A Book Discussion on Sociology of Gender in India: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives (Cambridge University Press, 2026) Editors: Pushpesh Kumar,…

While several scholars in India have engaged with Dr B.R Ambedkar’s political and philosophical ideas, sociologists in India have long…

On 27 May 2026, the Baghjan Blowout in Tinsukia, Assam completes six years. Reading Our Burden of Grief: Baghjan and…

In June 2026, a Ministry of External Affairs official during a press conference made a statement while answering questions from…

What is emotion? Why should emotions be studied in sociology? What is Sociological about emotions? What are the benefits of…

G. N. Devy’s Mahabharata: The Epic and the Nation (published by Aleph Book Company in 2022) explores the reasons for…

Divided Media: Politics and Mediated Movements in India by Suruchi Mazumdar (published by Routledge in 2025) is a compact, intellectually…

In Imtiaz Ali’s Main Waapis Aaunga, the promise to return finds its softer counterpart in the permission to leave.  If…

At Pune’s Mahatma Phule Mandai, vendors of vegetables, flowers, bangles and bamboo have spent generations building their trade. Then the…

Phil Zuckerman is Professor of Sociology at Pitzer College. He is the author of several books, including What It Means…