Lokniti, a blog conceptualized, written and managed by the participants of Masters of Public Policy Programme at the National Law School of India University.

Joined December 2014
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Riah Rath in this piece reviews Article 15, movie directed by Anubhav Sinha. #article15 #MovieReview #ayushmankhurana #anubhavsinha Link⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/article-1…

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Kanhaiya analyses the interlink and influence of Politics and Education while tracing the interplay between the two from pre-independence to present with the help of interesting instances. #education #Politics #NehruvianEra #Politicisation Link⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/politicis…
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Dr. Atreyee Majumdar (@twitatreyee ) reflects on how we can build and sustain universities that are shaped by their own unique and independent identities. #highereducation #university #decolonization Link Below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/on-decolo…

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Bala concludes that the nuances of the social make-up of a city must be grappled with if one is to work towards building equitable and sustainable cities. #Bengaluru #residentialsegregation #socialissues Link Below ⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/caste-awa…

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Anshul analyses locally-informed interventions in slums of Bengaluru that have improved slum dwellers quality of life. The article reflects on what this implies for policy studies in this area. #urbanslums #bengaluru #Sustainable #selforganize Link below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/soliloqui…

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Ramish in this article examines the process for setting secondary school curriculum prior to the NEP 2020 and the changes NEP 2020 has made to this mechanism. #neweducationpolicy2020 #education #NEP2020 #curriculum Link below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/nep-2020-…

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Shubhama Singh examines the impact of new environmental policies on Van-Gujjars of Shivalik Forest ranges in this piece. He uses the lived experiences of the Van-Gujjars to make his case. #vangujjars #environment #tribal #landrights Link Below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/neglectin…

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As coastal commons shrink across the world, Ramish (@ramishmushkoh) examines the many hurdles to using Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to conserve coastal commons, as well as possible ways to overcome them. #Panchayatiraj #commons #coastal Link below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/conservin…

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Through this article, Chaitanya Bhat explores how Mumbai city has become fragmented over the years along ethnic and economic lines, with the seeds of this inequality having been sown in colonial planning and policies. Link below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/understan… #urbanization #Mumbai

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In this piece, Shubhankar Pradeep explores the links communcation technology and democracy, and how the former has worked both to deepen and erode the latter throughout history. Link below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/rise-of-i… #ict #democracy #information #communication #technology #india

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In this article, Sourav analyses how welfare delivery (or the lack of it) can affect political outcomes through different theoretical lenses in the context of the electoral experience of the BSP. Link below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/the-polit… #bsp #politics #Bahujan #welfare #UPElection

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In this article Archit attempts to explore the various caste-based electoral strategies that aided the rise (and fall) of BSP in Uttar Pradesh. Link below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/the-chang… #BSP #politics #uttarpradesh #lokniti #mayawati #Ambedkar #Lucknow

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Debating protection and freedom to be, to act, to rise, to question, to complain, to claim in these difficult times Such an inspiring morning with Sohini and Tanmay as we come close to the end of a 2nd semester of our course on #Accountability and #governance at @MPP_NLSIU
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The seemingly progressive Maternity Benefits Act may be reinforcing gender divisions in labour. In this essay, Saumya talks about the possible drawbacks of the legislations and the scope of Gender-Neutral Parental Leaves. Link below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/gender-in…

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In this piece, Mehak dives into how the high-modernist thinking of the city's principal architect, Le Corbusier, has embedded into its planning hierarchies of both caste and class. Link below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/understan…

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In this article Vidhi delves into the nuances of the gender gap that exists in India's judicial system. She explores the various facets of this chronic problem, and analyses the factors that hold women back from shattering this glass ceiling. Link below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/the-india…

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In this piece, Iman talks about tariff rationalisation and discuses its possible effects on electricity distribution with reference to the Tariff Policy of 2016. #electricity #electricityprovision #electricytariffs #tariffs #tariffpolicy2016 Link below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/tariff-ra…

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Writing about urban green spaces in India, Yavish takes the case of Delhi and highlights both the challenges these spaces face in a growing metropolis and the importance of putting policies in place to preserve them. Link below⤵️ mpp.nls.ac.in/blog/urban-gre…

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