Pintu Kabiraj
Biographic Data
| ID | 4099305 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pintu Kabiraj |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pintu |
| FAMILY NAME | Kabiraj |
| SIGNATURE | KABIRAJ P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Development Studies Kolkata |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5353-5055 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Wl-2226-Quantitative Insights on Dalit Assertion and Caste Violence in India
The paper by Damera and Reddy (EPW, 1 June 2024) analyses the links between Dalit assertion and caste crimes in Telangana. It is an important addition to the rich body of work on such links in various regions of India. A number of studies, mainly using qualitative methods, has documented that rising aspiration of Dalits for economic and political mobility often leads to an increase in violence against them. This note argues that while qualitative…
Inequality and Caste-Based Crime in India
Using data from the National Crime Records Bureau and National Sample Survey data, this paper uses a spatial regression technique to examine the effect of intercaste inequality on caste-based violence in India. Our results show that when the socioeconomic gap between the upper and lower castes decreases, upper caste violence against the lower castes increases. This result is interpreted as the upper castes reacting to changes in threat perception…
Covid-19 outbreak and Urban dynamics
India was the second highest COVID-19 affected country in the world with 2.1 million cases by 11th August. This study focused on the spatial transmission of the pandemic among the 640 districts in India over time, and aimed to understand the urban-centric nature of the infection. The connectivity context was emphasized that possibly had inflicted the outbreak. Using the modes of transmission data for the available cases, the diffusion of this dis…
Covid-19 outbreak and Urban dynamics
India was the second highest COVID-19 affected country in the world with 2.1 million cases by 11th August. This study focused on the spatial transmission of the pandemic among the 640 districts in India over time, and aimed to understand the urban-centric nature of the infection. The connectivity context was emphasized that possibly had inflicted the outbreak. Using the modes of transmission data for the available cases, the diffusion of this dis…
Inequality and Caste-Based Crime in India
Using data from the National Crime Records Bureau and National Sample Survey data, this paper uses a spatial regression technique to examine the effect of intercaste inequality on caste-based violence in India. Our results show that when the socioeconomic gap between the upper and lower castes decreases, upper caste violence against the lower castes increases. This result is interpreted as the upper castes reacting to changes in threat perception…
Covid-19 outbreak and Urban dynamics
India was the second highest COVID-19 affected country in the world with 2.1 million cases by 11th August. This study focused on the spatial transmission of the pandemic among the 640 districts in India over time, and aimed to understand the urban-centric nature of the infection. The connectivity context was emphasized that possibly had inflicted the outbreak. Using the modes of transmission data for the available cases, the diffusion of this dis…
Wl-2226-Quantitative Insights on Dalit Assertion and Caste Violence in India
The paper by Damera and Reddy (EPW, 1 June 2024) analyses the links between Dalit assertion and caste crimes in Telangana. It is an important addition to the rich body of work on such links in various regions of India. A number of studies, mainly using qualitative methods, has documented that rising aspiration of Dalits for economic and political mobility often leads to an increase in violence against them. This note argues that while qualitative…
Inequality and Caste-Based Crime in India
Using data from the National Crime Records Bureau and National Sample Survey data, this paper uses a spatial regression technique to examine the effect of intercaste inequality on caste-based violence in India. Our results show that when the socioeconomic gap between the upper and lower castes decreases, upper caste violence against the lower castes increases. This result is interpreted as the upper castes reacting to changes in threat perception…
Geography (3 works) · Caste (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (2 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)