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EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are published in the Special Article and Notes sections. Click here for summary ...

Drawing on longitudinal data from a Dalit-majority village in eastern Uttar Pradesh, change in household incomes is quantified and sources of income growth are identified. While household income has ...

The impact of prolonged economic slowdown, agrarian distress, demonetisation, the goods and services tax, and the COVID-19 pandemic on the rural workforce and earnings is examined. The determinants of ...

Antibiotics are one of the most significant medical developments of the 20th century. However, their widespread inclusion in therapeutic use has also developed adverse health implications. These are ...

Since 2004–05, the proportion of agricultural workers in the total workforce has declined rapidly. This trend slowed after 2012 and reversed during the pandemic, with signs of recovery evident in 2022 ...

In the mainstream literature, commercialisation of agriculture is studied in a linear fashion as a process of growth of surplus. However, the advance of productive forces that follow commercialisation ...

The consolidation of agricultural lands by dominant socio-economic groups is discussed in the context of contemporary debate on the land question by foregrounding market-led land transfers as a driver ...

Reason empowers common citizens, but it is feared by the power that survives on unreason.

The recent remarks on menstrual leave in the Indian Parliament raise many issues about the states’ understanding of menstruation and women’s body. The frequently used argument against menstrual leave ...

Understanding the dynamics of social networks is crucial for comprehending how communities adapt to social, economic, and technological changes. This paper analyses the evolution of village social ...

The goods and services tax data varies based on sources. Therefore, depending on the database one chooses, the revenue performance assessment of the GST will be different. Moreover, GST collection and ...