Balu Sunilraj
Biographic Data
| ID | 4064289 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Balu Sunilraj |
| GIVEN NAMES | Balu |
| FAMILY NAME | Sunilraj |
| SIGNATURE | SUNILRAJ B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nalsar University of Law |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6028-2722 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Between Assertion and Victimhood
This paper interrogates the politics and polemics of merit as wielded within the caste stratified academic spaces in India. Drawing on the protests and debates against the recent University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, the paper examines how upper-caste common sense manifests both as assertion and victimhood when caste-based policies challenge entrenched exclusions and hierarchies. Re…
Regional dynamics and political praxis
Exploring the political alignment of a community
Critical analysis of debates on Tamil populism
The local roots of communist support in Kerala
Studies have noted geographical variations in support for the communist parties in Kerala. However, practices adopted by communists in Kerala to maintain their dominance in these geographical regions and how residents of these places relate to these practices have not been sufficiently explored. This article, based on field insights from a panchayat in North Kannur investigates party-society links. It is argued that while material factors help li…
The Historical Legacy of Party System Stability in Kerala
Kerala has one of the most stable party systems in India, and represents a clear exception to the Indian norm of volatility, instability and electoral change. In this article, we explore the geographical structure of this stability, and examine the extent to which current political divisions are a reflection of the divisions that existed at the inception of mass democracy in Kerala more than 50 years ago. First, we examine the extent to which his…
The local roots of communist support in Kerala
Studies have noted geographical variations in support for the communist parties in Kerala. However, practices adopted by communists in Kerala to maintain their dominance in these geographical regions and how residents of these places relate to these practices have not been sufficiently explored. This article, based on field insights from a panchayat in North Kannur investigates party-society links. It is argued that while material factors help li…
The Historical Legacy of Party System Stability in Kerala
Kerala has one of the most stable party systems in India, and represents a clear exception to the Indian norm of volatility, instability and electoral change. In this article, we explore the geographical structure of this stability, and examine the extent to which current political divisions are a reflection of the divisions that existed at the inception of mass democracy in Kerala more than 50 years ago. First, we examine the extent to which his…
Critical analysis of debates on Tamil populism
The Historical Legacy of Party System Stability in Kerala
Kerala has one of the most stable party systems in India, and represents a clear exception to the Indian norm of volatility, instability and electoral change. In this article, we explore the geographical structure of this stability, and examine the extent to which current political divisions are a reflection of the divisions that existed at the inception of mass democracy in Kerala more than 50 years ago. First, we examine the extent to which his…
The local roots of communist support in Kerala
Studies have noted geographical variations in support for the communist parties in Kerala. However, practices adopted by communists in Kerala to maintain their dominance in these geographical regions and how residents of these places relate to these practices have not been sufficiently explored. This article, based on field insights from a panchayat in North Kannur investigates party-society links. It is argued that while material factors help li…
Critical analysis of debates on Tamil populism
Regional dynamics and political praxis
Exploring the political alignment of a community
Between Assertion and Victimhood
This paper interrogates the politics and polemics of merit as wielded within the caste stratified academic spaces in India. Drawing on the protests and debates against the recent University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, the paper examines how upper-caste common sense manifests both as assertion and victimhood when caste-based policies challenge entrenched exclusions and hierarchies. Re…
Politics (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Social and Economic Development in India (4 works) · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (4 works) · Caste (2 works) · Democracy (2 works)