Area and Development Studies
Department of Social and Policy Sciences, International Development, University of Bath
Start date: September 2024
Research topic: The Promise of Land: Dalits, social policies and a new statehood in Telangana, India
My proposed research will look at the dynamics of caste hierarchy in a new sub-national state in southern India, Telangana.
Through this study I am to contribute to the understanding of caste inequalities, contemporary politics of secession and state formation, and the consequences of such politics for social struggles and policies for Dalits.
Research supervisors: Dr Mihika Chatterjee, Dr Theodoros Papadopoulos
Email: nkp35@bath.ac.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/p-nikhil-kumar-a6856a1aa