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Sud = south in French
Sud is also an alternate English spelling of sood
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Sud = south in French
Sud is also an alternate English spelling of sood
Run by @soodoku.bsky.social
compelling fact: 85% of surnames do not
convey caste signals in urban-educated settings (e.g., elite colleges typically located in urban
centers) due to migration and geographical variation in naming conventions (Mamidi, 2011;
Jodhka, 2015; Wiltshire, 2020).
convey caste signals in urban-educated settings (e.g., elite colleges typically located in urban
centers) due to migration and geographical variation in naming conventions (Mamidi, 2011;
Jodhka, 2015; Wiltshire, 2020).
Subjective assessments of culture or 'fit' often have an enormous class bias.
New paper showing how personal interviews often allow employers to discriminate against minorities.
soumitrashukla.github.io/research.html
New paper showing how personal interviews often allow employers to discriminate against minorities.
soumitrashukla.github.io/research.html
September 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
compelling fact: 85% of surnames do not
convey caste signals in urban-educated settings (e.g., elite colleges typically located in urban
centers) due to migration and geographical variation in naming conventions (Mamidi, 2011;
Jodhka, 2015; Wiltshire, 2020).
convey caste signals in urban-educated settings (e.g., elite colleges typically located in urban
centers) due to migration and geographical variation in naming conventions (Mamidi, 2011;
Jodhka, 2015; Wiltshire, 2020).
"Trump's nominee for US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said that India's middle class is bigger than the entire population of America." ...
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India's 90th percentile of income ~ $15k. www.indiatoday.in/business/sto...
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India's 90th percentile of income ~ $15k. www.indiatoday.in/business/sto...
Budget 2025: How India’s wealth shifted to the pockets of top 1%
About 11.4 per cent of India’s total wealth was in the hands of the people in the bottom 50 per cent bracket in the year 1961, this nearly halved to 6.5 per cent in the year 2023, according to the Wor...
www.indiatoday.in
September 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
"Trump's nominee for US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said that India's middle class is bigger than the entire population of America." ...
Context =
India's 90th percentile of income ~ $15k. www.indiatoday.in/business/sto...
Context =
India's 90th percentile of income ~ $15k. www.indiatoday.in/business/sto...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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🧵 One of the most remarkable stories of change in India has been the successful effort to bring most children into schools.
#Enrolment #Education #HigherEducation #India #DataForIndia
#Enrolment #Education #HigherEducation #India #DataForIndia
September 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🧵 One of the most remarkable stories of change in India has been the successful effort to bring most children into schools.
#Enrolment #Education #HigherEducation #India #DataForIndia
#Enrolment #Education #HigherEducation #India #DataForIndia
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Gandhi And His Critics - By Gaurav in India — 07 Mar 2014 Gandhi And His Critics Gandhi could never come to terms with the fact that he took leave from his dying father to have sex with his wife; his father died while he copulated. This episode produced a lifelong obsession with overco…
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September 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Gandhi And His Critics - By Gaurav in India — 07 Mar 2014 Gandhi And His Critics Gandhi could never come to terms with the fact that he took leave from his dying father to have sex with his wife; his father died while he copulated. This episode produced a lifelong obsession with overco…
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September 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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TIL
"Roughly three-in-four Pakistanis (74%) consider the U.S. an enemy, up from 69% last year and 64% three years ago."
From 2012.
www.pewresearch.org/global/2012/...
"Roughly three-in-four Pakistanis (74%) consider the U.S. an enemy, up from 69% last year and 64% three years ago."
From 2012.
www.pewresearch.org/global/2012/...
Pakistani Public Opinion Ever More Critical of U.S.
Following a year of tensions between their country and the United States, Pakistanis continue to hold highly unfavorable views of the U.S. and offer bleak assessments of the relationship between the t...
www.pewresearch.org
September 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
TIL
"Roughly three-in-four Pakistanis (74%) consider the U.S. an enemy, up from 69% last year and 64% three years ago."
From 2012.
www.pewresearch.org/global/2012/...
"Roughly three-in-four Pakistanis (74%) consider the U.S. an enemy, up from 69% last year and 64% three years ago."
From 2012.
www.pewresearch.org/global/2012/...
"[accidents] are the leading cause of mortality among men aged 15-29, responsible for more than one-quarter of the deaths every year in this age group."
www.dataforindia.com/road-acciden...
www.dataforindia.com/road-acciden...
Estimating the true extent of road accident fatalities
By official statistics, India has the largest number of reported deaths from road accidents of any country. But these are likely significant underestimates.
www.dataforindia.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"[accidents] are the leading cause of mortality among men aged 15-29, responsible for more than one-quarter of the deaths every year in this age group."
www.dataforindia.com/road-acciden...
www.dataforindia.com/road-acciden...
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There was conventional wisdom a decade ago that China can't do software. Today, Tencent is ~700B, Alibaba about half that. India's largest software company is TCS, with a net worth of ~ 125B
September 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There was conventional wisdom a decade ago that China can't do software. Today, Tencent is ~700B, Alibaba about half that. India's largest software company is TCS, with a net worth of ~ 125B
There was conventional wisdom a decade ago that China can't do software. Today, Tencent is ~700B, Alibaba about half that. India's largest software company is TCS, with a net worth of ~ 125B
September 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There was conventional wisdom a decade ago that China can't do software. Today, Tencent is ~700B, Alibaba about half that. India's largest software company is TCS, with a net worth of ~ 125B
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Missing Women on the Streets of Delhi - By Gaurav in Gender — 19 Nov 2017 Missing Women on the Streets of Delhi Photo by Ibrahim Rifath / Unsplash In 1990, Amartya Sen estimated that more than 100 million women were missing in South and West Asia and China. His NYRB article shed light…
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September 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Missing Women on the Streets of Delhi - By Gaurav in Gender — 19 Nov 2017 Missing Women on the Streets of Delhi Photo by Ibrahim Rifath / Unsplash In 1990, Amartya Sen estimated that more than 100 million women were missing in South and West Asia and China. His NYRB article shed light…
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Interview: Bapsi Sidhwa - By Gaurav in Interviews — 13 Jun 2007 Interview: Bapsi Sidhwa Bapsi Sidhwa is the author of Cracking India and The Crow Eaters . She currently lives in Houston, Texas. What does your name Bapsi mean? Who gave you the name? My grandmother doted on the British.…
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August 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Interview: Bapsi Sidhwa - By Gaurav in Interviews — 13 Jun 2007 Interview: Bapsi Sidhwa Bapsi Sidhwa is the author of Cracking India and The Crow Eaters . She currently lives in Houston, Texas. What does your name Bapsi mean? Who gave you the name? My grandmother doted on the British.…
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🧵 Manufacturing is a key driver of India’s economy, contributing 15% of the gross value added while providing 10% of jobs nationwide.
#Factories #Jobs #Manufacturing #Economy #India #DataForIndia
#Factories #Jobs #Manufacturing #Economy #India #DataForIndia
August 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🧵 Manufacturing is a key driver of India’s economy, contributing 15% of the gross value added while providing 10% of jobs nationwide.
#Factories #Jobs #Manufacturing #Economy #India #DataForIndia
#Factories #Jobs #Manufacturing #Economy #India #DataForIndia
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NEW -
The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India - cup.org/472gDEr
- @simonchauchard.bsky.social & @sumitra.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India - cup.org/472gDEr
- @simonchauchard.bsky.social & @sumitra.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
August 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
NEW -
The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India - cup.org/472gDEr
- @simonchauchard.bsky.social & @sumitra.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India - cup.org/472gDEr
- @simonchauchard.bsky.social & @sumitra.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Interpretation. NDA tended to win larger seats and by bigger margins (which should raise its winner‑surplus waste). Yet NDA still shows lower total wasted votes and a lower wasted share than INDIA. The dominant driver is loss‑side waste: INDIA accumulated many more votes in seats it did not win ...
August 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Interpretation. NDA tended to win larger seats and by bigger margins (which should raise its winner‑surplus waste). Yet NDA still shows lower total wasted votes and a lower wasted share than INDIA. The dominant driver is loss‑side waste: INDIA accumulated many more votes in seats it did not win ...
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🚨 Are you a budding researcher eager to share your work and engage with critical feedback?
Be part of Monk Prayogshala’s Eleventh Annual Social Sciences Seminar!
Register here: buff.ly/zSZqBJm
#CallForPapers #AcademicSeminar #SubmitYourResearch #Monkprayogshala
Be part of Monk Prayogshala’s Eleventh Annual Social Sciences Seminar!
Register here: buff.ly/zSZqBJm
#CallForPapers #AcademicSeminar #SubmitYourResearch #Monkprayogshala
August 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM
🚨 Are you a budding researcher eager to share your work and engage with critical feedback?
Be part of Monk Prayogshala’s Eleventh Annual Social Sciences Seminar!
Register here: buff.ly/zSZqBJm
#CallForPapers #AcademicSeminar #SubmitYourResearch #Monkprayogshala
Be part of Monk Prayogshala’s Eleventh Annual Social Sciences Seminar!
Register here: buff.ly/zSZqBJm
#CallForPapers #AcademicSeminar #SubmitYourResearch #Monkprayogshala
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🧵 Access to mobile phones and the internet in India has expanded rapidly over the last decade. However, there is a gap in the technical skills needed to use these technologies effectively to communicate, learn and work.
#ICT #Technology #DigitalIndia #India #DataForIndia
#ICT #Technology #DigitalIndia #India #DataForIndia
August 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🧵 Access to mobile phones and the internet in India has expanded rapidly over the last decade. However, there is a gap in the technical skills needed to use these technologies effectively to communicate, learn and work.
#ICT #Technology #DigitalIndia #India #DataForIndia
#ICT #Technology #DigitalIndia #India #DataForIndia
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President Donald Trump said on Friday he would nominate Sergio Gor, one of his closest aides, to be the next U.S. ambassador to India, where he will oversee frosty relations that have worsened with the planned doubling of U.S. tariffs on India next week.
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
Sergio Gor, Donald Trump’s close political aide, named next U.S. ambassador to India
President Trump nominates Sergio Gor as U.S. ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs.
www.thehindu.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
President Donald Trump said on Friday he would nominate Sergio Gor, one of his closest aides, to be the next U.S. ambassador to India, where he will oversee frosty relations that have worsened with the planned doubling of U.S. tariffs on India next week.
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
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My coauthored CSIS report with Tina Dolbaia on Russia-India relations has now been released.
www.csis.org/analysis/gun...
www.csis.org/analysis/gun...
August 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
My coauthored CSIS report with Tina Dolbaia on Russia-India relations has now been released.
www.csis.org/analysis/gun...
www.csis.org/analysis/gun...
