Free Webinar by NLS Bangalore on The fifth and sixth schedule of the Indian Constitution [Nov 26, 4 PM]

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About the NLSIU, Bangalore Webinar

SPAC humbly extends an invitation to all of you to join us for a webinar by Mr. Aashish Xaxa, Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Policy, NLSIU, Bangalore, to commemorate Constitution Day, 2020. ts under the Constitution.

Topic of the NLSIU, Bangalore Webinar

The fifth and sixth schedule of the Indian Constitution: History, Critical Reflection and Contemporary Relevance

About the Speaker

The speaker for the webinar is Mr. Aashish Xaxa, an eminent scholar in the field of public policy. He is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Institute of Public Policy at the National Law School University of India, Bengaluru. He has been an ICSSR Doctoral Fellow at the School of Development Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Academically, he is trained in Development theories and histories, Tribes in the Contemporary World as well as both qualitative and quantitative research methods in Urban Sociology. Working at the intersection of Development Studies, Urban Studies and Tribal Studies, his broader research is on the urbanization and the changing Cityscapes of India with a focus on unexplored aspects of equity, governance, public policy and social justice. His doctoral research looks into the interests of Adivasis/Tribes/Indigenous Peoples in Central and North-East India with special reference to urbanization, constitutional and legal provisions, local governance and democracy, land governance and land tenure systems, self-determination, decolonial methods and the issues of development, governance, alienation and deprivation.