Dr Ugen Bhutia

Academic Publications

• Bhutia, Ugen. (2024). Re-evaluating Solidarity and Intersectionality. Economic and Political Weekly, 59 (44-45). 0012-9976.
• (forthcoming) Agha, A., Singh, M., Bikku., Bhutia, U. (2024). Hindi Diwas and Relocating the Hindi/ Urdu Debate. Economic and Political Weekly.
• Bhutia, U., Nishant, V., & Santha, E. K. (2023). The Limbu–Tamang communities of Sikkim: History and future of their demand for reservation. Economic and Political Weekly, 58(1). 0012-9976.
• Singh, M., Bhutia, U., & Gogoi, M. D. (2022). Beyond the discourse of post-truth: Some reflection on the idea of fake news based on corpus linguistics (An educational analysis). Online Journal of Educational Policy and Management. 1519-9029. https://doi.org/10.22633/rpge.v26iesp.1.16508
• Singh, M., & Bhutia, U. (2022). Judicial discourse on caste based reservation in India from Balaji to Indra Sawhney. Lex Humana, 14(2). 2175-0947.
• Bhutia, U., Singh, M., & Gogoi, M. D. (2021). Locating surveillance and privacy in the capitalist system of thoughts. Vidyabharati International Interdisciplinary Research Journal (Special Issue). 2319-4979

Book Chapters

• Singh, M. Bikku., Bhutia, U., Agha, A., & Deka, C. (2024). Postcolonial urbanism: Making and unmaking of a world-class city in Amaravati. In H. Adam & R. Rena (Eds.), Polycrisis and economic development in the global South (in press). Routledge.
• Bhutia, U. (2019). Putting people at stake: The politics of (non) representation and the rise of Hindutva in Assam. In C. Gogoi (Ed.), State and people at crossroads: Transformations, shared experiences and narratives from North East India (pp. 234-263). Chennai, India: Notion Press.
• Bhutia, U. (2019). Rise of nationalism in India. In History (Vol. 1). Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation.

Online Articles

• Bhutia, U., Singh, M. (2024). India’s ‘mainstream media’ must move beyond Oriental tropes in their coverage of natural disasters in the northeast. DownToEarth.org. Retrieved from https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/indias-mainstream-media-must-move-beyond-oriental-tropes-in-their-coverage-of-natural-disasters-in-the-northeast
• Bhutia, U., Singh, M. (2024). From Delhi Gang Rape and Murder to Kolkata Rape and Murder: The same exclusionary media discourse continues. Countercurrents.org. Retrieved from https://countercurrents.org/2024/09/from-delhi-gang-rape-and-murder-to-kolkata-gang-rape-and-murder-the-same-exclusionary-media-discourse-continues/
• Bhutia, U. (2019). Sikkim Progressive Youth Forum And The Political Narrative In Sikkim. Half and One. Retrieved from https://halfandone.com/sikkim-progressive-youth-forum-and-the-political-narrative-in-sikkim/
• Bhutia, U. (2019). Rethinking impacts of casinos in Sikkim. Sikkim Chronicle.
• Bhutia, U. (2018). Tata Nano as a Metaphor. Countercurrents.org. Retrieved from https://countercurrents.org/2018/07/tata-nano-as-a-metaphor/
• Gogoi, M. D., & Bhutia, U. (2017, January 12). Sikkim Tourism gets a boost with New York listing it in 52 places to go in 2017. NEZINE. Retrieved from https://www.nezine.com/info/NGZMWFJTc1NNSnlHM2hRa1VkeGlQQT09/sikkim-tourism-gets-a-boost-with-new-york-times-listing-it-in-52-places-to-go-in-2017.html
• Gogoi, M. D., & Bhutia, U. (2016, September 24). Pang Lhabsol Festival of Sikkim. NEZINE. Retrieved from https://www.nezine.com/infZVBwckJBNTkzclA1Vis0ZmpVNDFXQT09/pang-lhabsol-festival-of-sikkim.html
• Bhutia, U. (2016, August 19). Monks intensify stir to press for Karmapa's visit to Sikkim. NEZINE. Retrieved from https://www.nezine.com/info/ZWFIbTd6TUpmUGtXZ0dQKzBULzFaZz09/monks-intensify-stir-to-press-for-karmapa%60s-visit-to-sikkim.html
• Bhutia, U. (2013, November 29). What over the top coverage cannot achieve. The Hoot. Retrieved from http://asu.thehoot.org/media-watch/media-practice/what-over-the-top-coverage-cannot-achieve-7174
• Bhutia, U. (2013, May 4). Media at its jingoistic worst. The Hoot. Retrieved from http://asu.thehoot.org/media-watch/media-practice/media-at-its-jingoistic-worst-6769
• Bhutia, U. (2013, February 11). Create forums not battlegrounds. The Hoot. Retrieved from http://asu.thehoot.org/media-watch/media-practice/create-forums-not-battlegrounds-6599
• Bhutia, U. (2012, September 11). Media must revisit Northeast. The Hoot. Retrieved from http://asu.thehoot.org/media-practice/media-must-revisit-north-east-6257
• Bhutia, U. (2012, December 29). News that people want to hide. Fountain Ink. Retrieved from https://fountainink.in/essay/news-that-people-want-to-hide

Newspaper/Magazines OPED and other articles

• Bhutia, U. (2024, June 3). In Sikkim, a Golay wave sweeps SKM to power. The Indian Express. Retrieved from https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/sikkim-elections-skm-victory-golay-wave-9367657/#:~:text=On%20June%202%2C%20the%20Sikkim,in%20Sikkim's%20Legislative%20Assembly%20elections
• Bhutia, U. (2024, June 7). Some thoughts on the narrative of EVM manipulation. Sikkim Express. Retrieved from http://epaper.sikkimexpress.com/date/2024-06-07/
• Bhutia, U. (2014, January). Ensuring equality. The Political and Economic Journal of Sikkim.
• Bhutia, U. (2019, August 28). The repeal of Article 370 in Kashmir is reverberating in Sikkim. CNBC18. Retrieved from https://www.cnbctv18.com/views/the-repeal-of-article-370-in-kashmir-is-reverberating-in-sikkim-4258951.html
• Bhutia, U. (2013, November). Ctrl-Alt-Start. The Political and Economic Journal of Sikkim.
• Bhutia, U. (2013, September). Power to you. The Political and Economic Journal of Sikkim.
• Bhutia, U. (2013, July). Galvanising academic fervor. The Political and Economic Journal of Sikkim.