Future of Indian democracy hangs on a prudent and pragmatic approach to delimitation
With Brian Wong — why raw headcount would unbalance the federation, and what a fairer formula weighs.
The Wire · June 2023
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All 17 articles now open in this website’s trilingual reader. Each page contains an original synopsis in English, professional Hindi and professional Tamil, with the publisher source and rights note retained at the bottom.
Federalism
& representation
With Brian Wong — why raw headcount would unbalance the federation, and what a fairer formula weighs.
The Wire · June 2023
Original on-site commentary on judicial independence, constitutional scrutiny and the discipline of due process.
The Indian Express · December 2025
With Swabhi Tyagi — the 130th Amendment Bill as spectacle rather than justice.
NDTV Opinion · September 2025
Simultaneous polls as a solution in search of a problem.
The News Minute · February 2023
On funds withheld from Tamil Nadu's schools over the three-language formula — coercion by budget line.
Hindustan Times · 2025
Education
& opportunity
How caste, class and geography compound — and why policy must read them together.
The Hindu · November 2024
A hot meal at 8am, measured in attendance and learning.
The New Indian Express · July 2024
Success inside an unfair filter does not make the filter fair.
The New Indian Express · July 2023
A century of social-justice schooling, measured in enrolment and outcomes.
The New Indian Express · October 2022
What entrance examinations actually measure — and whom they quietly exclude.
The News Minute · September 2021
Economy
& development
Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai, read as a question of authority inside the household.
The Wire · March 2026
Reading Tamil Nadu's borrowing against what it builds.
The Times of India · January 2026
An audit of the 2025 tax rejig: margins tinkered, structure untouched.
The New Indian Express · September 2025
Growth and social justice as complements, not rivals.
The Wire · June 2023
A pre-budget case for redistribution over rhetoric.
The Wire · January 2023
Demand-side first: the recovery argument, made before it was fashionable.
The News Minute · February 2022
An industrial revival strategy for the state's southern districts.
The News Minute · July 2021