The Myth of the ‘Village Republic’: M.N. Srinivas and the Reality of the Dominant Caste
On Gandhi Jayanti, it is common to remember Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of the Indian...
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Welcome to the Case Study Bank. This is a growing collection of classic and contemporary case studies, designed to provide relevant examples and ‘fodder material’ for your Mains answers. Each case study is tagged and linked to its relevant syllabus topic.”
The Spirit of the Tribe: Can Maharashtra’s Mahua Policy Empower or Exploit?
For centuries, the Mahua flower has been at the heart of tribal life in...
The Great Indian Conversation: How Village Deities and Sacred Texts Shape Each Other
How can a single civilization contain thousands of unique village deities, local customs, and...
The Invention of Poverty: How Arturo Escobar Deconstructed the ‘Development’ Myth
For over seventy years, “development” has been the grand project of our time—a self-evident...
A Conflict in Numbers: The NCRB’s Damning Data on Violence Against Manipur’s Tribes
For over a year, harrowing stories of violence have emerged from the conflict-torn state...
The Million-Year-Old Skull That’s Rewriting Our Family Tree
For decades, the story of human evolution has been told with a certain confidence:...
From Protest to Tragedy: State Violence and the Cry for Justice in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
In the historically restive hills of southeastern Bangladesh, a community’s cry for justice has...
The Space Where Magic Happens: Understanding Victor Turner’s ‘Liminality’ and ‘Communitas’
Think about a major life transition: a wedding, a graduation ceremony, or even the...
The Bow and the Brand: How a Jharkhand Archery Team is Reviving a Warrior History
When a new sports franchise is named, it seeks a title that evokes power,...
A Promise Unfulfilled: The Political Tug-of-War Over Ladakh’s Sixth Schedule Status
In the high-altitude landscape of Ladakh, a political storm has been brewing, centered on...