SOAS Research Online

Journal Article

Venkat, Vidya (2022) 'Incorporating people's will in governance.' Seminar: The Monthly Symposium, 756. pp. 29-34.

Venkat, Vidya (2019) 'Despite Free and Fair Elections, Our Idea of the Republic Is at Risk.' Economic and Political Weekly, 54 (3).

Conference or Workshop Items

Venkat, Vidya (2023) Participatory democracy in Delhi: How the Aam Aadmi Party's model of governance is addressing unwellness in political institutions. In: Association of Social Anthropologists' Annual Conference 2023, April 11-14, 2023, SOAS University of London. (Unpublished)

Venkat, Vidya (2022) Incorporating People's Will in Structures of Political Governance. In: 'India at 75': Unpacking the idea of the people, April 5-6, 2022, Online - Zoom. (Unpublished)

Venkat, Vidya (2021) Power, compromise and the legitimisation of rule: Notes on India's right to information movement. In: 49th Annual Conference on South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, October 21-24, 2021, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. (Unpublished)

Venkat, Vidya (2021) Registering the everyday state in India via the Right to Information Act, 2005. In: Registering The Everyday: Documents, Bureaucracy, And The Socio-Legal (Socio-Legal Studies Association, Annual Conference 2021), March 30-April 1, 2021, Cardiff, UK. (Unpublished)

Venkat, Vidya (2021) “Diversity, Culture and Transformation - All Injustices are Connected." Exploring economic, social, and political facets of poverty and investigating the ways in which organizations engage with communities, as well as how local authorities respond. In: Spring Workshop Series with SOAS: Training for Transformation and Participatory Methods for Engaged Research Fund (Open Society University Network), March 16-22, 2021.

Book Reviews

Venkat, Vidya (2021) 'Migration and Development in India: Provincial and Historical Perspectives.' Migration and Society, 4 (1). pp. 210-212.

Venkat, Vidya (2020) 'On the idea of 'the people'.' Biblio: A Review of Books, 26 (10-12). pp. 5-6.

Venkat, Vidya (2020) 'A divided bench: Inside the world of courts and their verdicts.' The Hindu .

Venkat, Vidya (2019) 'Shadow Power : [review of] Emergency chronicles : Indira Gandhi and democracy's turning point by Gyan Prakash.' Biblio: A Review of Books, 24 (1/3). p. 12.

Venkat, Vidya (2018) 'Another Freedom Struggle.' Biblio: A Review of Books, 23 (7-9).

Venkat, Vidya (2017) 'Towards the Flame.' The Hindu .

Venkat, Vidya (2012) 'India's Development Paradox Explained.' Biblio: A Review of Books, 17 (9-10).

Venkat, Vidya (2012) 'Nature and Nationalism.' Biblio: A Review of Books, 17 (1&2).

Venkat, Vidya (2010) 'A timely treatise.' Biblio: A Review of Books, 15 (7/8). p. 37.

Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs

Venkat, Vidya (2023) Beyond the numbers: Ethnographic insights on women as politicians. Global Research Network on Parliaments and People [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Venkat, Vidya (2022) From Ayodhya To Jerusalem: The Burden Of Civilisation’s Churn. Outlook [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Venkat, Vidya (2021) In India, democracy isn't dead. The Wire [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Venkat, Vidya (2020) Right to information and the shrinking space for dissent in India. South Asia Notes (SOAS South Asia Institute) [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Venkat, Vidya (2020) India: why secrecy over Narendra Modi’s coronavirus relief fund damages democracy. The Conversation UK [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Venkat, Vidya (2019) Subhash Chandra Agrawal on his fight against corruption in the judiciary. The Hindu [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Venkat, Vidya (2019) India: government continues to suppress citizens’ right to information ahead of election. The Conversation UK [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Venkat, Vidya (2015) Paisa, power, and politics. The Hindu [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Venkat, Vidya (2014) Discretion, the better part of valour. The Hindu [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Theses

Venkat, Vidya (2024) India’s Democratic Revolution: Right to Information and the Anti-corruption Discourse. PhD thesis. SOAS University of London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00041650

Venkat, Vidya (2012) Right to Information and India's anti-corruption movement: Exploring hidden transcripts. Masters dissertation. SOAS University of London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00031226