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In a time when public discourse is increasingly shaped by speed, spectacle, and simplification, The Social Sight seeks to slow things down — to think, to question, and to understand. The Social Sight is an independent, bilingual platform committed to serious writing on society, power, law, economy, culture, science, and civilisation. We publish in-depth articles in both English and Hindi, recognising that meaningful public debate must speak across languages and reach beyond narrow linguistic spheres.
Our focus is not on reacting to the news cycle, but on offering context, depth, and long-term perspective. We engage with issues that often remain under-examined or inadequately framed in mainstream media, and present them with intellectual rigour and clarity. We believe that democracy is more than elections, the economy more than numbers, law more than statutes, and culture more than entertainment.
From governance and political institutions to markets, labour, and social stratification; from constitutional values and civil liberties to questions of justice and reform; from civilisational thought and historical memory to science, technology, climate, and the future — The Social Sight brings these conversations together under one thoughtful lens. At our core lies a commitment to ideas. We engage with literature, cinema, language, media, and popular culture not as isolated domains, but as forces that shape social consciousness. We examine India’s place in the world — its global engagements, conflicts, and diplomacy — with an awareness of both history and contemporary realities.
The Social Sight is also a space for voices — opinions, essays, columns, interviews, and responses written with sincerity, intellectual honesty, and respect for plurality. We encourage disagreement, but never intellectual laziness. Our aim is simple yet demanding: to cultivate a readership that values depth over noise, inquiry over outrage, and understanding over instant judgment. The Social Sight invites its readers to see society not merely as it appears, but as it truly is — complex, layered, and worthy of serious attention. The Social Sight is published by Bihar-Jharkhand Nirman Manch, an earlier publisher of Sahyatri / Vikas Sahyatri Hindi Magazine which remained in active publication from 2000 to 2016. This platform can be considered its new digital avatar.
Established in 2003
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Editorial Board
Mr. Arun Kumar Singh
Managing Editor, The Social Sight
Arun Kumar Singh is a former officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service(IA&AS) with wide-ranging experience in public finance, governance, and institutional accountability. He received his schooling at the prestigious Netarhat Residential School, where he was trained in sciences, mathematics, languages (including Sanskrit), fine arts, music, and vocational disciplines. He pursued Intermediate Science at St Xavier’s College, Ranchi, and later completed B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics from Patna Science College in 1976.
Selected through the Civil Services Examination, he joined the IA&AS in 1978, opting for the service over the IPS. Over the course of his career, he served as Accountant General and Principal Accountant General in several states, and later in Delhi, auditing state governments, public sector undertakings, and central ministries. He retired as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Dy CAG), where he played a key role in finalising audit reports on major public programmes and national institutions, working closely with former CAG Vinod Rai during a period marked by the revival of the institution’s independence and credibility.
Alongside his official career, Arun Kumar Singh has remained deeply engaged with social work. In 1991, he founded Gram Vikas Samiti Kubauliram in his native village in Samastipur district, Bihar, to promote social harmony and grassroots development. The organisation continues to operate skill- development initiatives, including computer training under Rashtriya Kaushal Vikas Yojana and tailoring programmes for women’s economic empowerment. He brings to The Social Sight a lifetime of experience in governance, public accountability, and social engagement, with a strong belief that meaningful reform requires both institutional integrity and active civil society participation.
Contact: Shanti Sadan, Shivpuri Main Road, Patna – 800023
Email: arunsingh912008@gmail.com
Mr. Shashibhushan
Editor-in-chief, The Social Sight
Mr. Shashibhushan
Editor-in-chief, The Social Sight
Shashi Bhushan (75) was born and brought up in Champaran, Bihar. By profession, he is a career economist. He pursued higher education at Patna Science College and later at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University (USA). He has also served as a faculty member in the Department of Regional Planning.
Since the mid-1980s, he has been actively engaged as a human rights activist and public intellectual, contributing regularly as an opinion maker through his writings in various media platforms. In 2003, he shifted to Hyderabad, which he now considers his second home.
Mr. Sheodayal
Chief Editor, The Social Sight
हिन्दी के समकालीन सृजन-चिंतन के महत्वपूर्ण हस्ताक्षर। सृजनात्मक एवं वैचारिक लेखन के क्षेत्र में चार दशकों से सक्रिय। उपन्यास, कहानियां, कविताएं समेत दर्जनों चिंतनपरक वैचारिक निबंध, आलोचनात्मक लेख एवं समीक्षाएं प्रकाशित। कई साक्षात्कार प्रकाशित/प्रसारित।
उपन्यास एक और दुनिया होती का रेखा देशपांडे द्वारा मराठी में अनुवाद। कुछ कहानियों, कविताओं एवं लेखों का अनुवाद मराठी, उर्दू एवं अंग्रेजी में प्रकाशित। कुछ बाल कहानियों का पंजाबी में अनुवाद। अंग्रेजी में कुछ लेख प्रकाशित।
दूरदर्शन के लिए बाबू जगजीवन राम पर बनी फिल्म का लेखन।
विकास के आधुनिक विमर्शों पर केंद्रित पत्रिका (विकास)सहयात्री का संपादन। शिक्षकों की पत्रिका ज्ञान विज्ञान बच्चों की पत्रिका झिलमिल जुगनू बिहार विद्यालय परीक्षा समिति की पत्रिका विद्या आदि का संपादन। वर्तमान में बाल किलकारी का संपादन।
साहित्य, राजनीति, संस्कृति आदि विषयों पर अनेक व्याख्यान। अनेक वेब पोर्टलों पर व्याख्यान, वार्ताएं, साक्षात्कार और रचना पाठ।
आकाशवाणी/दूरदर्शन पर रचना पाठ, परिचर्चाएँ, साक्षात्कार प्रसारित।
प्रमुख पुस्तकें :
ताक पर दुनिया, कविता संग्रह; एक और दुनिया होती, उपन्यास; छिनते पल छिन, उपन्यास; मुन्ना बैंडवाले उस्ताद , कहानी संग्रह; जयप्रकाश नारायण,(सं) वैचारिकी; बिहार की विरासत और नवनिर्माण की चुनौती(सं),वैचारिकी।
स्वतंत्र हुए स्वाधीन होना है, भारत का लोकतंत्र, जेपी आंदोलन और भारतीय लोकतंत्र(सं), बिहार में आंदोलन, राजनीति और विकास; जयप्रकाश : परिवर्तन की वैचारिकी, भारतीय राष्ट्रवाद की भूमिका।
पुरस्कार/ सम्मान
उत्तर प्रदेश हिन्दी संस्थान, लखनऊ द्वारा साहित्य भूषण सम्मान।
भारतीय सांस्कृतिक संबंध परिषद, क्षेत्रीय पासपोर्ट कार्यालय द्वारा दीर्घकालीन
विशिष्ट साहित्य सेवा के लिए सम्मान।
किलकारी बिहार बाल भवन द्वारा किलकारी श्री सम्मान।
बिहार निर्माण मंच, पटना द्वारा रचनाकार सम्मान।
श्रीब्रजकिशोर स्मारक प्रतिष्ठान, पटना द्वारा साहित्य के लिए श्रीब्रजकिशोर सम्मान।
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ई-मेल: sheodayallekhan@gmail.
Mr. Sheodayal
Chief Editor, The Social Sight
Mr. Rohit Kumar
Editor, The Social Sight
Rohit Kumar is a law graduate with a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and a specialization in Criminal Law from the School of Law, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar (2017). Early in his career, he worked with a senior counsel at the Supreme Court of India in a research capacity on matters of public interest, gaining exposure to constitutional and civil liberties–related litigation.
He was a SBI Youth for India Fellow, a 13-month rural development fellowship run by the SBI Foundation, during which he worked with Gram Vikas, an internationally reputed grassroots organisation based in Odisha. As part of the fellowship, he conceptualised and implemented a project titled Socio-Legal Learning and Functional Literacy, aimed at enhancing legal awareness and functional literacy among students from indigenous tribal communities in remote regions of Odisha.
Following the fellowship, he continued with Gram Vikas in its education vertical as a Documentalist-cum-Communication Manager, handling a wide range of responsibilities including grant proposals, reports, media and stakeholder communication, public relations, event management, organisational communications, collaborations, legal advisory support, and social media engagement.
He later joined the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) as an Analyst, working at the intersection of policy research, political communication, and governance.
He has a strong interest in academic, journalistic, and literary writing. His articles have been published in several nationally and internationally reputed platforms, and he has contributed chapters to three books published by established publishing houses.
He is currently practising law at the Patna High Court, and writes on law, society, politics, and governance for The Social Sight.
Email Id: rohitsingh3280@gmail.com
Akansha Rai
Editor, The Social Sight
Ms. Akansha Rai is an accomplished legal academic, researcher, and practitioner currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Practice at Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna. Enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi since 2013, she brings over a decade of rich and diverse experience spanning legal practice, academia, research, and editorial engagement. Throughout her professional journey, she has been associated with reputed law firms and corporate entities, enabling her to develop a nuanced understanding of both the theoretical and practical dimensions of law.
Her academic and professional pursuits are rooted in a broad spectrum of disciplines, including International Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Legal History, and Legal Philosophy. Driven by an enduring commitment to scholarly excellence and comparative legal inquiry, she earned her Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the prestigious European Academy of Legal Theory at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, an institution renowned for its interdisciplinary and critical approach to legal studies. Further advancing her academic trajectory, she is presently pursuing her doctoral research at the University of Vienna, Austria, where her work contributes to contemporary legal scholarship and global intellectual discourse.
Beyond the classroom and legal practice, Ms. Rai has consistently demonstrated a profound engagement with advanced research, academic writing, and editoria endeavors. Her work reflects a rare combination of intellectual rigor, analytical depth, and creative insight.
A trained classical dancer, Ms. Rai holds a Visharad (Master’s Degree) in Kathak and has also received formal training in Bharatanatyam, embodying harmonious blend of academic excellence and artistic expression. Her creative sensibilities extend to painting and photography which serves as a vibrant medium through which she explores ideas, emotions, and aesthetics.
A multilingual scholar, she is proficient in English, Hindi, and German, and possesses a working knowledge of Bengali, reflecting her openness to diverse cultures and intellectual traditions. Her multifaceted personality—bridging law, philosophy, research, literature, and the arts—exemplifies a holistic approach to knowledge and creativity.
Through her academic scholarship, professional expertise, and artistic pursuits, Ms. Rai is empowered to make meaningful and lasting contributions to platforms such as The Social Sight, where critical reflection and socially relevant discourse are highly valued.
Shambhavi Shivani
Editor, The Social Sight
Ms. Shambhavi Shivani is a faculty member at Chanakya National Law University, Patna. Her academic and professional interests lie at the intersection of international commercial law, corporate law, consumer protection, and regulatory governance. She holds an LL.M. from the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, where she pursued advanced legal studies as an international scholarship recipient.
Alongside her academic pursuits, Ms. Shivani has actively engaged in legal research, writing, and editorial work. During her undergraduate legal education, she served as a student editor for a book on consumerism, contributing to scholarly discussions on consumer rights and market regulation. Her experience in legal writing and research is complemented by practical exposure to litigation, corporate advisory, and regulatory compliance.
As an editor at The Social Sight, she brings an interdisciplinary perspective that combines legal scholarship, policy analysis, and contemporary socio-economic discourse. Her editorial approach is guided by a commitment to clarity, critical inquiry, and the dissemination of well-researched and accessible content.
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