Satish Deshpande

Satish Deshpande
Satish Deshpande

Satish Deshpande teaches Sociology in Delhi University.

The Turbulent Future of Higher Education

Higher education in India no longer guarantees decent work in a changing and shrinking job market, even as its investment in liberal values is being challenged. Given the policy reforms and…
▶12-Oct-2022
Satish Deshpande
Review

The ‘Model’ of Social and Economic Change in Tamil Nadu

‘The central idea is that the anti-Brahmin movement — which developed into the Self-Respect Movement — became the site for the construction of an inclusive Dravidian identity that could build a “…
▶21-Feb-2022
Satish Deshpande

The Story of My English

Can an autobiographically-inclined social history reveal the role of English in shaping caste privilege, regulating class mobility and enabling individual agency? This essay risks an answer.
▶05-Sep-2019
Satish Deshpande