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Regionalism in India

Regionalism in India: A Consequence of Rising Cultural Assertiveness?

Introduction India is a civilization marked by extraordinary diversity. Its social fabric is woven from multiple languages, religions, ethnic traditions, and historical experiences. This diversity has given rise to rich cultural identities at regional levels. Alongside national consciousness, strong regional loyalties have developed over time. These loyalties sometimes express themselves as regionalism—a sentiment where people…

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Governance

Aadhaar and NPR: Governance, Development, and the Debate on Parallel Schemes

Introduction In the last two decades, India has witnessed an unprecedented expansion of digital governance initiatives aimed at improving state capacity, service delivery, and citizen identification. Among these, Aadhaar and the National Population Register (NPR) stand out as two large-scale, population-wide identification and data collection schemes. While Aadhaar was introduced primarily as a voluntary, biometric-based…

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