Democracy as Ethical Praxis: Reading The Social Life of Democracy by Sundar Sarukkai – Abhijay Rambabu
In The Social Life of Democracy, noted philosopher Sundar Sarukkai (2022) makes a compelling argument for the inculcation of what…
Men-Centric analysis of the slogan “Ek Kachori- Do Samosa, In Mardo Ka Kya Bharosa?” – Harshvardhan Tripathy
The recent protest against sexual violence in Delhi University triggered by a series of rapes and murder in the national…
“I Feel Like Dancing”: Adivasi Youth and the Uneven Work of Confidence – Sahib Singh Tulsi
Puneet once asked me a question that made me pause. “How can I talk with strangers without getting shy?” He…
Digital Ethnography as a Way of Knowing: A Conversation with Sarah Pink
Sarah Pink is an award-winning design and futures anthropologist and documentary filmmaker whose work is internationally influential, both within and…
Money of Her Own? What State Cash Transfers Say About Women’s Work – Diva Bhatia
Money from a husband’s purse and money from her own purse are not the same thing, a woman in a…
Revving Between Binaries: Re-Negotiating ‘Adakam and Othukam’ as Feminine Ideals Through Motorcycling in Keralam – Soumithra M S
In the Malayalam movie ‘Rani Padmini’, Padmini, who has always defined herself as someone with ‘adakam and othukam’ (modesty and…
The Card Players of the Coastal Line: A Note on Space, Play and the Production of Meaning – Athira Dhara
It was during the usual evening bike rides along the road adjacent to the Arabian Sea, shortly after I had…
Recipes as Knowledge: An Unwritten Intellectual Labour in the Kitchen – Uthsa Sarker
In most South Asian households, the person who knows the most about food has never written any of it down.…
This Land We Call Home: The Story of a Family, Caste, Conversions and Modern India by Nusrat F. Jafri (2024): A Review by Asima Jena
Nusrat F. Jafri’s memoir This Land We Call Home: The Story of a Family, Caste, Conversions and Modern India (published…
Foodways as Sites of Knowledge and Transformation: Researching Meanings, Relationalities and Space edited by Paola Minoia (2026): A Review by Praapti Sarma
“What do we mean by participation in research? Who is expected to participate, and in whose projects?” This line mirrors…