Sumanta Roy

Electronic Waste, E-waste workers, and part-time politics!! PhD Student at @WSUPullman; Student Reporter @PARInetwork. #ProudJNUite #gocougs

[Sumanta Roy @SumantaRoyy]

Power that fears questions will always fear the people asking them!

[Vaishna Roy @vaishnaroy]

This is the only response this govt is capable of. Brute force.
Dialogue, resolution, responsibility, all this is alien to it.

[Sumanta Roy @SumantaRoyy]

@Ei_Samay এ প্রকাশিত আমাদের প্রতিবেদন।
এসআইআর, মতুয়��� সমাজ এবং সীমান্তবর্তী বাংলার বদলে যাওয়া রাজনৈতিক সমীকরণ নিয়ে।
@arghya_bala
https://t.co/kmIY57K5Wk

[Sumanta Roy @SumantaRoyy]

New byline in @thewire_in

On children, AI, social media, and why the burden of proof must lie with technology companies.

https://t.co/61sD0G8OM3

[The Wire @thewire_in]

The emphasis has structurally shifted from being on the playground, the street, the classroom, the family courtyard, the printed book, and the peer group to the screen, the algorithmic feed, and the AI chatbot.

Sumanta Roy, Soumyadeep Guha✍️
https://t.co/OkBTg9lBr4

[Frontline @frontline_india]

NEW | Why West Bengal’s Matua community voted BJP despite electoral roll deletions, explain Arghya Protim Bala and Sumanta Roy

https://t.co/MMj68qKpEn

[Sumanta Roy @SumantaRoyy]

Happy to share our latest piece for @frontline_india , with @arghya_bala

It explores the politics of the Matua community, citizenship, and recognition in contemporary West Bengal.

Happy reading!

https://t.co/Xd1Pjs23Iw

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"মুসলমান ভোট তৃণমূল থেকে মুখ ফেরাল কেন?" reflects on political representation, organizational change, and the evolving nature of Muslim politics in West Bengal.

[Sumanta Roy @SumantaRoyy]

Happy to share our latest op-ed with @arghya_bala , published in @Ei_Samay (a Bengali daily) today.

https://t.co/TlN7lp7we6

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As the Indian Secular Front (ISF) gains ground, this raises a key question: is this a structural change or a response to electoral pressure, and how Muslim voters respond may shape what comes next.

Would love to hear your thoughts!

[Sumanta Roy @SumantaRoyy]

In this piece for @deccanherald we examine how TMC’s Muslim leadership is gradually shifting, from traditional power networks to a more governance-focused approach.
#WestBengalLegislativeAssemblyelection2026

[Deccan Herald @DeccanHerald]

West Bengal polls 2026: TMC shifts Muslim leadership phases out old guard. https://t.co/kUOIkADvyl

@SumantaRoyy @arghya_bala.

[The Wire @thewire_in]

When Cinema Stops Questioning Power

The boundary between the state and the multiplex is no longer blurred; it is, increasingly, indistinguishable.

Himadri Sekhar Mistri, Sumanta Roy✍️
https://t.co/XHE0Vio7Z2

[Sumanta Roy @SumantaRoyy]

My latest for @thewire_in , co-authored with Himadri da. We look at how mainstream cinema has changed over time, especially how it has moved away from asking tough questions and is now more aligned with power.

Would love to hear your thoughts.

https://t.co/vio9ec0NbX

[Bar and Bench @barandbench]

West Bengal SIR: Constitution illustrator's grandson, his wife excluded from voter roll

Read here: https://t.co/BnHmBMgrOn

[Vaishna Roy @vaishnaroy]

Our latest is out. It's got some outstanding pieces on the way the UGC regulations played out. Not to mention this brilliant illustration on the cover. By... well, you can read and find out.

[Sumanta Roy @SumantaRoyy]

The entire picture reveals less about rural employment policy and more about the emerging ideological foundations of governance in contemporary India.

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Welfare, memory, and political symbolism— my latest opinion piece with @SRB_Speaking for @thenewsminute.

https://t.co/6UZs372Ppp

[Sumanta Roy @SumantaRoyy]

Renaming MGNREGA to VBRAM-G is not merely about nomenclature. Rather, it is about who the Indian state chooses to be remembered as, the values associated with it, and how it sees the relationship between its citizens and authority.

[TheNewsMinute @thenewsminute]

Opinion: MGNREGA’s name change shifts focus from workers’ dignity to nationalism https://t.co/FctNEIeN6C

[Sumanta Roy @SumantaRoyy]

When administrative processes meet unfinished histories of displacement, citizenship becomes more than paperwork. Our piece in @frontline_india

Happy to share a copy if you're unable to access it.

https://t.co/UNFRqTDysj

[Frontline @frontline_india]

NEW | Between faith and fear: The Matua and the electoral roll

Arghya Protim Bala and Sumanta Roy ✍️

https://t.co/eEiEkHP7cm