𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫: Essay for IAS INTRODUCTION At first sight, forests appear to belong more to the domain of ecology than
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Land Reforms: Promise, Politics, and Persistent Inequality
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction Land reforms in India were
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Sanskritization to Social Media: Revisiting M. N. Srinivas in Contemporary India
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction Indian sociology owes a great
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Digital Divide and Unequal Access to Social Change
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction The rapid expansion of digital
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Care Economy, Ageing Population, and Family Responsibility
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction India is undergoing a silent
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Science vs Faith: Vaccine Hesitancy and Religious Beliefs
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction In modern societies, science is
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Secularism Under Stress: Changing State–Religion Relations
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction Secularism has long been regarded
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Religion, Identity Politics, and Social Polarisation
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction Religion has always been more
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Protest Politics: From Street to Social Media
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction Protest politics has long been
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Social Movements in the Age of Digital Mobilisation
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction The character of social movements
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Platform Capitalism, Gig Workers, and New Forms of Alienation
Platform Capitalism, Gig Workers, and New Forms of Alienation (Relevant for Sociology Paper 1, Paper 2 , GS Society )
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Scientific Method vs Narrative Truth in Social Research
Scientific Method vs Narrative Truth in Social Research (Relevant for Sociology Paper 1, Paper 2, Society [GS] ) Introduction Social
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Limits of Positivism in Studying Contemporary Social Movements
Limits of Positivism in Studying Contemporary Social Movements (Relevant for Sociology, Society [GS] ) Introduction Contemporary social movements—ranging from environmental
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Can Social Sciences Be Value-Neutral in Polarised Societies?
Can Social Sciences Be Value-Neutral in Polarised Societies? (Relevant for Sociology, Society [GS] ) Introduction The ideal of value-neutrality has
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Interdisciplinarity and the Expanding Scope of Sociology in Policy-Making
Interdisciplinarity and the Expanding Scope of Sociology in Policy-Making (Relevant for Sociology Optional – Paper I Sociology Optional – Paper II (Indian
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