{"id":5288,"date":"2024-02-02T10:02:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T10:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/?post_type=storiesprojects&#038;p=5288"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:25:19","slug":"meet-ambar-kumar-ghosh-young-researchers-network","status":"publish","type":"storiesprojects","link":"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/fr\/stories\/meet-ambar-kumar-ghosh-young-researchers-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Ambar Kumar Ghosh &#8211; #YoungResearchersNetwork\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#c2dedc\"><strong>Ambar Kumar Ghosh<\/strong> is an Associate Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, India where he works as a policy analyst focussing on democratic institutions and governance in India. He is presently pursuing his PhD on \u201cPopulist Politics and Indian Democracy\u201d at the department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ambar Kumar Ghosh&rsquo;s Case Study<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite India\u2019s vast youth population, young people remain significantly underrepresented in national and state legislatures due to structural barriers such as high campaign costs, centralised party control, dynastic politics, and social constraints, highlighting the need for targeted reforms to enhance youth participation in electoral politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/chapter-10-by-ambar-kumar-ghosh\/\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;background-color:#e8212f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youth Participation in India\u2019s Legislative Politics<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:59px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Voices Behind the Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet Ambar Kumar - Young Researchers Network\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qxt16D0TKxQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WHAT IS YOUTH POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FOR AMBAR?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&nbsp;India&rsquo;s increasing demographic dividend places the youth at a preponderant position to shape India&rsquo;s governance and developmental priorities. Hence, youth participation in electoral politics is fundamental to its ability to shape the socio-economic discourses of India&rsquo;s future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PERSONALITY AMBAR ADMIRES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Meet-Ambar-Kumar-Ghosh-YRN-1-1.png\" alt=\"Mahatma Gandhi\" class=\"wp-image-5554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Meet-Ambar-Kumar-Ghosh-YRN-1-1.png 736w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Meet-Ambar-Kumar-Ghosh-YRN-1-1-322x305.png 322w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Meet-Ambar-Kumar-Ghosh-YRN-1-1-161x152.png 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Mahatma Gandhi<\/strong> for his innate faith in non-violent and organised mass mobilization strategies for offering a compelling model of collective emancipatory politics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LINK TO WORKS ALREADY PUBLISHED:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>See his profile <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orfonline.org\/people-expert\/ambar-kumar-ghosh?amp=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>GET IN TOUCH WITH AMBAR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-icon-background-color is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex 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href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ambar-kumar-ghosh-b21889162\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex 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