4/4
The way forward? Revitalize agonistic pluralism. Reject post-political consensus. Build inclusive democratic visions.
Mouffe, re-read through Kerala’s lens.
Paper out now. #KeralaElections#PoliticalScience
1/4
From a classroom discussion to a published paper.
Beyond Bipolarity: Eroding of Agonistic Pluralism and BJP’s Strategic Inroads in Kerala is now in print.
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The BJP exploited this by drawing a sharp frontier: “Hindus” vs “Anti-Hindu Forces.”
This isn’t just incremental gain. It’s a fundamental reconfiguration of Kerala’s political space.
Call for Papers 🚨
Parliaments in the Global South: Challenges and Transformations Hybrid workshop | UNAM, Mexico City + Zoom 6–7 Oct 2026
Organised with IPSA RC08 (Legislative Specialists)
Deadline: 31 July 2026
Submit here: https://t.co/XaD3kG9Rmz
A bit late to share - had the privilege of moderating a session on “The Aggression on Venezuela and the State of Hyper-Imperialism” by Dr. @NitheeshNaranan @ SIRP, @mgukottayam.
Grateful to Dr. @aparnaeswaran87 for the opportunity.
Call for chapters: The Routledge Handbook of South Asian Development which I'm co-editing with @CMihika and @MathildeMaitrot@CDS_Bath@bathsps
Esp keen to hear from ECRs, S Asia-based scholars. Deadline: 5 June 2026. Full call: https://t.co/7KY1mCIsm0
Pls RT.
Happy to be the #QuizMaster for the Quiz Competition at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, as part of the Campus DSU Youth Festival #BellaCiao.
Great experience with energetic, knowledge-seeking students!
@BadushaManjeri, PhD Scholar @uohpolsci, presented a paper at the 44th Annual Session of the South Indian History Congress held at @VIT_univ, Vellore (Dec 20-22, 2025).
Presented my paper “The Kerala Exception? Failure of Democratic Agonism and Radical Right Growth” at the International Seminar on Politics and Institutional Decay in India: Nature, Dynamics, and Challenges, organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Calicut.
Honoured to speak on “Understanding International Relations: Theories, Approaches & Key Concepts” at the UGC NET/JRF Lecture Series, Univ. of Kerala.
Thanks to @renojnk, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Political Science, for the kind invitation.
#UGCNET#JRF#PoliticalScience#IR
Honoured to have organised & co-moderated the panel discussion "Unrest & Uprising: The New Wave of Youth-Led Political Movements in South Asia" with Athira KV for the Centre for Cross-National Communication in South Asia @sirpmgu .
Honoured to be the Quiz Master for Cine Quest: Film Quiz
Organised by Commune Quiz Club, DSU, MGU as part of the 28th MGU International Film Festival.
A celebration of cinema, from Malayalam gems to world classics!
#CineQuest#FilmQuiz#MGUIFF#QuizMaster
Back on the Quiz Master’s podium! 🎤 Hosting the INDIA@79 Quiz for Pragyaan & Commune Quiz Club was an electrifying comeback. Huge thanks to the organisers, participants & @DSUMGU for making it a memorable event. #Quizzing#IndiaQuiz
Excited to be speaking on "Mapping Kerala's Electoral Terrain" at the Psephology Workshop organized by the Department of Political Science, @uocacin. Looking forward to engaging discussions on parties, elections, data, and democracy! 🗳️📊 #Psephology#KeralaPolitics
Late post, fresh skills! Attended an awesome 2-day FDP on NVivo (Feb 20–21) with @gitambangalore.
Leveled up my coding, thematic analysis, & visualization game. Research just got a major upgrade!
Big thanks to the mentors—time to put these tools to work! #ResearchSkills#NVivo
How BJP won Delhi?
- multiple factors in small measures added
- the dent in #ArvindKejriwal's USP
- verdict hold lesson for parties seeking re-election on welfare alone
- re-affirms BJP's dominance & disarray in opposition
My piece on results — https://t.co/49GI6ljZ3Z
📢Call for Papers
#workshop on #Emotions and the #Body. Entangled Concepts in the #Bengal to Balkans Complex (B2B)
🗓️September 25-26, 2025
Application deadline: 1 March 2025
For details & application: https://t.co/sICPHM52eg