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Ankush Pal

(He/Him)
  • Assistant Consultant, Policy & Development Advisory Group
  • Writer, Freelance
London
As seen in: Medium, The Indian Express, Flipboard, Frontline India, Outlook (India), The Quint, Physical Review B, Scroll.in, The Wire (India), The Caravan and
Covers:  Caste, Class, Education, Gender, Local History, People's Movements, and Urban Affairs/Development/Planning.
MSc @LSESociology | Researching epistemology of caste, urban spatiality, and temporality // Offline Owing to Ongoing Fieldwork

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A sociologist and policy researcher with expertise in climate action strategies, development policies, and urban sustainability. Experienced in qualitative and quantitative methodologies through transdisciplinary projects with a record of academic and journalistic publications.

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Ramayana, Hindutva and the Battle Over Myth in India

Ramayana, Hindutva and the Battle Over Myth in India

As a ₹835-crore Ramayana nears release, the struggle over mythology, caste, culture, and political power rais…

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The BJP's victory in West Bengal belies Bengali exceptionalism and bhadralok liberalism

The BJP's victory in West Bengal belies Bengali exceptionalism and bhadralok liberalism

THERE WAS A particular kind of grief performed by English-speaking Bengali liberals on social media in the af…

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Spectre of Left in West Bengal : Why CPIM's revival talk misreads its collapse - Maktoob

Spectre of Left in West Bengal : Why CPIM's revival talk misreads its collapse - Maktoob

The Left's problem today is not one of branding or messaging. It is that the social constituency it historica…

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As governments chase spectacle over governance, India's cities are crumbling

As governments chase spectacle over governance, India's cities are crumbling

Public money is flowing towards big-ticket projects that are visible, and can be inaugurated and photographed…

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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay at 150: The rebel novelist whose words can still ignite fires

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay at 150: The rebel novelist whose words can still ignite fires

He is best known as the author of 'Devdas', but it is in his anti-colonial novel 'Pather Dabi' that readers w…

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How India's Poor Lose Years Waiting in Queues (2026)

How India's Poor Lose Years Waiting in Queues (2026)

Queues at hospitals, ration shops, and offices reveal a hidden inequality: India's poor lose time as a form o…

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Why Delhi Metro Stations Shut During Protests

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By Ankush Pal, Sharachchandra Lele, Vaishna Roy Verified
| Frontline India Verified
At the peak of the recent protests in Delhi, on July 22, an announcement on all official channels of the Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) stated that 16 stations would remain closed “until further instructions”. That this is now a ritual of the Delhi metro system reveals that the state that cannot stop the leaks of exam question papers finds it convenient to seal metro stations whenever protesters express their displeasure with the government.
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‘Caste in Bengal’ treats caste not as residual folklore but as a living structure of domination

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By Ankush Pal
| Scroll.in Verified
In 1932, Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore endorsed a petition claiming Bengali caste Hindus deserved special political representation due to their “overwhelming cultural superiority” and “economic preponderance.” This apparent contradiction, coming from the humanist poet who had written against untouchability in Gitanjali, reveals something profound about caste’s operation in Bengal and the durability of Bengali exceptionalism myths.
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The BJP’s victory in West Bengal belies Bengali exceptionalism and bhadralok liberalism

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By Ankush Pal
| Himal Southasian Verified
THERE WAS A particular kind of grief performed by English-speaking Bengali liberals on social media in the aftermath of the recent West Bengal election results, which delivered victory to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)and, with it, the first right-wing government in the Indian state’s history. It is an anguished, almost theatrical mourning, the kind that arrives wrapped in quotes from Rabindranath Tagore and accompanied by questions like: How could this happen here, of all places?
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

I wish I could.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Every pitch should clearly mention the requirements and the pay they are offering instead of being vague about it, especially the latter.

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I rely upon Google Docs and the default Notes app.