Ashwini Deshpande : Miscellaneous
Ashwini Deshpande
Email: ashwini@econdse.org
Op-Ed Pieces:
Indian Express
- “Buried in the Rankings Din”, Indian Express, December 1, 2017.
- “Deprivation Tales”, Indian Express, February 17, 2017.
- “The Quota Rush”, Indian Express, February 27, 2016.
- “The Primary Trauma”, Indian Express, May 3, 2014.
- “Because it breaks silences”, Indian Express, May 22, 2013.
- “Merit Is As Merit Does”, Indian Express, October 10, 2008.
- “Ensuring Diversity”, Indian Express, August 21, 2008.
The Wire
- “Links Between Caste and Corruption Aren’t Based on Concrete Evidence”, The Wire, January 10, 2018.
- “The Ugly Reality of Caste Violence and Discrimination in Urban India”, The Wire, December 11, 2017.
- “Lessons from Being on a University Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee”, The Wire, November 2, 2017.
- “Quotas are not a Magic Wand to Resolve Problem of Discrimination in Indian Universities”, The Wire, October 15, 2017
Others
- “Leading Economists Agree: Closing borders is not the answer to inequality”, The Conversation Global, February 9, 2017.
- “Reserve but Verify”, India Today, April 2, 2015.
- “Contours of Caste Disadvantage”, The Hindu, September 27, 2014.
- “Can Dalit Capitalism be a vehicle for Social Mobility in India?” (with Smriti Sharma), Live Mint, September 23, 2013.
Blog Entries
- Backward or Dominant? Political Economy of Demand for Caste-based Quotas (joint with Rajesh Ramachandran), Ideas for India, June 30, 2017.
- Adult Education, Knowledge and Confidence, Ideas for India, September 21, 2015.
- Does Affirmative Action Reduce Productivity? The Case of Indian Railways, Ideas for India, January 21, 2015.
- How Backward Are Other Backward Classes in India? (joint with Rajesh Ramachandran), Ideas for India, December 4, 2013.
- Entrepreneurship or Survival? Caste and Gender of Small Business in India (joint with Smriti Sharma), Ideas for India, September 23, 2013.
Popular Music and Media:
- “Poor Transmission”, Indian Express, March 19, 2015.
- “New Sounds of Hindi Film Music”, Indian Express, May 2008.
- “Mind This Gap”, Indian Express, February 27, 2008.
- “Behnon and Bhaiyon: Cibaca Geet Mala”, Indian Express, May 27, 2005.
- “The Deep Sounds of the Mughals”, Indian Express, March 17, 2005.
Obituaries:
- “Suresh Tendulkar: Goodbye to a Great Teacher and a New Friend”, Loksatta, June 27, 2011.
- “Ashok Mitra: He Was of Another Kind”, Economic Times, May 3, 2018