Deepika Padmanabhan

Postdoc @Harvard | Political Science PhD @Yale | Language, Political Behaviour, Indian politics:

[Deepika Padmanabhan @DeepikaPadmanab]

I had a great time talking to @srajagopalan on the @IdeasofIndia podcast about my research on language politics, nation-building and identity in Southern India!

[Shruti Rajagopalan @srajagopalan]

In the latest episode of the 2024 job market series of
@IdeasofIndia I speak with @DeepikaPadmanab, a PhD candidate in political science @Yale about how the exposure to dominant national languages like English and Hindi impacts the identity of subnational regional speakers in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the politics of language in South Asia, and much more.

https://t.co/6EfkQSOUsc

@mercatus

[Weatherhead Center for International Affairs @HarvardWCFIA]

Meet the 2025–2026 affiliates of the Weatherhead Scholars Program (@ScholarsWCFIA)! This program brings together both scholars and practitioners of international affairs. Read more about the program and the incoming cohort at: https://t.co/c9iYXtyyr5

[Shruti Rajagopalan @srajagopalan]

Thrilled to continue the young scholar series at the @IdeasofIndia podcast @mercatus, where we invite academic job market candidates working on India to talk about their research. We have a handful of 30-min slots and they fill up within the first few days of announcement.

https://t.co/Da9yZrkmN9

To be considered, please use this google form (takes about 5-7 minutes).

The past editions of the series featured fantastic scholars.👇🏾

The 2024 series featured @RollyKapoor, @DeepikaPadmanab, @sukrit_puri, @deepti_sharma8, Steven @BrownstoneEcon, Aarushi Kalra @chidiya_, Abishek Choutagunta @kaapi_croissant, @Kushagr_Bakshi, Atanu Chatterjee @atanu_xahs

The 2023 series featured @rajatkochhar, Vani Swarupa Murali, @KartikeyaBatra, @kumar_rithika, @Vanisha49, @dunc_webb, @i_sarathpillai, @vatsalecon.

The 2022 series featured fantastic scholars like Khushdeep Malhotra, Anoop Jain @Fruit_noops, @aliz_toth, @raamadhok, @mahimavasishth, @BanerjeeShweta, @nish_vats.

The 2021 series featured fantastic scholars like @arkdevghosh, @tiwari_chhavi, Gaurav Mittal @geo_mittal, @bhumipurohit, @AshishKumarSed1, @karsha, @Dr_NehaG, @KaranBabbar19, @KimFeCramer, @ArchanaDang1, @apuravbhatiya, @radhi_jain.

And it all started in 2020 when we featured work by incredible scholars like @vaishnavisur, @RohitTicku, @tanu_kumar1, @RayProma, @VaidehiTandel, Kunal Mangal @mrgunalan.

I answered a few questions related to the job market series last year. Here’s the link https://t.co/trduJkPmae (7/7)

[Samanth Subramanian @samanth_s]

In this week's @NewYorker: My profile of Ganesh Devy, who assembled the first Indian survey of languages in a century, and who now lives in Dharwad as a protest against forces who will kill writers and impose religions and languages [1]

https://t.co/Virbr222TY

[Deepika Padmanabhan @DeepikaPadmanab]

@krvtweets @KingsIndiaInst @HurstPublishers Super exciting! Congratulations ⭐️

[Vignesh Karthik KR @krvtweets]

Helloo Everyone 😃

My book is coming out next year and here is the cover!

9 years since the research project was conceived as an idea and 4 years of PhD-ing at @KingsIndiaInst - sharing the update feels surreal!

Thank you ever so much @HurstPublishers! The UK + Europe edition can be pre-ordered here: https://t.co/iSGGbP0bIl

Do check out Hurst's Spring-Summer 2025 Catalogue here.
URL: https://t.co/uLRgf7YMJB

Please watch this space for updates on the US and South Asia editions 😎

I literally need to thank a village for the help, support and guidance I received so far. I will do so in the subsequent posts.
@KITLV_KNAW @KingsSSPP @Kings_SGA @unc_citap @MikeDwyerMike

#TamilNadu #DMK #SouthIndianHistory #PoliticalTransition #SocialJustice #DravidianMovement #IndianElectoralPolitics #InclusivePolicy #SouthAsianStudies #DravidianPathway

[Ideas of India @IdeasofIndia]

Our latest episode in the 2024 job market series is with @DeepikaPadmanab. Her research focuses on nationalism, language and self-determination with a regional focus in South Asia. Deepika and @srajagopalan talked about how the exposure to dominant national languages like English and Hindi impacts the identity of subnational regional speakers in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the politics of language in South Asia, the instrumental versus symbolic characteristics of regional languages and much more.

[Shruti Rajagopalan @srajagopalan]

In the latest episode of the 2024 job market series of
@IdeasofIndia I speak with @DeepikaPadmanab, a PhD candidate in political science @Yale about how the exposure to dominant national languages like English and Hindi impacts the identity of subnational regional speakers in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the politics of language in South Asia, and much more.

https://t.co/6EfkQSOUsc

@mercatus

[Deepika Padmanabhan @DeepikaPadmanab]

@bijurao @srajagopalan @IdeasofIndia @Yale Your early advice to think comparatively across South Indian states was crucial! Very grateful for your generosity with research in progress!

[Soumitra Shukla @soumitrashukla9]

My recent paper update got a fair amount of attention and so I decided to make a twitter thread!

The paper studies recruitment at major US and European multinationals to quantify the salience of hiring discrimination in access to top jobs and identify its source…🧵 (1/24)

[Deepika Padmanabhan @DeepikaPadmanab]

@fahdhumayun Might just switch allegiance to pseudo India USA

[Dhanya Rajendran @dhanyarajendran]

I think exit polls should not happen or be banned. It is just a TV circus to rake in money from advertisers, dance or sob when the results come.

[Anmol Somanchi @anmol_smnch]

"Who is afraid of redistribution?"

"Political discourse in India normally takes place within cer tain boundaries set by the privileged and powerful. If you over-step these boundaries, expect some trouble." - Jean Drèze in @epw_in.

[Vishal @vishalvasanth94]

Exciting to see @Outlookindia's special compendium on the "Dravidian Model," publicised by @mkstalin himself. While acknowledging its noteworthy aspects, I am wary that this narrative often glosses over key issues.

#DravidianModel #CriticalAnalysis #SocialJustice #Governance

[Deepika Padmanabhan @DeepikaPadmanab]

@kumar_rithika Congratulations Rithika! ❤️

[Deepika Padmanabhan @DeepikaPadmanab]

@haleyaallen_ @USIP Yessss! Congratulations!

[Deepika Padmanabhan @DeepikaPadmanab]

@krvtweets @IndrajitRoyYork @kalaijnu @jaffrelotc @KingsIndiaInst @Kings_SGA @KingsSSPP @louisetillin @SunilMitraKumar @DrPiliavsky Congratulations!!!

[Deepika Padmanabhan @DeepikaPadmanab]

🎉

[Danny Hirschel-Burns @DHirschelBurns]

Two days ago, I submitted my dissertation and all-but-officially finished the PhD. It would not have been possible without the help of many, and if you'd like to read the front matter of my dissertation, including the acknowledgements, it's available here. https://t.co/9I8Y7vEXpb

[Fabiola Monteiro @thefabmonteiro]

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