Care, Gender and the State: A Conversation with Rajni Palriwala
Rajni Palriwala was a Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Her…
Uniformity or Unity? A Sociopolitical Critique of Simultaneous Elections in India – Jeherul Bhuyan
In India, the strength of democracy rests on its diversity, where each community adds an exceptional thread to the national…
Curated Belonging: Surveillance, Labour, and Intimacy in Ambience Mall – Saddam Hussain
Introduction: Mall as a Symbol of Modernity and Exclusion Ambience Mall, situated in Vasant Kunj, urban South Delhi, is a…
The Ghazal Eros: Lyric Queerness in History by Shad Naved (2025): A Review by Yash Singh Sisodiya
Shad Naved’s The Ghazal Eros: Lyric Queerness in History (published by Tulika Books in 2025) is a groundbreaking and genre-defining…
Everyday Toilet Practices in my Childhood: Unveiling the Structures of Caste and Gender – Ankita Chatterjee
I grew up in a Brahmin family in Kolkata during the 1990s and 2000s. Toilets have always been a source…
The Campus Meme Economy: Contextualising Memes in a University Setting – Abhijay Rambabu
Introduction The term meme was introduced by Richard Dawkins in his pathbreaking 1976 book The Selfish Gene. He defined memes…
Labour, Nature and Capitalism: Exploring Labour-Environmental Conflicts in Kerala, India by Silpa Satheesh (2025): A Review by Sony R K
Silpa Satheesh’s Labour, Nature, and Capitalism: Exploring Labour-Environmental Conflicts in Kerala, India, contributes to the existing literature on environmental and…
Institutionalised Cultural Capital in Practice: A Fieldwork Perspective – Amit Yadav and Debashis Pattanaik
Pierre Bourdieu conceptualised cultural capital as a crucial factor in social stratification, shaping access to opportunities and social mobility. There…
A Conversation with James Staples on Meat Eating, Environmental Concerns and Social Identities
James Staples is a Professor of Social Anthropology at Brunel University of London and co-host of The Migration Menu podcast.…
Why Do We Care So Much About Physical Beauty? – Rishiraj Nath
A few days ago, my mother and aunt were talking and discussing potential brides for my cousin, who wants to…