Agrarian Distress and the ‘Web of Risks’: A Conversation with A. R. Vasavi
A. R. Vasavi is a Social Anthropologist based in Karnataka. She received her masters from the Department of Sociology, Delhi…
Tigers are Our Brothers: Anthropology of Wildlife Conservation in Northeast India by Ambika Aiyadurai (2021): A Review by Rashid Khadher
Local ecological perspectives and their role in conservation have long been a talking point for scholars across different disciplines (e.g.,…
The Relevance of Cultural Sociology in Contemporary Times – Shivani Choudhary
Homo sapiens have thrived as a species because of their ability to identify themselves with other members of the group…
A Book Discussion on Mining, Displacement, and Matriliny in Meghalaya: Gendered Transitions
A discussion on Bitopi Dutta’s newly published book Mining, Displacement, and Matriliny in Meghalaya: Gendered Transitions by Routledge in 2022.…
Gods in the Time of Democracy by Kajri Jain (2021): A Review by Abir Lal Mazumder
In the post-liberalized landscape of India, Kajri Jain’s book Gods in the Time of Democracy, published by Duke University Press…
New Media, Matrimonial Advertisements and Identity: A Conversation with Fritzi-Marie Titzmann
Dr. Fritzi-Marie Titzmann works at the Gender and Media Studies for the South Asian Region, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Her research…
Is Gender Binary? The Forgotten Gender Minorities – Swakshadip Sarkar
Abstract Gender is mainly considered in binary terms. People located outside this gender binary have been ignored in both the…
Literary Imagination and Social Reality – Sana Khan
The disciplines of sociology and literature are profoundly interlinked and are constantly interacting with each other to deeply understand human…
Of ‘Cognitive Invisibility’ and ‘Convenience Politics’ – Bhargabi Das
Jahnu Barua, a celebrated and critically acclaimed Assamese film-maker, in a recent interview on being asked about the killing of…