• Social Research and Socio-Political Issues in India (Chapter 7) 

  Desai, P.S. (The Plural Social Sphere: Insights from Contemporary Indian Society, Edi. by Somayaji, S., Somayaji, G., Coelho, J.P., 2025; 84-97.)

  Philosophical foundations are very important and indispensable for research in the study of social, economic, and political phenomenon. Each researcher can follow different philosophies and associated methods or methodologies ...
• Implementation of the Forest Rights Act in Goa: Navigating barriers to justice 

  Gaunkar, R.; Shringare, A. (Madhya Pradesh Journal of Social Sciences. 30(1); 2025; 79-94.)

  The Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006 aims to address historical injustices faced by forest-dwelling communities in India. However, Goa has been slow to implement the Act, especially in the Western Ghats talukas. This paper ...
• The Plural Social Sphere: Insights from Contemporary Indian Society 

  Somayaji, S.; Somayaji, G.; Coelho, J.P. (Routledge India. 2025; 288pp.)

  This book reiterates pluralism as the basic feature of the Indian social sphere. It highlights challenges to the continuity of the plural fabric of India's society and culture. Acknowledging that socio-political concerns ...
• The Indian Social Sphere: Institutions and Social Transformations 

  Somayaji, S.; Somayaji, G.; Coelho, J.P. (Routledge India. 2025; 212pp.)

  This book studies the social formation of India through the lens of religion, state, ethnicity, and governance. It provides a nuanced understanding of the structural as well as the processual aspects of the Indian social ...
• Comparative Ethnography of Goa Legislative Assembly Election 2022 

  Varak, N.; Naik, P.S. (Indian Journal of Society and Politics. 12(2); 2025; 59-62.)

  Since the first Legislative Assembly Election in December, 1963, the Political Party System in Goa offers fragile ground for defections and non-allegiance. This fragility has developed the political discourse in Goa. The ...
• Sifting through the Water Laws: Securing the Mandovi River for Future Generations (Chapter 8) 

  Sawaiker, V. (The River Mhadei: The Science and Politics of Diversion, Edi. by Peter Ronald deSouza, Solano Da Silva, Lakshmi Subramanian. 2025; 176-200.)

  Water laws in India include a wide range of legislation that focuses on the use, protection and conservation of water. As such, analysing these laws provides a glimpse into societal concerns and the state's relationship ...
• SAARC 

  Tripathi, R. (Keywords for India: A Conceptual Lexicon for the 21st Century, Edi. by Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Peter Ronald deSouza. 2020; 403-404.)
• Tourism and a village in transition: A sociological study of Agonda, South Goa 

  Gaunkar, S.K.; Fernandes, E.S.; Somayaji, G. (Journal of People's History and Culture. 11(1); 2025; 11-23.)

  Agonda, a coastal village with crystal clear beaches, used to be a quiet and secluded village till the early 90s. Few tourists visited the village until it became a beaming tourist destination with the development of ...
• Designed for Conflict: The Non-Implementation of Forest Rights in Goa (Chapter 5) 

  Sawaiker, V.; George, V.M.; Desai, S. (Justice Making, Justice Spaces & Justice Users, Edi. by Dean D' Cruz, Reboni Saha, Siddhrath Peter de Souza, Varsha Aithala, Naomi Jose, Sharada Kerkar. 2025; 73-89.)
• Ambedkar's Insights on Education 

  Sawaiker, V. (Economic & Political Weekly. 60(31); 2025; 4pp.)

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