Talk:Ramaa Vasudevan

By Rutvi Dattani

Ramaa Vasudevan is a Professor in the Department of Art Museum and Economics at Colorado State University, as of November 2022. According to her university profile, her research interests include development, international political economy, political economy of money and finance and international finance.

As per her bio, she has published no books, papers, or research pertaining to Hindus, the rights of Hindus, the impact or relationship between Islam and Hinduism / Hindutva, India or the Indian Government in the context of B.J.P. Government.

In 2021, she endorsed the "Dismantling Global Hindutva" conference and made the allegation

"the current government of India [in 2021] has instituted discriminatory policies including beef bans, restrictions on religious conversion and interfaith weddings, and the introduction of religious discrimination into India’s citizenship laws. The result has been a horrifying rise in religious and caste-based violence, including hate crimes, lynchings, and rapes directed against Muslims, non-conforming Dalits, Sikhs, Christians, adivasis and other dissident Hindus. Women of these communities are especially targeted. Meanwhile, the government has used every tool of harassment and intimidation to muzzle dissent. Dozens of student activists and human rights defenders are currently languishing in jail indefinitely without due process under repressive anti-terrorism laws."

Publications

1. Sedai, AK, R Vasudevan, and AA Pena. "Friends and Benefits? Endogenous Rotating Savings and Credit Associations as Alternative for Women’s Empowerment in India." World Development, vol. 145, 2021, p. 105-515.
2. Sedai, AK, R Vasudevan, AA Pena, and R Miller. "Does Reliable Electrification Reduce Gender Differences? Evidence from India." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, vol. 185, 2021, pp. 580-601.
3. Vasudevan, R. "Accumulation by Dispossession in India." Economic and Political Weekly, vol. 43, no. 11, 2008, pp. 41-43.