Issues of Infrastructure, Politics and the State in Manipur: A Conversation with Raile Rocky Ziipao
Raile Rocky Ziipao is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. His published works include…
Set Adrift: Capitalist Transformations and Community Politics along Mumbai’s Shore by Gayatri Nair (2021): A Review by Laxmi Vadapalli
The book Set Adrift: Capitalist Transformations and Community Politics along Mumbai’s Shore (published by Oxford University Press) by Gayatri Nair,…
Remembering bell hooks and her Gift to Men – Aman Kumar
Men and feminism are often seen as being intrinsically at odds. Feminist struggles and academic discussions might have been more…
Gullah Cuisine as Cultural Retainment and Resistance – Keegan Sweeney
The Lowcountry and surrounding South Carolina’s sea islands have evolved, hosting different groups of people pushing and pulling on one…
Agrarian Crises and the Future of Farming in India: An Interview with B B Mohanty
B B Mohanty is a Professor of Sociology in Pondicherry University. His recent books include Agrarian Change and Mobilization: Studies…
Intimate City by Manjima Bhattacharya (2021): A Review by Panchali Ray
Manjima Bhattacharya’s Intimate City (published by Zubaan Books in 2021) traces the reconfiguration of sex work localities – ‘red light…
Dissent on Aadhaar: Big Data Meets Big Brother by Reetika Khera (2019): A Review by Ritwika Patgiri
December 2021 saw the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha pass the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, to link electoral…
Becoming an altruistic mother: ‘Mimi’, now streaming on Netflix and Jio Cinema. But why exactly now? – Nadja-Christina Schneider
Mimi (2021, dir. Laxman Utekar) is not the first remake of the 2011 Marathi feature film Mala Aai Vhhaychy! (“I…
A Working Class State of Mind by Colin Burnett (2021): A Review by Aashish Xaxa
For the most part, working-class novels have been written in ‘proper’ English. Even the classic Dickens stories, all of which…