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Azim Premji University Research Update (July-Dec 2020) 1 Note from the Research Centre 2020 has been one of the most difficult of years. It was listed by the UN as the “International Year of Plant Health” and by the World Health Organization as the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife”. Sadly, the main thing the year will be remembered for is the COVID-19 Pandemic. As the year draws to an end, it is time for us to look forth with hope and expectation to a very different 2021. For the past two years, Azim Premji University has brought out a newsletter at regular intervals, to keep us updated on the research we collectively conduct. What started as a simple exercise of collation became more than a summary, as we experimented with different sections, and added new formats. As 2020 draws to a close, we have changed the format to a ‘magazine-like’ version. In this issue, you will find the regular newsletter coverage of articles, journal papers, research, etc. In addition, you will also find a new thematic focus: with some crystal ball-gazing into the future, we collectively engage in “Heralding 2021”. We have tried to make it as readable and visually rich as possible. As said earlier, we are evolving with time, and if you have any comments to share on the content, format or look n feel, do drop us a mail on [email protected] In the end, as we ring in the new year – 2021, declared as the “International Year of Peace and Trust,” and “the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development” by the UN, one can only hope and pray that it does not get stamped by one label or defined by one trend. Let’s raise a toast to the hope that 2021 is a harbinger of empathy, sustainability, and collective wellbeing. 2 Spotlight – Length of the Last Mile In the spotlight, Dr. Rajendran Narayanan, Assistant Professor. at the School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University shares the insights from the latest research report “Length of the Last Mile,” crafted by Libtech India. The report highlights the immense challenges faced by workers in the states of Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, in accessing their payments for work done under the MNREGA scheme. Watch it here : https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=YRPHE6y_WC4&feature=youtu.be 3 Journal Articles & Research Reports · Abhijeet Bardapurkar: Teaching Scientific · Anand Krishnan, Avehi Singh, Krishnapriya · Harini Nagendra (& Sen): Local community Temper https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/ Tamma: Visual signal evolution along engagement, environmental placemaking and reso/025/10/1399-1405 (Resonance. complementary colour axes in four bird lineages stewardship by migrants: a case study of lake October 2020) https://bio.biologists.org/content/9/9/bio052316 conservation in Bengaluru, India (Landscape and (BiologyOpen. September 2020) Urban Planning. September 2020) https://www.x- · Adithya Pradyumna, Arima Mishra, J mol.com/paper/1302778824331857920 Witzinger & Mirko Winklerl: Perceived health · Arima Mishra, Bandewar S, Gautam S: Being impacts of watershed development projects at the frontline of COVID 19: Conversations · Harini Nagendra (& P Balvanera, S Jacobs, in India: A qualitative study http://idoi: 10.3390/ with grassroots health care worker https:// P O’Farrell, P Bridgewater, E Crouzat, N ijerph17103448 (International Journal of fmesinstitute.org/blog-13-heal-institute-ijme- Dendoncker, S Goodwin, KM Gustafsson, AN. Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020) covid-19-insights-july-15-2020/#.X89NwdgzbIW Kadykalo, CB Krug, FAM van Matuk, R Pandit, (Indian Journal Medical Ethics. July 2020) JE Sala, M Schröter, and C-L. Washbourne): · Alex Thomas: On “effectual demand” and The science-policy interface on ecosystems the “extent of the market” in Adam Smith and · Harini Nagendra (& R DeFries, M Agarwala, and people: challenges and opportunities David Ricardo https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/ S Baquie, P Choksi, N Dogra, Preetha GS, S (Ecosystems and People. September 2020) abs/10.1080/09672567.2020.1817120?journalCode= Khanwilkar, P Mondal, and J Urpelainen): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2639 rejh20 (European Journal of the History of Post-lockdown spread of COVID-19 from cities 5916.2020.1819426 Economic Thought. September 2020) to vulnerable forest-fringe villages in central India (Current Science 119: 52-58) https://www. · Madhuri Ramesh: The coast is unclear · Amman Madan & Ananya Pathak: Sociological currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/119/01/0052.pdf (Weather report. The crisis of Climate Perspectives on Everyday Life and The Social Change. India International Centre Construction of School Failure: A Literature · Harini Nagendra (& X Bai, P Shi and H Liu): (IIC) Quarterly) https://almashines. Review. https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/ Cities: build networks and share plans to emerge s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws. SitePages/pdf/APU_201877_Working_Paper_ stronger from COVID-19 https://www.nature.com/ com/assets/media/files/266_1590735039_ Series_18-01-09-2020.pdf (Azim Premji University articles/d41586-020-02459-2 (Nature 584: 517- a55c5e5e74c1dd69b00f1488ddfdd49c.pdf Working Paper Series. September 2020) 520, August 2020) 4 · Madhuri Ramesh: A call to redefine ‘the field’ · Rajendran Narayanan (co-authored with · Rema Krishnaswamy, (coauthors from IISc in nature conservation studies in India (Ecology, Anindita Adhikari, Navmee Goregaonkar, Bangalore) Pradip Bera, Vikram Rathee, AK Economy and Society – INSEE Journal Vol 3(2)) Nishant Panicker, Nithya Ramamoorthy): Sood: Shear-induced ordering of nanopores and https://ecoinsee.org/journal/ojs/index.php/ees/ Manufactured Maladies: Lives and Livelihoods instabilities in surfactant mesh phases article/view/123 of Migrant Workers During COVID-19 Lockdown https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.06422v2 (August 2020) in India https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/ · Paaritosh Nath & Amit Basole: Did Employment s41027-020-00282-x (Indian Journal of Labour · Richa Govil, Annapurna Neti and Madhushree Rise or Fall in India between 2011 and 2017? Economics. October 2020) R Rao: Farmer Producer Companies: Past, Estimating Absolute Changes in the Workforce Present and Future (Azim Premji University, https://cse.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/ · Rajendran Narayanan (with Sakina Bangalore) publications/did-employment-rise-or-fall-in-india- Dhorajiwala & Sailasri Kambathla): between-2011-and-2017-estimating-absolute- Length of the Last Mile: Delays and Hurdles · Shreelata Rao Seshadri, Seshadri S & Issac B: changes-in-the-workforce/ (CSE Working Paper. in NREGA Wage Payments http://publications. Between Dread and Stoicism: a study of reactions August 2020) azimpremjifoundation.org/2428/ to Covid-19 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers. (November 2020) cfm?abstract_id=3716758 (October 2020) · Rahul De: Mechanisms of surplus appropriation in the informal sector: A case study of tribal Migrants in Ahmedabad's construction Sector https://cse.azimpremjiuniversity.edu. “I don’t want to predict a trend or event for 2021. But I in/publications/mechanisms-of-surplus- do hope that every trend and event everywhere is about appropriation-in-the-informal-sector-a-case- celebrating basic human values of love, tolerance, empathy, study-of-tribal-migrants-in-ahmedabads- construction-industry/ (Informal Labor Process. moderation, togetherness and not about any triumph. I look October 2020) forward to fairly simple stuff like children back in schools, friends, families and strangers together and people back · Rahul Lahoti, Soham Sahoo: Are educated leaders good for education? Evidence from India at work providing all of us moments to practice, feel and https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/ cherish these values.” abs/pii/S0167268120300925 (Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. August 2020) Manoj P, on looking forward to fairly normal stuff 5 “The time away from predictable routines drew us inward. · Surbhi Kesar: Economic Transition, Dualism, and Informality in India: Nature and Patterns With this experience, I think we will reimagine ‘balance’ of Household-level Transitions https://cse. in our lives – the home and workplace; in viewing travel, azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/wp-content/ relationships and what may be considered essential. The uploads/2020/10/Kesar_Economic-Transitions_ workplace is set to become more exciting. This is probably Dualism_Informality_Oct_2020.pdf (CSE Working Paper. October 2020) just wishful thinking, with the anticipated shift to our new campus!” · S Vijayan, P Balasubramanian, C Casiker, & D Uma: Non-mimetic jumping spider responses Sindhu Mathai, on the vision of a post-pandemic workplace towards three species of ants and their mimics. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10164- 020-00674-y (Journal of Ethology. 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    EVERYONE HAS BEEN SILENCED Police Excesses Against Anti-CAA Protesters In Uttar Pradesh, And The Post-violence Reprisal Citizens Against Hate Citizens against Hate (CAH) is a Delhi-based collective of individuals and groups committed to a democratic, secular and caring India. It is an open collective, with members drawn from a wide range of backgrounds who are concerned about the growing hold of exclusionary tendencies in society, and the weakening of rule of law and justice institutions. CAH was formed in 2017, in response to the rising trend of hate mobilisation and crimes, specifically the surge in cases of lynching and vigilante violence, to document violations, provide victim support and engage with institutions for improved justice and policy reforms. From 2018, CAH has also been working with those affected by NRC process in Assam, documenting exclusions, building local networks, and providing practical help to victims in making claims to rights. Throughout, we have also worked on other forms of violations – hate speech, sexual violence and state violence, among others in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Bihar and beyond. Our approach to addressing the justice challenge facing particularly vulnerable communities is through research, outreach and advocacy; and to provide practical help to survivors in their struggles, also nurturing them to become agents of change. This citizens’ report on police excesses against anti-CAA protesters in Uttar Pradesh is the joint effort of a team of CAH made up of human rights experts, defenders and lawyers. Members of the research, writing and advocacy team included (in alphabetical order) Abhimanyu Suresh, Adeela Firdous, Aiman Khan, Anshu Kapoor, Devika Prasad, Fawaz Shaheen, Ghazala Jamil, Mohammad Ghufran, Guneet Ahuja, Mangla Verma, Misbah Reshi, Nidhi Suresh, Parijata Banerjee, Rehan Khan, Sajjad Hassan, Salim Ansari, Sharib Ali, Sneha Chandna, Talha Rahman and Vipul Kumar.