Intersectionality, Knowledge, and Social Justice: A Conversation with Patricia Hill Collins
Patricia Hill Collins is Distinguished University Professor of Sociology Emerita at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is an…
Give Love One More Chance: Rescuing Intimacy from Convenience Culture – Paul Thomas
Introduction There’s a line in Queen and David Bowie’s 1981 anthem “Under Pressure” that sociologists of intimacy would do well…
Decolonising Research Practices in Education: Kincentric and Relational Methodologies by Paul Meighan (2026): A Review by Swarnava Hati
What is research? Why do people research? Who benefits from it? And how does it reshape society? These are seemingly…
Sociology of Gender in India: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives edited by Pushpesh Kumar, Rituparna Patgiri and Deepali Aparajita Dungdung (2026): A Review by Nalini Bhattar
Feminist sociology in South Asia has long traversed a difficult epistemological terrain, often swinging between structural determinism and uncritical eulogies…
Reading Anand Teltumbde’s The Caste Con Census: Cynicism as Method – Bihan Bandyopadhyay
The 2027 decennial census will include caste-based enumeration beyond Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for the first time since 1931.…
Aesthetic Governance, Mega-Events and the Urban Poor: Beautification, Visibility and the Making of a ‘World-Class’ Delhi – Sanya Sharma
Introduction When a city prepares to receive the world, what happens to those who do not fit the image it…
Beyond Pativrata: Gender Norms and Women’s Agency in Contemporary Indian Society – Udeepta Borah
Contextualising the Debate Women in contemporary India are achieving new heights in their educational and career prospects, with women accounting…
Occupational Health Hazards of Earth Diggers: Some Narratives from the Bhati Mines Village in Delhi – Sonu Pandey
This is the story of Manju, a 45-year-old woman, a daily-wage labourer. When I first met her, she was waiting…
Thickening Air, Thinning Accountability: Political Narratives And Material Realities Of Delhi’s 2025 Pollution Crisis – Anahat Caur
On 4 November 2025, the Air Quality Index at Anand Vihar read 487, “severe plus” in the official language. Schools…
‘Rs 370 Biryani’ Controversy Has a Lesson To Teach About Marital Rapes: Contemplations on Consent and Objectification – Jatin Mathur
Netizens are showing outrage over the viral clip from Pranit More’s stand-up show, known as the “Rs 370 Biryani” controversy.…