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Demolition of an institution has begun, due process can wait

Yogendra Yadav writes: Demolition of CSDS has begun, due process can wait

July 14, 2026 9:28 am

As in bulldozer justice, the formal justification is an act of post-facto creativity. Once the target, the punishment and the excuse were fixed, the ICSSR appointed a committee to prepare grounds for what had already been decided

Think tank CSDS likely to face funding cuts from Centre

July 10, 2026 5:12 am

After probe, ICSSR ‘looks at’ suspending its grants which account for 90% of CSDS salaries: Rs 5.8 crore in 2024-25.

CSDS poll data row: 3-member inquiry committee to examine research institute

September 02, 2025 3:18 pm

Indian Council of Social Science Research learnt to be not satisfied with CSDS response to its show-cause notice over claims regarding fall in voter numbers in two Maharashtra seats, as well as on foreign funding

The CSDS office in Delhi. (Facebook/CSDS)

What is CSDS, the eminent research centre that is now under scrutiny of the central government?

August 23, 2025 1:16 pm

Founded in 1963, the Delhi-based Centre is among the country’s oldest social sciences research institutions, with which some of India’s best known scholars and researchers have been associated. CSDS is heavily dependent on ICSSR for its funding

CSDS, Maharashtra poll data, Maharashtra election data

Poll data error: 2 FIRs in Maharashtra against CSDS’s Sanjay Kumar

August 21, 2025 7:21 am

On August 17, Kumar put out a post stating that Ramtek and Devlali in Maharashtra had shown a 36-38% decrease in the number of voters between the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Maharashtra.

Politics and elections: Survey of 761 DU students reveals what the youth know, want

January 25, 2023 11:41 am

The survey was conducted between January 16 and 20 among 761 students of Delhi University and affiliated colleges in the age group of 18-34. January 25 is observed as National Voters’ Day in the country.