Left-handedness, Stigma, Rituals and the Everyday: A Sociological Inquiry – Sanya Sharma
Introduction At a New Year’s Party in my apartment, my neighbour, a middle-aged woman, constantly stared at me while I…
Gender and Craftwork in Rural Society: The Role of Education by Nidhi Gaur (2024): A Review by Parvathi Krishnan
Nidhi Gaur’s Gender and Craftwork in Rural Society: The Role of Education (published by Routledge in 2024) is a significant…
The Complex Conundrum: Being an Insider, an Outsider, or Both – Apeksha Srivastava
Recently, I attended a talk by Aditya Pratap Deo, a history professor at St Stephen’s College, Delhi. This session, held…
Gentrification and Redevelopment In Dharavi: Balancing Urban Transformation With Community Preservation – Aashish Gaur and Natasha Mittal
The term “gentrification” was first coined in the 1960s by British sociologist Ruth Glass in 1964 to describe the displacement…
Father Tongue, Mother Land: The Birth of Languages in South Asia by Peggy Mohan (2025): A Review by Kislaya Priyadarshi
The fascinating thing about Peggy Mohan’s writings is that there is always a yearning to put the story of the…
Whose Academia is it? Global South Still Struggles to Feel Included – Rishiraj Sen
Academia often asserts itself as a space open to dialogue, inclusive in nature, and considerate of diverse knowledge systems. However,…
The Art of Otherization: Locating the Infrastructure of Religious Fundamentalism in Sri Lanka – Diptesh Banerjee
At the base of any architectural setup of ethnocracy is the politics of domination. Whatever shape an ethnocracy takes, it…