Ankush Agrawal and Vikas Kumar | 2020 | Cambridge University Press | 9781108762229
Subject: Political Science
Source: Economic and Political Weekly
Review: When the results of the 2011 Census were declared, one curious anomaly immediately came to light. In one state, Nagaland, the population appeared to have contracted between 2001 and 2011, while the rest of the country recorded a significant population growth. This "demographic somersault" attracted the attention of two intrepid data detectives, Ankush Agrawal and Vikas Kumar, whose investigation i...Read More
Numbers in India's periphery: the political economy of government statistics
When the results of the 2011 Census were declared, one curious anomaly immediately came to light. In one state, Nagaland, the population appeared to have contracted between 2001 and 2011, while the rest of the country recorded a significant population growth. This "demographic somersault" attracted the attention of two intrepid data detectives, Ankush Agrawal and Vikas Kumar, whose investigation into the issue revealed a wide range of problems with Nagaland's official statistics. From the census data to administrative maps to poverty estimates, it appears that all official data on Nagaland are of poor quality, affecting even finance commission allocations for the state.
Review: Many aspects of the relationship between India and Pakistan have changed since eminent journalist Nikhil Chakravartty wrote about it, but some things have also remained the same. In this collection of writings spanning 33 years from 1964 to 1997, he covers the period starting from two decades after independence and writes on significant events in the history of the subcontinent. That was the time ...Read More
India-Pakistan: themes beyond borders: selections from Nikhil Chakravartty's writings
Many aspects of the relationship between India and Pakistan have changed since eminent journalist Nikhil Chakravartty wrote about it, but some things have also remained the same. In this collection of writings spanning 33 years from 1964 to 1997, he covers the period starting from two decades after independence and writes on significant events in the history of the subcontinent. That was the time when there was hope for peace between India and Pakistan, when Jawaharlal Nehru sent Sheikh Abdullah to meet President Muhammad Ayub Khan and explore the possibility of a settlement over Kashmir.
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