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He, who will not reason, is a bigot; he, who can not, is a fool; he, who dares not, is a slave.
~ B. R. Ambedkar
Pleased to have had the opportunity to be part of the survey team for a recent study by @fasagristudies in West Godavari, and to write a short note on rural–rural seasonal migration of casual wage workers in agriculture to West Godavari.
Read the latest #FASBlog “From West Bengal to West Godavari: Rural to Rural Migration of Casual Wage Workers in Agriculture” by C. A. Ruthu ( @ruthuca4 ), Research Officer, Foundation for Agrarian Studies.
Blog link: fas.org.in/from-west-bengal-…
“the excess flow in a single year is enough to irrigate the land for another twenty!”
Read the latest #FASBlog “Features of the Irrigation System in West Godavari” by C. A. Ruthu ( @ruthuca4 ), Research Officer, and Sai Chandan Kotu ( @sai_kotu ), Senior Research Assistant, Foundation for Agrarian Studies.
Blog link: fas.org.in/features-of-the-i…
high fertiliser use need not always mean imbalanced use.
Read the latest #FASBlog “Fertilizer Use in Andhra Pradesh: Why West Godavari Matters” by Ajil Mankunnummal ( @AJILM2 ), Research Officer, Foundation for Agrarian Studies.
Blog link: fas.org.in/fertilizer-use-in…
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Read the latest #FASBlog “Fertilizer Use in Andhra Pradesh: Why West Godavari Matters” by Ajil Mankunnummal ( @AJILM2 ), Research Officer, Foundation for Agrarian Studies.
Blog link: fas.org.in/fertilizer-use-in…
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Yesterday, @IndianExpress reported an unprecedented rupture inside the Election Commission: TWO of its three members objecting on record, 14 times in 10 months, to decisions taken without their knowledge.
Today, the second part of our investigation looks at the concern Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi flagged most often: Who really controls our electoral rolls?
We followed that question to Goa, where we found something deeply concerning.
Stay with me....
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The Election Commission of India is under fire like never before.
The SIR has struck 13 crore names off draft rolls, putting the EC at the centre of intense public debate over its role in deciding who gets to vote — and who doesn’t.
HOWEVER, what nobody knew: through that same period, some of the sharpest questions were being asked from inside.
Out today, after months of work. Our #ExpressInvestigation 🧵
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The second seminar of the FAS Young Scholars’ Online Seminar Series, July-November 2026, will be presented by Anjana Kesav, PhD Scholar, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 4 PM IST.
To attend the seminar, register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
To know more: fas.org.in/industry-events/y…
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Dayanidhi Maran, DMK MP, Tamil Nadu, asked the right question in Parliament.
Meta chief is summoned for taking down PM’s video.
But who will answer for Delhi Police using Meta smart glasses to scan, identify and hunt student protesters?
Same night. Same tech. Same company.
Police wear these “pervert glasses” at Jantar Mantar, record faces, match them, and knock on doors. Peaceful young people protesting paper leaks and exam fraud are treated like criminals.
Government’s priority is clear: protect the PM’s post. Crush the students.
This is not law and order. This is state-sponsored surveillance dressed up as smart policing.
Privacy for the powerful. Cameras for the powerless.
How long will we let our children be tracked and thrashed like cattle while the same government lectures Meta about free speech?
Shame. Absolute shame.
#MetaGlasses #StudentSurveillance #PrivacyIsDead
@Dayanidhi_Maran
"Kerala’s people paid for this port with their taxes and their patience. They are entitled to a government that reads the fine print, names the real buyer, prices the real deal, and refuses to sign until the port that the public built serves the public that built it".
Who Really Owns Vizhinjam? Has a Deal Hoodwinked Kerala Out of a Port it Built?
V. Namasivayam, R. Ramakumar✍️
thewire.in/political-economy…
Kerala is India’s standout State by every indicator of social progress and human development. Dr V. K. Ramachandran, economist and Vice-Chairperson of the Kerala State Planning Board, shows how it presents to the country and the world “a democratic, socially inclusive, participatory, high-growth, and sustainable alternative development policy” — and, I would add, model — over the past decade.
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Just a few weeks ago, Mark Carney, Canada's liberal Prime Minister whom trump calls governor Carney, gave a rousing speech at Davos about the fading rules-based order. Invoking Thucydides, he rejected the rule of the mighty and urged a third way. Last month, at the Munich Security Conference, Germany's chancellor Merz, who was concerned about a US takeover of Greenland, repeated Carney's views on the rules-based order. For the past four years, European diplomats and leaders have been lecturing the rest about the primacy of international law and territorial sovereignty and the need to punish Russia over the Ukraine invasion.
Did you see at least one of them condemn this blatant aggression against a sovereign country in the South and the assassination of its head of state? (Zelensky by the way was one of the first leaders that welcomed the war on Iran).
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A historic moment for Kerala as we fulfil our promise to Wayanad. Tomorrow, we dedicate Phase I of the world-class township, providing 178 families with a new beginning after the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides. This is a testament to our unity and unwavering resolve to rebuild. Warmly inviting everyone to witness this historic moment.
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Love, harmony and hearts big enough for everyone. Welcome to God’s Own Country.
#LandOfHarmony #KeralaTourism
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The latest edition of our peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Review of Agrarian Studies (15, 2), is out now!
Have a look at the list of articles that feature in the RAS (15, 2)!
To access the journal or to order a hard copy, visit: ras.org.in/index.php?browse_…
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The articles, introduced by Jens Lerche, throw light on the agrarian economy of Uttar Pradesh.
The latest edition of our peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Review of Agrarian Studies (15, 2), is out now!
Have a look at the list of articles that feature in the RAS (15, 2)!
To access the journal or to order a hard copy, visit: ras.org.in/index.php?browse_…
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#KeralaLeads India by miles in closing the #DigitalDivide
I analysed national sample survey data from 2025 to measure digital access across major states — and #Kerala operates on a different plane.
Here’s what the data reveals when we zoom in on the most excluded group. 👇📊
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We begin the International Conference on Agrarian Change with the inaugural sesion. Dr Sandipan Baksi welcomes the participants and lays out the last 25 years of the Foundation's research.
#agrarianchange2025
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Unorganised manufacturing in India has grown but not in modern sectors. @pcmohanan and Aloke Kar look at the trends in unorganised manufacturing in India, its gender dimensions, and other features: ras.org.in/index.php?Article….
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Unionized Workers defeat corporate authoritarianism at #Samsung factory in Chennai.
After Tripartite discussions, agreement signed b/w elected Samsung India Workers' Union and Samsung management to provide regular salary hike over the next three years.
#SamsungWorkers #CITU
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The Wire featured a research study published in the @reviewagrarian challenging the recent claims on poverty reduction, showing that 26.4% of Indians remain below the poverty line. The article also refers to the recent RAS Editorial and a panel discussion by the Foundation for Agrarian Studies on measuring poverty in India.
📄 Read the research paper: ras.org.in/?Article=poverty_…
Access the RAS editorial: ras.org.in/index.php?Article…
🎥 Watch the recording of the panel discussion: fas.org.in/events/measuring_…
📖 Read the Wire article: thewire.in/economy/new-study…
#PovertyInIndia #AgrarianStudies #TheWire #PovertyMeasurement







































