Publications

In a Cournot oligopoly set up with constant marginal cost and linear demand, innovation is rewarding, i.e., profit enhancing. We show that the same may not be true when marginal costs are increasing. In contrast…

Co-Author: Sanjay Shenoi P, Doctoral Scholar, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru The paper examines adopting the ‘just sustainability’ principle in India’s water governance that can balance human water demands and ecological…

This article suggests that rather than studying the “failures” of the individual trusts to foster sanitary built environments, we should pay attention to the contingent workings of the city trusts that were constitutively designed for…

The two major political fronts have remained ambivalent about the caste census. This reflects not only fears about electoral arithmetic, but also deeper apprehensions that it could disrupt Kerela’s carefully maintained political stability and expose…

“The worsening water crisis highlights an urgent need for better groundwater governance in India.” Views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not reflect the opinion or stand of the…

A book review of Malleable Māra: Transformations of a Buddhist Symbol of Evil by Michael D. Nichols Sanctum Books, New Delhi, 2025. Views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do…

The book review distills some of the main arguments of Nair’s pathbreaking historical study of Secularism, in most of modern South Asia. The review highlights the importance of studying the intellectual and social history of key…

The recently released Malayalam film Narivetta has sparked public discussions in Kerala regarding the 2003 Muthanga land struggle. But, 22 years later, RTI responses reveal that spending on special Adivasi funds and promised land allocations…

Contractual relationships in India are governed by the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Why do we even have such an old enactment governing the bedrock of business relationships? The answer lies in the stability of the…

How do we understand the politics of the subaltern if they seek to speak not the language of subalternity but of supremacy? This chapter explores the uses and abuses of vernacular terms of backwardness and…

Groundwater regulation in India is always property rights-based, following the common law framework of the land-water nexus. This regulatory framework has proved to be inequitable, non-inclusive and unsustainable in the context of increasing water demands…

Co-author Dr. Moiz Tundawala This piece is written against the backdrop of the recent Indo-Pak confrontation and the frenzied discussions about India’s re-hyphenation with its neighbour. It argues that while enmity remains a salient feature of…