What a privilege to discuss my book "Fragile Hope" @stanfordpress with the brilliant Sanjukta Poddar @UniLeiden! A big thanks to the @NewBooksNetwork for hosting this conversation. newbooksnetwork.com/fragile-…

Thank you all who joined us yesterday for the Busuttil prize lecture delivered by Dr Sandhya Fuchs @FuchsSandhya. Compelling insights into the complexities of the fight for #HumanRights in a South Asian context! Read about the event here: royalasiaticsociety.org/jame…

Thrilled to be hosting a prize winner lecture on 4 Dec by Dr Sandhya Fuchs @FuchsSandhya, co-winner of the 2025 James J. Busuttil Prize for Human Rights, on her award-winning publication, Fragile Hope: Seeking Justice for Hate Crimes in India! Details: tinyurl.com/ras-251204

So proud of @FuchsSandhya! Joint winner of the James Busutill Medal Prize for Human Rights awarded by @RAS_Soc for her super book 'Fragile Hope', an ethnography of Dalits navigating the Prevention of Atrocities Act in Rajasthan, India. Congrats Sandhya! royalasiaticsociety.org/the-…

📚📚📚 New Book Review! 📚📚📚 Sandhya Fuchs reviews //Colonizing Kashmir: State-building under Indian occupation// by Hafsa Kanjwal @stanfordpress 2023 #anthrotwitter Find it here in AE 52.2: ⤵️ anthrosource.onlinelibrary.w…

In this thought-provoking interview with NLSIR Online, @FuchsSandhya discusses her groundbreaking book, "Fragile Hope: Seeking Justice for Hate Crimes in India." Moving beyond conventional analyses of conviction rates, Dr. Fuchs reveals how Dalit communities in Rajasthan interpret, mobilize, and find hope within a legal system often stacked against them. The conversation spans numerous critical issues: the ethnographic research methodology, the power of individual narratives in understanding systemic issues, the role of courts and public interest litigation, and the complex intersectionality of caste and gender. Dr. Fuchs discusses the concept of "legal meliorism" - gradual improvement through persistent legal engagement - while candidly addressing both the potential and limitations of special courts, protection cells, and legal reform efforts. Throughout the interview, she explores how victims navigate difficult choices between pursuing justice and avoiding further trauma.

Congratulations to Kshipra and Shiv Shankar for their victory over caste Hindus and caste violence.

Thanks to @frontlineindia1 for featuring my book on this exciting list:frontline.thehindu.com/books…

@LSELaw is hosting a "Socio-Legal Research Hub Seminar Series" this terms with some fantastic speakers! @smith22_jess, Mayer Suresh, @FuchsSandhya, @allowrites. Looking forward to these events!

A massive thank you to @bhanwarmegh, this work would not have been possible without your support!

Sunday pick ⚡️ ⁦@FuchsSandhya⁩ ⁦@bristol_crim⁩ draws on fieldwork w/ Dalit survivors of caste atrocities, human rights NGOs, police, & judiciary in Rajasthan/India in this brilliant read. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Buy in South Asia: navayana.org/products/the-fr… search.app/oFsbAvK7oRhn6H7m7

The programme for the 2nd conference of the Swiss Network for Law & Society is online and registration is open until 20.1.2025 - organized by our team @Anthro_UniBern Dates: 10-12.2.2025 Place: University of Bern, UniS lawandsociety.ch/2nd-confere…

This decision goes against the understanding of caste and social oppression at the heart of the PoA

You are cordially invited to attend Mukulika Banerjee’s Sciences Po talk: « A conceptual vocabulary from the study of Muslim society in South Asia » on Monday: please register! sciencespo.fr/south-asia-pro…

Don't miss our next seminar ⬇️ Dr Charlotte Ramble draws on her ethnographic fieldwork in Nepal to explore the contrasting experiences of families of two inmates who come from the same community but different socio-economic situations. 📅 3.15pm, 6 Dec 🔗 anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/caste-…

Beyond thrilled that this is finally out hard copies available very soon! 4 years’ labour, with truly exceptional chapters, including an Introduction that we hope sets the debate on sound & the region. taylorfrancis.com/books/edit… @LeverhulmeTrust @durham_history @unishefhistory

What a fantastic opportunity to go back home to St Antony's after all these years to have a truly inspiring discussion about my book. What a fantastic crowd!