Dr Gurram Ashok obtained his MPhil and PhD from the University of Hyderabad and hails from Telangana State. He worked on PhD thesis titled, “Decoding the Politics of Technology and Welfare: A Study of Aadhaar-based Services in Telangana State”. He was also a UGC-NET-JRF holder during his PhD. He received a grant from ICSSR for a research project on The Role of Digital India in Grassroots Governance: An Exploratory Study in Rural Telangana.
Research Publications
Indian diaspora, caste and public diplomacy: a study of digital diaspora, South Asian Diaspora. Routledge (Taylor and Francis). https://doi.org/10.1080/19438192.2024.2369437
Digital Dilemmas and Exclusion of Marginals: A Trajectory from Paradox of Privacy to Poverty of Privacy. Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328X231206919
Minimum government and maximum governance: Empowering the impoverished through Digital India Campaign. Indian Journal of Public Administration, 68(3), 381-396. Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561221102409
The Biopolitics of Caste: Analysing the (Dis) honour Killings in South India. Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328X221076657
Politics Before Elections: A Study of Welfare Governmentality in Elections in Telangana State, Indian Journal of Political science, LXXXII, 4. 573-582.
Ongoing Research Projects
An ICSSR funded Project titled, The Role of Digital India in Grassroots Governance: An Exploratory Study in Rural Telangana
Expertise
Political Theory
Politics and Technology Studies
Surveillance and Privacy
Developmental issues in Public Policy and Governance