Kumar, Umesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4683-1694 (2026) Contemporary Politics and Cosmopolitanism in Iran: Lessons for IR Studies. In: Undisciplining IR: Beyond Mainstream International Relations. Routledge, London. pp. 99-111. ISBN 9781003715498 Available at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003715498-10

Rehnamol, P. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0643-4585 and Kumar, Umesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4683-1694 (2026) In Pursuit of Dignity: A Dalit Experience of Caste Atrocities in Kerala. Contemporary Voice of Dalit. SAGE Publications Inc. . ISSN 2455-328X (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328X261457733

Rehnamol, P. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0643-4585, Kumar, Kamal and Kumar, Umesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4683-1694 (2026) Buddhist Normativity as Emancipatory Praxis: Anti-Caste Cultural Assertion and Social Justice in Contemporary India. South India Journal of Social Sciences, 24 (3). pp. 57-61. Academy of Social Sciences . ISSN 0972-8945 Available at: https://doi.org/10.62656/SIJSS.v24i3.2505

Rehnamol, P R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0643-4585 and Kumar, Umesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4683-1694 (2026) When Power Looks Away: Caste-Based Hate Crime, Violence, and Political Apathy in India. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work. Springer Science + Business Media . ISSN 2365-1792 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41134-026-00459-2

Kumar, Umesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4683-1694 (2026) Iran After Khamenei | Iranians demand freedom on their own terms. Deccan Herald. The Printers (Mysore) Private Limited , India. Available at: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/iran-after-kh...

Kumar, Umesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4683-1694 (2026) From Revolution to Resistance: The Crisis of Legitimacy in the Islamic Republic of Iran. middleeastoutlook.com. Middle East Outlook, India. Available at: https://middleeastoutlook.com/2026/02/15/from-revo...

Rehnamol, P R, Kumar, Kamal and Kumar, Umesh (2025) The Praxis of Buddhist Diplomacy and Soft Power in International Relations : reflections from the global south. In: Decolonising International Relations: Perspectives from the Global South. Taylor & Francis. pp. 184- 200. ISBN 9781040427606 Available at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003599425-14