What is SAMAJ?
The South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (SAMAJ) is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal devoted to research in the social sciences and humanities on South Asia. It specializes in the publication of comparative thematic issues as well as individual research articles, review essays, and book reviews. Committed to disseminating rigorous scientific research to the widest possible audience, SAMAJ is fully and freely accessible on line. SAMAJ receives institutional support from the Centre for South Asian and Himalayan Studies (CESAH).
Latest issue
34 | 2025
Indian Federalism and its Discontents
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Ideas and Institutions in Transition
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The Burden of Legacy [Full text]Hindu Nationalism and BJP’s Centralizing Federal Vision
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Centralization in the BJP [Full text]Its Impact on Descriptive Representation of Gender and Ethnicity and the Local Party System
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The Case of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Nagaland, and Manipur
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The Political Economy of Federalism: Regional Inequality and Visions for a New Federal Bargain [Full text]Interview with Rathin Roy and Kalaiyarasan A.
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Varia
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“Blessing, not begging” [Full text]Gender Nonconforming Livelihoods, State and Legality in Contemporary India
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Book reviews



