Kerala's Extreme Poverty-Free Claim And The Political Possibility of Positive Freedom

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This piece argues that Kerala’s recent declaration of having eradicated “extreme poverty” should not be celebrated, but understood as an opportunity to realise the political possibility of positive freedom—articulated in the language of rights rather than welfare. It further suggests that such a celebratory approach, rooted in notions of Kerala exceptionalism, overlooks the dynamic nature of poverty and the deeper questions of structural inequality in the state.

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11-12-2025

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