Over April, as Indian voters participate in the world’s largest democratic process, South Asia Centre Director and Anthropologist Dr Mukulika Banerjee will be travelling around India speaking to some of the country’s poorest citizens. In this video, she speaks to Ayub Langa from Patri in Gujarat about voter apathy #LSEIndia2019.
Throughout April and May 2019, c.900 million Indians will vote in what is the world’s largest democratic exercise. As Narendra Modi seeks to repeat his success from 2014, follow the South Asia Centre for analysis and commentary on the country’s 17th parliamentary elections. #LSEIndia2019
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Dr Mukulika Banerjee is Director, South Asia Centre, and Associate Professor in Anthropology at LSE.
