showcasing the engagement of students with Hindu nationalism. This specific selection grapples with the debates surrounding the Ayodhya dispute following the destruction of Babri mosque. This material is exhibited in the form…
Pamphlets showcasing the involvment of student activists during the Emergency. This specific selection engages with the crackdown of the Indira Gandhi administration on Jawahalal Nehru University student activism in 1975. This material is exhibited…
Selected pamphlets pertaining to the theme of theme of campus-based ‘dissent’. This material, sorted date-wise is exhibited in the form of a stack of pamphlets. They are part of the Memories of Change exhibition.
Pamphlets showcasing the acrimonious debates revolving around caste questions in campus spaces, in particular in Jawaharlal Nerhru University. This material is exhibited in the form of a pamphlet stack in the Memories of Change exhibition.
Selected pamphlets revolving around questions of gender in campus spaces, in particular in Jawaharlal Nerhru University. This material is exhibited in the form of a pamphlet stack in the Memories of Change exhibition.
Selected pamphlets from campuses such as Jawaharlal Nehru University, pertaining to the theme of the liberalisation of Indian economy. This material is exhibited in the form of a pamphlet stack in the Memories…
Indrani Mazumdar is currently a researcher at the Centre for Women’s Development Studies. He shares her experience of being a student at JNU for her Bachelors and participating as a student protester against the Emergency of 1975-77.
Prakash Karat pursued his PhD from JNU in the 1970s. He played an important role in the formation of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union and its constitution. He shares his experience of the creation of the Students’ Union and…
Sanjay Joshi is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). He pursued a masters in media studies from Jamia Milia University. He shares his stories of student activism during his time as a student.
Batti Lal is a former student activist at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He shares his experience of fighting for Dalit rights as a student activist. This material is exhibited as part of the Memories of Change exhibition.
Kanhaiya Kumar is a former president of the JNUSU. He came to national spotlight due to the Azadi slogans shouted at JNU in 2016. This material is exhibited as part of the Memories of Change exhibition.
Most speeches of Narendra Modi are found on the Narendra Modi website, on the Press Information Bureau and on the PM India website. However, some of the campaign speeches, mostly in Hindi and Gujarati…
These are preparatory sketches prior to the making of the figures of the draft article “Aping the People”: A Text Analysis of Populist Mimesis in Narendra Modi Speeches. A copy of the final figures are available on the…