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Welcome to our new page where we host posts from guest writers. These articles written by diverse set of scholars, students and subject experts, are aimed to engage readers with deeper analysis, nuanced histories, case studies and much more.

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Guest Articles

Unity in separate Identity?: The Paradoxes of Regionalism

By Prof. Suhas Palshikar On the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 150th birth anniversary, celebrated as National Unity Day , on 31 October 2025, India State Stories officially launched its new series on Integration of India . The launch event had talks from two distinguished scholars Prof. Asha Sarangi (Center for Political Studies, JNU) and Prof. Suhas Palshikar (Chief Editor, Studies in Indian Politics). We present below an extract and brief overview of Prof. Palshika

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Integration to Reorganization - State formation after Independence

By Prof. Asha Sarangi On the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 150th birth anniversary, celebrated as National Unity Day , on 31 October 2025, India State Stories officially launched its new series on Integration of India . The launch event had talks from two distinguished scholars Prof. Asha Sarangi (Center for Political Studies, JNU) and Prof. Suhas Palshikar (Chief Editor, Studies in Indian Politics). We present below an extract and brief overview of Prof. Sarangi's t

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