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Datafication and the Erosion of Citizenship Rights

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By Rajendran Narayanan, Padmini Ramesh, K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty
| The India Forum
A person born in rural India today encounters the state first through a digital identifier. Her birth is recorded, and an Aadhaar number is issued, most likely a Bal Aadhaar. A student identity card follows. Scholarships are delivered through Aadhaar. A health identity number is generated. Land and credit are further mapped through additional registries. Old-age pensions for rural individuals are based on demographic details as recorded in Aadhaar.
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Bihar’s migrants lack SIR documents : Data

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By Rajendran Narayanan, Anindita Adhikari
| The Hindu Verified
On June 24, 2025, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced a month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. The stated purpose of the exercise, according to the Chief Election Commissioner, was to “ensure that no eligible citizen is left out while no ineligible person is included in the electoral roll”.
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From Kundera to Kamra, why authoritarian regimes hate laughter

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By Rajendran Narayanan
| Scroll.in Verified
In 1948, when the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia seized control of their country, university student and party member Ludvik Jahn began to exchange letters with his friend Marketa, who was away at summer camp. When Marketa, also a party member, said that her camp had a “healthy atmosphere”, Ludvik responded with a postcard jocularly declaring, “A healthy atmosphere stinks of stupidity.
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