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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 9d

CASI’s @rohanvenkat.bsky.social spoke to Tillin about her 100-year history of the Indian welfare state, why it’s crucial to understand this background to appreciate India’s current welfare policy dilemmas & challenges and how these play into current debates about cash transfers & “freebie politics”

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 9d

Tillin’s book makes the case that India’s welfare history is not just a truncated version of European models that was limited by resources or vision. Instead, elements of Indian policy were precocious and its overall welfare architecture is distinctive.

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 9d

This historical policy blindness isn’t limited to global scholarship. When India’s welfare initiatives garnered global attention during the “rights-based” policy push of the 2000s, conventional wisdom in India was most social efforts were limited to preferential patronage.

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 9d

In “Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-Level Democracy,” @louisetillin.bsky.social makes reference to a “doorstop” tome on welfare states around the world that dismisses India’s welfare history in one pithy sentence bemoaning policy institutions & dire social prospects.

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 9d

In this CASI Deep Dive IiT Interview, Managing Editor @rohanvenkat.bsky.social speaks to @louisetillin.bsky.social (King's College London) about "'Freebie Politics' and the History of India’s Distinctive Welfare State." casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/casi-dee...

CASI Deep Dive: Louise Tillin on “Freebie Politics” and the History of India’s Distinctive Welfare State | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

In the introduction to Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-Level Democracy (Cambridge University Press, February 2025), Louise Tillin makes reference to a “doorstop” tome on welfa...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 9d

Our next noontime seminar features Eswaran Sridharan (UPIASI) who will be discussing "Elections, Parties, and Coalitions in India" on October 2 (in partnership with @southasiacenter.bsky.social & Penn Political Science Dept) Read more: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/eswar...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 13d

TAMIL: casi.sas.upenn.edu/tamil/iit/vi...

இந்திய மருத்துவத் துறையும் தனியார் பங்களிப்பும்: சமத்துவமும் அணுகும் வாய்ப்புகளும் | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

இந்தியாவின் சுகாதார அமைப்பு, தரம், செலவு, அனைவருக்கும் மருத்துவச் சேவைகள் கிடைத்தல் ஆகியவை சார்ந்து பெரும் சவால்களை எதிர்கொள்கிறது. 2024ஆம் ஆண்டின் நிலவரப்படி, 1,000 பேருக்கு 1.3 மருத்துவமனை படுக்கைகள...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 13d

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প্রাইভেট ইক্যুইটি এবং ভারতীয় স্বাস্থ্যপরিষেবাঃ ইক্যুইটি বনাম সহজলভ্যতা | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

ভারতের স্বাস্থ্যপরিষেবা ব্যবস্থা সহজলভ্যতা, উচ্চমূল্য, গুণমানের দিক থেকে সুবিশাল সমস্যার মুখোমুখি হয়েছে। ২০২৪ সালে ভারতের হাসপাতালগুলিতে প্রতি ১০০০ জনের মাথাপিছু মাত্র ১.৩টি আসন ছিল, যা ওয়ার্ল্ড হেলথ ...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 13d

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प्राइवेट इक्विटी और भारतीय स्वास्थ्य सेवा: इक्विटी बनाम पहुँच | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

भारत का हैल्थकेयर सिस्टम पहुँच, गुणवत्ता और लागत के मामले में बड़ी चुनौतियों का सामना कर रहा है. 2024 में प्रति 1,000 लोगों पर केवल 1.3 अस्पताल बेड थे, जो विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन (WHO) की 100 लोगों पर

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 13d

INDIA IN TRANSITION
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL:
In "Private Equity and Indian Healthcare: Equity vs. Access"
@viveknd.bsky.social (Vidyashilp University) discusses how private equity investment is boosting India’s healthcare but driving up costs & deepening inequality. (Links Below)

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 23d

DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER! (In-Person Only Event):
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Fall 2025 Khemka Distinguished Lecture - "Domesticating" Climate Change: The Intertwining of Climate & Development in India - Sept 25 with Princeton's @ndubash.bsky.social (with @perryworldhouse.bsky.social)

“Domesticating” Climate Change: The Intertwining of Climate and Development

A CASI Nand & Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture in partnership with Perry World House

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 23d

INDIA IN TRANSITION: In "Private Equity and Indian Healthcare: Equity vs. Access" @viveknd.bsky.social (Vidyashilp University) discusses how private equity investment is boosting India’s healthcare but driving up costs and deepening inequality. casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/vivek-nd...

Private Equity and Indian Healthcare: Equity vs. Access | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 26d

Join us for our next noontime seminar "The Monster In Your Path: The Private Life of Caste in India" with Sharika Thiranagama of Stanford University. In partnership with Penn Anthropology, @southasiacenter.bsky.social, Penn South Asia Studies Dept. Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/shari...

Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · Sep 8

First Fall 2025 seminar: "A Stealth Urban History from the Countryside: Punjab's Early-Twentieth-Century Canal Colonies as Urban Space" with Will Glover (UMichigan). In partnership with @southasiacenter.bsky.social, Penn History, Penn South Asia Studies. Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/will-...

Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · Sep 3

In this issue of IiT, Krupa Rajangam & Deborah Sutton discuss a need to reflect more critically on how digital technologies are transforming both cultural heritage itself and its audience, beyond questions of accessibility.

Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · Sep 3

TAMIL: casi.sas.upenn.edu/tamil/iit/kr...

மரபை டிஜிட்டல்மயமாக்குதல்: பண்பாட்டைத் தரவுகளாக மாற்றுவதற்கான வழிகள் | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · Sep 3

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ঐতিহ্যের ডিজিটাইজেশনঃ সংস্কৃতি থেকে ডেটায় রূপান্তর সংক্রান্ত একটি বিশ্লেষণ | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · Sep 3

HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/kr...

विरासत का डिजिटलीकरण: संस्कृति से डेटा में परिवर्तन की खोज | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · Sep 3

INDIA IN TRANSITION
Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL:
"Digitizing Heritage: Exploring the Transformation of Culture to Data" by Krupa Rajangam (Saythu...linking people and heritage) & @debssutton.bsky.social (Lancaster University)
Links Below:

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · Sep 1

In this issue of IiT, Krupa Rajangam & Deborah Sutton discuss a need to reflect more critically on how digital technologies are transforming both cultural heritage itself and its audience, beyond questions of accessibility.

Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · Sep 1

INDIA IN TRANSITION: "Digitizing Heritage: Exploring the Transformation of Culture to Data" by Krupa Rajangam (Saythu...linking people and heritage) & @debssutton.bsky.social (Lancaster University) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/krupa-ra...

Digitizing Heritage: Exploring the Transformation of Culture to Data | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · Aug 28

In this issue of IiT, @jaivipra.bsky.social argues that a focus on individual skills and "upskilling" can reinforce India's dependent place in the global electronics industry rather than improving its standing.

Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · Aug 28

TAMIL: casi.sas.upenn.edu/tamil/iit/ja...

திறன் மேம்பாடு, திறன் மறுபயிற்சி, திறனிழப்பு: இந்தியாவின் குறைக்கடத்தி சார்ந்த கனவுகளும் தொழிலாளர் கொள்கையை மாற்றி அமைப்பதற்கான தேவையும் | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · Aug 28

BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/j...

দক্ষতার বৃদ্ধি, দক্ষতায় পুনঃনির্মাণ, দক্ষতার হ্রাসঃ সেমিকন্ডাক্টর নিয়ে ভারতের স্বপ্ন এবং শ্রমনীতির পুনর্লিখন | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · Aug 28

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अपस्किलिंग, रीस्किलिंग, डीस्किलिंग: भारत के सेमीकंडक्टर संबंधी सपने और श्रमिक नीति में बदलाव की ज़रूरत | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

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