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.

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…

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. 
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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…

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

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'.

'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…

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…

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!

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

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.

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

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!
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Join us for this upcoming webinar looking at the hot and crucial topic of Indian federalism, which requires an urgent assessment.

Our collaborator, Ranjini Basu ( Garware Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Institute for Advanced Study of India CASI ) recently reviewed Amit Bhaduri's book 'The Emerging Face of Transformative Politics in India: Farmers’ Movement' in the Economic & Political Weekly .
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Wrote review of Amit Bhaduri's book Indian Farmers Movement for Economic & Political Weekly in latest issue. Took the opportunity reflect on the character of present agrarian politics in India. Thanks Awanish Kumar for giving the space and inviting critical thinking.
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Join to listen in about the major shifts happening in the world of trade and investments, and where does India position itself in this geopolitical gamut.

UPIASI Post-Doc @Ranjini_basu at the negotiations of the CFS on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment. Looking forward to the initiative and meaningful outcomes that promote the rights of women and girls worldwide #GenderEquality

Back again in Rome for the negotiations. Hope we have a meaningful text at the end of this week !

I will be always grateful to com. Madan Ghosh for the time and support he lend me during my PhD. With his vast years of experience which had roots in Burdwan district, his frank conversations on Bengal's peasant movement, its successes as well as challenges, taught me a lot.