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SANKAR VARMA K C

Speciliazation: Economics
Qualifications: MA
Campus: BANGALORE CENTRAL CAMPUS

Sankar Varma K C is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Christ University. His research interests include Urban Studies, Political Economy, and the History of Economic Thought. He also focuses on Spatial Economics, Gender Studies, and the Economics of Culture and Criticism. His work explores philosophical paradigms, particularly the concept of "othering," and he has presented and published widely. His research has appeared in renowned platforms such as the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), Frontline, and various journals published by Sage, Taylor & Francis, Springer, and Elsevier. Sankar has delivered guest lectures across India and is a member of several national and international professional bodies. He teaches public policy students and is committed to mentoring future research scholars. Sankar's academic aim is to challenge power structures, particularly in a world where "othering" is a growing phenomenon. He actively seeks research collaborations to further this mission.

Educational Details

  • PG 2019

    MA

    CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

  • Degree 2014

    BCom

    CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

  • PhD 0

    Pursuing

    Christ (Deemed to be University)

  • Periodicity | Fortnightly

    Malayalam film "Run Kalyani": Patriarchy in perspective

    Name of Periodical | Frontline

  • Periodicity | Fortnightly

    Surpassing modernity

    Name of Periodical | Frontline

  • Periodicity | Weekly

    Foreseeing the Ultra-Conservative Backlash: Space, Time and Ways of Seeing: The Performance Culture of Kutiyattam by Mundoli Narayanan (2023): A Review by Sankar Varma

    Name of Periodical | Doing Sociology

  • Periodicity | Weekly

    Body on the Barricades: Life, Art and Resistance in Contemporary India by Brahma Prakash (2023): A Review by Sankar Varma

    Name of Periodical | Doing Sociology

  • Periodicity | Weekly

    The Epistemic Departure of Art: Thinking towards a Post-Pandemic Future ? Sankar Varma

    Name of Periodical | Doing Sociology

  • Periodicity | Weekly

    Righteous Republic: The Political Foundations of Modern India by Ananya Vajpeyi (2012): A Review By Sankar Varma

    Name of Periodical | Doing Sociology

  • Periodicity | Weekly

    Vivan Sundaram(1943-2023): Fusing History into a Present

    Name of Periodical | India Art Review

  • Periodicity | Weekly

    Exploring Alternative Surveillance, in the Era of Digital Monopolies

    Name of Periodical | GLOBAL SOUTH COLLOQUY e-Journal of the Institute for Global South Studies and Research

  • 2024

    Date Of Publication: 12-Nov-2024

    Name of Journal: Urbanisation

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    Date Of Publication: 04-May-2024

    Name of Journal: Economic and Political Weekly

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  • 2023

    Date Of Publication: 09-Dec-2023

    Name of Journal: Economic and Political Weekly

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    Date Of Publication: 03-Aug-2023

    Name of Journal: Capital & Class

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    Date Of Publication: 26-Jul-2023

    Name of Journal: Urban Studies

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    Date Of Publication: 29-Jun-2023

    Name of Journal: Capital & Class

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    Date Of Publication: 29-Jun-2023

    Name of Journal: Capital & Class

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    Date Of Publication: 22-Mar-2023

    Name of Journal: Urban Governance

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    Date Of Publication: 20-Feb-2023

    Name of Journal: Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability

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    Date Of Publication: 07-Jan-2023

    Name of Journal: Economic and Political Weekly

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  • 2022

    Date Of Publication: 20-Aug-2022

    Name of Journal: Economic and Political Weekly

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  • 2020

    Date Of Publication: 26-Dec-2020

    Name of Journal: Economic and Political Weekly

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  • 2024

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Mapping Urban Deprivation in North-East India using India Human Development Survey 2011-12

    Date: 2024-02-26

    Organising Institution: Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD) , An Autonomous Research Institute of ICSSR, New Delhi and Government of Assam

    Level: National

  • 2023

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Colourism and Its Psychological Impact: A Study on Women of South India

    Date: 2023-09-29

    Organising Institution: University of Auckland , New Zealand

    Level: International

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: An Economist who is not an Economist ? Louis Althusser.

    Date: 2023-08-25

    Organising Institution: Azim Premji University

    Level: International

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Inter Group Inequality and Othering in Urban Spaces ? Evidence from the India Human Development Survey (2011-12).

    Date: 2023-08-23

    Organising Institution: Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS), New Delhi and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, South Asia

    Level: National

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Mapping Urban Deprivation in India: Evidence of India Human Development Survey Data

    Date: 2023-08-22

    Organising Institution: Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru

    Level: International

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: How do the Seasonal Migrants migrate to Urban Spaces : Evidence from IHDS Data

    Date: 2023-06-15

    Organising Institution: Goa Institute of Management, Centre for Public Policy and Governance

    Level: International

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Trends & Mechanisms of Othering in Urban Spaces in India: Evidence from India Human Development Survey II

    Date: 2023-04-24

    Organising Institution: Christ University

    Level: National

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Seasonal Migration and their ways of Migrating to Urban Space: Evidence from IHDS Data

    Date: 2023-04-24

    Organising Institution: Christ University

    Level: National

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: The ?Other? Discourse Across Urban Spaces in India: Evidence from the India Human Development Survey.

    Date: 2023-04-17

    Organising Institution: Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) and Christ (Deemed to be University)

    Level: International

    Type of the Program: Seminar

    Role: Presenter

    Title: How do the Seasonal Migrants Migrate to Urban Spaces: Evidence from IHDS Data

    Date: 2023-02-23

    Organising Institution: International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai and Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru.

    Level: National

  • 2022

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Confronting the Binary and Conceptualizing ?Othering? in Urban Spaces: A New Age Urban Phenomenon

    Date: 2022-05-10

    Organising Institution: Goa Institute of Management (Centre for Public Policy and Governance)

    Level: International

  • 2020

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: The Formation behind the Creation of the 'OTHER' ? Caste Casting

    Date: 2020-02-27

    Organising Institution: Indian Association for Social Science Institutions (IASSI) and Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC)

    Level: National

  • 2019

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Germination of Despotism : A Critical Enquiry through Understanding the Existence of Agriculture and Farmers

    Date: 2019-02-07

    Organising Institution: Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP), University of Mysore along with the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR).

    Level: National

  • 2024

    Name of the Program: Guest Lecture

    Date: 2024-10-16 00:00:00

    Name of the Institutions: Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ (Deemed to be University) , Bangalore Yeshwanthpur Campus

  • 2023

    Name of the Program:

    Date: 2023-11-03 00:00:00

    Name of the Institutions: The Student Council of The School of Arts and Humanities, and Social Sciences. Christ (Deemed to be University).

    Name of the Program:

    Date: 2023-10-04 00:00:00

    Name of the Institutions: A student led platform of the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Christ (Deemed to be University).

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    Date: 2023-04-11 00:00:00

    Name of the Institutions: Rajagiri Research Forum. Rajagiri College of Social Sciences

    Name of the Program:

    Date: 2023-02-10 00:00:00

    Name of the Institutions: Dr. B.R Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru

    Name of the Program:

    Date: 2023-02-08 00:00:00

    Name of the Institutions: Department of Economics, Christ (Deemed to be University)

    Name of the Program: Writing Political Reviews

    Date: 2023-02-03 00:00:00

    Name of the Institutions: Department of English, St. Anthony?s College, Shillong

    Name of the Program: Spatial Practices and Performance Culture of Kathakali and Kutiyattam

    Date: 2023-01-23 00:00:00

    Name of the Institutions: Department of English and Cultural Studies

    Name of the Program: Centre for Social and Policy Research (CSPR), Christ (Deemed to be University)

    Date: 2023-01-18 00:00:00

    Name of the Institutions: Centre for Social and Policy Research (CSPR), Christ (Deemed to be University)

  • 2022

    Name of the Program: Unlock Your Research Success: The Secret Role of a Mentor

    Date: 2022-11-22 00:00:00

    Name of the Institutions: Economicstaan Official

    Name of the Program: Guest Lecture - Othering in Urban Spaces

    Date: 2022-09-29 00:00:00

    Name of the Institutions: Post Graduate and Research Department of Economics, Zamorins Guruvayurappan College - Kozhikode

  • 2021

    Name of the Program: Lecture Series - Mainstreaming ideas of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

    Date: 2021-08-28 00:00:00

    Name of the Institutions: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Govt. Arts & Science College, Balussery, Kozhikode, Kerala

  • 2023

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Shaping Urban Futures

    Name of the Organiser: Indian Institute for Human Settlements and offered through Coursera

    Level: International

    Role: Participant & Presenter

    Date: 2023-07-18 00:00:00

  • 2022

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Data and Urban Governance

    Name of the Organiser: Sciences Po and offered through Coursera

    Level: International

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2022-09-05 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Housing Justice: A View from Indian Cities

    Name of the Organiser: Indian Institute for Human Settlements and offered through Coursera

    Level: International

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2022-01-17 00:00:00

  • 2021

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Studying Cities: Social Science Methods for Urban Research

    Name of the Organiser: Erasmus University Rotterdam and offered through Coursera

    Level: International

    Role: Participant & Presenter

    Date: 2021-10-27 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Methods in Migration Research

    Name of the Organiser: Centre for Development Studies

    Level: National

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2021-08-09 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Database on Indian Economy

    Name of the Organiser: Centre for Development Studies

    Level: National

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2021-06-07 00:00:00

  • 2020

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Political Economy of Institutions and Development

    Name of the Organiser: Universiteit Leiden and offered through Coursera

    Level: International

    Role: Participant & Presenter

    Date: 2020-08-04 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Introduction to Sustainability

    Name of the Organiser: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and offered through Coursera

    Level: International

    Role: Participant & Presenter

    Date: 2020-05-26 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Introduction to Research for Essay Writing

    Name of the Organiser: University of California, Irvine and offered through Coursera

    Level: International

    Role: Participant & Presenter

    Date: 2020-02-24 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Big History - From the Big Bang until Today

    Name of the Organiser: University of Amsterdam and offered through Coursera

    Level: International

    Role: Participant & Presenter

    Date: 2020-02-24 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (Project-Centered Course)

    Name of the Organiser: École Polytechnique and offered through Coursera

    Level: International

    Role: Participant & Presenter

    Date: 2020-02-18 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Advanced Writing

    Name of the Organiser: Coursera and University of California, Irvine

    Level: International

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2020-02-11 00:00:00

  • 2023

    Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Best Paper Presenter

    Description:

    Organisation: Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) and Christ (Deemed to be University)

    Month/Year: 18 April 2023

    Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Member of the Association of Academics for Social Justice (AASJ)

    Description: The Association of Academics for Social Justice (AASJ) is a collective of academicians, researchers and other stakeholders to promote social justice through an academic engagement. It aims to advance the role of teaching, learning and advocacy in research and generate wider interdisciplinary debates for the cause of social justice. Therefore, the central agenda of AASJ is ?to interpret the magnitude and dimension of group inequality in all aspects of human life".

    Organisation: Association of Academics for Social Justice (AASJ)

    Month/Year: 24 August 2023

  • 2022

    Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: KCHR PhD Fellowship

    Description: KCHR PhD Fellowships are open to research scholars who are pursuing full time PhD programme in any Indian University, working on themes is Social Sciences and Humanities. Thrust area will be Kerala Studies. However, candidates whose work has the potential to significantly contribute to social sciences/humanities may be considered as per the discretion of the selection committee. The fellowship amount is Rs. 25,000/-pm with a contingency grant of Rs.30,000 per annum.

    Organisation: Kerala Council for Historical Research

    Month/Year: 14 June 2022

  • 2018

    Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Best Paper Presenter

    Description: Economics behind the Politics and the Politics behind the Economics of the Media

    Organisation: University of Kerala and AKG Research Study Centre

    Month/Year: 26 March 2018

    Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Best Paper Presenter

    Description:

    Organisation: Department of Economics, Madras Christian College (MCC)

    Month/Year: 22 February 2018