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Mamidipudi Ramakrishna Sharan, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Sharan’s research centres around questions in development economics and political economy.

Last Among Equals https://www.amazon.in/Last-Among-Equals-Politics-Villages/dp/9390679664

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Sharan’s journey
10:15
Difference between north and south villages
13:50
When did Sharan have his cast realization?
17:20
When Sharan reached Bihar and the story behind Last Among Equals?
26:30
Any stereotypes on Bihar you carried?
28:50
How will you define a village in Bihar?
38:50
The politics of the village
43:00
Reaching Muzaffarpur
49:50
The story of Sanjay Sahini
61:50
The role of civil society in such movements?
1:04:00
The corruption in NREGA
1:10:00
Sanjay’s support system in the Sangathan
1:13:10
Thoughts on NREGA?
1:25:20
Sharan’s meeting with the Mukhiya
1:29:30
How Sanjay Sahini challenges the system?
1:48:00
The Musahar Wedding
1:58:55
Meeting Prashant Kishor
2:03:00
The following steps for Sanjay Sahini
2:07:00
Public grievances system in Bihar
2:12:00
Nitish vs Lalu
2:17:00
The time when Sanjay Sahini decides to file an MLA nomination
2:49:20
The Big India State