Wisdom from the Edge: Writing Ethnography in Turbulent Times by Paul Stoller (2023): A Review by Muhammed A. Tahir
“Wisdom from the Edge is my attempt to transform Adamu Jenitongo’s work into my work. In this book, I hope…
Between Resistance and Responsibility: Reimagining Rural Womanhood through Nakta – Anurag Kumar Bauddh
Introduction Growing up in a small village in Uttar Pradesh, I witnessed many rituals and traditions that perplexed and at…
‘Willful Girls’ and Marriage: Reading Gender Equality in Conjugal Relations in Mr & Mrs Mahi & Savi – Deblina Dey
Films can be a powerful tool to confront unequal social relations by offering alternate worldviews. Here, I discuss two films…
Food Instagram: Identity, Influence, and Negotiation edited by Emily J. H. Contois and Zenia Kish (2022): A Review by Subham Kumar
In a world where “camera eats first” has become an instinct, Food Instagram: Identity, Influence, and Negotiation edited by Emily…
Cricket, Colour, and Caste: South Africa’s Equity-Driven WTC Victory And Its Global Implications – Aniruddha Mahajan
Cricket, Colour, and Caste: South Africa’s Equity-Driven WTC Victory And Its Global Implications – Aniruddha MahajanSouth Africa’s victory in the…
Conversations with Sundar Sarukkai on the Philosophy of Science, the Scientific Method and Understanding the Social
Sundar Sarukkai works primarily in the Philosophy of the natural and social sciences. He has held positions of professor of…
Men at Home: Imagining Liberation in Colonial and Postcolonial India by Gyanendra Pandey (2025): A Review by Atul Upadhyay
In the January-June (2018) issue of the Hindi journal Pratiman, published by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies…
Using the Sociological Imagination in Theatre – Vanya Singh
To me, sociology is theatre, and theatre is sociology, and both of them form the basic constituent material of my…
Monstrous Masculinities: The Folly of Feminists – Aranya Vadera
Perhaps when Shelly’s (2006) unnamed ‘creature’ walked the streets, beseeching to be loved, held, and understood, he wondered what horrors…
Sacred Cows and Chicken Manchurian: The Everyday Politics of Eating Meat in India by James Staples (2020): A Review by Bidisha Medhi
Sacred Cows and Chicken Manchurian: The Everyday Politics of Eating Meat in India by James Staples (published by University of…