Prior to teaching at JNU, he also taught at the National Law School, Bangalore, from 2003 to 2006. His most recent book: Cultural Politics in Modern India, was published by Aakar Delhi in 2015, the same year he was a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Modern South Asian Studies, Tubingen University, Germany. He is currently working on Democracy and Revolutionary Violence, which will be published by Sage, and writes regularly for various News Dailies including The Hindu, Indian Express, Himal South Asian, and Deccan Herald, and is a regular commentor on National Television.