UPIASI Post-doctoral fellow Ranjini Basu's recent review of Amit Bhaduri's book, 'The Emerging Face of Transformative Politics in India: Farmers' Movement,' published in Economic & Political Weekly, provides valuable insights into the state of agrarian politics in India! shorturl.at/biBPT

Super chuffed and equal parts giddy about this upcoming CASI spring seminar series. Looking forward to speaking on my postdoctoral research and meeting and listening to many others while on campus next month. UPIASI

Plain excited and grateful for this wonderful opportunity ! CASI is one welcoming and warm place for scholars. The Philly sun has also been kind and beautiful. Looking forward to the rest of my time here. Also immense gratitude for the UPIASI Postdoc Fellowship.

Those in and around Philly, please to come ! The talk abstract in the link. Holding my nerves but excited to share my postdoc research.

Our fellow sailor UPIASI Ranjini Basu will speak CASI this Thursday on what ecological transitions and crop diversification mean for farmers in Punjab. Join us if you are in the neighborhood!

This Thursday (2/15), CASI seminar will feature Ranjini Basu (UPIASI and CASI visiting scholar) speaking about paddy cultivation, farmers, and ecology in Punjab, a region at the heart of Indian Green Revolution and agrarian politics. Do join us. casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/ranjini…

"Don't treat farmers like they are criminals", said an emotional Dr Madhura Swaminathan Madhura Swaminathan , economist and daughter of Dr M S Swaminathan, at an event today celebrating the Bharat Ratna awarded to her father. Implementation of C2+50% MSP calculation is a key demand of

Our long standing collaborator, Ranjini Basu , Garware Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania ( Penn ) will be delivering a talk at CASI on the topic "Fraught with Contestations: Paddy Varieties, Agrarian Change and Farmers’ Mobilization in Indian Punjab".

As the issue of MSP takes centre stage the issue of what constitutes "remunerative" prices (thus, incomes) for agri commodities is necessarily tied to the issue of costs. Join this interesting discussion on this important theme tomorrow, organised by Foundation for Agrarian Studies Deepak Mercy Johnson

An aspect not looked at. Muslim women often work as home based workers and lost all their savings and incomes in the Delhi 2020 riots, with no compensation for the losses. A story I wrote after a visit to a relief camp in North East Delhi. newsclick.in/Delhi-Riots-Mu…

Registrations open !  Webinar  on India's defence sector in changing geopolitics. Ashley J. Tellis @AnitMukherjee Bharat Karnad will analyse trends through the lens of defence modernization, indigenization, & diversification.  Register: shorturl.at/fmuwT #25yearsofUPIASI

Signature campaign by TISS - Tata Institute of Social Sciences alumni concerned with suspension and debarred entry of Dalit PhD scholar Ramadas Prini Sivanandan. This action is opposed to the democratic values and ideals of social justice that were taught to us. Please sign and share docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

More than 600 concerned alumni of TISS - Tata Institute of Social Sciences have signed a statement in solidarity with Ramadas Prini Sivanandan. They have appealed to the admin to immediately revoke the two year suspension order which goes against the democratic values, ethos of social justice & inclusivity.

Reminded of my friend Lucilla work on bringing out the plight of the migrant farmworkers in Italy which are consequences of the European agriculture policies. A far right government does not help either.

Still time for UPIASI Garware #Postdoctoral Fellowship '24 applications. Great opportunity for recent PhDs researching contemporary India. Personally, a gratifying experience that allowed to start independent research project. Pls apply & share: surl.li/urlmj

Happy to share that this trimester I am Visiting Faculty at NLSIU teaching an elective 'Agriculture Policy & Development in India: Major Debates in Political Economy' to senior LLB, LLM and Masters in Public Policy students.

Only around half of India usually eats three or more meals a day. Richer people are more likely to do this, but region can be an even bigger factor, HCES/CES data shows. With Roshan Kishore hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/n…

I recently got the opportunity to present a paper on my postdoc research UPIASI at the annual IIPPE conference, Istanbul as part of the J of Agrarian Change Working Group panel. One of the highlights was to find Henry Bernstein in the audience & receive a very encouraging comment

Meet this year's CASI scholars & fellows and read about their latest work! casi.sas.upenn.edu/visitingschola…

Do attend this topical discussion on India and its neighbourhood. Registration link provided.