Research
CHANGING DIMENSIONS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: GENDERED SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS
There have been attempts to understand the existence of gender stratification historically and across cultures. The long-drawn struggle of feminists fighting for access to certain spaces has been predominantly regarding their participation and occupying public spaces. Why is it important to redefine the concept of public spaces? What is the need for safe public space, and why is it necessary to claim public spaces for women and, thus, for the feminist movement to succeed? Some of the major themes this article engages with are the inseparability of knowledge and spaces, the connection between space and gender stratification, and notions around women’s access to certain spaces and within supposedly correct timing brackets.
Depicting Dementia: Representation of Cognitive Health and Illness in Select Animated Short Films
Patients who have dementia are unable to remember events or happenings for more than a few moments at a time, resulting in them repeating their conversations, forgetting people’s faces, linguistic capabilities, etc. Unlike the popular notion, dementia affects the patient more than merely losing their immediate memory of things, events and people. At the onset, the patient may have difficulty navigating familiar environments like the supermarket or the park. Their attention span is also highly affected, with the patient zoning out of a conversation and merely staring into space mid-sentence.
The Popularity of India’s Cinema and the Role of Soft Power
Joseph Nye defined the concept of ‘Soft Power’ as the ability to obtain a preferred outcome by attraction rather than coercion or force. Thus, if a country aims to influence the choices of another country in contemporary times, it must take the route of co-option and seduction rather than threats and inducements.
Opportunities and challenges of India’s G-20 Presidency
As India has assumed the G-20 Presidency, the international political discourse and global agenda are going to see many new narratives – non-traditional issues, and of course, non-Western assertions.
India’s steady rise on the world stage is a better-late-than-never moment that many world powers, middle powers, and smaller nations expected and desired to happen, in the hope of a more balanced world order. Financially, India promises them a vast and demanding market; offers more non-prescriptive trade relations and investments to smaller nations; carries limited unilateral military and strategic ambitions, and gets along with both Western and non-Western blocs.
Of Hits and Misses of Inflation Targeting in India
Since the early 1990s, rule-based public policies have gained considerable popularity. In the area of monetary policy, Inflation Targeting (IT) emerged as a new framework which has often been praised and favoured for making price stability a primary objective of monetary policy. Following suit, India also adopted this framework in October 2016 after long preparations on the prerequisite of IT. Under this framework, the Union Government, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), initially fixed the inflation target at per cent for five years. In March 2021, it was retained for the next five years. But, the question remains, does RBI control the current price surge? Though having a single instrument for a single objective is good, what if the instrument is not optimal? To put it in context, it will result in a situation where the medicine turns worse than a disease.
Ganga’s Revival: A Distant Dream without Reimagining Policy
Ganga is one of the most significant rivers in India. The river has appeared in almost all election campaigns, particularly in the cow belt region. In 2017, when the BJP was campaigning for the Uttar Pradesh elections, its slogan was “Gaon, Gau, Ganga and Gita.” Unfortunately, with Ganga still overloaded with pollutants, all the extensive talks regarding Ganga’s conservation seem like prattle.
Sri Lanka Under Liquidity Trap
Sri Lanka is currently reeling under severe inflation and foreign exchange crisis with falling foreign currency assets and the government’s inability to foot the bill for essential imports. Sri Lanka has seen an enormous capital flight of this short term capital which has triggered a massive selloff in its bond market and currency. The central bank sold dollars in the foreign exchange (forex) market to stabilize the sliding rupee.
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A Pandemic of Failures
Lessons in Popular Resistance
Over the past three months, the farmers of the country have shown excellent resolve and organisation against the unilateral moves of the central government. In Punjab, the ongoing agitation had begun in November 2020. Tractor rallies across the state were held and widely publicised. The central government at that time had not anticipated that it could pose a serious challenge to its credibility and prove difficult to resolve the disagreement. It was only when the farmers assembled at the borders of Delhi and demonstrated their might and determination that the government took any serious notice of the issue. On Tuesday, the protests entered Delhi and occupied the Red Fort area.
Seminar Report
Muslims in European Citizenry: Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Sindre Bangstad
The Centre for Studies of Plural Societies (CSPS) organised a 'Distinguished Lecture'...
Book Discussion: Ideology and Organization in Indian Politics by Prof. Zoya Hasan
Centre for Studies of Plural Societies organised a book discussion on Ideology and Organization in...
Prophet Muhammad beyond Islamism
The Centre for Studies of Plural Societies (CSPS) organised a webinar on 19th July 2022,...
Book Discussion: Born a Muslim
Centre for Studies of Plural Societies (CSPS) organised a book discussion on Born a Muslim: Some...
Videos
The Nuts and Bolts of Writing a Research Proposal by Dr Madhan Mohan
The Centre for Studies of Plural Societies (CSPS) organised Academic Writing Workshop on a Research Proposal titled “The Nuts and Bolts of Writing a Research Proposal” by Dr Madhan Mohan on 27th September 2022.
Muslims in European Citizenry: Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Sindre Bangstad
Centre for Studies of Plural Societies organised an online ‘Distinguished Lecture’ on Muslims in European Citizenry on 10th Oct 2022. The lecture was delivered by Prof. Sindre Banstad, Visiting Professor at Princeton University, New Jersey, US and chaired by Prof. Bhaswati Sarkar, Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Academic Writing Workshop by Dr Kiran Keshavamurthy
The Centre for Studies of Plural Societies organised Academic Writing Workshop on 27th September 2022.
CSPS Research Colloquium: Communalism, Labour and Law in the Late Colonial Bombay by Dr Javed Wani
Centre for Studies of Plural Societies organised Research Colloquium on 15 September. Dr Javed Iqbal Wani presented a paper on Communalism, Labour and Law in Late Colonial Bombay.
Book Discussion: Ideology and Organization in Indian Politics by Prof. Zoya Hasan
Centre for Studies of Plural Societies organised a book discussion on Ideology and Organization in Indian Politics: Growing Polarization and the Decline of the Congress Party (2009-19) on 26th August 2022 at 4.00 PM (IST), authored by Prof. Zoya Hasan.
Prophet Mohammad beyond Islamism: Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Juan Cole and Dr Shadi Hamid
Prophet Mohammad had many critics belonging to various religions and tribes. His teachings face several questions even today when the world has progressed well beyond his time. Many Muslims and non-Muslims are still exploring and rethinking the relevance and significance of Muhammad as a Prophet and a human being.
In an attempt to understand “Prophet Mohammad beyond Islamism,” the Centre for Studies of Plural Societies organised a discussion by Prof. Juan Cole, author of “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires” and Dr Shadi Hamid, Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution. The session was chaired by Dr Manindra Thakur, Associate Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
