Shiv Visvanathan

Social scientist associated with the Compost Heap, a group researching alternative imaginations.

Shiv Visvanathan

Democracy has to learn to celebrate diversity, electoral systems, the centre as well as the periphery, minority and majority

Wisdom in allowing a dose of anarchy in democracy

Shiv Visvanathan

06 Jul 2026

4 min read

Between language, interpretation, invention, poetry, literature, make sure that diversity is both self-sustaining and life-enduring

Many colours in kaleidoscope of democracy

Shiv Visvanathan

08 Jun 2026

4 min read

An evolutionary worldview that links life, lifeworld, lifestyle, livelihood and lifecycle—the five Ls

Democracy needs a new contract with nature

Shiv Visvanathan

27 May 2026

4 min read

Vijay has to be understood in terms of the symbolic dimension he provides

The bearable lightness of being Vijay

Shiv Visvanathan

12 May 2026

4 min read

India, today, seems to have run dry of peace movements

Towards an Indian satyagraha for global peace

Shiv Visvanathan

21 Apr 2026

4 min read

Violence is no longer only administered—it is preceded by a deeper act: erasure

Challenging the banality of genocide

Shiv Visvanathan

25 Mar 2026

4 min read

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