* Presented paper titled ‘Varieties of Populism and the Crisis of the Liberal Script: Unbundling of the Liberal and the Democratic in India’ at the BIRT Colloquium, Cluster of Excellence „Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS)”, Freie Universität Berlin – 26 January 2023.

* Presented paper titled ‘Autocratic Legalism and Juridical Veto: Reflections on Politics and the Law in India’ at the 2022 Annual Conference of the British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS) organised by the University of Southampton (online) − 29 March - 02 April 2022.

* Presented paper titled ‘Liberal Script and its Populist Contestations in India” Reflections on Politics and Policy’ at the International Authors Workshop on the Book Project Tanja Börzel, Johannes Gerschewski, and Michael Zürn (eds.), “The Liberal Script at the Beginning of the 21st century” to be submitted to Oxford University Press Berlin organsied by the Cluster of Excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS)”, Freie Universität Berlin (Online) – 18- 19 November 2021.

* Plenary speaker on the topic ‘Populism as a Crisis of the Liberal Script: Reflections on Politics and Policy in India’ at session S7: Society, Reflexivity and Populism International Virtual Conference on New Populism and Responses of the 21st Century organised by CHRIST (Deemed to be University), India, The University of Toledo, USA in Collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation, India and Seoul National University Asia Center, South Korea – 24-25 September 24-25, 2021.

* Presented paper titled ‘Interrogating Marginalities as a Crisis of the Liberal Script’ in Panel 18: Interrogating Marginalities Across Disciplinary Boundaries: Perspectives from South Asia in the 26th European Conference on South Asian Studies, Vienna, Austria (online) − 26-29 July 2021.

* Presented paper titled ‘The Long 2020: State Impunity and Erasure of Rights through Logistics of Governance’ at the Long 2020: A Research Planning Workshop organised by the Mahanirban Kolkata Research Group in collaboration with Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (online) − 26 March 2021.

* Presented a paper on ‘Populism as a Crisis of the Liberal Script: Reflections on Politics and Policy in India’ at the International Conference on Populism and Populist Politics in South Asia organised by the Calcutta Research Group in collaboration with the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung at Kolkata — 31 August and 01 September 2019.

* Presented a paper on ‘Identity, Development and the Liberal State’ at a Colloquium organised by the Department of Political Science, Guwahati University, Guwahati – 24 January 2019.

* Presented a paper on ‘Reflections on the Use of Discursive Tools and Texts in Political Analysis’ at the UGC-CAS National Seminar on Doing Social Research: Diverse Methodological Traditions organized by the Department of Political Science, Panjab University College, Chandigarh − 27-28 September 2018.

* Presented paper on ‘Imagery of Social Justice in Development Discourse in India’ at the 2017 International Meeting on Law and Society’s Program: Walls, Borders, and Bridges: Law and Society in an Inter-Connected World” in the Panel “Politics, Sociality and Images of Justice” at the Sheraton Mexico City Maria Isabel Hotel, Mexico City, Mexico – 20-23 June 2017.

* Presented paper on ‘Governmentality of Participation and Strategic Veto in Bihar and Jharkhand, India’ at the ADRI Silver Jubilee Celebrations 2016-17 International Conference on ‘Bihar and Jharkhand: Shared History to Shared Vision (In Memory of Arvind Narayan Das) organised by the Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) at Patna − March 24-28, 2017.

* Presented paper on ‘Marginalisation, Poverty and Discursive Dissonance in Policy and Law: The Capital City of Delhi’ at the 4th LASSnet International Conference, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi – 10-12 December 2016.

* Presented paper on ‘The Capital City: Discursive Dissonance of Law and Policy Co-convenor’ in the Panel on Historicising Marginality and Development: Alternative Narratives in Contemporary India’ at the 24th European Conference on South Asian Studies, organised by the European Association for South Asian Studies in collaboration with Wydział Orientalistyczny Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego and Polskie Towarzystwo Orientalistyczne (PTO), Uniwersytet Warszawski at Warsaw, Poland − 27-30 July 2016.

* Presented paper on ‘The Capital City: Discursive Dissonance of Law and Policy’ at the Second Researchers’ Workshop on ‘Cities, Rural Migrants and the Urban Poor: Issues of Violence and Social Justice’ organised by the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata – 21-22 August 2015.

* Presented paper on ‘Capital Accumulation in a Differentiated Society: Challenges of Justice’ at the Conference on Max Weber and the New Spirit of Capitalism – Self Regulation and Corporate Governance in a Global Economy, organised by Max Weber Institute for Sociology and The Transculture of Capitalism and Cluster of Excellence ‘Asia and Europe in a Global Context’, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany ⎯ 12-14 December 2014.

* Presented paper (co-authored with Peter B Andersen) on ‘Social and Economic Rights & Development: Institutions, Processes and Actors in South Asia’; and, co-convened the Panel on ‘Civil Society in Asia Reconsidered: Rights, Governmentality and Inclusion of the Disadvantaged’ at the 6th Annual International Conference on Intra-Asian Connections: Interactions, Flows, Landscapes, organised by the Asian Dynamics Initiative, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark – 22-24 Oct 2014.

* Presented a project paper (co-authored with Julia Ekhert) on ‘Travelling Models of Climate Responsibility and Global Policy Discursive Consensus’ at the preparatory workshop to develop a collaborative research project for applying for research funding to the Swiss National Science Foundation under their Sinergia programme; organised by the Centre for Global Studies, Universität Bern, Switzerland ⎯ 26-27 September 2014.

* Paper on ‘Discursive Dissonance in Law and Policy towards Cities: Constructing Truth, Power and the ‘Migrant’ in NCT Delhi’ at the First Research Workshop on 'Cities, Rural Migrants, and the Urban Poor: Issues of Violence and Social Justice organised by the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata ⎯ 01-02 August 2014.

* Presented a paper on ‘Conflict and Rationalities of Governance: Governmentality of Participation and Strategic Veto in Bihar and Jharkhand, India’ at the 23rd European Conference on South Asian Studies (ECSAS), organised by the Department of Geography; Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies/ Indian Studies; and, University Research Priority Programme (URPP) Asia and Europe, University of Zurich at Zurich, Switzerland ⎯ 23-25 July 2014.

* Paper on 'Tribal Autonomy and Tribal Governance' at the National Consultation on Repositioning Tribal Question for Public Policy, organised by Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi and the Indian Council for Social Science Research, New Delhi ⎯ 19 March 2014.

* Presented paper on ‘Governmentality of Participation and Strategic Veto: Conflict and Governance in Bihar and Jharkhand, India’ at the South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany − 06 December 2013.

* Presented a paper on ‘Conflict, Governance and Development’ at the International Dissemination seminar towards EU institutions for the EU-funded Research Project on Cultures of Governance and Conflict Resolution in EU and India organised by Peace Research Institute, Oslo at Brussels, Belgium – 03-04 December 2013.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘The Political-economy of Peace’ at the International Seminar on Cultures of Governance and Conflict Resolution in EU and India organised by Society of Participatory Research In Asia (PRIA) at New Delhi − 11 & 12 November 2013.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Bihar and Jharkhand: Voices and Views about Conflict and Governance’ at the International Seminar on Cultures of Governance and Conflict Resolution in EU and India organised by Society of Participatory Research In Asia (PRIA) at New Delhi − 11 & 12 November 2013.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘The Political-economy of Peace’ at the Final Workshop the EU-funded Research Project on Cultures of Governance and Conflict Resolution in EU and India organised by Peace Research Institute, Oslo and PRIO Cyprus at Nicosia, Cyprus – 10-11 October 2013

* Presented paper entitled ‘Politics of Development and the Identity Leitmotif’ at the Forum for Asian Studies, University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden – 30 May 2013.

* Presentation on ‘Ethnic Assertion and Development Deficits: A Contested Connection’ at the Workshop on Governance and Peace-building organised by the Manirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata and Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD), Guwahati at Guwahati – 26-27 February 2013.

* Presented paper entitled ‘Identity and Politics of Transformation: The Recognition and/versus Redistribution Continuum in Contemporary India’ at the Workshop on State Regulation and Social Capital: Comparative Approaches to India and Denmark organised by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark − 7-8 December 2012.

* Presented Paper entitled ‘Teaching Governance in an Interdisciplinary Programme’ at the 2nd Media, Policy and Law Faculty Workshop on ‘Teaching Public Policy, Media and Law organised by Centre for Culture, Media and Governance (CCMG), Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with Department of Public Policy, Law & Governance and Department of Culture and Media Studies, Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ), Kishangarh, Rajasthan − November 1-2, 2012.

* Presented Paper entitled ‘Governance and Conflict in Bihar and Jharkhand: Actors, Institutions and Processes’ at the Second Mid-Term workshop and the Meeting of Steering Committee and Advisory Board of the European Commission-funded research project ‘The Role of Governance in the Resolution of Socioeconomic and Political Conflict in India and Europe (CORE) organised by Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome at Rome − 18 & 19 October 2012.

* Presentation entitled ‘Framework Issues on Researching Conflict and Governance’ at the Second Mid-Term workshop and the Meeting of Steering Committee and Advisory Board of the European Commission-funded research project ‘The Role of Governance in the Resolution of Socioeconomic and Political Conflict in India and Europe (CORE) organised by Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome at Rome − 18 & 19 October 2012.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Politics of Transformation: Recognition and/versus Redistribution in Contemporary India’ at the 22nd European Conference on South Asian Studies, organised by the European Association for South Asian Studies at RIA - Centre for Research in Anthropology and hosted by ISCTE-Lisbon University Institute, Lisbon − 25-28 July 2012.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Conflict and Governance in India: Conceptual and Methodological Issues’ at the First Mid-Term Workshop and Steering Committee Meeting of the EU-funded research project on Cultures of Governance and Conflict Resolution in Europe and India at Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 18-19 March 2012.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Emerging Governmentalities of Participation: Conflict and Governance in Bihar and Jharkhand’ at the Preliminary Fieldwork Meeting and Second Steering Committee Meeting of the EU-funded research project on Cultures of Governance and Conflict Resolution in Europe and India at PRIA, New Delhi – 01-02 December 2011.

* Presented Paper entitled ‘New Governmentalities in Local Governance: Some Methodological Reflections on Studying Panchayat-NGOs Interface’ at the Workshop on State, Society and Marginality in South Asia organised by Asian Dynamics Initiatives, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark – 21-22 November 2011.

* Presentation on ‘Methodological Issues in the Research of Governance and Conflict’ at the Meeting of Indian Partners to the EU-supported research project entitled ‘The Role of Governance in the Resolution of Socioeconomic and Political Conflict in India and Europe (CORE)’ organised by Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 06-07 August 2011.

* Presented Paper entitled ‘Governance, Governmentality and the Study of Conflicts’ at the Steering Committee Meeting and Project Workshop of EU-supported research project entitled ‘The Role of Governance in the Resolution of Socioeconomic and Political Conflict in India and Europe (CORE)’ organised by Berghof Conflict Research, Berlin – 27-28 June 2011.

* Presented paper entitled ‘Recognition-Redistribution in Contemporary Indian Politics’ at the Indo-Polish Conference on ‘India in International Relations: European and Indian’ organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Centre for Contemporary India Research and Studies, Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw, Poland at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi – 27-28 April 2011.

* Presented paper entitled ‘Structuring of the Public and Party System in India: Agenda for Practice of Democracy or Impunity to the State’ at the Workshop on ‘Political Parties and Party Systems in India and Its Emerging Trajectories’ organised by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, New Delhi and Centre for Public Affairs, Nodia at the Heritage Village Resort and Spa, Manesar – 24-25 March 2011.

* Presentation on ‘Elections, Social Inequalities, and Violence’ to initiate discussion at the Workshop on ‘Understanding Collective Action, Violence, and Post-Colonial Democracy’ organised by the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata and the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla at the YMCA, New Delhi – 19 March 2011.

* Presented paper entitled ‘Critical Reflection on Global Governance’ at the Workshop on Perceptions and Perspectives on Globalisation organised by the Political Science Department, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi – 03 March 2011.

* Presented paper entitled ‘Indian Development Discourse in a Changing World’ at the Workshop on 6th Round of ICSSR Research Survey and Explorations in Political Science on the Thematic volume titled India and World organised by the Indian Council for Social Science Research, New Delhi at the International Centre, Goa – 13-16 February 2011.

* Presented Paper entitled ‘Governance in India: Empirical Assessments Across Twenty States’ at the JNU-Warwick Workshop on Changing Paradigms of Governance, Law and Rights organised by the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi – 14 February 2011.

* Presentation at the Project Kick-off Meeting of the EU-supported research project entitled ‘The Role of Governance in the Resolution of Socioeconomic and Political Conflict in India and Europe (CORE)’ organised by the Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway at Brussels, Belgium − 11 February 2011.

* Presented paper entitled ‘Recognition and/versus Redistribution: The Politics of Identity and Development in Contemporary India’ in the Panel on Indigenous Peoples in the 21st Century Asia: Identities and Strategies for Self-determination at the International Conference on Asian Diversity in a Global Context organised by the Asian Dynamics Initiative, University of Copenhagen – 11-13 November 2010.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Identity Needs, Developmental Needs, and Governmental Responses: Reflections on India’s Democratic Experience’ at the Workshop on Research and Dialogue Programme on Development, Democracy, and Governance - Lessons and Policy Implications organised by the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata at Kolkata – 14-15 May 2010.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Violence of Ideas: Some Reflections on Marginalised Social Groups and Police Culture in India’ at the International Conference on Social Violence and Police organised by Centre for Public Affairs, Noida in collaboration with Sikkim Univeristy, Gangtok and Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi at Sikkim University, Gangtok – 09-10 March 2010.

* Presentation at the Colloquium on Nordic Societies and Culture organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Centre in India and the School of International Studies, JNU at the Indian Council for Social Science Research, New Delhi – 02 March 2010.

* Presented paper entitled ‘The Idea of Autonomy: Politics of Identity in Jharkhand and Implications of Indian Politics’ at the National Seminar on Assertion of the Regions: Exploring the Demand for New States in India organised by Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh – 22-23 February 2010.

* Presented paper entitled ‘The Making of a Movement and the Emergence of Jharkhand: Electoral Politics since the Nineties’ at the Seminar on Recent Research on Key Socio-Political Aspects of Colonial and Contemporary Bihar and Jharkhand organised by Purnujjal Papiya Ghosh Memorial Trust in association with Indian Council of Historical Research at Banga Sanskriti Bhawan, New Delhi - 08-09 October 2009.

* Presented a paper (co-authored with Jean-Louis Halpérin) entitled ‘Fundamental Rights, Meaning, Content and Discrimination: A Franco-Indian Comparison’ at the Indo-French Seminar on Law and Globalisation jointly organised by Société de Législation Comparée, Paris; Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Paris; Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris; Association Henri Capitant de Amis at de la Culture Juridique Française, Paris; Fondation pour le Droit Continental, Paris; and, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Delhi at the Conseil Constitutional, Paris – 16-17 March 2009.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Tribal Rights in Jharkhand’ at the National Seminar on Human Development in Jharkhand: Perspectives and Policies organised by the Eastern Regional Centre, Institute for Human Development, Delhi at Ranchi – 04-05 July 2008.

* Presentation on ‘The Governance Discourse: Issues and the Problematic’ at the Consultation on Development, Democracy, and Governance: Broad Lessons from Post-Colonial Experiences of India organised by the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group at Bhubaneswar – 24-26 May 2008.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Post-colonial Indian State and Tribes: Nationalist Discursive Structures and a New Hegemonic Consensus’ at the National Seminar on Troubled Diversity: The Political Process in Northeast India organised by Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla & Department of Political Science, Guwahati University, Guwahati – 29 February-02 March 2008.

* Presented paper ‘Rethinking ‘Regional Developmental Imbalances’: Spatial Versus the Socio-Political ‘Region’: The Case of Tribals in Jharkhand’ at the Conference on Regions within Regions: Rethinking State Politics in India organised by Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh – 26-27 February 2007.

* Presented paper ‘Rethinking the Premises and Boundaries of the ‘Third World’: The ‘Fourth World’ of the Tribal’ at the Seminar on Rethinking the Third World: Idea, Concept, Category and Relevance organised by the Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi – 22-23 Jnuary 2007.

* Presentation on ‘Can Indigenousness be a Basis of our Right to Justice?’ at the Dialogue on Justice and Democracy in Divided Societies organized by Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata and Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi at Bhubaneswar – 20-22 November 2006.

* Presented paper entitled ‘Ethnicity Identity, Migration and Crime: Conceptual Underpinnings and Evidence from India’ at the Conference on Crime, Migration and Ethnicity: 1800-2004 organised by Fondation de la Maison Des Sciences De L’homme, International Association for the History of Crime and Criminal Justice, Groupe Europeen de Recherche sur les Normativites and Centre for Public Affairs, New Delhi at Maison Des Sciences De L’homme, Paris – 08-10 June 2006.

* Presented paper entitled ‘Tribal Rights in Jharkhand’ at the Programme Planning Workshop of the Regional Indigenous Peoples’ Programme of the UNDP Regional Office at Bangkok organised by the UNDP Country Office, Manila, the Philippines at Davao, the Philippines – 13-16 March 2006.

* Presented paper entitled ‘Global Discourses and Local Realities: Identity and Autonomy in Jharkhand’ at the National Seminar on Democratic Governance and the Institutions of Local Government organised by the Department of Political Science, (Under the DRS Programme on Democratic Governance in Indian States’) University of Calcutta, Kolkata – 28 January 2006.

* Presented paper entitled ‘Great Expectations, Uneven Growth: Review of the Performance of the Executive: 2004-05’ at the Review of the Social Watch Process in 2005, Directions for 2006, Panel Discussion and Release of the Social Watch Report 2005 organised by the NSCW at New Delhi – 18-19 January 2006.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Politics of Ethnic Identity and Autonomy in South Asia’ at the International Conference on Civil Society and Democratic Space in South Asia: Civic Interactions, Economic Development and Regional Peace organised by the Centre for Public Affairs and India International Centre at India International Centre, New Delhi – 11-13 January 2006.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Economic Reforms & Pro-poor Governance: Issues & Concerns’ at the National Seminar on Grassroots Reachout & Networking in India on Trade & Economics (GRANITE): Linkages between Trade, Development & Poverty Reduction (TDP) organised by CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment at Jaipur – 13-14 November 2005.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘The Idea of Jharkhand: The Politics of Identity and the Question of Autonomy’ at the First Annual Conference on Critical Thinking on ‘What is Autonomy?’ organised by Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata at Kolkata – 29-30 July 2005.

* Presented paper entitled ‘Development and Identity in Jharkhand: 1951-2004’ at the International Conference on Reinterpreting Adivasi Movements in South Asia organised by the University of Sussex, at Brighton, the UK – 21-23 March 2005.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Discursive Bases of the Jharkhandi Politics, Identity and State’ at the International Seminar on Jharkhand, organised by Afdeling for Religionshistorie, Copenhagen University, & IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs at Copenhagen, Denmarkk – 18 March 2005.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Electoral Politics, Development, Identity in Jharkhand: 1951-2004’ at the International Seminar on Federalism and Decentralised Governance in the Union of India: Perspectives on Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh organised by the Centre de Sciences Humaines, at New Delhi – October 15-16, 2004.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Politics of Development, Identity and Autonomy in Jharkhand’ at the National Seminar on State Politics: Analysing the Emerging Trends organised by Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh – 17-18 March 2004.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Post-colonial Indian State: Discursive Structures and the New Hegemonic Consensus – Case of Tribal Identity in Jharkhand’ at the International Conference in ‘Revising the Asian State’ organised by the International Institute of Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden, NWO, CNWS, KNAW at Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands – 28-30 June 2002.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Group Discrimination and Elections in India’ at the International Conference in the Electoral Processes and Governance in South Asia organised by International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka at Colombo – 21-23 June 2002.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘The Measurability of Governance: Issues and Options’ at the Seminar on Governance, Globalisation and Democracy organised by the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi – 27-29 September 2001.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘State and Ethnic Identities in India: Competing Discourses’ at the National Workshop on Vision 2020 in the Social Sciences organised by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi at the India International Centre, New Delhi – 08-09 January 2001.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Socio-cultural and Economic Background of the Political System’ at the National Workshop on Political Parties and the Party System: The Indian Experience organised by the Society for Peace, Security and Development Studies, Allahabad, Centre for Public Affairs, New Delhi and Konrad Adenaeur Foundation, New Delhi at Goa – 17-20 November 2000.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Post-colonial Discursive Structures and Identity formation in India: Evidence from Jharkhand’ at the Conference on International Perspectives on Ethnicity, Identity and State in South Asia organised by the Indo-American Centre for International Studies (formerly, ASRC), Hyderabad and Detroit World Council at Hyderabad – 15-17 June 2000.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Governance: A Debated Concept’ at the South Asia Conference on the Legacy of Mahbub-ul-Haq – Human Development organised by the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi – 20-22 May 2000.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Development Policy in Jharkhand’ at the International Workshop on Indigenous People: Trajectory of a Contemporary Concept in India organised by Uppsala University, at the European Science Foundation – Asia Committee at Uppsala, Sweden – 07-09 April 2000.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘The Politics of Identity and Autonomy in Jharkhand: Implications for Indian Federal Structure’ at the National Seminar on Federalism in India: Issues and Challenges – 29-30 October 1999.

* Presented a paper entitled ‘Tribal Politics in Jharkhand’ at University College of St. Mark and St. John, Plymouth, UK – February 1998.

* Presented Paper entitled ‘Adivasi Autonomy Movement in Bihar and Nationalist Politics’ at the Conference on Second World War and Decolonisation in South Asia held at the University College of St. Mark and St. John, Plymouth − 3-4 July 1997.

* Presented Paper entitled ‘Ethnicity and Model-Building in India’ at the Department of Political Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London, UK – 01 March 1995.