V Gajendran
Biographic Data
| ID | 4779671 |
|---|---|
| NAME | V Gajendran |
| GIVEN NAMES | V |
| FAMILY NAME | Gajendran |
| SIGNATURE | GAJENDRAN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Madras Institute of Development Studies |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
(Un)Fixing the Social: Towards a Critical Sociology of Resettlement
Any resettlement project’s success depends on the material conditions in the resettlement site such as size, maintenance and the quality of houses provided to the resettled population. Equally, availability of economic opportunities is very important for the upward mobility of the resettled population. However, the complete success of the resettlement projects depends on several other factors particularly housing satisfaction in the new site, whi…
On the Land Question in India: The Case of Sriperumbudur Industrial Region in Peri-Urban Chennai
Everyday politics of care and exclusion: Conceptualising agency in rural south India
Confronting social exclusion is considered critical for grappling with poverty, livelihoods, inequality and participation in rural India. Studies highlight how exclusion is produced through hierarchical relations of caste, gender, class, religion, disability and ethnicity, while documenting people's agency to confront exclusions. However, the making of such agency through people's relations with ecologies and technologies is currently neglected. …
Ilaiani in Sangam Literature
Did the term ilaiyani found in Sangam literature refer to the dimly lit Thali? Is the study. Sangam Literature Thali is a type of necklace worn by men, i.e. a necklace made of leopard skin. Sangam literature included singing and sum. The Sangam period was able to describe the living conditions of the people. They bear witness to the fact that the people of the Sangam period lived a pure civilized life. Most of the time, the leader has been living…
People’s Relational Agency in Confronting Exclusion in Rural South India
Social exclusion is considered critical for understanding poverty, livelihoods, inequality and political participation in rural India. Studies show how exclusion is produced through relations of power associated with gender, caste, religion and ethnicity. Studies also document how people confront their exclusion. We use insights from these studies – alongside science and technology studies – and rely on life history narratives of ‘excluded’ peopl…
Chennai’s Peri-urban: Accumulation of Capital and Environmental Exploitation
Peri-urban areas such as those of Chennai, once characterized as rural, have transformed into places of luxurious living and globally invested special economic zones (SEZs). This industrial region includes Tamil Nadu’s State Industrial Promotion Corporation (SIPCOT) SEZs, which house global firms. Such investments have spurred publicly funded mega infrastructure projects such as expressways connecting to existing and new ports, all facilitated by…
Everyday politics of care and exclusion: Conceptualising agency in rural south India
Confronting social exclusion is considered critical for grappling with poverty, livelihoods, inequality and participation in rural India. Studies highlight how exclusion is produced through hierarchical relations of caste, gender, class, religion, disability and ethnicity, while documenting people's agency to confront exclusions. However, the making of such agency through people's relations with ecologies and technologies is currently neglected. …
Chennai’s Peri-urban: Accumulation of Capital and Environmental Exploitation
Peri-urban areas such as those of Chennai, once characterized as rural, have transformed into places of luxurious living and globally invested special economic zones (SEZs). This industrial region includes Tamil Nadu’s State Industrial Promotion Corporation (SIPCOT) SEZs, which house global firms. Such investments have spurred publicly funded mega infrastructure projects such as expressways connecting to existing and new ports, all facilitated by…
People’s Relational Agency in Confronting Exclusion in Rural South India
Social exclusion is considered critical for understanding poverty, livelihoods, inequality and political participation in rural India. Studies show how exclusion is produced through relations of power associated with gender, caste, religion and ethnicity. Studies also document how people confront their exclusion. We use insights from these studies – alongside science and technology studies – and rely on life history narratives of ‘excluded’ peopl…
Ilaiani in Sangam Literature
Did the term ilaiyani found in Sangam literature refer to the dimly lit Thali? Is the study. Sangam Literature Thali is a type of necklace worn by men, i.e. a necklace made of leopard skin. Sangam literature included singing and sum. The Sangam period was able to describe the living conditions of the people. They bear witness to the fact that the people of the Sangam period lived a pure civilized life. Most of the time, the leader has been living…
Everyday politics of care and exclusion: Conceptualising agency in rural south India
Confronting social exclusion is considered critical for grappling with poverty, livelihoods, inequality and participation in rural India. Studies highlight how exclusion is produced through hierarchical relations of caste, gender, class, religion, disability and ethnicity, while documenting people's agency to confront exclusions. However, the making of such agency through people's relations with ecologies and technologies is currently neglected. …
On the Land Question in India: The Case of Sriperumbudur Industrial Region in Peri-Urban Chennai
(Un)Fixing the Social: Towards a Critical Sociology of Resettlement
Any resettlement project’s success depends on the material conditions in the resettlement site such as size, maintenance and the quality of houses provided to the resettled population. Equally, availability of economic opportunities is very important for the upward mobility of the resettled population. However, the complete success of the resettlement projects depends on several other factors particularly housing satisfaction in the new site, whi…
Political science (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 works) · Agency (philosophy (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Caste (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)