A Call for Internet Voting in India: Register, Selfie-check, Vote, Verify – Aditya Raj and Himanshu Sharma
India is the largest democracy in the world. Our country conducts the world’s biggest elections with great pride and accountability.…
The Cyborgian Citizen? Or Subscriber Citizen? Enumeration, Denizenship, and the Indian Documentary State – Suhash Bhattacharjee
In June 2026, a Ministry of External Affairs official during a press conference made a statement while answering questions from…
Beyond Nehru and Patel: Sir Syed Saadulla’s Clause that Shaped Indian Democracy – Jeherul Bhuyan
In an era where India’s legislative bodies are frequently scrutinised for their functionality, the founding principles of their design demand…
The Question About Democracy: A Sociological Reflection – Abhijeet M. Vaidye
On the morning of the election, the city was unusually alive. Banners fluttered from electric poles, political slogans echoed from…
Deconstructing India’s Democracy: Essays in Honour of James Manor edited by Rob Jenkins and Louise Tillin – Malavika Pradhan
Deconstructing India’s Democracy: Essays in Honour of James Manor, edited by Rob Jenkins and Louise Tillin (published by Orient Blackswan…
Digital Democracy: Social Media’s Role in the 2024 Indian Elections – Srishti Ganguly
On June 4, the enormous task of tallying millions of votes for the 18th Lok Sabha election was completed by the Election Commission of India, marking the world’s greatest six-week, seven-phase democratic process. Like many others, I found myself immersed in social media, particularly Instagram’s ‘reel’ section, where I spent hours…
No Nation for Women: Reportage on Rape from India, the World’s Largest Democracy by Priyanka Dubey (2018): A Review by Srilagna Majumdar
Feminism begins with a basic recognition and a simple question. The recognition is that women have adhered to a class…
The Misinformation Capture and Hate Takeover: A Case Of Indian Media – Anjali Chauhan
The Indian media is in a state of crisis. And this crisis is not accidental or random, but systematic and…
Instant Access, Unequal Knowledge and Democracy – Maitrayee Chaudhuri
New information and communication technologies have ushered in a world of 24×7 breaking news; Twitter fights; WhatsApp messages; Facebook posts;…
A Book Discussion on Planning Democracy: Modern India’s Quest for Development With Nikhil Menon
Nikhil Menon is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. He is a historian of modern…