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Monthly Archives: December 2013

in which we argue the critics are missing the real picture on NOTA

December 10, 2013 · by m rajshekhar | tagged Chhattisgarh, Naxalism, Tribals | Leave a comment

The popular perception is that the ‘none of the above’ (NOTA) option – a measure of rejection of all candidates – did not make a difference in the recent assembly elections, being as low as 0.6% in Delhi. But the NOTA choice came third in terms of votes polled in as many as 148 of […]

india sees a surge in voter turnout

December 5, 2013 · by m rajshekhar | tagged Chhattisgarh | Leave a comment

All the five states that went to polls over the past month, and whose results will be announced on Sunday, have seen an increase in voter turnout. While Rajasthan has recorded the highest jump of 9%, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have posted an increase of 4.5% and 3.5% respectively. Political parties have attributed this higher […]

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Out on 18 January, 2021

Reviews

KRA Narasiah (The Hindu): “M. Rajshekhar’s deeply researched book… holds a mirror to Indian democracy, and finds several cracks.”

Rohit Chandra (Open): “…excels at connecting the local to the national.”

T Sundararaman (Seminar): ‘…refreshingly new writing on the play between India’s dysfunctional democracy and its development challenges…‘ (Fifth review on webpage)

Suhit Kelkar (Business Standard Weekend): “A patient mapping and thorough analysis of the Indian system’s horrific flaws…” (Image here)

G. Pramod (Malayala Manorama): “33 മാസം, 6 സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ, 120 റിപ്പോർട്ടുകൾ: ജനാധിപത്യം തേടി മഹത്തായ ഇന്ത്യൻ യാത്ര… (33 months, 6 states, 120 reports: Great Indian journey in search of democracy…”

Mohammad Sajjad (www.qindeelonline.com): “Hindustan ki maujooda siyasi wa maaashi soorat e hal”

Sandeep Dikshit (The Tribune): “What emerges is the image of a state that is extractive, dominant, casteist and clientelist.”

Manas Chakravarty (www.moneycontrol.com): “…reporting at its best. The picture that emerges is of a democracy that has been hijacked by vested interests, interested only in power and pelf.“

Book events

6 March: Pen@Prithvi. Register here.

20 February: A discussion between scholars Usha Ramanathan, Tridip Suhrud, MS Sriram and me to formally launch Despite the State

6 February: DogEars Bookshop, Margoa

5 February: The Polis Project

30 January: Founding Fuel

25 January: Miranda House Literary Society

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