Dr. Ronojoy Sen (born 1969) is an Indian political scientist and author. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies and faculty at the South Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore.[1][2][3] Sen formerly served as an editor at The Times of India for several years and has been a Visiting Fellow with the National Endowment for Democracy, Washington, D.C., the East-West Center, Washington, and Fellow of the International Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland.[4]
Sen's analysis has appeared in The Hindu,[5] Times of India,[6][7] Outlook,[8] Foreign Policy[9] and in interviews on Channel NewsAsia,[10] BBC.[11]
The Wall Street Journal describes Sen's second book Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India as an ambitious one that "examines Indian sports in a largely chronological manner and does not duck the more awkward questions, such as the perceived athletic limitations of Indians. The narrative has an attractive sweep to it, starting with the place of sports and martial competition in Hindu epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.[12][13]
Sen's most recent book was launched by Shashi Tharoor in December 2022 and discusses the Indian parliament, the Frontline refers to House of the People as '"a ringside view of democracy against the backdrop of larger social, political and policy changes".[14] According to The Hindu, it "depicts in rich detail, the transformation this body has gone through in the last 17 Lok Sabhas"[15] The Indian Express calls the book "rich in data and history...a wide ranging, nuanced view of the centrality of Parliament in India's socio political life"[16]
In January 2023, Sen was a speaker at the Jaipur Literature Festival.[17]
Early life and education edit
In an interview, Sen said he was born and raised in Calcutta and he read history at Presidency College, Kolkata.[18] Sen completed his Ph.D in political science from University of Chicago.[19]
Books edit
- Baxi, Upendra; Sen, Ronojoy (2007). Legalizing Religion: The Indian Supreme Court and Secularism. Washington, DC: East-West Center Washington. ISBN 978-1-932728-56-9.[20]
- Jeffrey, Robin; Sen, Ronojoy; Singh, Pratima (2012). More Than Maoism: Politics, Policies and Insurgencies in South Asia. New Delhi: ISAS, Institute of South Asian Studies. ISBN 978-81-7304-933-0.
- Sen, Ronojoy (31 January 2013). Articles of Faith: Religion, Secularism, and the Indian Supreme Court. OUP India. ISBN 978-0-19-808535-5.[21][22]
- Sen, Ronojoy (2015). Nation at Play : A History of Sport in India. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-16490-0.[23][24][25]
- Sen, Ronojoy (2022). House of the People : Parliament and the Making of Indian Democracy. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781009180252.[26][27][28][29]
References edit
- ^ "Ronojoy Sen". NUS. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Ronojoy Sen - Jaipur Literature Festival". Jaipur Literature Festival. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Ronojoy Sen". www.isas.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Sen, Ronojoy". SAGE Publishing. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Ronojoy Sen-The Hindu". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "Ronojoy-Sen: Read Latest News from Ronojoy-Sen - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ "How cricket came to unite India more than films and politics". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ Sen, Ronojoy. "Profile of Ronojoy Sen". Outlook India. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Sen, Ronojoy. "Ronojoy Sen". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ Pakistan condemns India's decision to revoke Kashmir's special status, retrieved 2023-03-22
- ^ BBC World News Interview with Dr Ronojoy Sen on the Indian Elections (12 May 2014), retrieved 2023-03-22
- ^ Varadarajan, Tunku (2015-10-12). "Taking One for the Team". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ Sen, Ronojoy. "Nation at Play". Columbia University Press. Reviews Section. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "A ringside view of democracy: Review of 'House of the People' by Ronojoy Sen". frontline.thehindu.com. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Review of House of the People — Parliament and the Making of Indian Democracy: An unkept promise". The Hindu. 2023-02-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Ronojoy Sen's House of the People provides a wide-ranging and nuanced account of the centrality of Parliament in India's socio-political life". The Indian Express. 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Ronojoy Sen - Jaipur Literature Festival". www.jaipurliteraturefestival.org. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ Marak, Priyam (January 11, 2023). "Pay attention to goings-on between polls, or face 'electocracy' risk: Ronojoy Sen on India". Telegraph India. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Ronojoy Sen". Penguin Random House India. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ Ratnakar David, Robin. "Book reviews". Sabinet African Journals. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Sharma, Arvind (2 November 2016). "ARTICLES OF FAITH: Religion, Secularism and the Indian Supreme Court | By Ronojoy Sen". Pacific Affairs (UBC Journal). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Kumar, Surendra. ""What's Happening@ILNU Library" - Book Review by Assist. Prof. Surendra Kumar on Articles of Faith: Religion, Secularism & the Indian Supreme Court by Ronojoy Sen". Nirma University. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Nair, Supriya (24 October 2015). "Book Review: Ronojoy Sen's Nation at Play". Mint. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Malik, Ashok (18 December 2015). "Book review 'Nation at Play': Indian sports: Myth, nation". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ De, Rahul (November 2018). "Book Review: Ronojoy Sen, Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India". South Asia Research. 38 (3): 353–355. doi:10.1177/0262728018798961. S2CID 150166634. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Rodrigues, Valerian (24 February 2023). "Review of House of the People — Parliament and the Making of Indian Democracy: An unkept promise". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Das, Rup Narayan (9 January 2023). "India's tryst with parliamentary democracy". Business Standard. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Sen, Ronojoy (2023). House of the People: Parliament and the Making of Indian Democracy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-009-18025-2.
- ^ "Book Launch and Panel Discussion | Center in Delhi | The University of Chicago". www.uchicago.in. Retrieved 2023-03-22.