PinnedAkshay BhagwatDoes Time Stand Still in ‘Riot-Prone’ India?A comparison of communal flare-ups in two Aprils separated by almost a hundred years to help understand Khargone and Jahangirpuri.5 min read·May 10, 2022----
PinnedAkshay BhagwatFinding the Roots of Muslim Exclusion in Indian History“(A)ll nations, all nationalisms and nationalist discourses, are made in exceptional historical circumstances”, notes historian Gyanendra…9 min read·May 6, 2022--1--1
PinnedAkshay BhagwatLooking for Muslims in an Indian ‘State Nation’Recently, controversy erupted when Raj Thackeray of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) gave an ultimatum to the Maharashtra government to…9 min read·Apr 19, 2022----
Akshay BhagwatRotterdam Convention: An OverviewThe Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent Procedures for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade is a…8 min read·Jul 28, 2023----
Akshay BhagwatIndian Agri-Exports Have a Quality ProblemIndia ranks among the top producers of over 80 per cent of agricultural produce items, including many cash crops such as coffee and cotton…5 min read·Jul 28, 2023----
Akshay BhagwatHeavy Metal: How a Global Corporation Poisoned KodaikanalIn 1984, the US cosmetics brand Pond’s established a mercury thermometer family in the idyllic south Indian hill-station of Kodaikanal. The…4 min read·Jun 17, 2023----
Akshay BhagwatPreventing Antimicrobial Resistance TogetherMost Indians’ first memory of healthcare includes an old biscuit tin converted into a medicine chest. Diseases were diagnosed by the…4 min read·Mar 30, 2023----
Akshay BhagwatVishwaguru: From Sri Aurobindo to PM ModiThe idea that India has valuable teachings to offer to the world is old. As we chase Vishwaguru status, we must ask what our message is.4 min read·Aug 14, 2022----
Akshay BhagwatAn Unlikely Encounter - An account of my visit to Dausa, RajasthanI was there to survey farmers but I found something that moved me to write after a long time.5 min read·Aug 10, 2022----
Akshay BhagwatLooking for Muslims in an Indian ‘State Nation’This is a shortened version of my article on the exclusion of Muslims from public and political spaces in India6 min read·Apr 21, 2022----
