Bhanu Joshi

political scientist#

previously: @brownuniversity @ashokauniv @cprindia

[Isabella M Weber @IsabellaMWeber]

It’s truly tragic to see the New School for Social Research being slashed at a time when its commitment to critical scholarship is urgently needed.

How about the City of New York rescues NSSR and integrates it into CUNY, @NYCMayor?

[Bhanu Joshi @beejoshi]

@pbmehta on the broken exam system.

“The education system might seem to you like organised and systematic cruelty. It is, and it is by design.”

https://t.co/87G5OIXEaN

[Bhanu Joshi @beejoshi]

@ANI @tikender

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh | Author of the book 'City Limits: The Crisis of Urbanisation,' Tikender Singh Panwar says, "... If I were to write this book today, I would have written it from the climate lens. But this comes from an abysmal precarity that exists in our cities, which were supposed to be lighthouses of urban development and could not hold their people even for 24 hours... This book is not a solution to the urban problem. It actually raises many questions. But I'm sure this will resonate with lots of day-to-day livelihood and life issues of the people... This has been written by people who know how to write and how to fight..." (26.05)

[Bhanu Joshi @beejoshi]

@Aunindyo2023 @kanhabansri @NeelanjanSircar Thanks for sharing

[Shruti Rajagopalan @srajagopalan]

In the latest episode of @IdeasofIndia @mercatus I speak with @pbmehta about nihilism in politics, the Adam Smith on concentrated power, what it takes to build lasting institutions, politics of vishwas, nonalignment, and much more.

Audio+transcript: https://t.co/AaelV1NhDd

[DeKoder @DeKoderAI]

92 years. Countless stories. Generations of readers.

Ruskin Bond (@RealRuskinBond ) joins Prannoy Roy (@PrannoyRoy7749 ) for a warm and intimate conversation on writing, solitude, memory, friendship, and the life behind the stories we grew up with.

Wise, funny, gentle, and deeply human.

Watch now on DeKoder.

#RuskinBond #PrannoyRoy #DeKoder

[Bhanu Joshi @beejoshi]

Shared some thoughts with @soutikBBC on welfare and Indian elections. The shorter version: welfare is now the floor of Indian politics — the contest has moved to the ceiling, but much of our analysis is still arguing about the floor.

https://t.co/NBuZYrm0Nl

[#YeThikKarkeDikhao @YTKDIndia]

Lucknow is India’s 3rd Cleanest City.

So our team went on ground to check the real condition of the City & Smart City Projects.

Before ground reality, understand the politics:

MP since 1991: BJP
Mayor since 2002: BJP
BJP holds 7/9 assembly seats in Lucknow district.

Thread🧵

[Milan Vaishnav @MilanV]

Out now: A special *Flash Episode* of #GrandTamasha on the 2026 state assembly elections. @AiyarYamini & @NeelanjanSircar join me to discuss what these elections tells us about welfare, identity, institutions, opposition politics--and the road to 2029 https://t.co/uvVvLranZU

[Bhanu Joshi @beejoshi]

@AiyarYamini on the irony of the State: “The state issues the very documents which it subsequently refused to trust”

[Yamini Aiyar @AiyarYamini]

The SIR must be recognised for what it is, a tool through which the seeds of deep societal exclusion are being sown using routine bureaucratic practices. Beyond electoral math, this is its true danger. My oped in the Telegraph today

[Shivakumar Jolad (ಶಿವಕುಮಾರ್ ಜೋಳದ್) @shivakjolad]

Follow this thread to understand how Indian society was in the 1880's. https://t.co/ME0QhW7hQJ
For more articles on Indian census , follow Censusnama series https://t.co/RfwQZTKAJy

#1881Census #CensusIndia #CensusHistory #PopulationIndia #Demography #History

[menaka doshi @menakadoshi]

Election Freebies: Buffer and Burden

18 of 36 states and union territories in India now provide cash transfers. (Source: Crisil)

The election freebie contagion in India has raised long-term concerns over fiscal sustainability but may also provide a cushion in these times of crisis.

India Edition 👇
https://t.co/Yya5GAzvks

(Map by @CrisilLimited )

[Bhanu Joshi @beejoshi]

On the future for Mamata Banerjee: @soutikBBC

"where will she go next? She knows no other life other than politics"

https://t.co/MqMhzejRAJ

[Yatin Mota @yatinmota]

VFS Global will lead 60 Model Sub-Registrar Offices across Maharashtra #VFS @VFSGlobal

VFS Global consortium will undertake the end‑to‑end setup of Model Sub‑Registrar Offices across Maharashtra, deploying cutting‑edge digital infrastructure and trained service delivery teams to modernise property registration service

[Bhanu Joshi @beejoshi]

Ashutosh Varshney: BJP’s West Bengal win doesn’t mean 2029 Lok Sabha election is in the bag https://t.co/FVgn12P1BV via @theprintindia

[Milan Vaishnav @MilanV]

.@beejoshi: Welfare is already the floor. What wins elections is what each party assembles above it. The analysts arguing whether welfare is good or bad are arguing about the floor while the contest has moved to the ceiling https://t.co/ZBFP2iAtId

[Bhanu Joshi @beejoshi]

@Kaurgeographer thank you! still have to answer your tough questions!

[Bhanu Joshi @beejoshi]

@manasmitul thank you!

[Bhanu Joshi @beejoshi]

In @IndianExpress print today.
On elections, parties and welfare.
Link: https://t.co/xyZUgxN9M7